Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Three schools define social philanthropy debate, says professor - Investment Europe
Three schools define social philanthropy debate, says professor - Investment Europe: Across the world, we seem to be expanding our perspectives from a narrow definition of the non-profit (third sector) to a broader, more hybrid approach to addressing social issues through private, market-oriented solutions.
Nonprofit Organizations with Active Fundraising Boards More Likely to Meet Goal - Press - AFP
Nonprofit Organizations with Active Fundraising Boards More Likely to Meet Goal - Press - AFP: Selected key findings
Engaging board members in fundraising helps organizations reach their fundraising goals. For 2011, 60 percent of those that did engage board members met their goal, compared with just 53 percent of those who did not
Working with a board-level development committee increases the chances an organization met its goal in 2011: 63 percent of organizations with a board-level development committee met their fundraising goals for 2011, compared with 52 percent of those without that type of committee.
Organizations in which board members request friends or business associates to make a financial contribution met their fundraising goals for 2011 more frequently than did those that did not ask board members to make similar requests.
Among organizations that require a minimum board member contribution, the median amount $1,000, but it higher for arts ($2,000), and education nonprofit organizations ($2,500).The minimum amounts also increase with organizational budget size, with some very large organizations asking for minimums of more than $100,000.
Engaging board members in fundraising helps organizations reach their fundraising goals. For 2011, 60 percent of those that did engage board members met their goal, compared with just 53 percent of those who did not
Working with a board-level development committee increases the chances an organization met its goal in 2011: 63 percent of organizations with a board-level development committee met their fundraising goals for 2011, compared with 52 percent of those without that type of committee.
Organizations in which board members request friends or business associates to make a financial contribution met their fundraising goals for 2011 more frequently than did those that did not ask board members to make similar requests.
Among organizations that require a minimum board member contribution, the median amount $1,000, but it higher for arts ($2,000), and education nonprofit organizations ($2,500).The minimum amounts also increase with organizational budget size, with some very large organizations asking for minimums of more than $100,000.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Making the nonprofit leap: What you need to know
Making the nonprofit leap: What you need to know: alues aligned
But then things changed. The company was bought out and the new owners cared little for CSR. With professional and personal values no long aligned, Strong accepted a package, took some time off, volunteered at a local thrift shop and made a big change: she joined the ranks of the nonprofit sector. Today, as director at Volunteer MBC (Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon), Strong calls the transition life-affirming. "Working for a company was all about money at the end of the day but, personally, I didn't get a whole lot out of it for myself," she explains. "Whereas this is like night and day."
But then things changed. The company was bought out and the new owners cared little for CSR. With professional and personal values no long aligned, Strong accepted a package, took some time off, volunteered at a local thrift shop and made a big change: she joined the ranks of the nonprofit sector. Today, as director at Volunteer MBC (Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon), Strong calls the transition life-affirming. "Working for a company was all about money at the end of the day but, personally, I didn't get a whole lot out of it for myself," she explains. "Whereas this is like night and day."
Charity Board Members Get Weak Grades in Fundraising - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Charity Board Members Get Weak Grades in Fundraising - Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Nonprofit board members continue to fall short in meeting the fundraising expectations of their chief executives, a new survey has found.
The Nonprofit Governance Index, conducted every two to three years by BoardSource, a nonprofit group that works to strengthen boards, this year asked more than 1,300 chief executives about their trustees’ performance, policies, and involvement in fundraising and other issues.
The Nonprofit Governance Index, conducted every two to three years by BoardSource, a nonprofit group that works to strengthen boards, this year asked more than 1,300 chief executives about their trustees’ performance, policies, and involvement in fundraising and other issues.
Social Charity Index: Charities begin to harness networked power | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional
Social Charity Index: Charities begin to harness networked power | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional: What could not-for-profits be capable of achieving if they had free access to over 12 million connected and engaged people? That's the number of social media savvy follows, subscribers and likes the top 100 social
charities are getting in the UK today, according to the second annual Social Charity Index.
charities are getting in the UK today, according to the second annual Social Charity Index.
