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AFP eWire
April 11, 2005 |
Back to Basics: Make Your Site User-Friendly Do you think investing in expensive website redesigns will make your website more user-friendly? Here are the basic elements that should be incorporated into a nonprofit website before you even look at costly new technology.   |
AFP eWire
July 11, 2005
Christ & Fignar |
Website Back to Basics --Technical Stuff You Need to Know A great nonprofit website needs a lot more than tools. In fact, all the fancy technology "solutions" in the world won't solve a problem you don't know you have. |
AFP eWire
October 4, 2004 |
Nonprofits Continue Love/Hate Relationship with Internet While web usage is prevalent in the nonprofit sector, a majority of charities aren't satisfied with their web design and many still aren't seeing much traffic, according to a recent survey. |
AFP eWire
June 19, 2012 |
Websites, Email Newsletters Still Important to Smartphone-Wielding Young People Technology is changing rapidly, but there is good news for nonprofits and fundraisers trying to keep up. For one, websites and email are by no means obsolete, a recent survey of young people indicates. |
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2005
Wing et al. |
Paying for Not Paying for Overhead Many nonprofits are sacrificing organizational infrastructure needs to tell foundations what they want to hear about overhead costs. |
AFP eWire
June 27, 2005 |
Donors Increasingly Going Online Before Giving A vast majority of U.S. donors are going online to study causes they care about before making a giving decision, according to a new study. |
AFP eWire
July 24, 2006 |
New Website to Collect Nonprofit Research A new website allows nonprofit organizations to post their research and other analysis on social issues free of charge. |
AFP eWire
October 8, 2007 |
Canadian Funders Placing Huge Burdens on Charities The entire grant/funding process in Canada is becoming increasingly burdensome, time-consuming and complicated, according to a new report by the Wellesley Institute. |
AFP eWire
December 14, 2010 |
Online Fundraising: More Than a Point and Click Looking at the ways people give online, they found that online giving was most successful when people were brought into a genuine relationship to the nonprofit and its mission. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2005
Lee Draper |
Where the Money is: Tapping Overlooked Sources of Support for Nonprofits Where will the funding come from to enable nonprofits to serve more people? How can nonprofits find the capital to reorganize for greater efficiency and economies of scale or to invest in new ways to address growing social needs? |
AFP eWire
August 9, 2011 |
What is Your Funding Strategy? Find out how your organization fits into these models so you can better articulate your funding strategy to funders and constituents. |
AFP eWire
January 8, 2014 |
Creating Successful Nonprofit Boards, Staff and Programs--Take a Cue from Successful For-Profit Businesses Borrowing from for-profit best practices, Keith Jennings explains how you can revamp your nonprofit board, staff and programs in 2014 for your most successful fundraising year ever. |
BusinessWeek
November 8, 2004 |
For Nonprofits, "It's a How Crisis" Professor and author Paul Light says the biggest problem is underinvestment in infrastructure, which leads to more inefficiency at nonprofits. |
AFP eWire
June 7, 2004 |
U.S. Nonprofit Employment Rate Increasing Faster Than Business, Government Employees at nonprofits now represent 9.5 percent -- 12.5 million individuals -- of all employees in the United States. The total number of employees working in the nonprofit sector has doubled in the last 25 years. |
AFP eWire
January 20, 2004 |
Making Your Website Work With Your Fundraising Plan How can I get more supporters and potential donors to visit our organization's website? How can I make our website more interactive? Will our website look funny in different browsers or on a Mac? Answers to these questions and more |
Job Journal
April 11, 2004
Jennifer Corkery |
Fundraisers & Grant Writers Fundraisers and grant writers prove indispensible to nonprofits. |
AFP eWire
July 31, 2012
Kim Fuller |
Let's Talk About Branding As the nonprofit landscape gets increasingly competitive, it's important to brand yourself by clearly conveying your organization's focus, credibility and unique contributions. |
Searcher
February 2004
Hazel Cameron |
The Nonprofit Phenomenon Internet resources for nonprofit organizations |
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2004
Lee Draper |
Achieving Impact Without Giving Cash Grantmakers are trying to stretch dollars, but there are limits to their budgets' elasticity. How can we achieve broader impact with limited dollars? |
AFP eWire
August 15, 2005 |
Ensuring Your Website and Emails Are in Compliance Websites must meet the needs of visitors -- this is imperative for success. However, there are also increasing regulations and standards that nonprofit organizations must be aware of. |
AFP eWire
October 20, 2008
Lynch & Habig |
Online Fundraising: Is Your Website Google-friendly? If you're trying to figure out what sure-fire steps you can take to bolster your fundraising efforts in the coming weeks and months, have you considered search engine optimization? |
AFP eWire
March 27, 2006 |
Nonprofit Executives Burning Out, Planning to Leave Jobs A survey of almost 2,000 nonprofit executives found that 75 percent are planning on leaving their jobs within five years, while another 10 percent are already in the process of switching job. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2004
Allison H. Fine |
Blending the Bottom Line Nonprofits and grantmakers must meet each other halfway to move toward outcomes-focused approaches to collaboration. |
AFP eWire
January 26, 2015 |
Top Ten (Week of January 26, 2015): Helping Volunteers Fall in Love with the Mission Recruiting a board member who has not served on a nonprofit board before... Peer-to-peer fundraising... Global NFP benchmarking survey results... etc. |
AFP eWire
March 24, 2008 |
Google Offers Charities New Portal for Online Services A new portal, called Google for Nonprofits, is now available that provides charities access and guidance on how to use a variety of tools and resources that Google offers. |
AFP eWire
