Where in the World Are Those JDS Alumni? | eJewish Philanthropy: Your Jewish Philanthropy Resource

Where in the World Are Those JDS Alumni? | eJewish Philanthropy: Your Jewish Philanthropy Resource: Imagine you had to choose the group of people who are most likely to become Jewish day school donors. Who would you pick?

How about alumni? If you can find these grads and give them your spiel, bags bursting with money will soon be trucking their way into your development office, right?

Well, not exactly.

United Way event aims at young NH philanthropists | New Hampshire NEWS02

United Way event aims at young NH philanthropists | New Hampshire NEWS02: MANCHESTER — Granite United Way’s Emerging Leaders Society (ELS) will hold a networking event, “A Night at the Ballpark with ELS,” this week to introduce young professionals with an interest in philanthropy and service.

Newark needs more money to meet Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million challenge | NJ.com

Newark needs more money to meet Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million challenge | NJ.com: Nonprofits often find their fundraising efforts stymied by philanthropic groups who prefer dedicated donations, said Andrea McManus, chairwoman of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

How much can Sri Lanka help itself? | Tom Widger | Global development | guardian.co.uk

How much can Sri Lanka help itself? | Tom Widger | Global development | guardian.co.uk: How much can Sri Lanka help itself?

Indigenous charity and philanthropy could transform development in Sri Lanka – but will it be for better or for worse?

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Long economic slog saps church, charity assistance in Oregon

Long economic slog saps church, charity assistance in Oregon: PORTLAND, Ore. — Economists say the recession is over, but Oregon churches and charity organizations say they don't see it. Demand for private and public aid is rising, they say, and the money to provide it is down.

Organizations are dipping into reserves, scaling back programs or turning people away, The Oregonian (http://bit.ly/Nu2lP4 ) reported Tuesday. Other organizations are dealing with volunteer burnout and donor fatigue.

Embracing Failure Does Not Mean Embracing Mistakes

Embracing Failure Does Not Mean Embracing Mistakes: Jamie wrote a piece referencing one of the great (and unexpected) takeaways from our Blogworld New York session on Humanize. In the book, we cite NTEN as one of our shining examples of a truly human organization. The intel Amy Sample Ward shared as our panelist was REALLY AWESOME, even more than I thought it would be, so much so that we plan to create a whole new case study series of posts about it either here on SocialFishing or over on Get Me Jamie Notter. She showed us how NTEN views authenticity, experimentation, guiding principles, transparency, and a whole lot more.

Mass. Nonprofits Challenged to Chart a New Course of Action

massnonprofit.org ::: une 7, 2012 — While the Massachusetts nonprofit sector has shown “enormous innovation, introspection, and creativity” in response to the economic crash four years ago, its future well-being depends on charting a new course of action, according to a major report released today by The Boston Foundation.

Noting that the sector is threatened by “its challenging financial health,” the report—Passion and Purpose Revisited, a follow-up to a similar analysis completed in 2008—calls on Massachusetts nonprofits to map their future based on research, better alignment of programs and funding, and evidence-based performance measures.

Deconstructing Philanthropy: The fossilized newsletter?

Deconstructing Philanthropy: The fossilized newsletter?: But when I started thinking, I realized that the question was wrong. To me, the question isn’t whether or not newsletters are relevant. The question is where and with whom newsletters work. Let’s start by looking at two charities (invented by me!) with two scenarios – and see if we can’t bring a clearer and sharper perspective to the newsletter issue.

Write a Book! Questions to Ask Yourself Before Submitting a Book Proposal - Resource Center - AFP

Write a Book! Questions to Ask Yourself Before Submitting a Book Proposal - Resource Center - AFP: Write a Book! Questions to Ask Yourself Before Submitting a Book Proposal

Ditch Your Board Composition Matrix | Blue Avocado

Ditch Your Board Composition Matrix | Blue Avocado: hat's wrong here is that these board composition matrices focus our attention on what people are, rather than on what the organization needs board members to do.

