ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Nonprofit Finance Fund. At Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), we use financial data every day in our work with nonprofits and their funders. Throughout the year, I’ve been blogging about key trends from our 2011 survey, which was completed by nearly 2,000 nonprofit leaders nationwide. Many organizations decreased expenses.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Earlier this month, Idealist.org released a nonprofit sector employment trends survey that supported the findings of the 2011 Nonprofit Employment Trends Survey. Findings also revealed that turnover was low within nonprofit organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2013

I’m teaching a master class today in San Francisco for arts organizations for Theatre Bay Area. The second year in 2011, we did two sets of peer groups using workshops, action learning projects, and micro grants to encourage experimentation. Trainers from arts service organizations will train their members.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The IRS recognizes 45,387 501(c)(5) entities, which include both unions and agriculture/horticultural organizations. Candid reviewed these organizations and found that 38,049 organizations—or 84% of 501(c)(5)s—are unions. [1]. Unions are primarily known for advocating for workers’ rights within specific organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2012

Funding Services AND Advocacy: The Smart Choice for Grantmakers – guest post by Aaron Dorfman, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Some grantmakers shy away from funding advocacy, preferring instead to fund direct services. Thinking that one must either fund services or advocacy is a false choice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

But they have also made data literacy an essential competency for everyone in the organization. The result is a shift from ad hoc data analysis and simple (though detailed) record-keeping to a systematic approach to improving their programs and campaigns by using data. What is funder’s role to support good measurement?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

10,000 Villages Online Store: One of the world’s largest fair trade organizations and a founding member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), 10,000 Villages offers gifts and accessories representing the diverse cultures of artisans from 38 countries. Although Concern is based in the U.K.,

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Qgiv

MARCH 29, 2023

Google Ad Grants for nonprofits can be a powerful FREE solution for any eligible charitable organization, but proper management is key to maximizing the opportunity. Since 2011, Give Back Nation’s Google Certified Ad Grant Manager team has helped over 5,400 nonprofits manage their Ad Grants. First, organizations can check eligibility.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions. Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

As public-facing and serving organizations, nonprofits are held to higher ethical standards than their business counterparts are. Organizational transparency, the disclosure of operational, financial, and decision-making information, remains a significant factor in the formation of the public’s trust in an organization’s mission and intent.

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NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2012

Many organizations see the immediacy of giving, the larger average donations from online donors, and the relatively low costs in producing solicitations and look no further. Otherwise, online donors tend to be one-hit wonders that leave the nonprofits in the unenviable position of having to constantly find new supporters to replace them.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Both of these organizations have both been able to figure out how to bring people together across ages, cultures, etc. If we could do more to support that growth we could attract more Millennials. Moderated by Kari Dunn, Case Foundation.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 9, 2022

Whether you’re running a simple pledge campaign or combining it with a fun virtual or in-person fundraiser , pledge campaigns can work for any nonprofit organization. A pledge campaign is one that accepts pledges of promised support at a later time instead of the actual funds immediately. What is pledge fundraising? Walk-a-thon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

When we started Fondeadora in 2011 (the first creative crowdfunding platform in Mexico, renamed to Donadora in 2016), processing online payments was very difficult. Our government is discussing providing free wifi throughout in Mexico City which is a very good sign for crowdfunding and even better for NGOs funding.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Consider your current supporters. Review your initial list and ask yourself if any of your current supporters might be able to donate these types of items to your auction. Don’t be afraid to send your silent auction wish list to those who continually support your cause and see what they come up with. Create new partnerships.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

If you’re a nonprofit professional, you’re likely familiar with the hustle of securing funding for your cause. Corporate giving allows nonprofits to maximize community support by leveraging nonprofit-oriented programs that companies have already established. Which Companies Offer Corporate Giving Programs?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In 2011, GrantCraft became a service of Foundation Center (now Candid), and during this time we focused on building global partnerships and expanding access to translations, digital and social content, and interactive tools. . increase calls for racial equity . track how grantmaking practices are evolving , and .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2012

As of August 2011, an astounding 8.1 Most recently, I was reminded of this as I live-tweeted an event for MomsRising put on by Latino civil rights organization the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). We, too, are online, but the fiesta is at Twitter. million Latinos, or 21% of the U.S.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Start Some Good, a platform for social good groups – whether nonprofit organizations or not – to raise funds and build community, highlighted eight diverse projects working for social impact at an evening event hosted by Center61 at SXSW. At SXSW, there…. Crowdfunding Social Ventures at SXSW. One panel, moderated by….

