This week, I’m testing out a different format for this week’s listing of headlines. Rather than include an excerpt from each of the articles, I’m just including a Twitter-type lead for most of the articles. Please let me know what you think!
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FUNDRAISING
The Beauty of Giving (Deliver) When money is tight, even the worthiest causes feel the pinch. But The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has found a way to boost donations even as other charities are seeing declines. M. D. Anderson has created a multilevel loyalty program that rewards members not only by their gift size, but by their longevity as a donor regardless of amount. And it’s proving to be the institution’s single largest source of unrestricted money. https://www.delivermagazine.com/the-magazine/2009/12/07/the-beauty-of-giving/
Storytelling Expert Shares Secrets Of Using Stories To Promote Nonprofits (Courant.com) Through the ages, storytelling has been an important means of communicating spirituality and some of the greatest Jewish teachers were expert storytellers. For fundraising and conveying the work of an organization, storytelling can be a powerful tool.Great stories share the following. http://www.courant.com/community/hc-community-articleresults,0,5942637,results.formprofile?Query=23838HC
- Is the Fund-Raising Pyramid a Myth? http://bit.ly/8FXmSe
Donations to Haiti Will Not Harm Giving to Other Causes, Experts Say http://bit.ly - What nonprofit doesn't want their Board members to love fundraising? http://bit.ly/4sx7s1
- Giving for impact rather than giving just to feel good: http://bit.ly/6zpq4j
- An Australian perspective on how the recession has actually strengthened leadership/focused nonprofits’ messages: http://ow.ly/Wf0n
- 7 reasons to get an expert analysis of your appeal package http://bit.ly/6J24qv
- The power of giving circles: donors “give more money, and give more strategically, when working collectively”: http://ow.ly/WeJ7
TECHNOLOGY
12 steps to creating a compelling Facebook Page (Socialbrite) You know about Facebook and how everyone and their mom uses Facebook. More than 350 million users so far and growing. While brands like Coke and Starbucks recognize the huge marketing potential on Facebook, what does it mean for your blog? http://www.socialbrite.org/2010/01/18/12-steps-to-creating-a-compelling-facebook-page/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+socialbrite+%28Socialbrite%29
- Few Text Donors Choose to Receive Additional Charity Messages http://bit.ly/8aAZvZ
- Social media for nonprofits, from presentation at WNY http://bit.ly/5Y9Flq
OTHER ARTICLES
What Are the Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards? (Bridgestar) Board members might not be at the nonprofit organization they serve on a daily basis, but their responsibilities influence many aspects of a well-managed nonprofit. This article from BoardSource explains 10 basic responsibilities for which board members should be held accountable. http://www.bridgestar.org/Library/BasicResponsibilities.aspx
- More Older Americans Volunteer Casually, Survey Finds http://twurl.nl/4ldalo
- Online Communications Planning for Nonprofits http://ow.ly/10oag
- U.K. officially exits 18-mo recession showing 0.1 percent growth in last 3 months of 2009 BBC http://bit.ly/6WwWJE
- Donations to Aid Haiti Exceed $355-Million, Chronicle Tally Finds http://twurl.nl/p6qgbe
- New approaches to nonprofit collaboration http://bit.ly/5yNTLz
- Cultivating young nonprofit leaders: how Gen Y can be an asset to your organization: http://ow.ly/WeK4
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