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Thursday, 17 March 2011 11:00 |
 Are you a budding nonprofit entrepreneur that lives in Hawaii? If so, there is some good news: The University of Hawaii at Manoa's Public Administration Program will be offering a graduate certificate in nonprofit managment this coming Fall, according to the AP. In a statement, the university said that the certificate will be designed for young professionals or students who are hoping to gain the skills they need to succeed not only in managment, but also grant writing and...
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Thursday, 17 March 2011 08:38 |
 Note: This is a summary of a past NPTtv story about two fundraising organizations, the AFP and PPP.
Two of the largest fundraising organizations, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning (PPP) are in discussions about an affiliate agreement. While neither side would characterize the discussions as a merger or an acquisition, the two organizations released a joint statement saying that the two sides are working to...
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Thursday, 17 March 2011 08:24 |
 Note: This is a summary of an older story from NPTtv about Volunteering Trends.
In the latest installment of NPTtv's "Tip of the Week," Susan Ellis, President and CEO of Energize Inc, talks about the latest trends in volunteering. One that she mentions is the continuing emphasis on single days of service, especially by corporations. Ellis opines that we are also seeing the rise of less than a day of service, because of the rise of so-called "micro-volunteering"...
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Wednesday, 16 March 2011 14:38 |
 Two men have been sent to jail after they plead guilty to stealing federal funding from nonprofit youth programs in Indiana, according to the Chicago Tribune. The two men, Alvin Hannon of Harvey, Ill, and Vincent Green of Chicago, were sentenced to five and six months, respectively, in prison. In addition, they will be made to pay $200,000 in restitution charges.
According to the report an employee of the company, known as Geminus Corparation, wrote unauthorized checks to fake...
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Wednesday, 16 March 2011 09:00 |
 Note: This is a summary of a past NPTtv story about Employee Turnover at Nonprofits.
With an economy that is lacking jobs, employees are staying at their organizations longer. As a result, according to The NonProfit Times/BlueWater “2010 Nonprofit Organizations Salary & Benefits Report, employee turnover at NPOs came out at only 9%. In addition, employees are staying at their organizations at an average of 6.2 years. Other findings of the report include:
The average...
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Wednesday, 16 March 2011 08:47 |
 Note: This is a summary of an older story from NPTtv about the short life of Mobile Phone Apps.
Nonprofit executives who are dying to have an "app" created for their organizations should listen to the following statistic: Of all the mobile apps downloaded, only 2 percent are opened a second time. This is according to B. Bonin Bough, Director of Digital and Social Media at Pepsico. Mr. Bough cited this stat at a keynote session at the Direct Marketing Association's annual...
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011 11:00 |
 According to the American Chronicle, the nonprofit organizaion known as the Community Economic Development Fund (CEDF) will offer $4 million loans to qualifying businesses in Connecticut. With many businesses still struggling through a slow recovering economy, CEDF wants to help businesses that have been unable to obtain traditional bank loans.
The $4 million that CEDF is offering comes in the form of two seperate loans of $2 million dollars: the first comes from the CEDF itself, while the...
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011 09:13 |
 Note: This is a summary of an old story from NPTtv about Philanthropy in the US.
Most of the philanthropy occurring in the United States is based on European tradition. The African-American population has been present in America for some time now, and now has a significant proportion of affluent individuals who are contemplating their own legacies. This segment of the population is generally very connected to church movements, and women play a significant role in decision making in many...
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011 08:43 |
 Note: This is a summary of an old NPTtv story about Nonpofit Investment.
Any gambler would be absolutely thrilled at the prospect of a 150 to 1 winning take. It just so happens that every dollar invested in advocacy of policies returned approximately $150 in related benefits and services within a four-state area of the Pacific Northwest. This is according to a study by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, or NCRP. The study placed its focus on homelessness and housing, predatory...
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011 08:42 |
 Note: This is a summary of a past NPTtv story about the Mark Zuckerberg 100 Million Challenge Grant.
Students in Newark New Jersey using the social networking site Facebook during class time may need to be rewarded by teachers, instead of being punished. Facebook co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg has pledged $100 million towards to the struggling public school system. Zuckerberg has stated that every child deserves access to a good education and he has expressed concern that this is not taking place...
