Some Staten Island nonprofit groups postpone fundraisers | SILive.com

Some Staten Island nonprofit groups postpone fundraisers | SILive.com: STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In consideration of the continuing effort in families and communities to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, some nonprofits have postponed their fundraisers scheduled for next week.

Message to Schools of Public Affairs: Innovate or Die - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.

Message to Schools of Public Affairs: Innovate or Die - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.: NASPAA also serves as the accrediting body for these master’s degree programs, the majority of which offer a nonprofit concentration. Nearly 500 people—largely deans, directors and faculty members—attended the conference.

The buzzwords I heard throughout the conference sessions were innovation, adaptation, collaboration and teaching across sectors.

Top 5 #Philanthropy Reads - October 2012 (Philanthropy Front and Center-Cleveland )

Top 5 #Philanthropy Reads - October 2012 (Philanthropy Front and Center-Cleveland ): Top 5 #Philanthropy Reads - October 2012

At the beginning of every month, we review the top five posts driving traffic to Philanthropy Front and Center Cleveland from the previous month. If you didn't catch them the first time, we hope you enjoy reading them now. And, we are always interested in your thoughts, so weigh in by leaving comments.

Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon set for Nov. 15

Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon set for Nov. 15: CHESTERTON | The Association of Fund Raising Professionals Indiana Northwest Chapter will host its fourth annual National Philanthropy Day awards luncheon and program from 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Sand Creek Country Club, 1001 S. Clubhouse Drive

The public is welcome to attend. Special guest Andrew Watt, president and CEO of AFP, is the featured speaker.

NBC adds Hurricane Sandy fundraising special Friday, moves 'Revolution' to 9 p.m. | Tulsa World

NBC adds Hurricane Sandy fundraising special Friday, moves 'Revolution' to 9 p.m. | Tulsa World: NBC shuffling its programming for Friday again to add fundraising special featuring performances by Bruce Springsteen and Christina Aguilera.


The special, which will benefit the American Red Cross' Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, will also air on the NBCUniversal channels Bravo, USA, E!, CNBC, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and G4. It will be broadcast live from NBC's 30 Rock studios in New York and live-streamed on NBC.com. There is a possibility other channels may carry the event, according to hollywoodreporter.com.

Palm Springs Charities - The deaths of longtime desert philanthropists in the past few years highlight the need for the next generation to carry the selfless torch into the future.

Palm Springs Charities - The deaths of longtime desert philanthropists in the past few years highlight the need for the next generation to carry the selfless torch into the future.: Finding and developing a new generation of philanthripists can be challenging for nonprofit organizations.

“Cultivating the next generation of givers — millennials/Gen Yers, Gen Xers, or even baby boomers — generally requires an understanding of social dynamics and contemporary communication preferences,” says Greg Murphy, fund development director for Gilda’s Club Desert Cities. “Although one doesn’t necessarily need an app to reach them, you do need a point of engagement that conveys your mission in an appealing and direct way, whether virtually through a website or through actual interaction. Once engaged, the easier it will be for a prospective donor to act on a charitable impulse.”

Hurricane Hits, Apocalypse Looms. Get a Go Bag! | Inspiring Generosity

Hurricane Hits, Apocalypse Looms. Get a Go Bag! | Inspiring Generosity: To punctuate the point the Eastern Massachusetts chapter of the Red Cross launched a new site last week, SavingZombies.com. The site plays on people’s fears of a full blown apocalypse on December 21 as predicted by the Mayan Calendar. No one knows what will happen on that day, but the Red Cross has a good guess: zombie apocalypse.

A Recovery Plan for Fundraisers Facing Burnout - Fundraising Wisdom - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

A Recovery Plan for Fundraisers Facing Burnout - Fundraising Wisdom - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: A Recovery Plan for Fundraisers Facing Burnout

October 31, 2012, 2:40 pm

By Carol Weisman

Do any of these describe you?

You spend more the 50 percent of your therapy session talking about fundraising.

Your efforts to get board members to help raise money are so unpleasant, you find yourself daydreaming of the good old days when you were on the front lines in the Vietnam War.

You have gained more than 30 pounds, tripled your alcohol consumption, or taken up smoking over the age of 40.

You and a co-worker are thinking of leaving together. The only thing you haven’t decided is who will be Thelma and who will be Louise.

