Donations keep Bellingham nonprofit radio station on the air - for now | Bellingham Herald - The News Tribune

Donations keep Bellingham nonprofit radio station on the air - for now | Bellingham Herald - The News Tribune: Donations large and small have kept the Spark Museum's radio station, KMRE, on the air for now after museum president John Jenkins gave word this past summer he would no longer support it himself.

Leveraging Limited Dollars: NCRP - National Committee For Responsive Philanthropy

Leveraging Limited Dollars: NCRP - National Committee For Responsive Philanthropy: ull title: Leveraging Limited Dollars: How Grantmakers Achieve Tangible Results by Funding Policy and Community Engagement

Published: January 2012

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This report distills findings from more than 400 pages of research amassed over three years as part of NCRP’s Grantmaking for Community Impact Project (GCIP). The project documented $26.6 billion in benefits for taxpayers and communities in 13 states, and found that every dollar grantmakers and other donors invested in policy and civic engagement provided a return of $115 in community benefit.

Looking to Sever Ties with a Funder: HUD and Housing Counseling

Looking to Sever Ties with a Funder: HUD and Housing Counseling

Mass. Nonprofits Express Some Optimism about 2012 Prospects

massnonprofit.org ::: anuary 24, 2012 — Nearly four out of 10 people affiliated with Massachusetts nonprofits believe their organization will be in stronger financial shape at the end of 2012, compared to the beginning of the year, according to a newly completed survey.

The AFP Blog

The AFP Blog: But in terms of learning, sharing and creating a sense of community, nothing compares with a live gathering of fundraisers, which is why I’m so excited about AFP’s International Conference on Fundraising, April 1-3, 2012, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

There will be some amazing speakers, including Scott Harrison, founder and president of charity: water, and hockey legend and philanthropist Wayne Gretzky. Y

Impact group: charities could allocate percentage of funding for impact measurement - Civil Society - Finance - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

Impact group: charities could allocate percentage of funding for impact measurement - Civil Society - Finance - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: The Inspiring Impact Group, a coalition of voluntary sector bodies seeking to provide collective leadership on measuring impact over the next 10 years, is considering encouraging funders to allocate at least 5 per cent of funding to evaluation and measurement.

The group, which includes NCVO, Acevo and Charities Evaluation Services (CES), met for the first time this month. Andy Gregg, chief executive of CES, said the group was thinking about encouraging funders to make sure 5 - 10 per cent of their funding is spent on the evaluation and measurement of that funding.

Area Votes: Gambling Approved for Nonprofits - Roxborough-Manayunk, PA Patch

Area Votes: Gambling Approved for Nonprofits - Roxborough-Manayunk, PA Patch: State lawmakers ended their first week of 2012 by approving a bill that allows nonprofit organizations to use things like raffles and prize drawings, what the state calls “small games of chance,” as a means of fundraising. The bill, approved in the Senate on Thursday, is an amendment of a 1988 law. The Senate also approved a bill that calls for all potential real estate appraisal management companies to be certified by a state board.

The Union Square Awards, a longtime financial angel to rising non-profit groups, are shutting down � - NY Daily News

The Union Square Awards, a longtime financial angel to rising non-profit groups, are shutting down � - NY Daily News: The Union Square Awards are closing up shop.

The Union Square Fund Board - administrators of the awards - announced earlier this month that it is no longer taking applications and will cease operations within three years.

The announcement is bad news for the city’s non-profit community organizations, many of which got a much-needed financial shot in the arm from the Award, which can total as much as $50,000.

IRS will eventually catch most online UBI - TheNonProfitTimes

IRS will eventually catch most online UBI - TheNonProfitTimes: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has not caught up to many of the issues raised by Web advertising and merchandising. Yet.

As Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum and Lisa M. Hix of Venable LLP point out, it is likely that the IRS will eventually catch up, and it has already said that its position will be consistent with its policies on off-line revenue.

Kennewick's Polar Plunge shatters records (w/ video, gallery) | Tri-City Herald - The News Tribune

Kennewick's Polar Plunge shatters records (w/ video, gallery) | Tri-City Herald - The News Tribune: McKenna was one of more than two dozen members of Kennewick Police Chief Ken Hohenberg's team, which included most chiefs from law enforcement agencies across the Tri-Cities.

The event, held at the east end of Columbia Park, raised about $125,000 in cash and in-kind donations for Special Olympics.

