One Simple Way to Give Your Twitter Chat Legs – Market the Repurposed Chat Summary

One Simple Way to Give Your Twitter Chat Legs – Market the Repurposed Chat Summary: "Twitter chats are an excellent source of content to repurpose. You get a few to dozens of people participating and sharing resources and ideas on typically a narrow topic. The conversation ebbs and flows, but there are usually good nuggets of information that can and should be pulled out and shared."

Harvard program helps retired leaders shift gears - The Boston Globe

Harvard program helps retired leaders shift gears - The Boston Globe: "But Denham is indeed attending Harvard, as part of the school’s Advanced Leadership Initiative, a yearlong fellowship for people with 20 or more years of leadership experience who, instead of retiring, want to spend the next phase of their lives starting socially conscious ventures. Fifty-five fellows have paid roughly $50,000 each to get help leveraging their past experience into starting new and meaningful projects."

Two Blueprints For Successful Donor Retention

Two Blueprints For Successful Donor Retention: "Two Blueprints For Successful Donor Retention

By Mark Hrywna

Retention programs are designed to keep supporters engaged on an annualized basis, and some such programs can be the most effective strategy to improve lifetime value of donors, with the ultimate goal to grow the donor file, maximizing revenue and building long-term value."

Cause Marketing, Selfishness Drive Consumer Giving | Cause marketing for nonprofits

Cause Marketing, Selfishness Drive Consumer Giving | Cause marketing for nonprofits: "New research out of the University of Michigan confirms what I always knew was true: I was right to name my cause marketing blog Selfish Giving. After giving college students the choice between donating through a cause marketing promotion or donating directly, the students that chose the former felt more selfish, less generous and even less happy.

Maybe I should change my blog to SelfishStingyUnhappyGiving.com"

Need seen for policy research | Philanthropy Journal

Need seen for policy research | Philanthropy Journal: "As the environment for nonprofits becomes more challenging because of high-profile scandals, rising needs, fundraising pressures and government budget crises, sector leaders see the need for more and better research on the effects of public policies on nonprofits, a new report says."

Interview - Jane Wales | .

Interview - Jane Wales | .: "Jane Wales founded the Global Philanthropy Forum ten years ago, with the aim of building a community of donors and social investors and enhancing strategic giving. Since then, the forum has grown from its Silicon Valley roots to encompass donors from around the world. Have the last ten years been as she expected in terms of both the forum and wider philanthropy, asked Caroline Hartnell, and what developments can we expect to see in the coming years?"

Heifer Blog | The Official Blog of Heifer International: Shoeless Heifer Hooves to Promote One Day Without Shoes

Heifer Blog | The Official Blog of Heifer International: Shoeless Heifer Hooves to Promote One Day Without Shoes

Benchmarking and Analyzing Salaries: A Fast How-To | Blue Avocado

Benchmarking and Analyzing Salaries: A Fast How-To | Blue Avocado: "To illustrate ways to analyze salaries, let's look at a simplified example of an environmental research organization. First we'll chart salary ranges, then add benchmark salaries, and then look at two ways to look at analyzing individual salaries.

The five salary categories in this fictitious organization:"

Marc Gold travels Asia paying it forward through little acts of kindness - CSMonitor.com

Marc Gold travels Asia paying it forward through little acts of kindness - CSMonitor.com: "Everywhere he goes, Gold performs acts of kindness, both random and preplanned. He hands out soccer balls and art supplies to children at a Tibetan orphanage. He helps an elderly scavenger in Sulawesi, Indonesia, open a small grocery store. He buys a year's supply of rice for battered women at a shelter in Jaipur, India."

Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks young philanthropists - Fosters

Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks young philanthropists - Fosters: "PORTSMOUTH — Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Seacoast invites community members in their 20s and 30s to apply for a new initiative, 'Young Philanthropists for Mentoring,' also known as YP4M."

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | No Drop in the Bucket: Salvation Army Seeks $22 Million in Lawsuit

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | No Drop in the Bucket: Salvation Army Seeks $22 Million in Lawsuit: "April 1, 2011; Source: New York Times | One of the largest charities in the country is seeking the court's help to salvage the damage from what it claims were bad investment decisions made without its approval. The New York Times reports that in its lawsuit seeking $22 million, the Salvation Army's southern division alleges that the Bank of New York Mellon's 'misconduct' resulted in losses and left the charity with 'unproductive, toxic assets with extended maturity dates, the values of which have substantially declined.'"

