Comments on: What I Wish Journalists Knew About the Nonprofit Sector http://nonprofitcongress.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/what-i-wish-journalists-knew-about-the-nonprofit-sector/ Many Missions, One Voice Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:49:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rosetta Thurman » Say Yes to Leadership Links http://nonprofitcongress.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/what-i-wish-journalists-knew-about-the-nonprofit-sector/#comment-434 Rosetta Thurman » Say Yes to Leadership Links Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:01:36 +0000 http://nonprofitcongress.wordpress.com/?p=399#comment-434 [...] Clawson, Gen Y blogger extraordinaire at the Nonprofit Congress just posted What I Wish Journalists Knew About the Nonprofit Sector. It’s a must read not just for the optimism about the future of our sector, but it also calls [...] [...] Clawson, Gen Y blogger extraordinaire at the Nonprofit Congress just posted What I Wish Journalists Knew About the Nonprofit Sector. It’s a must read not just for the optimism about the future of our sector, but it also calls [...]

]]> By: Arthur Bushkin http://nonprofitcongress.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/what-i-wish-journalists-knew-about-the-nonprofit-sector/#comment-404 Arthur Bushkin Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:44:04 +0000 http://nonprofitcongress.wordpress.com/?p=399#comment-404 I wish the journalists knew that there is a simple way to produce billions of dollars of long-term funding for social causes. There is a way to harness the power of Capitalism for the Common Good that avoids government spending, taxes, stimuli, or bailouts. In the midst of the debate over which individuals should receive corporate bonuses, we should be asking companies to grant Social Bonuses that will benefit the public interest. Companies can donate warrants to charity – something that doesn’t cost them anything to give – and get a deferred tax deduction for the value of the gift. Learn more at: www.Stargazer.org/causes I wish the journalists knew that there is a simple way to produce billions of dollars of long-term funding for social causes. There is a way to harness the power of Capitalism for the Common Good that avoids government spending, taxes, stimuli, or bailouts. In the midst of the debate over which individuals should receive corporate bonuses, we should be asking companies to grant Social Bonuses that will benefit the public interest. Companies can donate warrants to charity – something that doesn’t cost them anything to give – and get a deferred tax deduction for the value of the gift. Learn more at: http://www.Stargazer.org/causes

]]> By: Adrianne Russell http://nonprofitcongress.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/what-i-wish-journalists-knew-about-the-nonprofit-sector/#comment-389 Adrianne Russell Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:22:41 +0000 http://nonprofitcongress.wordpress.com/?p=399#comment-389 More attention definitely needs to be paid to funding operational costs for nonprofits. It's hard to run a program when it has no location or the location doesn't have running water or electricity. Everyone loves the "warm fuzzies" that come from program-specific funding, but there's nothing comforting about organizations disbanding due to lack of operational support. Those of us that work in nonprofits are dedicated, committed and pretty darn smart -- smart enough to know that if those supports aren't in place, we may have to take our skills elsewhere. Let's hope that the recent trend toward collaboration eliminates the need for us to make that decision. More attention definitely needs to be paid to funding operational costs for nonprofits. It’s hard to run a program when it has no location or the location doesn’t have running water or electricity.

Everyone loves the “warm fuzzies” that come from program-specific funding, but there’s nothing comforting about organizations disbanding due to lack of operational support.

Those of us that work in nonprofits are dedicated, committed and pretty darn smart — smart enough to know that if those supports aren’t in place, we may have to take our skills elsewhere. Let’s hope that the recent trend toward collaboration eliminates the need for us to make that decision.

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