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Mind Food
Articles and Ideas Advancing Our Work
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Does the Nonprofit World Need a 'Reboot'?Will the recession force the nonprofit world to work together better
and be more focused? Or will the continuing economic losses simply
hobble charities and foundations?In Next 10 Years, E-Students Will Be New Model of EducationYou Are The Future of PhilanthropyIn this uplifting VIDEO, Katherine Fulton sketches the new future of
philanthropy; one where collaboration and innovation allow regular
people to do big things, even when money is scarce. Giving five
practical examples of crowd-driven philanthropy, she calls for a new
generation of citizen leaders.Do Sad Images Prompt Bigger Donations Than Happy Ones?Economic Crisis Update: The Foundation and Nonprofit Response Foundation Center predicts 2009 foundation giving in US will fall by 9-13%
and continue slide through 2010."Financial downturn is the best time to build a team", Steve Newcomb, CEO of VirganceView this video of the July 27th event, Money, Mobs, and Media: Mobilizing Action for Change,
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Resource Nuggets
Funding and Resource Information to Fill Your Tank |
Senate Appropriations Committee Recommends Full $50 Million in FY2010 Funding for the Social Innovation Fund!
Sing For Your Money... A Unique Funding Opportunity
The selected nonprofit will be awarded $10,000 and have their poem put to song by Los Lonely Boys.
Crafting Winning Appeals: Using a Personal Story
The Chronicle has received several letters from fund
raisers who are looking for input on their direct-mail appeals
following our recent post about the quality of fund-raising prose.
Casual Fridays For A Cause
Lawyers and staff members at Anderson Kill & Olick are allowed to
wear jeans on Fridays, if they make a small contribution to the firm's
ongoing fund-raising drive.
IRS Training Materials - Governance
As part of a continuing professional education program for Exempt
Organizations examination agents, determinations specialists, tax law
specialists, and managers, the IRS recently conducted a series of
two-hour training sessions on governance and tax-exempt organizations.
The link is to materials that are used in those programs.
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Field Stuff
Templates, Books, Tools and Products from the Field
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