'Quakebook': Bloggers Respond to Japan Disaster With Twitter-Sourced Charity Book - Scene Asia - WSJ

'Quakebook': Bloggers Respond to Japan Disaster With Twitter-Sourced Charity Book - Scene Asia - WSJ: "“2:46 Quakebook,” a Twitter-sourced collection of personal accounts of the quake and its aftermath that will soon be available for purchase here, is one group’s response to the disaster initiated by the local blogging community that aims to raise money for relief efforts (the title refers to the time at which the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck on March 11). All proceeds will go to the Japanese Red Cross."

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Nonprofit Leaders Respond to the Budget Crunch

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Nonprofit Leaders Respond to the Budget Crunch: "The Hudson Institute’s Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal and the Nonprofit Quarterly cosponsored a panel discussion on “Crunch Time for Nonprofits” yesterday and learned the expected and the unexpected from the four panelists (and Hudson’s Bill Schambra): The crunch on nonprofits is real and massive, the solutions require both short term and long run, and not much will happen without nonprofits rising to the challenge, speaking out, and calling for the kind of changes. But what kinds of actions should nonprofits call for?"

Giving to disaster relief is as easy as your nearest ATM | StarTribune.com

Giving to disaster relief is as easy as your nearest ATM | StarTribune.com: "Wells Fargo customers logging into ATM machines this month found a new option on their screens. Next to the box that says 'Deposit Cash' is one saying 'Donate to Charity.'

Donate they did. In just 10 days, the ubiquitous ATM machines collected more than $1 million for Japan relief efforts by the American Red Cross. The experiment marks the first time ATM machines have been used nationwide -- by any bank -- to raise money for a charity, say national banking officials."

Dick Vitale seeks to turn Richmond joke into charity | Richmond Times-Dispatch

Dick Vitale seeks to turn Richmond joke into charity | Richmond Times-Dispatch: "mond.

The colorful ESPN basketball analyst not only is happy to eat crow for criticizing Virginia Commonwealth University's inclusion in the NCAA tournament — he wants to make money for cancer research with the banner that Venture Richmond created to poke fun at him."

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Ready for Another "Giving" Pledge?

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Ready for Another "Giving" Pledge?: "March 30, 2011; Source: FastCompany | First there was the 'The Giving Pledge,' which commits the richest Americans to give away the majority of their wealth to charity. Now comes the 'Palindrome Pledge.' Like that better-known pledge, it too is a promise by successful people – but not necessarily billionaires – to give. And instead of money Fast Company says the pledge is a commitment by signers – 100 executives from technology, venture capital, hospitality, and other industries – to spend at least a year serving on the boards on nonprofits that need their skills."

To collaborate or compete? | New Philanthropy Capital's Blog

To collaborate or compete? | New Philanthropy Capital's Blog: "To collaborate or compete?
Posted on February 8, 2011 by Belinda Vernon

Whether to collaborate or compete is a difficult question for many charities. Greater competition for funding is driving charities to compete more with each other and with private organisations, but positive outcomes often require collaboration amongst organisations, not competition. So is there a danger that greater competition will drive charities apart and destroy the collaborative working that is so important to achieving positive outcomes for individuals?"

keeping a close eye... by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: A Small Foundation Leads by Example with an Open and Transparent Midterm Review

keeping a close eye... by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: A Small Foundation Leads by Example with an Open and Transparent Midterm Review: "I’m either a philanthropy and social change geek who really likes reading good publications, or I’m a bit of a workaholic. Perhaps it’s a little of both!

In any case, I spent some time on my back deck this past weekend reading a new report from the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation titled Helping People and Places Move Out of Poverty: Progress and Learning 2010. What a refreshing and thoughtful document!"

keeping a close eye... by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: How Can the Practice of Evaluating Philanthropy Improve?

keeping a close eye... by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: How Can the Practice of Evaluating Philanthropy Improve?: "When it comes to philanthropic giving, people want to see results. They want to know that their contributions are making a difference and helping to “move the needle” on larger issues.

Does the current practice of evaluating philanthropy show that our gifts are delivering? Is quality of life improving? And how can the practice of evaluation evolve to better answer such questions?

Steve Mayer, of the Effective Communities Project, takes on these issues in his Responsive Philanthropy article “Wanted: Better Evaluation Practices for Philanthropy”."

