Friday, July 17, 2015

Young art enthusiasts are in for a mysterious treat at future DMA fĂȘte - CultureMap Dallas

Young art enthusiasts are in for a mysterious treat at future DMA fĂȘte - CultureMap Dallas: "Junior Associates of the Dallas Museum of Art recently gathered more than 100 members of their loyal crew for a save-the-date party of sorts to announce a one-time only event they are calling Director's Cut.

Happening in lieu of the beloved annual fundraiser, An Affair of the Art, Director's Cut is still mostly shrouded in mystery."



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Community Health Centers Marry Fitness Centers for the Sake of the Patients | Nonprofit Quarterly

Community Health Centers Marry Fitness Centers for the Sake of the Patients | Nonprofit Quarterly:



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Modern Contractual Considerations in Using Volunteers: Another Lesson From Reddit | Nonprofit Quarterly

Modern Contractual Considerations in Using Volunteers: Another Lesson From Reddit | Nonprofit Quarterly:



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Picking a New CEO for Independent Sector: What Really Matters? | Nonprofit Quarterly

Picking a New CEO for Independent Sector: What Really Matters? | Nonprofit Quarterly:



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How Fans Run The Largest U.S. Anime Convention As A Non-Profit

How Fans Run The Largest U.S. Anime Convention As A Non-Profit: "Despite its enormous economic impact, you might be surprised to discover that Anime Expo is run as a 503(c)(6) tax-exempt non-profit. Like most companies in this categorization, it is run by a board of directors and publicly discloses its earnings every year. As a non-profit, the SPJA usually brings in as much as it makes, by charging admittance to attendees, table fees to exhibitors, and advertising space to sponsors. According to 2011 records on Guidestar, the company brought in $3 million, and spent slightly more than that organizing the next year’s event. It’s a typical cash flow for the company, since Anime Expo keeps attracting more fans (and therefore costing a little more) every year."



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Thursday, July 16, 2015

Armstrong charity Tour ride irrelevant for Froome - Yahoo Sports Singapore

Armstrong charity Tour ride irrelevant for Froome - Yahoo Sports Singapore: "Tour de France leader Chris Froome has dismissed as irrelevant disgraced American Lance Armstrong's controversial charity ride due on Thursday.
Armstrong will cycle two stages of the Tour for a leukaemia charity -- from Muret to Rodez on Thursday and from Rodez to Mende on Friday -- a day ahead of the competing riders."



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What's Happened Since the Ice Bucket Challenge Was Born

What's Happened Since the Ice Bucket Challenge Was Born: "Exactly 365 days ago, Chris Kennedy posted a video to YouTube—one that’s widely regarded to be the first ALS Ice Bucket Challenge video. From there, more than 17 million people followed suit, and 2.5 million people handed the ALS Association $115 million between July 29 and Sept. 15, per the Wall Street Journal, an amount the association says could be the biggest single giving event unrelated to a disaster or emergency."



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Girl Scouts rejects $100K anti-transgender donation

Girl Scouts rejects $100K anti-transgender donation:



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N.Y. City Opera Drops Plan to Sell Name and Assets - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

N.Y. City Opera Drops Plan to Sell Name and Assets - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "he New York City Opera has abandoned plans to sell its name and other assets after months of legal squabbling between rival bidders seeking to revive the moribund company, writes The Wall Street Journal. The opera's board is instead weighing whether to restructure through the bankruptcy process begun when the organization filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2013."



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Relief Groups Expand Fundraising in Fight for Aid Dollars - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Relief Groups Expand Fundraising in Fight for Aid Dollars - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Major aid charities have more than tripled their spending on fundraising over the past decade amid a boom in international aid and fierce competition to draw donors, the Thomson Reuters Foundation reports. Total spending by the world's 50 largest humanitarian nonprofits has more than doubled in 10 years to $18 billion, as more public money is channeled to relief work in disaster and conflict zones, according to the foundation's inaugural Business of Aid survey."



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Sweet Briar at 300 Students and Counting in the Run-up to the Academic Year | Nonprofit Quarterly

the Sweet Briar story continues (Sweet Briar stories)


Sweet Briar at 300 Students and Counting in the Run-up to the Academic Year | Nonprofit Quarterly: "Over the course of twelve days, the brand new board of Sweet Briar College has met three times, including yesterday via teleconference, to make the decisions required to try to keep the college open. Again, one of the most immediate variables that needed to be dealt with was enrollment. The student body was at 700 last year, and the new regime was unsure how many students would enroll or re-enroll after the college’s former board voted to close the college last March—and after the ensuing struggle, where the outcome was iffy."



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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Survey Says: Fundraising at the Register - NonProfit PRO

Survey Says: Fundraising at the Register - NonProfit PRO: "If you walked into a Walgreens pharmacy in the month of May, there’s a good chance your trip to the checkout counter involved more than just the usual assortment of two-for-$3 candy specials and glossy magazine covers. That’s because Red Nose Day—a premier celebrity telefunding event in the U.K.—was readying its May 21 U.S. debut, and Walgreens was the exclusive provider of the eponymous red noses, available for $1 at the register."



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