Rising Star: Darcey Palmer-Shultz | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com

Rising Star: Darcey Palmer-Shultz | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com: "Professionally, I found that working for a nonprofit organization resulted in an opportunity to develop many skills quickly, try my hand at many different projects and work with many accomplished volunteers from whom I could learn," Palmer-Shultz said. "Personally, I found great joy in devoting my time, energy and skill to a truly important mission that inspired me."

Charity notebook: Foundation to let public vote on nonprofits competing for grant money | syracuse.com

Charity notebook: Foundation to let public vote on nonprofits competing for grant money | syracuse.com: Syracuse, N.Y. -- The Central New York Community Foundation will celebrate its 85th anniversary this year by giving away money.

The foundation is launching a grant competition, The CNY85 Giving Project, that will be based on a public vote. The project will award grants over the course of this year to four nonprofit organizations working to improve the quality of life in Central New York.

The project that gets the most public votes on the foundation's website at the end of each quarter will receive $8,500.

Message at bone marrow registry event: You can do this - The York Daily Record: oday, 64-year-old Joe Schnetzka of Dover Township is alive thanks to the nameless 23-year-old man who donated his bone marrow to a stranger.

Exempt Organization Select Check

Exempt Organization Select Check: Exempt Organization Select Check


Exempt Organizations Select Check is an on-line search tool that allows users to select an exempt organization and check certain information about its federal tax status and filings. It consolidates three former search sites into one, providing expanded search capability and a more efficient way to search for organizations that:

Exempt Organization Select Check

Exempt Organization Select Check: Exempt Organization Select Check


Exempt Organizations Select Check is an on-line search tool that allows users to select an exempt organization and check certain information about its federal tax status and filings. It consolidates three former search sites into one, providing expanded search capability and a more efficient way to search for organizations that:

Library of Documents Relating to Foundation Spend-Down | Philanthropy Central

Library of Documents Relating to Foundation Spend-Down | Philanthropy Central: Library of Documents Relating to Foundation Spend-Down

As part of the Center's ongoing project on spend-down, we are assembling a library of online reports and case studies. Included in the library are documents produced by the Center and by other institutions, including foundations. If you are aware of any documents that should be included in the library but are not listed below, please bring them to the attention of Barry Varela at varela@duke.edu.

“How Much Should We Increase Our Fundraising Goal Over Last Year?” | Fundraising for Nonprofits

“How Much Should We Increase Our Fundraising Goal Over Last Year?” | Fundraising for Nonprofits: Some time ago, an email raised the question: “When you are setting your fundraising goal for the coming year, is there a formula or commonly accepted “rule” on which to base an increase over the prior year’s goal?”

Nonprofits Added Jobs Faster Than Businesses Did in the Past Decade, Study Finds - Jobs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Nonprofits Added Jobs Faster Than Businesses Did in the Past Decade, Study Finds - Jobs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: The study, by the Center for Civil Society Studies at Johns Hopkins University, also found that nonprofits are the third largest type of private employer in the United States, behind only retail trade and manufacturing. Nonprofits employed nearly 10.7 million workers in 2010, which is just over 10 percent of the country’s work force, not counting government employees. More than half of all nonprofit employees have jobs at health-care organizations, while 15 percent work at colleges and other educational institutions.

What do we do about giving levels? Should we add them? | Event Fundraising Tips with Amy Braiterman | a Blackbaud Blog

What do we do about giving levels? Should we add them? | Event Fundraising Tips with Amy Braiterman | a Blackbaud Blog: We go through this debate every year, should we add giving levels to participant pages? Last year we decided to leave them off. I’m not sure if giving levels make a difference, we saw a nice increase in 2011 without using them. Needless to say we’re having the giving level debate again. What’s your take on giving levels?

DVIDS - News - CFC-Overseas successful

DVIDS - News - CFC-Overseas successful: CAMP FOSTER, Japan - The Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas wrapped up its 2011 campaign here Dec. 2, after two months of raising money for approved charitable organizations around the world.

According to the CFC website, the CFC is the world’s most successful annual workplace charity campaign, with more than 200 campaigns worldwide, helping to raise millions of dollars each year. Pledges made by federal civilian, postal and military donors during the campaign seasons go toward nonprofit organizations that pro

Earl Martin Phalen: Looking Ahead: How We Can Make 2012 the Year of the Nonprofit

Earl Martin Phalen: Looking Ahead: How We Can Make 2012 the Year of the Nonprofit: And where there were increases, The Chronicle reminded us, they "don't come close to erasing an unprecedented 11-percent decline in the total raised by charities on the survey in 2009."
We are now in 2012. It's a new year. It's time to move forward and rally around 2012 as the year that nonprofits -- and the children, families and causes that we serve -- make their comeback.

