Candid

APRIL 16, 2021

In all my years in philanthropy I have never met another foundation president who could manage that! Though I had worked for foundations for decades, when I found myself in the position of negotiating a grant, Vartan took me to the woodshed. He was so many things to so many people.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Vice-Chair, Giving USA Foundation. The firm she established has served more than 200 clients, ranging from big ten universities and global NGOs to start-up community organizations. She is a frequent speaker at local, regional, and national conferences and has written articles related to advancement and philanthropy.

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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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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Because Scott is not using a foundation, she is not required to release grant-specific data. Our automated tool “reads” about 300,000 media articles each day. We then use machine learning algorithms to identify a subset of each day’s articles (usually around 1,000) that relate to the social sector.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

1 While all of these are useful tools for program development and planning, there is another strategy that provides consistent access to community input while also routinely building a supportive foundation from diverse, innovative ideas: the creation of strong advisory committees. What are advisory committees?

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Qgiv

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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Top Nonprofits

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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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Her work on nonprofit studies has appeared in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly , Nonprofit Management & Leadership , Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations , and Public Management Review. I recently published an article on formal and informal volunteering in Canada. Meet Dr. Wang.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 22, 2019

Rusty Morgen Stahl, in an article examining research on nonprofit hiring strategies, wrote for The Foundation Review, “It is reasonable to ask what has been done to tackle the talent challenge. In recent years, the support for executive searches and coaching has grown among foundations. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Tax compliance through Form 990-PF is about more than just appeasing the IRS — it significantly impacts your nonprofit’s reputation and standing among the public. Even if your private foundation is fully exempt from taxes, your organization must still report certain information to the IRS annually.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Your nonprofit’s mission is the foundation of everything you do. A nonprofit mission statement also serves as inspiration for employees, donors, and volunteers and provides the public with an overview of the organization’s mission and purpose. For some website inspiration, check out the article below.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

The Wikimedia Foundation, which finances and oversees the nonprofit site, received a $1.2 million grant from the Stanton Foundation to work with academic experts on Wikipedia articles related to public policy, which could include everything from political theory to legislative history and issues such as health reform and science.

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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 for Public Service Delivery. Big Data for Development.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

As a recent episode of RadioLab pointed out, there are more possibilities within the limited field of play of a chess game than there are atoms in the universe. The United Nations Foundation made the massive health issue of malaria in Africa accessible with its easy-to-use Nothing But Nets game. Education and collaboration.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2017

Since it is low-cost, low-risk and noncommittal, slacktivism makes engagement easy for the public. The cool thing about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is that it made the most of slacktivism on social media while encouraging actual action—either dumping the bucket or donating to the ALS Foundation. Viral movements. Sparking conversation.

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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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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. Mary’s University of Minnesota. The public is hyper-aware of nonprofit financial missteps.

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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. Through projects that integrated statistical analyses into multidisciplinary human rights work, we engaged in the public debate about human rights violations in Colombia.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

Can strengthen relationships with existing constituencies.Can present favorable press coverage and thus increased public awareness if the venture proves to be successful and gains the attention of a broader audience. Marina Sandoval is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University (ASU).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2011

Public Allies Arizona. In Spring 2010, I administered an informal survey as part of a Public Allies independent study project. And, by thinking this way, we can begin to gain some much-needed perspective: A strong foundation and set-up is crucial. Like this article? Laci Lester. Program Manager, ASU Lodestar Center.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

McNutt Professor School of Public Policy & Administration University of Delaware Software to Support Program Evaluation Laura S. I invite you to visit the new CTK guest blog , and to post comments there in response to these articles.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Third, the print book is not universally accessible. It creates an opportunity to have public benefit being balanced with business interests. For the content of books, this flexibility is expressed in ideas like public domain, when the copyright owned by the author or publisher ends at some point. That will be equality!

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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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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.". Like this article?

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 29, 2014

A perfect example of this is the 4Cs foundation , a Canadian based foundation that aims to bolster fine arts projects in public schools. The foundation teamed up with two marketing agencies ( SEO Plus and Foster SEO ) to help drive more awareness for their cause. Like this article? Get another!

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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

JULY 1, 2011

Most of the grantmakers in Arizona are private foundations. Even though they're nonprofits, private foundations are a little bit different, legally, than other nonprofits. Arizona is home to over 1,000 private foundations, and, as most people answered correctly in the quiz, the largest is the Virginia G. Like this article?

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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. Public relations. Public Relations. Brown is an associate professor in the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University. Like this article? Brown, Ph.D. Key Points.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 9, 2013

Linton Weeks wrote an article on NPR back in 2009 on microvolunteering , and he said it right: we live in a micro world. The second is virtual volunteering, like reviewing scholarship applications for a foundation, or guest blogging about a specific cause. Like this article? posted by Colleen Dunbar , Project Specialist.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

The Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona (WFSA) commissioned a study to create a more comprehensive, useful measure of self-sufficiency. Consequently, many hard-working, low-income families look to public supports like food stamps, WIC, KidsCare and subsidized child care to keep their heads above water. Like this article?

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 7, 2013

In the publication “ Strategic Volunteer Engagement: A Guide for Nonprofit and Public Sector Leaders ,” Sarah Jane Rehnberg, PhD, and her colleagues describe the Cycle of Poorly Managed Volunteer Engagement. Like this article? This simple change may just bring profound results! Get another! volunteers Lisa Humenik'

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Kellogg Foundation , was designed around the fusion of three outstanding nonprofit academic centers. The executive director of the IU Center and a colleague in the world of nonprofit and philanthropy research, Dr. Patrick Rooney nailed the issue by describing his experience with what many stakeholders want from university research centers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

Each year, through the publication of Giving USA, we learn about the generosity of Americans. Foundations (12%). Universities & Colleges (5%). Included in the tabulation of capital investments are Program Related Investments (PRIs) by foundations to support their philanthropic activities. As part of a. Billions of $.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 24, 2013

She led teams and strategic planning efforts, raised over $5 million annually, recruited and trained top talent and won national awards in nonprofits such as PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) the Oregon Children’s Foundation and the Capital Area Food Bank. She holds an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

Corporate philanthropy is now being guided by mission statements with clear-cut goals, and these goals increasingly involve more than just cultivating the public’s goodwill. A corporation’s foundation, CSR report, or CSR website is an excellent place to start. Opportunities to test ideas or products.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 1, 2013

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

MAY 18, 2012

In the finance class of the MNpS program at ASU, we were introduced to a fascinating article by Jim Fruchterman: For Love or Lucre. They do it through corporate foundations, intermediary charities such as United Way, and by directly supporting social causes. Like this article? For example, Arizona Home Improvement, L.L.C.

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