Archive for July, 2008
“Volunteer” Does Not Mean “No Pay”
This post was written in response to a post on www.philanthromedia.org and elaborates on the non-profit sector’s tendency to waste a lot of time in semantic squabbles, instead of concentrating on addressing the real issues.
“Volunteer” does not necessarily mean – “No Pay”, that fundamental fact is being ignored by huge segments of the non-profit sector, [...]
Workplace Giving – The Green Way to Give
This in response to an article in today’s New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/business/media/23adco.html
Workplace Giving – The Green Way to Give
In addtion to being the most donor friendly method of donating, workplace giving is also the one of the most enviromentally friendly. One catalog has 1500-3000 charities in it depending upon the region. How’s that for economy [...]
Low Hanging Fruit – Especially for Schools
Extremely Simple Low Hanging Fruit – Particularly for Schools
Folks,
I for one actually believe in the “wisdom of crowds” and the basic goodness of people, and it’s in the realm of “donor education” where the non-profit sector has royally screwed up.
It’s spent the last 50 years convincing people that “program expenses” are good that “administrative [...]
“Low Hanging Fruit” and the CFC
The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) and “Low Hanging Fruit”
On Seth Godin’s blog, he talks about the magic of “low-hanging fruit,” namely don’t miss out on the “easy pickings” while developing your latest, complicated multi-pronged, strategy. In the non-profit sector there is a tremendous opportunity to benefit from the “low-hanging” fruit of the [...]
Non-Profit Political Clout – IRS Mileage Rates
Folks,
Here’s an example of political clout (or rather the lack of it) in action:
IRS mileage allowance for businesses:
58.5 cents per mile.
IRS Mileage rate for charities:
14 cents per mile.
My personal opinion is that it should be the same for both businesses and non-profits, it’s not as if gasoline costs less for charities, and I would urge [...]
The Seven Sins of the Nonprofit Sector (plus 3 Bonus Sins)
The Seven Sins of the Nonprofit Sector
by Bill Huddleston, CFC Expert
1. They think the competition is other non-profits, rather than other discretionary spending, including $5 coffees and $100 T-shirts.
2. They preach cooperation, but when push comes to shove many don’t really believe in it, and they have no clue on how to accomplish it.
3. It believes in the [...]
Philanthrocapitalism Debate – The Good Samaritan and Performance Measurement
There’s an interesting online debate about “Philanthrocapitalism” being held on the Global Philanthropy Forum, which is at http://www.philanthropyforum.org/forum/Discussion_Forum1.asp?SnID=2076412520
I have several posts on the discussion, and one that refers to my article about “The Good Samaritan and Performance Measurement” which is here for your convenience:
Is 2000 years long enough to demonstrate results?
Not with today’s performance measurement [...]
North Carolina United Way Board Failed both the “Smell Test” and the “Optics Test”
The North Carolina C United Way Board Failed Both the “Smell Test” and the “Optics Test”
The CEO of the United Way of Central Carolinas was given a huge raise, bringing her compensation up to $1.2 million. In particular, her retirement fund was increased six fold to $ 800,000 which has generated a lot [...]
