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Standing Beside Alaska's Non-Profits
Foraker Group Blog 
Any savvy Alaska Airlines traveler knows where I am today, over Mount Rainier. I am on the way to the East Coast. This is the time of year Foraker visits our nation's capital to meet with our delegation's staffs and discuss what is new in the nonprofit sector.
This trip we'll discuss the new reality about capital campaigns and how so many organizations have called to discuss potential strategic alliances. We will also report on the increasing number of nonprofits in Alaska that are experiencing funding issues. And how almost every nonprofit we are with nowadays is concerned about recruiting and keeping the right directors on the board.
For all those familiar with the trends we predicted eighteen months ago, these issues should sound familiar.
The smidgen of insight today is that even though we have tried to prepare the sector for the inevitable, human nature seems to make it hard to accept troubling messages. We deny these messages are about us; personally. Maybe that's why even though we know to watch what we eat and drink, and know to do some kind of regular exercise, too many wait until we are sick to internalize the message.
That is how I feel about my inability to prevent, or reduce the pain I am certain many now feel about their nonprofit.
If anyone has a suggestion about how we can communicate our message in a way that wakes people up to the new realities before they are in pain, we would love to learn from you.
Dennis
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is hosting a live on-line discussion on Tuesday, May 22, (12:00 pm Eastern) to discuss how your nonprofit can use YouTube to raise money, build awareness, and advance your mission. Register here…
May
15
2012
Posted in Nonprofit News.
In this year’s survey, more than 4,500 respondents at nonprofits across the country shared the details of how they are adapting their organizations and finances to economic conditions. The survey reveals that while 2011 was a year of significant organizational and programmatic changes, many nonprofits are still facing fundamental challenges that threaten the stability of the sector and the well-being of the people they serve. Read more…
May
14
2012
Posted in Governance.
A new Internal Revenue Service study suggests that nonprofits that follow certain practices, like having written mission statements, are also more likely to abide by IRS tax rules. Read more…
Looking to land a great nonprofit job? The questions you ask - or don’t ask - may be almost as important as your answers to the questions that you respond to. Read more…
Community giving and participation are essential for social progress and global development, and can generate increased local ownership and local accountability, new report says. Read more…
Yale economist Robert Shiller, well known for co-developing the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index, has a new book out that proposes the concept of share-issuing “participation nonprofits.” Read more…
Online contributions, social media presence, and advocacy response all grew last year for most of the nonprofits in this study. Read more…
Ian Haisley, director of online strategy at Opportunity International, discusses a Mother's Day fundraising campaign based on an online quilt board inspired by Pinterest. Read more…
The Library is preparing for a once-in-a-generation renewal and invites the public to particate through two community workshops. The first will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 6-8:30 pm, in the Assembly Chambers of the Library. The second will be Tuesday, June 12 at the same time and place.
Following up on ideas from the 2010 Community Plan, the workshops will explore the community’s aspirations and ideas for the future of the Loussac Library. The results will become the guiding design principles for the Facility Master Plan and design initiatives. The public is encouraged to attend.
For more information, click here.
