by David Patterson | Apr 14, 2014 | Funding Sources & Donors, Social Media & eFundraising |
Nonprofits should reach out and develop a base of support among single women, and a social-media strategy should be an important part of that effort. The evidence for both the importance of unmarried women as donors and social media as a key way to interact with them...
by Tony Poderis | Dec 8, 2011 | Funding Sources & Donors |
Reaching out to foundations that have predetermined your organization is outside their area of interest can be challenging, and doing it wrongly can close doors forever. Private foundations are mandated by law to give away a certain percentage of their assets each...
by Tony Poderis | Jun 14, 2011 | Blog, Funding Sources & Donors |
I was asked if one 501(c)(3) non-profit can give money to another 501(c)(3) charity. With the usual, and necessary, caveat of, “I am not attorney, nor am I giving legal advice,” I responded that, Yes, when the transaction advances the donor non-profit’s...
by Tony Poderis | Mar 5, 2008 | Funding Sources & Donors |
Many non-profit organizations exchange with other non-profits their mailing lists of people served, i.e. their clients, users, patrons, etc. They do this for marketing purposes, especially in the arts and culture world. And it could be said it is a good thing, in the...
by Tony Poderis | Sep 27, 2007 | Funding Sources & Donors, Fundraising Policies & Practices |
Pro Bono: “Especially for the Public Good” (Merriam-Webster) The dictionary definition of pro bono fits well with non-profit organizations, which themselves are also for “the public good,” according to the IRS description of how they must be...
by Tony Poderis | May 11, 2007 | Funding Sources & Donors |
A non-profit organization’s intention to solicit its vendors for cash contributions in support of its general operating campaign or a capital building or renovation project has a number of unique twists and turns which must be considered in detail before asking...