If any of these sound familiar, you may be suffering from burnout.

Cause Philanthropub Plans to Give All its Profits to Charity - Young & Hungry

Cause Philanthropub Plans to Give All its Profits to Charity - Young & Hungry: Cause will operate like any other bar: You come in, buy drinks, eat food. The restaurant pays its staff and its bills. And then it does something completely unheard of in the restaurant industry: It gives 100 percent of the profits to charity.

At the opening, Ratwani quickly acknowledged to the crowd of nonprofit reps, friends, and media that he and Vilelle have no restaurant experience. “Two psychologists trying to start a restaurant? I’m sure everybody knows the statistics about the failure rate of restaurants.”

Birdies for Charity breaks record

Birdies for Charity breaks record: The 2011 John Deere Classic broke a record for money raised by almost $1 million.

The 2012 campaign crushed that record — raising $1.5 million more than the previous year.

And it all goes to local charities and community organizations.

During a news conference Wednesday at the John Deere Pavilion in Moline, tournament staff and volunteers shared their excitement with representatives of the 493 funded programs that stopped by to pick up their checks.

Social Life Comes to Halt as Library, WNYC Cancel Galas - Businessweek

Social Life Comes to Halt as Library, WNYC Cancel Galas - Businessweek: Arriving in one of the busiest weeks of New York’s social season, Hurricane Sandy forced dozens of nonprofits to cancel their fundraisers. Vendors and nonprofits will have to work out the financials of the situation and determine their next steps.

Rosenblum: Why do I feel bad saying no to giving a buck here and there? | StarTribune.com

Rosenblum: Why do I feel bad saying no to giving a buck here and there? | StarTribune.com: So we want to explain that our giving tends to be, well, more strategic. We support organizations that we feel passionate about, after we've vetted them. We join friends at galas that are important to them. We support our professional organizations. And periodically, we reassess and shift our donor dollars.

But there are 12 people now behind us in the coffee line.

"You are not alone," assured Michael Nilsen, spokesman for the Virginia-based Association of Fundraising Professionals. This type of at-the-counter pitch has "exploded" over the past five or 10 years, he said, for a compelling reason. It raises lots of money for nonprofits trying to break out of the pack.

Politics of generosity show up in national rankings | StarTribune.com

Politics of generosity show up in national rankings | StarTribune.com: What is generosity?

Philanthropy experts such as Schervish shake their heads at state "generosity indexes."

"Generosity is a function of people's care for each other," Schervish said. "Charitable giving is charitable giving [reported on a tax return]."

His center has studied state charity differences and did not find significant differences between Bible Belt and Northern states.

"Do you take care of a sick mother? Do you save for your children's education?" he asked. "Do you send money [to family] in anot

Why Long Fundraising Letters Outpull Shorter Ones

Why Long Fundraising Letters Outpull Shorter Ones: Excerpted from The Fundraiser's Guide to Irresistible Communications: Real-World, Field-Tested Strategies to Raise More Money

Aunt Ruth was smiling. Aglow with happiness. I couldn't figure it out.

My 79-year-old aunt had just brought in the day's mail. There was a lot of it, including several fundraising appeals. She threw one away unopened. The others she set on the small table next to her comfy chair. Smiling. The whole time.

Jamie Oliver Gets Hairy Upper Lip for Movember Charity - Businessweek

Jamie Oliver Gets Hairy Upper Lip for Movember Charity - Businessweek: Movember, a global cancer campaign that encourages men to grow moustaches in November, has a record number of registrations this year driven by the growth in users of Facebook (FB) Inc. and Twitter Inc.

Komen Foundation Still Struggles to Regain Momentum - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Komen Foundation Still Struggles to Regain Momentum - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Komen Foundation Still Struggles to Regain Momentum

October 30, 2012, 12:13 pm

Months after it courted controversy by withdrawing its support for Planned Parenthood and then restoring it, the Susan G. Komen Foundation is struggling to regain its traditional level of fundraising and attendance at its Race for the Cure e

Charities Scramble to Raise Money After Sandy Hits - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Charities Scramble to Raise Money After Sandy Hits - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Nonprofit organizations are starting to mobilize donations to help victims of Hurricane Sandy, but so far the sums appear to be small.

That’s in part because the two big groups involved in disaster fundraising, the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army, declined to release a tally of how much they have collected so far.

