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How Philanthropy Destroys Charity & More on Volunteer Giving
I have two short items to blog about today. The first is to point you to an article in the Guardian (UK) called "Why business won't save the world," in which the author talks about efforts, such as the Gates Foundation's work in vaccine development, and asks some very good...
I was reading an article a few days ago about an issue campaign that had been canceled and was struck by the sentence, "They blamed the tough economy and people focusing charitable efforts on Haiti for the lack of donations to their effort."Everybody knows the economy is tough, and that...
Latest Projects & More on Mergers
It's hard to believe that I've not posted here since December! In that time I've been hard at work in yet another Interim Executive Director (IED) position, as well as working with a local educational foundation on their strategic planning process, and teaching a grant writing workshop at a community...
All too often, I hear people saying that they're afraid to ask their volunteers for donations, because "they've already given so much" with their time. On the contrary, I have always been a firm believer in the idea that money follows involvement, and the rule of thumb that 90% of...
Getting Nonprofit Job Classifications Right
I've spent some time this morning and earlier this week in phone consultation with a for-profit company, and it's been great. No, I haven't turned away from the nonprofit sector. I'm still fully busy serving as an Interim Executive Director for one agency, and squeezing in some retreat facilitation and...
Loose Ends: Honors for me and you
While I've been off on my latest Interim Executive Director assignment - and virtually ignoring this blog - it seems I've accumulated two more honors for the blog:TOP NONPROFIT BLOGSThe first is a listing from The Daily Reviewer on the Top 100 Nonprofit Blogs (click the ribbon above), and the...
eJewish Philanthropy: The Jewish Philanthropy Blog
After establishing a Jewish Peoplehood Hub last November , the Jewish Agency now has explicitly embraced the concept of Jewish Peoplehood as its»...
The Challenge of Connecting With Younger Jews
from The Fundermentalist: What do the chairs of Hillel and the Jewish Federations of North America have in common? … According to Kathy Manning, who»...
1st Ethiopian Storied Haggada Released
from The Jerusalem Post: Ethiopian Jewry gets its first Haggada The historic saga of Ethiopian Jewry, with its unique traditions and customs, will be incorporated»...
from Haaretz: Alan Hoffman: Immigration in the future will be out of ‘choice’ The Jewish Agency’s recently publicized shift in priorities – putting Jewish identity»...
Non-Zero Sum: Helping Others And Ourselves by Rabbi Jill Jacobs Should Jews first take care of our own, or first serve the needs of»...
‘Drifting’ is Not an Option for Jews
by Stephen H. Hoffman I can’t remember any time in reading about Jewish history that we weren’t worried about our future and our survival –»...
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Tostan: Spreading Social Change
ONE is embarking on a listening and learning trip to Senegal, Ghana, Mozambique and Kenya with members of our board and other supporters. ONE’s Morgana Wingard checks in: Recently we sat down with Molly Melching in Senegal, the founder and Executive Director of Tostan – an NGO focusing on community-led...
Debt Relief for Haiti is a Bi-Partisan Victory!
On Wednesday evening, the House of Representatives passed Rep. Maxine Waters’ bill, (H.R. 4573)- the Debt Relief for Earthquake Recovery in Haiti Act. It passed under what is known as ‘a suspended rule’ meaning that it is not considered controversial, so the vast majority of the House Members voted for...
Big change is just one small step and a mouse click away. That’s the message from American Express and TakePart in their new project One Small Vote for Big Change. Every three months, organizations with the top number of votes in five categories receive $200,000 from American Express—and turns out...
Red Cross has issued a stern warning, according to the Associated Press, that approximately 2.17 million Zimbabweans are in need of food aid, fueling fears that the country is on the brink of a food crisis. AP: “In some parts of the country, the food situation is as bad as many of...
ONE is turning to its community of artists, friends, members and staff for their top picks on creative works that have enhanced their knowledge and understanding of the richness of African culture and arts. Today we have a recommendation from Chalya Shagaya: Nneka Egbuna is a recording music artist was born...
Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro
This Sunday, MTV will air the documentary “Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro” which features Elizabeth Gore, Jessica Biel, Lupe Fiasco, and others climbing the mountain to raise awareness for the global water crisis. The ending of the documentary will feature Justin Timberlake who will highlight the UN’s work on the issue....
