India puts Ford Foundation on watch list | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis: "In a move that could well spark off a diplomatic row, India on Thursday put Ford Foundation, one of the leading international funding agency headquartered in New York, under its watch list."
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Friday, April 24, 2015
FASB Proposes Major Changes in Nonprofit Accounting | Accounting Today News
FASB Proposes Major Changes in Nonprofit Accounting | Accounting Today News: "The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a proposed accounting standards update to improve the information provided in not-for-profit financial statements and notes to financial statements that could have major implications for nonprofit organizations."
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Nonprofit boards seen as ineffective
Nonprofit news roundup, 04.24.15 « Philanthropy North Carolina: "Nonprofit boards seen as ineffective
A new survey supports a long-held belief that many nonprofit boards of directors are ineffective, say researchers at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.
A significant minority of 924 members of nonprofit board surveyed were not sure of their organization’s mission and strategy, dissatisfied with their ability to evaluate their organization’s performance, and uncertain whether their fellow board members have the experience to do their jobs well."
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A new survey supports a long-held belief that many nonprofit boards of directors are ineffective, say researchers at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.
A significant minority of 924 members of nonprofit board surveyed were not sure of their organization’s mission and strategy, dissatisfied with their ability to evaluate their organization’s performance, and uncertain whether their fellow board members have the experience to do their jobs well."
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Katrina VanHuss Torpedo the Nonprofit Fundraising Overhead Ratio : FundRaising Success
Katrina VanHuss Torpedo the Nonprofit Fundraising Overhead Ratio : FundRaising Success: " recognize the inherent risks associated with letting go of tight financial controls. I see the awkwardness of talking to donors about the cost of raising a dollar. I see our industry playing Twister—Semantic Version with expense allocation, coming out with legal structures that allow us to say, "100 precent of your donation goes to the cause." We all know that offices, desks, computers, employees, etc., are not free. We know a marketing-minded visionary donor agreed to "0 percent of your donation goes to the cause" to allow us to make that other statement legally, though not logically."
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Case Study: Budgeting for a Billion-Dollar Capital Campaign at the University of Rochester - The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Case Study: Budgeting for a Billion-Dollar Capital Campaign at the University of Rochester - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Budgeting for a Billion-Dollar Capital Campaign at the University of Rochester"
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Thursday, April 23, 2015
Audio: Pushing Philanthropy to Focus on Results - The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Audio: Pushing Philanthropy to Focus on Results - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "More and more foundations and charities are seeking ways to get feedback from beneficiaries and take other steps to advance their missions. One leader behind that push has been Phil Buchanan, head of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, a nonprofit that conducts surveys of grantees and other research to help foundations learn how they can do a better job. "
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Environmental Nonprofit Leaders Commit to Transparency in Diversity Data - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly
Environmental Nonprofit Leaders Commit to Transparency in Diversity Data - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: "On Earth Day, Green 2.0, an initiative concerned with helping diversify the environmental sector, including NGOs and government agencies, released the names of 28 of the largest environmental organizations that have pledged to be transparent about their racial, gender, and class diversity data as a big step toward acknowledging and improving the diversity problem in the sector."
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New Livestrong CEO keeping wristband, ramping up fundraising for cancer nonprofit - Austin Business Journal
New Livestrong CEO keeping wristband, ramping up fundraising for cancer nonprofit - Austin Business Journal: "handini Portteus isn’t thinking of shaking up the Livestrong Foundation in her first few weeks as the new CEO of the high-profile Austin nonprofit. But she freely admits that new ideas and strategies will be welcome at the cancer-fighting organization as it rebuilds its brand and reputation after separating from founder Lance Armstrong."
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Mass. Nonprofits Were Ready and Set to Go via the Marathon
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massnonprofit news ::: "Some fielded runners for the first time. For others, it was their fifth or sixth return to the world famous endurance sprint. But all—hundreds of Massachusetts nonprofits—fielded runners in the 119th running of the Boston Marathon yesterday to collectively raise millions of dollars to support a broad range of missions.
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massnonprofit news ::: "Some fielded runners for the first time. For others, it was their fifth or sixth return to the world famous endurance sprint. But all—hundreds of Massachusetts nonprofits—fielded runners in the 119th running of the Boston Marathon yesterday to collectively raise millions of dollars to support a broad range of missions.
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Make the most of your nonprofit’s mistakes « Philanthropy North Carolina
Make the most of your nonprofit’s mistakes « Philanthropy North Carolina: "If in response to disappointing results your nonprofit took stock of itself, identified what had gone wrong, and adjusted your operations, programs or expectations, one outcome ought to be better results.
Another possible outcome, often overlooked, is the opportunity to tell a great story about the way your organization adapts to problems.
So tell that story."
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Another possible outcome, often overlooked, is the opportunity to tell a great story about the way your organization adapts to problems.
So tell that story."
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The AFP Blog: Honoring Service
The AFP Blog: Honoring Service: "Honoring Service
If there’s a word we don’t use enough in the sector, it is service.
But I think that service defines who we are and what we do: we are servants of the public trust, and we serve our communities."
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If there’s a word we don’t use enough in the sector, it is service.
But I think that service defines who we are and what we do: we are servants of the public trust, and we serve our communities."
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015
What Fundraisers Can Learn From An Intensive Care Unit
What Fundraisers Can Learn From An Intensive Care Unit: "Donors Require Detailed Plans Too
I was recently interviewed by Craig Severinsen, one of the fundraising leaders within the food bank world. Craig inquired as to the #1 issue facing nonprofit fundraising today.
My answer was simple: “donor retention.”"
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I was recently interviewed by Craig Severinsen, one of the fundraising leaders within the food bank world. Craig inquired as to the #1 issue facing nonprofit fundraising today.
My answer was simple: “donor retention.”"
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Monday, April 20, 2015
What You Need to Know about Scoring and Nonprofit Engagement
What You Need to Know about Scoring and Nonprofit Engagement: "In the world of nonprofit engagement, scoring isn’t about winning (like a March Madness championship). It’s about measuring a supporter’s contributions to your organization. You might think that a supporter who makes a financial contribution is more valuable than someone who doesn’t, but how do you compare that supporter with those who are willing to volunteer many hours of their time to set up an event or someone who repeatedly signs your petitions?"
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Foundation Center - Press Release - Foundation Center Introduces Foundation Landscapes: Education
PRESS RELEASE
Foundation Center - Press Release - Foundation Center Introduces Foundation Landscapes: Education: "Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join
Foundation Center Board of Trustees
New York, NY — April 20, 2015. Foundation Center, the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide, has elected leaders from three of the most prominent U.S. foundations to its Board of Trustees. Earl Lewis, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Gail Christopher, vice president for policy and senior advisor for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation; and Ana Marie Argilagos, a senior advisor at the Ford Foundation, began their terms of service at a meeting of the trustees on April 16, 2015."
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Foundation Center - Press Release - Foundation Center Introduces Foundation Landscapes: Education: "Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join
Foundation Center Board of Trustees
New York, NY — April 20, 2015. Foundation Center, the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide, has elected leaders from three of the most prominent U.S. foundations to its Board of Trustees. Earl Lewis, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Gail Christopher, vice president for policy and senior advisor for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation; and Ana Marie Argilagos, a senior advisor at the Ford Foundation, began their terms of service at a meeting of the trustees on April 16, 2015."
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2015 “Selfie Awards” Salute Philanthropic Narcissism (Recipients Boycott Ceremony…but Need Not Be Present to Win) - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly
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