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Funding Faith: Raising Money For Religion-Based Organizations

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“The unique opportunities offered working in faith-based organizations is that we intentionally entertain the donors’ answer to the question of ‘why’ should a donor give?” said Cory Howat, Executive Director of the Catholic Community Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. “We

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Exploring Disaster Philanthropy: Part 2

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In the case of Louisiana, the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation was set up by Ford Foundation to work with the Red Cross, with the goal of helping more families and directing all funding to nonprofits working on recovery in the area. New challenges quickly arise, and foundations need to be flexible to address these needs.

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#GMN2016 Annual Conference| Observations from Day 2

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As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog post , we are asking conference attendees to respond to the question, “Where are you on your journey to measuring outcomes and impact?” Annie asked the question: “Would foundations work together if they are working toward the same outcomes and impact?” Developing” still has a clear lead.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: July 24th 2009

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The 1300th submission to the Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards is the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO). She was inspired in her thinking by fellow NTEN superstar members Maddie Grant and Lindy Dryer when she dropped in on the Office Hours session they've dubbed the "NTEN Water Cooler."

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[VIDEO] Counting the Costs: Where Capital Campaigns Often Miss the Mark

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But most importantly, I want to recommend and encourage all of you to chat in your questions and comments throughout the next hour or so. But keep the questions coming. But the other question that they have to really think through is, well, what can we do? I think that’s a loaded question. So don’t be shy.

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[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

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Do type in questions during. You can put the questions in the Q&A. I will be asking you questions and your answers will go in the chat. I have a poll question for you. So go ahead and just answer the question. So I attempted to sort of rein myself in and not overwhelm you too much. . Here we go. Steven: Yeah.

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