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Diversity in fundraising

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The ‘Daring to Lead’ study found that 82 percent of executive directors were white, that recently hired executives were just as likely to be white as their longer-serving colleagues and that executive directors under 40 were only slightly less likely to be white.”. in History from Arizona State University in 2008 and earned an M.A.

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Research Friday: So. What About These Numbers?

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highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. While driving to work recently I heard an NPR report about philanthropic giving in the US; but it was not the numbers I had just read in Giving USA 2012 published by the Giving USA Foundation and compiled by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

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Meet with your finance committee now: Lessons from the Great Recession’s impact on charitable giving amidst current market shocks

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According to a study by The Russell Sage Foundation and The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, the GFC reduced total giving by 7 percent in 2008 and by another 6.2 percent from 2007 to 2008, and by nearly 32 percent from 2008 to 2009. from the University of Arizona in Anthropology & Latin American History.

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Research Friday: Does your nonprofit have an outcome-driven culture?

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highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. However, studies reveal that most nonprofits still view evaluation as exclusively about program outputs, and they often perceive data gathering as a resource drain and distraction. University of Idaho. As part of a. Program evaluation in nonprofits survey.

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Research Friday: Lessons in board governance

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As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight current nonprofit research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day practice. Thankfully, a recent survey conducted by BoardSource in 2012 shows signs of increased governance among nonprofits 2.

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Paying Volunteers A Stipend: Does It Work?

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highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. Most researchers agree that low-income earners volunteer less (Wilson, 2012) and Pho (2008) extended this finding to include medium-wage earners. This study investigated older adult volunteers serving in the Experience Corps program across 23 U.S.

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Research Friday: How Important is Gift Acknowledgement to Donors?

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As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight current nonprofit research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day practice. Welcome to Research Friday ! We welcome your comments and feedback. For example, I gave $20.08