April 9, 2023
BOSTON – Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB) has named Joshua Davis as the new executive director of the Edgerley Family South Boston Club after over two decades with the organization. Davis replaces Harry Duvall, who was involved with the Club for 18 impactful years before moving on to a new opportunity. Davis will use his wealth of experience and relationships to build upon the South Boston Club’s foundation in providing enriching resources, facilities […]
April 9, 2023
Williamson College of the Trades is proud and grateful to announce a recent gift of $7M from The Howley Foundation. The generous donation will help fund the construction of a new 72-bed dormitory, thereby extending the opportunity of a Williamson education to a greater number of students. To recognize the gift, the College’s new residence hall will bear the Howley name. Founder and chairman, W. Nicholas Howley articulates that The Howley Foundation’s mission is to […]
April 9, 2023
Paso del Norte Community Foundation (PdNCF) is pleased to announce their third annual REIMAGINE NONPROFIT CONFERENCE May 3, 2023 in El Paso, TX. Recognizing the need to build financial capacity within nonprofit organizations PdNCF is hosting this high-level thought leadership and skill-building event for as many as 350 charitable executives. The conference is designed for nonprofit executive leadership, staff, and board members, to come together to think, develop, network, and grow. The conference will take place on May 3rd and features diverse programming by […]
January 15, 2023
Local United Way Tocqueville Society Grows Leaps & Bounds is CEO George McCanless’ take on a new way to raise five and six figure gifts for local United Way programs. Here’s what McCanless has to share about United Way of Central Georgia’s recent increase in major donor revenue: Local United Ways across the country are continuing to battle a double whammy of declining workplace giving combined with more companies switching to third party processors that […]
November 27, 2022
Jim Eskin Provides Donors Sound Giving Advice is one fundraising veteran’s advice to major donors when making a big gift. Here’s what Eskin has to share. There are more than 1.5 million non-profits in the U.S. touching, improving and saving more lives by championing every conceivable mission under the sun. Whether it’s health, education, economic development, arts and culture, animal welfare or a host of human services, each of their missions is noble. So how […]
November 27, 2022
NANOE Says, “Strong CEOs Build Strong Nonprofit Boards” is NANOE President Louis Fawcett’s experience with boards that actually work. Here’s what Fawcett has to share: As the fastest growing alliance of nonprofits in the world, NANOE (National Association of Nonprofit Organizations & Professionals) often receives this question from our members: “What are the keys to having strong nonprofit Boards?” Behind this question is the stark reality: the traditional expectations and norms for how Boards work […]
November 5, 2022
Jayne Agency – Ten Elements of Nonprofit Branding is Brooke Foley’s take on how to truly understand and message your charity’s mission. Here’s what this marketing veteran shared last week with NANOE Members during her expert presentation: A solid brand platform empowers charities to invest confidently across TIME, MONEY, and PEOPLE in ways that will garner dependable, repeatable, scalable revenue–all essential to keeping a nonprofit serving its beneficiaries. It creates a stable foundation by which […]
October 31, 2022
Dr. Beverly Gurley, President of Ecumenical University, and Dr. Luella Redfern, long-time Ecumenical University Trustee will oversee EU graduations and personally minister at CityLight Catalyst Centers across East Africa in December. Annual visits are vital to the mission and connect CityLight’s stateside leadership with the missionaries planting life-changing programs in rural African villages and the children and families experiencing life-changing resources and support. CityLight Catalyst Centers release human potential, create business ecosystems, and launch ministry […]
October 30, 2022
Nonprofit Ethics – The Scam That’s Killing Charities exposes the deceptive practices national and state nonprofit associations engage in to line their pockets with monies stolen from well-intended charitable organizations. Here’s what Jackson Doggette, board member and legal counsel for National Association of Nonprofit Organizations and Executives (NANOE) has to say about this age old hustle. The month of October is recognized across the charitable sector as “Ethics Month” which naturally poses the question, “are […]
August 18, 2022
Community Centric Fundraising – Who’s Right Who’s Wrong? w Ninette Enrique & Jason Lewis poses two genuine perspectives on a new movement branded as Community Centric Fundraising. We welcome your comments (please share your opinions below). VISIT HERE TO SEE NINETTE ENRIQUE & JASON LEWIS’ ORIGINAL POSTS ON LINKEDIN Here’s what Ninette & Jason had to say on LinkedIn: Ninette Enrique – Community Centric Fundraising vs. The Mainstream Ninette says, “THIS ARTICLE IS WORTH READING, […]