Social Charity Index: Charities begin to harness networked power | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional
Social Charity Index: Charities begin to harness networked power | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional: What could not-for-profits be capable of achieving if they had free access to over 12 million connected and engaged people? That's the number of social media savvy follows, subscribers and likes the top 100 social
charities are getting in the UK today, according to the second annual Social Charity Index.
charities are getting in the UK today, according to the second annual Social Charity Index.
Microsoft launches charity for young people - CSMonitor.com
Microsoft launches charity for young people - CSMonitor.com: Taken altogether, that means Microsoft is committing the majority of its corporate cash giving to philanthropic efforts that support and serve youth.
YouthSpark is aimed at creating opportunities such as education, employment and entrepreneurship for about 300 million youths in 100 countries over the next three years.
Microsoft is partnering with hundreds of nonprofits worldwide in the effort.
YouthSpark is aimed at creating opportunities such as education, employment and entrepreneurship for about 300 million youths in 100 countries over the next three years.
Microsoft is partnering with hundreds of nonprofits worldwide in the effort.
Nonprofit chamber: Organizations in Palm Beach County pulling scarce resources - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Nonprofit chamber: Organizations in Palm Beach County pulling scarce resources - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com: Nonprofits in Palm Beach County are banding together like a chamber of commerce, but without the commerce.
Instead of working together to grow their collective profits, they'll work together to stay alive and keep up their levels of service as funding slows and demand grows.
"Resources are more scarce, and in the not-for-profit world, needs are greater," said Diana Stanley, CEO of The Lord's Place, an organization that helps the homeless. She's the chair of the new Chamber of Nonprofit Health and Human Service Agencies in Palm Beach County.
Instead of working together to grow their collective profits, they'll work together to stay alive and keep up their levels of service as funding slows and demand grows.
"Resources are more scarce, and in the not-for-profit world, needs are greater," said Diana Stanley, CEO of The Lord's Place, an organization that helps the homeless. She's the chair of the new Chamber of Nonprofit Health and Human Service Agencies in Palm Beach County.
A Too-Sad Truth about the Nonprofit Sector - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.
A Too-Sad Truth about the Nonprofit Sector - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.
“Is there something in society’s subconscious that expects nonprofits to operate in ‘poverty-like ways’?” That question was a showstopper in the Cohort 20 classroom of the summer 2010 master’s program in philanthropy and development at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. We were talking about the starvation mentality in so many nonprofits—you know, things like really old, rather dysfunctional computers and such poor wages that employees cannot afford a reasonable mortgage and may have to visit the soup kitchen for a meal.
“Is there something in society’s subconscious that expects nonprofits to operate in ‘poverty-like ways’?” That question was a showstopper in the Cohort 20 classroom of the summer 2010 master’s program in philanthropy and development at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. We were talking about the starvation mentality in so many nonprofits—you know, things like really old, rather dysfunctional computers and such poor wages that employees cannot afford a reasonable mortgage and may have to visit the soup kitchen for a meal.
Colo. Names Kenneth Feinberg to Oversee Aurora Funds - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Colo. Names Kenneth Feinberg to Oversee Aurora Funds - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Colo. Names Kenneth Feinberg to Oversee Aurora Funds
September 24, 2012, 10:37 am
The Washington, D.C., attorney who managed the Sept. 11 victims’ fund and other compensation cases arising from crises and tragedies will oversee distribution of donations to aid victims of the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting, says the Denver Post.
September 24, 2012, 10:37 am
The Washington, D.C., attorney who managed the Sept. 11 victims’ fund and other compensation cases arising from crises and tragedies will oversee distribution of donations to aid victims of the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting, says the Denver Post.
The Power of Catalytic Philanthropy
The Power of Catalytic Philanthropy: So when you come to the end of the innovations that business and government are willing to invest in, you still find a vast, unexplored space of innovation where the returns can be fantastic. This space is a fertile area for what I call catalytic philanthropy.
