Friday, May 04, 2012

Aussies: generous in life, not so in death - ABC Adelaide - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Aussies: generous in life, not so in death - ABC Adelaide - Australian Broadcasting Corporation: A recent study has revealed Australians match western counterparts when it comes to charitable giving in the course of life with 70 per cent giving regularly but lag behind dramatically when it comes to leaving bequests to charity.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

massnonprofit.org ::Study: Nonprofits Are Falling Short in Measuring Their Impact

massnonprofit.org ::: Study: Nonprofits Are Falling Short in Measuring Their Impact

April 30, 2012 — Despite increased pressure to be results-focused and demonstrate impact, nonprofits are not investing enough in their ability to measure their performance, according to a recently completed study, which identified five key elements for building measurement capacity.

Citing the “woeful under-investment” in measurement by nonprofit organizations, The Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit advisor, said that only 13% of nonprofits have a full time measurem

Monday, April 30, 2012

Survey by Austin firm Convio reveals the top two challenges nonprofits face - Austin Business Journal

Survey by Austin firm Convio reveals the top two challenges nonprofits face - Austin Business Journal: The Austin-based fundraising technology company (Nasdaq: CNVO) found that the four major issues of concern are funding and fundraising, communication and engagement, rising above the noise and data management and technology.

Global News | Foreign dollars a ‘minute segment’ of Canadian charities’ budgets

Global News | Foreign dollars a ‘minute segment’ of Canadian charities’ budgets: Figures provided to Global News from the Canada Revenue Agency show that out of 84,176 charities, only 2,014 reported receiving funding from foreign sources in the fiscal year ending in 2010.
The Conservative government first expressed its concern about how much money Canadian charities were getting from abroad in January when hearings for the $5.5-billion Northern Gateway Pipeline were about to begin.