NPT TechnoBuzz: "Building Meaningful Relationships Online By Being Quiet
By David Lawson
Too many nonprofits make the mistake of one-way communication in their online relationships with constituents. An email blast here, an e-newsletter there and constituents will become more engaged, right?
The answer is: yes and no. Supporters will certainly become more familiar and aware of your organization's mission and successes. But, what are you learning about them? The key to developing truly meaningful relationships online is to 'listen' carefully to what constituents are -- or aren't -- telling you."
Thursday, May 10, 2007
BBJ Philanthropy Summit: It's the business of giving - Boston Business Journal:
BBJ Philanthropy Summit: It's the business of giving - Boston Business Journal:: "Keep the dialogue going, follow the money, put business-minded people on your board and research a company's philanthropic mission before pitching it for money. That was the advice business leaders gave nonprofits Wednesday during the first-annual Corporate Philanthropy Summit, hosted by the Boston Business Journal.
The event, held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, was sold out to more than 600 business and nonprofit people who were hungry to discuss the state of corporate philanthropy in Greater Boston. They were there to network, exchange ideas and, in the case of some nonprofits, to win over volunteers."
The event, held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, was sold out to more than 600 business and nonprofit people who were hungry to discuss the state of corporate philanthropy in Greater Boston. They were there to network, exchange ideas and, in the case of some nonprofits, to win over volunteers."
Charity begins at home and this is our home - Maine Coast NOW - A Courier Publications Information Source
Charity begins at home and this is our home - Maine Coast NOW - A Courier Publications Information Source: "nited Mid-Coast Charities, based here in Camden but with a reach that extends across Knox County and into neighboring Waldo County. We have no United Way here, and so five dozen local non-profit organizations have come to rely instead on UMCC as part of their annual financial plan.
For 10 years the MBNA credit-lender was a strong supporter of UMCC, and through its employee payroll check-off program and in other ways that company channeled an estimated $2 million in charitable giving to local organizations. As we report on Page 1 this week, that channel is now almost dry, because MBNA no longer exists as a corporate entity."
For 10 years the MBNA credit-lender was a strong supporter of UMCC, and through its employee payroll check-off program and in other ways that company channeled an estimated $2 million in charitable giving to local organizations. As we report on Page 1 this week, that channel is now almost dry, because MBNA no longer exists as a corporate entity."
R.I. nonprofit adopts novel idea to prevent brain drain | Articles | India New England
R.I. nonprofit adopts novel idea to prevent brain drain | Articles | India New England: "Funding comes from individual donors and community organizations. Adopt a Doctor solicits commitments from donors to sponsor, or adopt, a doctor by contributing $100 annually for a period of seven years; the goal is to line up 12 donors per doctor. The organization also accepts single-payment donations.
“It’s such a simple concept — we pay them $100 a month — yet it works so well,” Kumar said. “That’s not a lot of money to people living in the United States, but to the doctors that we’re sponsoring, it’s double or even triple their monthly incomes.”
Adopt a Doctor redistributes 100 percent of the donations it receives to the doctors it sponsors; it solicits separate contributions to cover its administrative expenses from large corporations."
“It’s such a simple concept — we pay them $100 a month — yet it works so well,” Kumar said. “That’s not a lot of money to people living in the United States, but to the doctors that we’re sponsoring, it’s double or even triple their monthly incomes.”
Adopt a Doctor redistributes 100 percent of the donations it receives to the doctors it sponsors; it solicits separate contributions to cover its administrative expenses from large corporations."
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Smithsonian Exec. Search to Begin Amid Questions
Smithsonian Exec. Search to Begin Amid Questions: "Members of the Smithsonian Institution board of regents formed a search committee Monday to help find the 12th secretary to lead the museum complex, even as they continue to examine the board's oversight after a spending scandal forced the last secretary out.
The board's discussions about possible changes in its structure and governance after the resignation of Lawrence Small in March were not expected to stifle the search for a new secretary, said search committee chairman Alan Spoon, a Washington businessman and former president of The Washington Post Co."
The board's discussions about possible changes in its structure and governance after the resignation of Lawrence Small in March were not expected to stifle the search for a new secretary, said search committee chairman Alan Spoon, a Washington businessman and former president of The Washington Post Co."
VirtueOnline - News - Exclusives - Liberal Episcopal Dioceses Face Serious Decline in Giving and Growth
VirtueOnline - News - Exclusives - Liberal Episcopal Dioceses Face Serious Decline in Giving and Growth: "Liberal Episcopal dioceses across the country are facing serious decline in both parochial giving and congregational growth with little hope of reversal.
One diocese - Central Gulf Coast - is a barometer of the overall decline within The Episcopal Church."
