Now is your chance to find out. Valley Nonprofit Resources is hosting The Burbank Funder Forum – A Conversation with California Community, California Wellness, Parsons & Weingart, an event that will give you a glimpse into the minds of four major grantmakers in Southern California. The event is focusing on support for nonprofits in the …
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Can Nonprofits Make Millions with $0 in Fundraising Costs?
The President and CEO of GuideStar laughed out loud when he heard about the recent Scripps Howard News Service statistics showing that tens of thousands of charities report that they spend $0 per year to each raise more than $1 million. Every year nonprofits submit Forms 990 under penalties of perjury supposedly disclosing information regarding …
WARNING: LinkedIn Users Beware
Information security management firm Citadel released a statement today warning LinkedIn users to (1) change their passwords immediately and (2) be alert to phishing scams. See the entire warning here. This comes after millions of LinkedIn passwords were breached. The company promises to send an email to customers instructing them on how to reset their …
Should We Executive This Donor Agreement?
Nonprofits and donors alike need to be careful when considering a new contribution. Large donations often come with lots of promises made by both sides. Recently, heirs of a late philanthropist have been trying to stop UCLA from selling a Japanese garden bought with donated funds, which costs the university $140,000 per year to maintain. …
Help for Preventing Fraud
In the past, we’ve warned you about nonprofits’ susceptibility to fraud. The Chronicle of Philanthropy was listening. Tomorrow (Tuesday, June 5) at 9am PST, the nonprofit news source is hosting a live online discussion on steps nonprofits can take to curb potential abuse by their employees. Learn more about the event here. For those who …
Two Minute A’s to Nonprofit Q’s
Are you new to the nonprofit world? Do you have a million questions you are too embarrassed to ask or are you trying to gather some general knowledge about what it takes to run a nonprofit? If you answered yes to these questions, then 2-Minute Answer Guide for Nonprofits, a recent collaboration of the Center …