From the President's Office
Dear Friend:
Promoting charitable giving is an important part of GuideStar's mission. One of the ways we try to meet that mission is by providing you with in-depth and objective information on every nonprofit in an effort to help you become a better informed and more confident donor.
Another important step, we believe, is reducing the barriers to giving, by making it as easy and convenient as possible to support your favorite charities. To that end, last November we added on-line giving to our Web site. Since then, GuideStar users have contributed nearly half a million dollars to numerous charities through our "Donate Now" feature.
That would be good news at any time, but it's especially welcome now, when nonprofits are facing the double challenges of a struggling economy and an unprecedented increase in demand for the services provided by nonprofit organizations. ... Read more
Fasten Your Seatbelts:
It's Going to Be a Bumpy Giving Season
Many participants in our annual nonprofit economic survey told us that their organizations are hurting.
Mark Twain once wrote, "The report of my death was an exaggeration." Unfortunately, we can't say the same thing about reports on the economy's impact on charitable giving. ... Read more
On-line Holiday Giving May Exceed $3 Billion
Another survey, however, revealed that a majority of on-line donors plan to give as much as—or more than—they did last year.
Survey results commissioned by Convio, the constituent relationship management software and services provider, indicate that on-line donors plan to be generous during the 2008 holiday season. ... Read more
10 Tips for Writing a Feature Press Release
It's the time of year when media outlets need feature stories. Which gives you another opportunity to get your message out.
The winter holidays represent the perfect season for charities to send out feature press releases. These releases offer you added opportunity for straight pickup by media outlets worldwide. ... Read more
Working Your Organization's Network
Word of mouth 2.0 can help you attract good job candidates.
When an organization has an open position, it typically relies on advertising the job through traditional means, such as on-line job boards and newspaper classifieds. Many organizations, however, overlook one of the most useful resources available to them in the hiring process: their personal and professional networks. ... Read more
News from the Nation's Capital
- IRA Charitable Rollover Extended—For older donors and nonprofits that rely on their support, a glimmer of good news emerged from last month's economic turmoil: Congress extended the IRA charitable rollover as part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. ... Read more
- IRS Updates, November 2008—Last month, the IRS launched on-line mini-courses on the new 990 and kicked off a colleges and universities compliance review. ... Read more
Golf Tournaments Can Be Record Fundraisers, but ...
Is a golf tournament the right fundraiser for your organization?
Mark Twain once called golf "a good walk spoiled." Twain's jibe at the sport of kings captures the love/hate relationship so many golfers have with their sport. Charity golf tournaments often inspire the same conflicting emotions among the volunteers and organizers who host them. ... Read more
In This Issue
Fasten Your Seatbelts: It's Going to Be a Bumpy Giving Season
On-line Holiday Giving May Exceed $3 Billion
10 Tips for Writing a Feature Press Release
Working Your Organization's Network
IRA Charitable Rollover Extended
Golf Tournaments Can Be Record Fundraisers, but ...
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Nov. 9-11: Independent Sector 2008 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pa. |