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USF Formula for Life April 26, 2009
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Nonprofit PR: Communication with a Purpose
A forum for nonprofit and healthcare communicators to exchange ideas. Foundation executives: You may be interested in our Alignment Communications site at www.grantmakers.blogspot.com This site is hosted By Bottom Line Public Relations, Fort Wayne, Indiana....
Pamela Grow's Grantwriting Blog
To Engage With Younger Donors … Connect With Them Where They Live
A recent joint study by Convio, Edge Research and Sea Change Strategies, “Early Signals on Mobile Philanthropy: Is Haiti the Tipping Point?”pointed to some striking statistics on text giving. Prior to January 12, 2010, “little more than $1 million had been raised via mobile text.” Following the disastrous earthquake in...
Where’s Your Social Media Manners?
Marketing genius Dan Kennedy’s recent “No BS Information Marketing Letter Special Report” entitled “Don’t Waste Time,” had a great article called Things Info-Marketers Don’t Give Time To, That They Should. I was particularly struck by item #2, Responding to fan mail. Dan notes that the people who write to thank you...
Does Your Organization’s Thank You Letter Suck?
Recently I made a donation to a local arts organization. I’m pleased to say that, yes, contrary to the statistics, I did receive a thank you letter. Granted it arrived approximately four weeks after the fact. But I did receive one. Sadly it was the standard thank you letter. You know. The kind that begins: ...
Nonprofit Blog Carnival: First Time High
Somehow I missed submission to this month’s About.com Nonprofit Blog Carnival, sponsored by Katya Andresen, but the topic of Nonprofit Career Highs and Lows was too good to miss. What’s the Nonprofit Blog Carnival? Glad you asked. I wasn’t quite sure myself what it was all about, despite the...
Successful Fundraising – Not for the Thin-Skinned
You can’t please everyone so you gotta please yourself. Ricky Nelson I was reminded of this truism recently when the board president of an organization I am working with called to vent about their low Charity Navigator ranking. Apparently she had been contacted by a potential donor who said that he had...
Learn How Writing for One Can Invigorate Your Nonprofit Marketing
I’m in the midst of reading Ken Burnett’s marvelous book, “Relationship Fundraising: A Donor-Based Approach to the Business of Raising Money.” One of my favorite things about Relationship Fundraising is that Ken prefaces every chapter with a “Donor Profile,” an in-depth story about one particular individual and how and...
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AFP International Conference 2009 New Orleans
Coverage of The AFP International Conferecne in New Orleans 2009...
AFP International Conference 2008 San Diego
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AFP International Conference Atlanta 2006
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Disaster Relief (Ongoing coverage)
This AFP Blog contains material about ongoing Disaster relief efforts gathered by the AFP Fundraising Resource Center and was renamed from Hurricane Katrina. Please Note: PRESS RELEASES where marked. Other Sites Disclaimer: AFP provides this listing of hyperlinks as a privilege to the user. AFP does not necessarily endorse, support or attest...
Together We Flourish
Focus on Renewal Gets a Little Help From Curves
The Kennedy Township Curves will host a food drive for the Focus on Renewal Emergency Food Pantry in March. This woman’s gym is located at 500 Pine Hollow Road in the Kenmawr Plaza. From March 1-20, individuals who bring in a full bag of non-perishable food items to the Kennedy Curves...
Squonk Opera Has Taken Over the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
March 8th, 2010 is the day that Squonk Opera has taken over the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, bringing in boxes of exciting new set pieces and turning the theater into the space in which they will perform their newest work: Mayhem and Majesty. Over the past eight months Squonk Opera has been...
Free Home Repairs Available for Qualifying Individuals
For the second consecutive year, North Hills Community Outreach is partnering with Christ Lutheran Church in Millvale to provide minor home repairs to qualified senior citizens and adults with physical disabilities. Applications are now being accepted for repair projects that will be completed by supervised groups of youth from June 28-July...
Like Horses, Kids and People? Volunteer at In-Stride Therapeutic Riding, Inc.
At In-Stride Therapeutic Riding, Inc. we provide recreational horseback riding lessons with therapeutic benefits to children and adults with disabilities Our 2010 season is about to begin and we sure could use more volunteers. . This tentative riding schedule, listed below, will give you an idea of when help is most needed. ...
Big Brothers Big Sisters Says Please to “Bowl for Kids’ Sake”
“Bowl for Kids Sake” is the annual fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Beaver County. It helps gain financial support so that the mission of helping at-risk kids will remain alive and thriving. Please take a moment to read one story of how a child and her mentor have been impacted...
