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Preparing the Board Leaders of Tomorrow by Involving Youth in Governance Today 26 Aug 2013 | 06:07 pm
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) has a tradition of training leaders and involving youth in governance. Its practices can provide a framework from which other nonprofit organizations can bui...
The Possible Philanthropic Response to Trayvon Martin 19 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
Philanthropists and activists gathered online to discuss potential foundation responses to the killing of Trayvon Martin and the jury verdict acquitting shooter George Zimmerman. For institutional phi...
Philanthropy—Not Even the Same Stream Once 15 Aug 2013 | 06:15 pm
Post-recession giving is coming back, but slowly—and it looks very different.
Bill Schambra’s Problem with Evidence-Based Philanthropy 14 Aug 2013 | 06:40 pm
Two days ago we published a speech by Bill Schambra in which he blasted the practices of so-called strategic philanthropy. The speech was given at the Hewlett Foundation which is to be commended for i...
The Problem of Strategic Philanthropy (According to Bill Schambra) 12 Aug 2013 | 07:51 pm
Here is a speech on the shortcomings of strategic philanthropy given last Wednesday by Bill Schambra to the Hewlett Foundation. Please watch NPQ for a response next week from Paul Brest, the former pr...
Rediscovering Decency 8 Aug 2013 | 07:06 pm
Politicians can’t bring themselves to say or do much about poverty; we get it. But nonprofits? With deepening economic disparities and shocking poverty statistics in our nation, it’s time for the nonp...
Donor Retention: What Do We Know & What Can We Do about It? 6 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
In a new fundraising environment that includes online giving, the job of retaining donors becomes ever more complicated and important. Here, Adrian Sargent, one of the world’s premier experts on donor...
The Economic Value of Foundations and How to Approach the Question 5 Aug 2013 | 08:14 pm
Are foundations addressing critical societal needs effectively – are they truly (or could they conciveably be) “society’s passing gear”? Last week Rick Cohen addressed the question at a panel hosted b...
Donors & Texting: Should Nonprofits Return the Love? 2 Aug 2013 | 09:09 am
Today's donors have a fondness for texting. Mobile is one of their preferred ways to give, and they give greater amounts when they text without diminishing traditional giving. Read more about how to e...
Making Meaning from Manning 1 Aug 2013 | 06:12 pm
Regardless what one thinks of Bradley Manning’s actions, the consequences have implications for nonprofits.
