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New and innovative ideas to help nonprofit leaders raise money

 
SSIR blogger John Brothers the Principal of Cuidiu Consulting, a Senior Fellow in executive leadership with the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, and an adjunct professor at New York University’s Wagner School for Public Service.

Nonprofit Management

The Power and Price of Kony-like Campaigns

Personal relationship building and donor development is critical to the longevity of organizations.

By John Brothers | 2 | Mar. 22, 2012
 

Philanthropy

Three Steps to More Informed Giving

What we in the philanthropic sector can do to increase informed giving by donors?

By Bob Ottenhoff & Greg Ulrich | 2 | Mar. 19, 2012
 
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Philanthropy

Nonprofit Resilience Relies on Smarter Grantmaking: Part 3

A new study examines field-wide grantmaking attitudes and practices.

By J McCray | Mar. 14, 2012
 
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Philanthropy

Nonprofit Resilience Relies on Smarter Grantmaking: Part 2

A new study examines field-wide grantmaking attitudes and practices and how philanthropy can effectively support nonprofits to thrive amid a changing environment.

By J McCray | Mar. 13, 2012
 
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Fundraising

Nonprofit Resilience Relies on Smarter Grantmaking: Part 1

A new study examines field-wide grantmaking attitudes and practices, and how philanthropy can effectively support nonprofits to thrive amid a changing environment.

By J McCray | Mar. 12, 2012
 
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Fundraising

Ephemeral Perpetuity? Transforming Endowments Into Annuities

Funders who insist that organizations build endowments dilute those organizations’ efforts to raise annual operating funds.

By Michael Wilkerson | Mar. 8, 2012
 
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Fundraising

Can “Giving Days” Strengthen Your Community?

A Case Foundation study explores how a new type of online fundraising event can benefit nonprofits and communities.

By Amy Sample Ward | 3 | Mar. 1, 2012
 
SSIR blogger Stephanie Wolcott is social responsibility director for the Alcoa Foundation in New York City and serves as content contributor to KIN Global at the Kellogg School of Management.

Fundraising

Make It Personal

The rapid spread of social media has catapulted the possibilities and scale of relationship-building into the stratosphere.

By Stephanie Wolcott | 2 | Dec. 5, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Richard Tait is a principal at The Mission Driven Innovation Group.

Fundraising

The Importance of Earned Income in Your Funding Model

While earned income currently may not play a big role in your funding picture today, it’s well worth exploring.

By Richard Tait | 1 | Nov. 7, 2011
 
SSIR blogger James Vineburgh is director of research and marketing at Converge Consulting. Social Innovation

Fundraising

Higher Education Fundraising Redefined

A national study of alumni explores attitudes, motivations, and behavior associated with giving.

By James Vineburgh | Nov. 1, 2011