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Message matters: succeeding at the crossroads of mission and market.(ADVOCACY)
There is one matter on which every presidential candidate agrees. Hillary Clinton to John McCain, Mitt Ronmey to Barack Obama--they all believe that it is their message that is critical to their . . .

Rebranding a tradition: March of Dimes updates its premiere event and image.
AS he sat in the lobby of his largest corporate sponsor in mid-2007, the March of Dimes' Doug Staples braced himself for a rough ride. In previous months, he had mentioned to community . . .

Raising $1 billion: bear market doesn't scare higher-ed fundraisers.
"Subprime crisis" and "liquidity crunch" are a few phrases that were missing from the general lexicon of early 2006 when the University of Maryland System launched a $1.7-billion fundraising . . .

Making the pitch: involving your board in planned giving.
Involving board members in planned giving is an ongoing challenge for many nonprofit organizations. This entails struggling to make the board understand the importance of gift planning to the . . .

IRS compliance checks and audits continue.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is continuing its compliance checks of organizations with tax-exempt bonds. It has been reported that qualified hedges were one of the spotlighted concerns. The . . .

Tax-exempt bonds: IRS proposes changes to rules.(TAXING ISSUES)
If your organization has issued, or is thinking of issuing, tax-exempt bonds, you need to be aware of some actions taken recently by the Internal Revenue Service ORS). The IRS and the U.S. . . .

Who's next? Nonprofits are starting to get the idea.
If all the studies are to be believed about an impending leadership vacuum within the nonprofit sector as a result of Baby Boomer executives and founders retiring, then locusts should be flying in . . .

One CEO set a ceiling on his own compensation.
How much is enough? Philadelphia-based Resources for Human Development (RHD) hopes to answer that question, at least at their own nonprofit, by limiting executive compensation to no more than 14 . . .

Fundraisers expected to get biggest pay bump: NPT survey shows bringing in the money pays off.(SPECIAL REPORT: 2008 NPT SALARY S
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fundraisers should watch their backs and prepare to be envied by others at their organizations. According to the latest national study of salary and benefits by The . . .

Managing risk: using ERM is a new way of thinking.(STREETSMART NONPROFIT MANAGER)
We live in a risky world. The litany of risks that nonprofit organizations face is long and complex. The list of organizations that have been damaged by an unexpected event or unrecognized trend is . . .

Foreclosed, but not forewarned: subprime mess will put pressure on charities.(OPINION)
Subprime mortgage interest rates have been frozen, hurray! Problem solved. Crisis over. Right? Fat chance. And the ongoing subprime mortgage crisis is going to--no, already has--landed squarely . . .

Culling the herd: Red Cross responds late to its own disaster.(GENERAL RAMBLINGS)
"You're one of those environmental lawyers? ... They're evildoers. Yesterday, it's a tree. Today, it's a salmon. Tomorrow it's, 'Let's not dig up Alaska for oil because it's too pretty." Let me . . .

Execs and staff going online for continuing ed: flexibility filling up cyber classrooms.(PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
Responding to the marketplace--longer work days, longer commutes, less time in general--more universities are offering increased flexibility in the way working adults can continue their . . .

Reversal of real fortune.(Who ... When ... Where ... How ... WHAT?)
Nonprofits normally benefit from donations of stock because a donor is aiming to reduce the tax liability on the capital gains of a Wall Street rally or a bull market. For the Boys and Girls Club . . .

China appeal tries to clear air.(Who ... When ... Where ... How ... WHAT?)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Green is the new black. Taking that slogan rather literally, WWF (World Wildlife Fund) China last year launched an awareness campaign using the "so-hot-right-now" green . . .

The Power of ONEsie.(Who ... When ... Where ... How ... WHAT?)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Just hours after a group of Oregon mothers stood outside the state legislature pushing for the passage of paid family leave, the lawmakers inside scheduled a work session . . .

That's Hot! Foundation getting most of Paris' inheritance.(Who ... When ... Where ... How ... WHAT?)
Paris Hilton might someday actually have to get a job. Well, probably not. The woman who made being famous for being famous a fulltime occupation likely won't be seeing as many zeroes in . . .

Using technology to boost visibility: charities get to the top of consumer Web sites.
With everybody and their uncle creating videos and posting them onto the wildly popular social media site YouTube, it stands to reason that the majority of the videos simply get lost in the . . .

One third of donors skip giving in some years.
Roughly six in 10 U.S. households contribute to charity routinely, according to new findings from the Center on Philanthropy Panel Study (COPPS) at Indiana University. But, nearly one-third of . . .

Taking things one paycheck at a time: grassroots group aims to influence homeless-serving organizations.
As the nation's sluggish economy worsens in some areas, group of formerly homeless men in Indianapolis is working to draw attention to the plight of people like them. The effort, dubbed One . . .

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