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 . . .
For a good time, call ... Young, socially-conscious volunteers
mix fun with serious work.
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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 . . .
Calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
OCTOBER
21-23 Independent Sector will hold its annual conference in Los
Angeles. Info: www.independentsector.org or (202) 467-6100.
24-26 The 2007 Risk Management & Finance Summit for . . .
Job hunters--order the alphabet soup.(SPECIAL FOCUS-PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT)
CFRE, CAE, MA, MSW, Ph.D. Lots of letters.
Many people in the nonprofit sector have letters such as those
above after their names. As formal courses and certificate programs in
nonprofit and . . .
Classes provide "how to" and "how come":
Jason Chandler is a practicing philanthropologist.(SPECIAL
FOCUS--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPM
Is that a new designation available to those who toil in the
nonprofit/philanthropic community, something awarded by universities
with nonprofit studies programs?
No, it is Chandler's own word, . . .
Unusual methods: being a little off center can score big
dollars.(FUNDRAISING)
Given the spirit of American capitalism, it's not uncommon to
see T-shirts or bumper stickers featuring snarky comments pop up after a
big news story hits. While you might still put your . . .
Brooke Mahoney, 65: pioneer in board governance
dies.(PASSING)(Obituary)
Brooke Waring Mahoney had an annual subscription to the opera, and
enjoyed taking in the theater or attending a museum every chance she
could. Mahoney loved to travel, and maintained homes in . . .
Looking for fresh donors: Europe is proving profitable for
international groups.(INTERNATIONAL)
The weak American dollar might be keeping tourists from Europe
because of poor currency exchange rates, but it might have the reverse
effect for nonprofits now fishing across the pond for . . .
Getting advanced degrees.(SPECIAL FOCUS: PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT)
Formal education and advanced degrees in nonprofit and philanthropy
studies, once a rather far-fetched idea, are here to stay. What might
prove to be more important to the nonprofit sector, . . .
Help wanted: 640,000 open positions.(SPECIAL FOCUS--PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT)
The future is here.
That's a good thing, isn't it?
It is not good if the future is the projected gap, possibly a
chasm, between the number of senior-level managers at nonprofit
organizations . . .
Who can say "no" to a puppy? If the message is right,
DRTV donors respond in just minutes.
The 13,000-acre Old Man on His Back Prairie Conservation and
Heritage Area (OMB) is one of the last remaining expanses of native
prairie grass left in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is . . .
Acquisition made to power sponsors for public TV and
radio.
Public media companies NPR and WGBH Boston have made an offer to
acquire National Public Broadcasting, LLC (NPB), a leading multi-market
sponsorship representative for public television and radio . . .
Political campaign intervention: IRS clarifies rules on what
501(c)(3) organizations can do.(TAXING ISSUES)
For more than 50 years, section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code has included the following as part of the definition of an
organization exempt under that section--"... and which does . . .
Making IT work: mass customization training to rule the
day.(TECHNOLOGY)
Many nonprofit organizations invest significant resources in an
electronic constituent relationship management (eCRM) system to help
broaden their base of support through viral marketing. For . . .
Capital campaigns are changing both in method and in donors.
(SPECIAL REPORT).
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St. Anthony Foundation in San Francisco broke ground on the
city's first LEED-certified Gold Standard "green" social
services building this past fall. Now at the midway . . .
Calendar.(Calendar)
OCTOBER
3-7 The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy will hold its
annual conference in Philadelphia. Info: www.ahp.org or (703) 532-6243.
10-13 The National Committee on Planned Giving will . . .
Dear business leader.(STREETSMART NONPROFIT MANAGER)
Note to Streetsmart Nonprofit Managers: Save a copy of this
article. When the time is appropriate--you'll know when that
is--clip on the line below and give it to the appropriate person . . .
Musical chairs: space planning to support volunteers is
important.(ON VOLUNTEERS)
The following question recently appeared in an email: Our
organization is moving to a new building. As we do our space planning,
what should we consider specific to volunteer needs, particularly as . . .
Doing things right: here are three examples of smart decisions
and action.(GENERAL RAMBLINGS)
American Cancer Society (ACS) launched what its executives
described as an "unprecedented" campaign to encourage a
national debate about access to healthcare in the United States.
Speaking to . . .
Inventory control--who's counting?
Go to a thrift shop run by a nonprofit and you're likely to
see items from 20 styles of clothing to odd bric-a-brac to one-of-a-kind
lamps. So how does a nonprofit have inventory control?
. . .
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