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 . . .
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 . . .
Not seeing through transparency.(Who ... When ... Where ... How
... WHAT?)(Brief article)
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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 . . .
Expenses continue to put stress on nonprofit budgets.
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Nonprofits were hit with increases in expenses last year that were
two and three times the rate of inflation, driven by a hike in the
federal minimum wage and the ever . . .
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 . . .
Accounting APIs: sharing the wealth of who, why, and how
much?(SPECIAL REPORT)
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AS the nonprofit world has become more sophisticated, there has
been a corresponding increase in operational complexity. This has become
increasingly acute in financial . . .
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 . . .
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, . . .
Insuring donors' goodwill: going beyond the data
back-up.
When a steam pipe burst in midtown Manhattan this past summer, area
nonprofit Seeds of Peace lost access to email and all Internet
applications. Because the organization had its back-up data . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
Donation idea had very little spice for taco bell.(Who ... When
... Where ... How ... WHAT?)
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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 . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
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: . . .
Just a dancin' fool ....(Who ... When ... Where ... How ...
WHAT?)
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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 . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
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