How to Make a Profit Without Betraying Your Mission
OIOpublisher Geri Stengel is an entrepreneur’s entrepreneur. With her experience in both business ventures and nonprofit organizations, she is uniquely positioned to bring the two fields together. And that is what she has done, devoting herself to social enterprises. Stengel, through her organization, Ventureneer, educates and mentors individuals as they establish businesses with a heart; [...]
Non-Profit Organization Combats Violence with Technology
Nearly a month after the shooting death of a seventeen-year-old star football player police still don’t have any leads. Touched by the tragedy of that young man, a local non-profit organization is targeting violence with technology. Martha Gordon, the site manager at King’s Row apartment complex said she has seen young teens get into trouble. [...]
How to Save Community Development from a Budgetary Free-Fall
“State nonprofit community development associations can’t simply close up shop because their states are in various stages of budgetary free-fall.�� A dozen associations at the annual conference of the National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA) in Washington, D.C., on Monday and Tuesday, volunteered difficult answers to what they have accomplished for the nonprofit [...]
The Celebrity Foundations Directory
The Celebrity Foundation directory, 2010 second edition has just been released. The directory consist of a database of more than 1700 foundations of celebrities and notable individuals in various fields; such as business, entertainment, politics, and sports.The Celebrity Foundation Directory provides information about your favorite celebrities foundation. example William J Clinton Foundation. photo © 2009 [...]
New App Helps Charities Make More Money Online
Name: Nadanu : “Enables non-profits, educational institutions, campaigns and businesses to use a secure, next-generation fundraising platform to increase interaction, awareness and support. Our patent pending technology will create a simple, fun to use and accessible method of collecting donations and interacting with your donors.” Quick Pitch: Nadanu transforms the electronic giving into a simple, [...]
Nonprofit Incorporation Begins at the State Level
Before you can apply to the IRS for tax-exempt status, your organization must first become a corporation. Incorporation will protect board members and other individuals in your organization from being held personally liable in case of a lawsuit. Nonprofit incorporation is very similar to creating a regular corporation except that a nonprofit must take the [...]