Paulette's Point of View: Things Are Looking Up...Mostly!

Paulette's Point of View: Things Are Looking Up...Mostly!: "That’s one of the reasons why AFP has partnered with five other leading philanthropic organizations to create the Nonprofit Research Collaborative. As I wrote in one of my November posts, by combining our research, we’ve created the most comprehensive and accurate survey of fundraising ever, with responses coming from every type and size of charity. That’s important, because you know the data is solid and representative of the whole community."

Convio Survey Shows Charitable Giving During 2010 Holiday Season to Exceed $48 Billion as 74 Percent of US Adults Plan to Give | TradingMarkets.com

Convio Survey Shows Charitable Giving During 2010 Holiday Season to Exceed $48 Billion as 74 Percent of US Adults Plan to Give | TradingMarkets.com: "The results are encouraging as Americans seem to put aside the economic challenges to support the nonprofit sector and the good work charities do in our society,' said Paulette Maehara, CFRE, CAE, president and CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the largest association of philanthropic fundraisers in the world. 'With the nonprofit sector representing more than 5 percent of GDP (gross domestic product) and employing about 10 percent of the American workforce
, the year-end giving season is critical to the success of the many organizations that have a significant impact on our culture and communities.'"

Paulette's Point of View: The Importance of Benchmarking

Paulette's Point of View: The Importance of Benchmarking: "Monday, November 1, 2010
The Importance of Benchmarking
When I’m out visiting chapters, one of the most popular questions I get is, “how is my organization’s fundraising doing compared to the rest of [insert region, state, province, country, world?]”

It’s a natural and logical inquiry. We all want to see how we’re doing compared to others and determine if we need to be doing better, and if so, in what areas. But to be able to tell you how your organization is faring, fundraisers and nonprofits need as accurate and as precise data as possible—as soon as possible."

The Faces Behind the New $100 Million Standard in Philanthropic Donations -- New York Magazine

The Faces Behind the New $100 Million Standard in Philanthropic Donations -- New York Magazine: "As the very rich get incomprehensibly richer, there’s been a race to the top for reputation-polishing noblesse oblige. Gone are the days when glass heiress Alice Tully could be remembered for her $4.5 million gift to a chamber-music hall—the new threshold for making a mark is $100 million. George Soros recently gave $100 million to both Human Rights Watch and the Climate Policy Initiative. And in the last few weeks, Henry Kravis and Mark Zuckerberg each announced $100 million gifts. Paulette Maehara, of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, notes that while the recession has affected most giving, “the people with extraordinary wealth don’t have that problem.”"

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Nonprofit Newswire | Nonprofit Cafe's Pay What You Want Policy Starting to Pay Off

Some related material from Paulette's blog.
From May 2010
http://paulettespov.blogspot.com/2010_05_01_archive.html


The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Nonprofit Newswire | Nonprofit Cafe's Pay What You Want Policy Starting to Pay Off: "October 5, 2010; Source: St. Louis Today.com | In case you are wondering, even though patrons pay whatever they like for a meal at St. Louis Bread Co.'s nonprofit cafe, they are expected to pay something. As Terri Barr, one of the greeters at the cafe, located outside St. Louis, is quick to point out, 'It's not free. If everybody pays below the (suggested) price, then we can't help people in need.'"

How Much Must Charities Disclose? - Corporations - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

How Much Must Charities Disclose? - Corporations - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "“You have to preserve the confidentiality of donors and respect donors’ rights,” says Paulette V. Maehara, president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. “Donors do have rights regardless of what Senator Grassley might think.”"

Paulette's Point of View: The Gates-Buffett Billionaire Challenge

Paulette's Point of View: The Gates-Buffett Billionaire Challenge

CEO FORECAST - Association Bisnow - Washington

CEO FORECAST - Association Bisnow - Washington: "Online donations may not be bringing in as many dollars as other forms of giving, but it's one segment that's growing and growing steadily, says Association of Fundraising Professionals CEO Paulette Maehara. She says that in Indonesia, one of the poorest countries in the world, mobile phones have been used to raise money for years: 'You can go to any ATM in Indonesia and give a gift, right there.' She says it's possible because they've figured out all the back-end issues involved with text-to-give and mobile technologies

Paulette's Point of View

From Paulette's Point of View Blog

Paulette's Point of View: "So Bill and Melinda Gates, along with Warren Buffett, are going to challenge America’s billionaires to contribute half of their net worth to charity, either in their lifetimes or in a bequest."

