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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
This Blog offers coverage we've seen of the AFP International Conference 2008 in San Diego. Other Sites of Interest Section Disclaimer: AFP provides the following listing of hyperlinks to other Internet pages as a privilege to the user. AFP does not necessarily endorse, support or attest to the accuracy of...
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AFP International Conference Atlanta 2006
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This blog features questions from AFP members as well as FAQ's from the AFP Fundraising Resource Center. AFP provides listings of hyperlinks to other Internet pages as a user privilege. AFP does not necessarily endorse, support or attest to the accuracy of information posted on those Internet pages. Some urls...
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
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...
The Employment Option Center Can Help With Your Next Event
Have you started planning for your next event or fundraiser? Did you know that the clients of the Employment Option Center of McGuire Memorial are very good at collating and stuffing ‘Goodie Bags’ for any event? The Employment Option Center offers meaningful experiences in both work and vocational training for...
Looking For a Career Change in Pittsburgh?
Join us for the Pennsylvania Women Work! 11th Annual Career Conference The Pennsylvania Women Work 11th Annual Career Conference will take place on Saturday March 27 2010 from 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM at the PNC Bank’s Firstside Center (500 First Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh). The “Reshaping Your Future” Career Conference is...
The Early Learning Institute Partners With UPMC Nursing Students
Building For Tomorrow The Early Learning Institute (TELI) has recently expanded partnerships with UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing and with the University of Pittsburgh’s Early Intervention Master’s Program to help students learn about child development in real life, non-medical environments. It’s all part of a strategic plan implemented by TELI, whose mission...
Focus On Renewal Selected for Robert Morris University Marketing Project
Each year, Robert Morris University American Marketing Association students offer volunteer marketing services to help area non-profits in the community. The local chapter selected Focus On Renewal for its current year-long marketing project. Recently, the students partnered with the university’s student engagement office for a supply drive to benefit Focus On...
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 democracy divides one blog post at a time......
Bridging the democracy divide and moving grassroots news, voices and action to the center of progressive policy and public debate...
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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...
New from the Idealist Studios: Nonprofit Career Videos!
From Meg Busse. Read through the Career Corner blog archives here. ::image::Take one: If there was an Oscar for short documentary featuring awesome nonprofit professionals, these videos would definitely get the award. Take two: There are many amazing moments of these new nonprofit career videos, but perhaps my favorite comes...
More to Do In Haiti – Lots More
By Put Barber, editor of the Nonprofit FAQ. ::image::Economists with the Inter-American Development Bank estimate that the full cost of rebuilding in Haiti may come close to $14 billion – making the January 12 earthquake the most destructive in modern history. A sad superlative to see applied anywhere in the...
Next Week in Chicago and LA: Global Volunteering Fairs!
If this blog post looks familiar, it’s because we ran a similar version of it in January to announce our Global Volunteering Fairs in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. On the heels of our successful events in these three cities—over 1,500 people attended!—we’re getting ready for next week’s...
Doing More Locally With What We Have Collectively
By Scott Stadum. ::image::In much of the West, and particularly in the United States, folks over-produce and under-utilize everything – from the tools on our work bench to food on our tables to seats in our cars. The USDA estimates that Americans waste 25.9 million tons of food a year. That's a...
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Pope's Brother to Testify in Abuse Case
There is no indication that the Pope's brother knew anything of what happened at the rigorously disciplined boys' choir before he got there. Nor have he and the Pope discussed it. Someone is out to get the Church. Media are......
Give through Experts in Social Impact
Philanthropedia announces a white paper on their expert-driven methodology. The profile of a giver who believes in experts? That too is worthy of a white paper....
Jolyon Jenkins via BBC: Indeed exactly because accountancy looks like a dry, value-free activity, it can be used as a kind of moral laundry. Can we say the same, though, of social venture double bottom line bookkeeping? Probably goes double....
Do you have any last words before we proceed?
"Not at this time. Let's get it done. Let's lock and load. It's plagiarized but what the hell." - Matthew Eric Wrinkles, 49 The ritual of the last words is certainly a well established part of our legal system. For......
