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How Can Nonprofits Make the Most of Overhead Funds?

ASU Lodestar Center

In their 2007 Action Guide, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) writes, “Inadequate infrastructure leads to inadequate organizational performance. Grant Makers for Effective Organizations (2007). Nonprofit Research Collaborative (2012). As Sharon King, president of the F.B. Increase board engagement. & Howard, D.

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Fundraising Returns to Pre-Recession Levels

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over 2010, and is now officially above the level of giving last seen in 2007. Fundraising remains challenging but hopefully the worst is behind us, and nonprofits will continue to see positive growth in 2012,” according to Chuck Longfield, Blackbaud’s chief scientist. Through the first 11 months of 2011, overall giving is up 3.4%

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Researchers have often referred to social enterprise structures as the “fourth sector” (after private, public, and nonprofit) because they combine charitable missions, corporate methods, and diverse social and environmental philosophies in ways that surpass the traditional business and philanthropy models (Billitteri, 2007).

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Refurbished Windows 7 Computers from RCI

Tech Soup

Plus, our refurbished computers now come with Microsoft Office 2007 Basic (RCI computers previously featured Office 2003). Note that PowerPoint is not included as part of the Office 2007 Basic package, but is available as a separate donation through our Microsoft Software Donation Program. A New Way to Browse. Mid Tier (3.0

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TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative: You’ve Come A Long Way Baby

Tech Soup

And then the program really got going with a major grant in 2007 from California Emerging Technology Fund. Fast Forward to 2012. All of our RCI-refurbished PCs come with either a Windows XP or Windows 7 operating system, and all come with Office 2007. The program is scheduled to launch in late 2012 or early 2013.

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Trend Blend 2009: A Map of Time and Tide

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You may remember the very popular Trend Blend 2007 and Trend Blend 2008 which used transportation themes. Environment. The Drumbeat of Bad News for Nonprofits Fundraising in 2012 What resonates with you from this diagram of next year? . It's from Trends in Living Networks blogger Ross Dawson. GRIN technologies. Digitalisation.

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Is the Used Computer Market Going Away?

Tech Soup

” In other words, if the new PC market grows by by 9% worldwide in 2012 as is forecast by the business research firm IDC , then the used PC market will grow as well. Refurbishment and the Environment. From 2007 to 2008, the Community MAR program had a 57 percent volume increase worldwide.