I was dismayed when I heard that some American (and European) Foundations are requiring amutot to have the Se'if 46a status, which declares donations to a charity to be tax-deductible.
This latest phenomenon demonstrates a lack of understanding of the intricacies of international nonprofit regulations and makes it harder for worthy...Read more »
Tags: Foundation, Fundraising, International, Regulations, Tax-Deductable, Terminology
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A list of the essential articles that I posted to Twitter from April 11 - April 24, 2010. This week's topics include: Strategy & Governance; IRS Trends; Social Media & Fundraising; Jewish Nonprofits; Israel Economy & Finance; and Potpourri.Read more »
Tags: B2B, Bucket, Cure, Facebook, Foundation, Friends of, Fundraising, I.R.S., Jewish, Jewish Funders Network, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Komen, LinkedIn, Marketing, Nonprofit, Social Media, Strategy, Trend, Twitter
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Give me the “Outright No” any day of the week and twice in a recession; you win some, you lose some. The second, drawn-out no, is still a no, but wasted my time and got my hopes up over nothing. Why not tell me no from the beginning instead of playing achy-breaky...Read more »
Tags: Application, Crisis, eJewish Philanthropy, Foundation, Grant, Madoff, Rejection
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A list of the essential articles that I posted to Twitter from January 10, 2010 - January 16, 2010. This week's categories: Crisis in Haiti; Internet, Social Media & Fundraising; Accounting, Economy, & Finance; Israel Economy & Finance; and Potpourri.Read more »
Tags: Accounting, Economy, Foundation, Fundraising, Internet & Social Media, Israel Terminology, Nonprofit, Philanthropy, Social Media, Strategy, Website
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A list of my favorite articles that I posted to Twitter from January 3, 2010 - January 9, 2010. This week's categories: Nonprofit Strategy & Governance; Internet, Social Media & Fundraising; Israel Economy & Nonprofits; and Potpourri.Read more »
Tags: Economy, Foundation, Foursquare, Fundraising, Governance, Internet & Social Media, Israel Terminology, LinkedIn, Nonprofit, SMS, Social Media, Strategy, Website
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I think that charities need to take a step back because, believe it or not, proper fundraising is a question more encompassing than "direct mail vs. email solicitations" and even larger than "Facebook vs. Twitter" (OMG!).Read more »
Tags: Business, Chamsa, Charity, Community, Facebbok, Foundation, Fundraising, Gaily Perry, Government Support, Grant, Income, Nirit Roessler, Nonprofit, Pradler, Strategy, Twitter
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I came across this article from Guidestar (reprinted from Opportunityknocks.org). Actually, the full title is "Stories of Smart (and not-so-smart) Grantmaking in a Tough Economy." This article is a great example of short and sweet. The author, a fundraising consultant with more than 20 years of experience, shares three stories from...Read more »
Tags: Economic Downturn, Foundation, Grants, Nonprofit, Recession, Rejection
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An article was recently posted on Midot's website highlighting a joint study done by Midot and Sheatufim. The study was presented at a Sheatufim conference on June 23, 2009.Read more »
Tags: Charity Navigator, Foundation, Gandyr Foundation, Guidestar, Israel Terminology, JDC, Meitav Investment House, Midot, Nonprofit, Rashi Foundation, Sheatufim, Shlomo Dushi, Zionism 2000
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America has a long history of positive social change affected through the initiatives of private individuals and foundations. These nongovernmental institutions have been succesful because of their greatest weapon, independence. An article that was recently forwarded to me in The Commentary Magazine entitled, "The War on Philanthropy", by David Billet,...Read more »
Tags: Barak Obama, David Billet, Foundation, Government Support, Hillel Shmid, Israel Terminology, Joel Fleishman, Nonprofit, Objectivity, Socialist, The Commentary Magazine, U.S. Terminology
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Nonprofits' War of Independence
America has a long history of positive social change affected through the initiatives of private individuals and foundations. These nongovernmental institutions have been succesful because of their greatest weapon, independence. An article that was recently forwarded to me in The Commentary Magazine entitled, "The War on Philanthropy", by David Billet,...Read more »
Tags: Barak Obama, David Billet, Foundation, Government Support, Hillel Shmid, Israel Terminology, Joel Fleishman, Nonprofit, Objectivity, Socialist, The Commentary Magazine, U.S. Terminology
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