May 13, 2022
Norman Gildin Says, “There’s 12 Different Types of Nonprofit Boards!” is an insightful, accurate and fun take on nonprofit governance and leadership. Here’s what the founder of Strategic Fundraising Group, Norman Gildin, has to share. Over the years, I worked with both large and small boards of directors and boards of different ethnicities and religions. What I found was that size, ethnicity nor religion were determinants of effectiveness. What remained critical was whether boards unambiguously […]
May 1, 2022
Tim Eby – Special Education Foundation celebrates a Missouri Based Nonprofit that assists students with disabilities in St. Louis County. Mr. Evy has been installed as their new executive director. The Special Education Foundation, which serves over 20,000 students annually from the Special School District in St. Louis County, has hired Tim Eby as its new Executive Director. Eby brings a wealth of experience working in public media and the nonprofit sector, including serving as St. […]
April 3, 2022
Jack Connors & Robert Keefe Named Cummings Foundation Trustees celebrates a great American Granting Organization and their newest champions. BOSTON, March 25, 2022 – Boston philanthropist and advertising mogul Jack Connors, Jr. and WilmerHale senior counsel Robert “Bob” Keefe, Esq. have been appointed to Woburn-based Cummings Foundation’s advisory board. The pair joins 11 other business leaders as community trustees for the $3 billion private foundation. Connors, a founding partner and former CEO of Hill, Holliday, Connors, […]
April 3, 2022
David Hutchinson’s Nonprofit Leadership Strategies reveals six keys to make your nonprofit stronger. David is the president of Cause Leadership. Nonprofit organizations provide considerable value to Canadian society. The latest statistics show that approximately 10 percent of all business entities in Canada are nonprofit, and other data states there are over 170,000 nonprofit and charitable organizations. Of those, 85,000 are registered charities, and the Canada Revenue Agency expects that number to rise due to growing societal needs. David […]
April 3, 2022
Norman Gildin Asks, “When Is It Time To Throw In The Towel?” is one veteran’s take on nonprofit management decision-making. I always wondered where the expression “it’s time to throw in the towel” came from. You may recognize it as an old boxing term. When defeat is inevitable, the fighter or his manager throws his towel into the ring signifying that the fight is over. The boxer has exhausted all opportunities to win or even […]
April 3, 2022
Lucy Reed – Lifelong Learning for Community Leaders is one expert’s take on personal development for nonprofit executives. Lucy is founder of gigmine.co. Life is busy, and sometimes things become so hectic that just getting daily tasks done is a challenge. But countless professionals and community leaders find that personal growth and development is an essential part of their leadership trajectory. NANOE shares a few ways you can jump-start your lifelong learning so you can […]
April 2, 2022
Kelvin Taketa Feeding America National Board Chair celebrates a great American Nonprofit and their newest champion. Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, announced today that Kelvin H. Taketa retired President and CEO of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation (HCF), has been elected as Chair of the Feeding America National Board of Directors. His term will begin on July 1, the beginning of Feeding America’s 2023 fiscal year. “Kelvin is a leader of vision with […]
April 2, 2022
Datasource Provides Nonprofits Background Checks introduces charities to a proven service for employee and client screening. “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get.” A phrase that was born in 1994, spoken as the opening scene in the forever memorable, “Forrest Gump”. The hiring process can be unpredictable and deciding who to bring onto your staff is tough but running a background check seems simple, right? It should […]
March 19, 2022
Norman Gildin Nonprofit Experiences reviews his new book “Learn From My Experiences” offering valuable advice to the charitable world. In an authoritative new book “Learn From My Experiences,” the author Norman B. Gildin provides professional fundraisers, lay leaders, volunteers and the general public his perspective and the benefit of nearly four and a half decades raising more than $93 million for nonprofit organizations. In 67 chapters, the author tackles different topics and addresses techniques and […]
March 3, 2022
Cummings Foundation Astonishes Boston Nonprofit With Million Dollar Gift is at it again. They just can’t stop helping charities achieve significant impact. BOSTON, Mass. (February 22, 2022) – Woburn-based Cummings Foundation has stunned the social justice champions at CommonWealth Kitchen (CWK) with a surprise pledge of as much as $2 million. Up to $1 million will be disbursed to the Dorchester nonprofit this fall as a match of all new funds it has raised by […]