Tag Archives: philanthropy

Nonprofit Radio, January 18, 2013: Giving: Looking Back And Ahead

Big Nonprofit Ideas for the Other 95%

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Tony’s Guest:

Rob Mitchell

Rob Mitchell: Giving: Looking Back And Ahead

Rob Mitchell, CEO of Atlas of Giving, tells us how giving did by sector, source and state in 2012, and how it will do in 2013. What sector increased most? How did you fare compared to the larger picture? What’s ahead? We’ll give away a few $349 Atlas of Giving subscriptions that allow you to get instant personalized forecasts for a year. You can win by listening to the show and by taking the survey below.

Please take a moment to answer three quick questions. If you want to be entered in the contest to win, fill in question 4 with your email address. You’ll find it below. Thank you! If you could also share it with other nonprofit professionals, I would appreciate it.
 

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Top Trends. Sound Advice. Lively Conversation.

You’re on the air and on target as I delve into the big issues facing your nonprofit—and your career.

If you have big dreams but an average budget, tune in to Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio.

I interview the best in the business on every topic from board relations, fundraising, social media and compliance, to technology, accounting, volunteer management, finance, marketing and beyond. Always with you in mind.

When and where: Talking Alternative Radio, Fridays, 1-2PM Eastern

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Nonprofit Radio, December 21, 2012: Candidates For Causes & Computers Crash

Big Nonprofit Ideas for the Other 95%

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Tony’s Guests:

Roger Egger
Robert Egger
Robert Egger: Candidates For Causes

Robert Egger is president of cForward, working to rally candidates around nonprofit platforms. We’ll discuss how to assess those in your local races; getting the nonprofit agenda before them; and how to support the candidates who step up.

 

 

Scott Koegler
Scott Koegler: Computers Crash

Scott Koegler, the editor of Nonprofit Technology News and our tech contributor, reminds us that technology can let us down. Your computer hardware will only last so long, so you should have a plan for replacing it to avoid a crisis. I’ll talk to this former CIO about the hardware life cycle; budgeting; training; and planning.

 
 


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I interview the best in the business on every topic from board relations, fundraising, social media and compliance, to technology, accounting, volunteer management, finance, marketing and beyond. Always with you in mind.

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Nonprofit Radio, December 14, 2012: Get Engaged III & Dutiful Documentation

Big Nonprofit Ideas for the Other 95%

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Tony’s Guests:

Amy Sample Ward
Amy Sample Ward: Get Engaged III

Amy Sample Ward is our social media scientist. She continues her series on online engagement with goal setting. How do you know if your engagement strategies are successful? We’ll talk about identifying goal areas; assigning metrics; and measuring success. Amy is membership director for the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) and contributes for Stanford Social Innovation Review.

 

Gene Takagi & Emily Chan
Gene Takagi & Emily Chan: Dutiful Documentation

Gene Takagi and Emily Chan, our legal contributors from the Nonprofit & Exempt Organizations Law Group (NEO), explain the IRS rules on what should be in all those acknowledgements you send for 2012 gifts.

 
 
 


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I interview the best in the business on every topic from board relations, fundraising, social media and compliance, to technology, accounting, volunteer management, finance, marketing and beyond. Always with you in mind.

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Cause Marketing Guidance From NY Attorney General

The cover of Cause Marketing for Dummies courtesy of John Haydon on Flickr.

Cause marketing: when your charity teams up with a company so that you raise money and they sell stuff and/or look good.

Questions have been asked, most recently in the The New York Times. There are no rules and the amount of money raised can be questionable.

The New York Attorney General wants to help. The office has issued a five-point guidance document. It’s on the web and as a pdf. Here are the recommendations:

1. Clearly describe the promotion
Prominent disclosures should include: charity name and mission; benefit the charity receives; minimum guaranteed or maximum imposed on donation to charity; consumer action required; and, dates of the campaign.

2. Allow consumers to easily determine donation amount
Do you wonder what “net proceeds” means? Net of what?

3. Be transparent about what is not apparent
Protect your brand so it’s not injured by an unclear campaign. For instance, if the company is making a fixed donation, don’t let promotional materials suggest that buying product makes a difference in how much your charity gets.

Likewise, if there’s a cap to the donation you’re getting, don’t flood stores with more goods than reasonably expected to reach that maximum. (I like that one. How ethical are you when it’s hard for the public to know how ethical you are?)

4. Ensure transparency in social media
If it’s a campaign to get the company likes, followers or +1’s, follow the other recommendations here. Social media campaigns aren’t exceptions to transparency and accuracy.

5. Tell the public how much was raised
Cause marketing is no exception to the public’s demand for impact measures. Tell us how you did.

Care to share your experience with cause marketing? Was the company fair? Did you get what was promised? What feedback did you get from donors? Would you do it again?

Nonprofit Radio, December 7, 2012: Your Database Policy Manual & Maria’s Top 10

Big Nonprofit Ideas for the Other 95%

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Tony’s Guests:

Nicole San Miguel, Karen Hartt and me at bbcon 2012
Karen Hartt and Nicole San Miguel: Your Database Policy Manual

Karen Hartt, philanthropic services specialist for Maine Community Foundation, and Nicole San Miguel, database administrator for Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City, walk you through data entry standards; indexing and searchability; naming conventions; and other topics that belong in your database policy and procedure manual. We talked at the bbcon 2012 conference, but their ideas don’t only apply to Blackbaud products.

 

Maria Semple
Maria Semple: Maria’s Top 10

Maria Semple, The Prospect Finder and our prospect research contributor, reveals the Top 10 sites she uses in her work. True to form for our doyenne of dirt cheap, most of the sites are free.

This segment with Maria has a survey. Please take a moment to answer one quick question. You’ll find it below. Thank you! If you could also share it with other nonprofit professionals, I would appreciate it.

 
 

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Top Trends. Sound Advice. Lively Conversation.

You’re on the air and on target as I delve into the big issues facing your nonprofit—and your career.

If you have big dreams but an average budget, tune in to Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio.

I interview the best in the business on every topic from board relations, fundraising, social media and compliance, to technology, accounting, volunteer management, finance, marketing and beyond. Always with you in mind.

When and where: Talking Alternative Radio, Fridays, 1-2PM Eastern

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Here is a link the the audio: 120: Your Database Policy Manual & Maria’s Top 10. You can also subscribe on iTunes to get the podcast automatically.
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