Nonprofit leadership courses available - Coeur d'Alene Press: Local News

Nonprofit leadership courses available - Coeur d'Alene Press: Local News: With more than 400 nonprofits in Kootenai County and limited opportunities for professional development for the organizations' staff members and boards, the University of Idaho-Coeur d'Alene began last year, offering the Professional Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program, a comprehensive, community-based educational effort targeting the issue.

Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations CEO wants to expand its reach - Pacific Business News

Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations CEO wants to expand its reach - Pacific Business News: The Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations serves as a voice for hundreds of local nonprofits, but President and CEO Lisa Maruyama hopes to further expand the alliance’s outreach to more nonprofits.

Andy Roddick sues cancer charity for unpaid appearance fee

Andy Roddick sues cancer charity for unpaid appearance fee: The retired tennis star is suing the Miracle Match Foundation for failure to pay him a $100,000 after playing in a charity match and doing a meet-and-greet last September. The suit says the foundation sent Roddick two $50,000 checks before the September event. Both allegedly bounced.

If the filing is accurate, Roddick agreed to perform a service for a specific amount of money, then performed the service and received no money. That's simple breach of contract.

Book News: 'Life Of Pi' Author Strips Down For Charity : The Two-Way : NPR

Book News: 'Life Of Pi' Author Strips Down For Charity : The Two-Way : NPR: A group of prominent Canadian authors are stripping down for a (mostly) nude calendar. Proceeds from the Bare It For Books project will go to PEN Canada, an organization that promotes freedom of expression. The (actually kind of hunky) Life of Pi author Yann Martel will be Mr. December.

Charity takes wing at paper airplane toss - NewsandSentinel.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information - Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Charity takes wing at paper airplane toss - NewsandSentinel.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information - Parkersburg News and Sentinel: MARIETTA - Paper airplanes of various sizes and shapes competed during Sunday's annual Great Community Paper Airplane Contest at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Marietta.

Girl Scouts Double Down on Mobile to Drive Cookie Sales : eMarketing & Commerce (eM C)

Girl Scouts Double Down on Mobile to Drive Cookie Sales : eMarketing & Commerce (eM C)

Snapshot: Trends and Strategies to Engage Employees | 3BL Media

Snapshot: Trends and Strategies to Engage Employees | 3BL Media: America's Charities is proud to release "Snapshot: Trends and Strategies to Engage Employees in Greater Giving". This original research reveals the most dramatic shift in employee giving over the past decade: The evolving workforce and the digital age suggest a new model is emerging to more fully engage employees and maximize the impact of the giving experience inside and outside the walls of the workplace.

Infrastructure | Infrastructure | McKinsey & Company

Infrastructure | Infrastructure | McKinsey & Company: Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, describes innovations to develop infrastructure projects holistically and explores the challenges posed by Asia’s urbanization boom.

Study: Young philanthropists crave involvement

Study: Young philanthropists crave involvement: GRAND RAPIDS — $40 trillion could do a lot of good for the world.

That is the collective amount of money that will be transferred from older to younger generations in the coming years, according to a new collaborative study released in late January by the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and 21/64, a New York-based multi-generation consulting group.

Stephens Found His Calling in Fundraising - Higher Education

Stephens Found His Calling in Fundraising - Higher Education: As a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta in the early 1960s, Charles Richard Stephens learned he had a knack for fundraising.

When he was wasn’t participating in sit-ins or other community and campus protests, his family recalls, he was recruiting members for the Butler Street YMCA in Atlanta. By the time he left in 1970, he had boosted membership by nearly 10,000 to more than 30,000 members. In the process, Stephens found his place in life and blazed trails along the way.

Why Fast, Cheap, and Easy Design Is Killing Your Nonprofit’s Brand | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation

Why Fast, Cheap, and Easy Design Is Killing Your Nonprofit’s Brand | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation: A logo doesn’t equal a brand, and nonprofits would be much better served trying to formulate a real strategy than trying to use graphics to hide a lack of true mission.

Teach For America Experiences Founder Transition – Or Does It? - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Teach For America Experiences Founder Transition – Or Does It? - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: Kopp the founder will continue her involvement with Teach For America, the organization she launched shortly after she graduated from college, as Kopp the board chair. In addition, she will continue as CEO of the related nonprofit Teach For All. According to the latest available Form 990, Kopp receives no salary as CEO of Teach For All, but she receives almost $400,000 annually as CEO of Teach For America. Teach For America’s Form 990 states that Kopp’s time devoted to Teach For All is valued by Teach For America at just over $100,000 a year, which is about 25 percent of her total compensation (the 990 indicates that Kopp devotes 25 hours a week to Teach For All).

