2012 Article Archive

December 2012: Five Secrets to Keep Your Fundraiser from Losing Money
December 2012: The Language and Design of Fundraising: Interview with Jeff Brooks
December 2012: Maximize Giving This Holiday Season
December 2012: Streamlining Grantmaking, from Both Sides
December 2012: Ten Tips for Staying Sane While Fundraising This Holiday Season
November 2012: The Causes YOU Care About: Results of the GuideStar Membership Survey
November 2012: Government Funding Is Being Cut. Don't Panic. Act!
November 2012: Help Us Make History on #GivingTuesday
November 2012: How a Planning Committee Can Catapult Your Capital Campaign Forward
November 2012: Why Long Fundraising Letters Outpull Shorter Ones
October 2012: The GuideStar 2012 Economic Survey Is Now Open
October 2012: It's Not Your Money: How Your Board Can Resolve Financial Conflicts of Interest
October 2012: Make It All about the Donor
October 2012: New Discounts on Fundraising Tools for GuideStar Exchange Seal Holders
October 2012: Three All-Important Tricks of Capital Campaign Success
October 2012: What Donors Want from Nonprofits
September 2012: Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Online Contributions
September 2012: Capital Campaign Magic: Revealing Five Secrets of Success
September 2012: Charities Learn to Turn Away Support Offered by Donors Who Are Overcome with Sympathy
September 2012: Highlights of the 2012 GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report
September 2012: The Secrets Behind Successful Nonprofit Home Pages
September 2012: Ten Tips to Make Donor Cultivation Personal
August 2012: Can We Meet? How to Respond When Donors Resist Meeting with You
August 2012: The Ins and Outs of Endowments
August 2012: More Insights into Private Foundations: Interview with Martin Teitel
August 2012: Most Big Companies Expect Flat Giving, Despite 2011 Gains
July 2012: Endowment Planning vs. Fundraising
July 2012: Grantmaker True or False: Three Frequently Asked Questions about Private Foundations
July 2012: IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Providing Guidance for Charitable Hospitals
July 2012: Nonprofit Assessment: Richer Perspectives
July 2012: Turning Giving USA into "Giving to My Organization"
June 2012: Entering the New World of Strategic Planning
June 2012: Five Steps to Register for Federal Grants
June 2012: GuideStar Partners with MobileCause to Promote Mobile Giving and Engagement
June 2012: Is Social Media Right for Your Organization?
June 2012: Opportunities to Learn from the IRS
June 2012: Using Your Strategic Plan
June 2012: What's the Math? Three Questions Your Board Members Really Need to Know
May 2012: Best Practices for Volunteer Orientation
May 2012: Four Ways to Make Your Grant Appendix Shine
May 2012: How Can I Be Effective at Asking If I'm Not a Stereotypical Salesperson?
May 2012: Insights from the IRS on Nonprofits
May 2012: Make Trust the Foundation of Your Covenant
May 2012: Who's in Charge of Communications These Days?
April 2012: Fatal Fundraising Flaw: Don't Succumb
April 2012: Key Findings from the 2012 eNonprofits Benchmarking Study
April 2012: Last Chance to Take Survey on the Value of Nonprofits
April 2012: The New Standard for Assessing Nonprofit Financial Health
April 2012: Raise More Funds by Telling Your Story to Everyone
April 2012: So You Need (to Improve) a Governance Committee?
April 2012: Trends in Healthcare Philanthropy and the Use of Separate Foundations
March 2012: Come See Us in San Antonio or Vancouver
March 2012: Five Qualities That Make You a Good Expert Source
March 2012: Gather Stories to Show Donors Your Impact
March 2012: IRS Reports on 2011 Activities and Its Plans for 2012
March 2012: Resources to Help Engage Your Board in Fundraising
March 2012: Shaping the Debate: What Makes Nonprofits Special
March 2012: Three Fundraising Habits of Supremely Successful Boards
February 2012: After the Yes: 12 Questions You Can Ask Donors Once They Say Yes
February 2012: Board Recruitment Resources
February 2012: Developing You
February 2012: Making GuideStar More Convenient and Even More Informative
February 2012: Nine Clever Ways to Thank Your Donors
January 2012: Board Roles and Responsibilities
January 2012: Getting Ready for 2012: Seven Tips to Boost Your Fundraising Results
January 2012: GuideStar-KIMBIA 2011 Giving Season Giveaway Winner
January 2012: The GuideStar Newsletter Top 10 for 2011
January 2012: Peer to Peer Fundraising: It's Not What You Think
January 2012: What Does It Mean to Be a Good Leader?