Giving grows but expected to slow | Philanthropy Journal

Giving grows but expected to slow | Philanthropy Journal: "Charitable giving in the U.S. totaled $29.56 billion in April, up 2.4 percent from March and 9.2 percent from April 2010, but is expected to begin slowing in June and continue fall through the end of the year, a new report says.

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The AFP Blog: Travels

The AFP Blog: Travels: "I’m in the middle of chapter visits. Last week I was in the Big Apple for the AFP New York Fundraising Day. I’m now in Jacksonville Monday a..."

Charity trekkers pick up steam | The Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, Missouri

Charity trekkers pick up steam | The Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, Missouri: "In recent years, these kinds of cross-country fundraising treks have become more popular, but they are still relatively rare, said Michael Nilsen, vice president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Nilsen said smaller mass events such as marathons and three-day walks, runs or cycle races have increased significantly in popularity, though."

Silicon Valley Duck Race a Success for Nonprofits - Los Gatos, CA Patch

Silicon Valley Duck Race a Success for Nonprofits - Los Gatos, CA Patch: "Last-minute promotion of the fourth annual Silicon Valley Duck Race at Vasona Lake County Park Sunday paid off with organizers selling enough ducks to raise money for their 17 charities."

Fundraising bucks national trends - News

Fundraising bucks national trends - News: "Annual giving increased 9 percent in 2011, with annual donations to the University topping $5.3 million as of June 6.

Annual giving - all directly-solicited gifts of up to $25,000 - represents 5.7 percent of the $92 million raised by GW so far this year. Complete fundraising totals will not be calculated until after the end of the fiscal year, June 30."

SU Pays: $2.5 million deal with city sets precedent for other nonprofits | syracuse.com

SU Pays: $2.5 million deal with city sets precedent for other nonprofits | syracuse.com: "Miner said she began thinking about asking the city’s nonprofit institutions to pitch in almost from the day she took office. There is plenty of precedent: More than 100 municipalities across 18 states collect payments from nonprofits, according to the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, a Boston think tank.

The approach matters. “Because this is voluntary, you have to wait for the opportunity,” the mayor said. “Sometimes it presents itself. Sometimes you can make one.”"

Gifford Foundation Awards $900,000 for Capacity-Building Initiative | PND | Foundation Center

Gifford Foundation Awards $900,000 for Capacity-Building Initiative | PND | Foundation Center: "Gifford Foundation Awards $900,000 for Capacity-Building Initiative

The Syracuse-based Gifford Foundation has announced capacity-building grants totaling more than $900,000 to six area community development and human service organizations that are part of the Advancing and Developing the Assets and Value of Nonprofits in Syracuse (ADVANS) initiative."

Nonprofit Hospitals Raise $8.26 Billion in Donations in FY2010, With Individual Donors the Majority of Pledges, AHP Reports. But Fundraising Costs More in Recession

Nonprofit Hospitals Raise $8.26 Billion in Donations in FY2010, With Individual Donors the Majority of Pledges, AHP Reports. But Fundraising Costs More in Recession: "The AHP’s annual survey showed that donations and grants to health care institutions in the not-for-profit sector totaled $8.264 billion in fiscal year 2010, up $620 million over the $7.644 billion raised in fiscal year 2009. While last year’s total was still short of the $8.588 billion raised in
FY 2008 and the FY 2007 level of $8.347 billion, the eight percent"

Honor the Stanford mission, be of value to society, urges Reich

Honor the Stanford mission, be of value to society, urges Reich: "Blurring the lines

But innovations of the past 20 years have broadened the social economy far beyond the world of nonprofit organizations and foundations, and the new social economy is full of hybrid organizations and philosophies.

In the for-profit sector there have been innovations such as 'corporate social responsibility,' in which corporations assume responsibility for the social impact of their actions.

And there is socially responsible investing, in which investment funds avoid industries embroiled in moral controversy, such as tobacco companies, or purposely invest in companies that produce social returns. Such funds barely existed 15 years ago, but now constitute more than 10 percent of professionally managed investment funds.

There are nonprofit organizations that seek to create operations that earn revenue in addition to accepting donations, and 'philanthrocapitalism,' as The Economist dubbed it, in which philanthropists purposely employ business strategies in their grant-making efforts."

Ohio nonprofits fear casinos will hurt fundraising - StamfordAdvocate

Ohio nonprofits fear casinos will hurt fundraising - StamfordAdvocate: "CLEVELAND (AP) — Hundreds of nonprofit groups in Ohio that depend on money collected through bingo and charity poker fear the opening of four new casinos will further diminish their primary fundraising source.

Millions of dollars are at stake, The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reported Sunday. The most recent available data shows nonprofit groups got $850 million through bingo from 2005 to 2009, and charity poker raised several million dollars."

