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crowdfunding
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Weekly Now: Crowdfunding Donors Favor Familiarity
A new study finds that people are more likely to give to friends and family in crowdfunding campaigns.…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Superintendents, DonorsChoose.org Collaborate on Best Practices
The popular nonprofit crowdfunding platform DonorsChoose.org, which helps teachers pay for supplies in their classrooms, worked with the…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Lincoln Foundation Turns to Crowdfunding, Auctions to Cover Debt
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation has turned to GoFundMe to raise money to help it pay for…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Lessons From Kickstarter: How to Succeed by Taking Chances
If you’re online, you’re likely exposed a few times a day to a world Yancey Strickler helped create.…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Northern New York Group Helps Entrepreneurs with Crowdfunding Program
The Adirondack North Country Association launched a crowdfunding program last month to help local businesses raise money for…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
How One Startup Is Putting the Gig Economy in Reach of Nonprofits
Wethos, a freelancer community that targets nonprofits, has gained a sizable amount of support for its concept, which…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
GuideStar Report: Most Nonprofits Struggle With Financial Picture
An analysis of the nonprofit sector's financial health highlights a strong imbalance among organizations, finding that many are…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
MetroNow Coalition Aims to Repair DC Metro System’s Funding
The MetroNow Coalition, made up of leaders of several organizations around the Beltway, says the future of DC's…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
National Initiative Looks to Strengthen Social Services
A new initiative aims to examine the financial challenges of the social services sector and find solutions.
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Grantmaking Pyramid Points to New Direction for Nonprofit Grants
The Grantmaking Pyramid, a graphic released by the Bridgespan Group and the Ford Foundation this week, is an…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Crowdfunding Industry Group Launches Expert Community
The Crowdfunding Professional Association is working to take advantage of new federal rules allowing for equity funding with…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Indie Music Nonprofit Wants to Build a Family of Donors
CASH Music, a group focused on offering technical assistance to independent musicians in the internet age, launched a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: $100 Billion in Airport Infrastructure Spending Needed
In a new report, Airports Council International-North America says federal funding only covers about half of the estimated…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Eyeing Diversity, NYC Gives Grants to Nonprofit Theaters
New York City is allocating $2 million in grants to nonprofit theaters throughout the city, with the goal…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Nonprofits Continue Growth, But With Deficits
A newly updated Urban Institute report indicates that nonprofits have continued to grow, and did so even during…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Taskforce to Gauge Brexit Effects on UK Museums
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union has many of the country’s industries wondering what their…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Focus on Low Overhead Hurts Nonprofits
New research from the Bridgespan Group highlights how foundations’ requirements that nonprofits have low overhead could be making…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Illinois Hospitality Groups: Restore “Choose Chicago” Funding
Three Illinois associations spent $50,000 on an ad campaign asking state lawmakers to restore funding for Choose Chicago,…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Heart Association: Google Partnership Sets New Precedent
The recently announced partnership between the American Heart Association and Google could mean more for medical research than…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: Kickstarter Becomes a Benefit Corporation
One of the biggest online crowdfunding hubs announces its new status as the Kickstarter benefit corporation makes its…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Amtrak Derailment Puts Transit Groups’ Issues Front and Center
Tuesday's deadly crash along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor spoke to an issue that associations have been emphasizing for years:…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Lincoln’s Tomb, Facing Tough Times, Buoyed by Association
The resting place of Abraham Lincoln, located in Illinois, may be the victim of budget cuts in coming…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
The Wallace Foundation’s $40 Million Bid to Build Arts Audiences
The Wallace Foundation announces a six-year, $40 million initiative to build sustainable audiences for arts organizations.
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
When The Kickstart Doesn’t Work: Fixing Crowdfunding’s Pitfalls
Not every crowdfunding project is successful, and that can lead to a lot of frustrated backers. But there’s…
