Posted in Activism, Board of Directors, Capacity-building, Communication, Foundations, Grantmakers, Leadership, Management, Outcome Measurement, Technology on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Nonprofit Good Practice Guide, a free online resource, captures and organizes good practices for nonprofits and foundations.
There are thousands of effectiveness-building tips and resources on topics including:
Accountability and Evaluation;
Advocacy;
Communications and Marketing;
Foundations and Grantmaking;
Fundraising and Financial Sustainability;
Governance;
Management and Leadership;
Staff Development and Organizational Capacity;
Technology; and
Volunteer Management.
Source: National Council of Nonprofits
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A March 11, 2008 article in The Chronicle of Higher Education notes that the American Association of Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association have written a joint letter asking Congress to reverse the Department of Education’s decision to end a program that has allowed new physician graduates to lower student loans and defer interest [...]
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Posted in Activism on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Minnesota Council on Foundations publishes a “Philanthropy and the Public Trust” series to offer insight into a variety of concerns in the nonprofit sector.
In one of its recent publications, Principles for Grantmakers, the Council issued a list of guidelines for public policy engagement, especially as it applies to grantmakers.
The list of guidelines includes:
We advocate [...]
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Posted in Activism, Editorials on November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s official: Bush Derangement Syndrome is now a full-blown epidemic. George W. Bush apparently has reduced more of his fellow citizens to frustrated, sputtering rage than any president since opinion polling began, with the possible exception of Richard Nixon. Admittedly, anyone who knows me, knows I believe I have rocks in my backyard smarter than this president. But, in today’s (Nov. 9, [...]
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Greatness lives among us. Nick Anderson, a teenage from Conway, Mass. approached Oxfam about going to Darfur after co-founding a successful national high school challenge to raise awareness and funds for Darfur by using the social networking site, Facebook.
As the co-founder of a highly successful fundraising initiative, Nick helped to raise more [...]
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On June 29, 2005, Spain became the fourth nation in the world to offer legal marriage to same-sex couples. The law states: “Matrimony shall have the same requirements and effects regardless of whether the persons involved are of the same or different sex.”
Before Parliament voted to approve this bill, Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero [...]
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The Human Rights Campaign recommends the following as key ingredients to successful political activism:
A talented chef (i.e., strong leadership)
Trusted cookbook (in-depth research and polling)
Commitment to the recipe (unyielding focus)
Fuel forthe fire (money)
Plenty of preparatin time (an early start)
Taste test (community support for the campaign plan)
Source: Human Rights Campaign. (2007, Winter). We did it! Fair-minded [...]
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