BBC shows to source costumes from charity shops to meet green targets

BBC shows to source costumes from charity shops to meet green targets: The first programme to meet a new BBC “green certificate” sourced costumes and props from local charity shops in order to meet the criteria.

And a BBC spokesman said that in documentation guiding organisations on how to meet the new environmental standards certification, albert , it will suggest other programmes could also use charity shops as a way of cutting environmental impact.

Fundcrushing vs. fundraising: see the difference at work - Future Fundraising Now

From Future Fundraising Now

Fundcrushing vs. fundraising: see the difference at work - Future Fundraising Now: Fundcrushing vs. fundraising: see the difference at work

Is For-Profit the Future of Non-Profit? - Amy Schiller - The Atlantic

Is For-Profit the Future of Non-Profit? - Amy Schiller - The Atlantic: Is For-Profit the Future of Non-Profit?

Creating the Right Culture at your Nonprofit | npENGAGE

Creating the Right Culture at your Nonprofit | npENGAGE: Culture is mission. Culture is process. Culture is everything.

I really do believe this.

When I was a kid, culture had a very different meaning. It’s possible that I just didn’t get what it was all about. To me, culture was about “being cultured.” It was about art, and class and learning things that tended to be highbrow.

But today, culture is something much more mainstream. And because it’s this way (or at least to me), it’s much more central. It’s literally about everyone and for everyone. And that’s a good thing.

Make the most of a news interview � Philanthropy North Carolina

Make the most of a news interview � Philanthropy North Carolina: Make the most of a news interview
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Many charities rightly an complain that they get too little news coverage, yet when they do get a chance to talk to a reporter, they often waste it. So be prepared.

Will the Sharing Economy Catalyze New Forms of Philanthropy? | Beth’s Blog

From Beth Kanter's blog



Will the Sharing Economy Catalyze New Forms of Philanthropy? | Beth’s Blog: After I attended Catalyzing the Sharing Economy conference (the sharing economy is defined as the use of networked, mobile, information technology to share goods and services), I shared a post with some notes and ideas about why I think it is the next generation of networked social change. Lucy Bernholz, who has been thinking about the sharing economy and social change for longer than anyone, share her conference notes, asking “Where is the Public Good?” TechSoup’s Lewis Haidt shared a post that challenges to think about how we can all participate with a greater emphasis on the sharing and less on the IPO.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 400,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use - | Open Culture

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 400,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use - | Open Culture: On Friday, The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that “more than 400,000 high-resolution digital images of public domain works in the Museum’s world-renowned collection may be downloaded directly from the Museum’s website for non-commercial use

Not Just Lip Service: Employees Demand Workplace Volunteering

Not Just Lip Service: Employees Demand Workplace Volunteering: Across the world, employee expectations of the companies they work for are dramatically expanding when it comes to corporate philanthropy. As such, companies are being forced to respond to this groundswell of interest in charitable activities, as they must do if they hope to attract and retain top talent.

Government-funded nonprofits slammed; fixes seen � Philanthropy North Carolina

Government-funded nonprofits slammed; fixes seen � Philanthropy North Carolina: Government contracts and grants can create big problems for nonprofits, but proven solutions are readily available, two new reports say.

Among nearly 56,000 nonprofits with government contracts or grants, or both, in 2012, nearly three-fourths reported problems with the complexity of — or time required for — applications and reporting, according to the “National Study of Nonprofit-Government Contracts and Grants 2013: State Rankings” from the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute.

The most charitable states in America | Deseret News

The most charitable states in America | Deseret News: A recent Gallup poll has ranked each U.S. state by its charitable giving, listing Utah, Minnesota, and Hawaii as the most generous states.

A minimum of 600 citizens per state were asked whether they had personally donated money to charity, spent time volunteering with an organization, or both over the past month. All 50 states were polled between June and December of 2013.

Five Questions With: John Hailer - Providence Business News

Five Questions With: John Hailer - Providence Business News: HAILER: As a global asset-management firm, the goal of the Jazz Diplomacy Project directly aligns with our corporate mission of taking a unique, collaborative approach to achieving comprehensive solutions. We focus our sponsorship efforts on music because it has historically been a force that brings people together, connects cultures, unites communities and enhances the lives of individuals around the world.

What Financial Conversations Could Be…It’s About More Than Money

What Financial Conversations Could Be…It’s About More Than Money: As a demonstration project exploring what could be possible for all boards, we spend a fair amount of time engaged in a process talking about process. I personally think this is at the heart of leadership and creating space for process is essential to organizational success, but I found it particularly relevant here.

