Aquaponics Farm Nonprofit Providing Job Training for Homeless Triples in Size | Nonprofit Quarterly

Aquaponics Farm Nonprofit Providing Job Training for Homeless Triples in Size | Nonprofit Quarterly:



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Pop-up Museums: The Power to Promote Community Content? | Nonprofit Quarterly

Pop-up Museums: The Power to Promote Community Content? | Nonprofit Quarterly: "NPQ has chronicled the concept of prior pop-up art experiences, and this week, Smithsonian reported on the creation of the Colored Girls Museum, a pop-up culture center in Philadelphia.

The purpose of the Colored Girls Museum and its relationship to the community is what’s attracting attention. We’ve covered efforts by established institutions in Philadelphia to reach new audiences, but the Colored Girls Museum is a community-led initiative that converts a home into a living memorial to the experiences of black women."



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What Is Hip? Affordable Housing for Struggling Artists | Nonprofit Quarterly

What Is Hip? Affordable Housing for Struggling Artists | Nonprofit Quarterly: "Subsidized housing for a specific population would not be welcome in every community, and might not be expected to receive unanimous support from the city council of America’s most conservative big city, Mesa, Arizona. But this week, plans for a $14 million affordable housing development for struggling artists took a big step forward when the Mesa City Council voted 7-0 to continue working with Minneapolis-based Artspace on a 77,000-square-foot project for “struggling artists” near downtown. Construction could begin early in 2017, on a project that’s been in the talking stages for about three years."



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Charities Woo Donors With Creative Valentine’s Day Appeals - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Charities Woo Donors With Creative Valentine’s Day Appeals - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate couples of all kinds — including non-human ones. At least that’s the message of Farm Sanctuary, a nonprofit that seeks to protect farm animals from cruelty."



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Meet National Geographic's First Female Chairman Jean Case - Fortune

Meet National Geographic's First Female Chairman Jean Case - Fortune: "For the first time in its 128-year history, the chairman of the board of trustees of the National Geographic Society will be a woman."



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Philanthropy is Alive and Well In The African-American Community - Memphis Daily News

Philanthropy is Alive and Well In The African-American Community - Memphis Daily News: "While we give in unrecorded ways, we are also on the record with our giving. According to a 2012 report from the Kellogg Foundation, “Almost two-thirds of black households make charitable donations, giving 25 percent more of their income than whites. About $11 billion [in giving] comes from black donors. …” That’s a lot of money."



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Charity or Reparations? Native American Farmers Say Nonprofits Not Right Place for Unspent Settlement Money | Nonprofit Quarterly

Charity or Reparations? Native American Farmers Say Nonprofits Not Right Place for Unspent Settlement Money | Nonprofit Quarterly: "“The ends of justice demand that this money should be distributed to the class members instead of providing a historic and unwarranted payout for charitable organizations,” Keepseagle said in her motion.

Marshall Matz, a lawyer representing Keepseagle and other Native Americans who want the money given directly to the ranchers, adds that a charity as intermediary is unnecessary. “I don't know why you would need a foundation—to create a foundation—to do unspecified good things when you can give the money to the people who can prove they were damaged,” Matz said."



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Staging a Comeback: How the Nonprofit Arts Sector Has Evolved since the Great Recession | Nonprofit Quarterly

Staging a Comeback: How the Nonprofit Arts Sector Has Evolved since the Great Recession | Nonprofit Quarterly: "There is ample evidence to demonstrate that nonprofit arts and culture organizations in the United States are rebounding from the Great Recession—albeit more slowly than other parts of the nonprofit sector. The 2014 National Arts Index compiled by Americans for the Arts notes that while the overall economic recovery began in 2009, it did not positively affect the arts until 2012.1 "



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Strengthen Fundraising Before the Next Recession | npENGAGE

Strengthen Fundraising Before the Next Recession | npENGAGE: "In order to survive the economic ups and downs, a fundraising program must be balanced. 
A fundraising program that survives the economic ups and downs and continues to deliver long-term is one that is on balance. It isn’t built on one strong program only. It isn’t even built on one strong program and a bunch of little ones. Instead, it is a like a stool with several thick, strong legs. If one leg is chopped off by an economic downturn, other legs are strong enough to keep the fundraising stool balanced. There may be a loss of income, but enough other income sources are contributing in ways that are significant that the nonprofit can carry on.
Forget rivalry between online fundraising and offline fundraising—we have to do both. The same is true with major donor fundraising and lower level donor cultivation; small dollar donors are the pool for future middle and major level gifts, and it’s risky to let that pool run dry."



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Conservative Billionaire Richard Scaife Tops List of 50 Biggest Donors - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Conservative Billionaire Richard Scaife Tops List of 50 Biggest Donors - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Bequests Put Conservative Billionaire Richard Scaife Atop List of America’s 50 Biggest Donors"



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Super Bowl 50 Raises Record $12M for Charity - NonProfit PRO

Super Bowl 50 Raises Record $12M for Charity - NonProfit PRO: "Philanthropy is the name of the game. OK, well, technically “Super Bowl” is the actual name of the game, but philanthropy is definitely in there somewhere. Especially for Super Bowl 50 and the San Francisco Bay Area.
While the game was sloppy and the commercials underwhelming, there was something noteworthy to come out of it all. (And we don’t mean Beyoncé’s tour announcement.) This year’s host committee raised $12 million for local nonprofits, more than any other host committee has in years past."



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Champaign-area farmers direct $22,500 in donations - AgriNews

Champaign-area farmers direct $22,500 in donations - AgriNews: "GIFFORD, Ill. — Nine farmers have directed $22,500 to area nonprofit organizations through America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund.

The winning farmers and organizations participated Jan. 28 in a presentation at the Midwest Ag Expo. Each farmer directed a $2,500 Grow Communities donation to a nonprofit organization of their choice."



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