Nonprofits
Nonprofits Need to Know Their Givers Better
By focusing and improving how they treat their donors, nonprofits will find a higher giving retention rate.
Tag: Donors
Nonprofits
Giving Sector Needs to Get Real
Nonprofits need to do a better job of engaging their givers if they want to continue to receive funding.
Essentials of Social Innovation
Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
With an understanding of these 10 funding models, nonprofit leaders can use the for-profit world's valuable practice of engaging in succinct and clear conversations about long-term financial strategy.
Review
Philanthropy
The Art of Grantmaking
Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy by Paul Brest and Hal Harvey
Nonprofits
The Recession’s Effect on How to Appeal to Donors
During these tough economic times, appeals to the heart may replace quantitative metrics in successfully appealing to donors.
Government
Second (and Third) Thoughts about Public Funding for the Arts
The author breaks down how public funding of the arts should be put towards performance, exhibition, and education leaving the artists and their creative process to private patronage.
Philanthropy
The Disappearance of Yet Another Painless Way to Give
As the economy continues to shrink, individuals will need to make a more conscious effort to give.
Podcast
Philanthropy & Funding
Matthew Bishop - Philanthrocapitalism
In a climate resistant to government spending on social causes, the focused donations of billionaire philanthropists may be the greatest force for societal change in our world. So says journalist Matthew Bishop in this Stanford Center for Social Innovation sponsored talk. Discussing his recent book, Philanthrocapitalism, Bishop shares anecdotes, analysis, and profiles of a small group of people who are influencing the lives of many by bringing their success in capitalism to giving, rather than to making money.
Philanthropy
Rays of Light in the Giving Gloom
Recent surveys on giving by corporations and high-net-worth individuals look promising for the nonprofit sector. The author submits how to best obtain these resources in a competitive fundraising environment.