Fundraising conference names speakers | Philanthropy Journal

Fundraising conference names speakers | Philanthropy Journal: "RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - The head of the Association of Fundraising Professionals International and an executive from an organization that works to spur social action will be the featured speakers at the 2011 North Carolina Philanthropy Conference."

Philanthropy-minded group 100 Good Women grows beyond its name / LJWorld.com

Philanthropy-minded group 100 Good Women grows beyond its name / LJWorld.com: "ennie Washburn, board member for the local charitable group 100 Good Women, admits that the organization’s name is a little deceiving.

In fact, membership is nearing 500 women.

“And a few men,” Washburn adds."

Buffett Auction Raises $2.35 Million for San Francisco Charity

Buffett Auction Raises $2.35 Million for San Francisco Charity: "June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Warren Buffett's annual charity lunch auction raised $2.35 million on the final day of the weeklong contest as two anonymous bidders squared off."

Buffett Auction Raises $2.35 Million for San Francisco Charity

Buffett Auction Raises $2.35 Million for San Francisco Charity: "June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Warren Buffett's annual charity lunch auction raised $2.35 million on the final day of the weeklong contest as two anonymous bidders squared off."

Are Charity Walks and Races Worth the Effort? - SmartMoney.com

Are Charity Walks and Races Worth the Effort? - SmartMoney.com: "t was too late to turn back. Sigmon was caught up in the nation's most peculiar, if widely accepted, charitable exercise -- the athletic fund-raising event. Every year tens of millions of Americans ask friends to sponsor them in events ranging from 3-mile 'fun runs' to 100-mile bike treks. And while it's such a feel-good phenomenon that few pause to examine it, the once bush-league strategy has exploded into a high-profile funding source for some of the nation's biggest nonprofits. The largest such event -- the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life -- raised more than $400 million last year. Meanwhile, the ever-growing movement includes tens of thousands of tiny 'thons,' collecting for schools, hospitals and homeless shelters. As soon as the weather warms, the walkathoners take to the streets, proudly parading in their oversize T-shirts and ribbon pins."

IRS’s Mistakes Cause Headaches for Some Nonprofits - Tax Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

IRS’s Mistakes Cause Headaches for Some Nonprofits - Tax Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "ut the list is misleading in places, with some well-established groups listed that have, in fact, filed their paperwork. On the list were the names of some of the biggest and most well-established colleges in the United States, for example, such as George Washington University and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. So, too, was the Islamic Center, a prominent Washington nonprofit established in 1957 and located just a few blocks away from the vice president’s official residence."

IRS’s Mistakes Cause Headaches for Some Nonprofits - Tax Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

IRS’s Mistakes Cause Headaches for Some Nonprofits - Tax Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "ut the list is misleading in places, with some well-established groups listed that have, in fact, filed their paperwork. On the list were the names of some of the biggest and most well-established colleges in the United States, for example, such as George Washington University and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. So, too, was the Islamic Center, a prominent Washington nonprofit established in 1957 and located just a few blocks away from the vice president’s official residence."

Multimillionaire pooch dies at age 12 (84 in dog years) - TODAY Pets & Animals - TODAY.com

Multimillionaire pooch dies at age 12 (84 in dog years) - TODAY Pets & Animals - TODAY.com: "Despite his millions, Trouble had been troubled in his later years; the dog was blind and feeble when he died, sources told the Daily News. That's not to mention the dozens of death and kidnapping threats he received, according to a spokesman for the Helmsley Charitable Trust, which receives the balance of the funds set aside for Trouble’s care. That care reportedly included $8,000 a year for grooming, $1,200 for food, and a full-time bodyguard."

Can Collective Community Action Lead To Fundraising Success? | Beth’s Blog

Can Collective Community Action Lead To Fundraising Success? | Beth’s Blog: "In April, the Knight Foundation and Monitor Institute published a new report called “Connected Citizens” that looks at the impact of networks on communities, and asks, what do these emerging networks mean for community change?"

We Want to Come See You This Summer! � NonprofitMaine

We Want to Come See You This Summer! � NonprofitMaine: "The MANP staff will be spending a day out of our office for our 6th Annual Staff Volunteer Day, and we are looking for a project. Because we support and value the work you do as part of Maine’s nonprofit community, this is our way of saying thank you for all you do.

Here are the details: the MANP staff is available for one weekday this summer from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Our staff of eight will come to your organization and volunteer for the day to assist you with your proposed project."

The Charitable Challenge - BusinessWeek

The Charitable Challenge - BusinessWeek: "'The Girl Scouts, the Red Cross, the pastoral churches … are becoming America's management leaders,' Drucker wrote. 'In two areas, strategy and the effectiveness of the board, they are practicing what most American businesses only preach. And in the most crucial area—the motivation and productivity of knowledge workers—they are truly pioneers, working out the policies and practices that business will have to learn tomorrow.'"

