As baby boomers retire, Maine nonprofits faced with succession dilemma — Next — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine

As baby boomers retire, Maine nonprofits faced with succession dilemma — Next — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine: "Marble, 66, is among scores of gray-haired Maine nonprofit leaders who are expected to retire in coming months and years, making room for big changes in mission-driven organizations supporting human services, the arts, education, health care, the environment and other public concerns.

The figures in Maine track national percentages, but Maine’s fragile economy and its status as the oldest state in the nation confer extra significance. With about 6,500 nonprofits in Maine employing one in every seven Mainers, experts say the shift in leadership could have wide-ranging social and economic repercussions."



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Embark: A Retrospective of Our 2015 Conference »Blog

Embark: A Retrospective of Our 2015 Conference »Blog: "Embark. That is exactly what more than 1,100 of the country’s most influential leaders of the charitable community did last month as we gathered in Miami for the Independent Sector 2015 conference. What a fitting location beside the glistening waters of Biscayne Bay with the Port of Miami a stone’s throw away! We also were able to come alongside close-by artistic and cultural treasures that fueled our imaginations for the future (more about this below). One thing is certain: while it was the first time IS met in the Gateway City, it surely won’t be the last!"



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This Town, That Town: Washington, D.C.’s Hirshhorn Museum Has Its Anniversary Gala in New York | ARTnews

This Town, That Town: Washington, D.C.’s Hirshhorn Museum Has Its Anniversary Gala in New York | ARTnews:



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The Center for Effective Philanthropy » Reshaping the Business of the Board: Grantpickers or Strategic Thinkers?

The Center for Effective Philanthropy » Reshaping the Business of the Board: Grantpickers or Strategic Thinkers?: "If the job of the foundation board is to oversee strategy and determine the effectiveness of the organization in achieving its goals, isn’t it also the board’s job to pick the right grantees?

Probably not."



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You need a plan for your UBTI -The Nonprofit TImesThe NonProfit Times

You need a plan for your UBTI -The Nonprofit TImesThe NonProfit Times: "Many organizations seek to fundraise by means other than the traditional ones, and such alternative sources can be quite helpful. They can also be quite effective in raising red flags with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and state regulators, resulting in close scrutiny of an organization’s finances and severe penalties when lines have been crossed."



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Matching nonprofit and for-profit missions- The Nonprofit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Matching nonprofit and for-profit missions- The Nonprofit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "St"



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Charity chairs group produces guide to chair/CEO relationship

Charity chairs group produces guide to chair/CEO relationship: "“The key to success is a constant willingness to learn and adapt, and not to leave problems or issues neglected,” she said.

Ruth Lesirge said the report was “not an easy how-to guide: our purpose is to make chairs think about how to get the best out of the relationship and the abilities of their CEO".  She added that the chair-CEO relationship can “make or break a charity” and getting it right is one of the biggest contributions chairs can make to the effectiveness of their organisations.

The guide will be launched at an event tonight and can be downloaded for free from the Association website."



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Artists Protest Brooklyn Museum’s Hosting of Real Estate Summit | Nonprofit Quarterly

Artists Protest Brooklyn Museum’s Hosting of Real Estate Summit | Nonprofit Quarterly: "One wonders how the Brooklyn Museum, set in the midst of an area in the borough being actively gentrified, did not anticipate objections to their renting the museum as a site to the 6th Annual Brooklyn Real Estate Summit, which promises to include more than 600 “top retail, condo, multifamily and office players in the Brooklyn market,” all aiming to shape Brooklyn “into a place to live, work and play,” addressing such questions as, “What opportunities for value-add exist in the seemingly picked-over areas?”"



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A Veterans Day Call for Cleaning Out the Scamming Veterans Charities | Nonprofit Quarterly

A Veterans Day Call for Cleaning Out the Scamming Veterans Charities | Nonprofit Quarterly: "The stories of crummy veterans charities ripping off charitable donors under the guise of helping veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars continue to pile up. Stories abound of various players purporting to help veterans setting up 501(c)(3) public charities and sometimes 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations ostensibly established to help the men and women returning from this nation’s overseas military engagements, but operating with little or no direct benefit to veterans and often significant misinformation to the public and to government agencies and officials."



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Grants Via DAFs Hit Record $12.49 Billion - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Grants Via DAFs Hit Record $12.49 Billion - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "Grants made through donor-advised fund accounts hit an all-time high of $12.49 billion in 2014, a 27-percent increase from 2013’s $9.83 billion. Donor-advised fund accounts, which refer to irrevocable, tax-deductible contributions administered by a charitable sponsor with grants recommended by donors, accounted for 7.6 percent of all individual giving and 5.5 percent of all gifts to charities in 2014."



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Find common ground to promote collaboration « Philanthropy North Carolina

Find common ground to promote collaboration « Philanthropy North Carolina: "Charities like to tout their partnerships yet often fail to explain how they actually work and why they matter.

Collaborative partners should work together to develop a story that makes it easy for donors and other supporters to understand the partnership, including the need it addresses, the people it serves, the way it operates, and the difference it makes for its community."



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St. Francis House of Boston Gala Sets a Record by Raising $750K

massnonprofit news ::: "November 5, 2015 — St. Francis House of Boston, the largest day shelter in Massachusetts, recently set a record at its annual gala, raising $750,000, beating its goal by $50,000, to support the men and women it serves by providing rehabilitative and housing services."



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7 More Weeks – Are You Ready for Year-End Fundraising? - Clairification

7 More Weeks – Are You Ready for Year-End Fundraising? - Clairification: "This is the giving season! Between now and December 31st, statistically, are the “make or break” weeks for your annual fundraising. It doesn’t matter what fiscal year you’re on. Donors operate on a calendar year.

So I’m offering up 5 tips to help you out."



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Giving Tuesday, In Its Fourth Year, Is Now Officially a “Thing” | Nonprofit Quarterly

Giving Tuesday, In Its Fourth Year, Is Now Officially a “Thing” | Nonprofit Quarterly: "Giving Tuesday, In Its Fourth Year, Is Now Officially a “Thing”"



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Fundraiser Fail: What to do when your new fundraiser isn't living up to expectations

Fundraiser Fail: What to do when your new fundraiser isn't living up to expectations:



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