Keystone Hope Special Needs Foundation Helps Families Plan
Do you know an autistic child or adult? Or someone who lives with Downs Syndrome? Maybe a good friend of yours has Multiple Sclerosis. If the parents or legal guardians of these folks pass away, and leave $2,000 or more as inheritance, the dependant will lose their Social Security, and their...
Start a Non Profit | Ocean Grand
Every NonProfit wants to learn how to fundraise well and this new resource from Scott Michael Ringo is just the ticket. Just being released in August is his new book "Simple Fundraising". This book will teach you how to develop step-by-step fundraising strategies and formulas to create and maintain a...
Discovering and Exploring the Easiest Way to Start and Run a Nonprofit I like to work smart, not hard. I currently run several nonprofits and have for many years but have never kept any bookkeeping, done any accounting, or ever been to the bank to make a deposit. I...
Summer Nonprofit Funding Opportunities
Spring is here and with it is a whole summer of opportunities for activities to bring crazy amounts of funding into your nonprofit. Yes, summer has a plethora of free and inexpensive opportunities to get your nonprofit in the publics eye and raise amazing amounts of funding. Read on an...
Your Junk is Your Responsibility Communication to your business or nonprofit is like wind is to a kite. A kite can look great lying in the grass however, when the wind sends it soaring in the sky, it dances effortlessly with such delight. Communications is what connects your business...
Click to Get Your Wish Granted
Genie In a Bottle You are walking on the beach, and there in front of you is a genie lamp. The inscription reads, "Rub me". So you rub the lamp and out pops a genie and says, "I will grant you one wish, any wish. But there are two...
Top NonProfit Posts for February
February has been a big month for great posts that help nonprofits learn to fundraise, brand their image, and use social media to get their messages out. We thought a nice post to round out February would be a link to many of these articles on the same page for...
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a media relations blog advocating for a socially just and responsible digital television transition...
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Bridging the democracy divide and moving grassroots news, voices and action to the center of progressive policy and public debate...
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Gift Hub
From Great to Good to God Almighty in a Recylable Bottle
Umair Haque at Harvard B School is on the right track but has not gone far enough. He suggests that business must go from great to good, or greatness to goodness. I would suggest we go one step farther -......
Loving Euthanasia an Initiative of Wealth Bondage Charitable
In a flat world workers will be immiserated to third world levels, of course. The data bear this out. Workers in the lowest decile - those earning $12,499 or less - faced a Great Depression era unemployment rate of about......
Rags meets Riches on the Runway in Paris
Reuters from Paris From Dior, where soft dresses in greens and pinks were spiced up with riding jackets and flirty stockings, to Vivienne Westwood, who matched princess gowns with paupers' rags, fashionistas acknowledged the tough times while allowing themselves to......
Emergent by Design is her quite extraordinary blog and emergent community....
Thrivability - A Collaborative Sketch - New from Jean Russell
Thrivability: A Collaborative Sketch View more presentations from Jean Russell. Download in pdf....
Trillion Dollar Pension Crisis as States Go Broke
Institutional Investor Magazine: The “politically unspeakable reality” is that the pension systems are underfunded by something more than $2 trillion, says Orin Kramer, chairman of the New Jersey State Investment Council, citing independent research that he recently commissioned. Maybe there......
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Hot on IdealistNews: Divorced at 10; Bamboo Bikes; Assessing Social Impact
Posted by Scott Stadum. IdealistNews is a project of Idealist.org and Reddit where users like you can submit nonprofit news stories from around the web and vote on your favorites. Here's a roundup of some recent hot stories (titled the way users submitted them). From this week:Bill and Melinda Gates give $10bn...
Do You Count? Be Ready for the 2010 Census
By Putnam Barber, editor of The Nonprofit FAQ. ::image::Any day now, an envelope from the United States Census will show up at most addresses in the United States. It will probably be in the mailbox, but it might come from someone who knocks on the door and hands it...
London to Little Rock: Powerful Gatherings for a New Generation of Changemakers
Posted by Julia Smith. ::image::If you identify as a young(er) person effecting positive change in your own backyard or around the globe, or you work in a field related to youth empowerment, digital activism, or careers in social change, here are two events and networks you should know about: The Alliance for...
