Lilya Wagner continues, in this column with Patrice Hieb, her series on handling fundraisers’ leadership nightmares.
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Chances are, you or someone you know received a new wireless device for the holidays. One simple way to give back to the environment and your community is to recycle your old device and put it in the hands of someone who needs it. Not only will you be fulfilling a resolution to give back, you will also get the benefit of cleaning out your desk drawers to start the year fresh! Read the full story »
This is the concluding installment on the recent column that advised fundraisers on dealing with executives who don’t really understand what it is that development professionals do. On this topic, I’ve asked colleagues to help …
In a recent issue, onPhilanthropy carried the first part of an article based on an interview with Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile and now head of UN Women. In Part 2, Bachelet talks to …
It’s a challenging time for nonprofit organizations. There is more need in every community, but less overall funding to help organizations deliver programs. A majority of nonprofit leaders anticipate greater demand for services, yet many …
I’m a story teller by nature and by vocation, so I shivered a little bit when I read this sentence in Mario Morino’s excellent Leap of Reason: Managing to Outcomes in an Era of Scarcity, …
Leadership Nightmares and How To Wake Up From Them
Is there anyone of us fundraising professionals who has not been asked at some time in our lives, “What do you really do?”
In my case, my previous …
Occupy Wall Street, the angry and widespread protest collective that has moved well beyond Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, is a month old this week. For those of us who work in the nonprofit and …
Our onPhilanthropy readers are invited to a Seminar / Live Webinar – The Public Finance Crisis: Can Philanthropy Shoulder the Burden?
There is still time to register for Tuesday’s seminar and live webinar hosted by onPhilanthropy …
In its early years, the Clinton Global Initiative often seemed to present a kind of Democratic administration in exile – a gentle yet important correction to the Bush White House. The former President acted as …
Once again, more than 1,200 movers and shakers have convened for the Clinton Global Initiative, designed by the former president to engage philanthropists, corporate leaders and heads of state – gathered in New York for …
There was a time when summer vacations gave young people a chance to do something creative, to stretch their imaginations or see where their ambitions might lead them. That could mean anything from weaving a …
Following the worst economic downturn in recent history, the human services funding landscape is shifting. For those organizations largely dependent on government support, the situation can be difficult as local municipalities, states and the Federal …
Virtually everyone has had the experience of having an old car that has finally outlived its usefulness, and poses the disposal dilemma. Is it worth trying to sell for parts, or pay someone to tow …
In the wake of earthquakes that have left unprecedented death and destruction in several countries, the announcement this week of Dr. Elizabeth Hausler as the recipient of the 2011 $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability was …
This week, onPhilanthropy goes back to our roots, reconnecting with Tamara Backer Tepper, who led Changing Our World’s corporate social engagement division for several years. Before leaving New York for Singapore, where her husband Jason …
In a room filled with designer-clad women balancing on Jimmy Choo stilettos, one man stood quietly to the side, talking about children who had no shoes. “When the tornados struck in Alabama,” explained Mark Shriver, …
From Egypt to Wisconsin, in the streets and on smart phones, observed Tom Watson, activists are finding their voices and finding their fellow citizens. At a panel discussion on Government and Philanthropy at NYU’s Heyman …
Among all of the variables created by the Tax Relief Act of 2010, one yet to be addressed in this blog is a much improved environment for Charitable Lead Trusts.
Normally, I cringe at hearing anyone …
A new channel has recently become available for nonprofits to streamline their search for foundation funding. Developed by the firm Foundation Source, which provides support services for nearly 1,000 private foundations, the network is known …
The philanthropy and microfinance sector is nearly united in opposing an attempt by the government of Bangladesh to oust Professor Muhammad Yunus as managing director of Grameen Bank, the social enterprise for which he won …
As the dust settles over the unexpected, and somewhat shocking, estate and other tax law changes thrust upon us in December 2010, the nonprofit fundraising world now has figure out what does it all mean …
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