Many of us come to financial issues, be they our own personal ones or those of an organization with which we are involved, from a place of reactivity. We get a report or a statement showing us what has transpired and are asked to react. Let’s look at how different people react:

Philanthropy Tips From a Google Billionaire

Philanthropy Tips From a Google Billionaire: Signers of The Giving Pledge provide a statement about their philanthropy, which appears on the website. Among recent signatories, the most illuminating statement by far comes from Craig Silverstein and Mary Obelnicki.

Willis Turner - What If Mark Twain Was Your Major-Gifts Officer? : FundRaising Success

Willis Turner - What If Mark Twain Was Your Major-Gifts Officer? : FundRaising Success: For example, if Mark TwainOpens in a new window was your major-gifts officer (MGO), he might amble into your office, lean his surprisingly slight frame against the doorway (he was just 5 feet 8 inches), brush a fleck of cigar ash from the collar of his rumpled white suit and drawl:

"A round man cannot be expected to fit into a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape."

What he'd mean, of course, is that those who contribute to your regular appeals are far and away your best source for major donors

More fundraisers see higher pay; average salaries drop � Philanthropy North Carolina

More fundraisers see higher pay; average salaries drop � Philanthropy North Carolina: More fundraising professionals in the U.S. and Canada got a boost in their average income in 2013, compared to 2012, but average salaries fell nearly eight percent, a new survey says.

And a longstanding and large gap persisted between pay for men and women in fundraising jobs, while the average turnover rate among fundraisers grew slightly, says the 2014 Compensation and Benefits Study from the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Duke Haddad - Organizing a Media Fundraising Event That Sizzles! : FundRaising Success

Duke Haddad - Organizing a Media Fundraising Event That Sizzles! : FundRaising Success: Marketing discovers and engages buyers while branding makes loyal customers. The Salvation Army Indiana DivisionOpens in a new window recently sponsored a special event with both concepts in mind.

The 2014 Red Kettle Cook-OffOpens in a new window was created to secure sales from the public by selling hamburgers from various Indianapolis media participants. An additional goal was to educate the public and media on the mission of the Salvation Army and what programs it supports in the central Indiana community. The 2014 Cook-Off was improved with new event leadership and greater flexibility to think out of the box. Communication and education were major event goals.

Allcock Tyler: 'Trustees need to stop hiding behind their executive staff'

Allcock Tyler: 'Trustees need to stop hiding behind their executive staff': The chief executive of the Directory for Social Change made the criticism at the Charity Law Conference, saying that trustees should have spoken out when the sector's chief executives recently received criticism.

She said: “Almost none of the trustees came out and said that we’d chosen what to pay them and that they should stop going after that one individual.”

Experts Question Survey Showing Dip in Fundraiser Pay - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Experts Question Survey Showing Dip in Fundraiser Pay - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Andrew Watt, president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, acknowledged that the pay decline in the new survey may have been caused by an “anomaly” in the 2012 data.

He noted that the salary data for 2010, 2011, and 2013 were “roughly the same.”

Mr. Watt agreed that the job market for fundraisers remains strong. “Given the continued growth in philanthropy, even with the recession, good fundraisers are in high demand,” Mr. Watt wrote in an email to The Chronicle. “There has always been a strong market for excellent fundraising skills, and I don’t see the end in sight anytime soon.”

3 Tips to Get More Out of Conferences | Nonprofit Marketing | Getting Attention

3 Tips to Get More Out of Conferences | Nonprofit Marketing | Getting Attention: onference season is ongoing these days. So I was particularly pleased when, at the recent, Harvard Social Enterprise Conference, keynote speaker and Echoing Green president, Cheryl Dorsey, shared some valuable hints to us attendees on conference participation best practices.

Social Enterprises for Entrepreneurial Veterans in UK and US - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Social Enterprises for Entrepreneurial Veterans in UK and US - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: In the U.S., entities structured as nonprofits have been engaged in promoting and assisting entrepreneurship by veterans for some time. The most widely recognized group in this field is probably the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University. Among its celebrated programs are its Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans’ Families and Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, offered not only at Syracuse, but at UCLA, Florida State, Texas A&M, Purdue, the University of Connecticut, LSU, and Cornell. EBV participants get access to technical assistance from the university faculties and from other EBV graduates.

Board Wrinkles: The Questions I'm Most Often Asked

Board Wrinkles: The Questions I'm Most Often Asked: I still am asked for solutions to a host of board problems: "How do I fix this? How do I fix that?" And invariably I'm cornered just as I'm rushing to make another flight.

In the brief space I'm given here, let me answer the five questions that come up most often.