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

—– In 2011, Washington, DC, became one of the first major metropolitan regions to host a multimillion-dollar local giving day: Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. Just as organizations (usually!) My latest post on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog is now up.

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NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2011

A close read of the lyrics provides a good framework for thinking about communicating horizontally (across departments or silos) and vertically (with everyone from senior management to interns) in your organization about technology. In many organizations, technology is viewed as separate from the work the organization is doing.

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Achieve

JULY 26, 2021

It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you’re thinking about how you’d like to ask your supporters for a donation. How can you show supporters that you need their help without overasking? Depending on the size of your organization and the types of resources at your disposal, you might not know where to begin. What’s the best way to.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2022

Each organization has a different answer to this question. It’s an opportunity to meet face to face, socialize and get to know your supporters. Events give people a reason to come out and support the cause and are the perfect backdrop to share how your charity makes a difference. Why should we run auction fundraisers?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Even if some donors harbor certain biases, let’s not assume that those feelings will prevent them from supporting institutions and causes that they care about, regardless of who makes the appeal. . I have worked for nonprofit organizations for most of my professional life, and I have never been a major gift officer.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

Nonprofits around the globe are using online games not to only educate the public, but to get donations and supporters – and even help find cures for diseases. Gamers are exactly the kinds of people you want helping your organization succeed. WORLD WILDLIFE FUND: Find your inner animal. Casey Golden, CEO, Small Act.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

I like to think of it as what we “used to” refer to as peer-to-peer fundraising or P2P (you know, used to, like in 2011). It’s when you invite your supporters to reach out to their contacts and spread the message, raising money on your behalf. See How to create Facebook Timeline covers for your nonprofit’s supporters to use.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The Complexity of Scaling Up « Aid on the Edge of Chaos – "Despite increased prominence and funding of global health initiatives, attempts to scale up health services in developing countries are failing, with serious implications for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. ." Event management? How about fundraising?

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

Her organization runs two virtual conferences per year, one on nonprofit leadership and one on fundraising careers. She’s trained over 12,000 people from 2011-2017 and helped nonprofits raise millions more. If you want 2018 to be better than 2017, then you should join us at this webinar. To save your spot CLICK HERE . About Author.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 12, 2023

One way to encourage people to fundraise online for your organization is to launch a text-to-give fundraising campaign. When supporters text that short code to the dedicated number, they’ll receive a link to your custom donation page, where they can put in their payment information and contribute a gift. Don’t complicate the process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

Note from Beth: A couple years ago, I organized a “ Nonprofit Social Media ROI Poetry Slam &# at SXSW. How often does your organization step back and remember your mission? Sure, you know what your mission is, but how often do you refine the sense of mission that exists in the hearts of your staff, board members and supporters?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

A true public/private partnership, the funding partners include Microsoft and craiglist Charitable Fund. I’ll be Jordan and Morocco in March, 2011). Essmaani’s mission is to support to poor hospitalized families who are in need of financial and emotional support. Flickr Photo by SMEX Beirut.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

I have talked many times before about the way we as nonprofit organizations and changemakers set our goals. (If What would happen, instead, if organizations focused on eliminating hunger?) If we focus our work on feeding the hungry, for example, do we actually create a system in which we rely on people needing our services?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

MacArthur Foundation named 13 organizations as recipients of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. The Award, which recognizes exceptional grantees and helps ensure their long-term sustainability, provides each organization with up to $1.5 and Catherine T. million, depending on the size of its budget.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2011

Rob is also a lecturer at Stanford Law School where he teaches the Law of Nonprofit Organizations. Proceeds from the sale of the Arkenstone reading machine for the blind provided the capital to fund Benetech and launch many new technology projects that serve humanity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Note from Beth : This is an ongoing series from the Organizational Effectiveness Program team at the Packard Foundation about developing their program funding strategy in an open way or what has been dubbed “Learning In Public.” Assessment of 46 OE grants to networks awarded 2009-2011, conducted by Monitor Institute (2012).

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sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2012

I get a lot of nonprofit email messages through subscribing to lists, working with lots of organizations, and being a donor. This time I collected all of the nonprofit emails that I was sent between December 15, 2011 and January 1, 2012. It was almost as if many organizations were reading from the same recipe book. Last chance!

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 10, 2012

Nonprofit Finance Fund. While no one supports wasteful public spending or abuse of power, the cases that grab headlines and provoke legislation are actually far from the norm. At Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), what we see far more often is staff turnover due to burnout and low pay. Angela Francis , Senior Associate. As part of a.

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