A proposed .ngo domain could give nonprofits another way to show their legitimacy to online donors. Read more…
Standing Beside Alaska's Non-Profits
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Effective causes need networks of people who have the strength to pull together in the face of opposition, says Andy Carvin, NPR's social media senior strategist. Read more…
Governments have proven to be too inefficient, and non-profits too small to provide basic services. What about for-profit social enterprises? In an ideal world, the government would tax the rich and efficiently offer free basic services to citizens. There would then be no need for philanthropy or for the private sector to provide these services. Read more…
Bank of America and Wells Fargo are donating some of the homes on which they have foreclosed - in fact the numbers of homes being donated to charity is growing by leaps and bounds. Read more…
Employees in New York and Washington say too few nonprofits show respect for hard work and talent. A couple of new studies show that nonprofit workers don’t feel appreciated. Read more…
Two experts explain the basics of protecting against the financial risks all nonprofits face. Let us know the level of insurance you have for your nonprofit? Read more…
Giving to international health charities increased last year after two years of declines, according to a new study by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Government and private money to those nonprofits rose by roughly 8 percent this year, the study found. The biggest private donor to global health, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, gave more of its dollars to research institutions and universities than other types of health charities. Read more…
Although some managers say ‘my way or the highway,’ a successful leader will try to build consensus. But what separates a successful leader from one who runs an ordinary workplace? In his book The Gifted Boss, Dale Dauten, takes seven characteristics of ordinary bosses and turns them on their head to encapsulate “the gifted boss.” Read more…
A new study shows that a small share of giving could be steered to high-performing organizations if nonprofits took more steps to inform donors. Read more…
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Omidyar Network, and other major grant makers are increasingly relying on investments in for-profit firms whose work meshes with the donors’ causes. Is this a good idea or could it lead to less emphasis on an organization’s mission? Read more…
