Why Venture Philanthropy Is the Future of Giving - PhilanTopic | PND | Foundation Center

Why Venture Philanthropy Is the Future of Giving - PhilanTopic | PND | Foundation Center: "Venture philanthropy makes nonprofits stronger, more sustainable, and more efficient at delivering impact, so that they in turn can help more of the vulnerable and at-risk. Although the concept has been around for years — in the U.S., there has even been discussion of whether venture philanthropy has peaked — it has yet to reach its full potential in Canada. Instead of simply providing cash grants to charities, nonprofits, and social enterprises, venture philanthropy invests in their business structure to help them grow and function more effectively. It's the difference between giving someone a fish and teaching him/her to fish."



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How to Curate a Whole New Audience | npENGAGE

How to Curate a Whole New Audience | npENGAGE: "The event routinely sells out, and this month was no different. The team at Thinkery has done an excellent job in getting the word out in all the right publications (Austin’s Culture Map, Austin’s Social Planner, among others) since they launched this innovative idea in December 2013.  The event is definitely a hit, and Thinkery has enjoyed increased revenue, an expanded audience, and an increase in their supporter base.
How can you explore doing something similar at your museum? I asked the team for tips on how they implemented Thinkery21 – check it out:"



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Museum Staff Diversity Report Shows Women Poised for Leadership, Ethnic Minorities Not | Nonprofit Quarterly

Museum Staff Diversity Report Shows Women Poised for Leadership, Ethnic Minorities Not | Nonprofit Quarterly:



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Chatting About Planned Giving With Timothy Logan, FAHP, ACFRE - Resource Center - AFP

Chatting About Planned Giving With Timothy Logan, FAHP, ACFRE - Resource Center - AFP: "More and more it seems, fundraisers are expected to develop and utilize integrated and multi-channel campaigns rather than having a singular focus like say annual fund or planned piving. We had a chance to chat with Timothy Logan, FAHP, ACFRE about this trend and what would make the perfect Planned Giving App."



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ALS research already benefiting from Ice Bucket Challenge's return | Health - WCVB Home

ALS research already benefiting from Ice Bucket Challenge's return | Health - WCVB Home: "ALS research already benefiting from Ice Bucket Challenge's return
Ice Bucket Challenge will return every August until a cure is found"



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Police look for possible pattern in string of thefts from Maine veterans groups - The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Police look for possible pattern in string of thefts from Maine veterans groups - The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram: "About $15,000 was stolen from an American Legion post in Gray over the weekend, and there are similarities to other crimes targeting the state's nonprofits."



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How Have Black Lives Mattered to American Philanthropy? | HistPhil

How Have Black Lives Mattered to American Philanthropy? | HistPhil: "It’s telling that I wrote a book on the Ford Foundation, the largest philanthropy of post-World War II America, yet when I was invited to give a talk last year in a series on the ethic of “care,” I almost trashed the e-mail, making no connection between my work on philanthropy and the idea of “care.” How strange. After all, by definition philanthropy is care in action; philanthropists’ generosity supports social causes that promote the welfare of others. Why didn’t I associate this work with “care”? There are some obvious reasons, including the sheer scale, scope, and bureaucratic complexity of big foundations like Ford, which understandably make it hard to see the care behind institutional practices. However, my work on philanthropic efforts for African Americans has led me to a more particular and insidious answer."



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'Giving circles' plant seeds of philanthropy in Asian American communities - LA Times

'Giving circles' plant seeds of philanthropy in Asian American communities - LA Times: "For members of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Islander Giving Circle, the meeting is a chance to mingle and celebrate their efforts to fund causes like the Chinese Parents Assn. for the Disabled and Tafesilafa'i — a cultural festival in Long Beach. The event, which in 17 years never earned a profit, received a $3,000 grant from the giving circle to use for publicity.

"What happens if some of us don't get involved and these groups are even more marginalized? How will people understand the heart of Asian Americans unless we highlight their work?" said Leslie Ito, the circle's founder."



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Overall Charitable Giving to Nonprofits Down, Online Giving Up | Blackbaud News

Overall Charitable Giving to Nonprofits Down, Online Giving Up | Blackbaud News: "Overall Charitable Giving to Nonprofits Down, Online Giving Up

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Nicole McGougan
The Blackbaud Index debuts new specialty index focused on giving to foundations
Charleston, S.C. (August 3, 2015) – Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB) today updated The Blackbaud Index with charitable giving trends through June 2015, as well as announced the addition of a new foundation specialty index that tracks revenue from giving to foundations.
Based on data from 5,170 charities that raised more than $17 billion in the prior 12 months, The Blackbaud Index reported that overall charitable giving decreased 0.5 percent for the three months ending June 2015, compared to the same period a year earlier.
Among 3,786 charities that raised over $2 billion online in the prior 12 months, online giving grew 13.8 percent in the same three-month period, compared to the same period a year earlier."



