Links to the articles I’ve reviewed and posted to Twitter between December 5 – December 11, 2011. This week’s topics include: Governance & Strategy • Transparency • Management & Corporate Culture • Funding & Fundraising • Marketing

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Tizku Lemitzvot,

Shuey
@nonprofitbanker

GOVERNANCE & STRATEGY

3 challenges affecting small nonprofit organizations & 5 ways to mitigate them, by Npmaven ow.ly/1BE1oS via EmilyChan

Why taking over a nonprofit instead of opening new 1 doesn’t save time or $$, by Charitylawyer ow.ly/1BGWfy

Maybe there’s a reason people don’t play nice: 8 Dangers of Collaboration, by Nilofer ow.ly/7TjY9 in HarvardBiz via GTak

NAFund & ToscanoAdvisors: 10 Things Every Nonprofit Board Member Should Know ow.ly/1BQnsF

Oy vey! Lessons from a donation bequeathed to a nonprofit but under incorrect name ow.ly/1BE0uM on eJPhil

Programs pairing MBAs with nonprofit organizations give students opp as Board member @ younger age ow.ly/1BGqNs via LawForChange

Get some popcorn & a pencil >> NAFund: Watch our 15 min VID how to manage Restricted Funds ow.ly/7CXZZ

TRANSPARENCY

Opendata: Not because your donors want it but because the nonprofit sector needs it (by p2173) ow.ly/1BvZSf via tkb

An increasingly important topic >> GTak: Finding the Right Transparency, by Emilychan ow.ly/1BQvDl

Gr8 debate re: end-goals of transparency. Kanter summarizes recent articles & forums bit.ly/tEHRBN via GTak

FUNDING & FUNDRAISING

Is a nonprofit about to go bust? BrokersWorld offers some ways to find out ow.ly/1BxolV on WSJ via GTak

5 ways to ensure your nonprofit gets that government funding ow.ly/7PBMx on BridgespanGroup

Making the case for donating to Overhead. A discussion with Tom Tierney of BridgespanGroup ow.ly/1BAbD1 on WSJ

Very sound advice >> ProGrantWriter: What new nonprofits need before hiring a grantwriter ow.ly/7pPX5

MARKETING

YNPNDetroit: VIDEO how to drastically improve your nonprofit’s mission statement ow.ly/7JZ5i via KatyaN4G

MANAGEMENT & CORPORATE CULTURE

Awesome! >> 9 Things That Motivate Employees More Than Money, by IlyaNeverSleeps ow.ly/1BxrOZ on IncMagazine

The Pen Is Mightier than the App: A Case For Writing Things Out, by Kevinpurdy ow.ly/7PX2M on FastCompany

Links to the articles I’ve reviewed and posted to Twitter between November 28 – December 4, 2011.  This week’s topics include:  U.S. Regulations  •  Jewish & Israel  •  Management & Strategy  •  Fundraising

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Tizku Lemitzvot,

Shuey
@nonprofitbanker

U.S. REGULATIONS

DonKramer: Is it legal/ethical for former staff to take donor list? ow.ly/1BgdnE

JEWISH & ISRAEL

Power of the People: Israel’s social protests hit profit at Supermarket chain, CEO quits ow.ly/1BcGaz

Against the Grain: Why People Shouldn’t Jump to Criticize Jewish Federation’s GPT ow.ly/7O479 on eJPhil

Op-Ed on Jewish innovation as independent sector vs inherent aspect of nonprofit orgs ow.ly/1BsKjP on eJPhil

MANAGEMENT & STRATEGY

Semantics or What Defines a Good Manager? “There’s No Such Thing as Constructive Criticism” on HarvardBiz ow.ly/7IFyE

Golden! >> Alicekorngold: Lessons 4 Nonprofit Boards per Penn State + 2nd Mile ow.ly/1Btpe0 by GTak & Emilychan

GTak: Should Philanthropies Operate Like Businesses? Interesting debate on WSJ

How Philanthropy Taught Me to Embrace Failure: A Precondition to Success, by Rmarker ow.ly/1Ba1oT via eJPhil

FUNDRAISING

IndSector & CharityIdeas: How Non-Profits Can Use Mobile Digital Wallets for Fundraising on.mash.to/uFxuSj on Mashable

CharityNav: Donations inch back up after recession decline ht.ly/7IjbZ on USATODAY

4 ways to nurture social enterprise (hint: not from the Gov) ow.ly/7AG2V via SVPMinnesota & ColleenEbinger

Links to the articles I’ve reviewed and posted to Twitter between November 21 – November 27, 2011.  This week’s topics include:  Jewish Federations’ New GPT Directive  •  Jewish & Israel  •  Management & Strategy  •  Fundraising & Marketing  •  Social Media & Internet

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Tizku Lemitzvot,

Shuey
@nonprofitbanker

JEWISH FEDERATIONS’ NEW GPT DIRECTIVE

Global Planning Table Recommended to JFNA’s Board - JFNA Briefing

Federations Drop Overseas Giving Formula – The Forward

Global Planning Table Ends Funding Split between Two Agencies – Jewish Ledger (nice history & background)

The Jewish Federations’ Big Gamble – Op-Ed by Dan Brown on eJewishPhilanthropy (great discussion in the comments)

JEWISH & ISRAEL

New Canadian Foundation aims 2 expedite donations to worthy nonprofits in Israel ow.ly/1B6hiS on eJPhil // expect serious scrutiny (as with all Canadian charitable ventures)

Congratulations to Prof Eliezer Jaffe, Israel “Dean of Philanthropy”, on receiving Knesset Speakers Prize ow.ly/7AlXA on eJPhil

MANAGEMENT & STRATEGY

Global recession impact: new study shows nonprofit orgs seek financial stability ow.ly/1B4McE on eJPhil

Donor Advised Funds: answer to our prayers or devil in disguise? Op-ed on NyTimes ow.ly/7G7s3 via IndSector

Calling All Boomers: Don’t Start More Nonprofits ow.ly/7Dp5e on Philanthropy via NAFund

Does your boss know that worker disengagement costs $300 billion a yr in lost productivity? ow.ly/1AKOpk

FUNDRAISING & MARKETING

Awesome & Inspiring >> Pndblog: (12 min VID) I am a Philanthropist: Diverse Voices in Giving ow.ly/7GqzM

PatrickSternal: The World’s 7 Most Powerful Philanthropists Forbes onforb.es/v7bV6R | The .000000001%

Principles that apply to so many things >> Johnhaydon: 3 Ways To Keep Cause Marketing Authentic zite.to/uHZTx9

SOCIAL MEDIA & INTERNET

Askdebra: Twitter donors worth the most on social media via Stevebridger | Scoopit bit.ly/v9vL79

VID – Are LinkedIn pgs actualy more robust than Facebook pgs 4 your nonprofit ? ow.ly/1AKRai via Johnhaydon

It’s more than just Likes & Shares >> Franswaa: Thoughtful engagement matters more than we think ow.ly/7yVQp