One diocese - Central Gulf Coast - is a barometer of the overall decline within The Episcopal Church."
The Journal-Charity giving to be posted on state Web site
The Journal: "MARTINSBURG — Secretary of State Betty Ireland is enabling West Virginians to research the charitable organizations they wish to donate to by listing how those charities allocate their money.
Ireland announced Tuesday that she will list on the secretary of state’s Web site how much of the money an organization receives goes toward the charity’s programs versus to management and funding costs."
Ireland announced Tuesday that she will list on the secretary of state’s Web site how much of the money an organization receives goes toward the charity’s programs versus to management and funding costs."
Up 'til Dawn sets fundraising record - News
Up 'til Dawn sets fundraising record - News: "Chico State broke Kansas State's three-year-old record of $151,000 and became the No. 1 fundraising school in the nation this year. The University of Memphis took second place. The school, which is located in Memphis with the hospital, was surprised at Chico State's success.
'We came out of nowhere,' Bassow said."
'We came out of nowhere,' Bassow said."
TechSoup - The Technology Place for Nonprofits - Forums: Tech Planning
Tech Soup Hosts.
TechSoup - The Technology Place for Nonprofits - Forums: Tech Planning: "Tech Planning
Discuss the essentials of tech planning. How to pay for it? Do you need to renew one? Join us this week, May 9-11 for an online event: Disaster Planning and Recovery, in this forum
Hosted by Henry Kumagai, Kevin Lo of Techsoup and TS Moderator."
TechSoup - The Technology Place for Nonprofits - Forums: Tech Planning: "Tech Planning
Discuss the essentials of tech planning. How to pay for it? Do you need to renew one? Join us this week, May 9-11 for an online event: Disaster Planning and Recovery, in this forum
Hosted by Henry Kumagai, Kevin Lo of Techsoup and TS Moderator."
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Adventurers take fund-raising to extremes - Give and Take - MSNBC.com
This link replaces another previous link which expired from a different publication.
Adventurers take fund-raising to extremes - Give and Take - MSNBC.com: "Of the $260 billion in donations raised in the United States last year, less than 1 percent came through extreme fund-raising, said Michael Nilsen, spokesman for the Association of Fund-raising Professionals.
But adherents say the aim is not just to raise money. Extreme stunts also raise awareness."
Adventurers take fund-raising to extremes - Give and Take - MSNBC.com: "Of the $260 billion in donations raised in the United States last year, less than 1 percent came through extreme fund-raising, said Michael Nilsen, spokesman for the Association of Fund-raising Professionals.
But adherents say the aim is not just to raise money. Extreme stunts also raise awareness."
Students gain Unique Exposure to Board Governance - News
Students gain Unique Exposure to Board Governance - News: "With $26 billion annually donated to charitable organizations and 8.3 percent of wages and salaries paid in the United States coming from the nonprofit sector, there is a significant portion of the US economy and population focused on making a difference. Collectively, we are faced with the task of learning how to use these resources efficiently to have the greatest impact on our community.
This year, twenty-six RC and EC students have been selected as Harvard Business School Board Fellows to learn how to systematically tackle this challenge. These students, serving as non-voting Board Members across seventeen nonprofit organizations, are applying their skills to help local nonprofit organizations achieve a broader impact on their local, national and global constituencies. At the same time, students get a first hand experience of nonprofit board governance."
This year, twenty-six RC and EC students have been selected as Harvard Business School Board Fellows to learn how to systematically tackle this challenge. These students, serving as non-voting Board Members across seventeen nonprofit organizations, are applying their skills to help local nonprofit organizations achieve a broader impact on their local, national and global constituencies. At the same time, students get a first hand experience of nonprofit board governance."
Doing Good on Company Time - New York Times
Doing Good on Company Time - New York Times: "Today, more corporations are turning to hands-on volunteer projects to get their people motivated and working as a team.
In many cases, participants say such activities help them forge bonds that remain even after they return to the office."
In many cases, participants say such activities help them forge bonds that remain even after they return to the office."
SanLuisObispo.com | 05/08/2007 | Nonprofits need to be smart about privacy
SanLuisObispo.com | 05/08/2007 | Nonprofits need to be smart about privacy: "Nonprofits need to be smart about privacy
It may go without saying that it is important for nonprofit organizations to manage information wisely. This is especially true for smaller nonprofits that have few paid staff members or are run by volunteers."
It may go without saying that it is important for nonprofit organizations to manage information wisely. This is especially true for smaller nonprofits that have few paid staff members or are run by volunteers."
Monday, May 07, 2007
RelishNow | The Rescue Artist
RelishNow | The Rescue Artist: "When the exec is gone, who ya gonna call?
It just might be Bonnie Poindexter, especially if you’re an arts group in Winston-Salem.