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Third-party-warehousing firms fight world hunger « Philanthropy North Carolina

Third-party-warehousing firms fight world hunger « Philanthropy North Carolina: "Third-party-logistics (3PL) providers are piloting an innovative warehousing and corporate-social-responsibility partnership with an international relief agency to help address the global hunger epidemic."



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2015 Mid Year Report on U.S. Charitable Giving | Atlas of Giving - Fundraising Forecasting

2015 Mid Year Report on U.S. Charitable Giving | Atlas of Giving - Fundraising Forecasting: "015 first half U.S. charitable giving has been exceptionally (and unexpectedly) strong – up a total of 7.6% to $238.88 Billion from $222.03 Billion for the same period in 2014. Most of this strong giving performance is attributed to the continually good news of improving employment rates. Individual donors, who account for 74% of all U.S. giving, are finding jobs, less fearful of losing their jobs, and enjoying some splendid economic conditions like low interest rates, low gas prices, and little inflation. This leaves them with more disposable income that can be applied to charitable giving."



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FASB Sees Dissent on Nonprofit Accounting Changes | Accounting Today News

FASB Sees Dissent on Nonprofit Accounting Changes | Accounting Today News: "FASB Sees Dissent on Nonprofit Accounting Changes
NORWALK, CONN. (JULY 31, 2015)
BY MICHAEL COHN
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is beginning to hear from not-for-profit organizations and their accountants about the far-reaching changes it has proposed in reporting by nonprofits, and finding there are some disagreements, even among FASB’s own leaders."



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SOI Tax Stats - Charities & Other Tax-Exempt Organizations Statistics

SOI Tax Stats - Charities & Other Tax-Exempt Organizations Statistics: "SOI Tax Stats - Charities & Other Tax-Exempt Organizations Statistics"



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massnonprofit news ::Mass. Fundraisers Earn More than Their U.S. Counterparts

massnonprofit news ::: "uly 28, 2015 — While salaries for professional fundraisers in the United States last year remained about the same as the year before, Massachusetts fundraisers, on average, earn more than those in the Northeast or the country as a whole, according to newly released findings.

Average pay across the country in 2014 was $75,913, less than 1% higher than the 2013 average of $75,483, according to the 2015 AFP Compensation and Benefits Report published by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)."



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The AFP Blog: Who We Are

The AFP Blog: Who We Are: "Who We Are
We’ve just released our latest Compensation and Benefits Report—covering 2014—and if you need information about your salary and other benefits, it’s the resource to use. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more detailed survey of the fundraising profession, and with our new Job Title Mini-Reports, we’re giving you more specific, targeted compensation and benefits data than ever before.
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Why We Love to Hate Nonprofits | Stanford Social Innovation Review

Why We Love to Hate Nonprofits | Stanford Social Innovation Review: "Big social impact organizations occasionally draw big press, but the story is often one of failure, fraud, or deception. The Red Cross weathered a scandal invoking all three when NPR and ProPublica accused the organization of bungling its response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The ProPublica headline that hooked readers was “How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti and Built Six Homes.” The story struck a chord with the public, gathering more than 800 comments between the two sites and inciting dozens of similar articles in publications such as Salon, TIME, and the Washington Post. "



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Formatting a Grant Proposal - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Formatting a Grant Proposal - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Many questions come down to O.N.E. - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Many questions come down to O.N.E. - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

20 quotes by famous people if they had worked in nonprofit

20 quotes by famous people if they had worked in nonprofit. Thought provoking on a Monday from Nonprofit with balls.

Changes To Combined Federal Campaign Pushed Off A YearThe NonProfit Times

Changes To Combined Federal Campaign Pushed Off A YearThe NonProfit Times: "New regulations for the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) originally scheduled to take effect in January will be pushed back a year.

“The modernization of the CFC is reliant on an aggressive timeline for development of the tools needed to implement reform, including streamlined campaign administration and oversight as well as the development of new online applications and systems,”"



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CEO to CEO: Tips for New Leaders: Associations Now

CEO to CEO: Tips for New Leaders: Associations Now: "The most important activity for day one is to set the tone, which, for me, means listening to the expertise of the existing team and sharing optimism and big dreams for the future. I’d do this by (1) setting up individual appointments with each staff member, board member, and key volunteers to hear their thoughts on what is going well and what needs to change; and (2) gathering all staff together to present myself, including my leadership philosophy, background, and hopes and expectations."



