Facebook Reverses Ban on Sight-Loss Charity's Video Ad - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Facebook Reverses Ban on Sight-Loss Charity's Video Ad - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "After barring a Royal National Institute of Blind People advertisement that asks viewers to consider how they would feel if they were losing their sight, Facebook did an about-face Wednesday and cleared the clip, The Guardian reports. The company drew fire on social media for initially refusing the ad, saying it violates internal guidelines that favor "neutral or positive" messages and disallow "threatening" language."



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Opinion: Donors — Especially the Newly Wealthy — Need to Make Scientific Research a Priority - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Opinion: Donors — Especially the Newly Wealthy — Need to Make Scientific Research a Priority - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "We — philanthropy, government, and business working together — need to fund basic science if we want to transform efforts to help the more than one billion people worldwide who suffer from devastating brain disorders, and we must sustain this investment."



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Ted Leonsis’s Charitable Giving Part of Quid Pro Quo on New Arena in DC | Nonprofit Quarterly

Ted Leonsis’s Charitable Giving Part of Quid Pro Quo on New Arena in DC | Nonprofit Quarterly:



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Time we ditched fundraising’s personality cult - UK Fundraising

Time we ditched fundraising’s personality cult - UK Fundraising: "The 113-word description of the opening plenary devoted most of those words to talking about the presenter, not about what he was actually going to say.

Which highlights something that’s niggled me about our sector for a while – quite a while – but I’ve not really been able put my finger on why until the events of recent months brought it into focus.

We have a cult of personality in fundraising. I don’t think I’m saying anything surprising or controversial here. There are a few – probably just a handful – of dominant individuals (almost all male) who tend to monopolise the conference circuit, and they are in great demand."



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Paris 2024 leaders launch crowdfunding campaign | FOX Sports

Paris 2024 leaders launch crowdfunding campaign | FOX Sports: "PARIS (AP) Leaders of the Paris bid for the 2024 Olympics put on a show of unity at a festive meeting involving French Prime Minister Manuel Valls and more than 150 athletes for the official launch of a crowdfunding campaign on Friday."



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You Ask Your Donors for More Money All the Time – Why Don’t You Ask Your Boss? - Resource Center - AFP

You Ask Your Donors for More Money All the Time – Why Don’t You Ask Your Boss? - Resource Center - AFP: "You have been going through training to be the best development professional you can be. You have learned all about asking the right person for the right amount of money at the right time.  Maybe you have closed your first major gift or upgraded several donors from mid-level to major giving, or have even started an annual giving program. "



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Who are you again? Fundraising as an Outsider - Resource Center - AFP

Who are you again? Fundraising as an Outsider - Resource Center - AFP

Say “Yes!” to P2P Registration Data | npENGAGE

Say “Yes!” to P2P Registration Data | npENGAGE: "Charity Dynamics just released a report that takes a deep dive into the registration form flow itself.
Their 2015 Walk Registration Benchmark Study evaluated seven organizations, 6,000 local walk events, and 700,000 potential participants over the summer of 2015. Using funnels set up in Google Analytics, they followed users through the six-step registration process that many of the top event fundraising organizations are currently using."



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Research about Doctors Soliciting Donations from their Cancer Patients | Nonprofit Quarterly

Research about Doctors Soliciting Donations from their Cancer Patients | Nonprofit Quarterly:



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Giving to Mass. Nonprofits by Top Corp. Donors Rose 19%

massnonprofit news ::: "September 25, 2015 — Total corporate charitable giving—cash and in-kind services—by the top 50 donors to Massachusetts nonprofits rose 19% last year, compared to two years earlier, although giving by the very largest corporate donors dropped by nearly 7%, according to a recently published listing.

Total cash gifts by the top 50 corporate donors rose 6%, while total in-kind giving increased 45%, according to the listing compiled by the Boston Business Journal (BBJ)."