October 20, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of October 20, 2014): Influencing Donors' Gut Reactions to Solicitations Is Your Annual Report Brilliant, or Boring?... New Fundraising Study Provides Data on Impact of Technology... Helping Board Members Become More Effective at Fundraising... |
AskMen.com
January 9, 2002
Justin Becker |
How To: Build A Personal Website In 7 Steps I'll show you how easy it is to get a website up and running, in 7 simple steps... |
Searcher
Jul/Aug 2009
Nancy K. Herther |
Grantsmanship: Information Resources to Help Researchers Get Funding There are actually many different types of support available to researchers |
AFP eWire
May 3, 2004 |
Use the Net to Find Interns, Volunteers A number of websites now offer nonprofits opportunities to find and link with individuals who want to work for nonprofit missions and causes. |
AFP eWire
November 3, 2008 |
Website Features User Feedback on U.S. Charities A new website called GreatNonprofits allows donors to post reviews and ratings of charities. Charities, in turn, are able to customize their page and ask for donations. |
AFP eWire
June 13, 2005 |
Website Back to Basics: Site Search A search field is more than a convenient tool for web visitors. It is a fundamental component of the visitor/donor experience because it is a window on visitor needs and desires. |
AFP eWire
January 22, 2013
Marc A. Pitman |
Why Your Nonprofit Needs to Be On Google+ Today! Google+ has become the fastest-growing social media platform in history. More importantly for those of us in nonprofits, Google is using Google+ posts and interactions to influence normal Google web searches. The implications for this are huge! |
AFP eWire
June 8, 2010
Tom Ahern |
Deciding What Goes Into Your Donor Newsletter A good donor newsletter stirs pleasure in its readers. It reassures them that the mission is still urgent and relevant. |
AFP eWire
June 13, 2005 |
Resource Central Non-profit resources: AICPA Audit Committee Toolkit... Ernst & Young Disaster Relief Accountability Toolkit... Foundation Funding for Children's Health... The Rural Charitable Sector in Ontario... |
CRM
August 12, 2015
Gabe Cooper |
Why Nonprofits Deserve CRM Innovation With charitable giving exceeding $298 billion in the U.S. alone, it's time that software companies gave nonprofits the attention they deserve by creating technology that truly serves their needs. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 27, 2008
Sean Silverthorne |
Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits Nonprofit boards and executives are confronted by a confusing landscape of conflicting demands, rapidly evolving rules, and changing opportunities for finding resources. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Millesen & Hedge |
Achieving Balance and Maintaining Accountability Findings from a recent study on the decision-making abilities of community foundation boards identify some challenges and offer some lessons learned. |
AFP eWire
February 5, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of February 5, 2014): 10 Must-Have Elements for Nonprofit Websites Volunteer Management: 5 Ways To Get Leadership Engaged In Your Employee Volunteer And Giving Program... Donors: Monthly Donors: Small is beautiful!... Technology: 6 Strategies To Sending Mobile Friendly Emails... |
AFP eWire
August 11, 2008 |
Most Nonprofits Devote Little Resources to Advocacy A recent survey of lobbying and advocacy activity by nonprofits shows that while many organizations are involved in policy advocacy, relatively little time, attention or resources are spent on the activity, hindering deeper policy involvement. |
AFP eWire
April 16, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of April 16, 2014): 5 Unusual Direct Mail Techniques to Try A Little Networking Can Go a Long Way... If You Can't Support the Cause, Don't Take the Job... Three Ways to Deepen Donor Engagement... |
AFP eWire
November 17, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of November 17, 2014): What to Leave Behind During a Major Gift Ask The Only 6 Things You Need to Take/Leave When Making the Ask... The Great Mysteries of Donor Retention... 10 Steps to Create an Appeal Letter That Brings in the Money... |
Job Journal
November 23, 2008
Shelly Cryer |
A New Day in the Nonprofit Sector The dynamic, evolving, and rapidly expanding nonprofit sector offers abundant career opportunities -- and plenty of jobs providing a livable salary. |
AFP eWire
August 7, 2013 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (August 7, 2013) Philanthropy beat: Young donors want to see results... A Walk Around the Track With an Event Donor... Design Thinking: A Powerful Tool for Your Nonprofit... |
Fast Company
April 2006
Cheryl Dahle |
Next: A Nonprofit IPO? Inspired by Wall Street bankers, social entrepreneurs tap into a new source of funding. |
CRM
February 2010
Jessica Tsai |
Helping Hands The nonprofit sector needs CRM more than it knows, but its relationships are with donors, members, or activists - and technology is rarely a cause worth fighting for. Will the low cost of on-demand solutions finally allow nonprofits to embrace CRM? |
AFP eWire
January 29, 2007 |
IRS Offers New Online Training for Nonprofits The IRS has developed a new website that offers online training in five key issues related to nonprofit operations, including unrelated business income and the Form 990. |
AFP eWire
November 24, 2009 |
Most Nonprofits Experimenting With Social Media, But Struggle to Measure Value for Organization While seen as a good way to communicate with broad audiences and mobilize volunteer support, nonprofit executives are skeptical about social media's ability to reach donors, media and policy makers. |
AFP eWire
December 5, 2011 |
Many U.S. Charities Facing Increased Demand, Signs of Fiscal Stress Smaller charities saw disproportionate declines in funds raised and were more likely to report they are planning budget and services cuts in 2012. |
AFP eWire
July 3, 2006 |
House Passes Bill to Create Federal Grant Database The bill, H.R. 5060, would require the government to disclose information on a website about all grants, as well as other types of payments, within 30 days of the money being awarded. |
Job Journal
November 30, 2008 |
First Steps on a Nonprofit Career Path Inside insights on how to be in the right place at the right cause. |
