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Volunteers on firing line: security getting more dangerous.
A Pistol-packing volunteer was credited with limiting the carnage at a Colorado church after a lone gunman already had shot and killed several people. While most nonprofit organizations don't arm . . .

Donation idea had very little spice for taco bell.(Who ... When ... Where ... How ... WHAT?)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jacoby Ellsbury's stolen base in Game 2 of this past World Series will go down as a minor footnote in the annals of baseball history. For Boston Red Sox fans, the stolen bas . . .

Between NCNA & SNPO.(Who ... When ... Where ... How ... WHAT?)(National Council of Nonprofit Associations)(Society of Nonprofit
Discussions about a potential merger between the National Council of Nonprofit Associations (NCNA) and the Society of Nonprofit Organizations (SNPO) ended without a deal. Audrey Alvarado, executiv . . .

Not seeing through transparency.(Who ... When ... Where ... How ... WHAT?)(Brief article)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cause marketers and charity watchdogs always talk about being transparent. For the sponsor, that means making clear what portion of the proceeds goes to charity. For consume . . .

Just a dancin' fool ....(Who ... When ... Where ... How ... WHAT?)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] According to talk-show powerhouse Oprah Winfrey, all it took was a guy, a stage, a spotlight ... and some killer dance moves. The result: "Evolution of Dance," the little . . .

Red Cross audit comes up clean: deposed CEO didn't use account for girlfriend.(American Red Cross)
A review of Mark Everson's expenses during his six-month stint as Chief executive officer of the American Red Cross (ARC) failed to turn up any misappropriation or improper use of funds. The inquiry . . .

Logo fight goes to trial this month.(BUSINESS BRIEF)
The battle between pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and the American Red Cross (ARC) over trademark and licensing issues is scheduled to go to trial Jan. 4 to decide the remaining claims . . .

Exit doors rear and aft: Red Cross needs in-aisle path lighting.(GENERAL RAMBLINGS)
Just when you think you've seen it all, you haven't come close. The fiasco better known as the CEO of the American Red Cross not being able to keep his pants on with a female subordinate adds anothe . . .

Calendar.(Calendar)
JANUARY 20-22 The Association For Healthcare Philanthropy will hold its 2008 Trustee Leadership and Philanthropy Forum in Dana Point, Calif., at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel. Info: www.ahp.org . . .

A fresh look: 6 revealing perspectives in data analysis.(DATABASE)
Fundraising begins with accurate donor targeting. No one has the time or money these days to take a scatter-shot approach to attracting and retaining the most valuable of relationships. It stands . . .

Accounting APIs: sharing the wealth of who, why, and how much?(SPECIAL REPORT)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AS the nonprofit world has become more sophisticated, there has been a corresponding increase in operational complexity. This has become increasingly acute in financial oper . . .

Opportunity is knocking: here's a sub-prime path for the future.(STREETSMART NONPROFIT MANAGER)
File this tidbit in the back of your mind and be ready to pull it out sometime during the next few months. The misery index is rising, which means that opportunity for streetsmart managers is likewi . . .

Middle management barrier: discover what this layer of management really thinks.(ON VOLUNTEERS)
It has long been a focus of attention to develop training for the frontline staff responsible for daily, point-of-work supervision of volunteers. But every project initiated at the top executive lev . . .

William R. 'Bill' Simms, 94: AFP co-founder was also a civil rights leader.(MEMORIAL)
William R. "Bill" Simms, one of the co-founders of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and a key figure in the civil rights movement, died this past December 7, while visiting his son . . .

Resource directory.(CONSULTANTS PAGE)(Directory)
ACCOUNTING--STRATEGIC PLANNING JMT CONSULTING GROUP 888-368-2463 Supporting nonprofit organizations with Fund Accounting and Fundraising software and technology . . .

Power to the people: Slate 60's most wealthy encourage "everyday' Americans to give.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There's no doubt that the country's wealthiest have made a difference in the philanthropic landscape. But there's even greater assurance in the fact that if every American g . . .

Talk of 'do-not-mail' getting louder.
Seven states have slated do-not-mail legislative agendas for 2008 and the pressure is starting to build from environmental groups that want to reduce the amount of waste entering landfills. As of . . .

