By Myra Hagan, JVA Consulting Genius Bar panelists Bob Dorshimer of Mile High Council/Comitis Crisis Center, Chris Wanifuchi of Asian Pacific Development Center and Eric Kornacki of Revision International offer advice to prospective, new and learning executive directors at our spring 2013 EDA.Genius Bar panelists Bob Dorshimer of Mile High Council/Comitis Crisis Center, Chris [...]
Laura Inscho, JVA Consulting About two years ago, it seemed like everywhere I turned, someone asked me if I knew about Kickstarter. After a few separate sources explained the premise to me—an online platform for funding creative ventures through individual donations—I pulled up the website and had a look for myself. I was astonished by [...]
By Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting UNICEF is putting the “fun” back in fundraiser with a cyber twist on its traditional orange Trick-or-Treat collection boxes. Mashable revealed earlier this week that UNICEF has launched an online costume party, allowing site visitors to upload photos of themselves and virtually try on various costumes. Users then invite their friends [...]
by Janine Vanderburg, JVA Consulting First, a word on my Launch Pad contest idea—training boomers with sales backgrounds as nonprofit fundraisers—which is one of 25 finalists. If this idea is implemented, nonprofit leaders would get to spend their time on what they love the most—community- and society-changing work—and people who are great at “closing the [...]
by Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting Grantwriter/Editor As a sometimes member of Generation Y (sometimes because my 1980 birth date puts me somewhere between Generation X and Generation Y, and because I’m reluctant to identify with the negative stereotypes often assigned to this generation), I was interested to read the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s recent article on [...]
JPMorgan Chase has announced the launch of a $5 million community giving program on the social networking site Facebook that it hopes will inspire a new approach to corporate philanthropy. The Chase Community Giving program invites Facebook users to nominate nonprofit organizations with operating budgets of no more than $10 million working in the areas [...]
Last month, www.nonprofitstreet.com shared news about the launch of YouTube’s Nonprofit Program. This innovative and free program allows nonprofit organizations to insert links inside their videos so that viewers can be easily directed to the cause’s Web site. For this new program to be effective, videos posted by nonprofit organizations must be compelling and must [...]
At JVA Consulting, we are always collecting research about fundraising and what works. Here are some of our favorite facts about individual donors. Looking at these drives us to one clear conclusion: This is why nonprofits should make sure fundraising efforts target individual donors, especially in these tough times. Charitable giving (from all reported sources) [...]
On October 6, sessions will begin for JVA’s fifth Executive Director Academy (EDA). Started in 2007, EDA has helped nonprofit leaders from across the region and the country develop the abilities needed to succeed as an executive director. The seven-week intensive course focuses on areas that are integral to the role of executive director—management, leadership, [...]
Trust me, I'm a fundraiser—How to respond to the eroding confidence in the sector: Nonprofit Online News, 9/24 As we all know, the public’s trust in nonprofits is eroding. Professional fundraiser Steve Andrews suggests five things that fundraisers need to put into practice immediately: (1) Up-front transparency. (2) Explain your motives, especially those related to [...]