Paulette's Point of View: Philanthropic Decisions at the Bakery

Paulette's Point of View: Philanthropic Decisions at the Bakery: "You may have seen the news that Panera, a U.S.-based bakery and restaurant chain, has launched a new nonprofit store in St. Louis that will operate in exactly the same way as its other stores will. EXCEPT, it doesn’t offer any prices. Customers are told to donate whatever they want for their meal. It could be one cent, or ten dollars or 100 dollars. The company hopes to open additional nonprofit, pay-what-you-like restaurants if this one succeeds."

Paulette's Point of View: More Good News

Paulette's Point of View: More Good News: "The resurgence seems to continue. Our 2009 State of Fundraising Survey showed the strongest sense of optimism for fundraisers in three years. During the first quarter of this year, our job banks featured double the number of postings compared to the first quarter of 2009. And now there’s a new survey from The Chronicle of Philanthropy which shows that charitable giving grew by a median of 11 percent in the first three months of 2010, compared with 2009."

Top Ten 'Hot' Fundraising Predictions | Pro Bono Australia

Top Ten 'Hot' Fundraising Predictions | Pro Bono Australia: "President and CEO, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Paulette Maehara says it is clear that Not for Profits will become more donor centric and will put expanded emphasis on collaborating with constituents as partners in the years to come.

Maehara says this shift will be critical to the success of Not for Profits in an ever-changing world.

Blackbaud’s Top 10 Predicted Not for Profit Trends are:"

Paulette's Point of View: Preventing Exploitation and Putting Donors First

Paulette's Point of View: Preventing Exploitation and Putting Donors First: "Preventing Exploitation and Putting Donors First
One of the issues I’ve seen arise from time to time, and on several occasions over the past few weeks, is controversies of contributions and donor intent when gifts are made by elderly and/or sick donors."

Paulette's Point of View

Paulette's Point of View: "Tuesday, February 9, 2010
2010: Balancing Optimism with Reality
The promise of a new year is always reason for optimism, especially given the tough times fundraisers and charities have experienced over the past couple of years. This year, though, there may be some good reason for optimism."

Funds development staff members ease financial pressure for nonprofits -- GazetteXtra

Funds development staff members ease financial pressure for nonprofits -- GazetteXtra: "U.S. News and World Reports recently identified fundraising as one of this country's top 30 professions for the future.

'Fundraising knowledge and know-how is in huge demand in this challenging economy when giving is at a premium,' said Paulette V. Maehara, president and CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Local nonprofits agree."

Paulette's Point of View: Greetings from Bazil!

Paulette's Point of View: Greetings from Brazil!: "I’m writing from Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the 5th Hemispheric Congress on Fundraising just concluded. The Congress is one of the premier fundraising conferences in Latin America, and it was a wonderful experience. Judging from the initial feedback we’ve received, our attendees felt the same way. Faculdades Integradas Rio Branco did a great job of hosting the event, and I was so delighted we were able to partner with them."

Paulette's Point of View

Paulette's Point of View: "Monday, November 2, 2009
Philanthropy on Television: The Good and Bad
A good sign that something is popular is if television begins to cover it, develop shows about it, and most of all, lampoon it. This is exactly what is happening with philanthropy; first with the debut of two new shows about philanthropy and then a whole week of plotlines that feature giving and volunteerism."

Paulette's Point of View

Paulette's Point of View: "There’s no bigger issue right now than healthcare, and charities have been right in the middle of it. In particular, AFP has been following a proposal to reduce the value of the charitable deduction (basically, delinking it from the tax rate) to raise additional revenue."

Where The Jobs Are: Development And Fundraising - Forbes.com

Where The Jobs Are: Development And Fundraising - Forbes.com: "As they struggle to survive the economic crisis, nonprofits are hungry for donations. Many are hiring fundraisers--and there are not enough applicants to fill the open slots.

Though the economic crisis hit the sector hard last year, organizations are staffing up, says Paulette Maehara, chief of the field's main trade group, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) in Arlington, Va."

Paulette's Point of View: Oh, Canada!

Paulette's Point of View: Oh, Canada!: "Oh, Canada!
What do the Olympics, kissing a halibut and new fundraising regulations have in common? Why, the AFP Canadian Leadership Retreat, of course!"