Katie Polone is only 13. She has plenty of time to figure out what she wants to do in life. Don’t be surprised, though, if philanthropy is in her future. The Keller, Texas, resident saw coverage of the Southern California wildfires and was moved not only to tears, but to action:
“I looked at the (fire) […]
Last weekend my sister-in-law raised more than $2,000 for leukemia and lymphoma research by asking friends and family to sponsor her participation in the Marine Corps Marathon in suburban Washington, D.C. According to USA Track & Field, her efforts are part of a growing trend that has seen annual increases in charity fundraising by runners […]
Many have lamented technology as contributing to societal depersonalization, but as Beth Kanter writes, “wired fundraisers” can be just as effective as their face-to-face counterparts:
Most of the findings of the recent Network for Good report follow my experience with personal fundraising, especially the point “You can raise more than you think.” I would add, “in […]
How many people sell widgets because, dammit, they really love widgets?
Bet it’s not as many as the number of professionals doing nonprofit work because they believe viscerally in the missions of their respective organizations. Sometimes, though, it helps to be reminded of that, and Rosetta Thurman, in her blog Perspectives from the Pipeline, does so […]
Donor intent is among the most crucial issues with which a nonprofit must wrestle. The subject comes up often, with donors or their descendants regularly arguing that the recipient of their largess isn’t properly administering the gifts they’ve made. It isn’t often that the argument could result in a $1.5 billion — that’s with a […]
Reacting to a Chronicle of Philanthropy piece on the Nonprofit Finance Fund’s Nonprofit Business Analysis program, Tactical Philanthropy blogger Sean Stannard-Stockton speaks cogently on the disconnect that often occurs in discussions over financial structure and mission. Stannard-Stockton’s post includes a note that all professional people, regardless of their sector, would do well to digest:
In the […]
As I’ve noted before, nonprofits generally are held to a higher ethical standard than their for-profit brethren. Even the appearance of impropriety is enough to cause damage. And so the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector’s release of Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice: A Guide for Charities and Foundations, a collection of 33 practices […]
The storyline has become familiar enough to be almost painful: Baby Boomer spends college and post-college years making the world a better place. Marches on behalf of ending the war/legalizing weed/passing the Equal Right Amendment/insert your cause here. Grows up, makes painful decision to enter the for-profit sector, earns tons of money, holds on to […]
A report released this week concludes that while nonprofits have performed heroically in helping the south to rebuild after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, their limited reach has prevented them from making the kind of large-scale contributions the region needs. The report, from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government and the Public Affairs Research Council […]
A nonprofit seeking to save a portion of Detroit’s beloved but no longer used Tiger Stadium is trying an interesting tactic to raise funds. The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy wants to keep about 3,000 seats between the dugouts as well the entire infield from succumbing to the wrecking ball, and use that part of the […]
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