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Navigating Shifts in Revenue and Accountability
Navigating Shifts in Revenue and Accountability
Summer 2004
Welcome
Welcome to Summer 2004
Letters
Letters to the Editor (Sum 04)
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Fundraising: Processes & Considerations
Analyzing the Dynamics of Funding: Reliability and Autonomy

The nature of nonprofit revenues can make a world of difference in strategy and planning. The author's framework assists managers and boards in understanding their current revenue and its limitations.

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Nonprofit Economy
Nonprofits and the Economy: Still on the Edge

The economy is up, but should your spirits be too? Not if you rely on government funds or foundation grants. Recent data point to more troubling times ahead for nonprofits.

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Financial Management: Structures & Patterns
Gift Horse or Trojan Horse? A Thorough Physical is Critical

Gifts are always welcome, but not all gifts are equally welcome. Miller tells us why organizations need to look before accepting gifts and why some lead to large unforeseen costs.

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Financial Management: Enterprise
To Fee or Not to Fee? (And Related Questions)

As organizations increasingly look to earned income to supplement their revenue, this article, based on a chapter in a new book published by the National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise and the Foundation Center, provides insights into some important decisions nonprofits face. 

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Accountability
What Does Accountability Mean These Days?

NPQ's Editor in Chief thinks the catchphrase "accountability" is going stale, or spoiled.

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Accountability: Community Engagement
Do You See What I See?

Why do some community-based nonprofits sound more like each other than the diverse communities they serve? This article, addressing a core issue of nonprofit accountability, is based on research originally printed in the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.

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Accountability
Learning from the Mistakes of Some . . . and the Bravery of Others

Why do some community-based nonprofits sound more like each other than the diverse communities they serve?

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Exposes, Scandal and Fraud
One for the Money, Two for the Show: Nonprofits as Conduits for Political Influence

Cohen details how some nonprofits and foundations are being misused, to grease relations between business and politicians, and peddle influence in the name of good causes.

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Accountability: Regulation
Earning the Public Trust

Public trust in nonprofits has eroded for many reasons. For Independent Sector, regaining that trust requires decisive organizational and regulatory action.

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Organizational Culture & Development
Truth or Consequences: The Organizational Importance of Honesty

Organizational untruths are pervasive and corrosive, explains Belton. Truth telling is an essential practice that helps people thrive in their organizations while leading to increased individual and collective energy.

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Satire
Magic Christian Theory of Philanthropy: Fruitless Loops Frustrate Fundraisers

Anthrop boldly examines a rumored, but never proven, dark secret of philanthropy by exposing this hereto "missing link" in funder motivation.

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