Nonprofit

<img style="width:285px;height:189px;" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/3164756118_b30714db13.jpg?v=0" align="left" width="285" height="189"><strong><em>By Kathryn Hawkins, from <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.razoo.com">Razoo.com</a>, the site for charitable giving.</em></strong><br><br>The New Year’s just begun, and you’ve probably already broken some of your resolutions. So why not try something simple that you can stick to—a resolution that will help both yourself and the world around you? Read More »

<img style="text-align:center;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/3030350128_b1d9d1e72a.jpg?v=0" alt="" width="429" height="290">For most families, Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on everything you’ve been given, and be grateful for all that you have. This year may be tough for many of us: with the stock market in freefall, millions of Americans are losing money from their retirement accounts and stock portfolios, and crashing home values mean that many of us owe more on our houses than they’re even worth. But no matter how bad things are looking for you this year, there’s always someone who has it worse. So this year, take the time to give thanks for all that’s good in your own life—and to give to others who may not share the same luxuries. Here are 10 ways to help the less fortunate this Thanksgiving. Read More »

<img alt="Charity Watch" title="Charity Watch" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/78gPSBD4_xpG/photos/3ac447a2fad9249aa16afb904718b73b/ori_e5ce49f92ba3a2.jpg?ug_____Di9dwKI23" width="222" align="left" height="213">Every philanthropic gift is meant to do good, but how can you be sure your contribution will bring about tangible results for your chosen cause? These charity watchdogs can guide you to legitimate organizations that produce maximum results from every donated dollar. Read More »

Pick up any newspaper on your way to work in the morning, and chances are, you'll see another financial giant brought low in the current unstable economy. Everyone in nonprofits and philanthropy is wondering what the financial sector meltdown means for us. Not only are the for-profit folks worried about their profits and their jobs, us nonprofit workers are worried about our donations and our jobs, too. Of course, no one can know for sure what the outcome of all this will be. The landscape changes day by day, and we could be in a very different place three months from now than we are today. But one thing IS clear. Things in the game done changed. Read More »

Not-for-profit organizations are businesses that happen not to distribute their excess revenues to stockholders. In fact, not-for-profit organizations are arguably the most difficult businesses to run successfully. Why is that so? Read on if you want to know the answer. . . Read More »