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By heidi, on January 10th, 2012
What do you think of when you hear the word “hack”? Maybe coughing, tree chopping? In this digital age, it’s likely the dreaded computer violation! Bloom Metz was recently hacked and while it was an inconvenience and a cause for concern, we wanted to share the experience – and some Internet safety tips –with you.
Here’s [...]
By wilsherk, on July 8th, 2011
We hear it all the time, but we STILL find ourselves or our volunteers in that terrible quandary of “is it the right time?” Well friends, eventually, your prospects will wonder why you never brought up the subject.
• Sophisticated donors understand the cultivation process, and if you haven’t moved the process forward, they will lose [...]
By sethbloom, on March 24th, 2011
Securing the Future for Your Nonprofit Organization
Especially in our challenging economy, more and more nonprofit organizations are wishing their past leadership had established a stronger culture for planned giving in order to supplement operations with a reliable source of income through a permanent endowment fund. Understandably, organizations are trying harder than ever to sustain their [...]
By lewgrafman, on March 22nd, 2011
Am I the only one confused? On the evening of March 21, 2011, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, reporting from the Association of Fundraising Professionals conference in Chicago, released an article about one of the sessions at the conference, “Religious Fund-Raising Faces a ‘Crisis,’ Says Speaker” http://philanthropy.com/blogs/prospecting/religious-fund-raising-faces-a-crisis-says-speaker/29254?sid=&utm_source=&utm_medium=en.. The article begins by quoting one of the panel [...]
By jeffmetz, on February 7th, 2011
When growing a garden, the gardner has to plan the garden, plant the seeds, provide the right balance of water, sun and nutrients and keep the garden free of weeds and threatening pests. Cultivating a donor is much the same process. You need to have a plan, plant the seeds of knowledge about the good [...]
By lewgrafman, on November 15th, 2010
Once again the holiday season, the time for giving and receiving gifts, is upon us. Does your nonprofit have a clear policy limiting or prohibiting employees from accepting holiday gifts from vendors?
For a nonprofit employee a holiday gift from one of the nonprofit’s vendors can be viewed as both appealing and harmless. Surely acceptance of [...]
By benginsberg, on October 13th, 2010
Once again, a few local nonprofits find themselves in hot water over questionable policies and practices. This time, the culprits are Philadelphia city departments and regional agencies. Maybe it’s the water that causes this endless parade of misconduct and poor behavior.
As you may have heard, both the Philadelphia Housing Authority and the Delaware River [...]
By lewgrafman, on September 23rd, 2010
What a strange time to be a Philadelphia Eagles fan. On Sunday and Monday, September 20 and 21, Coach Andy Reid stated definitively that Kevin Kolb was the team’s starting quarterback. On Tuesday, September 22, in the late afternoon Coach Reid appeared to completely reverse his position, and announced that Michael Vick is now the [...]
By susandetwiler, on September 1st, 2010
Tired of talk about vision? Me too! And here’s why.
By susandetwiler, on August 13th, 2010
It’s up to the Executive Director to make hard decisions – as seen on TV.
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