ARTICLES/BOOKS TO READ
Avery, Sarah. “The IRS View of Nonprofit Governance,” GuideStar, December, 2009
http://www2.guidestar.org/rxa/news/articles/2009/the-irs-view-of-nonprofit-governance.aspx?source=dec09nwsltr
…..this article includes our Word the Day: Inurement
Gordon, Susan “Effective Fundraising with Facebook Causes,” N Ten Nonprofit Technology Network, June 18, 2009: http://nten.org/blog/2009/06/18/effective-fundraising-facebook-causes (December 17, 2009)
Higman, Rebecca and Katya Andersen “Online Donors: Why They Leave and How to Win Them Back,” N Ten Nonprofit Technology Network, September 29, 2009: http://nten.org/blog/2009/09/24/online-donors-why-they-leave-and-how-win-them-back (December 17, 2009).
Martignetti, Tony. “Year-End IRA Gifts Are Still Possible,” GuideStar, December, 2009 http://www2.guidestar.org/rxa/news/articles/2009/year-end-ira-gifts-are-still-possible.aspx?source=dec09nwsltr (December 5, 2009)
Prestone, Caroline. “Charities Look for Ways to Unlock Benefits of Social Media Tools” Chronicle of Philanthropy, December 10, 2009: http://philanthropy.com/free/articles/v22/i04/04001101.htm (December 9, 2009)
Raymond, Susan U. Nonprofit Finance for Hard Times: Leadership Strategies When Economies Falter Wiley, 2009 (ISBN: 978-0-470-49010-5)
More Info: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470490101.html
FORUMS/TRAINING
CharityHowto.com offers free step-by-step videos for non-profits, including tutorials on online fundraising: http://www.charityhowto.com/
Free access to archived teleconferences on funding at Network For Good Learning Center: http://www.fundraising123.org/training
A few examples:
Dec 15, 2009: 6 Steps to Building a Dynamic Grantseeking Calendar Slides (pdf), Audio (mp3), Transcript (pdf)
Oct 20, 2009: “Missionize” Your Year-End Fundraising: Maximizing Your Organization’s Fundraising Potential this Holiday Season Handout (pdf), Audio (mp3), Transcript (pdf)
Oct 16, 2009: A Rookie’s Guide to Online Fundraising and Marketing (Foundation Center) NetworkforGood_OnlineFundraising_101609.pdf (pdf)
Sep 29, 2009: Digital Facelift: Tips for Taking Your Website from Blah “Before” to Amazing “After” Slides (pdf), Handout (pdf), Audio (mp3), Transcript (pdf)
GRANTS and CONTESTS
TechSoup
Become a free ‘By the Cup’ subscriber and enter to win an hour of tech time with a techie from TechSoup! You can enter once a month
Deadline: ongoing
More Info: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=PeTxcI_2bwQ1SIj69qmFfFog_3d_3d
Coming Up Taller Awards (President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities)
Awards recognize and reward excellence in after school and out of school arts and humanities programs
Amount: up to 10,000 each
Deadline: January 29
More Info: http://www.pcah.gov/news/cut2010Nominations.htm
MISCELLANEOUS
Squareup.com streamline credit card access for small groups. A small plug-in to your cell phone allows you to scan credit cards!
DonateNow offers nonprofits ability to accept website donations (no merchant account required) for a fee: http://www1.networkforgood.org/for-nonprofits/fundraising/donatenow
SOCIAL MEDIA and ONLINE FUNDING
SocialVibe.com:
http://www.fundraisingip.com/fundraising/raise-funds-on-socialvibecom/
Fundraisingip.com—how to raise funds online:
You have a website: http://www.fundraisingip.com/fundraising/raise-funds-online-with-or-without-your-own-website-part-1/
You don’t have a website: http://www.fundraisingip.com/fundraising/raise-funds-online-with-or-without-your-own-website-part-2/
