Posts Tagged ‘fundraising professional’

  • Nonprofits buoyed by volunteerism at greater rates than ever before
    At the beginning of the year I wrote about some of the nonprofit trends I expected to see on the increase in 2011 and beyond one of which was the increased contribution both from corporations and also individuals of volunteered time. The last decade saw the largest percentage gains in volunteerism since the 1950′s and a new report shows that the growth is not only...
    by at March 30th, 2011 at 12:03 am
  • Hotel industry faced with losing business if CSR commitment is lacking
    I’ve written a number of times before about how I anticipate that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives and practices on a company by company basis will ultimately need to fall under a wider umbrella of ratings for both customers and service partners alike in the near future. I anticipate many industries will fall in line with customer/consumer and supplier...
    by at March 8th, 2011 at 12:03 am
  • Toyota launch ’100 Cars for Good’ campaign to assist nonprofits
    Toyota have put a fresh new spin on their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies this week by announcing a new program which will award 100 new vehicles to the same number of different nonprofit organizations. The Japanese car maker is using social media taking their partnership with Facebook to determine just which organizations will receive the vehicle. Public...
    by at March 4th, 2011 at 12:03 am
  • International Corporate Philanthropy Day is February 28th
    Next week marks an important annual event on the CSR calendar with the fourth Monday of each February being used to celebrate ‘International Corporate Philanthropy Day’. As corporate social responsibility continues to expand as a global philosophy, corporate philanthropy marches in time to the same expansion. It’s been an encouraging year which has further...
    by at February 24th, 2011 at 12:02 am
  • The 2011 DoGooder Nonprofit video awards, still time to enter or be inspired by
    The use of video to help raise the profile of your nonprofit fundraising organization remains one of the strongest viral methods to communicate a message about your organization’s history, objectives and overall approach. With technology costs continuing to reduce in real terms and an Internet audience who liked to hear and see in preference to reading on many occasions...
    by at February 8th, 2011 at 12:02 am