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With more than $2-million raised for the victims of Friday morning’s shooting rampage at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., the Community First Foundation, the main local organization collecting donations, plans to give the first $100,000 raised,...
Jul
16
2012
What will be the impact of ‘impact investing’?
by The Washington Post
The philanthropic organizations and foundations that make up Washington’s massive nonprofit sector are borrowing lessons from the business plans of their for-profit counterparts as they look to fulfill social missions and achieve financial...
Jul
16
2012
Philanthropy’s Marching Orders: Rethinking the Annual Conference
by Council on Foundations
Several months ago, I received an opportunity not afforded every emerging philanthropist—I attended the Council on Foundations Annual Conference, which gives newer professionals a platform to interact with seasoned persons in the field and newcomers...
Jul
12
2012
Women Exert New Influence on Philanthropy
by Reuters
When feminist writer Courtney Martin wanted to raise money to fund research into the future of online feminism, it made sense to turn to other women for funding.  She called in Jacquelyn Zehner, chief executive of Women Moving Millions, a...
Jul
12
2012
Philanthropy’s Data Dilemma
by PhilanTopic
When McKinsey & Co. released its seminal study Big Data: The Next Frontier for Innovation, Competition, and Productivity, the firm confidently predicted that the world was "on the cusp of a tremendous wave of innovation, productivity, and growth...
Jul
05
2012
How to Make Your Email Campaigns Stronger
by Katya's Non-profit Marketing Blog
Email is still the most important way to engage your supporters online, so take it seriously!  So many email campaigns from nonprofits take too long to get to the point, have a dizzying array of information and lack one single call to action....
Jun
28
2012
Q&A: mGive on Text Message Philanthropy
by Wireless Week
Wireless Week spoke with mGive Executive Director Jenifer Synder about the foundation’s role in mobile philanthropy, its new initiatives and whether it plans to support campaign contributions for the upcoming election season.
Jun
20
2012
Be Fearless and Giving USA
by Talisman
I am always piqued by the Giving USA numbers. Statistics are always given in real value and then “adjusted for inflation” dollars. As far as I know donors and nonprofits are working on the dollars they have today, can spend/give today, cost of doing...
Jun
19
2012
How to Pick the Best Crowdfunding Platform
by Mashable
The recent JOBS Act has made it easier for small businesses to use the Internet to raise investments from family, friends, the community, and even complete strangers interested in their venture. The process, affectionately known as crowdfunding,...
Jun
19
2012
Donations Barely Grew at All Last Year, 'Giving USA’ Finds
by The Chronicle of Philanthropy
For the second year in a row, charitable giving barely grew, rising by just 0.9 percent after inflation in 2011, according to today’s release of “Giving USA,” the annual yearbook of American philanthropy. The study estimated that the total donated...
Jun
13
2012
Forget Apps: Young Donors View Web Sites on Smartphones
by The Chronicle of Philanthropy
To reach people in their 20s and early 30s, the most important thing nonprofits can do is to make sure their Web sites are easy to read on a mobile device and not overly cluttered, says a survey of more than 6,500 young people released...
Jun
13
2012
The Littlest Philanthropists
by The Wall Street Journal
  A few weeks ago, some children who live across the street from us set up a lemonade stand with a big sign announcing that proceeds would go to childhood cancer research. How can you argue with that? We bought a round of lemonade for the whole...

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