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The Problem of Too Many Prospects or Donors - The NonProfit Times

The Problem of Too Many Prospects or Donors - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "oo many fundraisers want more donors in the door and don’t care about what happens after the first gift. “They enter the dreaded ‘donor death spiral,’” said Rob Reger, senior vice president at the Irving, Texas office of data firm Epsilon. “That occurs with too many one-time or short-term donors who aren’t loyal to the organization.”

Reger, along with Sandra Miao of the National Wildlife Federation and Jim Emlet of Integral, presented a panel on long-term value during the recent Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference in Oxon Hill, Md."



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How effective is your charity? - News stories - GOV.UK

How effective is your charity? - News stories - GOV.UK: "A 15-question checklist to help you review how your charity operates and make sure it’s prepared for the future."



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Angie Moore Why Does 'Trigger-Based Marketing' Trigger So Many Eye Rolls : FundRaising Success

Angie Moore Why Does 'Trigger-Based Marketing' Trigger So Many Eye Rolls : FundRaising Success: "Why Does 'Trigger-Based Marketing' Trigger So Many Eye Rolls?"



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Impact Investing's Newest Champion -- the Millennial | Emily Yu

Impact Investing's Newest Champion -- the Millennial | Emily Yu: "When you think about Millennials, those born between 1979 and 1990, what comes to mind? Perhaps someone in their late 20s still living at home with their parents? How about the recent graduate who just completed their third master's degree? What about someone who has figured out how to use their money to create both financial and social return? Am I getting warm yet? I'm guessing that the savvy young investor was not your first pick..."



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IU Philanthropy Alumnus Joins White House Staff - Newsroom - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick

IU Philanthropy Alumnus Joins White House Staff - Newsroom - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick: "INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Dave Wilkinson, a former Jane Addams Fellow at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, has been named Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation.

Under Wilkinson's leadership the Office will be focused on strengthening communities and enabling upward economic mobility by finding and growing approaches that work best for communities in need, according to a White House announcement of the appointment. This involves identifying programs that work better through use of data and evidence as well as scaling what works through smarter use of federal resources and public-private partnerships."



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Impact Measurement: Fad or Fact of Life - PhilanTopic | PND | Foundation Center

Impact Measurement: Fad or Fact of Life - PhilanTopic | PND | Foundation Center: "Impact measurement has been a hardy perennial on the agenda of philanthropic conferences and events for a while. Recently, more attention has been focused on the role associations play in supporting foundation impact practice and how they think about their own impact as infrastructure organizations. Thus, it was no surprise that a session was devoted to this topic at the meeting of the Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe (DAFNE) in Warsaw in January."



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Jeff Schreifels Romancing the Moves (Management) Major Gifts Fundraising : FundRaising Success

Jeff Schreifels Romancing the Moves (Management) Major Gifts Fundraising : FundRaising Success: "Moves management. Sounds really sexy, doesn't it? Not really. But if not done correctly, you will be an utter failure as a major gifts officer (MGO).
When I'm in a room with MGOs and we start talking about vision and inspiring donors to give, putting together goals and strategy, I see faces light up. Then, when I start talking about executing these goals through solid moves management, documenting these moves into your database and being accountable to them, folks turn sour."



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Sector Not Paying To Develop New Leaders - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Sector Not Paying To Develop New Leaders - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "Jagpal and Ryan Schlegel wrote the report, released by NCRP and titled “Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership: A (Missed?) Philanthropic Opportunity.” The report lays out the importance of leadership development, analyzes data from the Foundation Center, and offers recommendations for supporting and enhancing nonprofit leaders.

Leadership development can lead to collaboration and innovation, prevents burnout and has a “multiplier effect” on an organization, according to the report. “This report explores leadership development as a tool to create transformational change,” wrote Jagpal and Schlegel."



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Minorities Under Represented In Fundraising Appeals - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Minorities Under Represented In Fundraising Appeals - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "Giving at a place of worship is the top venue for donors who are white, African American and Hispanic. Asian donors, however, are more likely to give to health charities. Local social service and children’s charities are also priorities for Asian donors.

There is quite a disparity in how donors prioritize giving when analyzed by ethnicity. A new study by technology firm Blackbaud in Charleston, S.C., “Diversity in Giving, The Changing Landscape of American Philanthropy” shows various significant differences."