Stanford breaks donations record with $1 billion in one year - San Jose Mercury News

Stanford breaks donations record with $1 billion in one year - San Jose Mercury News: Stanford University is the first university to raise more than $1 billion in a single year, with charitable contributions in 2012 that averaged $55,745 per student, according to a new national survey.

For eight years in a row, it has raised more than any other university, according to the Voluntary Support of Education survey, conducted by the Council for Aid to Education.

Marc Chardon: Nonprofit Trends: Charitable Giving in 2013

Marc Chardon: Nonprofit Trends: Charitable Giving in 2013: Earlier this month, the company I have the privilege of leading released its 2012 Charitable Giving Report. Although we look at giving all the time, releasing a charitable giving index every month (included above), this report was a time for us both to reflect on the year behind us and to hear from experts from a variety of nonprofit sub-sectors.

2 Groups Get $50,000 Each to Mobilize Volunteers - Innovation - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

2 Groups Get $50,000 Each to Mobilize Volunteers - Innovation - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: The groups—Generation Citizen, a nonprofit that works to promote youth activism through civics education, and Ubelong, a business that places volunteers in developing countries—were selected as most “investment-ready” by their peers after they all completed a 12-week boot camp, according to an announcement by Points of Light, a nonprofit that promotes volunteerism.

2 Groups Get $50,000 Each to Mobilize Volunteers - Innovation - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

2 Groups Get $50,000 Each to Mobilize Volunteers - Innovation - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: The groups—Generation Citizen, a nonprofit that works to promote youth activism through civics education, and Ubelong, a business that places volunteers in developing countries—were selected as most “investment-ready” by their peers after they all completed a 12-week boot camp, according to an announcement by Points of Light, a nonprofit that promotes volunteerism.

Fundraisers Rate Their CEOs | The Agitator - Fundraising, Direct Marketing and Advocacy Strategies for Nonprofits

Fundraisers Rate Their CEOs | The Agitator - Fundraising, Direct Marketing and Advocacy Strategies for Nonprofits: One aspect of the study that drew attention was the somewhat lukewarm assessment by nonprofit CEOs of their development directors — 33% were dissatisfied or lukewarm about the performance of their development directors … and 24% said their development directors have no experience or are novices at ”current and prospective donor research”.

Somewhat tongue in cheek, we offered our fundraiser readers a chance to bite back. And they did!

'Are We Mailing Too Much?' Is the Wrong Question : FundRaising Success

'Are We Mailing Too Much?' Is the Wrong Question : FundRaising Success: I'm not saying that your program of 38 touches is or is not a good thing. What I'm saying is the question about frequency is the least important question you should be asking right now. And if you saw the DMA Nonprofit FederationOpens in a new window presentation by Chuck LongfieldOpens in a new window, chief scientist at BlackbaudOpens in a new window, at the Washington Nonprofit ConferenceOpens in a new window two weeks ago, I would say everyone should be asking some very serious questions.

Employees Benefits: Parking And Flextime Top List After Health - TheNonProfitTimes

Employees Benefits: Parking And Flextime Top List After Health - TheNonProfitTimes: Salary is just one part of the deal when it comes to a job, whether at a charity or a for-profit. The types of benefits offered also can have an impact on attracting employees, and some of those benefits can vary widely depending on geography or size of the organization.

IRS Updates, February 2013: Type III Supporting Organizations, 990s for the 2012 Tax Year, and More

IRS Updates, February 2013: Type III Supporting Organizations, 990s for the 2012 Tax Year, and More: 2013


IRS Updates, February 2013: Type III Supporting Organizations, 990s for the 2012 Tax Year, and More

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Communicating with Donors: Interview with Fundraiser Harvey McKinnon

Communicating with Donors: Interview with Fundraiser Harvey McKinnon: Answers All Donors Crave, recently spoke with his publisher about donor relations. GuideStar has published an excerpt from the book, and we're pleased to share Mr. McKinnon's additional thoughts with you.

One of the questions you cite in your book is "How will I be treated?" In your experience, are donors treated well today?

I'll let you judge for yourself. In a recent "mystery shopper test" we sent gifts to 28 hospitals on the same day. One organization sent back a warm thank you immediately. But the average response for the others was four weeks. And one hospital didn't respond with a thank you and receipt for 90-something days.