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How a collaborative approach is helping NPR and local stations raise more money » Nieman Journalism Lab

How a collaborative approach is helping NPR and local stations raise more money » Nieman Journalism Lab: " little teamwork between NPR and some member stations is helping raise money for future public media projects. According to Current, more than $4 million has been raised in the last year by NPR working with over 40 stations in cities like San Francisco, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Boston, and New York."



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8 Things You Need to Understand About the New Philanthropic Mindset of the Millennial Generation

8 Things You Need to Understand About the New Philanthropic Mindset of the Millennial Generation: "Obviously, social media has disrupted the world of fundraising, just as it continues to completely reconfigure the way we communicate with each other. But what has really upset the charitable giving status quo is the millennial generation. These 80 million people between the ages of 18 and 34 who are on the cusp of taking over the world simply think differently about charitable giving.

Here are eight things you need to understand about the new philanthropic mindset of the millennial generation."



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Searching for the Next Big Idea

Searching for the Next Big Idea: "But we know this is truly the tip of the iceberg. We know there are countless other inspired next gen social entrepreneurs with big ideas who are ready to scale their own businesses and change the world. So today, as part of the Case Foundation’s mission to invest in people and ideas that can change the world, we are proud to announce our sponsorship of the Forbes Under 30 $1 Million Change the World Competition—the largest-ever competition for young social entrepreneurs running for-profit and nonprofit enterprises that address global challenges. Through our participation we aim to lift up the most promising of the for-profit entrants with disruptive and scalable ideas who can best demonstrate how the power of business can change the world sustainably."



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Clemson raises nearly $1 B in capital campaign | The State

Clemson raises nearly $1 B in capital campaign | The State: "After a record year of private gifts, Clemson University is closing in on its $1 billion fundraising goal for its “The Will to Lead” capital campaign.

Private gifts to the university totaled $136.6 million for the 2014-15 fiscal year, bringing the multi-year campaign’s total to $934 million.

Clemson is entering the “home stretch” of its campaign, said Brian O’Rourke, associate vice president for Institutional Advancement."



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7 issues for receiving non-cash gifts - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

7 issues for receiving non-cash gifts - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "s more nonprofit supporters become savvy investors, there is a new attraction in donating stocks, mutual funds or other non-cash gifts to organizations or causes.

These forms of support can be extremely helpful, but they can carry complications regarding taxation, including regulations imposed by the Internal Revenue Service.

Chris Johnson, director of marketing for StratusLIVE, advises that any nonprofit considering accepting stocks from donors adopt a strategic plan for solicitation. Here are a few points to cover:"



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Investing in the Awesome, No Strings Attached - The New York Times

Investing in the Awesome, No Strings Attached - The New York Times: "Jesse Chan-Norris, 37, a technology consultant who has lived in the city since 1999. In 2010, Mr. Chan-Norris was a founder of the New York chapter of an organization called the Awesome Foundation, and he is the chapter’s current dean. The foundation’s 10 New York trustees pool $100 each month and give the $1,000 pot — no strings attached — to the New Yorker who best answers their three questions: Who are you? What’s your awesome idea? How will you use this money?"



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Smithsonian launches Kickstarter to 'reboot' Neil Armstrong spacesuit display | collectSPACE

Smithsonian launches Kickstarter to 'reboot' Neil Armstrong spacesuit display | collectSPACE: "July 20, 2015 — The Smithsonian launched its first-ever crowdfunding campaign on Monday (July 20) in an effort to preserve, conserve and display the spacesuit that Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong wore while becoming the first man to walk on the moon.
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Nonprofit Merger Motivations—and What About the Brand? | Nonprofit Quarterly

Nonprofit Merger Motivations—and What About the Brand? | Nonprofit Quarterly: "Although nonprofit mergers are often “sold” on the basis of efficiency, these objectives can be long in coming and hard to achieve. More often, as is chronicled in Judith Alnes’ “Creating Fertile Soil for the Merger Option,” mergers are motivated by an intention to expand or improve services rather than for financial goals. In many mergers, organizations are able to broaden their range of services as well as their support base."



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Royal Berkshire hospital charity strikes gold with silver 2p coin | Money | The Guardian

Royal Berkshire hospital charity strikes gold with silver 2p coin | Money | The Guardian: "A 2p coin left in a hospital donation box has raised more than £800 on eBay after an eagle-eyed hospital volunteer spotted its rarity value.

The coin was found in the Royal Berkshire hospital’s “cash for coins” box, in which visitors usually leave unwanted foreign coins."



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