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Red Beans & Rice is a weekly e-mail of interesting articles, funding resources, professional development opportunities and other areas that Cuidiu has come across the previous week related to the nonprofit and philanthropic sector. Each day we receive hundreds of e-mails, RSS feeds and blog postings and this is our attempt to synthesize all of this into the most useful information for you. We look forward to sharing this information with those who we know closely and those whom we have shared only a relationship through e-mail.
Please let us know what information you find most useful and please forward this information to your colleagues, board members and friends. The reason for the name Red Beans & Rice originates from Louie Armstrong and how he signed his letters. According to some he meant it as a kind gesture to grow stronger.
John Brothers, Principal
Cuidiu Consulting
Note: We have received a great response thus far and have had some suggestions for further impact. Mainly our readers asked us for more headlines and a synopsis under each headline. You know what we did - we happily obliged!
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Mind Food
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Featured Effort: The Listening Post Project
The Johns
Hopkins Listening Post Project is monitoring in a systematic and timely way
what is happening to nonprofit organizations in the U.S.
And Data for All
Why
Obama's Geeky New CIO Wants to Put All Gov't Info Online
Philanthropist Promises to Give Unlimited Amount in Fund-Raising Challenge
Survey: Nonprofits combating financial stress
The
survey found that 80 percent of nonprofit organizations are experiencing fiscal
stress and close to 40 percent of them reported the stress is "severe" or "very
severe."
Under a New Lens: Corporate Philanthropy in a Changed Economy
At this month's 2009 CECP Corporate Philanthropy Summit,
attendees from FORTUNE 500 CEOs to corporate foundation presidents rolled up
their sleeves to talk frankly about the new realities they face as they
continue to engage in their philanthropy.
Timeline of Giving in America
Our
country has a long tradition of giving. In fact, the first record of a
fundraising drive in America, organized by Harvard University, occurred in 1643.
Managing in Tough Times: May 2009 Nonprofit Leaders Survey Update
The
percentage of nonprofits that have resorted to layoffs has increased, as has
the percentage that has made broad-based programmatic reductions.
The Money for the Poor Is there
Banks
have received 10 times more money in bailouts in the past year than poor
countries have received in aid in the past 49 years, says an analysis released
ahead of this weekend's UN summit on the economic crisis.
Philanthropy Experts Debate Nature of Foundation Assets
Philanthropy experts are debating the nature of charitable dollars - are they public or private funds?
Bringing Mergers and Acquisitions to the Nonprofit Mainstream
Nonprofit mergers and
acquisitions have become an increasingly frequent topic of everyday
conversation.
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Fundraising Nuggets
Funding and Resource Development Opportunities |
Beyond Cash Reserves
Worrying
about cash shortfalls is, without a doubt, at the top of the list of stressors
for nonprofit directors and finance managers. In this situation, everyone's
dream is to have a stash of cash - a cash reserve account set aside to tap at a
moment's notice to solve the problem.
Time to take a hard look at funding nonprofits
Here's
a suggestion, how about basing funding on results? On financial stability? On
measurable progress toward a designated goal?
$1 Million Donated Through Birthday Wish!
If
your birthday is coming up and you are not a cause administrator, create a
Birthday Wish for your favorite cause on Facebook.
Young Patrons Hit Web to Tap Yalies, Wall St. Pals for Charity
When
young Yale graduates need to hit up other alumni for charity, they tap the Old
Boy and Girl Internetwork.
Targeting Grant Dollars by Population Group: The Debate Continues
Ah,
dueling research studies! Each making use of data from the same source -- the Foundation Center -- and each drawing different,
yet not incompatible,conclusions. How can that be?
Grant Opportunity of the Week - ETA Offering $495M in Recovery Funds to Create Green Jobs
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Movin' On Up
Jobs and Professional Development Opportunities
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Getting started as an aidworker - an encouraging story
Advice for people who would like to start as an aid worker and find it difficult to
get into the humanitarian world.
Photos Needed: What Does Nonprofit Work Look Like?
Do you have photos of
the diverse and exciting ways that people can work in the nonprofit sector?
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Field Stuff
Resources, Templates, Books, Products from the Field
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Featured Resource - Socialbrite: A New Sharing and Learning Hub
Socialbrite.org
fills a glaring gap in the social media world. While young people and early
adopters increasingly turn to the social Web not only to socialize but to
communicate, explore new ideas and share new experiences, nonprofits and social
change organizations are still generally stuck in the top-down, one-way world
of Web 1.0.
All For Good vs. Social Actions Smackdown (Part 1)
Two competing aggregators with different formats, support structures, and emphases. Which one will have a bigger impact?
Accountability: Principles Workbook Helps Organizations Improve Governance
The Principles Workbook: Steering Your Board Toward Good Governance and Ethical Practice
provides further support for nonprofits, foundations, and corporate
giving programs committed to examining and improving their governance
practices.
Is Your Non-Profit Cause Distinct?
Separating yourself from the flock of charitable organizations is becoming more and more difficult.
The Agile Leader: Adaptability
Do you or your leader have adaptability - the ability to change (or be changed) to fit new
circumstances . This is a crucial skill for leaders, and an important
competency in emotional intelligence.
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More Tidbits
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Recent "Off the Shelf" Book Reviews
Read the Philanthropy News Digest's Off the Shelf book
reviews for summer nonprofit reading.
How Boomers Can Change the World (Again)
World, get ready! The
Baby Boomers are becoming the Senior Boomers, and they want to change you
again.
What do you think about Kiva's expansion to the U.S.?
A few weeks ago, Kiva, which is widely known for their microlending work in the developing world, announced the launch of a small pilot lending program in the United States.
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FEATURED ARTICLE
Competition or Collaboration?
Peter Deitz, writing for the Skoll Foundation, googled the phrase "collaboration is a good thing," and found 2,650 results. Then he googled "competition is a good thing," and came up with 80,700 results.
Deitz states, "For
every web-page that has acknowledged the hard-won value of
collaborative projects and processes, there are 30 web-pages that hale
the hallmark of North American enterprise, competition.
This shouldn't surprise me. We live in competitive times. For my entire
adult life, competition has been credited with everything from
maintaining the quality of healthcare and education in America to
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