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Three Reasons Why It’s Necessary for Philanthropy to Engage Black Americans | npENGAGE

Three Reasons Why It’s Necessary for Philanthropy to Engage Black Americans | npENGAGE: "ut why or how can this be? Don’t non-profits and foundations realize they need diverse individuals’ help to solve society’s most pressing issues? As a black millennial the answer to this question seems obvious to me, but for many organizations it is not so black and white. Pun intended.
So, here are my top three reasons nonprofits need to engage African American donors for support:"



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Your 9 Week Plan to Organizing a 5K Charity Run | Classy

Your 9 Week Plan to Organizing a 5K Charity Run | Classy: "One of the best tricks for tackling a huge project is to break it up into smaller tasks. It’s far less intimidating to work on a list of small jobs than to take on one big endeavor. This strategy can be applied to 5K run/walks, for both the runner and the organizer."



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Corporate Philanthropy: Hostile Takeover or Helpful Charity? | Renee C. Herrell

Corporate Philanthropy: Hostile Takeover or Helpful Charity? | Renee C. Herrell: "The business of philanthropy tends to rely on an emotional appeal to donors. Corporations are not necessarily driven to make donations for altruistic reasons nor are they influenced emotionally to support nonprofits -- much like individual donors. Individuals have a heart. Corporations have a bottom line. The result is that corporate donations only make up 5 percent or $16.7 billion of total giving in the United States, according to the Giving USA 2014 Report."



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5 Nonprofit Cause Marketing/Corporate Partnership Trends for 2015 : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success

5 Nonprofit Cause Marketing/Corporate Partnership Trends for 2015 : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: "5 Nonprofit Cause Marketing/Corporate Partnership Trends for 2015"



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Take stock of your communications « Philanthropy North Carolina

Take stock of your communications « Philanthropy North Carolina: "If your nonprofit has not taken a look recently at your communications strategy, you should.

Communicating effectively is fundamental to everything your nonprofit does, including delivering programs; running your organization day by day; raising money; hiring and developing staff; recruiting, training and engaging board members and volunteers; enlisting partners and other supporters; and working with the news media."



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The Top 5 Presentations You Won’t Want to Miss at AFP International 2015

The Top 5 Presentations You Won’t Want to Miss at AFP International 2015: "The Top 5 Presentations You Won’t Want to Miss at AFP International 2015"



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The AFP Blog: How Much Are Fundraisers Giving Back?

The AFP Blog: How Much Are Fundraisers Giving Back?: "How Much Are Fundraisers Giving Back?

As fundraisers, the heart of our work is the impact we have—on our organizations, on our communities and on the world. It’s the core of our profession: inspiring others to get involved and create impact.

But what about our own personal ability to get involved and create impact? Do we walk the walk as well as we talk the talk?"



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5 Things You Didn't Know About Philanthropy | Jean Case

5 Things You Didn't Know About Philanthropy | Jean Case: "One of the greatest challenges for philanthropy today is the very term itself --philanthropy. Chances are that when asked, most people would associate the word with wealthy individuals writing big checks to charity. Yet, look up the word and etymologically, it simply means a "love of humanity." Call me a sap, but I've always believed most people have a love of humanity somewhere in their hearts. In practice, this love can be expressed by helping others through the contribution of time, money or other forms of support. Put simply, if you've done something to help another, you are a philanthropist."



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Social Giving IRL (In Real Life) for Nonprofits - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Social Giving IRL (In Real Life) for Nonprofits - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: "Not all social giving IRL has to be tied to hosting a gala or 5K. People gather in places for lots of other reasons, and those are opportunities for the right charities with the right tools. The growth rate of U.S. adults with Internet-enabled phones (already surpassed two-thirds of the population) is huge; most donors can now give wherever they are rather than waiting to get to a desktop screen somewhere. New tools are just now coming into the market, with more players and ideas likely to join soon."



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How Indian NGOs are marrying Philanthropy with Social Innovations? | Business Insider India

How Indian NGOs are marrying Philanthropy with Social Innovations? | Business Insider India: "How Indian NGOs are marrying Philanthropy with Social Innovations?"



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Vince Vaugh and Lady Gaga plunge into freezing cold water for Chicago charity polar plunge | Daily Mail Online

Vince Vaugh and Lady Gaga plunge into freezing cold water for Chicago charity polar plunge | Daily Mail Online: "Actor Vince Vaughn and pop star Lady Gaga mustered up the courage to dive into freezing cold water for the Special Olympics charity the day after cities across the country broke cold records for last month."



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Tim Cook: Commencement speaker and future donor? - The GW Hatchet

Tim Cook: Commencement speaker and future donor? - The GW Hatchet: "While schools will look for a commencement speaker with “gravitas and experience,” Michael Nilsen, the vice president for public policy at the Association of Fundraising Professionals, said there’s a lot more that goes on behind the scenes as schools also consider a speaker’s ability to donate.

