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Crowdfunding for Nonprofits: Experimentation Mandatory
The hip vibe surrounding crowdfunding is ultra-relevant for nonprofits. It’s not just for the cool new gadget or avant-garde performance event. Rather, crowdfunding is both entirely native to our work and growing exponentially as a source of charitable contributions and alternative business financing around the globe.
A Creature of Its Environment: View from a Community Foundation
All politics is local, some famous politician once said, and a lot of philanthropy would be well served by understanding the importance of understanding and connecting to the culture and dynamics of the communities foundations serve. That is one of the messages of Alicia Philipp, the longtime president of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, reminding national foundations—and all of us—“community foundations are as different as the local communities” they serve.
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Few things are more loathed by the public than taxes, and our cultural models encourage us to view government as something to be resisted and our tax system as a ...
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Fundraising Strategies for Murals and Public Art
Mural arts programs get creative when it comes to covering costs.
Needed: More Lively and Critical Debate in the Nonprofit Sector
In the face of the departure of the Ford Foundation’s Luis Ubiñas, William A. Schambra’s on the hunt for some truth to counteract the nonprofit world’s culture of polite silence.
Snowden’s Employer Has Philanthropic Ties and Espionage Roots
Booz Allen Hamilton has an extensive corporate social responsibility agenda and strong connections to several of the nation’s top intelligence agencies. Do these two elements combine to say something about Edward Snowden’s whistleblowing?
Giving USA 2013: Giving Coming Back Slowly and Different After Recession
Giving USA's 2012 Report is out and although at first glance the report looked hopeful, a more though look indicates that this will likely be the slowest recovery in post-recession giving in history. And as the giving comes back, there may be components of the reported contributions pie that make the picture look rosier than it really is for many nonprofits. Read NPQ's analysis!
Oregon Sets 30% Program Spending Benchmark for Charities
If you were shocked by the “Worst Charities” list, you’ll take comfort in knowing the new Oregon law alerts donors to those charities who give less than 30 percent to their purported cause. However, as with many pieces of legislation, the devil of House Bill 2060 may be in the details.
Senate Finance Committee Releases White Paper on Tax-Exempt Organizations and Charitable Giving
The Finance Committee’s review is readable, concise, and informative. However, politics mandates that it also be noncommittal.
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