May 25, 2013

Should Your Nonprofit Build an Endowment?

EndowmentMost nonprofits dream, at some point, about that endowment that would ensure their stability from year to year. But endowments aren’t for every nonprofit. This article walks the reader through their up and downsides.

Financial Independence: Six Approaches

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Are nonprofits and resource dependency inextricably linked? In this classic NPQ journal article, the insightful and grounded Jon Pratt says “not necessarily!” and then he walks us through six ways to limit or eliminate the degree to which you must do a master’s bidding.

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Kresge Provides $1.1M to Build Management of Urban Native American Centers

NAFirst Nations and the NUIFC will work with urban Native American centers to further build their leadership  and management capacities.

A Weirdly Useful Column. Various tidbits.

EyeJust a warning…this is a weird column. No overall theme. Just a collection of tidbits and miscellaneous thoughts that I wanted to share with you.

Media Entities Find Strength—and New Models—in Numbers

FreeAs media entities nationwide work double-time to solidify their place for the future, the Detroit Free Press has announced a new partnership with nonprofit Bridge Magazine that looks to the past.

Should Your Nonprofit Build an Endowment?

EndowmentMost nonprofits dream, at some point, about that endowment that would ensure their stability from year to year. But endowments aren’t for every nonprofit. This article walks the reader through their up and downsides.

Expandable “Community” to Address Poverty From “Ticked-Off” Social Worker

NewsA Chicago nonprofit founded late in 2011 with a mission “to bring dignity and self-determination to both sides of the giving equation” is now going national with its innovative crowd-sourced funding model.

Advice for Corporations: Be of and Invest in Community

EspinosaThe former mayor of Palo Alto, California, calls on companies to reap the benefits of engaging with their communities.