gifthub — Dear sweet Albert Ruesga has written a deeply touching post on social justice, Steve Jobs, and the moral imagination. LOL! little Albert cracks me up. He is so serious with his glasses and short pants. Every time I see his earnest face I can't stop laughing. Yes, Albert, I can totally...
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osocio — It’s sometimes hard to tell. Particularly because the Italian clothing brand in question has always looked for new ways to grab attention. From the press release: Diesel is proud to announce a new milestone in its ongoing campaign for successful living. To make a free lifestyle possible for young women in emerging...
blog.givewell — We previously listed our five chief criteria for GiveWell Labs, an arm of our research process that will be open to any giving opportunity, no matter what form and what sector. This post further discusses the third of these criteria: “accountability.” We’re OK with funding a project that might fail, but...
gifthub — In the Earthly City we call Wealth Bondage or the Free Market, we are ruled by desire, slaves of our passions and preferences, and the brands we idolize. We call our slavery Freedom and send armies to conquer in its name. We are ruled by lust and by the lust of rule,...
nonprofitmarketingguide — Erica Mills Last week on the main Nonprofit Marketing Guide site (you are reading the blog now), I published an article called, “Blah, Blah, Blah: What to Do When You Write Too Much.” In today’s guest post, Erica Mills of Claxon Marketing takes it to the next step by...
ejewishphilanthropy — by Yoni Sarason I want to thank Joel Frankel, whose recent article, Can Birthright Israel Alone Reverse Young Adults’ Declining Support of Local Jewish Communities?, has reignited the conversation around Taglit-Birthright Israel, follow up, and local models of engagement. When I graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, I didn’t feel...
selfishgiving — Nothing Komen for the Cure does surprises me anymore. They sell deep-fried chicken to raise money to cure breast cancer. They sue other nonprofits that use “for the cure” in any variation in their name. Now, they’re flexing their muscle and shutting off the funding to Planned Parenthood. For Komen, it’s just...
nonprofitmarketingguide — Julia Reich For those of you interested in the ongoing Komen-Planned Parenthood story, I will continue to update yesterday’s post at the bottom of the original content. Today we are moving on with a new topic . . . Our resident design expert, Julia Reich, is back with the latest trends...
frogloop — There are three pillars to building an online community and engaging on social media channels: 1. Honesty, transparency, and being upfront 2. Listening and being responsive to members of the community no matter how lame or silly you find the questions or feedback 3. Thanking your community for their support, feedback and...
epicchangeblog — Last week, in a tiny Tanzanian village half the world away, a secondary school built from love opened its doors for the very first time. Because of you. Imagine the possibilities their education could represent for the world we share. Perhaps Gideon will go on to discover new planets. Maybe...
fundraisingcoach — Happy Groundhog Day! It’s become my Groundhog Day tradition to repost my 2008 post: Fundraising Secret #11: Don’t Be A Ned. Enjoy! (And don’t be a Ned!) Fundraising Secret #11: Don’t be a Ned Click on the image to watch the clip. Does this sound like your fundraising efforts? Ned: Phil? Phil Connors? Phil...
ejewishphilanthropy — by Blair Feehan Millennials have the capacity and energy to light up the nonprofits they get involved with, but are totally underutilized as volunteers and under-engaged as donors. Is your nonprofit tapping into us? We’re a different breed than what you may be used to, and it may require a whole...
causerelatedmarketing.blogspot — A new consumer opinion survey shows that among the major car makers, Subaru enjoys the highest net promoter score. By a lot; eight percentage points better than second-place finisher Toyota.Could it be that Subaru’s score started catching fire just as it’s cause marketing effort called ‘Share the Love’ started to...
bethkanter — Source: causes.com via Beth on Pinterest On Tuesday, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, a leading breast cancer charity, pulled hundreds of thousands of dollars in breast cancer screening funds from Planned Parenthood. Each year millions of women are screened for breast cancer at Planned Parenthood, and Susan G. Komen’s funding pays for about...
ejewishphilanthropy — by Todd Cohen Despite their seemingly endless evangelizing about the need for change, foundations sure seem slow to embrace it. But if they expect to have even a prayer of making change happen on the causes and issues they care about, grantmakers first need to change the way they themselves do business. Many...
nonprofit.about — Near me is a beautiful little ranch that has been converted into a therapeutic riding center for physically challenged children. Every day several volunteers -- most have been coming here for years -- show up to lead the horses and to protect the delighted kids who ride the horses and...
philanthropyjournal — North Carolina is home to 23 accredited children’s advocacy centers that serve 74 of the state’s 100 counties, with 11 other counties developing centers, including nine that already are providing services.read more
nonprofitmarketingguide — Yesterday afternoon, and continuing into today, I believe we are witnessing the accidental rebranding of what is surely one of America’s biggest and most well-known, and even well-loved, nonprofit brands. Komen for the Cure, it seems, is no longer a breast cancer charity, but a pro-life breast cancer charity. Let me stop...
ejewishphilanthropy — by Deborah Fishman The North American Jewish Day School Conference’s session “What Funders Want” dealt with a few striking questions which funders – and anyone interested in deciding where to devote resources – face. One such question is whether the needs of individual schools or “the community” as a system take...
causerelatedmarketing.blogspot — For the next two years, says the press release, Time Warner Entertainment and Time Warner businesses will be supporting the work of the International Rescue Committee, Save the Children and Mercy Corps in the horn of Africa, which is in the throes of a deadly drought made worse by wholesale...
theagitator — Donor acquisition is entering its 6th year of a prolonged and steady slump for most organizations. And probably another year of playing the blame game —“poor lists”, “weak economy”, “increased competition” — won’t make things better. Neither will ordering your copywriters, no matter how talented, to “beat the control” be of...
fundraisingcoach — I’m thrilled to be hosting the Nonprofit Blog Carnival for February! Since Valentines’ Day is this month, the Carnival topic is: As a fundraiser, how do you take care of yourself? I believe fundraising is the best profession in the world! But it can be incredibly stressful, grueling, and thankless. We...
philanthropy.blogspot — The future of philanthropy is feedback. Think about it - every big force in the field - data, mobile giving, transparency, metrics, impact measurement, engagement, outcomes, social media, open source, end-to-end monitoring - rests on and accelerates feedback. That is all. (Check the link under feedback - Mari Kurashi of Global Giving knew...
nonprofitmarketingguide — I spoke at the AFP Triangle Philanthropy Forecast 2012 yesterday in Raleigh, NC on a panel about communications and media trends for 2012 with Gail Perry, Lu Esposito, and Todd Cohen. My first point was that integrated marketing is essential in 2012. You have to decide your messages and then coordinate how...
causerelatedmarketing.blogspot — The electrons were barely dry on yesterday’s post about cause marketing and Fortune’s ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ list when I got an email from a friend in the outdoor business. ‘What about us?’ she asked.Indeed Outside magazine also publishes an annual list of the ’50 Best Places to...