“Certainly, as you think of that group of people, you’ll look at relationships and how to get gifts later on. You can better believe there was a conversation about who should be speaking and what that might mean,” Nilsen said. “Whether that person may give now or later, I’m certain that is part of the whole cultivation process for a major gift.”"



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Eric Braverman Tried to Change the Clinton Foundation. Then He Quit. - Kenneth P. Vogel - POLITICO Magazine

Eric Braverman Tried to Change the Clinton Foundation. Then He Quit. - Kenneth P. Vogel - POLITICO Magazine: " December, the board of the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation approved a salary of more than $395,000, plus bonus, for its Yale-educated CEO, Eric Braverman, while voting to extend his board term through 2017, according to sources familiar with the arrangement. Braverman, who had worked with Chelsea Clinton at the prestigious McKinsey & Company consultancy, had been brought in with the former first daughter’s support to help impose McKinsey-like management rigor to a foundation that had grown into a $2 billion charitable powerhouse. "



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Wells Fargo loans team member to Phoenix nonprofit - Phoenix Business Journal

Wells Fargo loans team member to Phoenix nonprofit - Phoenix Business Journal: "ToolBank Phoenix, is essentially a tool-filled lending library for nonprofits. An affiliate of ToolBank USA, it will be a storehouse of tools and supplies for nonprofits to use forwarding mission-based projects. The inventory ultimately includes a range of project-based tools, such as cordless drills, saws, rakes, ladders and shovels. The organization loans the hardware to other nonprofits when a group is pushing a project requiring repairs and construction."



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International Giving Study Focused on High Net Worth Folk Projects 5% Increase in 2015 - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

International Giving Study Focused on High Net Worth Folk Projects 5% Increase in 2015 - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

The End of ‘Parks and Recreation’ Is Sad for Philanthropy - Opinion - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

The End of ‘Parks and Recreation’ Is Sad for Philanthropy - Opinion - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "But I will miss “Parks and Recreation” for a reason so nerdy even Ben Wyatt—congressman, husband of the show’s heroine, Leslie Knope, and inventor of the ninth-highest-selling multiplayer game in history—would approve.

“Parks and Rec” was the only show to give philanthropy a turn in the prime-time spotlight, making it funny while taking seriously its increasingly prominent role in society. "



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Crowdfunding Government Is a Bad Idea | Mark Rosenman

Crowdfunding Government Is a Bad Idea | Mark Rosenman: "Governments -- at the local, state and the federal levels ­-- are increasingly competing with charities for voluntary donations. Beyond their on-going appeals to philanthropic foundations, the rivalry has grown to include crowdfunding and other individual-donor focused campaigns. That's a problem not just for nonprofits, but for all of us who depend on government to address common problems and shared needs."



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Havana Dreams: Nonprofits and the Realities of Reinstating Diplomatic Relations with Cuba - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Havana Dreams: Nonprofits and the Realities of Reinstating Diplomatic Relations with Cuba - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: "Leenson addressed a gathering of foundations and nonprofits to talk about conditions in Cuba and what might be expected as the dynamic that awaits business investors, particularly those committed to social and environmental responsibility. With the participation of the Christopher Reynolds Foundation, Leenson started the Socially Responsible Enterprise and Local Development in Cuba Project with a mission “to understand and assist Cuba’s efforts to preserve the social achievements of the Revolution while creating a prosperous and sustainable economy.”"



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Microsoft employee donation campaign hits another record | The Seattle Times

Microsoft employee donation campaign hits another record | The Seattle Times: "Microsoft offers to match donations of up to $15,000 per employee each year. Included in that total is the reimbursement Microsoft offers employees who donate their time. The company pays nonprofits $17 for each hour Microsoft employees spend volunteering their time. That figure will rise to $25 an hour for 2015, Microsoft said on Thursday."



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Blended Value » The Metrics Myth | The Pursuit of Integrated Economic, Social & Environmal Value

Blended Value » The Metrics Myth | The Pursuit of Integrated Economic, Social & Environmal Value: "Some years later, as founding director of the nation’s second venture philanthropy fund, I led the team that in 2000[1] introduced what I believe was the first formalized methodology to track SROI—Social Return on Investment. Prior to that, I remember hearing foundation and social investors alike state, “We invest for Social Returns!” Yet when queried as to how, exactly, they tracked such returns they would laugh, saying, “Oh, no! It’s a metaphor—we don’t actually track social returns!”

I never did understand this."



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