Charitable Deduction Isn’t ‘Loophole To Close’ - TheNonProfitTimes

Charitable Deduction Isn’t ‘Loophole To Close’ - TheNonProfitTimes: In the middle of an acrimonious election season, policymakers in Washington, D.C., are faced with a looming “fiscal cliff” and the very real possibility that their delay in dealing with a number of fiscal policies is finally catching up with the country.

The facts are stark and can be universally agreed upon: With the growth in entitlement spending and a tax code that grows more complex every year, this country faces a major need to look at all fiscal policy to determine what is the best path forward for long-term, sustained economic growth. Regardless of what mix of “revenue enhancements” and spending cuts are used, a healthy nonprofit sector will be a critical component to these changes.

Want Young Volunteers? Think Short, Sociable, and Fun

Want Young Volunteers? Think Short, Sociable, and Fun: DoSomething.org, the classy nonprofit that entices young people to volunteer and take social actions, released results last week of its survey of how young people volunteer. The conclusions should be taken seriously by nonprofits, if they want to really involve more young people.

The survey covered more than 4,000 young people ages 13 to 22 and asked about their motivations and preferences. Here are some of the findings:

New CEO aims to diversify Komen fundraising � Philanthropy North Carolina

New CEO aims to diversify Komen fundraising � Philanthropy North Carolina: On the heels of that drop, Komen’s Raleigh-based North Carolina Triangle to the Coast affiliate has a new executive director and big plans to diversify its fundraising to support its recent expansion in southeastern North Carolina.

“We’ve been extremely successful with our events,” says Pam Kohl, a nonprofit veteran who joined Komen in August after serving for nine years as district director for U.S. Rep. Brad Miller. “Just like any nonprofit, we know we can never depend on any particular revenue stream.”

Nonprofits Told Success Is Tied to Their Ability to Collaborate

massnonprofit.org ::: In many ways the sector has made immeasurable gains by adopting many of the best qualities of the private sector, but the nonprofit sector has a unique quality that is better suited for the landscape – its willingness and ability to collaborate,” said Rick Jakious, CEO of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN), the state’s nonprofit trade association, told a crowd of nearly 600 who gathered for MNN’s annual conference in Marlborough.

“Collaboration is the tide that will either lift us all or leave us beached,”he said, adding, “It’s really up to us here to decide, as we go back to our various corners of the Commonwealth to our different organizations, whether we are going to take responsibility for improving and advancing collaboration within the sector.”

Philanthrop Sector on the Mend when Sandy Hit - Penta - Barrons.com

Philanthrop Sector on the Mend when Sandy Hit - Penta - Barrons.com: Sandy’s aftermath will certainly challenge the resources of the public and non-profit sectors, but, for what’s it’s worth, the philanthropic industry was well on the mend before the hurricane hit, despite the nation’s continued economic weakness. That at least is the underlying message of the latest relevant study.

The 2012 Bank of America Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy, in partnership with the Center Philanthropy, questioned 700 rich folk with liquid assets of $1 million or more. The results released in this biennial study this week reflect philanthropic behavior among the wealthy in 2011.

Is Tax Incentive for College Football Season Ticket Holders Fair? - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.

Is Tax Incentive for College Football Season Ticket Holders Fair? - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.: f this nation is going to assess the progressiveness—or lack of progressiveness—of charitable tax deductions, or any tax breaks for that matter, we should be looking at questions of who benefits, by how much, and for what reasons. Writing for Bloomberg News, Curtis Eichelberger and Charles Babcock describe a relatively little-publicized tax incentive: according to the highly regarded sports economist Andrew Zimbalist, many colleges require charitable donations to the school in return for the privilege of buying tickets at face value. The Bloomberg writers state that the ticket purchasers can then write off 80 percent of the value of the mandatory donations against their taxes, which costs the federal treasury $100 million a year.

Bill Clinton: Man of the moment - CBS News

Bill Clinton: Man of the moment - CBS News: I think a lot of it is, when you're out of office, when you're out of the line of fire, you become less of a target," Clinton replied. "So people ask me all the time, 'Well, do you think you're doing more good now then when you were president?' And I say 'No, but I understand why you think that.'"

In fact, the good will that Clinton now engenders is inextricably tied to his good works.