Three traps of the board composition matrix

Donor-Advised Funds: Non-Transparent Tax Shelters for Good | Blue Avocado

Donor-Advised Funds: Non-Transparent Tax Shelters for Good | Blue Avocado: Nonprofits are probably most familiar with donor-advised funds (DAFs) at community foundations: a donor gives, let's say, $1 million to a community foundation and gets a $1 million tax deduction that year. Over the next several years, the donor "advises" the foundation to pay out the $1 million in grants to various nonprofits that the donor selects. Donor-advised funds are also administed by commercial institutions such as Fidelity and and Chase. Writer Jeff Angus took a closer look at DAFs for Blue Avocado:

Charities open their finances to donors via smartphone apps – USATODAY.com

Charities open their finances to donors via smartphone apps – USATODAY.com: Potential donors in New Jersey and Washington state can already check out charities on their smartphones before they write checks. Other states are likely to follow, says Patrick Rooney, executive director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

Good Works Co. - Tools and Resources from AFP Techknow

Good Works Co. - Tools and Resources from AFP Techknow: I’m just back from the inaugural AFP TechKnow Conference, which took place earlier this week in Orlando. It was a jam-packed few days and I’m still processing all the information I took in.

Over the two days of the conference, speakers referred to many tools and websites that could be used for reference, analytics and measurement. As well, a few of us were storifying sessions, and many speakers posted their handouts to Slideshare or the Techknow website. I thought it would be worth pulling all those great references together into one place.

Volunteers help after thieves sabotage lifeline service

Volunteers help after thieves sabotage lifeline service: Emergency response volunteers were called out to help after thieves cut off a vital medical alert telephone line in the Highlands.

More than 200 vulnerable people in the West Highlands were put at risk on 8 June when metal thieves interfered with a subsea communications cable in Loch Carron.

The disruption immediately cut off local telephone and internet services, including special telecare services. These are used by vulnerable people to summon medical help in the event of an emergency in their homes.

Nonprofits struggle with fewer resources as demand grows - Editorials - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington news, weather and sports

Nonprofits struggle with fewer resources as demand grows - Editorials - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington news, weather and sports: Thurston County nonprofits are straining under the weight of the recession, withdrawing programs and restructuring staff in order to meet their new fiscal realities.

It’s the same story across the state and the nation. State and federal funding has steeply declined along with private and corporate giving, leaving nonprofits to execute painful downsizing, even as the demand for services has been increasing at an alarming rate.

Study: Arts earn their keep in Portland | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Study: Arts earn their keep in Portland | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram: A new study by a national arts advocacy organization offers a more complete snapshot.

Americans for the Arts collected data specific to Portland for its Arts & Economic Prosperity IV survey.

It suggests that Portland's nonprofit arts and culture sector is a $49.1 million industry, with organizational spending of $26.5 million and audience expenditures of $22.6 million.

4 non-cash gifts that require substantiation - TheNonProfitTimes

4 non-cash gifts that require substantiation - TheNonProfitTimes: Nonprofits will not always receive gifts in the form of cash. Non-cash gifts, such as computer equipment or office supplies, can be just as useful. Yet even these gifts still have cash value.

That’s right, even non-cash gifts are income, at least they are in the eyes of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Depending on the cash value of these gif

Buffett's Charity Lunch Auction Ends Friday Night - ABC News

Buffett's Charity Lunch Auction Ends Friday Night - ABC News: ids in an annual auction of a private lunch with investor Warren Buffett to benefit the homeless were well below last year's $2.6 million winner early Friday, with just hours left before the sale closes.

The top bid early Friday was $410,200, but in past auctions, the bids didn't reach astronomical levels until close to the end.

Foundation Giving Did Not Keep Pace With Inflation in 2011 - The Giveaway - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Foundation Giving Did Not Keep Pace With Inflation in 2011 - The Giveaway - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Giving by U.S. foundations totaled an estimated $46.9-billion last year, an increase of only 2 percent from 2010 and a more than 2 percent drop from 2009, according to a new study on foundation giving.

Ryan Scott: The Volunteer Dating Game

Ryan Scott: The Volunteer Dating Game: But for whatever reason, you haven't taken the plunge, so volunteer mingling will have to suffice.

It doesn't have to be this way. Imagine a world where the energy, passion and skills of
volunteers aligned perfectly with the needs and capacity of nonprofits. Where expectations
were calibrated and trust was built over time.

That's the world that Gap Inc. is working to create with its global teams of employee volunteers.

