GuideStar Introduces Program Metrics Section for Nonprofit Profiles | Non Profit News For Nonprofit Organizations | Nonprofit Quarterly

GuideStar Introduces Program Metrics Section for Nonprofit Profiles | Non Profit News For Nonprofit Organizations | Nonprofit Quarterly: "GuideStar, the nonprofit repository of information on 2.4 million U.S. nonprofits visited by 7 million people annually, is adding a new way for organizations to report quantifiable data in support of their program achievements. GuideStar Platinum was developed as a way for nonprofits to provide non-financial data to demonstrate effectiveness, thereby addressing the pitfalls of the “overhead myth,” which gauges an organization’s worthiness of support by measuring its effectiveness in terms of its expenditures on program services versus management and fundraising."



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Overlooked in the Wounded Warrior Project scandal: families who rely on its handouts

Overlooked in the Wounded Warrior Project scandal: families who rely on its handouts: "As Wounded Warrior Project battles allegations its former executives violated public trust, they face the real fear that donations will start to dry up.

Tracy Keil worries that will leave her family with more than $50,000 a month in healthcare expenses."



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Mass. Nonprofit Employment Outpaces Overall Job Growth

massnonprofit news ::: "Mass. Nonprofit Employment Outpaces Overall Job Growth"



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The AFP Blog: Coming Together for the Profession, the Community

The AFP Blog: Coming Together for the Profession, the Community: "The AFP Edmonton & Area Chapter, along with AFP Canada leaders, have provided a list of services of services and resources for AFP members and others affected by the fires. I’m pleased to pass the information they collected along—you can find the list here."



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Former Head of Charity Navigator Takes Over at Troubled NY Arts Charity | Non Profit News For Nonprofit Organizations | Nonprofit Quarterly

Former Head of Charity Navigator Takes Over at Troubled NY Arts Charity | Non Profit News For Nonprofit Organizations | Nonprofit Quarterly:



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13 Steps To Building Rapport With For-Profit Partners - The NonProfit Times

13 Steps To Building Rapport With For-Profit Partners - The NonProfit Times"Enlisting the cooperation of businesses to start a cause marketing campaign is a lot like fundraising in general: building rapport with the targeted company is essential even before the partnership begins.

A cause marketing arrangement, or commercial co-venture, is more than just a business partnership. Both the nonprofit and the for-profit hope to gain from the relationship, in both dollars raised and image heightened. A nonprofit that hopes to swoop in, use a corporate sponsor to make fast cash and then run off into the sunset is a nonprofit that will almost certainly fall flat. Trust and mutual respect are extremely important."



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ICYMI: Last One Picked - Millennials Fear Being Left Out - The NonProfit Times

ICYMI: Last One Picked - Millennials Fear Being Left Out - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "ou’re in the process of organizing a fundraising event. Do you have your venue and entertainment booked? Check. Is your fundraising team hard at work engaging donors and driving up attendance? Check. Are you taking advantage of FOMO?

FOMO, or “fear of missing out,” is a colloquialism among Millennials, according to author Darian Rodriguez-Heyman and KC Fox, senior marketing manager at Eventbrite. It might also be used as a means of driving youth toward your next event, the duo said during a session at the recent Association of Fundraising Professionals’ international conference in Boston."



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9 Elements of Necessary Infrastructure Development - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

9 Elements of Necessary Infrastructure Development - The NonProfit Times "Plenty of hard work goes into planning a fundraising campaign, but the hard work doesn’t stop with the idea or the planning. It is necessary to stay on top of things all along the way.

Speaking at the Association of Fundraising Professionals International Fundraising Conference, Kerry-Ann Powell of The Harvest Group discussed parts of the work that went into making the effort by the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation a success in its fundraising project to build a monument to the slain civil rights leader."



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7 hopeful trends in philanthropy / Nonprofit With Balls

7 hopeful trends in philanthropy / Nonprofit With Balls:
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5 Ways We Can Do Philanthropy Better

5 Ways We Can Do Philanthropy Better: "One of the biggest fallacies of philanthropy is the expectation that money will solve everything and that more money equals greater results. Trillions of dollars are spent globally on social and environmental issues, and very few problems have been solved. Why is that?"



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One Lesson from the #iGiveLocal “Give Local America” Fiasco | Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

One Lesson from the #iGiveLocal “Give Local America” Fiasco | Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog: "Instead, this post is about lessons learned for communications pros. And there will be many that come out of this.
One big obvious one is that you need the ability to redirect quickly all the traffic your campaigns have generated elsewhere when your primary page or even your whole site goes down.
Many — probably most? — of the thousands of nonprofits participating in Give Local campaigns across America were sending donors directly to donation pages on Kimbia’s platform.  When the platform failed, they had no easy way to send the traffic elsewhere."



