Category Archives: Scoop.it
How Nonprofits Can Benefit From Innovation Software
Nonprofits sometimes think that innovation is not for them: it’s too cutting-edge, too complicated, or too expensive.
Source: www.business2community.com
How is your nonprofit exploring new platforms? What leading-edge technology could you borrow from the for profit world to improve your programs and funding?
New 1023-EZ Form Makes Applying for 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status Easier; Most Charities Qualify
Source: www.irs.gov
I predict that this will allow for an explosion of new nonprofits in the US – on top of the explosion we’ve already experienced in the last 8 years. Whether or not you are already a 501(c)(3), there will be challenges ahead as the sea of voices working for the greater good grows even larger.
How will you be able to define your value and attract enough financing? How will you be able to demonstrate your integrity, effectiveness and impact?
Question to nonprofits: Who do you think you are? | Northwest Opinion Columns | The Bellingham Herald
Eating a bratwurst at Boston Harbor last Friday I was greeted warmly by the marina manager. It was my first visit this year to the marina’s weekly summer “beer-b-ques” – gatherings on the dock where folks eat well, taste local brews and socialize. Families with kids and dogs mix with both old timers and young people working at their summer jobs on the water. I spent many Friday nights there last summer eating grilled salmon, watching the sunset and chatting. It’s a place that does what it does really well.
Source: www.bellinghamherald.com
Have you really considered who you are? What is your OPUS? Are you part of one of those nonprofits who “insist on their relevance but don’t consider it”? How does this lack of consideration, focus and clarity affect your organization’s ability to fundraise, steward and find new resources? Contact me to learn more on a discernment journey that takes you from clarity to income. Join us August 1st with others who are ready to launch rapid growth through collaborative philanthropy.
Tickets at Eventbrite: The Changing Landscape of Philanthropy
Beyond Money: A Look at Giving: Please Stop using the phrase “Giving Back!”
Source: intentionalsolutions.blogspot.co.uk
I even avoid the softer phrase “pay it forward”. These expressions imply obligation . . . Philanthropy is about DEDICATION not obligation. Dedication to building something new that makes the world, or a corner of it, much better. I know a lot of philanthropists who set up scholarships b/c they never had the opportunity to go to college. They want to create something that didn’t exist for them. These people are generous, bold visionaries who give without the burden of obligation but with the joy of dedication.
Giving To Your Church Doesn’t Count: Jon Huntsman Sr. And Twitter’s Biz Stone On New Philanthropy
John Huntsman Sr. has given away about $1.5 billion to worthy causes – about 80% of his total wealth. He is also spending $200 million building Huntsman Springs, a golf resort and nature reserve in Idaho that will donate all proceeds of real estate sold to his family’s charitable foundation. But […]
Source: www.forbes.com
I especially like Biz Stone’s attitude – don’t wait until you’re old and comfortable .. . . philanthropy starts right now. Both he and Huntsman talk about the “compound effect” of giving what you can right now, and the next time, and the next time . . ..before long, the impact is enormous. It’s like bonsai – begin with what you have, work on it every day, and you’ll never be finished.
Heirs And Charities Await $59 Trillion
Despite the Great Recession, it looks like the golden age of philanthropy is upon us.
Source: www.forbes.com
Note again that DAFs (lifetime gift planning vehicle) are on the rise. It allows the middle market philanthropist to leverage his / her charitable giving and provides an opportunity to plan philanthropy on purpose, with purpose. But it also is a vehicle to take a tax deduction now and delay the charitable decision in definitely. How do you, as an advisor or fundraiser, help these people to discern their philanthropic plan to make prudent and timely social investment decisions?
Unleashed Abundance 