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Friday, 02 December 2011 11:00 |
 Who knew that you could make a great rap about donors?
If you are subscribed to our Instant Fundraising newsletter, you probably read about Bowling Green State University's rap tribute to the donors to its new athletic facility, The Stroh Center. Here are some of the highlights from the rap, which proves that you can make decent rhymes in the name of philanthropy:
In the case of Miles, he “gave cash in piles/Sportin Charles Taylors, rockin’ argyles/He knows the game... |
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Friday, 02 December 2011 10:45 |
 We posted an article yesterday about a civil lawsuit filed against The Second Mile, the charity founded by former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky. It's the first civil lawsuit filed in the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, initiated by St. Paul, Minn.-based Anderson & Associates on behalf of an alleged victim who is not one of the eight mentioned in the state Attorney General's grand jury report. While that suit is ongoing, it was reported last night by MyFox Philly... |
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Wednesday, 30 November 2011 11:19 |
 When does the sale of a football team rock the nonprofit world? When the owners of said football team are major philanthropic figures in the community.
If you are a fan of the NFL, you are probably aware that the Jacksonville Jaguars sold the franchise yesterday. You might not be as aware that the owners of the team, Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver, are the most visible and active philanthropists in Jacksonville. In an article published yesterday in The Florida Times-Union... |
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Wednesday, 30 November 2011 10:10 |
 As you are probably aware, the Dec. 1 issue of The NonProfit Times was just released the other day. Included in that issue was a special report entitled "2012: The End Of The World Or Nonprofit Renaissance?" This report features six columns by major nonprofit personalities like Adrian Sargeant of the Center on Philanthropy and Ben Duda of AmeriCorps Alums.
Duda, who works as executive director at the organization, wrote a piece about national service and volunteerism. ... |
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Tuesday, 29 November 2011 13:22 |
 Five years ago, Steve Gleason experienced one of the high points of his football life.
The former New Orleans Saints safety participated in one of the most dramatic moments in the NFL on September 25, 2006. His blocked punt against the Atlanta Falcons highlighted the re-opening of the Louisiana Superdome, which had been closed since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. Five years after that memorable game, Gleason announced that he had been diagnosed with ALS (or Lou Gehrig's... |
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Monday, 28 November 2011 15:11 |
 Cross-Posted From The Nonprofit Jobseeker
Staff turnover is a fact of life for any nonprofit manager. A very costly fact of life. This is even more of an issue when it comes to fundraising staff. Not only is the work they do very valuable, but finding a replacement can be very difficult and expensive. And to add insult to injury, the time spent finding a replacement can be a prime period for fundraising opportunities. That's why it's so important to improve the retention of your fundraisers... |
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Monday, 28 November 2011 13:59 |
 Most cities or towns have multiple public schools in their district. So is it right for one public school to receive an influx of private donations while others don't get as much?
That is the question raised in a recent article in The Los Angeles Times. The idea itself doesn't seem too controversial. If a group of parents want their students to enjoy higher quality learning, why shouldn't they donate money so they can buy things like new computers? The situation... |
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Monday, 28 November 2011 12:02 |
 Now that's Thanksgiving is over we can begin the countdown to Christmas. Although it's not quite December yet, The NonProfit Times has an early present for everybody: The Dec. 1 issue has now been posted online! In fact, you may have already received it in the mail. But if you haven't, you can now have a peek at what's in the latest edition:
Special Report:
2012: The End Of The World Or Nonprofit Renaissance?: A series of experts from the nonprofit sector, including... |
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Wednesday, 23 November 2011 12:45 |
 Just wanted to wish everybody a Happy Thanksgiving! Since we will all be busy stuffing our faces with turkey and other great food, there will be no new blog posts until Monday of next week. Enjoy the holiday!  |
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Wednesday, 23 November 2011 09:29 |
 Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days of the year because of the huge sales available. People all over the country wake up early so they can be the first to get in stores. And now, as detailed in a story we just posted on The NonProfit Times website, charities are getting in on the action.
