Nonprofit Management News

The James Irvine Foundation Announces $7 Million in New Grants; Grants Fund Arts Service Organizations, Support Civic Engagement Practices Among Local Public Officials, Restructure a High School

From Ascribe Newsfeed: The Board of Directors of The James Irvine Foundation has approved 23 grants totaling more than $7 million in support of the Foundation's mission of expanding opportunity for the people of California to participate in a vibrant,...


Unpowering Computers Could Save Nonprofits Millions of Dollars

From Ascribe Newsfeed: TechSoup Global, in partnership with Climate Savers Computing Initiative, today launches its "Unpower Yourself" campaign to encourage nonprofit workers to reduce power use in the workplace. The environmental action takes place over three weeks and offers easy...


Silicon Valley nonprofits struggle with revenue cuts, decreased donations

Silicon Valley nonprofits struggle with revenue cuts, decreased donations - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal: Santa Clara County nonprofits struggled throughout fiscal year 2008-09, with cuts of about $14.5 million from local government revenue and decreases in foundation,...


Social Entrepreneurship Revisited

Stanford Social Innovation Review - Paul C. Light: Social entrepreneurship is one of the most alluring terms on the problem-solving landscape today, and is in use even in the new Obama administration. The President is quite familiar with the term...


New Book Gives Nonprofits a Proven Approach to Managing Leadership Turnovers

Managing Executive Transitions : A Guide for Nonprofits " href="http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/productdetails.cfm?SKU=069572&disccode=PR069572">Fieldstone Alliance : A new book by executive transition expert Tim Wolfred guides nonprofits through what can be a daunting time?a change in leadership. Managing Executive Transitions: A Guide for...


Laying a Solid Foundation: Strategies for Effective Program Replication

Public/Private Ventures: The replication of proven social programs is a cost-effective and efficient way to achieve large-scale, positive social change. Yet there has been little guidance available about how to approach program replication and limited development of systems?at local, state...