Jane Fraser took on the CFC and won.(NPT Executive Of The Year)
At least three nonprofit organizations can thank the Stuttering Foundation of America (SFA) for challenging the Office of Combined Federal Campaign Operations (OCFCO). As a result of SFA's victory i . . .

Correction.(Correction notice)
Correction: The NPT 100 special report on Page 30 of the Nov. 1 edition listed AmeriCares Foundation (No. 17) as having government support of $664,678. The figure should have been $0.The $664,678 sh . . .

When in London ...(Who ... When ... Where ... How ... WHAT?)(Brief article)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When picturing an upscale dinner party, underwater breathing apparatus doesn't usually come to mind. That wasn't the case at a recent London fundraiser, where celebrities, . . .

Who's paid what in New York City.(Who ... When ... Where ... How ... WHAT?)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Within the $200,000-$699,000 budget range, executive directors, or the equivalent, at health & human services organizations are paid more than their counterparts at other ty . . .

Charity turns chicken.(Who ... When ... Where ... How ... WHAT?)
So hopelessly repressed they've been the subject of both Hollywood film (2000's Chicken Run, starring the jabber-mouthed Mel Gibson as Rocky the Rooster) and of numerous nationwide movements (PETA v . . .

Text messaging recovered.(Who ... When ... Where ... How ... WHAT?)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It was the back pedal heard 'round the world. Just days after Verizon Wireless deemed NARAL Pro-Choice America's message too "controversial" and "unsavory" to approve a sh . . .

Fractured application: hopefully, bits and pieces won't make a "hole".(GENERAL RAMBLINGS)
"Hope springs a kernel ... Old farmer saying."--Denny Crane As the "name on the door" at Crane Poole and Schmidt, the attorney Denny Crane, played by William Shatner on the television show Boston . . .

NPT/mobile cause--news on your cell.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
The NonProfit Times has partnered with MobileCause to provide headlines and news when they happen directly to your cell phone. You can now receive alerts every Tuesday, and when news breaks, on yo . . .

Free grants search offered by NOZA.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
NOZA, provider of a searchable database of charitable donations for fundraisers, announced free access to its database of foundation grants. NOZA's Web service is used by nonprofits and others to re . . .

New leader at Sage.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
Krista Endsley is the new senior vice president and general manager for the Nonprofit Solutions business of Sage Software, within the company's Industry and Specialized Solutions Division. Endsley h . . .

New agency selected.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
The Grizzard Communications Group in Atlanta was selected to serve as agency of record for Duke Medicine's Grateful Patient fundraising initiative. The Duke Medicine brand conceptually integrates th . . .

Serenic unveils navigator V 5.0.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
Serenic Corporation released Version 5.0 of Serenic Navigator. Powered by Microsoft Dynamics NAY, it has core financial functionality and a full suite of integrated industry-specific ERP application . . .

New leaders at Viscern/Ketchum/RSI.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
Viscern appointed three new executives to provide leadership to the firm and advance the expansion of services. Viscern is a Dallas-based firm serving the not-for-profit sector as the parent company . . .

Your To-Do List: why you don't have a strategy.(STREETSMART NONPROFI MANAGER)
Despite all the emphasis placed on the importance of having a strategy, the reality behind this central tenet of management faith is more complex. Large numbers of nonprofits cannot be said to have . . .

The revised Form 990: more transparency and compliance (Part 2).(TAXING ISSUES)
The Taxing Issues column in the November 1 issue of The NonProfit Times started the discussion regarding the revisions to Form 990 proposed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS released th . . .

The churning sector: no storms, at least from a weather perspective.(YEAR IN REVIEW)
If March goes in like a lion and out like a lamb, 2007 might well be remembered for all the commotion toward the middle of the year. The latest nonprofit scandal (The Smithsonian) hit the fan in the . . .

Making success more likely: creating a better working relationship with donors and funders.(FUNDRAISING)
Issues related to nonprofits' impact, efficiency and effectiveness pervade media coverage of philanthropy and nearly every gathering of nonprofit professionals. Nonprofits often struggle to show tha . . .

