Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Nate DeGrande How nonprofits can leverage dashboards to make better business decisions Many nonprofit decision makers are embracing a powerful technology solution: dashboards. In the nonprofit sector, operating with...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Patti Gillenwater What is the most important trait you can bring to the boardroom? The usual responses to this question range from passion for the cause, subject matter expertise, or connections for fundraising. Today, I’m going...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Ethan Hanson Polar Bears are roaming the Sahara Desert: If you had $1k to give, would you support a charity helping wild polar bears in the Sahara Desert? I think it’s safe to say your answer to the question is “no.” My next...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Janet Falk When your nonprofit organization publishes a newsletter, you have received the gift of your subscribers’ (email) addresses when they signed on to receive it. In turn, they expect a gift from you, on a monthly or...
By Joanne G. Carman and Richard M. Clerkin For all nonprofit organizations, board members play important roles in the work that they do. In small nonprofits, some might say they play an even more important role. While all boards of directors have a legal and fiduciary...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Kaitlin Hayes Reimann When you are in charge of raising money, you know there’s a trigger that drives a gift to your organization. Whether it’s an established relationship, someone with a personal connection to your cause, or a...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Heather Yandow When I talk with nonprofit fundraisers, I tend to hear the same questions again and again. How much can we raise next year? What should our average gift be? Are we doing okay? To find the answers to those questions...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Laurin Bryant Do philanthropy and PR seem a bit counterintuitive? In today’s media savvy nonprofit environment, a multitude of foundations are proving that the two seamlessly go hand in hand. Many innovators within the PR...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Eric Groves The bigger a donor’s bank account, the bigger their donation – right? This is perhaps true on an absolute basis, but, it turns out there’s a lot more to charitable giving than that. Recent data collected by Alignable...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal Ted Devine The bulk of nonprofit executive directors aren’t sleeping very well, at least according to “Trend Spotters: What Keeps You Up at Night.” What has them tossing and turning? Unsurprisingly, 85 percent of respondents...
