Despite what you may have heard, tweens aren't all about social networking, iPods, the mall and celebrities. Growing numbers of pre-teens and early teens are giving tweens a new face: a socially responsible young citizen. They're not only doing good in their local communities, but having a global impact. Some have created their own non-profits, and most have websites enlisting the support of kids like themselves who also want to help others.
The York County Industrial Development Authority and the York Revolution will grant Bridge of Hope of York County and the York County Library System $5,000 worth of marketing expenses and other perks to host events rent-free in Sovereign Bank Stadium next year, the authority and the team said Wednesday.
Get your expectations in the right order and you'll have a happy relationship — and a productive one — with your board. Here's what you can count on — and what you can't — with your board members.
There's much debate underway regarding the effectiveness of traditional fundraising sources. We're hearing a lot about social media, the importance of websites, emerging technologies and the transitioning of direct mail to electronic media.
As a fundraiser, you understand the importance of leveraging every budget dollar to produce tangible benefits. Art exhibits are a proven, cost-effective method of doing just that. Here are 10 steps to a successful exhibit program.
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) announced that in connection with the Sept. 10, 2010, simultaneous commercial-free telecast, more than $80 million has been pledged so far to accelerate groundbreaking research and bring new treatments to patients as quickly as possible. The telecast is available online at www.su2c.org/2010show. Donations can continue to be made online at www.su2c.org and at 1-888-90-STAND (78263).
LATE last month, tens of thousands of runners who are registered for this year’s New York City Marathon got an e-mail from Mary Wittenberg, the president and chief executive of New York Road Runners.
She implored the runners to join a social networking Web site that Mr. Norton and three partners started in May that she says has the potential to revolutionize charitable giving. It’s called Crowdrise.com.
The X PRIZE Foundation, an educational non-profit that designs and administers competitions with prizes of up to $30 million, the Government of India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi have formed a partnership to create a global competition to develop and deploy clean and efficient cookstoves. The competition will focus on the development of affordable and clean-burning cookstove technologies (and possibly delivery models) and is a part of the MNRE’s National Biomass Cookstoves Initiative, which was launched in December 2009.
No question: The lengthy recession has affected philanthropy big time. And not necessarily in a bad way. To attract the crowds that contribute the money, folks planning charity galas have been forced to step things up a notch. As a result, the social calendar is bursting with creative, innovative, never-been-done-before fundraisers that are pumping new life into a scene that had started to show signs of fatigue. Which doesn't surprise veteran observers. "Nonprofit organizations are nimble and responsive to the changes in Colorado's economic environment," says Sharon Knight, vice president and chief operating officer of the Colorado Nonprofit Association.
Sage North America today announced the Connect with Sage grant contest for its recently launched Sage Fundraising Online service. The contest will award grants to six nonprofit organizations. Entrants will be in two categories — smaller organizations and larger organizations — based on annual funds, and contest winners will be determined based on the total amount raising using Sage Fundraising Online.