Ultimate Questions in Testamentary Planning
The Wealth Channel: Professors Duska and Cubeta discuss the importance of having clients confront "ultimate questions" during the financial planning process. It is hard to speak up for fools while wearing your only good suit....
Reg Wilson, Philanthropy Coach
Foundation for Global Leadership: Philanthropist, financial advisor, philanthropy coach, Reg’s desire to contribute was sparked when he first traveled to West Africa in 1968 as an economic development student. While in Nigeria, during the Biafra War and crossing the Sahara,......
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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...
Independent Fundraising Event Trends
Blackbaud and Event 360 have released a new white paper based on a joint research project to better understand the common denominators of a successful programmatic approach to third-party fundraising. Independent fundraising events (IFE) are activities designed and run by volunteers to raise money on behalf of a specific nonprofit organization. You can...
Support Disaster Relief in Haiti
The images coming out of Haiti following Tuesday's earthquake are heartbreaking. It is comforting to know that so many nonprofit organizations are already helping on the ground and more relief is on the way. People are using the Internet to stay informed about the disaster, help communicate what's happening, and to...
Is the Fundraising Pyramid Really a Lie?
The nonprofit sector needs more spirited debate. Mark Rovner over at Sea Change Strategies blogged some strong opinions about the state of fundraising. So I asked Lawrence Henze, managing director of Target Analytics, to write this guest blog post in response: Mark Rovner recently offered up the opinion that the fundraising pyramid is a...
Philanthropy Journal - All Articles
BB&T Foundation gives $1 million
High Point University received $1 million from BB&T Foundation, Winston-Salem, for its entrepreneurship program.read more...
Ideas that work: Analyzing the value of special events
When nonprofits accept that net proceeds from fundraising events should not be a primary funding source, they are freed up to truly analyze the value of special events.read more...
Enlist a social-media army for your nonprofit
Social media can be a nonprofit organization’s dream. Used well, it can create awareness, cultivate relationships and steward current supporters.read more...
Wake Boys & Girls Clubs getting $44,000
Boys & Girls Clubs serving Wake County getting $44,000 from CARQUEST Auto Parts to support staffing and staff development at Brentwood Boys & Girls Club. read more...
Forsyth hunger walk raises over $80,000
2009 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County CROP Walk, held October 2009 in three locations, raised over $80,000 to fight hunger, ninth-highest CROP Walk total in U.S. and fourth-highest in Southeast.read more...
Grant supports Easter Seals UCP
U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $458,316 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to fund AgrAbility Virginia Project, Easter Seals UCP, Raleigh.read more...
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
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,...
Five Reasons Why Nonprofits Who Utilize Social Media Should Also Blog
This is a great blog post we wanted to share…a question we get asked all the time about blogging is ‘why’. This is a fantastic overview. At the bottom of the article you will also find a link to a webinar opportunity on this topic as well, well worth the...
2009 Canadian Non-profit Website Survey Results
Here are my summarized findings of the first annual Canadian Survey of Non-Profit Websites, conducted in late December and early January 2009-2010. Following the summary, there are more than 30 pages of charts and analysis that deal with each of these areas in detail. You can leave comments at the...
Hi there As we know, the online fundraising environment has evolved significantly in the last few years and Pinc has evolved with it. We wanted to update everyone on recent changes in both our technology to provide online fundraising support and the overall structure of the company. We have seen many...
My good colleague, Manny Hernandez, founder of TuDiabetes, the largest nonprofit network on Ning, had an opportunity to present a workshop recently on Social Media for Nonprofits. It is a great power point presentation and well worth the time to indulge… http://manuelhp42.blogspot.com/2010/01/social-media-for-nonprofits.html About Manny: > social media expert and diabetes advocate > author of...
Tall Skinny Kiwi
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...
5 Tips For Attending a Baptist Church Without Embarrassing Yourself
This morning we are at Bromley Baptist Church in London. Apart from a visit to the Met Tab, the last time I went to a London Baptist church was in 2004 and I wrote up a few guidelines on not......