Fundraising, Part 2: Healthcare groups invest in development capacity � Philanthropy North Carolina

Fundraising, Part 2: Healthcare groups invest in development capacity � Philanthropy North Carolina: While much of that growth has been tied to the economic recovery, it also reflects “more stimulation and activity in planned and major gifts, and the commitments people are making,” he says,

Fundraising performance is the direct result of investment in fundraising capacity, McGinly says, including the size of the fundraising staff.

There’s Something about Love - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

There’s Something about Love - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly
In the fall of 2012, the Association of Fundraising Professionals Toronto Congress did an amazing “fundraising theatre production” on the closing day of the conference. It was produced by Tony Elischer and directed by Jon Duschinsky and it starred presenters from all over the world. The 2012 Fundraising Theatre production featured every letter of the alphabet with video, PowerPoint, and presenter commentary. For instance, the audience found that A = affinity, C = collaboration, D = digital and donations, E = emotions, I = innovation, J = joy, M = money, P = philanthropy and passion, R = relationship, T = thank you and V = vision.

The NBA's Adoption of Charity as a Central Business Model is Apparent During All-Star Week - Forbes

The NBA's Adoption of Charity as a Central Business Model is Apparent During All-Star Week - Forbes: The NBA’s presence in Houston was not over when the final buzzer sounded and the Western Conference beat the Eastern Conference in the 2013 NBA All-Star Game. Throughout the week leading up to the game, the NBA and its partners engaged in thousands of hours of community service projects in the greater Houston area. Additionally, numerous events held during All-Star week had a charitable component, leading to hundreds of thousands of dollars being donated to charity. These endeavors, which fell under the umbrella of the NBA’s “NBA Cares” program, ensured the sustained commitment of the NBA to the All-Star city of Houston after players and league officials left town following All-Star weekend.

Changing Our World, Inc.: A New Chessboard: The Changing Landscape of Business and Society

Changing Our World, Inc.: A New Chessboard: The Changing Landscape of Business and Society: While advances in corporate social engagement have been inspiring, the economic challenges of the last four years, as well as global industrial integration, also promise a corporate future that may be very different from the past. If community investment is to follow profits, where will profits be found? What industries will ascend? What are the characteristics of the next generation that will be leading these corporate institutions? How will the leaders of corporations in emerging economies define the problems and solutions using the lens of their own cultures and their own priorities?

This report steps outside the boundaries of what we know today and challenges readers to consider the larger forces at play, which will profoundly alter the landscape on which corporate social engagement currently exists.

First Jewish Oligarch Signs Gates Giving Pledge

First Jewish Oligarch Signs Gates Giving Pledge: The Ukraine’s Victor Pinchuk has become the first Jewish billionaire from the countries of the Former Soviet Union to sign The Giving Pledge, a formal commitment by the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to dedicate the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. Forbes’ Ukrainian edition places Pinchuk’s wealth at $3.7 billion, making him Ukraine’s second-richest man.

Gift Helps Create First Chair In Women’s Philanthropy - TheNonProfitTimes

Gift Helps Create First Chair In Women’s Philanthropy - TheNonProfitTimes: A $1.5 million gift to the Indiana University School of Philanthropy will finance the nation’s first endowed chair in women’s philanthropy

The Daily Tar Heel :: Participate in day of student philanthropy

The Daily Tar Heel :: Participate in day of student philanthropy: On Feb. 28, UNC will join nearly 70 educational institutions worldwide to participate in the first-ever Student Engagement and Philanthropy Day.

The initiative, organized by CASE Affiliated Student Advancement Programs (CASE ASAP), is designed to increase student understanding of philanthropy and grow engagement on campuses.

Glasspockets Find: The Giving Pledge Goes Global - Transparency Talk

Glasspockets Find: The Giving Pledge Goes Global - Transparency Talk: A press release, announced today, that 12 additional families have joined the Giving Pledge, the effort launched by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates in 2010 to encourage the wealthiest Americans to commit the majority of their assets to philanthropic causes. The new pledgers are all from outside the United States, marking a global expansion of the Giving Pledge effort and bringing the total number of signatories to 105 individuals, spouses, and their families. The new pledgers include:

Holy Cross Gets $25M Gift, Its Largest Ever

massnonprofit.org ::: Holy Cross Gets $25M Gift, Its Largest Ever

February 19, 2013 — The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester announced that it received a $25 million gift, the largest single donation in its history, that will fund a new performance facility