New Research On Multichannel Charitable Giving
| Posted in Fundraising on May 31, 2011 |
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Blackbaud announced the publication of the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report, which features research on nonprofit online giving in the context of an integrated direct marketing program. The Report also includes an extended analysis on the value of multichannel giving.
Developed by Blackbaud’s Target Analytics company, the Report finds that although multichannel giving has become a popular objective of ...
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Bringing Nonprofit Accounting Into The 21st Century
| Posted in Management on May 31, 2011 by Peter J. Stam |
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Too often, nonprofits delay the investment in new financial-management software far beyond their current system's useful life.
They do that for many reasons they believe are valid, including, "we're just too busy to deal with it now," or "it's not in the budget," or "our tried-and-true software is doing just fine."
So when should you look for new software? Let's look at each of the arguments above ...
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Parent Booster USA Is Providing New Guidance On The Use Of Individual Fundraising Accounts
| Posted in Fundraising on May 30, 2011 |
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Parent Booster USA has revised its IFA (individual fundraising account) policy and guidance for school booster clubs. The new policy strongly urges booster clubs to eliminate or significantly limit activities aimed at aiding individuals raise funds to cover their personal expenses.
It is common practice for school support organizations – band and other music boosters, sports boosters, and similar organizations – to credit their volunteers ...
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Cause Marketing Readings Of The Week - May 30
| Posted in Resource Roundup on May 30, 2011 by |
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Week of May 30, 2011
Here’s the best of the best of cause marketing information from the last week:
Memorial Day - WD-40 + 3 charities = cause marketing for our military
A full page ad in USA Today got my attention. Military collectible cans of WD-40. 10˘ per can goes to YMCA’s Armed Services; Wounded Warrior Project and Veterans Medical Resource Foundation. 10˘ doesn’t sound like much BUT WD-40 GUARANTEED at least ...
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Too Much Of A Good Thing: Avoiding A Funding Crisis
| Posted in Fundraising on May 27, 2011 by |
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Sometimes a nonprofit finds a receptive donor and become overly dependent on the donor’s generosity. When that happens crisis follows.
A few years ago, a nonprofit client of ours developed a funding crisis. They had a $1 million budget and a donor who gave them $150,000 a year. The relationship started with a gift of $25,000 and over ten years grew to $150,000. Naturally, other sources filled in the remaining $850,000.
One day the major ...
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Nonprofit Insight Weekly Journal Of Federal Grant Opportunities - Week Of May 23
| Posted in Resource Roundup on May 26, 2011 by |
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This week’s journal of federal grant opportunities features capital funding for public housing and grants for prevention of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; development of high-growth industry clusters; tax counseling for the elderly programs, and tax return preparation services for underserved populations in hard-to-reach areas.
Capital Fund Education and Training Community Facilities Program
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AFP St. Louis Call For Nominations For The 2011 National Philanthropy Day Awards
| Posted in Fundraising on May 25, 2011 |
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Has someone transformed your organization through their generosity? Would you like to acknowledge the exceptional philanthropic leadership of a certain company? Do you know a volunteer who should be recognized for their selflessness and commitment? Then nominate them today for a National Philanthropy Day award!
The St. Louis Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) will celebrate National Philanthropy Day on Tuesday, ...
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HandsOn Network And Google Team To Boost Effective Use Of Technology By Nonprofits
| Posted in Technology on May 25, 2011 |
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HandsOn Network, the volunteer arm of Points of Light Institute, announced today that it is partnering with Google to create HandsOn Tech Corps, an initiative designed to increase the nonprofit sector's effective use of technology.
HandsOn Tech Corps will activate 24 AmeriCorps VISTA members in communities across the country who will be provided with an in-depth technical education program and will then use that knowledge to build ...
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3rd Annual CLASSY Awards Puts National Spotlight On Outstanding Charitable Achievements
| Posted in GOOD News on May 25, 2011 |
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StayClassy announced the opening of nominations for the 3rd Annual CLASSY Awards. The CLASSY Awards has become the largest philanthropic awards ceremony in the country, recognizing the most outstanding philanthropic achievements by charities, businesses and individuals nationwide. In 2010, more than 3,400 nominations were submitted and 275,000 votes were cast for worthy CLASSY Awards participants. This year, more than 1,000,000 people are ...
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Social Media And The Law
| Posted in Legal on May 23, 2011 by |
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Social networking. The phrase once conjured images of technology geeks creating online profiles and moody teenagers “hanging out” in virtual chat rooms. But these days, with the explosion of sites such as Facebook.com, Twitter.com and YouTube.com, social media has become a cost-effective marketing tool for simple and sophisticated businesses alike. Non-profit organizations all over the world have taken the social media plunge and now use blogs, ...
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Cause Marketing Readings Of The Week - May 23
| Posted in Resource Roundup on May 23, 2011 by |
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Week of May 23, 2011
Here’s the best of the best of cause marketing information from the last week:
Lunch meat and reading make an interesting cause marketing combination. Here’s the news release. And, because this campaign included some key elements (transparency, specificity, etc.), I posted this More
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Staff Retention: How Does Your Garden Grow?
| Posted in Management on May 20, 2011 by |
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The success of every nonprofit is a product of its staff. Managing and nurturing the staff is important to having a successful agency.
Remember the nursery rhyme: Merry Mary quite contrary, How does your garden grow?
Tradition has it that Mary, the daughter of Henry VIII of England, was the main character in the rhyme. The garden was the growing number of graves that her policies were filling.
How is your staff retention? Are your ...
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