BAD RAP Blog
Picture this: A marathon photo day with your dog
Los Angeles photographer Lori Fusaro contacted us recently and asked if she could use her photography to help our cause. I thought, "Oh how very nice," which turned out to be a bit of an understatement once we took a look-see at her work. This girl has got it going...
Behold... ....the view from the tiny little throne room in BR's soon to be barn. I don't know why this photo pleases me so much, but I'm just tickled pink by this newest development in our project's progress.Of course, there's a lot more is going on besides the bathroom window,...
March is 'Fix Your Darned Fence' month
The winter's been whipping up crazy weather all around the country this year. How are your fences holding up? Warm weather will arrive soon, and your dogs will be taking stock of every little change and possible escape route in their outdoor world.We'd sure love to get fewer panicked calls...
An article came out about my hubby today that had (almost) nothing to do with pit bulls. Almost! We can't get away from them completely. The sfgate piece was about what Tim calls his "real job."SFGate Some may know that Tim is a wood sculptor and he's usually creating dog...
We fell hard for Phatman when we first spotted him as a dirty stray at Oakland Animal Services. Big, luggy, mixy Phatman. What a mench he was. He charmed us with his warm enthusiasm and melted us all over the floor when he greeted a group of visiting autistic kids...
More history making. This time from NACA
NACA = National Animal Control AssociationIn this blog post, an interview with NACA Rep Mark Kumpf about a progressive new position statement that will help bring victims of cruelty out of the dark shadows and into a new age of compassion. Big stuff here, guys.You may have heard us lament...
Public Sector Marketing 2.0 - Mike Kujawski's blog on strategic marketing & social media engagment
My response to the Twitter debate on the NYT and New Yorker Blogs
Chain of events: George Packer rants about Twitter on his New Yorker blog Nick Bilton from the NYT Bits Blog rants about George Packer’s blog post Both blog posts (especially Nick Bilton’s) generate a mass of comments illustrating the social media digital divide that still exists in our society. My response, which I posted...
Need help in creating a central list of mobile government websites in Canada
As you likely already know I’m a strong advocate of anything mobile, especially given how much time I spend on the road. I’ve been asked quite a bit lately to provide examples of Canadian mobile government websites. The main two that always come to mind come from CATSA (full disclosure:...
2009 Social Media User Segments
A while back I read the book “Groundswell” by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff from Forrester Research. I was very impressed at the time, with what seemed to be the most comprehensive analysis of social media user segments available, explained very nicely in a book. I have since used many...
Jokes aside, the iPad is BIG news
This quick post is for all of my non gadget-geek readers that likely had no idea that Apple launched the iPad today at 1PM EST. What is the iPad? There are enough search results on Google to keep you busy for a while. But before you do that, watch this...
Hidden Canadian Government Gems
I’ve mentioned this before and I’ll mention it again, certain government departments are full of great hidden online products/tools that few people know of. Those outside of government walls may find it hard to believe, but it’s true. Some departments have been told to keep a low-profile on their offering...
Jolkona Blog
National Women’s History Month & the Jolkona Foundation
As part of our global focus, we're spending the month of March appreciating the past and looking to the future. We're highlighting our women-focused projects that are creating lasting change around the world. We're also honoring the obstacles women have overcome in the past and how those women inspire us...
This guest post contributed by Action Against Hunger - one of our partner organizations. The beginning of the year means many things-New Year’s resolutions, increasingly brighter days, budding flowers and baby animals. But for the Race Against Hunger team, the first of the year means only one thing: the beginning of our...
We are excited to welcome 2010 with a lot of new projects. Here are the newest projects you will find on our website: We are excited to welcome Ashoka to the Jolkona community. You can now support an Ashoka Youth Venture project right here in Seattle to encourage youth led journalism. Jolkona...
Imagine something that has been proven to make you happier, healthier and more confident while being environmentally friendly, and having absolutely no adverse side effects. I am not referring to a new miracle drug or infomercial for aroma-therapy candles, but simply the act of giving. People have long known that...