As the founder of two nonprofits and the CEO of a third, I've thought long and hard about how we, as a community, can make this year different than the past few:

California Watch: Public schools increasingly rely on private donations | abc7news.com

California Watch: Public schools increasingly rely on private donations | abc7news.com: School foundations and PTAs used to raise money for the extras high-tech projectors and special field trips. But these days, private donations to schools have grown dramatically and are being used to prevent teacher layoffs, keep libraries open, and save music and foreign-language classes.

California K-12 foundations, PTAs and booster clubs raised about $1.3 billion in 2007, according to the most recent tax filings analyzed by the Public Policy Institute of California. That's up from $70 million in 1989, according to the institute.

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Report from Growing Philanthropy Summit: Let’s Spread the Word

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Report from Growing Philanthropy Summit: Let’s Spread the Word: Surely we all want to grow philanthropy, and the total dollars do grow, except during a recession. So that's good. But, for 40 years, U.S. charitable giving has stayed fairly constant—at about two percent of average household income according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University’s annual “Giving USA” report on philanthropy. That's just not so good. Actually, that’s pretty bad. Now is the time to face this problem. But let’s think of this as an opportunity—the opportunity to grow philanthropy in the U.S. To begin, read the “Growing Philanthropy in the United States” report from the Growing Philanthropy Summit, held in June 2011 in Washington, D.C.

Fundraising Returns to Pre-Recession Levels - MarketWatch

Fundraising Returns to Pre-Recession Levels - MarketWatch: Views from the sector

"Challenge the status quo." That's the advice that Andrew Watt, president and chief executive officer of the Association of Fundraising Professionals shares as fundraisers head into 2012, uncertain how to grow their fundraising beyond the minimal growth trajectory that is hovering on flat. "We've been getting quite positive messages from our members, who are optimistic, but I don't think anyone feels they are going to see spectacular growth in 2012," he said. "If the economy continues to stagnate, I cannot see that people can afford to hold off on investing in growth."

Charity events buck tradition to draw young crowds - The Denver Post

Charity events buck tradition to draw young crowds - The Denver Post: Many of the benefits grabbing the buzz — and the bodies — these days are those planned by the young professionals who come to the table with fresh ideas and no fear of taking chances with themes and locations that never would have flown in their mothers' day.

Formats that were popular a decade ago — cocktail hour/silent auction, seated dinner, speaker, live auction and dancing — haven't vanished and certainly still have their place. But just as the new group of planners calls event settings "venues" rather than "locales" and refers to caterers, florists and musicians as "vendors," they're rethinking the approach to raising money.

Blackbaud Take Over of Convio - Little Impact on Australian NFPs | Pro Bono Australia

Blackbaud Take Over of Convio - Little Impact on Australian NFPs | Pro Bono Australia: While the US and UK are abuzz with news that the international software provider to Not for Profits, Blackbaud, has announced a $275 million acquisition of rival company Convio, there’s likely to be little immediate impact in the Australian market.

Foundation rewards nonprofits | The Clarion-Ledger | clarionledger.com

Foundation rewards nonprofits | The Clarion-Ledger | clarionledger.com: The grants presented Wednesday were part of the latest round of awards from the Gannett Foundation, which in 2011 presented more than 900 totaling $3.9 million.

Locally, the largest grant - $10,000 - will help fund Imagination Library, a United Way of the Capital Area program that provides 60 free books to children in targeted ZIP codes.

The Daily Home - Local nonprofits to benefit from Alabama Gives Day

The Daily Home - Local nonprofits to benefit from Alabama Gives Day: At least two local nonprofits, the Palmer Place Talladega County Children’s Advocacy Center and Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement Services Centers, will be among the hundreds of benefactors of the Alabama Gives Day.

Salary scale / LJWorld.com

Salary scale / LJWorld.com: Salaries for Lawrence’s nonprofit leaders vary widely, according to a report in Sunday’s Journal-World. Each nonprofit examined performs what the Internal Revenue Service considers charitable, tax-exempt work. That’s everything from serving the poor to running the Kansas University Endowment Association to operating Lawrence

Using Volunteers a “Courageous” or Bold Act? Oh Please!