Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

While some may think corporate philanthropy means writing a check and calling it a day, many corporations seek multilayered, strategic partnerships with nonprofits that fall in line with their core business objectives. Understanding corporate motivations behind corporate philanthropy will help you structure a mutually successful partnership.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

Throughout this article, we’re going to cover the ins and outs of using an innovative new strategy, Facebook Challenges, to engage supporters through the following points: Introduction to Facebook Challenges. He has spoken nationally on digital communications and has had numerous articles published in professional journals.

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MARCH 30, 2022

These were modest jobs, many in campus offices working with university administrators and faculty members. While securing my two university degrees, I conducted in-depth research. But still, the university experiences of research and writing have been invaluable to my nonprofit career. Q: Will it help to become a volunteer?

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 17, 2014

This blog post is second in a two part series on Foundation Supported Social Enterprises. The Nick Simons Foundation did not have a large staff. The foundation opened in 2005 when Nick Simons, a great lover and visitor of Nepal died. Click here to learn more Risk: Funding innovation requires foundations to take a risk.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 4, 2016

She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on such diverse subjects as Program Evaluation & Information Management, International NGOs, and Philanthropy. My main research interest is in individual and institutional philanthropy. My research focuses on individual and institutional philanthropy. Lili Wang, Ph.D.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2018

Funded by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, our research was recently published in “ The New Normal: Capacity Building During a Time of Disruption.” To them, institutional philanthropy seems calibrated for an era that no longer exists, and foundations seem largely insulated from the disruption facing the sector.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

Recently, Victoria Vrana, senior program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, sat down with members from the four organizations embarking on this ambitious effort. This is a cross-post of an article originally published on the Markets for Good Blog. Read on to learn more about the project.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 11, 2013

They are called "next gen major donors," and according to a recent report issued by the Johnson Center at Grand Valley State University and 21/64 , they will "have tremendous influence on the direction of and support for efforts to improve local communities and solve global problems over the next several decades.". Bjorhovde, P.O.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

This level of increased global philanthropy is worth a further look. The Hudson Institute’s Center for Global Prosperity recently published its Annual Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances for 2010 and reported “financial flows to the developing world from the United States increased notably in 2010 to $326.4 Foundations (12%).

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Unfortunately, there is little interest on the part of most funders to invest in high quality, methodologically sound research on leadership and philanthropy topics that are so very important to those who lead, manage, and support nonprofits. Kellogg Foundation , was designed around the fusion of three outstanding nonprofit academic centers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

While driving to work recently I heard an NPR report about philanthropic giving in the US; but it was not the numbers I had just read in Giving USA 2012 published by the Giving USA Foundation and compiled by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Chronicle of Philanthropy Aug. Chronicle of Philanthropy Aug.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

In fact, some participants in the group mentioned using MBA students from local universities to assist with data collection. IdealWare offers a number of data related webinar courses and a free nonprofit data workbook. Leap of Reason offers toolkits for boards, nonprofits, and foundations on “do it yourself” outcomes based measurement.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

Other articles speak to the use of ‘Digital Smoke Signals’ generated from big data for improved development projects and policies, as well as the need to look at not just big data but small data too. data foundations big data foundation center tsfoundations' Big Data for Development.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

The gap is especially clear in private foundation giving. However, Cynthia Adams presented some interesting numbers showing that private foundation grants are not the entire picture. While private foundations are clearly more urban-oriented, state and corporate foundation grantmaking now favors rural organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

Some other foundations provide resources for nonprofits to develop their evaluation knowledge, such as the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Evaluation Handbook. Karina Lungo is a graduate student of the Master of Nonprofit Studies degree at Arizona State University. The Center for Effective Philanthropy. University of Idaho.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

T, December 10th, the international community is observing Human Rights Day to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. HRP team members presented papers at academic conferences, published articles in academic journals, and offered many public talks. and Catherine T.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Matt Hugg, President and Founder, Nonprofit.Courses – He’s the author of the Guide to Nonprofit Consulting, and teaches nonprofit management at several universities, via the web, and in-person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. He has a BS from Juniata College and an MA in Philanthropy and Development from St.

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APRIL 12, 2011

World Giving Index Charities Aid Foundation looked at three different types of charitable behavior – giving money, giving time and helping a stranger and used the results to produce the “World Giving Index.&# Includes data from Blackbaud , American Red Cross , MobileMarketer.com , and the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 1, 2013

Dr. Lucy Bernholz, in a report coproduced by Grantcraft , Stanford PACS and the Stanford Social Innovation Review , titled Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint for 2013 (hereafter, “the Blueprint”) challenges readers to think about a new paradigm which looks at all “private resources for public good” (p.2), Like this article?

