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Read MoreIs Micro-Giving the New Layaway?
The recession has changed us all in many ways. Not least among them, the return to some budgeting habits of yesteryear. We are saving more, spending less, and reviving old-fashioned techniques such as putting things on layaway so we can save up the money to buy them or pay them off in installments. We are also giving to charity in more ways, but in smaller amounts. Nicole Wallace, writing on one of the The Chronicle of Philanthropy blogs, has pointed out that although charities raised millions of dollars in the wake of the Haiti earthquake, more than after the 2004 Asian tsunamis, the...
Read MoreLargest Philanthropists Gave Less, Follow Their Own Drummer in 2009
It’s that time of year when we learn who gave how much and to what. The Chronicle of Philanthropy has a list of the top 50 philanthropists of 2009, and Slate Magazine profiles the top 60 philanthropists. In a Wall Street Journal article, Robert Frank notes some trends in philanthropy after studying the lists. They include: Philanthropy is down. That’s not much of a surprise given the state of the economy in 2009. But the percentage is large at 75% down. In 2008, the top 50 philanthropists gave $15.5 billion. That fell to $4.1 billion in 2009. That hurts. The median gift of these...
Read MoreJust Say No to Accidental Branding
Are you the victim of “accidental” branding? That is what happens when a nonprofit or business leaves its branding to chance. It results in confusion about what the organization is and does. Brandraising: How Nonprofits Raise Visibility and Money Through Smart Communications, by Sarah Durham, is the clearest blueprint I’ve seen lately to rationally building your brand and implementing it. It is “branding in a box.” If you do one thing about your organization’s brand this year, make it reading this book. Once you do that, you’ll be so excited to have...
Read MoreBest Links: Big Thoughts on Social Media, Your Own iPhone App, and a Cookie with a Mission
Social Media on TED. TED is all about big ideas from minds that soar. Mashable recommends 5 TED Talks about social media. These are recorded and include the likes of Clay Shirkey and Seth Godin. 10 Tips for Managing Social Media Burnout. Heather Mansfield, of Nonprofit Tech 2.0, saved herself from hari kari over her social media. Now she shares her story with all of us who are on the edge. There Is More to Using Texting Than Just Raising Money. W3wb.com provides 10 examples of nonprofits using texting for purposes beyond giving. What could your nonprofit do with texting? The Power of...
Read MoreA Few Good Donor Management Tools
The right donor management software can make a big difference in your ability to raise funds. We asked six different nonprofit technology experts about donor management software that have worked well for their nonprofit colleagues.
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