Special to the Philanthropy Journal By David Chatham The nonprofit annual report has been around since the first nonprofits were established in the late 1800's. And it seems like not much has changed since then with this tried and true vehicle for communicating the...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Herb Baum, PhD Evaluators would concur on the importance of funders examining the impacts of the programs they fund. However, we have provided few, if any tools, for the funders to use to compare impacts across programs with...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Gary Wohlfeill No one likes change. It’s scary. It’s disruptive. So when Facebook announced last month that they were making more changes to their algorithm and what content users would be seeing in their Facebook feeds, we...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Christy McWilliams Recent trends in the nonprofit community illuminate the problem of declining donor engagement. At the same time, the commercial sector has seen the explosive growth of people-based marketing where brands have a...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Emily Magnus and Marshéle Carter Many nonprofits may be overlooking a valuable resource in their own back yards. Service-learning programs on many university campuses offer college students the opportunity to connect their...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Jane Hoppen, director of family relations, St. Baldrick’s Foundation The most impactful message platform of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation is led by the youngest members of its community – its five Ambassadors. Every year, the...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Alan Siegel, Founder and President, Siegelvision The rapid, unrelenting pace and overwhelming quantity of information in our society makes it a difficult time to communicate, to cut through noise, clutter and falsehoods. It is...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Allie English Every nonprofit has a mission, a driving force that directs and inspires the organization. Whether it’s feeding the homeless, raising funds for cancer research, rescuing animals from abuse and neglect, or providing...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Amit Patel What if Amazon, Netflix, or Uber were nonprofits that relied on fundraising to function? As odd as the proposition may seem, these companies can teach nonprofits a thing or two about customer engagement and retention....
A how-to for community foundations and place-based funders Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Natalie Ross The Council on Foundations works to strengthen, advocate for, and amplify philanthropy in the US and around the world. We empower professionals working...
