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The power of thanks

So here’s something the Nonprofiteer heard yesterday: if an agency’s response to every initial donation is to have a Board member pick up the phone and call the donor to thank him/her, the likelihood...

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Dear Nonprofiteer, It’s all very well to say “call your donors,” but . . .

Do you have any advice on getting phone numbers for donors not connected to board/staff/etc? We’re finding it increasingly challenging, and people are understandably protective of personal info....

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More on the Buffett challenge

When Warren Buffett challenged Mitch McConnell to help him pay down the deficit, McConnell paid him no never-mind—but a teenage girl in Northbrook, IL heard and responded, sending $300 to the Feds and...

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Nonprofit Corporate Governance: The Board’s Role

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation; it is reposted to the Nonprofiteer by permission of the author Lesley...

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Dear Nonprofiteer, Can a donor dictate the use of her gift? How about if...

Dear Nonprofiteer: I was wondering if it is ethical for an Executive Director to donate to the organization she runs, designating her donation to bonuses or pay raises for the employees that work for...

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A useful resource

The Nonprofiteer has been fascinated for the past several years by the uses nonprofits make—or fail to make—of highly-skilled volunteers, and has given a fair amount of advice on the subject to...

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Dear Nonprofiteer, How do we reach consensus on our Executive Director’s...

Dear Nonprofiteer: What is the best way for a Board to review its Executive Director?  Our current review process involves each Board member’s completing a review of the ED and then our Board...

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From Law Students to Nonprofit Trustees

And now a word from the Nonprofiteer’s favorite guest poster, Lesley Rosenthal of Lincoln Center in New York: Making the rounds at law schools for Good Counsel: Meeting the Legal Needs of Nonprofits,...

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Giving Tuesday: A Holiday Tradition Worth Creating

This is glorious: someone figuring out how to divert some of that pointless holiday shopping into social good.  Go bust some charity’s door today!

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Dear Nonprofiteer, When is a Board member not a Board member?

Dear Nonprofiteer: I came across your website as I was searching for information on Board members’ volunteering in programs. I’m wondering if you might have some advice on a situation I’m trying to...

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