Our heartfelt condolences go out to the people and families in Haiti affected by the recent tragic earthquake that has claimed thousands of lives and affected over one third of the population. We know that there are tons of relief efforts and fundraisers going on right now to help provide...
How Jolkona Foundation Came About…
Last month, I gave an interview where I discussed how I came to start Jolkona Foundation. This interview was distributed internally within Microsoft. It is my pleasure to share the article, in its entirety, with our readers. Once again, I would like to thank my employer - Microsoft Corporation - for...
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HipChat Free for Nonprofits, Small Groups
Hipchat is a new all-in-one chat application that’s specifically designed for group collaboration — free for nonprofits and for very small groups. A desktop client that runs on Adobe Air, HipChat is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux. It is similar to Yammer (but without the need for a company...
Wild Apricot Software News March 2010
For our development team, February was devoted to version 3.4 (including some features which are too big to be finalized in time for 3.4 --- so they will be released in the subsequent version 3.5. More on that later in the post). Development phase for version 3.4 has just been...
28+ Free Webinars for Nonprofits - March 2010
This month’s round-up of free nonprofit webinars could very well be our most interesting yet, with a wide variety of topics and some high-profile speakers who’ll have lots of value to share. Space is limited for a number of these webinars, but many will make recordings and/or slide presentations available...
Fast Free Document Sharing and Review
Do we really need another free online document-collaboration tool? Very possibly, yes — if it’s lightweight, easy for non-techies to use, designed specifically for reviewer annotation, and allows an unlimited number of users to give feedback on a document....(read more)...
DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards: Are You In?
Did your nonprofit produce a video in 2009? The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards is looking for the best nonprofit videos of the year, with a chance for great public exposure, $2500 for your organization, and other great prizes. Submissions are open until March 19, 2010, so get in on this...
Best of Association Jam: Association Links for February 2010
Leadership and Membership management stories were the hot topics at AssociationJam.org this month, in numbers of submissions, views and votes. The Social Media category remained very active, followed closely by Technology and Fundraising. Interestingly, however, submissions to the Volunteers category dropped off significantly in recent weeks. Here’s a look at...
Minnesota Council on Foundations Blog - Philanthropy Potluck
New Guides to Streamline Grantmaking
Project Streamline, a collaborative initiative of eight organizations, led by the Grants Mangers Network, has released two new guides this week. These guides are a part of a series that’s intended to help increase the impact of grants by eliminating unnecessary procedures and paperwork for grantseekers and grantmakers alike. Grantseekers report...
Bringing Baseball to the Community (and the Community to Baseball)
The torch at the Winter Olympics has been extinguished, and now that it’s pushing 40 degrees here in Minnesota, we can turn our thoughts to spring training and the anticipated arrival of another baseball season. With spring in the air, I thought I’d highlight the work of the Minnesota Twins Community...
A Tale of Two Earthquakes: The Tragedy in Chile and What It Tells Us About Haiti
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake, the fifth biggest ever recorded, hit just off of Chile’s central coast on Saturday, February 27, at 3:30 a.m., according to the BBC News. The earthquake and ensuing tidal wave have already claimed more than 700 lives in Chile; and this number, officials report, is bound...
Call for “Nancy” Award Nominations
The Minnesota Early Childhood Funders Network, an MCF member network, is calling for nominations for the 4th Annual “Nancy” Award. To be presented at the Annual Nancy Latimer Convening for Children and Youth on June 24, 2010, the award recognizes outstanding contributions by individuals or groups to enhance life for young children...
Check Out the Next UPstart Lecture: Black Feminist Politics in the Age of Obama
Duchess Harris, author and Associate Professor of American Studies at Macalester College, will be lecturing on black feminist politics in the age of Obama at the next installment of the UPstart Lecture Series on March 17 at the YWCA Midtown in Minneapolis. The mission of the series is to bring diverse...
Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard
In the philanthropic sector, we talk a lot about making change. “We are change agents. We strive to make changes in the lives of others to improve our communities.” As much as we talk about making change, we also talk about how hard it is. “People are resistant or slow to...