Finding a cure: fox works to find the cure for Parkinson''s disease.
Actor Michael J. Fox--best known for his longstanding role as Alex P. Keaton on the hit sitcom "Family Ties"--kept his Parkinson''s Disease a secret from the public for almost seven years. But after . . .

California fires activate response: lessons learned at Katrina helped.
Around this time every year, the warm, dry winds known as the Santa Anas sweep down wide across the deserts of Southern California and across the Los Angeles Basin, bringing with them the constant t . . .

Nonprofit wins Diamond ECHO award: volunteer fire department's campaign beats internationally-known ads.
A small volunteer fire department in the rural town of Eagle, Idaho did the unthinkable at the 2007 Direct Marketing Association International ECHO awards gala. The nonprofit swept the competition, . . .

Phone, mail & volunteers: combination effort scores big results.(NPT CASE STUDIES: Fundraising)
If looks can kill and gestures can speak volumes, what can numbers like these do? * More than 5,000 new donors * Average gift of $53; * Fulfillment rate 177 percent higher than projected; * . . .

ALS re-brands: tongue-twister of a name caused confusion.(BRANDING)
It's difficult to generate public awareness and funds for a cause that's barely recognizable, let alone one that's nearly impossible to pronounce. Those were two key considerations when The ALS Asso . . .

Prize winners: the world's a stage for mail and online appeals.(FUNDRAISING)
A Photo of an Asian doctor with a stethoscope who helps a boy in Colombia appears on the left side of the world map in the Doctors Without Borders acquisition package. The photo is just one of fiv . . .

Stewardship & donor relations: incorrect use of terms turns donors into chattel.(EDUCATION)
Stewardship is one of the most frequently discussed--and, unfortunately one of the most frequently misused and misunderstood--terms in fundraising. At a recent national conference, fundraisers rep . . .

Cobwebs? 10 criteria for online fundraising.(BURNT OFFERINGS)
Excepting political, of course, a great many veteran fundraisers question the effectiveness of email and a monolithic Web site in competing for the fundraising dollar, pound, cure, yen, and pledge. . . .

92 Convio clients hit in security breach: firm says no financial data was accessed.(ONLINE)
Nearly 100 clients of nonprofit software provider Convio had their data breached after an unauthorized third party was able to access email addresses and in some cases passwords. Only clients on t . . .

For a good time, call ... Young, socially-conscious volunteers mix fun with serious work.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ellen Shortill never really set out to form a fundraising group made up of Washington, D.C., young professionals. It only happened that way after she woke up one day inspire . . .

Center on Philanthropy at 20: IUPUI leadership has made fundraising a liberal art(s) form.
Imagine an existence where the World Wide Web, Pentium processors, DVDs and high definition televisions don't exist. Oh, and there's no Prozac to pop so that you can cope. Such was the case 20 years . . .

Open source: the new NPO tech battlefield.
The battle started with two major deals at the beginning of the year. Software giant Blackbaud bought Target Software and Target Analysis Group for $60 million. Online fundraising firm Convio acquir . . .

Correction.(Correction notice)
In the October 15 issue of The NonProfit Times, the DRTV article "Who Can Say 'No' To A Puppy" states that ASPCA is a client of Russ Reid Company. The charity is a client of Eagle-Com Inc. . . .

Update.
Here's an update to the grants column which ran in the in August 1 issue. GuideStar's Grant Explorer online database now includes community foundations, as well as private and corporate foundations. . . .

Winners getting message out online.(Who ... When ... Where ... How ... WHAT?)(awards announced by ePhilanthropy Foundation )(Bri
The ePhilanthropy Foundation (EPF) announced the winners of the 2007 International ePhilanthropy Awards during a recent luncheon in New York City. There were 22 finalists in four categories, with wi . . .

Of a gift to Hall of Fame.(Who ... When ... Where ... How ... WHAT?)(donations of National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)(Bri
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After spending $752,467 in an online auction to purchase Barry Bonds' record-breaking 756th home run ball, fashion designer Marc Ecko turned around and donated it to a nonpr . . .