Robert Rauschenberg's Captiva complex to house artists, authors | The News-Press | news-press.com

Robert Rauschenberg's Captiva complex to house artists, authors | The News-Press | news-press.com: Created by the New York-based foundation, the new artists residency program will allow artists to live and work on the 26-acre property, painting or writing or sculpting as they share ideas and attempt to make artistic breakthroughs. Rauschenberg, himself, lived and worked there for four decades. The foundation now owns the property.

Why Do I Need an Advisory Board and How Do I Build It? - Global Business Hub - Boston.com

Why Do I Need an Advisory Board and How Do I Build It? - Global Business Hub - Boston.com: Whether you are a nonprofit, a private or a public company, the need is there. An Advisory board has the ability to provide strategic counsel from an industry and competitive perspective on various topics of expertise. The time and money invested in your advisory board members should be far outweighed by the counsel and strategic value they impart on your organization.

Donor Database | Community Techknowledge

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Donor Database | Community Techknowledge: Deborah goes to Marc Baizman for answers to the following question:

Question: How can development professionals get up to speed about donor databases for small nonprofits?

What Makes a Stellar Nonprofit Technology Conference? | Atlantic BT

What Makes a Stellar Nonprofit Technology Conference? | Atlantic BT: You ask 100 nonprofit professionals, you’ll get 100 answers. Aside from one thing, working WIFI ;-)

This week’s Inaugural AFP International TechKnow Conference did nail that one.
They also nailed the headliner closing session -Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak. More on him in a bit.

Mark Rosenman: Nonprofits Missing From Big Battles

Mark Rosenman: Nonprofits Missing From Big Battles: Charities and foundations should be geared up to confront immediate and near-term policy battles of extraordinary consequence to them. Instead, they seem to be wearing blinders -- or simply fear controversy, no matter the stakes.

Congressional Republicans want a repeat of last summer's divisive struggle over raising the debt limit and are committed to pursuing new budget cuts. This comes after the House recently approved changes to last year's deficit-cutting sequestration agreement and shifted what was a shared annual burden of $109 billion entirely to domestic programs and actually raised the defense budget instead of cutting it.

8 Tips for Raising Money and Attracting Support on Social Networks - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

8 Tips for Raising Money and Attracting Support on Social Networks - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Mr. Copeland was one of several specialists in social-network fundraising who offered suggestions for charities at this week’s inaugural AFP TechKnow, a technology conference in Orlando, Fla., organized by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Following

Philanthropic studies now has major implications | Deseret News

Philanthropic studies now has major implications | Deseret News: Philanthropy has transitioned from a utopian ideal to a tangible career path after five students graduated from Indiana University with what are believed to be the first-ever bachelor's degrees in philanthropic studies, according to a recent article by Maureen West in The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

IndustryWeek : CEO Departures in May Down Slightly From 2011

IndustryWeek : CEO Departures in May Down Slightly From 2011: In May, 99 CEOs announced their departures, down from 103 in May 2011.

The majority of CEO departures occurred in the health care and government/nonprofit sectors, with 19 changes for each industry.

Make CSR mandatory, says philanthropist Sitaram Jindal

Make CSR mandatory, says philanthropist Sitaram Jindal: The idea of legislation for corporate houses to make charity mandatory might sound pushy, but veteran industry warhorse Sitaram Jindal, who set up his charitable trust as early as in 1969, foresees the need of one immediately to push Indian industry into more vigorous philanthropy in the social sector.

Three Lessons Learned from Freeing Three American Hikers: From Integrity to Engagement to Relationship-based Fundraising - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.

Three Lessons Learned from Freeing Three American Hikers: From Integrity to Engagement to Relationship-based Fundraising - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.: Since our Free the Hikers social media campaign achieved its primary, seemingly impossible, objective of freeing my dear friends Josh Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd, I have received numerous requests to share our secret. Political prisoner campaigns, human rights organizations, mental health organizations, and even businesses, want to know how we built the global movement that it took to free them. They want to replicate our success in building a large, very engaged global support base that takes action to help them achieve their key objective(s). For political prisoner campaigns and non-profit organizations, a key objective is fundraising to enable them to pursue their mission. They want to know how we used social media to fundraise. Many of the campaigns and organizations that have sought my advice have the misconception that I can share our “secret” in a brief phone call or e-mail message, that they can replicate our success in a few minutes or hours/week, and that social media work starts with posting on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.