McWhopper for Charity? McDonald's Says No - NonProfit PRO

McWhopper for Charity? McDonald's Says No - NonProfit PRO:



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How to Shutter a Nonprofit: One Example and Some Tips | Nonprofit Quarterly

How to Shutter a Nonprofit: One Example and Some Tips | Nonprofit Quarterly: "The storyline of this particular closing will not be unfamiliar to many of our readers. The founder was ready to step down and the co-founder did not want to be the executive director. After a search, a new ED was hired, but was not a good match for the organization and left. After considering options like continuing the search or coming up with creative solutions to continue in some other form, the board decided to pursue an orderly closing process because its members did not believe that a nonprofit, or at least this nonprofit, should continue indefinitely."



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Opinion: Requiring Colleges to Spend More From Their Endowments Would Be Bad for All Nonprofits - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Opinion: Requiring Colleges to Spend More From Their Endowments Would Be Bad for All Nonprofits - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: " effect, Professor Fleischer’s proposal is a recipe for shrinking the size of endowments altogether in the not-so-long term. He might rather like that idea, in fact, given the extent to which he criticizes investment funds and their managers, who, he implies, receive ill-gotten and outsize gains for their work. But populist envy is not a substitute for prudent financial stewardship, and relative stability and incremental gains in endowment assets simply can’t be assumed to be inevitable."



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Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? Here’s What Happened to the Money | Money.com

Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? Here’s What Happened to the Money | Money.com: "One year ago, icy water inundated the Internet in what may have been the online equivalent of the largest chain letter ever—the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. In endless autoplaying Facebook videos, people hoisted buckets filled with ice water, announced their philanthropic intentions, and upended the buckets over their heads. Breathless, they would nominate a few friends, demanding that they do the same upon penalty of a charitable donation to ALS."



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Survey: Education Fundraising Up 5% For 2015The NonProfit Times

Survey: Education Fundraising Up 5% For 2015The NonProfit Times: "Fundraisers at schools, colleges and universities in the United States estimate that donations to their institutions grew 5.1 percent during the academic year that ended June 30, according to survey results released this month by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Conducted twice a year, the CASE Fundraising Index (CFI) survey asks educational fundraising professionals to estimate the level of charitable giving to their institutions for the 12-month period just ended and to predict the level for the 12 months ahead. In addition to fundraising estimates for colleges and universities, the CFI includes estimates for pre-collegiate independent (private) schools."



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Foundation Figures in Fight Over Helen Gurley Brown's Legacy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Foundation Figures in Fight Over Helen Gurley Brown's Legacy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "The New York Times explores connections between Helen Gurley Brown's foundation and controversies over control of the late Cosmopolitan publisher's legacy and her valuable Manhattan apartment.

The article details the handling of Ms. Brown's philanthropy and other posthumous affairs by Eve Burton. "



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Opinion: No Gift Should Be a Suicide Pact — So Drop the Perpetuity Idea - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Opinion: No Gift Should Be a Suicide Pact — So Drop the Perpetuity Idea - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "hus, the debate among the students in my classroom: Is everything for sale at a charity? And what about that pesky phrase "in perpetuity," which has a meaning until, apparently, enough money comes along, and then it doesn’t.

Charities, it can be argued, are more than mere legal entities. They have a purpose unaddressed by either government or business and, as a result, occupy an otherwise unfulfilled position in society."



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IoF Convention to move to Barbican after 10 years at London Metropole

IoF Convention to move to Barbican after 10 years at London Metropole

Warning to All Grantseekers: When Markets Tank, HOLD That Request! - PhilanTopic | PND | Foundation Center

Warning to All Grantseekers: When Markets Tank, HOLD That Request! - PhilanTopic | PND | Foundation Center: "You can't time markets but you can time grant requests. So when newspapers scream: "Massive sell-off on Wall Street as investors fear China slowdown" (New York Post), you should think twice before asking a foundation for money."



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Biogen taps ice bucket cash to build ALS database - FierceBiotechIT

Biogen taps ice bucket cash to build ALS database - FierceBiotechIT: "Biogen ($BIIB) is working with Columbia University Medical Center to build a database of genes and clinical traits from 1,500 people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The project, which is partly funded by cash raised in the Ice Bucket Challenge, is intended to help Biogen understand how genes contribute to different forms of ALS."



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Minnesota Media Chided for Coverage of MN Orchestra Musicians’ Raises | Nonprofit Quarterly

Minnesota Media Chided for Coverage of MN Orchestra Musicians’ Raises | Nonprofit Quarterly:



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Charity Helps Florida Students Get Dressed To Head Back To School | StateImpact Florida

Charity Helps Florida Students Get Dressed To Head Back To School | StateImpact Florida: "There are only two branches in Florida, both in Polk County. One is in Bartow, and the Lakeland branch — founded in 1935 — is celebrating its 80th anniversary. Many of the volunteers have mothers or grandmothers who raised money for Needlework Guild."



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The AFP Blog: Board Engagement Beyond Fundraising

The AFP Blog: Board Engagement Beyond Fundraising: "Board Engagement Beyond Fundraising
We’re fundraisers. Our goal is to inspire people to engage with our charities, typically leading to gifts of money and time.

But that engagement can lead to other important activities as well—such as advocacy and lobbying. We cannot forget the impact that public policy can have on our organizations, and in turn, the impact of grassroots support from our donors and supporters."



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