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Economic Matchmaker Revs Up Next Phase of Philanthropy in Detroit - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Economic Matchmaker Revs Up Next Phase of Philanthropy in Detroit - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Mike Duggan, the mayor of Detroit, wants to keep the philanthropic dollars flowing. In February, he installed Ryan Friedrichs as chief development officer, a position that remained unfilled during the two previous administrations. Mr. Friedrichs, 38, serves as the liaison between city departments and foundations, working to stoke investment in local programs and find ways to work with a deep roster of local foundations, among other things."



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Crowdfunding In Every Day Giving - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Crowdfunding In Every Day Giving - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "Crowdfunding is no Field of Dreams: If you build it, they might not come. If you build it, you need to push it out and tell everyone about it, and then they will come, according to nonprofit technology and fundraising experts.

If your organization is dipping its toes in crowdfunding, it probably has some base of support from traditional fundraising efforts. But, what if it doesn’t have that base?"



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MORE THAN A TICKET: RETHINKING THE ANNUAL REPORT

September 2015 | NTEN: "Every year, Seattle Theatre Group reaches thousands in the Pacific Northwest through music and theatre performances. But the audience for their annual report could be much greater. They recently took a leap and made their report digital, with support from Pyramid Communications. Here, a nonprofit leader and her agency partner share what they’ve learned by asking questions about how they can better tell and distribute their stories."



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Stephen Pidgeon: Our direct mail is more creative than in the US | Third Sector

Stephen Pidgeon: Our direct mail is more creative than in the US | Third Sector: "I'm just back from the US, where I'd been invited to speak to neighbouring chapters of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the US equivalent of our Institute of Fundraising. I was reminded of the different status fundraising holds in the US, where local charities provide many services that are provided in the UK by local or national government."



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Seniors moment: Baring it for a charity calendar - Naples Daily News

Seniors moment: Baring it for a charity calendar - Naples Daily News: "AKRON, Ohio - Grandpa and Granny are stripping again for charity.

Residents of Barberton, Ohio’s Pleasant Pointe assisted living facility recently posed baring (almost) all for their 2016 calendar. Last year, they did the same thing and generated nearly $9,000 for the Esther Ryan Shoe Fund, which provides shoes for children who attend Barberton schools."



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Another Gates Education Experiment Grinds to an End, Leaving Questionable Results Behind | Nonprofit Quarterly

Another Gates Education Experiment Grinds to an End, Leaving Questionable Results Behind | Nonprofit Quarterly: "Now, as the end of the seven-year time frame for the program approaches, the Tampa Bay Times is looking at how the program has worked in one of the districts that partnered with the Gates Foundation:

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Employee Retreats And Party Tricks - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Employee Retreats And Party Tricks - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "The 25 staff members at Young Community Developers (YCD) drove about an hour and a half away from the organization’s San Francisco headquarters for an employee retreat in 2013. When they returned they had a new program."



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N.Y. Philharmonic Gets $25 Million Gift From Board Chair - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

N.Y. Philharmonic Gets $25 Million Gift From Board Chair - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "The New York Philharmonic received a $25 million donation Thursday from its board chairman, the financier Oscar S. Schafer, and his wife, Didi, reports The New York Times. The announcement of the gift coincided with the orchestra's first performance in David Geffen Hall, as the venue was officially renamed in a pre-concert ceremony."



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Pierre Omidyar Donates $269 Million in eBay Shares - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Pierre Omidyar Donates $269 Million in eBay Shares - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Internet billionaire Pierre Omidyar has given away one-tenth of his holdings in eBay, a stock gift valued at nearly $270 million, according to EcommerceBytes. The Omidyar Group, which manages the philanthropic activity of the eBay co-founder and his wife, Pam, did not respond to requests for comment on what organizations or causes will benefit from last month's gift."



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Foundation Center - Press Release - Philanthropy Leaders Call for Greater Role in Tackling Global Challenges Defined in New Sustainable Development Goals

Foundation Center - Press Release - Philanthropy Leaders Call for Greater Role in Tackling Global Challenges Defined in New Sustainable Development Goals: "Philanthropy Leaders Call for Greater Role in Tackling Global Challenges
Defined in New Sustainable Development Goals

New York, NY — September 24, 2015. Today, more than 150 leaders from philanthropy, government, UN agencies, civil society, and business are meeting to consider how the philanthropy community can connect more with the Sustainable Development Goals over the next 15 years. "Philanthropy Engaged: Implementing and Achieving the Post-2015 Agenda" is being hosted by the SDG Philanthropy Platform, a partnership of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Foundation Center, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA)."