Many of the organizations getting involved this year are taking a technology-based route to their Black Friday activities. For example, for every user that "checks in" using... |
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Tuesday, 22 November 2011 13:18 |
 Cross-Posted From NPT Jobs Blog
There are so many factors that go into finding great nonprofit jobs. Aside from the starting salary and relevance to your career skills, one of the most important of those factors is proximity to your current residence. Most job seekers would have a lot of hesitation working for an organization that requires them to travel long distances; even if it's the job of their dreams. Using The Nonprofit Jobseeker's Jobs By State Page, users can see the latest jobs in... |
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Tuesday, 22 November 2011 11:57 |
 Michael Brune has spent his career organizing small activist groups. He now has a bigger challenge ahead of him: Reversing membership declines and changing the entire philosophy of San Francisco, Calif.-based Sierra Club.
Carl Pope, Sierra Club chairman, resigned over growing discontent with the direction of the organization according to a report in The Los Angeles Times. He was replaced by Brune, who has pledged to focus on grass-roots recruiting of new members. Pope, 66... |
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Monday, 21 November 2011 15:48 |
 It's not uncommon to see nonprofit organizations enlist the help of celebrities to generate buzz. When they a cause is paired together with big names, it is often a recipe for success. That has certainly been the case with the Los Angeles, Calif.-based Noreen Fraser Foundation's campaign for breast cancer awareness.
An article in last week's edition of The Times of Northwest Indiana highlighted how the organization has used celebrities in their recent Men For Women Now... |
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011 10:09 |
 The Penn State child sex abuse scandal is already one of the biggest stories in the news these days. And now another layer of intrigue has been added thanks to a potential case of conflict of interest.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported yesterday that the state attorney general's office, which has charged former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky with 40 counts of sex abuse involving eight children, had sought bond of $500,000 and electronic monitoring. This... |
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Tuesday, 15 November 2011 12:49 |
 For all the benefits of a potential nonprofit merger, it brings along as many risks and challenges. How will existing departments function under the new management? What will be the fate of current employees? How will the merger be announced to the public? These are all questions that can cause lots of headaches for nonprofit managements. It's enough to make you reconsider going through with the merger. Luckily, there's help on the horizon.
During... |
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Monday, 14 November 2011 12:36 |
 The NonProfit Times and Zurich are putting on another free webinar on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 01:00 PM. The topic will be performing risk assessment and designing internal controls. Being prepared with written policies and procedures to minimize risk is a vital part of a non-profit organization. Budget constraints may mean that an organization may not retain the highly experienced human and legal resources needed to manage their risk and compete with the ever-changing risk... |
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Monday, 14 November 2011 10:28 |
 UPDATE, 11/14/2011: It was announced this morning that The Second Mile board of directors have accepted the resignation of Jack Raykovitz. He had been CEO of the organization for 28 years. Read more about this breaking story on our website.
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No doubt you have heard of the shocking child sex abuse scandal that has come out of Penn State. Although it was former defensive coordinator, and founder of the charity The Second Mile, Jerry Sandusky who has been charged... |
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Monday, 14 November 2011 09:45 |
 Hope that everybody had a great Veteran's Day Weekend! In honor of the just passed holiday, I would like to direct our readers to an article we recently posted about the number of unemployed veterans. Here is an excerpt from that piece:
As 39,500 Iraqi troops are scheduled to make their return this December, nonprofits have begun the charge of increasing service programs, while trying to fundraise more for the sudden influx of new clients.
“The key is getting to soldiers as... |
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Thursday, 10 November 2011 10:16 |
 Michigan nonprofits are urging donors to take advantage of a soon-to-expire tax credit, according to an article in The Detroit News.
The tax deduction, called the Credit for Charitable Gifts, raised $100 million last year for Michigan charities, and gave taxpayers over $40 million in write-offs on their state returns. It has been law since 1967, but Governor Rick Snyder and the state Legislature decided that to end it starting Jan. 1. The primary reason for this was because it cost... |
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Wednesday, 09 November 2011 13:48 |
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