When President Bush proposed sending tax rebates to millions of Americans as a way to buy himself some popularity jump-start the economy, he was hoping we’d spend the scratch on big-ticket items, the kind of stuff we forgo when times are as tough as they are now. But many people are instead using those checks […]
On Friday Bill Gates passed off day-to-day responsibilities for Microsoft to Steve Ballmer and walked out of the software giant’s Redmond office and into his new life as a philanthropist.
With an endowment approaching $40 billion, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the world’s largest. Here’s how it describes its mission:
Guided by the belief that […]
How small nonprofits can use e-mail effectively. | email Insider
Atlanta: Haven for nonprofit headquarters. | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Why nonprofits should lobby even harder. | OMB Watch
Tips on nonprofit blogging. | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network
It’s wicked easy to subscribe to 501(c) Files feeds: Just click here and follow the simple instructions. As always, thanks for reading! […]
I’ve written before about the often sticky combination of nonprofit status, political speech, and tax regulations (see here, here, here, and here), but Bill Keller — of the nonprofit Liveprayer.com, not the New York Times — might win the prize for the gummiest such mix after calling Barack Obama “God’s enemy.”
It’s hard to see why […]
We’re in an era of consolidation. Thanks to the faltering economy, plenty of nonprofits are exploring mergers, in the hopes that combining services can reduce overhead and allow for a greater return on donor investment.
It’s certainly worth considering. But, as Scott Russell pointed out in MinnPost earlier this week, a good result is nowhere near […]
Commenting on a New York Times profile of the new director of the Dia Art Foundation, Conde Nast Portfolio blogger Felix Simon posts compellingly on why nonprofits need to carefully consider any grand plans for growth. As he points out, Dia has done a terrific job setting itself up as an ongoing concern with an […]
You knew this one was coming, right?
Stretched thin by scandal, under new leadership, and hurting for funding during the economic downturn, the American Red Cross can’t keep up with need in the flood-ravaged Midwest.
The agency said its domestic Disaster Relief Fund had been wiped out by flood relief expenses that had reached $15 million by […]
The woe-are-they stories about nonprofits struggling to find support during lean economic times are legion, but at least one prominent fundraiser points out that organizations willing to tug at the heartstrings might have a shot at success. Speaking to blogger Jacob Berkman of the Fundermentalist, Jewish Funders Network head Mark Charendoff said his group has […]
Fundraising isn’t hunting, and donors aren’t prey. | Toronto Globe and Mail
A chance for fundraisers to say what they need. | UK Fundraising
How nonprofits can reduce their risk of embezzlement by employees.| Kearney Hub
The ease and difficulty nonprofits face in going viral.
It’s wicked easy to subscribe to 501(c) Files feeds: Just click here and follow […]
It would be easy to rail at the news that San Francisco is concerned at the high salaries of executives at some of the nonprofits it funds.
It would also be wrong.
As tempting as it is to say that government has no business poking into nonprofit compensation files, the fact is that all funding comes with […]
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