Leaders shine at NPT Power & Influence gala.(The NPT 2007
Power & Influence TOP 50 Gala)
Nonprofit sector leaders, event sponsors and staff of The NonProfit
Times gathered at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., recently
to salute the 2007 NPT Power & Influence Top 50 honorees. . . .
Surging investments pushed large gifts and income.(The 2007 NPT
Top 100)
The stock market has been good to just about everyone in recent
years, and non-profits are no exception, with this year's NPT 100
organizations earning 43 percent more than last year's . . .
How much is too much? Participation in political activities by
nonprofits.(LEGAL)
With the presidential campaigns under way and another election year
quickly coming upon us, many exempt organizations are questioning
whether certain contemplated activities violate the prohibition . . .
Too many names: charities wasting donor funds chasing
ghosts.(OPINION)
A recent article in The New York Times noted that many major city
newspapers are no longer trying to increase circulation. The article
said that the papers had found that the expense of marketing . . .
Betsy Johnson set to retire.(Who ... When ... Where ... How ...
WHAT?)
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Add the Center for Nonprofit Advancement to the list of
organizations that will be dealing with the issue of retiring nonprofit
executives. Following the announced . . .
Calendar.(Calendar)
NOVEMBER
2-5 The National Arts Marketing Project Conference 2007 will be
held at the Hyatt Regency, Miami, Fla. Info:
www.artsmarketingconference.org
7-10 The American Association of Grant . . .
Many disaster relief groups' revenue returned to normal.(The
2007 NPT Top 100)
After a run up in hurricane- and tsunami-related fund-raising,
several NPT 100 disaster relief organizations are coming back to Earth.
At least six disaster relief organizations, including the . . .
Out and back: future uncertain for ePhilanthropy
foundation.(ONLINE)
The future of the ePhilanthropy Foundation is uncertain after its
president and chief executive officer announced he was leaving,
announced he was staying and then rumors began that it will merge . . .
The Tajikistan effect: nonprofits need to flex accountability
muscles.(STREETSMART NONPROFIT MANAGER)
Try this test. Go to GuideStar.org and do a keyword search for the
country of Tajikistan, the former republic of the Soviet Union located
north of Afghanistan. You'll find 38 hits. Or, try Chile . . .
The man who helped found NOW dies.(Who ... When ... Where ... How
... WHAT?)
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Those who remember "Help Wanted" ads segregated by gender
as nothing but a memory of the pre-equal rights movement of the 1960s
can thank Richard Alton Graham. One of the . . .
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 . . .
Appreciation boosts net assets.(The 2007 NPT Top 100)
The Salvation Army experienced a healthy increase in its net assets
during 2006 of just more than $300 million over the previous fiscal
year. While this puts the charity in third place in this . . .
USOC's gold medal performance: TV, hospital services drive
slumping program revenue.(The 2007 NPT Top 100)(Financial
report)
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NBC television delivered extensive coverage of the Winter Olympics
to U.S homes during 2006, introducing insomniacs across the nation to
the wonder that is curling.
Such . . .
The revised Form 990: the IRS might actually be listening to
comments.(TAXING ISSUES)
June 14, 2007 was a Red Letter Day for anyone who deals with the
federal Form 990. That Thursday was the day the Internal Revenue Service
ORS) released the long-promised draft revision of the form. . . .
The old man and fundraising: being adrift looking for that great
fish of a donor.(GENERAL RAMBLINGS)
"You get three ants together, they can't do [anything].
You get 300 million of them, they can build a cathedral"--Annie
Savoy
Well, what can 3 million volunteers do? They can build a . . .
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 . . .
Government support seesaws: a note from mom led to one
group's decline.(The 2007 NPT Top 100)
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A few years back, Bill Horan received an article detailing a
government surplus of powdered milk going to waste. A note from his mom
was stuck to it. "Billy, why don't you . . .
Record $64.24 billion in revenue for NPT Top 100: capital
campaigns, investments and big gifts fueled growth.(The 2007 NPT Top
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Capital campaigns were behind the movers and shakers within the
annual NPT Top 100 non-profit organizations, expanding the coffers of
groups while offsetting declines for most relief organizations . . .
Global challenges: volunteer managers dealing with similar
dilemmas.(ON VOLUNTEERS)
Despite wide differences in cultures and settings, remarkably, the
trends and issues facing the leaders of volunteer efforts around the
globe have more things in common than the things that . . .
Young professionals proliferate in Little Rock.
Little Rock, Ark., is not considered a large city by most
standards, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't have a
thriving young population looking for the same kinds of networking
opportunities . . .
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