Catalytic philanthropy has the high-stakes feel of the private market, but can transcend the key market limitations above: The investor doesn’t need a share of the benefits—those go to poor people, or sick people or society generally, all of whom stand to gain earth-shaking returns from the kind of innovations that business and government likely won’t pursue unless philanthropy goes first. And once you’ve found a solution that works, catalytic philanthropy can harness political and market forces to get those innovations to the people who need them most.
Catalytic philanthropy has the high-stakes feel of the private market, but can transcend the key market limitations above: The investor doesn’t need a share of the benefits—those go to poor people, or sick people or society generally, all of whom stand to gain earth-shaking returns from the kind of innovations that business and government likely won’t pursue unless philanthropy goes first. And once you’ve found a solution that works, catalytic philanthropy can harness political and market forces to get those innovations to the people who need them most.
The importance of listening to donor research
The importance of listening to donor research: et’s start from the beginning. Common knowledge tells us that regular giving is better than cash donations. We all know it; it’s our shibboleth.
Except of course we don’t, really. We can measure only what we record; and as long as there are anonymous donations we will never know the value of any donor. Unless 100 per cent of income – tins, events, gifts in kind, retail donations and purchases, sponsorship and legacies – can be tracked back to an individual and the complete behaviour of every don
Except of course we don’t, really. We can measure only what we record; and as long as there are anonymous donations we will never know the value of any donor. Unless 100 per cent of income – tins, events, gifts in kind, retail donations and purchases, sponsorship and legacies – can be tracked back to an individual and the complete behaviour of every don
White House Philanthropy Event Was a Closed-Door Affair - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
White House Philanthropy Event Was a Closed-Door Affair - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: The event—hosted by the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation and attended by philanthropists, nonprofit leaders, government officials, and others—was not announced publicly and was closed to the news media.
There were no news releases, White House blog mentions, or Webcasts.
A few participants blew the event’s cover, however. One nonprofit group sent out a news release about its founder’s plans to attend. Several attendees tweeted throughout the day at #WHInnovation. And some discussed it with The Chronicle afterward.
There were no news releases, White House blog mentions, or Webcasts.
A few participants blew the event’s cover, however. One nonprofit group sent out a news release about its founder’s plans to attend. Several attendees tweeted throughout the day at #WHInnovation. And some discussed it with The Chronicle afterward.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Federal Workplace Charity Drive Cuts Goal to 4-Year Low - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Federal Workplace Charity Drive Cuts Goal to 4-Year Low - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Federal Workplace Charity Drive Cuts Goal to 4-Year Low
September 21, 2012, 10:07 am
The Combined Federal Campaign for the Washington, D.C., area is reducing its fundraising goal for 2012, the first such drop in recent memory, according to the Federal Times.
The $62-million target is $2-million below last year’s collection from U.S. government employees based in the Washington area and represents the lowest target since 2008 for the drive, the largest of the regional CFC campaigns.
September 21, 2012, 10:07 am
The Combined Federal Campaign for the Washington, D.C., area is reducing its fundraising goal for 2012, the first such drop in recent memory, according to the Federal Times.
The $62-million target is $2-million below last year’s collection from U.S. government employees based in the Washington area and represents the lowest target since 2008 for the drive, the largest of the regional CFC campaigns.
White House Hosts Innovation Forum for Philanthropists - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
White House Hosts Innovation Forum for Philanthropists - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: More than 150 leaders in philanthropy and finance gathered at the White House on Thursday for a private meeting on “innovation in philanthropy” that featured Jean Case, chief executive of the Case Foundation, as a keynote speaker.
Utah lost 38 percent of nonprofits, charities since 2009 | Deseret News
Utah lost 38 percent of nonprofits, charities since 2009 | Deseret News: Nonprofits in Utah dropped by 38 percent to 3,568 since 2009 as many are struggling to find finances for already struggling budgets, according to a study by the Community Foundation of Utah.
