Fundraising Fundamentals Podcast
Why Nonprofits Should Rethink Their E-Mail Campaigns
With the growth of smartphone use, messages need to be more concise and attention-grabbing and should include multimedia, says an expert.
Live Discussions
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How to Land a Fundraising Job in Today’s Market
Read the transcript of an online discussion about how to improve your career prospects.
Face of Philanthropy
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Bird-Watching Program Aids Dementia Patients
The Audubon Society and a nurse have figured out a way to calm Alzheimer's patients and lift their spirits.
People
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AmeriCares Leader Expanded Health Care at Home and Overseas
Curt Welling, who is stepping down as head of AmeriCares, expanded the charity's work with grass-roots groups abroad and with American clinics serving the uninsured.
Books
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How a Scrappy Literacy Charity Met Ambitious Goal 5 Years Early
John Wood, founder of Room to Read, says by talking about solutions and taking creative approaches to getting publicity, his charity hopes that by 2015 it will have reached...
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Opinion
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Scandal Should Prompt IRS to Clarify Rules
To protect the integrity of groups pursuing nonpartisan activities, it's important for the tax agency to be clearer about just what kinds of politicking social-welfare groups...
Podcast: Fundraising Fundamentals
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How to Avoid Stereotyping Donors by Age
Fundraisers need to avoid falling into the trap of thinking all older or younger donors are alike.
Podcast: Making Change
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Why Small Nonprofits Often Make a Big Difference
The chief executive of Britain’s National Endowment for Science, Technology, and the Arts on why big change is often a slow, organic process.
Podcast: Social Good
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Unleashing the Power of Mothers and Blogs to Push Good Causes
Jennifer James has built a network of 1,000 mothers who write about health, education, hunger, and other causes as a way to raise money and get attention for charities.
Podcast: Tiny Spark
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The Tragic Consequences of Crisis Volunteering
When doctors and nurses race to disaster zones, lack of training and standards sometimes cause unintended pain for the injured and haunting emotional trauma for medical...
