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What’s the Risk of Starting a Nonprofit?

NonProfit Hub

In an IRS study of “nonfilers,” around 16 percent of nonprofits that filed their 990s from 2000 to 2005 did not re-file in 2005. This indicates they either fell under the $25,000 filing threshold or ceased operations altogether. Which types of nonprofits are most successful?

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What is the scaffolding for learning in public?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The TCC Group is facilitating a “learn in public&# process by sharing early research findings related to 1300 capacity building grants. There has been an interesting discussion on the wiki and blogs about strategy for public learning. Co-Create: At this higher level, the conversations lead to co-creation.

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Wiser Earth: A (free) Platform for Networks of Networks and Communities of Action

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You'll also find a detailed taxonomy of issue areas related to social justice and environmental restoration. The features inside of groups include discussion board, file archive, wiki, events, a map, and a number typical features to support online collaborations.

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Dummie's Guide To Delicious and Knowledge Beginning With Misc.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At the basic level, the use of tags makes it very simple and not very timeconsuming to reorganize dymanically and not have to remember where the hell you filed that great URL that had the wonderful photos of the Angkor Wat -- did you bookmark under Siem Reap, Ankgor Wat, or Khmer Culture.

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Report Back from the Do Good Data Conference 2015

NTEN

The 20-person department pulls the information from scanned PDFs of the filings, enter the information into their database, and classify the information in the Foundation Center taxonomy. Rather, he sees this as a way to point towards what they needed to be doing better—encouraging a culture of continuous improvement.

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