Non Profits

Accessorizing Hate

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Bias, Jesus, Non-Profits, Gays and Lesbians, United States, Love, Bigotry, Minorities, Civil Rights Movement, Hate Crimes, Intolerance, Southern Baptists, Kindness, Non-Profit-Tax-Status, Religious Tolerance, Civil Rights, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Christianity and Homosexuality, Murder, Politics, God, Hate Speech, Politics News
Sarah O'Leary

When we choose silence in the face of bigotry, we threaten the lifeblood of our Union. We've all experienced more than a few bigots in our lives. Th...

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Why Beggars Must Be Choosers

Becca Stevens | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Social Enterprise, Prostitution, Women's Issues, Addiction & Recovery, Non-Profits, Giving, Sexual Abuse, Prostitutes, Domestic Violence, Charities, Philanthropy and Gifts, Impact News
Becca Stevens

As the founding volunteer director for Thistle Farms I have long ago bought into the myth that beggars can't be choosers. As a professional beggar and priest for more than 20 years, I now understand beggars have to be choosy.

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Awesome Viral Poster About Kids Who Read

Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Children, Mark Anderick, Books, These Are Your Kids on Books, Non-Profits, Viral, Reading, Burning Through Pages, Denver, Parents News

Bloggers and Pinterest users are going crazy over this poster, created by artist Mike Andereck for the volunteer-driven Colorado organization Burning ...

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Dynamic Pricing: Fair or Foul

Michael Kaiser | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Not-for-Profits, Non-Profits, Arts Management, Arts, Demand-Based Pricing, Metropolitan Opera, Broadway, Ticket Costs, Dynamic Pricing, Arts News
Michael Kaiser

Despite the heartfelt concerns expressed by those who find this form of pricing abhorrent, dynamic pricing has won many converts.

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Re-thinking a Miami Cultural Institution

Myk Likhov | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Non-Profits, Nonprofits, Miami, Art, Design, Culture, Branding, Advertising, Strategy, Miami Impact, Miami News
Myk Likhov

I spent an outsized portion of last week on a unique experience. It was a four-day Maniacal Business Attack (MBA) orchestrated by COMMON for the W...

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W.I.S.E Girls

Catherine Okafor | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Women's Empowerment, College Students, Wise Girls, Starting a Non-Profit, College, Non-Profits, University Students, Female Empowerment, Girls Helping Girls, College Volunteers, College News
Catherine Okafor

Last year, my younger sister and I wrote down ten goals that we wanted to accomplish before we graduate college.

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Krisanne Alcantara

Students as Healers, Teachers at Burma's Jungle School

HuffingtonPost.com | Krisanne Alcantara | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Education News, Jungle School of Medicine Kawthoolei, Education, Free Burma Rangers, Non-Profits, Josh Dick, Fbr, Schools, Slidepollajax, Burma Jungle School of Medicine, Jsmk, Education News

When photographer Josh Dick embarked on an independent trip to document the development of medical schools in Burma's Karen state, he half-expected a ...

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Music Unites: Empowering, Inspiring and Uniting NYC High School Students Through the Power of Music

Michelle Edgar | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: The Rolling Stones, Public Schools, Cobra Starship, Education, Shontelle, Music Education, Gary Clark Jr., Choir, Rolling Stone, Non-Profits, Music Unites, Arts Education, Impact News
Michelle Edgar

The arts and music education is always the first to go during budget cuts. As cutbacks continue, there is a greater need for music non-profit organizations like Music Unites.

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Another Twist In Koch Brothers' Lawsuit?

Kansas City Star | Dave Helling | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Non-Profits, Koch Brothers Lawsuit, Non-Profit Law, Cato Institute Non-Profit Law, Cato Institute Koch Brothers, Cato, Koch Brothers, Cato Institute, Koch Brother Cato Institute, Koch Brothers Cato, Politics News

Merits of the case aside, though, the dispute could provide an interesting test of the limits of federal tax law relating to organizations like Cato -...

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Taking Care of the Family

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Not-for-Profits, Arts Management, Arts, Non Profits, Nonprofit Management, Arts News
Michael Kaiser

While the family nature of not-for-profit organizations might seem like a liability, preventing rapid, decisive action, it is also a huge asset.

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From "Too Big to Solve" to "Too Big to Fail"

Ahmad Ashkar | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Non-Profits, Davos 2012, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Ngos, Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Davos, Hult Global Case Challenge, MBA Programs, MBA Students, Impact News
Ahmad Ashkar

How can we solve the world's toughest social challenges without the sincere belief that a wide-scale solution exists? An annual $1M Poverty Challenge, with the goal of identifying and launching the most compelling student-generated solutions to the crippling issues faced by billions in need.

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Angels at Risk: The Power of Storytelling

Susie Spain | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Chris Rene, Angels at Risk Non-Profit, Non-Profits, Angels at Risk, Ted Danson, Jena King, Robert Belushi, Angels at Risk Charity, Susie Spain, Impact News
Susie Spain

History has proven that the truth and innocence of all of our life stories illuminates hope and gives a means to help each other.

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Advice to Fundraisers: Go West (and East and South)

Michael Kaiser | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Arts Management, Arts Managers, Puritans, Arts, Government Funding, European Union, Fundraising, Fundraisers, Non Profits, Arts News
Michael Kaiser

As country after country announces substantial cuts in government arts funding -- and the economic challenges the EU is now facing should only hasten this trend there -- the need to develop more sophisticated knowledge of fundraising techniques is only going to grow.

