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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Nonprofits urged to be more open
While almost all nonprofits have Web sites, few are using the reach of the Internet to adequately disclose information about their organizations, according to a new report from GuideStar mentioned in Philanthropy Journal. According to “The State of Nonprofit Transparency, … Continue reading
The new Arab philanthropy
By Katy Snyder JVA Consulting Communications/Resource Development Associate Articles on Arab philanthropy and nonprofits from as recent as 2006 focus on a handful of Arab nonprofit organizations being at the center of terror investigations and allegedly funneling money to extremist … Continue reading
Posted in Economy
Tagged American University Cairo, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Dubai Cares, John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement, Middle East, National Network for Arab American Communities, New York Times, Prime Minister of Dubai
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Colorado Nonprofit Association provides Recovery Act information
The Colorado Nonprofit Association has launched a new page on its Web site that features video and text from its April 3 workshop, Making Sense of the Recovery Act for Nonprofits. The page also provides an overview of how Recovery … Continue reading
Staff cuts loom for nonprofit groups
According to the 2009 Nonprofit Employment Trends Survey by Nonprofit HR Solutions, nonprofits will likely cut jobs in 2009. The Philanthropy Journal article says more than one in four nonprofits plan to downsize or lay off staff next year, compared … Continue reading
Arts groups lose funding as priority shifts to basic needs
About one in 10 arts groups in the U.S. are in danger of collapse as private donations, ticket sales and government support dwindle, says nonprofit Americans for the Arts, The Wall Street Journal reported. Museums, theaters and dance companies, which … Continue reading
Social enterprise bolsters botttom line for nonprofits
By Katy Snyder JVA Consulting Communications/Resource Development Associate This week, JVA President Janine Vanderburg is attending the Social Enterprise Summit in New Orleans. Janine is twittering from the summit to keep all of us apprised of the brilliant ideas that … Continue reading
Follow the social enterprise tweets for new revenue-generating ideas
By Janine Vanderburg JVA Consulting President You could just sit around and wait for economic stimulus funding to help your nonprofit organization out of its current slump. Or—you could track what innovative social enterprises are doing across the world to … Continue reading
Colorado nonprofits try to sort out recovery act funding at workshop
By Katy Snyder JVA Consulting Communications/Resource Development Associate At the recent Colorado Nonprofit Association’s Making Sense of the Recovery Act for Nonprofits workshop, nonprofit professionals from around the state were given an overview of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act … Continue reading
Posted in Economy
Tagged American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Cary Kennedy, Colorado Housing Authority, Colorado Nonprofit Association, Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, JVA Consulting, Mark Cavanaugh, Mike Roque, Office of Violence against Women, Renny Fagan, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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First-time online donors hard to keep
People who make online donations often do not make additional gifts to nonprofits, according to an article in The Denver Post. A study by Target Analytics, a unit of Blackbaud, Inc., surveyed 24 nonprofits and found that of those online … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackbaud, Denver Post, JVA Consulting, nonprofits, Target Analytics
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Chronicle of Philanthropy posts daily updates from Social Enterprise Summit
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is posting daily updates and articles from the Social Enterprise Summit on topics such as a new legal status for socially oriented businesses and the need for nonprofit leaders to educate policymakers about the work that … Continue reading →