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

One large local organization that has made tremendous strides in their governance is the Arizona Sports Foundation, which operates the Fiesta and Buffalo Wild Wings bowl games. Like this article? Does your nonprofit need board governance assistance? The ASU Lodestar Center can help! 3 October 2012. BoardSource. Retrieved from: [link].

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2018

And trust is the foundation of an organization with which people want to be involved, in which people want to receive care, and that people want to support through donations. What does all of this mean for the future of connection and engagement, especially as it relates to philanthropy? New tools for foundations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Texas A&M University. We surveyed 121 community foundation executives from across the United States. Brown is an associate professor in the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University. Like this article? Click here to read "Fast Lane Philanthropy" by Terri Wogan. Brown, Ph.D.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2012

I am a student in the Master of Nonprofit Studies program at Arizona State University and work for the ASU Lodestar Center. As I become more immersed in the nonprofit world, I learn more about dilemmas in philanthropy; questions like: "where will my contribution have the most impact?" Like this article? In fact, though the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Leap of Reason offers toolkits for boards, nonprofits, and foundations on “do it yourself” outcomes based measurement. Read Sector Blogs That Cover Data: If you want to stay current on data in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, the best place to go is Lucy Bernholz’s Philanthropy 2173 Blog.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Foundations may hold back if the stock market doesn’t bounce back and resume its upward projectile. Steven Lawrence, director of research at Foundation Center, stated this in the Chronicle article: Foundations “are going to be very cautious and pragmatic about. percent in 2016.”

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MARCH 12, 2008

The New York Times Magazine on Sunday was all about philanthropy. This article is really about how some social scientists, economist types are looking at why people give. The main example in the article is about matching programs. The article looks at the psychology of giving. which often works with charities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Here’s the article from today’s New York Times. The organizations are a combination of smaller, progressive organizations like Ushahidi and the Sunlight Foundation and large venerable institutions like NPR and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Chris Hughes.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Every December is Universal Human Rights Month! A month dedicated to celebrating and promoting equality, Universal Human Rights Month is all about bringing people together. History of Universal Human Rights Month. How to celebrate Universal Human Rights Month. Read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2012

NTEN member and geographic web and mobile software developer Azavea, in collaboration with Temple University's Center for Security and Crime Science, just released ACS Alchemist , an open source tool that makes it easier to access US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) data. and James L.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 10, 2012

It encompasses the income sources that drive our society: profit, government, philanthropy, earned income. 4] Daring to Lead 2011, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services and Meyer Foundation, 2011. [5] Like this article? He explains that the monetary economy is what we measure. 3 It is often invisible, overlooked, or unacknowledged.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

When those who are responsible for an organization's overall fiscal management responded to a study by The Moody Foundation, it was found that nonprofits need to "fortify their financial skills to better forecast future needs, navigate economic instability, and manage risk." The Moody’s Foundation, 2011. Like this article?

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 22, 2012

Lars Ward is a graduate student in the Lodestar Center's Master of Nonprofit Studies program at Arizona State University. He also interns with the development department at the National Kidney Foundation of Arizona. Like this article? Get another!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Today we are highlighting the work of Thom Reilly , Director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. This article was originally published by Taylor & Francis Online. Started in 2009 in Florida, Clean the World Foundation began as a global humanitarian organization registered as a 501(c)(3).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

The Giving USA Foundation , which estimates national charitable giving over a 50-year span, reports that campaign fundraising has historically had no apparent impact on overall individual giving. But the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University says we are experiencing the second slowest recovery since 1971.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Taproot Foundation : Every year, hundreds of nonprofit organizations rely on the Taproot Foundation’s award winning Service Grant program to provide millions of dollars worth of pro bono marketing, HR, IT, and strategy management consulting services that better equip them to tackle our society’s toughest challenges. www.grassroots.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2008

If you work in nonprofits and track relevant research, you no doubt have come across the Social Citizen Blog from the Case Foundation and the paper, Social Citizen , from Allison Fine. Here's a few good blogs written by GenYs that cover nonprofit technology, philanthropy, social change, and more. Philanthropy. Blogs by Gen Y.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2013

The Home Depot Foundation , says Southern Division Field Manager Joe Wimberley, decided to focus on helping elderly and disabled veterans when it found that more than 35,000 Home Depot employees were veterans. Research for the original article was performed by Wes Eichenwald. Corporations Value Local Causes. A study by the.

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