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Why Can’t the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector Scale Generosity? #givedaylessons | Beth’s Blog

Why Can’t the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector Scale Generosity? #givedaylessons | Beth’s Blog: "Experiencing a cascading technology failure in real time for just one community is painful enough.  But it was heart wrenching to watch, in real time, community after community experience this fiasco.  Instead of scaling community giving and philanthropy and empowering their local nonprofits to use crowd funding, Give Local America Day amplified frustration, panic, hopelessness, and anger. "



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Dave Matthews Band: 25 years of music — and charitable giving - Roanoke Times: Virginia

Dave Matthews Band: 25 years of music — and charitable giving - Roanoke Times: Virginia: "Tinsley, Beauford and the late Moore grew up in the same Charlottesville neighborhood. Beauford and Moore were accomplished jazz musicians when Matthews approached them, and Tinsley had learned violin through classical music.
Lessard was playing both jazz and classical music on the bass.
They got together, recorded some demos, started getting regular gigs and soon became a popular regional draw.
The band began putting money into the community shortly after it became a regular on the summer tour circuit in the U.S. and internationally. After signing a recording contract with RCA Records, the band completed its big-label debut, “Under the Table and Dreaming,” in 1994, kicking off its first international tour with a concert in Charlottesville."



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Charity organizers struggle in crowded field of events | TribLIVE

Charity organizers struggle in crowded field of events | TribLIVE: "After a two-year hiatus, Best Buddies Pennsylvania and supporters decided to resuscitate their 5K fundraiser last fall.

They knew the competition was steep.

Like places nationwide, greater Pittsburgh has observed an inundation of charity walks packing the calendar most weekends from late spring through early fall."



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Facebook, Twitter play different roles in connecting mobile readers to news | Pew Research Center

Facebook, Twitter play different roles in connecting mobile readers to news | Pew Research Center:



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'Star Wars' Charity Event Forced to Change Theme After Lucasfilm Cease-and-Desist Order - NonProfit PRO

'Star Wars' Charity Event Forced to Change Theme After Lucasfilm Cease-and-Desist Order - NonProfit PRO: "Hard to see, the Dark Side is—especially when you can’t use your lightsaber to light the way.
Newmindspace, a Toronto-based nonprofit, has rebranded its popular charity lightsaber battles as the “Cats in Space Tour” after it received a cease-and-desist letter from Lucasfilm’s lawyers for using trademarked terms, the Toronto Star reported."



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Does your nonprofit really need a celebrity spokesperson?

Does your nonprofit really need a celebrity spokesperson?: "According to the article Signifying the Public: Celebrity Advocacy and Post-Democratic Politics published in the International Journal of Cultural Studies, celebrity spokespeople can help nonprofits achieve social and political goals but their ability to influence donors is limited. The researchers found that “people support charities because of personal connections in their lives and families which made these causes important, not because of the celebrities.”

There was a similar finding in the article Analysis of the Value of Celebrity Affiliation to Nonprofit Contributions published in the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. This study found that “the effect of celebrity affiliation on donations is relatively small and likely secondary to prospective donors’ primary focus on the charity’s core mission, beneficiaries, and activities.”"



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Star Wars: Force For Change charity campaign raises $2 million

Star Wars: Force For Change charity campaign raises $2 million: "The Star Wars: Force For Change charity campaign is over. Yesterday, Daisy Ridley urged fans to donate one last time!

Yesterday was May the 4th, the previously low-key and now very much mainstream “Star Wars Day.”"



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The Power of One and the Power of Community: Part 3 | Non Profit News For Nonprofit Organizations | Nonprofit Quarterly

The Power of One and the Power of Community: Part 3 | Non Profit News For Nonprofit Organizations | Nonprofit Quarterly: "How does this relate to NPQ readers?

You’re probably wondering what this has to do with my column at NPQ. And you’re also probably wondering what this has to do with your nonprofits and your board members, your fundraisers and your fundraising.

A whole lot, as far as I’m concerned. Just read the articles in NPQ. Share them with your boss and boards. What are the implications and applications for your NGO?

Just look at the reviews of nonprofits and their boards and their staff. NPQ reminds us to read these."



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14 Observations for the next Executive Director | Intermountain Impact Investments

14 Observations for the next Executive Director | Intermountain Impact Investments: "We had been discussing this move for nearly a decade, so it wasn’t a big surprise for us.  In our final days, however, my successor as Executive Director asked if I might jot down some recommendations and observations.  Then, he could totally ignore them at his own discretion.  If they are words worth his lack of attention, I bet you might benefit by ignoring them too."