Four out of every five nonprofit organizations in Utah work with budgets of less than $100,000 while employing more than 5 percent of the state’s work force.
Four out of every five nonprofit organizations in Utah work with budgets of less than $100,000 while employing more than 5 percent of the state’s work force.
Kathleen P. Enright: Building Non-Profit Resilience: Strong Roots in a Harsh Climate
Kathleen P. Enright: Building Non-Profit Resilience: Strong Roots in a Harsh Climate: For those of us who work in philanthropy, we are continually looking for how we can strengthen organizations that operate in their own types of droughts -- environments where their services are often most critical when funding is scarce, as demonstrated unambiguously by the recent financial crisis. Working in this type of environment requires strong roots. Yet all too often, grantmakers are focused on seeing immediate results from their grants neglecting the foundational roots that build the resilience required to sustain a non-profit organization for the long-term. As a result, grantees go without proper support for capacity building.
Are Online Philanthropy Contests Worth the Effort? - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Are Online Philanthropy Contests Worth the Effort? - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: After this year’s Chase Community Giving contest closed after a troubled start, some nonprofit leaders debated the costs and benefits of participating in these type of vote-driven corporate philanthropy contests in The Chronicle’s LinkedIn group.
Some nonprofit leaders say they have had success with the contests, while others are skeptical of whether the campaigns benefit nonprofits or the corporate donor.
Here are some highlights from the debate:
Some nonprofit leaders say they have had success with the contests, while others are skeptical of whether the campaigns benefit nonprofits or the corporate donor.
Here are some highlights from the debate:
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Lessons from a Board’s Failure or Campus Coup Squelched - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.
Lessons from a Board’s Failure or Campus Coup Squelched - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.: Last June, the University of Virginia’s governing body, called the “Board of Visitors,” made an unexpected move. They asked University President Teresa Sullivan to step down. By the end of the month, the Board stunningly reversed its decision. What happened in between her firing and re-hiring is another great example of the tension between closely held power and the public will.
Microsoft Mobilizes to Create Opportunities for 300 Million Youth Around the World
Microsoft Mobilizes to Create Opportunities for 300 Million Youth Around the World: Microsoft YouthSpark is a new companywide initiative to create opportunities for 300 million youth through a range of global programs, delivered in partnership with governments, nonprofits and other businesses.
Ex-NFL Owners Give $24-Million to Fla. Grant Maker - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Ex-NFL Owners Give $24-Million to Fla. Grant Maker - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Wayne and Delores Weaver, the former owners of football’s Jacksonville Jaguars, have dissolved their family foundation and donated its $23.7-million in assets to the city’s Community Foundation, writes The Florida Times-Union.
Fast start helps online fundraising challenge set record | Richmond Times-Dispatch
Fast start helps online fundraising challenge set record | Richmond Times-Dispatch: -
Richmonders gave early and often Wednesday, helping The Community Foundation set a record in its annual online fundraiser less than a third of the way through the 36-hour event.
A little before 8 p.m., more than 8,000 donors had committed more than $589,000 to area nonprofit groups in The Amazing Raise, topping last year's total.
Richmonders gave early and often Wednesday, helping The Community Foundation set a record in its annual online fundraiser less than a third of the way through the 36-hour event.
A little before 8 p.m., more than 8,000 donors had committed more than $589,000 to area nonprofit groups in The Amazing Raise, topping last year's total.
Can ‘#GivingTuesday’ do for charities what ‘Black Friday’ does for retailers? - The Washington Post
Can ‘#GivingTuesday’ do for charities what ‘Black Friday’ does for retailers? - The Washington Post: In addition to the 92nd Street Y, the effort is being promoted by leaders at notable non- and for-profit organizations, including nonprofit software service provider Blackbaud, which is hosting its annual conference Bbcon starting at the end of the month. Mashable COO Sharon Feder, The Economist’s Matthew Bishop and Stanford professor Robert Reich are also listed among those helping to promote the effort.