From the Web to Your Bookshelf: The Idealist Guides are Now in Print
From Meg Busse. Read more from Meg in her Career Corner column. ::image::For any project, there is almost always some "scope creep" (a tendency for project requirements to increase during development beyond those originally foreseen). This applies to fixing up a house or apartment, planning a trip, creating a job...
A Little Bit More – “Secret Society” Tests Boundaries of “Philanthropy”
By Putnam Barber, editor of The Nonprofit FAQ. ::image::What do you think? Is spreading $100 in pennies (that’s 10,000 of them) on sidewalks “philanthropy”? Something like 10,000 people find a lucky penny and have a moment’s cheer. Nice. But is this “philanthropy”? The question comes up when you read the...
Responding to the Earthquake in Chile
Looking for ways to help the victims of the Chilean earthquake? Our sister site, Idealistas.org, published a blog post in Spanish yesterday with a long list of ways you can help, whether you are located in Chile or abroad. Here are a few translated excerpts along with some additions...
Philanthropy Journal - All Articles
Event raises $12,000 for MS Society
Second annual St. Patty’s Run Green 8K drew over 1,300 participants March 7, up 50 percent from 2009, and generated $12,000 in donations to National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Eastern North Carolina. read more...
Carnegie Corp. commits $2.5 million
Carnegie Corporation of New York commited $2.5 over next two years to further strengthen centers for advanced study focusing on Western Eurasia and South Caucasus. read more...
Tammy Lynn Center raises $192,000
Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities, Raleigh, raised $192,000 and attracted 1,200 guests at 25th annual A Toast to the Triangle on March 7.read more...
Horowitz named NC LEAP director
Mary Anson Horowitz, former associate attorney, Gabriela J. Matthews & Associates, Durham, named director, North Carolina Lawyers Entrepreneurs Assistance Program, or NC LEAP, N.C. Bar Center, Cary. read more...
$3.1 million donated to save Hollywood sign
The Trust for Public Land says $3.1 million donated on behalf of major studios and other Hollywood leaders to help buy land at Cahuenga Peak and preserve view of famous Hollywood sign.read more...
Green effort launched in Queens
North Star Fund, a New York City community foundation, launching $8 million initiative to make Queens a greener borough, result of settlement between community groups and Con Edison after July 2006 power outage. read more...
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Lessons Learned from Haiti - Online Rapid Response Strategies
Yesterday the Lessons Learned from Haiti webinar series began. This was part one of a five part series being done by Blackbaud. The sessions are free to attend. I started the series with a session called "Online Rapid Response Strategies" and covered a range of topics. Norman Reiss from Common Knowledge...
2010 Big 12 Development Conference
I'm in Kansas City for the Big 12 Development Conference. This is the second year in a row that I've had the chance to attend and present at the conference. The conference is made up of schools from Baylor University, University of Colorado, Iowa State University, University of Kansas, Kansas...
One Month Until NTEN's NTC 2010
We're just one month away from NTEN's annual Nonprofit Technology Conference. The 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference will take place on April 8-10, 2010 in Atlanta, GA at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center. NTEN aspires to a world where all nonprofit organizations skillfully and confidently use technology to meet community needs and fulfill...
Lessons Learned from Haiti Webinar Series
Blackbaud has announced a free five-part webinar series to help nonprofits build strategies for mobilizing, soliciting, and stewarding supporters during and after times of disaster. The Lessons Learned from Haiti series starts March 11th and runs through May 5th.We've brought in experts from around the nonprofit sector to address a number...
Online Giving and Rapid Response Trends
The recent Haiti earthquake disaster has once again brought to the forefront the role that new giving channels play in helping those most affected. The combination of online giving and mobile giving were the first response channels of choice by donors. I will save the pros and cons of mobile...
Blackbaud NetCommunity 6.15 - Release Preview
Blackbaud NetCommunity 6.15 represents a major step forward for our Internet Solutions based on thousands of hours of research, customer feedback, usability design, application development, testing, and validation. The updates and new features in this release are another sign of Blackbaud’s commitment to improve our online solutions. From a technology...
Ben Martin, CAE
I just got a handful of Google Wave invites
[You're reading http://BenMartinCAE.com. Yeah, you rock.] Been using Google Wave in a limited way over the past few days since a friend sent me an invite. I need more friends to play with. If you’d like one of the invites, just shoot me an e-mail: b (at) BenMartinCAE dot com and...
