Executive Issues

Washington, April 24, 2009, The Chronicle of Philanthropy — Rich Mintz thinks college fund raising needs serious help.

April 17, 2009, The Chronicle of Philanthropy — Nine out of 10 chief financial officers at nonprofit groups believe the U.S. economy will remain in a recession through the end of the year, according to a new survey, and three-quarters of the officials expect their organization’s financial prospects to remain the same or worsen over the next six months.

FundRaising Success’ April cover story is a profile of the fundraising strategies at the Food Bank For New York City, which provides more than 50 million pounds of food annually to more than 1,000 food-assistance programs throughout Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.

One of the organization’s keys to success both in awareness- and fund raising is integration, but not just among communications channels.

April 10, 2009, USA TODAY — Vital Life Services, a non-profit established in Oakland 24 years ago to assist low-income and homeless residents dealing with HIV/AIDS and related problems, is facing a do-or-die scenario, executive director Peggy Bush says.

April 12, 2009, Financial Times — The pain from the financial crisis has been evenly spread around, but charities have been hit from a number of directions.

CHICAGO, April 10, 2009 — In a national survey of CFOs and senior comptrollers conducted by Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, 77 percent say the U.S. economy will remain the same or get worse in the next six months, and 39 percent expect their company’s headcount to decrease.

Fundraisers do the greatest job in the world. They transform capital for good and help people make the world a better place. But to maximize their impact, they need to take advantage of changes in the way people are mobilized and the plethora of tools now at their fingertips.

SEATTLE, April 7, 2009 — The Matale Line, a branding and communications agency for nonprofits, announced today the publication of Times Change, Values Don't: 5 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Brand, the latest in a series of white papers penned by executive director Bill Toliver.

April 6, 2009, Huffington Post — Michael Stoops says the recession is bringing out a volunteer spirit in America.

March 31, 2009, Chronicle of Philanthropy — Assets at the nation’s largest private foundations fell by a median of 28 percent from 2007 to 2008, and 40 percent of grant makers who participated in a new Chronicle survey say they expect giving to decline in 2009.