I love it when a book I'm reading echoes another book that I recently read. That happened when I was reading How to Raise Planned Gifts by Mail, by Larry ... Read More

A recent study, released today, reveals a new classification of donors called the "The Wired Wealthy." The study by Convio, and others, studied the high dollar donors of a number of ... Read More

Peter Shankman, a publicist, author and speaker, first put his "matchmaking" service for reporters, "Help a Reporter," on Facebook. But, thanks to social networking through Facebook and Twitter, it has ... Read More

During the worst special event I ever attended, I excused myself and hung out in the restroom until I thought the guest speaker was probably done with her awful speech. ... Read More

I recently came across an article and a blog post that address the emotional aspects of philanthropy. The first is a short article that appeared in The Financial Times, by the ... Read More

According to our guest author, Jake Seliger, writing effective articles and writing great grant proposals are very similar, but few grant writers think about the bones of a good article ... Read More

Sloppy mission statements can lead to "mission creep." That is when an organization goes galloping off in directions that are not in its original mission. It is a problem, but ... Read More

Whether nonprofits should be more business-like is something of a hot topic these days. Some think that doing so will dilute the mission of a nonprofit; while others believe that foundations ... Read More

It is well known that a leadership gap is coming in the nonprofit sector. Due to the deluge of baby boomer nonprofit staff that will be retiring and the explosion ... Read More

Do you often feel as though you are a blindfolded dart game player when you put together fundraising campaigns? Help may be on the way. According to an article in today's ... Read More

Tax time is upon us...for nonprofits and our donors. There are many new rules that will affect 2007 tax returns. Here are some resources that will help: Tax Deduction for Charity ... Read More

We can't stop buying stuff but now we can make sure we buy only from companies that are relatively "good." Scryve.com is a site that rates companies in terms of ... Read More

The coming leadership crunch in nonprofits has been in the news for some time. The retirement of the baby boom generation plus the explosive growth of nonprofits in recent years ... Read More

It is unusual to find social entrepreneurs in conventional foundations. But that is what Bill Somerville has achieved at his San Francisco based Philanthropic Ventures Foundation. Somerville and his staff defy ... Read More

In a recent post we discussed the "long tail" of fundraising as part of the way small donations can add up to a large contribution through the Internet. When the Case ... Read More