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Where’s the Community Accountability in Impact Investing? | Non Profit News For Nonprofit Organizations | Nonprofit Quarterly

Where’s the Community Accountability in Impact Investing? | Non Profit News For Nonprofit Organizations | Nonprofit Quarterly: "The concept of impact investment, which has the explicit purpose of supporting economic and community development, is receiving a growing amount of attention from an increasingly diverse set of financial players. This emerging trend is one of the most exciting, and at the same time potentially problematic, trends I’ve seen over the last decade. As with any new field, impact investing raises consequential questions and issues, with the answers and intended results remaining up for grabs.

Let’s consider the following questions to start:"



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Glitch Torpedoes Give Local AmericaThe NonProfit Times

Glitch Torpedoes Give Local AmericaThe NonProfit Times: "Technical difficulties brought Give Local America to a screeching halt yesterday, forcing some communities to extend the 24-hour crowdfunding event for at least another day."



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How to discourage donors from making a difference - Future Fundraising Now

How to discourage donors from making a difference - Future Fundraising Now: "Fundcrushing is a form of anti-fundraising that works on the mistaken assumption that people will want to respond to a situation if they understand how huge it is."



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After naming controversy, alumni call for organization-specific donations

After naming controversy, alumni call for organization-specific donations: "In light of the University’s recent, controversial naming decisions — which many members of the Yale community argue were motivated by the preferences of wealthy donors — two Yale College alumni are asking their peers to donate to Yale organizations that promote diversity and inclusion rather than to the University generally."



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Philanthropy Can Help Save Rust Belt Cities, If Labor Helps Too - Forbes

Philanthropy Can Help Save Rust Belt Cities, If Labor Helps Too - Forbes: "But theirs is a story with a lesson that goes beyond Detroit—and could, if rightly understood, be extended to include—and give new life to—other Rust Belt cities. Like Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, St. Louis and especially Chicago are straining under the burden of “legacy costs” and a paralyzed politics that’s been unable to deal with them, even as city services erode. (So, too, does recently-notorious Flint, Michigan.) In a new paper for the Manhattan Institute, I run some numbers and find that a Detroit-style “grand bargain” approach could—with the same level of financial contributions from both big philanthropy and organized labor"



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California Charities Pan Philanthropic ‘Warning Label’ - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

California Charities Pan Philanthropic ‘Warning Label’ - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "Nonprofits in California are rising up in opposition against a proposed bill that would serve as a “warning label” to charitable solicitation in the state. About 800 state charities have come out in opposition."



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Press Releases |The Blackbaud Index: Overall Charitable Giving to Nonprofits Down

Press Releases | BlackbaudNews.com: "The Blackbaud Index: Overall Charitable Giving to Nonprofits Down

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Nicole McGougan
The Blackbaud Index reported that overall charitable giving to nonprofits decreased 0.1% while online giving increased 6.5% for the three months ending March 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015.
As reported in the recently released Charitable Giving Report, overall giving in the United States increased 1.6% while online giving grew 9.2% for the full year 2015 as compared to the full year 2014. To learn more about how nonprofit fundraising performed in 2015, download the full report at www.blackbaud.com/charitablegiving."



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Keeping It in Reserve: Grantmaking for a Rainy Day | Non Profit News For Nonprofit Organizations | Nonprofit Quarterly

Keeping It in Reserve: Grantmaking for a Rainy Day | Non Profit News For Nonprofit Organizations | Nonprofit Quarterly: "So, having only just gained some collective traction around the value of grants for general operations, it may seem premature to make a case for a type of grantmaking that, if anything, departs even further from the traditional program-focused model. Nonetheless, that is the case we will be making in this article: to highlight another potential item in the philanthropic tool kit for supporting and strengthening grantees. This is grantmaking that bypasses operations altogether and instead looks to strengthen the financial position of grantees by providing funding for financial reserves and liquidity."



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Study identifies challenges facing Black-led nonprofits - The Philadelphia Tribune: News

Study identifies challenges facing Black-led nonprofits - The Philadelphia Tribune: News: "The Philadelphia African American Leadership Forum released a new report Thursday titled “How African American-Led Organizations Differ From White-Led Organizations.”
The study was designed to articulate the unique and critical value of African-American-led nonprofits, as well as the challenges these organizations face."



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LACMA receives a historic $75-million windfall, creating an energetic and hope-filled momentum - LA Times

LACMA receives a historic $75-million windfall, creating an energetic and hope-filled momentum - LA Times: "Elaine Wynn, who is one of the world's top art collectors and became a museum co-chair last year, has pledged $50 million to the project. At the same time, former Univision chairman A. Jerrold Perenchio has promised $25 million. Combined, it amounts to the largest monetary donation in the museum's history."



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