ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2011

This week we welcome Marla Cornelius, co-author of Daring to Lead 2011: A National Study of Nonprofit Executive Leadership. However, individual practices do not necessarily mean that an organization has a performance management system in place that extends beyond the characteristics of one person. Welcome to Research Friday !

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sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2011

The Giving USA 2011 report is out and the team at The Giving USA Foundation and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University have given plenty of data and statistics to sift through. There are 1,280,739 registered 501(c)(3) organizations with the Internal Revenue Service. Kaufman to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

It is crucial for nonprofit organizations to understand what motivates this generation and to add millennial strategy to their marketing plans. In a 2012 report, the National Chamber Foundation cited that Millennials have approximately “$200 billion of direct purchasing power and $500 billion of indirect spending.” Technology.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

It is crucial for nonprofit organizations to understand what motivates this generation and to add millennial strategy to their marketing plans. In a 2012 report, the National Chamber Foundation cited that Millennials have approximately “$200 billion of direct purchasing power and $500 billion of indirect spending.” Technology.

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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.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. David Smith and Michael Weiser, National Conference on Citizenship. Both of these organizations have both been able to figure out how to bring people together across ages, cultures, etc. What do you think organizations should be thinking about?

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

It's about creating authentic, meaningful relationships that drive actions benefitting your organization: getting more members, volunteers, and donations. Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation -- one of our amazing panelists for the upcoming presentation at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , "Let's Go Stalking!

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 1, 2014

The (great) data is readily downloadable from the exempt organization section of the IRS Business Master File. *I The earlier high point had come in September 2011, with 84 exemptions approved. One answer might be a real uptick in charitable organizations in a recovering economy. I used the file that was uploaded on June 2.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Unlike other nonprofits with tangible outcomes like meals served or shelter provided, cultural organizations often deal with abstract impacts, such as promoting creativity or preserving cultural heritage—a dilemma known as “subjective value.” Occasionally, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funds pass through the TCA.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2011

Last week, I had the opportunity to present at the 2011 Volunteer Management for Nonprofits Conference here in New York. And here are slides from a previous presentation: Twitter.Org: Twitter for Nonprofit Organizations. National Theatre screws up, what we can learn from mistakes. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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NetWits

APRIL 5, 2013

based national nonprofits in 2012. Fundraising email click-through rates dropped 27 percent and response rates were down 21 percent from 2011. Wildlife/Animal Welfare and Health organizations had lower click-through declines, while Environmental Groups saw an increase. percent to 4.5 percent over the past year.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

Cause Camp is a nonprofit conference that has been nationally recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the best conferences in America for the nonprofit sector. For the first time, a national speaker was scheduled to give a keynote. Understanding the need for the speaker to cancel, event organizers acted quickly.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 23, 2021

What can leaders do to build more diversity into their organizations? When leaders hire, which skills (enthusiasm, organization, good work habits, ethics, loyalty, leadership, sales) of the interviewee are most important and why? He previously served as executive chairman of the board from November 2011 until December 2017.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Researchers who have studied diversity for decades argue that positive outcomes associated with DEI have less to do with financial performance than with values, culture, and the kind of experiences that employees have within the organization. Unless you are committed to making a cultural change, the question of DEI is moot.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Organization Size: Medium. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? Name: Allison Nassour. Title: Social Media Manager.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Note From Beth: Back in 2011, I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson and Jai Sen from Sen Associates where I learned about research study they were conducting about social media use in the arts. How Strong Is Your Social Net?

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Robert Weiner

JULY 22, 2011

The letter begins "Series of meetings have been held over the past 7 months with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization. And no need to worry about the offer's legitimacy, because "everything has been taken care of by the Federal Government of Nigeria, The United Nation and also the FBI.".

