10 Online Fundraising Basics You Need to Know By Joanne Fritz, About.com Guide Online fundraising is the wave of the future. Already, it is making a dent in direct mail fundraising, and, as the “wired” generation matures, online may become the dominant form of fundraising. The lesson is that if you have not started building […]
Dream Board or Scary Board? Which Is Yours? By Joanne Fritz, About.com Guide The legal responsibilities of your nonprofit board of directors are pretty clear. The board: Ensures that your organization is fulfilling its mission. Guarantees that your organization complies with its bylaws and other rules. Reviews your financial performance. Hires and evaluates the CEO. But, […]
Hello Everyone This article from the Americans for the Arts’ website is a good read and very insightful. Please take a gander when you have the time. .Enjoy.Learn. Grow! August 23, 2010—Bill Radke: So if that’s how the recession is hitting boards in Britain, what is the story like here, where arts funding comes from […]
Five years since Hurricane Katrina, the city of New Orleans and its region stand out as a bold experiment in rebirth and reinvention. This is pretty remarkable given the fact that this fifth anniversary is bookended by two of the worst disasters in history—Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf oil spill—with the worst recession in 50 […]
Arts and Culture Philadelphia Music Project Announces Application Guidelines Grants of up to $200,000 will be awarded to professional nonprofit music performing and presenting organizations for the development of musical activities, including public performances that work to advance the long-term artistic development of the organization…. Posted on August 19, 2010 Deadline: September 15, 2010 (Letter […]
How Cultural Groups Can Use Social-Media Museums and other cultural institutions are using social media tools to connect with their patrons in novel ways. Nina K. Simon, author of The Participatory Museum, and Rob Stein, chief information officer at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, join Allison Fine, the host of Social Good, to discuss how […]
What drives you internally? Ambition,Love, Anger,Resentment, Intelligence,what drives you? This thought provoking lecture by Tony Robbins forces you to confront what drives you and how you can use that drive to achieve you goals and objectives.
Very interesting article and helpful too! Please read below: The Basics of Grant Proposals – From Summary to Budget By Joanne Fritz, About.com Guide Grant proposals are a part of any fundraiser’s portfolio. Although grants can be from a variety of sources (such as foundations or a government entity), most require the same basic information […]
I thought this was a very interesting article written by Sherri Garrity, President of Make It Count Communications and author of the Ready, Aim, Inspire! blog for nonprofit organizations, because in my career I’ve encountered problems such as this where organizations forget that its important to practice stewardship in order to promote perpetual giving and execute successful fundraising […]
By: Geoff Williams Creating buzz around your business is tough, but it’s nothing compared to keeping that momentum going. So you want to create some excitement. You want that video you made to go viral. You want the evening news talking you up. You want, in other words, to pull off a successful marketing stunt. […]
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