NonProfit Pro
February 13, 2015
Nonprofits cheered a successful vote in the House on Wednesday that would make several tax breaks for charitable giving permanent, but the legislation faces a steep climb to become law. The America Gives More Act, which passed the House on a 279-137 vote, would provide tax deductions for gifts of food to food banks, land set aside for conservation and gifts to charities made directly from individual retirement accounts. The legislation would also simplify the foundation excise tax.
February 12, 2015
While even the best-laid plans can still fail from time to time, when you are evaluating any fundraising option — or something else that will consume time that could be spent building relationships with donors — there are some steps you can take to minimize the risk that the project ends up being a case history for fundraising disaster.
February 12, 2015
The short answer is yes. If your data-tracking systems need their own organization charts or binders full of complicated instructions, then your software infrastructure is definitely broken.
February 12, 2015
Here are four nonprofit giving trends gleaned from data pulled from thousands of donations made last year through Fashion Project to a wide variety of nonprofit types.
February 12, 2015
Recent tweets on nonprofit technology (#nptech).
February 12, 2015
Being a one-person nonprofit fundraising shop is a bit like butter spread over too much toast. It covers the bread but so thinly that the taste is barely there. Here is how to make it more manageable.
February 12, 2015
(Press release, Feb. 12, 2015) — Advanced Solutions International (ASI), the largest, privately owned global provider of not-for-profit software, announced the general availability of iMIS 20.2, the latest edition of its Engagement Management System (EMS). The second major release of iMIS 20 since its launch in May 2013 continues to build upon and enhance the EMS, RiSE Web development platform and Continuum business intelligence features to help clients better engage with constituents and improve operational performance. Learn more about iMIS 20 here.
February 12, 2015
New York’s Jewish not-for-profits are falling like dominoes. Scandals have rocked some of the most prominent agencies in UJA-Federation of New York’s network in recent weeks, with one agency announcing in February that it would shut down, another losing its executive director amid reports of a federal probe and a third seeking mergers to preserve its services.
In all, four UJA-Federation network agencies have been hit by scandal since mid-2013. Three have lost their top officers in connection with alleged or admitted malfeasance.
February 12, 2015
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) has awarded its highest professional certification, the Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive (ACFRE), to Ann Charles Watts, an organizational development consultant specializing in resource development serving Habitat for Humanity International, and Cathy Cessna, director of business, program and fund development at Ingleside Homes Inc.
Available only to senior-level fundraisers who have worked in the profession for 10 or more years, the ACFRE is a distinguished achievement earned by only 104 professionals since the inception of the program in 1992.
February 11, 2015
Saying thank you more than please, celebrating the joy of giving and helping donors fulfill their needs are all vital efforts and strategies. Just be sure that, at the end of the day, you are truly advancing relationships and being appropriate stewards of the culture and resources of your organization.
