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Research Friday: Human Capital Performance Bonds. What are they? How do they work?

ASU Lodestar Center

But a structural problem remains: philanthropy does not typically have available capital for scaling. Thus, a bond was structured so that Twin Cities Rise! State deposits investors’ funds in a ‘Performance Pool’ where they are held until payout terms are met by the nonprofit. Structure term ends at the end of the bond term.

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What Are Social Enterprises, Anyway?

Tech Soup

TechSoup Global’s CEO Rebecca Masisak is presenting at the Social Enterprise Alliance Summit 2013 this month in Minneapolis. Social enterprises can be structured in many ways, however. REDF (also known as The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund) is a pioneer in fostering these types of charities. That got me to wondering.

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How to use social media to inspire 40,000 people to give on one day

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This incredible online fund raising event raised more than $14 million last year, and we’re hoping to raise the bar higher this year by engaging more than 40,000 donors to donate to any of Minnesota’s more than 26,000 nonprofits using GiveMN.org. We also have Minneapolis/St. by Jeff Achen, GiveMN.org.

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Advice from Grantmakers on Streamlining Your Tech Solutions

sgEngage

It has created more structure and consolidation across the organization and saves money too. Moving to a More Flexible Grantmaking Process The McKnight Foundation in Minneapolis knows that how they do grantmaking is as critical as what they fund.

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Arts Policy Reports

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Boston Foundation's report on arts funding was designed to answer two fundamental questions: How does the financial support available for metro Boston???s s current funding structure. Solid policy research into the nonprofit arts and culture sector, once rare and anecdotal, is now accumulating. I'll start close to home.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Discover how these and other factors are irrevocably changing the ways donors structure their largest gifts of a lifetime. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Minneapolis, MN / Less than $200. Accounting / @nysscpa. Accounting. Jan 20 - 22. Accounting.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

Global Fund for Community Foundations / Johannesburg, (Int.) The Diversity Network / Minneapolis, MN / Not available. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Discover how these and other factors are irrevocably changing the ways donors structure their largest gifts of a lifetime.