Funding Non Profits

No Non-Profit Should Be Left Behind

Marc Joseph | Posted 03.11.2012

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Marc Joseph

Why do our nonprofits continue to report having less money to provide the services our society has counted on them to deliver?

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Are There Just Too Many Nonprofits?

Paul Shoemaker | Posted 12.20.2011

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Paul Shoemaker

If you ask just about any philanthropist, from big-time givers to Joanne Q. Public, they'll tell you there are "too many non-profits." They need to me...

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Online Giving and the Health Landscape

Azita Ardakani | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Non-Profits, Cancer, Internet, Social Media, Drugs, Fundraising, Causes, Funding Non-Profits, Impact News
Azita Ardakani

There is a growing disconnect between the public's perception of their individual micro-actions of giving and how that connects toward a tangible outcome: new treatments for these incurable diseases.

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How We Spend Our Money Reflects Our Values

Laura Packard | Posted 02.10.2012

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Laura Packard

As Gloria Steinem put it, "We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs." But in our time-pressed daily lives, it's hard to make conscious choices whenever we go shopping.

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Misconceptions of Working at a Non-Profit

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone

You have been thinking about how great it might be to follow your passion and work for a non-profit. You fantasize about working with people just like yourself who are passionate about what they do. Sounds great, but is it reality?

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The Crowdfunding Playbook

Josh Tetrick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Enterprise, Social Media, Social Ventures, Social Change, Crowdfunding, Funding Non-Profits, Social Networking, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Good, Marketing, Climate Change, Funding, Global Poverty, Enivironment, Impact, Impact News
Josh Tetrick

Here's a six-step playbook on reaching out and raising money from the crowd. So, turn on your computer, open a web browser and pour a cup of coffee.

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Non-Profit Helps NYC Millenials Create Volunteer Programs

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Pando Projects founder Milena Arciszewski, was a Kiva Fellow in Africa, she witnessed the importance of funding smaller local initiatives rather ...

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TwitPay: Using Twitter to Make a Difference

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nonprofit, Twitter News, Twitter, Charity, Funding Non-Profits, Community Service, Twitpay, Making a Difference, Impact News
2morrowknight

I believe this can lay a foundation for how countless nonprofits can use Twitter going foward. Not simply as a place to post, but rather as a platform to participate.

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How to Write a Grant

Daniel Krotz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Krotz

I've been reviewing a lot of grants applications over the past year. So what does a deserving application look like? Here are five characteristics of a worthwhile project:

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The Equity Gap in America...Where are the Dollars?

Bill Donius | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Donius

Do bankers lend money to those who don't need it? The topic was the so-called 'Equity Gap in America.' The group pointed to the difficulty new nonprofits have in seeking working capital to fund their enterprises.

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How Can There Be Community Art Centers Without Artists and Their Art?

Lisa Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lisa Adams

As a gallery, museum, and public artist with 30 years of professional experience , I took an especially keen interest in the issue as to whether Los Angeles should close their community art centers.

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We Have to Donate to Chile Too? Disaster Donation This Time Around

Chrissie Brodigan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chrissie Brodigan

Chile is one of the top topics trending on Twitter. But Twitter also reveals sentiments that its socially driven donation network is getting tired with some users tweeting "we have to donate to Chile too?"

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Meet the Volunteer You Turned Away

Mark Horvath | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Horvath

Susan decided to take action and started to research what people on the streets need. She even sent me links to information that I didn't know. She planned on filling up her car and driving to a park to help.

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Gifts for the Sea

Julie Packard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Julie Packard

A half-century ago, Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote Gifts from the Sea, bestseller in which she described what we as individuals can take away from our times of quiet reflection along the shore.

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Jack Shafer: Concerned About My Bank Balance, and Knows My Inner Motivations. Where Have You Been All My Life?

John Thornton | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Thornton

The forty years between Kennedy and Clinton were an accident of economic and demographic history, resulting in a temporary but highly profitable industry structure for the papers that dominated their markets.

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Navigating the Non-Profitsphere

Halle Tecco | Posted 11.17.2011

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Halle Tecco

So where does your gift have the most impact? How do you find that group of people working to fix that issue you most care about? Here are some great tools for navigating the non-profitsphere.

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Your Social Capital: Invest It in Philanthropy

Ron Mirenda | Posted 11.17.2011

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Ron Mirenda

Social capital allows us to invest in the future of society in areas we are passionate about and in those we strongly believe will make a difference in our society.

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Why the Arts Don't Pay for Themselves

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Kaiser

When people say the arts are irrelevant, I have to disagree; the arts are simply too expensive.

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Interview: Entrepreneurs Alayna Kassan & Leslie Weissman, Presents for Purpose

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Felicia C. Sullivan

Alayna Kassan and Cynthia Dressel met in 1999. Each had successfully fought Hodgkins Disease. In 2002, they donated $20,000 to the Lymphoma Research Foundation -- Presents For Purpose was born.

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Gen Art Facing Economic Crises - Your Help is Needed!

Juliette Powell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Juliette Powell

The massive drop in corporate marketing dollars for Gen Art means they are literally fighting to keep their doors open through the summer.

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Profiting From a Non-Profit

Cheryl Saban Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Cheryl Saban Ph.D.

Several employees of a non-profit that helps victims of child sexual abuse pilfered more than $50,000 from the organization. This is not the first time we've heard about such unscrupulous fraud.

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Preaching Basketball Without the Baggage

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Danny Groner

While trying to downplay differences in the world, Dave Cullen is doing his part to make a world of difference. The founder of Full Court Peace (FCP),...

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The Army Of Unemployed: How The Laid-Off Can Change The World

Adlai Wertman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Adlai Wertman

Is this a time, though, where we can apply a basic math rule -- two negatives equal a positive? Could a large group of unemployed actually be good for the charities?

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Guest Post by Jacob Harold -- The Nonprofit Marketplace: Getting Social Impact Bang For Our Philanthropic Bucks

Paul Brest | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Brest

The nonprofit marketplace doesn't exhibit the single most essential characteristic of a well-functioning market: open exchange of high-quality information that helps people make good decisions.

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Administrative Costs and Overhead

Paul Brest | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Brest

Don't yawn and click on another link -- administrative costs and overhead sound really boring, but they're critically important for nonprofit organizations and also for donors.

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