IKEA Foundation Expands Its Giving to American Groups - The Giveaway - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
IKEA Foundation Expands Its Giving to American Groups - The Giveaway - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: The IKEA Foundation, in Sweden, is expanding its giving to American nonprofits that fight poverty in the developing world, the organization said today.
The foundation says it will provide seven grants this year totaling more than $40-million to nonprofits in Britain and the United States.
The foundation says it will provide seven grants this year totaling more than $40-million to nonprofits in Britain and the United States.
Where to Find a Consultant: In Your Community or Elsewhere? - Good Advice - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Where to Find a Consultant: In Your Community or Elsewhere? - Good Advice - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Where to Find a Consultant: In Your Community or Elsewhere?
September 19, 2012, 7:13 pm
By Penelope Cagney
Among the decisions charities must make when it comes time to hire a fundraising consultant is whether to use someone local or someone outside the community. There are advantages to both.
Locals already know about donors in the community and will not need to be brought up to speed. Board members and staff who have already worked with them may trust and be comfortable with them.
September 19, 2012, 7:13 pm
By Penelope Cagney
Among the decisions charities must make when it comes time to hire a fundraising consultant is whether to use someone local or someone outside the community. There are advantages to both.
Locals already know about donors in the community and will not need to be brought up to speed. Board members and staff who have already worked with them may trust and be comfortable with them.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Dough Rising for Panera Bread Foundation - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.
Dough Rising for Panera Bread Foundation - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.: For the fourth time, Panera Bread Company is converting a for-profit restaurant into a nonprofit Panera Cares Cafe, that in many ways mirrors its for-profit parent. The latest Panera Cares is in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. Like the first three similar ventures, the main difference for customers is that the menu lists “suggested donations” in lieu of prices, and payment is made via a donation box
Reflections from Stanford Nonprofit Management Institute: New Skills for a Complex World | Beth’s Blog
Reflections from Stanford Nonprofit Management Institute: New Skills for a Complex World | Beth’s Blog: New Skills for a Complex World” was the theme of the seventh annual Nonprofit Management Institute, a two-day conference for several hundred nonprofit leaders sponsored by the Stanford Social Innovation Review and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) earlier this week.
How to create an effective campaign
How to create an effective campaign: With so many charities vying to tell the wider world about their cause, trying to get your charity's message out to potential donors and supporters can be a challenge. So how do charities make sure that their communications campaigns reach their target audience and have the desired effect? We asked charity communications experts for their top tips.
Nonprofits part of push to raise money - News - Progress-Index
Nonprofits part of push to raise money - News - Progress-Index: PETERSBURG - The Amazing Raise, a fundraising effort for nonprofits throughout the region, kicks off at noon today and continues through 6:30 p.m. Thursday. A total of 28 organizations within the area stand to benefit from the event.
According to the organization's website, www.givesouthsideva.org, the event is "a unique, online giving event that provides an opportunity for people who care about the Greater Richmond region to come together and raise as much money as possible for local nonprofits in 36 hours."
According to the organization's website, www.givesouthsideva.org, the event is "a unique, online giving event that provides an opportunity for people who care about the Greater Richmond region to come together and raise as much money as possible for local nonprofits in 36 hours."
Donors to nonprofit campaign groups can remain secret - Washington Times
Donors to nonprofit campaign groups can remain secret - Washington Times: With the presidential campaign now entering in its final phase, a federal appeals court Tuesday overturned a ruling that could have curbed the ability of secret-money outside groups from running advertisements during that critical time.
The court said that nonprofit groups such as Crossroads GPS, the Republican group helmed by Karl Rove, do not have to disclose their donors, even if they run ads that clearly name a political candidate in the two months before an election.
The court said that nonprofit groups such as Crossroads GPS, the Republican group helmed by Karl Rove, do not have to disclose their donors, even if they run ads that clearly name a political candidate in the two months before an election.
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