Last month, she was named interim executive director of Piedmont Opera - for the second time in less than a year. Her predecessor was John Fichtel, who was hired in October. He proved not to be the right fit for the job, although Poindexter and others have said repeatedly that the company will not end its current fiscal year in June with a deficit, as was the case last year."
It just might be Bonnie Poindexter, especially if you’re an arts group in Winston-Salem.
Last month, she was named interim executive director of Piedmont Opera - for the second time in less than a year. Her predecessor was John Fichtel, who was hired in October. He proved not to be the right fit for the job, although Poindexter and others have said repeatedly that the company will not end its current fiscal year in June with a deficit, as was the case last year."
ASU News > Graduate students experience philanthropy firsthand
ASU News > Graduate students experience philanthropy firsthand: "Graduate students experience philanthropy firsthand
If it is better to give than to receive, students in the new ASU course “Theory and Practice of Philanthropy” are experiencing that satisfaction firsthand through a unique, hands-on project that allows them to award $10,000 to a Phoenix area nonprofit."
If it is better to give than to receive, students in the new ASU course “Theory and Practice of Philanthropy” are experiencing that satisfaction firsthand through a unique, hands-on project that allows them to award $10,000 to a Phoenix area nonprofit."
Summit eyes affluence's influence on spending
Summit eyes affluence's influence on spending: "Kids, meanwhile, are being trained to wealth in a way that previous generations were not. 'Bill Gates did not know at 16 that he'd be the richest man in the world. But the son of a sultan does, and he's being educated to be,' he said.
Philanthropy really kicks in at the wealth level. Taylor forecast a $6 trillion philanthropy market over the next 20 years."
Philanthropy really kicks in at the wealth level. Taylor forecast a $6 trillion philanthropy market over the next 20 years."
More nonprofits aspire to SOx accountability standards
More nonprofits aspire to SOx accountability standards: "More nonprofit organizations are trying to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act even though the complex federal law primarily applies to sizable, publicly traded corporations."
Minnesotan Chosen to Run Association of Museums - washingtonpost.com
Minnesotan Chosen to Run Association of Museums - washingtonpost.com: "Minnesotan Chosen to Run Association of Museums
By Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, May 3, 2007; Page C13
As a child, Ford Watson Bell spent many days in the Museum of Natural History at the University of Minnesota, and that immersion led him to become a veterinarian. Later those same memories pushed him to be an activist in the robust museum community of Minneapolis."
By Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, May 3, 2007; Page C13
As a child, Ford Watson Bell spent many days in the Museum of Natural History at the University of Minnesota, and that immersion led him to become a veterinarian. Later those same memories pushed him to be an activist in the robust museum community of Minneapolis."
Charity Village® NewsWeek-Fundraising much more than just finding donors, study asserts
Charity Village® NewsWeek: "Fundraising much more than just finding donors, study asserts
A new study sponsored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) finds that charities are effective in attracting new donors, but more attention needs to be paid to donor retention. The Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP), a collaboration between AFP and the Urban Institute’s Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy,"
A new study sponsored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) finds that charities are effective in attracting new donors, but more attention needs to be paid to donor retention. The Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP), a collaboration between AFP and the Urban Institute’s Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy,"
The Morning News: Business : Wal-Mart Honored By Salvation Army
The Morning News: Business : Wal-Mart Honored By Salvation Army: "Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Thursday it will be the first for-profit organization to receive The Salvation Army's Evangeline Booth Award, one of the organization's highest honors.
The Salvation Army is recognizing Wal-Mart for excellence in corporate philanthropy and will present the award to Wal-Mart President and CEO Lee Scott today at a conference in Dallas."
The Salvation Army is recognizing Wal-Mart for excellence in corporate philanthropy and will present the award to Wal-Mart President and CEO Lee Scott today at a conference in Dallas."
Versatile, Passionate Fundraisers - washingtonpost.com
Versatile, Passionate Fundraisers - washingtonpost.com: "Versatile, Passionate Fundraisers
This Path Requires Multiple Skills, but First You Have to Believe in the Mission
By Vickie Elmer
Special to The Washington Post
Sunday, May 6, 2007; Page K01
Christel Allen Hair knows the truck drivers and the big check writers, the soup kitchen managers and the board members. She and her fundraising team at the Capital Area Food Bank occasionally help bring boxes of food to organizations in Southeast Washington."
This Path Requires Multiple Skills, but First You Have to Believe in the Mission
By Vickie Elmer
Special to The Washington Post
Sunday, May 6, 2007; Page K01
Christel Allen Hair knows the truck drivers and the big check writers, the soup kitchen managers and the board members. She and her fundraising team at the Capital Area Food Bank occasionally help bring boxes of food to organizations in Southeast Washington."
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