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  • More than 275,000 US nonprofits have tax exempt status revoked
    As I wrote here on the blog back in March thousands of nonprofit organisations in the US were expected to have their tax exempt status removed due to significant changes with the IRS after tax deadlines passed in April. Now that the reporting has been finalised the depth of the impact seems to have been far more severe than many analysts had originally predicted. Whether...
    by at June 23rd, 2011 at 12:06 am
  • Nonprofit Fundraising Technology Tips – Try Klout to measure your social media influence
    Using social media to help build the donor base and enhance communications is something I strongly recommend for every nonprofit looking to improve their professional fundraising services. While there are vast array of social media options the market currently dominated by Twitter and Facebook although like everything else on the Internet will change so keep on top of...
    by at June 21st, 2011 at 12:06 am
  • The Home Depot Foundation helps Joplin to recover from recent tornado
    The ability of a large company’s corporate social responsibility program to be flexible enough to provide assistance with disasters is so often urgent to those where need is suddenly and unexpectedly at its greatest. Time and time again businesses both large and small will extend themselves to providing resources, financial assistance or volunteers to help communities...
    by at June 17th, 2011 at 12:06 am
  • Morgan Stanley to once again provide consulting grants to selected nonprofits
    CSR business strategies are always interesting to write about as I find many to be as innovative as they are beneficial. I think there is a lot to be said for organisations that obviously make a commitment to researching the needs of the community or society in general before determining how to implement new initiatives. One such innovation I found to be very creative...
    by at June 15th, 2011 at 12:06 am
  • Nonprofit Fundraising Technology Tips – who is linking to your site
    The inner workings of your website, blog and social media to help raise the overall awareness of your nonprofit fundraising organization aren’t always easy to decipher but some of the tips that I hope will provide the most value tend to be the easiest of all to master. Helping to steer relevant (by which I mean genuinely interested) traffic to your website or blog...
    by at June 14th, 2011 at 12:06 am
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