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Archive for August 2008

August 4th, 2008

Band-Aids are Good; Preventing Bleeding in the First Place is Better

It should have been about impact all along. But now, especially, in light of governmental belt-tightening and an economy that is causing donors to think twice about how they allocate their resources, nonprofits are finally realizing that they need to emphasize outcomes to increase their funding chances.
Heart of Florida United Way needed 18 months and [...]

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August 3rd, 2008

Notes, Follow-Ups, and Reminders | Nonprofit Tidbits from the Last Week

The importance of policies encouraging and protecting nonprofit whistleblowers. | All Things Fundraising
What?! A nonprofit consultant might have something to teach to — gasp! — the for-profit sector?! | Getting Attention
A terrific primer for what to do when your organization’s CEO gets outta Dodge. | The NonProfit Times
The growing M&A trend among nonprofits. | Corporate [...]

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August 1st, 2008

Fitting a Giving Circle Into a Fundraising Square

Yesterday’s Washington Post had a nifty piece on a group of 25 D.C.-area women who have banded together to form a kind of informal foundation, the African American Women’s Giving Circle.
… [T]hey pool their charitable dollars, debate their passions and award grants. Like a book club, they meet monthly — at their homes, in offices [...]

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