Posts Tagged ‘nonprofit’

Shifting from the for-profit to the nonprofit sector can be tricky. Bridgestar recently released a report that brought to light some great ideas for the transitioning executive. Here’s four that I think are most important: Prepare. Some non-profits may be growing so fast that they do not have trained structures (Continue reading…)

What do you think of when you hear annual report? If you’re like me, just reading that phrase makes my eyes glaze over. But in the nonprofit world, the annual report is essential. And though it does fall into the “report” category, it does not have to be mind-numbing. In (Continue reading…)

We understand you have a choice when donating your unwanted footwear. There are many places to send them and many ways to help those in need. At Soles4Souls, we work to make the biggest impact with each and every pair. Every 7 seconds someone received a new pair of shoes. (Continue reading…)

JustGiving.com recently released an interesting infograph on the changing landscape of online donations. According to JustGiving.com, 2011 ushered in a huge increase in social media donations. Here are four findings that are worth knowing: Twitter users are likely to donate the highest amount, followed by Youtube then Linkedin then Facebook. (Continue reading…)

One nonprofit leader admitted that the last great shift in his organization was in the 1970s. (I promise I’m not making this up.) I couldn’t believe it. I was confused listening to him talk. It was as if nothing had changed in the last 40 years.

I read If you think stewarding your donors is expensive, try ignoring there needs instead last week.  It reminded me of all the rubber-chicken fundraising dinners that I’ve attended over the years. I promised myself that if I ever started a nonprofit, I would never host one of those kinds (Continue reading…)