Donor Development and the Marriage of Quantitative and Qualitative Data | Nonprofit Quarterly: "How do qualitative and quantitative data help in your fundraising? Here are some thoughts that are less about tools and more about how information can be used to help us communicate more effectively.
From data about nonprofits themselves to the data that nonprofits use to woo donors, we have no dearth of information about the nonprofit relationship with, well, information. The road to “big data” started with the information explosion in the 1940s, and libraries, governments, companies and nonprofits have played catch-up ever since. In the past few years in particular, as web tools become increasingly accessible, data has been seen as the key to donations and impact."
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Thursday, November 05, 2015
“Opera is Dead! Symphonies are Dead!” Doomsaying in the Arts No Good for Business | Nonprofit Quarterly
“Opera is Dead! Symphonies are Dead!” Doomsaying in the Arts No Good for Business | Nonprofit Quarterly: "During and immediately after the recession, the newswires were abuzz with conflicts between classical music organizations and the unions that represented their musicians and other workers. Some of those conflicts played out in public, complete with standoffs, walk-outs, lockouts, and the organizing of stakeholders to support one side or another. In the midst of all of that, doomsayers were intoning the deaths of opera, of large symphonies, etc., but now such stories are fewer and further between."
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Wednesday, November 04, 2015
The Games Art Historians Play: Online Game-based Learning in Art History and Museum Contexts – ProfHacker - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Games Art Historians Play: Online Game-based Learning in Art History and Museum Contexts – ProfHacker - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Considering a few models within my own discipline of art history will orient colleagues curious about venturing down this pedagogical path, but, as with any learning tool, game-based learning will have to fit the specific context of a given course or program.
To begin with some definitions, game-based learning differs from gamification in several important ways. Sometimes the latter is reduced to bells and whistles such as gold stars and progress bars, but gamification is potentially a much more subtle and powerful teaching strategy. T"
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To begin with some definitions, game-based learning differs from gamification in several important ways. Sometimes the latter is reduced to bells and whistles such as gold stars and progress bars, but gamification is potentially a much more subtle and powerful teaching strategy. T"
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Tuesday, November 03, 2015
The AFP Blog: Calling Young Professionals (And Those Young at Heart)
The AFP Blog: Calling Young Professionals (And Those Young at Heart): "Calling Young Professionals (And Those Young at Heart)
Guest blogging this week on the AFP Blog is the Marketing Chair of AFP’s Youth in Philanthropy Committee Valerie M. Pletcher, MinstF (Adv Dip). Valerie talks about AFP’s collaboration with the Jefferson Awards Foundation Students in Action program and our role in educating youth about fundraising and philanthropy.
When I was a young fundraising professional, I was heavily influenced by my upbringing with Fred Rogers. You know, Mister Rogers (the PBS show). He always found the most creative ways to teach kids about giving and receiving—and with no strings attached."
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Guest blogging this week on the AFP Blog is the Marketing Chair of AFP’s Youth in Philanthropy Committee Valerie M. Pletcher, MinstF (Adv Dip). Valerie talks about AFP’s collaboration with the Jefferson Awards Foundation Students in Action program and our role in educating youth about fundraising and philanthropy.
When I was a young fundraising professional, I was heavily influenced by my upbringing with Fred Rogers. You know, Mister Rogers (the PBS show). He always found the most creative ways to teach kids about giving and receiving—and with no strings attached."
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Report: Economic recovery slow for Northeast Florida nonprofits | jacksonville.com
Report: Economic recovery slow for Northeast Florida nonprofits | jacksonville.com: "While fewer area nonprofits operate in the red and some larger area ones are seeing positive revenue and asset growth, individual donor giving in Northeast Florida “remains soft,” according to a report released Tuesday by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund and the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida."
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The Lessons of the Philanthropy 400: Investing in Fundraising Matters in a More Competitive World - The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Lessons of the Philanthropy 400: Investing in Fundraising Matters in a More Competitive World - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "For instance, the American Red Cross files a single Form 990 while charities of a similar size, like the Boys & Girls Clubs of America or Ducks Unlimited, file individual Forms 990 for hundreds or thousands of affiliates. Looking at the informational tax returns in isolation provides too little insight about the financial heft of charities at a national level.
Perhaps the lesson that is most important for all in philanthropy to understand from the rankings is that the investments charities have made in professionalizing their fundraising is paying off. Competition for donors is stiff, and only those groups that invest in keeping their donors loyal can expect to keep contributions flowing steadily."
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Perhaps the lesson that is most important for all in philanthropy to understand from the rankings is that the investments charities have made in professionalizing their fundraising is paying off. Competition for donors is stiff, and only those groups that invest in keeping their donors loyal can expect to keep contributions flowing steadily."
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Monday, November 02, 2015
Nonprofits: Time to Go Pro | Gila Weinberg | The Blogs | The Times of Israel
Nonprofits: Time to Go Pro | Gila Weinberg | The Blogs | The Times of Israel: "What does it mean to professionalize your team? Simply put, it means clearly defining each person’s role, and ensuring that they are professionally trained and experienced to excel at that role.
This may sound obvious, but to many nonprofit leaders it is not. It’s hard to make the transition from “everyone does everything” to “each professional does their part”. A founding director might think, When we started out, we did all the fundraising ourselves, with no development training; why do we need to hire an experienced fundraiser or grant writer now? When we founded this organization, we managed the finances ourselves; why must we hire a professional to manage our finances now?"
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This may sound obvious, but to many nonprofit leaders it is not. It’s hard to make the transition from “everyone does everything” to “each professional does their part”. A founding director might think, When we started out, we did all the fundraising ourselves, with no development training; why do we need to hire an experienced fundraiser or grant writer now? When we founded this organization, we managed the finances ourselves; why must we hire a professional to manage our finances now?"
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Donations to Red Cross plunge: Typical ebb and flow or sign of lost faith? - CSMonitor.com
Donations to Red Cross plunge: Typical ebb and flow or sign of lost faith? - CSMonitor.com: "Donations to Red Cross plunge: Typical ebb and flow or sign of lost faith?
The humanitarian relief organization saw donations fall by nearly a third in the past year, according to the latest charitable giving survey conducted by The Chronicle of Philanthropy."
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The humanitarian relief organization saw donations fall by nearly a third in the past year, according to the latest charitable giving survey conducted by The Chronicle of Philanthropy."
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