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Final Chapter for Book Store That Underwrote School Projects

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Final Chapter for Book Store That Underwrote School Projects: "March 28, 2011; Source: Austin American-Statesman | As we've seen over and over again, good intentions are no substitute for cash in these troubled economic times. As a result, Tab Barker is closing the book today in Austin on a venture he started in 2003 to sell used books online to raise money to pay for schools and supplies in Nicaragua."

April 7520 Rate Unchanged at 3.0% | Planned Giving Design Center

April 7520 Rate Unchanged at 3.0% | Planned Giving Design Center: "For purposes of determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest, Revenue Ruling 2011-10 indicates the applicable federal rate under section 7520 for April 2011 is 3.0%; unchanged from the March rate and up 0.2% from the February rate of 2.8%."

NEW LEADER ON BOARD - Association Bisnow - Washington

NEW LEADER ON BOARD - Association Bisnow - Washington: "American Associations Day is finally here, and ASAE will be celebrating today and tomorrow with a legislative fly-in. (Unlike other holiday fly-ins, this one does not involve reindeer or your mother-"

World’s Richest Man Opens His Soumaya Museum In Mexico City - Kerry A. Dolan - Shades of Green - Forbes

World’s Richest Man Opens His Soumaya Museum In Mexico City - Kerry A. Dolan - Shades of Green - Forbes: "Carlos Slim has taken heat for his lack of philanthropy (compared to the size of his $74 billion fortune) and his unwillingness to sign on to the Giving Pledge, a movement by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett that encourages the wealthy to give half their riches to charity. The Soumaya Museum is worth just a fraction of Slim’s stake in Latin American wireless phone company America Movil, but it is nonetheless a positive step on Slim’s philanthropic path."

Policy Update: AFP Urges Senate Committee to Support Tax Incentives for Giving - Press - AFP

Policy Update: AFP Urges Senate Committee to Support Tax Incentives for Giving - Press - AFP: "Policy Update: AFP Urges Senate Committee to Support Tax Incentives for Giving

(March 29, 2011) Tomorrow, March 30, 2011, the Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing titled 'How Do Complexity, Uncertainty and Other Factors Impact Responses to Tax Incentives' to determine whether tax incentives actually work, or whether they reward behavior that would have occurred anyway."

Heart and Soul 2011 - Submission Gallery | Community Techknowledge

Heart and Soul 2011 - Submission Gallery | Community Techknowledge: "Looking for inspiration for your poem?

Take a look at the gallery below. These poems were submited for the 2009 Heart and Soul grant award."

10 Tips for Charitable Giving During Retirement

10 Tips for Charitable Giving During Retirement

Chicago Children's Museum spinning its wheels again - chicagotribune.com

Chicago Children's Museum spinning its wheels again - chicagotribune.com: "The Chicago Children's Museum is back in the news, and never in the field of human endeavor have so many adults hidden behind so many children accomplished so little. After putting us through much fanfare to leave Navy Pier and redeploy to Grant Park, the museum recently agreed to enter discussions with Navy Pier to remain there."

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Buffett Tells Philanthropists to Fail More

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Buffett Tells Philanthropists to Fail More: "Philanthropists are beginning to embrace failure, or at least they’re beginning to talk about embracing failure. NPQ’s own Rick Cohen asked yesterday, “Is this posturing or is it for real? And to what end?” The latest philanthropist to espouse the failure principal is Billionaire Warren Buffet"

Changes in Arab Nations Create Opportunities for Charities - Giving - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Changes in Arab Nations Create Opportunities for Charities - Giving - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "While the popular uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa have posed immediate challenges for charities, many nonprofit officials say they are hopeful that philanthropy will soon have new opportunities in the region. The starkest example of a new climate may be in Tunisia, where the mid-January ouster of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, the country’s authoritarian president, has meant that nonprofits once repressed by the government are now advising the political transition."

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Reframing Governance (Revised)

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Reframing Governance (Revised): "Many members of the nonprofit world have expressed concern that the sector has not developed new forms of governance. We have not, they complain, seen anything more than a minor variation on current designs and practices. For some time, I shared this perspective. But then I realized that this is not exactly true. We have created the “new nonprofit governance” at a new level within our communities. But we have not identified this shift because we’re so focused on the artifact that we know as “the board.”"