Kinda sexy, in a Judy Jetson way
[You're reading http://BenMartinCAE.com. Yeah, you rock.] Because checking your watch during a meeting isn’t quite as rude as checking your BlackBerry, the fine folks at RIM bring you the BlackBerry InPulse Smartwatch. Now, your Pavlonian teeth-grinding response to BlackBerry buzzes can be accompanied by repeated pulls at your cuff to...
Association humor, thanks to FailBlog
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[You're reading http://BenMartinCAE.com. Yeah, you rock.] The body charged with attracting more visitors to the midwestern state will now be known as the Tourism Federation of Wisconsin (TFW), in an attempt to put a stop to the jokes. It seems that the federation was unaware of – or unconcerned by – the...
The Xer Meme: Have I sold out?
[You're reading http://BenMartinCAE.com. Yeah, you rock.] Back in college I discovered this amazing acoustic guitar duo that toured regionally. My friends and I would drive all over the place following them into small music halls, bars, and college music festivals. The year before I graduated they put together a band and...
A second opinion on Google Wave
[You're reading http://BenMartinCAE.com. Yeah, you rock.] From all indications, Google Wave looks to be a game-changing group collaboration technology. If you haven’t already watched the video from the Google I/O event earlier this year (caution, it’s long) you really should set aside some time to look into this, especially if your...
The Backyard Philanthropist
New online media platform drives viewers to cause driven video
MEDIA ADVISORY New online media platform drives viewers to cause driven video VANCOUVER, March 10, 2010- Pinc Productions unveils the Life On Purpose Network- a one-of-a-kind online philanthropic media platform at SXSW in Austin, Texas today. The Life On Purpose™ Network (www.LifeOnPurposeNetwork.com), also known as LOPN, is a...
As see on The Life On Purpose Network and Free Range Studios, The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute film that takes viewers on a provocative and eye-opening tour of the real costs of our consumer driven culture—from resource extraction to iPod incineration....
Social Media for Social Change – Hollyhock/Octopus Workshop Series
Social Media for Social Change Apr 29, 2010 May 6 May 13 May 27 Presented by: Jordan Behan, Hollyhock, Kris Krug, Beverly Pomeroy Professional Advancement Social Change Training Vancouver Produced in partnership with Octopus Strategies Develop a solid plan for taking the essentials of social media into your organization; from vision, to strategy and tactics,...
What makes a good cause driven video? 10 questions to ask yourself
As we are about to embark on our trek to SXSW in Austin, Texas for the next week, we thought we would give you a teaser of our panel discussion Reel to Real: How good film does good. One of the questions we get asked a lot is what makes...
Beverley Pomeroy of Pinc Productions Inc. speaking at the prestigious SXSW Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas VANCOUVER, BC—Pinc Productions Inc. – The Annual South by Southwest Conference and Festival panels were announced and Beverley Pomeroy will be speaking on a panel called Reel to Real: How Good Film Does...
Ning Interview: The Brains Behind SocialGiving
The power of Ning Apps comes from their ability to add new features and functionality to your Ning Network. Since we don’t offer a built in fundraising tool, we were extra excited when Pincgiving developed a Ning App specifically to help nonprofit and cause related Ning Networks. Beverley Claire Pomeroy,...
Tall Skinny Kiwi
Sorry everyone. Traveling and keeping our head down right now. We are all fine but interesting things going on in the country we are in right now. Back to blogging in a little while. Hope you all are OK....
Our eldest daughter leaves to help social enterprise
Liz didnt bring much with her, but she DID bring her saxaphone. ...
7 Global Currents That Are Shaping the Future Church
Fantastic book comes out in a few days called "The Meeting of the Waters: 7 Global Currents that will propel the future church". Author (and friend) Fritz Kling sent me the manuscript last year and I just LOVED the book,......
Social Entrepreneur Search Widget
A new widget that allows people to find social entrepreneurs on your site/blog has been released. Lets give it a whirl, shall we?...
Becoming carbon neutral and traveling a lot at the same time
Apparently I am carbon neutral, according to Dopplr. They have tracked almost all of my journeys since 2008. I have taken a few journeys recently to sensitive places and I havent told Dopplr but I dont think they would add......
Accounting for Fundamentalisms
In treating the subject of fundamentalism, the authors write as scholars with firsthand exposure to the movements, emphasizing the internal dynamics and processes by which the movements construct their own realities rather than "accounting" for the "sources" which has been the fatal tactic of many EC critics. They see fundamentalism as...