Fair and equitable compensation in the nonprofit sector is required if we are to retain and recruit the best talent to tackle social issues. The Chinese American Community Foundation’s survey on executive compensation in the U.S. paints a different story. What about the situation in Asia?
Impact & Evaluation
What’s Missing in Impact Measurement? Lessons from AVPN 2014
Impact measurement — everyone is talking about it these days, but few people get it right. How should we approach impact measurement when different stakeholders want different things? What’s still missing from the way we design impact measurement?
Nonprofit Sustainability: Is There A Disconnect Between What Donors Want and What They’re Willing to Fund?
Donors want reporting and evaluation metrics, but they’re often not willing to fund costs related to gathering and analyzing data. What does that mean for nonprofits?
Asian Philanthropists Are More Focused on Short-Term Results, Says New Survey
Here are five inferences about Asian philanthropists from the 2014 BNP Baripas Individual Philanthropy Index.
This Collaboration Tool Is Just What the Nonprofit Sector Needs
Everyone’s talking about collaboration, and no where is it more needed than in the nonprofit sector, where organizations are often stretched to their limits in personnel and funding. This collaboration tool may help solve that.
International Giving Rebounds after Recession-Year Declines
In the U.S., giving to international affaires organizations in 2013 was strong. In fact, international affaires organizations showed the most fundraising raising growth compared to organizations in other sectors. Did diaspora philanthropy have something to do with it?
Rethinking Routine Corporate Contributions
Instead of putting your corporate contributions to nonprofits on autopilot, maybe it’s time to rethink what you’re trying to do and why. Here are 5 questions you should consider asking at your next budget planning meeting.
Vietnamese Philanthropists Gather to Discuss Trends
The LIN Center for Community Development gathered 16 philanthropists in Ho Chi Minh City for a roundtable discussion on Emerging Trends in Philanthropy in Asia.
How Millennials Do Philanthropy
New report finds that millennials are ready to take up the helm of philanthropy, but they need more opportunities to engage with nonprofits.
Strive for Outcomes. Or, Why Your Successful Nonprofit Should Go Out Of Business.
Leith Robotham explains how nonprofits can better reach donors by positioning themselves as “farmers” rather than “takers.”