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The Content of the GAO Audit of Red Cross that is the Basis for Demands for Greater Oversight | Nonprofit Quarterly

The Content of the GAO Audit of Red Cross that is the Basis for Demands for Greater Oversight | Nonprofit Quarterly: "Here at NPQ we are great believers in the value to managers of reading forensic audits and that is how we look at the Government Accountability Office’s recent document on the Red Cross, entitled American Red Cross: Disaster Assistance Would Benefit from Oversight through Regular Federal Evaluation so we figured we would give you direct access. The report is well worth a read."



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Sixers owner crunched big data before giving to PAL - philly-archives

Sixers owner crunched big data before giving to PAL - philly-archives: "In announcing his $3.5 million donation to the group serving boys and girls with sports and other after-school programs, Harris subjected the nonprofit to the same scrutiny that has earned him a fortune as cofounder of Apollo Global Management L.L.C.

Harris hired a consulting firm to interview people inside and outside the organization. He personally helped the group draft a detailed five-year plan that includes ways of measuring improvements in the well-being of children who use PAL's 18 centers."



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Is Your Staff Trained to Sell Membership?: Associations Now

Is Your Staff Trained to Sell Membership?: Associations Now:



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Travelocity Launches Program Promoting 'Voluntourism' | TravelPulse

Travelocity Launches Program Promoting 'Voluntourism' | TravelPulse: "Travelocity announced Monday that it has re-launched its “Travel for Good” grant program to accommodate the growing desire to travel for philanthropic purposes. As part of a contest, three deserving individuals will receive a $20,000 trip for two to the destination of their choice. On top of that, Travelocity will make a $10,000 donation to each winner’s non-profit organization of choice. "



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GoLocalProv | Rhode Island’s Top 100 Non-Profits Have Over $16 Billion in Assets

GoLocalProv | Rhode Island’s Top 100 Non-Profits Have Over $16 Billion in Assets: "The hundred largest nonprofits in Rhode Island have combined assets over $16 billion, according to their latest IRS 990s -- and top ten (not including credit unions) amount for over $10 billion alone."



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Rejecting a Tainted Grant: Dan Snyder Just Can’t Save Face | Nonprofit Quarterly

Rejecting a Tainted Grant: Dan Snyder Just Can’t Save Face | Nonprofit Quarterly:



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IoF ban selling of donor data as part of latest Code amendments

IoF ban selling of donor data as part of latest Code amendments: "The Institute of Fundraising has today announced a ban on the selling of donor data to third parties as part of a number of changes made to its Code of Fundraising Practice.
The changes were made in response to the Fundraising Standards Board’s interim report in June, which recommended the Code be tightened in a number of areas."



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McDonald’s Effectively Shamed Into Massive Charity Donation -- Grub Street

McDonald’s Effectively Shamed Into Massive Charity Donation -- Grub Street: "Today's New York Times reports that McDonald's has asked other "like-minded" organizations, like MasterCard and Facebook, to help it raise money to help the United Nations’ World Food Program respond to the migrant crisis in Europe and the Middle East. The reasonable conclusion for this is the pressure following Burger King's ill-fated suggestion that the two join forces and make a McWhopper "for peace." "



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The First Steps to Building a Foundation of Nonprofit Culture

The First Steps to Building a Foundation of Nonprofit Culture:



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United Way aims for ‘collective impact’ « Philanthropy North Carolina

United Way aims for ‘collective impact’ « Philanthropy North Carolina: "Now, as president and CEO of United Way of North Carolina, Marx is building on that model to help its members reinvent the way they do business. Those members include 57 local United Ways and two United Funds that serve 83 of the state’s 100 counties and last year raised a total of $100 million.

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