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011 08:39 |
 Note: This is a summary of an older Nonprofit TV story about the NPT Power and Influence Gala.
The yearly NPT Power and Influence Top 50 Gala celebrates the nonprofit executives chosen by the Nonprofit Times as the most influential in the United States. Pundit Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post keynoted this event at the National Press Club in Washington DC. This is the 13th year that this event has been held, and it was the 6th time that it was held at the National Press Club.
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011 08:38 |
 Note: This is a summary from an older NPTtv story about how nonprofits are helping the Detroit auto industry.
For some time now Detroit has become conveniently representative of all that is problematic with the US economy, the country's inner cities and the idle American workforce. It has become a focal point for a variety of issues including obesity, home foreclosures and unemployment. Various nonprofit organizations are partnering with each other and with the city in an effort to bring...
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Monday, 14 March 2011 11:33 |
 Note: This is a summary of an older story from NPTtv about declines in charitable giving.
Overviews of charitable support for healthcare in Canada and the United States produce two very conflicting pictures. According to the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, or AHP, charitable support dropped $944 million in the United States in 2009 when compared with 2008 levels, versus an increase of $56 million in Canada. The report focuses on AHP members' direct response fundraising programs on...
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Monday, 14 March 2011 10:47 |
 Note: This is a summary of a story that was previously featured on NPTtv about the most charitable nations on the planet.
A study conducted by the Charities Aid Foundation in the United Kingdom among 153 countries sheds light on the most generous countries in the world, as well as those that are unenthusiastic about charitable giving. According to the study, Australia and New Zealand are in a tie as the most generous nations in the world. The United States came in at number 6 according to the...
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Monday, 14 March 2011 10:45 |
 Note: This is a summary of an older NPTtv story about Fundraising Partnerships.
Corporate donors can be very beneficial when it comes to the financial health of nonprofit organizations, but they can represent a significant liability as well if the partnership between the nonprofit and the business is structured incorrectly. According to Adam Kerins, corporate and foundation relations director for the Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside New Jersey, it is vital that a nonprofit...
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Friday, 11 March 2011 13:38 |
 Note: This is a summary of a past NPTtv story about how the USPS rate increase for 2011 was denied.
The Unites States Postal Service (USPS) is appealing the decision by the Postal Regulatory Commission, or PRC, to reject USPS's rate increase. As part of the appeal of the fact that it had its proposed rate increase denied, USPS claims that the PRC misread the statute and applied an "incorrect standard in evaluating the request" for the price increase. The Postal Regulatory Commission's denial...
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Friday, 11 March 2011 13:32 |
 Note: This is a summary of a past NPTtv story about the rise of mobile giving campaigns.
In the world we find ourselves in today, fundraising in the charitable sector is changing as the technological landscape evolves. Mobile giving is becoming as much of a mainstream tool for making donations as email is for communicating. More and more people are putting their cell phones to use for this purpose. In the wake of the earthquake in Haiti, mobile giving rapidly increased in popularity. A...
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Friday, 11 March 2011 13:26 |
 Note: This is a summary of an older story from Nonprofit Times TV about what motivated non profit donors.
Over the last surveyed year, approximately 90 million adults or around a third of the American population, have made donations to charity. The two overriding questions are why these individuals were motivated to give, and why others were not. A new Heart of the Donor Study conducted by the Russ Reid Company based in Pasadena California found that donors gave to an average of 5...
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Friday, 11 March 2011 10:55 |
 Excessive Executive Compensation has been an issue for the public ever since the bank bailouts. It's all too common to hear about big Wall Street firms, that have received government bailout funds paying their executives an absurd amount of money. However, now it's nonprofits that have the excessive compensation spotlght on them.
After Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts suspended the pay of their board members after intense public criticism (as well as an...
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Friday, 11 March 2011 08:28 |
 Note: This is an older story from NPTtv. Click here for the video.
A time may be approaching where the giving of time may be profoundly more important than the giving for money. In fact, many would argue that that has always been the case. The concept of micro-volunteering is gaining increasing strength. Donors are able to give minutes or even seconds, and the results that are yielded can often be astounding.
Empowering people for involvement
The First Aid Corp is utilizing crowd...
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