Management Features (338)
Cloud Computing Helps Nonprofits Slash Costs and Work Smarter
- Monday, 07 December 2009
- Management Features
- Written by Vineet Jain
2009 Year in Review
- Friday, 27 November 2009
- Management Features
- Written by Jennifer Flaten
With the shaky economy in 2009, non-profits found themselves turning to more interactive ways to engage donors. Technology such as cell phones, social media and customized web platforms allowed non-profits to connect with supporters.
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Fund Accounting Applications
- Tuesday, 03 November 2009
- Management Features
- Written by Pam Baker, Contributing Editor
Fund accounting software is not the same thing as general accounting software, although many nonprofits often confuse the two. “A number of products presented as NFP solutions, are in fact NOT NFP,” warns Randy Johnston, executive vice president of K2 Enterprises, a provider of professional education to accountants. “They can’t do true fund accounting, and don’t have other key capabilities like proper project accounting.”
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Auctions and Swap Meets for Nonprofits
- Tuesday, 06 October 2009
- Management Features
- Written by Pam Baker, Contributing Editor
Raising cash from tried-and-true donors is now more trying than true. Efforts to stir donors to action fall flat more often than not. “I just can’t make monthly donations to charities anymore,” says Nana Duffey, a retired civil servant and regular donor. “So many family members are out of work because of the recession; I have to help family. I feel sorry for nonprofits, though. I know they’re suffering too.” Facing this near unbreakable Catch-22, nonprofits are augmenting seemingly futile attempts to retain regular donors with online auctions designed to cash-in on less charitable-minded audiences.
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Tony Martignetti - SharpeNet Overview
- Monday, 21 September 2009
- Management Features
- Written by Scott Koegler
Editor, Scott Koegler talks with Tony Martignetti, Esq. Managing Director Martignetti Planned Giving Advisors about the SharpeNet online service for enabling planned giving.
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Interview with Tom Epplett of IATS
- Monday, 21 September 2009
- Management Features
- Written by Scott Koegler
Editor, Scott Koegler talks with Tom Epplett, COO of IATS, a Ticketmaster Company. Click below to listen to this interview.
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Boosting Your Event Strategy With Social Networking
- Thursday, 10 September 2009
- Management Features
- Written by Donna Wilkins
Social networking is a topic of many conversations these days, and for good reason. It’s estimated that 65 percent of teenagers in the United States and 35 percent of adults maintain at least one social networking profile. Popular sites such as Facebook and MySpace connect millions upon millions of people online every day, cultivating social ecosystems that are ideally suited for organizations to recruit participants and build momentum for grassroots events.Read more...
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Scanners for Non Profits
- Saturday, 05 September 2009
- Management Features
- Written by Jeff Merron, Contributing Editor
Even though office scanners have only been around since the early 1990s, when they were aimed (and priced) mostly for the business market, in just a little over a decade the devices have become nearly ubiquitous, either as stand-alone devices, or built in to all-in-one printer/scanning/faxing devices.
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Building Your Donor Database
- Friday, 10 July 2009
- Management Features
- Written by Pam Baker, Contributing Editor
It’s neither a secret nor a surprise that donations are down and need is up in this battered economy. Qualified donor lists are more valuable than ever but they are shrinking in terms of donor numbers and average donations. The usual barrage of donor solicitations is fizzling fast. To overcome these challenges, here are three productive and innovative ways to honorably build your donor lists right now:
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Interview with Tony Martignetti - Planned Giving Primmer
- Friday, 10 July 2009
- Management Features
- Written by Scott Koegler
Editor, Scott Koegler talks with Tony Martignetti, Esq. Managing Director Martignetti Planned Giving Advisors about planned giving, what it is, and when your nonprofit should investigate the practice.
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