Written for Philanthrogeek.com and cross-posted at http://www.philanthrogeek.com/creative-fundraising/nonprofit-succeed-donors-give-purpose/ Let’s try a quick exercise: pull up the website of your favorite nonprofit. Can you answer any of these questions based on the information on that site? Does the nonprofit demonstrate familiarity with evidence and best practices related to the need it addresses by citing research, data, reports, past [...]
Category: learning
Giving With Purpose: Will It Stick? (part 1)
Written for Philanthrogeek.com and cross-posted at http://www.philanthrogeek.com/creative-fundraising/giving-purpose-will-stick/ This summer, the Learning By Giving Foundation launched its Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on philanthropy, Giving With Purpose. News reports played up the fact that Doris and Warren Buffett were backing the course and that some nonprofits would receive “Buffett money” because of the course. That financial carrot likely drove the [...]
Why Your Evidence Is Ignored
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” - Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest Thanks to the wonders of social media (specifically Darin McKeever’s Twitter feed), I just read a fascinating article – Why Policymakers Ignore Evidence – by Gerry Stoker, Professor of Politics and Governance at the University of Southampton, U.K. Stoker’s [...]
What’s On Your Charitable BOLO List?
Part of the recent scandal surrounding the IRS’s Exempt Organizations office was its use of BOLO (“Be on the Lookout”) lists. IRS staffers used the lists to screen groups applying for tax-exempt status based on certain phrases and criteria. Groups that didn’t make it through the screen were subjected to longer and deeper reviews (see [...]
Tony Macklin 