Education and Training

Nonprofit Management Programs in Virginia listing from VANNO

Education and Training: "Education and Training


Earn a certificate in nonprofit management or sharpen your skills in a specific functional area. The following educational institutions offer education or training applicable to nonprofit management professionals.
Nonprofit Management Programs in Virginia"

Day of Giving receives $131,910 for Armstrong nonprofits - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Day of Giving receives $131,910 for Armstrong nonprofits - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "The women have labeled the county's first Day of Giving last month a success and already have a goal set for next year's event. On May 12, $131,910 was donated to participating nonprofits through the community foundation. The nonprofits will receive a match from the foundation of 18.5 cents for every dollar donated.

'That day we were just over the moon here,' Knappenberger said. 'I was confident we could raise $50,000.'"

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Madoff Fraud Helps Bring Down Curtain on Florida Theater

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Madoff Fraud Helps Bring Down Curtain on Florida Theater: "une 6, 2011; Source: New York Times | Maybe we'll never know the full toll on the nonprofit community of Bernard Madoff's ponzi scheme. But the damage is still being felt. The New York Times reports that earlier this week Florida Stage, 'a well-regarded Palm Beach theater devoted to putting on new plays,' filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy"

Critics Question Philanthropist's Growing Influence in Big School Districts - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Critics Question Philanthropist's Growing Influence in Big School Districts - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Critics Question Philanthropist’s Growing Influence in Big School Districts

June 9, 2011, 10:14 am

Twenty-one of the country’s 75 largest school districts are now led by alumni of the philanthropist Eli Broad’s training center for education administrators, prompting growing scrutiny of the billionaire’s influence on U.S. schools, Education Week writes.

Critics say graduates of the Broad Superintendents Academy pursue a policy of corporatizing schools, applying business-management techniques to education, and diluting the roles of teachers and parents."

Mark Rosenman: Commercializing the Public Good

Mark Rosenman: Commercializing the Public Good: "The first of these was cause-related marketing -- arrangements in which for-profit enterprises boosted their brand image and sales by tying some small portion of their profits to a charity or social need. Arrangements like Product RED, while generating some good, always seem to benefit the commercial enterprise more than the nonprofits they were intended to help. Indeed, studies have shown that such arrangements actually reduce individual consumers' donations to the causes they ostensibly support, as well as altruism in general. As tax-evading Product RED spokesperson Bono once famously said, You don't have to give money anymore, you can just shop. Similarly, when corporations try to build their customer base using social networking and crowd-sourcing for their contributions programs, it is principally the businesses and tech-savvy charities that win.

Cause-related arrangements were followed by 'social entrepreneurs' determined to use the wisdom and experience of the market to rationalize the charitable sector and bring it to higher levels of efficiency and impact. Often backed by 'social venture capital,' they sought a new way to 'do the deal' to leverage private resources for public good while still achieving significant returns on investment, thus disrupting the flow of capital into existing philanthropic foundations."

Toms Glasses: The Newest Buy-One-Get-One Product From Toms Shoes | Fast Company

Toms Glasses: The Newest Buy-One-Get-One Product From Toms Shoes | Fast Company: "The glasses themselves--which start at $135--come in three styles and feature three hand-painted stripes that are supposed to represent you, the person you're helping, and Toms connecting you. The company, which gave away a million shoes last year, is launching its eye care programs in Nepal, Tibet, and Cambodia (where Pol Pot targeted people who wore glasses). It's working with what it calls a 'Sight Giving Partner,' the Seva Foundation, which will administer the actual eye programs."

275,000 Groups Lose Charity Status - Tax Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

275,000 Groups Lose Charity Status - Tax Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "The Internal Revenue Service said today that 275,000 nonprofits have lost their tax-exempt status because they did not file legally required documents for three consecutive years. That move trims the number of tax-exempt groups by about 14 percent.

Many of the groups that lost their exemptions are charities, and donors to those organizations cannot claim a charitable deduction for gifts to the groups after the IRS makes the list official."

Automatic Revocation of Exemption

Automatic Revocation of Exemption: "Automatic Revocation of Exemption


Most tax-exempt organizations are required to file an annual return or notice with the Internal Revenue Service. (See Annual Return Filing Exceptions for a list of organizations that are not required to file.) Section 6033(j) of the Internal Revenue Code automatically revokes the exemption of any organization that fails to satisfy its filing requirement for three consecutive years. The automatic revocation of exemption is effective as of the due date of the third required annual filing or notice."

Website Aims to Help Organizations Better Communicate Their Impact - Press - AFP

Website Aims to Help Organizations Better Communicate Their Impact - Press - AFP: "Website Aims to Help Organizations Better Communicate Their Impact

May 31, 2011

Your organization is committed to maximizing your impact and to telling your story in an accessible, concise way. You'd like a faster method for finding potential donors and collaborators. People want to help you make a difference - through donations, volunteering, and more - but often struggle to understand what your organization wants to achieve and has already accomplished in a succinct, consistent format."