Hugh Evans | Fast Company | Business Innovation

Hugh Evans | Fast Company | Business Innovation: A decade later, in 2008--after volunteering in India with Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity and raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for not-for-profits--Evans founded the Global Poverty Project (GPP), an insanely optimistic effort to help the world's needy. It's an innovative cocktail of entertainment, social media, and gamification, and has rallied millions of people worldwide, including celebrity supporters like Ben Affleck and Denmark's Crown Princess Mary, and an array of corporate backers such as Hewlett-Packard and FedEx.

Worcester Gives Raises $136K in Inaugural 24-hour Campaign

massnonprofit.org ::: May 9, 2014 — More than 1,560 gifts totaling $136,882 were pledged to 151 nonprofits in Worcester county this week in connection with the inauguration of Worcester Gives, a 24-hour online giving campaign.

U.K. cancer charity fundraiser teen Stephen Sutton dies - National | Globalnews.ca

U.K. cancer charity fundraiser teen Stephen Sutton dies - National | Globalnews.ca: TORONTO – A British teen who raised over $5.86 million (CDN) for charity and inspired people around the world has passed away, his family has announced.

At the age of 15, Stephen Sutton was diagnosed with bowel cancer and was told two years later by his doctors that his cancer was incurable.
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Stephen Sutton surpassed his bucket list fundraising goal after posting his "final thumbs up." U.K. teen Steven Sutton tops charity goal with ‘final thumbs up’ post

A Facebook post written by the 19-year-old’s mother said Sutton passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday morning.

When Funds Go Missing, What Can You Do? What Must You Do? - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

When Funds Go Missing, What Can You Do? What Must You Do? - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: One of the most difficult situations I’ve encountered while counseling nonprofit boards over the years is when they have discovered that the organization’s funds have been embezzled, most commonly by an insider. Two real-life situations are particularly noteworthy. In the first instance, the executive director stole more than a million dollars; in the second case, a former executive director and board member conspired to steal $4,000,000 from the organization. In each instance, the other board members approached me

The AFP Blog: The Salary Gender Gap

The AFP Blog: The Salary Gender Gap: The Salary Gender Gap
AFP’s latest Compensation and Benefits Survey is out today, and I talk with Nikki of Nikki’s Notes fame about some of the key data, including falling salaries, turnover and the persistent gender gap.
There’s a lot to talk regarding the survey, and I’ll be covering other data in future blog posts, but I want to focus on that last issue for a moment.

Katherine Morris | Passionate Philanthropist | Fundraising Nerd | Conference Junkie | @KatOnALeash

Katherine Morris | Passionate Philanthropist | Fundraising Nerd | Conference Junkie | @KatOnALeash: Ever get ready to make a phone call to a donor, then decide you should do another task instead…and then another? Before you know it, the day is over and you’ve put off the phone call until tomorrow. This cycle repeats until you haven’t called a single donor all week…or month (yikes!). When I get into a phone funk, I have to shake it out. The easiest way to do that…Thank You Calls.

Successful charities should pay well enough to attract excellent executives | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional

Successful charities should pay well enough to attract excellent executives | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional: Reading some of the comments and opinions about charity pay, it is evident that many people still think charities should largely be run by volunteers, a view reinforced in a recent New Philanthropy Capital publication Mind the Gap: What the public thinks about charities. It shows that 16% of the public believe charity chief executives should not be paid at all. The reality is that most charities are wholly run by volunteers. According to the NCVO report fewer than one in 10 charities employ any staff at all, and only 1% of charity staff are paid more than �60,000.

In fact, according to NCVO's report, the charity discount – the pay reduction somebody accepts if they want to work in the charity sector rather than the private sector – is up to 45%, when taking into account bonuses and other incentives. If

Starting a Diversity Effort—Part One - Member News - Member - AFP

Starting a Diversity Effort—Part One - Member News - Member - AFP: Catherine Connolly, CFRE, serves as treasurer on the AFP International board and is the chair of the AFP Sacramento chapter’s newly developed Diversity Committee. Hoping to inspire other AFP chapters, organizations and communities to broaden their diversity efforts, Catherine will be taking us along on her journey towards chartering and implementing a diversity committee. Join us as she changes the face of fundraising in her community—and tells you how to do it in yours!

The New Barn-Raising � German Marshall Fund of the United States

The New Barn-Raising � German Marshall Fund of the United States: This toolkit outlines a range of policies and practices through which politicians, citizens, community and civic groups, charitable foundations, unions, and businesses are endeavoring to sustain community and civic assets such as parks, theaters, libraries, art galleries, recreation centers, senior centers, and museums. The toolkit draws heavily on extensive research conducted in three U.S. metro areas — Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Baltimore — in 2012 and 2013 as well as examples gleaned from elsewhere in the United States. The research focuses on city- and state-level policies, but refers to national policies, organizations, and programs when relevant.