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Who Gives The Long-Term Jobless A Helping Hand?

www.npr.org | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Long-Term Unemployment 2011, Church-Organizations, Unemployment, Long-Term Unemployment, Non-Profits, Jobless, Long-Term Unemployed, Unemployment Aid, Joblessness, Community Organizations, Fifty News

More than 40 percent of the long-term unemployed say they've received a lot of help from family and friends. But only 1 in 10 reports getting much hel...

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Karma Repair for Filmmakers Deadline: New Years Eve

Lee Schneider | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Reel Change Film Frenzy, Austin Pets Alive, Filmmakers, Austin, Karma, Non-Profits, Film, Alamo-Drafthouse-Cinema, Lights-Camera-Help, Impact News
Lee Schneider

Have you made a nasty slasher film recently, or know somebody who has? Have you wondered whether it's time to turn your creative output toward good? I'd like to offer some karma repair.

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Paul Blumenthal

How 'Issue Ads' Against Elizabeth Warren Keep Donors' Names Secret

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Scott Brown, Super Pac, Elizabeth Warren, Karl Rove, 2012 Elections, Elections 2012, Non-Profits, Nonprofits, League of Conservation Voters, Citizens United, Crossroads GPS, Campaign Finance, Video, Issue Ads, American Action Network, American Crossroads, Massachusetts Senate Race, Americans United for Change, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- An ad released Dec. 8 by the conservative nonprofit Crossroads GPS, which is linked to Karl Rove, paints Democratic Senate candidate Eli...

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Backpack Snack Program -- Small But Crucial Step in Fighting Hunger in the U.S.

Jenifer Howard | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Non-Profits, Jenifer Howard, Appalachia, Hunger, Poverty, Rockin-Appalachian-Mom-Project, Ramp, Children, Amy Guerrieri, Impact News
Jenifer Howard

Many of the children in Martin County, Kentucky, eat only when they are in school. No food at home on weekends or during school vacations. That means that more than 1,500 children in this community went hungry.

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Charity Checks: Giving Tradition

Deborah Stambler | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Non-Profits, Charity Checks, Charitable Literacy Programs, Charitable Giving, Schools, Irs, Victor Dorff, Lisa Sonne, Impact News
Deborah Stambler

Our family is sort of loose on holiday traditions. It could be that having family scattered across the country is the reason for the dearth of holida...

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'Tis The Season: Who Will You Donate To This Year?

www.latimes.com | Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Holiday Giving, Charity, Holiday Donations, Donating to Charity, Non-Profits, Donations, Donating to Non-Profits, Health-Charities, Salvation Army, Fifty News

Snowed under by seasonal solicitations from all kinds of worthy-sounding charities and not sure where to send your money? There's a blizzard of worth...

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Meet KarmaGoat: Shepherding Social Enterprise

Deborah Stambler | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Jonathan Lehmann, Jamie Voytko, Non-Profits, Tony Vassiliadis, Heifer International, James Chung, Harvard Social Enterprise Conference, Do-Gooders, Social Entrepreneurship, Karmagoat, Giving Back, Donating, Impact News
Deborah Stambler

KarmaGoat, an LA-based business that focuses on social entrepreneurship, allows online users to sell belongings that they no longer use and donate the proceeds to charity.

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Kia Makarechi

Foster The People's Special Tour Partner

HuffingtonPost.com | Kia Makarechi | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Foster the People Saturday Night Live, Foster the People, Video, Do Good Bus Foster the People, Foster the People Snl, Charity, Bands, Foster the People Do Good Bus, Do Good Bus, Non-Profits, Cubbie Fink, Mark Foster, Music, Mark Pontius, Impact News

There is already a lot to appreciate about Foster the People. From their nice-guy clothes to the deceptively happy sounding music they create, Mark Fo...

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Challenging Not-for-Profit Executive Compensation

Joel Cohen | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Non-Profits, Andrew Cuomo, Executive Compensation, Not-for-Profit Executive Pay, Non-Profit-Management, Eliot Spitzer, Executive Compensation Not-for-Profits, Business News
Joel Cohen

If one seeks to universally cut back too closely on executive compensation in the not-for-profit sector, we may lose the best and the brightest.

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AOL Impact: Making Cause Part Of The Every Day Conversation

Blair Cobb | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Non-Profits, Aol Impact, Charity, Boomer Esiason Foundation, Impact News
Blair Cobb

AOL Impact aims to help users engage with non-profits by giving tools and information they need to take action. For non-profits, AOL Impact's platform helps them to fully tell their story through text, photos, videos, and key links to take action.

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How To Make Your Life Your Adventure

Elia Saikaly | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Himalayas, Adventure, Everest, Charity, Mountains, Non-Profits, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Elia Saikaly

Have you ever found yourself asking the question "I wonder if there is something more out there for me?" The dream that I had, that few understood, has taken me to the far ends of the Earth and has evolved into a non-profit organization that is truly changing people's lives.

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Social Media Failing Somalia Famine Victims

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Famine, Social Media, Somalia, Unicef, Chile, Governments, Alan W. Silberberg, Japan, Non Profits, Haiti, Crisis, Technology News
Alan W. Silberberg

Why Social Media Fails Sometimes - Somalia in point. Horrifying: 29,000 children under the age of 5 dead in the last 90 days alone in Somalia. 29,0...

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