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

What will your organization do with it? Then there's the Freedom Filter , mapping which nations retrict various freedoms -- something that's likely changing even as you read this. Oh, and National Geographic posted a wonderful map showing the top surnames distributed across the country. Looks like the digital divide is real.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ted Fickes, Electronic Communications Manager, The Wilderness Society (Central Rockies Regional Office) In September, 2008, Green for All , 1Sky and the We Campaign organized a national day of action -- Green Jobs Now -- to demand progress on green jobs and a green economy. It can be organized and brought to bear upon a situation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

The best ever resource and template for an editorial calendar comes from my colleague, Holly Minch at LightBox Collaborative who has been sharing her template in a google document since 2011. A must for any organization of any size.” – Erin Fogg, 2011. The 2014 version – new and improved has arrived! Great idea!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

Statement of Benetech to the 22nd Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights at the World Intellectual Property Organization June 15, 2011, Geneva, Switzerland • Greetings from California’s Silicon Valley! We would like to see a global norm comparable to the system that has worked so well in the U.S.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

About Mazarine Treyz: She is the author of The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising, and CEO of Wild Woman Fundraising, a national fundraising training company. Her organization runs two virtual conferences per year, one on nonprofit leadership and one on fundraising careers. Her website is a popular resource with 50,000 monthly readers.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

National Day of Unplugging March 4-5, 2011 "For 24 hours, starting at sundown Friday March 4, 2011, individuals, families and community organizations across the nation reclaimed time, slowed down their lives and reconnected with friends, family, the community and themselves." on weekdays, you get off the internet.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Even if they’re not directly related to your board members or in your CRM, think about your friends outside of the organization and how they might be able to support your event by donating auction items. Reach out to national businesses online. Start by putting a call out on social media for auction items. Create new partnerships.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Quite simply, donor retention is a measure of how many donors continue to donate to your organization. The Fundraising Effectiveness Project provides a platform for these organizations to conduct research that helps nonprofits increase their fundraising results at a faster pace. . But what is donor retention? And why is it important?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, June 10, 2011 Research Friday: Really, Your Tax Exemption has been Revoked? Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The fourth one is The Nations Missing Children, in Phoenix.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

Written for the June 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine , where I am writing a quarterly column throughout 2011. If you don’t want to follow a lot of people on Twitter for fear that the volume of messages will become overwhelming, just organize those you do want to read regularly into Twitter Lists.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

CONTENT MARKETING PRO TIP : Figure out how to turn the unique ways your organization is changing the world into content that can be used online. More recently they decided to harness the power of the web and content marketing by allowing people to follow the life of their 2012 national ambassador. every 40 minutes.

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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. Rob also helped me with my recent essay in the Spring 2011 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, For Love or Lucre that offers practical guidelines for social entrepreneurs who want to start for-profit or nonprofit companies.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 5, 2020

Yuha Jung writes of this saying, “According to the most recent United States Census (2011), at least one-third of the American population is comprised of racial minorities. As diversity becomes more important with for-profit marketing and hiring strategies, the nonprofit sector must keep up and surpass the for-profit sector’s efforts.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

One of the findings that stood out to us: Only 40% of respondents reported that their organization has some type of formal technology plan. And much less than that (22%) reported that their organization had ever evaluated Return on Investment (ROI) of technology projects or programs." Change the internet?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Stakeholders should be asking how do we identify effective practices throughout the organization and how do we improve organizational effectiveness to achieve greater impact? What is considered effective should advance the organizations mission and goals to achieve greater impact.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Overall fundraising revenue for 334 churches, synagogues and other faith-based organizations representing nearly $1.2 target="_blank">The Blackbaud Index that tracks fundraising revenue for congregations and other faith-based organizations. After flat years in 2011 and 2012, giving to religion has grown slightly in 2013.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Good Nonprofit Infographics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 12th, 2011 Who doesn’t love a good infographic? Especially when they help reveal a lot of information in a visual format.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Organization: Big Cat Rescue. Organization Size: 125 exotic cats, 9 paid staff, 107 volunteers, 80,000 supporters. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Which has helped your organization the most and how? What is on your To Do List for 2011? Name: Carol Baskin. Title: CEO.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2011

Gen-Y Wants More Than Cool Brands – A new 16-country study of Millennials focused on brands has a lot to offer for insight to nonprofit organizations looking to connect with the same generation. But if you subscribed us to your organization's bulk email list without our permission, then you are sending us spam."

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