I Am a Witness: Advocacy Through Emoji: Associations Now

I Am a Witness: Advocacy Through Emoji: Associations Now: "f you could invent your own emoji, what would it look like?

The Ad Council recently had a chance to answer this call, and the result is hard to look away from.

That’s because it comes in the form of a giant eyeball inside of a speech bubble. What’s that supposed to do? "



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Nonprofits Face Internal Leadership Shortfall - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Nonprofits Face Internal Leadership Shortfall - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "Nonprofit senior managers are engaged in an elaborate game of musical chairs, with 44 percent of C-suite positions filled during the past two years taken by members of other organizations. Internal promotions have resulted in just 29 percent of new hires, half the rate of the for-profit sector.

“The Nonprofit Leadership Development Deficit,” produced by The Bridgespan Group of Boston, Mass., and released today, f"



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Baby Boomers Poised to Give $8 Trillion, Study Says - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Baby Boomers Poised to Give $8 Trillion, Study Says - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Retirees are expected to donate about $6.6 trillion in cash and $1.4 trillion in volunteer services during the next 20 years as baby boomers retire, according to a report released today.

People give at higher rates after they retire, so extended life spans mean people are in their prime donor years longer than in previous eras, and that is good news for nonprofits smart enough to capture the attention of such donors.

The study, conducted by consulting company Age Wave in partnership with Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management"



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42% Of Americans Say They Can't Afford To DonateThe NonProfit Times

42% Of Americans Say They Can't Afford To DonateThe NonProfit Times: "The inaugural Money Mindset Report by Minneapolis, Minn.-based Thrivent Financial surveyed 1,001 Americans this past summer about their views on personal finances and giving back. The 28-page report was released today."



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Peer-to-Peer Thirty: New Initiatives Surge While Many Established Programs Struggle

Peer-to-Peer Thirty: New Initiatives Surge While Many Established Programs Struggle: "ORLANDO — Peer-to-peer fundraising programs are growing quickly among groups that lead events that fall outside of the traditional run, walk, and ride event model. But a number of longstanding, high-profile programs are continuing to see declines, according to the peer-to-peer fundraising industry’s annual roundup."



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Three-quarters of people feel 'bombarded' by charity fundraising, survey finds | Third Sector

Three-quarters of people feel 'bombarded' by charity fundraising, survey finds | Third Sector: "The survey of more than 2,000 UK adults also found that almost eight out of 10 people ignore most charity fundraising letters and emails"



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The path to changemaking in philanthropy

The path to changemaking in philanthropy: "The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy is asking this great question. In a new white paper, Families Funding Change: How social justice giving honors our roots and strengthens communities, NCRP highlights how some family foundations make advocacy, community organizing and civic engagement central to their work to address root causes of social problems. NCRP believes that family foundations’ values-based approach to giving positions them to do bold, changemaking work, and calls on more family funders to discover the power of social justice philanthropy."



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Family Philanthropy and Social Justice - National Committee For Responsive Philanthropy

Family Philanthropy and Social Justice - National Committee For Responsive Philanthropy: "Washington, D.C. (10/6/15) – Foundations funded and led by wealthy families largely fail to support strategies that address the root causes of political, economic and social injustice. This was the finding of a new study released today by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), an independent watchdog of grantmaking organizations in the U.S."



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Inequality, Capitalism, Philanthropy: Toward New Gospel of Wealth | The Stewardship Report

Inequality, Capitalism, Philanthropy: Toward New Gospel of Wealth | The Stewardship Report:



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Minority ethnic groups need help to retain important buildings, report concludes | Third Sector

Minority ethnic groups need help to retain important buildings, report concludes | Third Sector: "Black, Asian and minority ethnic community groups need more support to help them retain buildings that are of importance to communities, according to a new report.

The report, called A Place to Call Home, has been produced by the community group membership body Locality and the Ubele Initiative, a not-for-profit organisation that supports the African diaspora community – descendants of people originally from Africa.  "



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Research about Doctors Soliciting Donations from their Cancer Patients | Nonprofit Quarterly

Research about Doctors Soliciting Donations from their Cancer Patients | Nonprofit Quarterly:



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Female charity staff twice as likely as men to work part-time, report says | Third Sector

Female charity staff twice as likely as men to work part-time, report says | Third Sector: "he People Count Third Sector 2015 report, produced by the research company Agenda Consulting, is based on a survey of 73 organisations that collectively employ 60,000 staff.

It says that 33 per cent of those working in the third sector are employed in part-time roles. This is a rise of five percentage points on last year’s study and 13 percentage points higher than the figure for the UK workforce as a whole."



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NEWS: Telling people what others haven’t done is more effective at encouraging them to consider a charitable bequest | Critical Fundraising

NEWS: Telling people what others haven’t done is more effective at encouraging them to consider a charitable bequest | Critical Fundraising: "In a split test of charity supporters, those who were told that fewer of a charity’s supporters had made a will were more likely to at least consider leaving a legacy than those who were told that more supporters had already done so.

In the experiment conducted with donors managed by Listen, supporters were given one of two statements:

1/3 of our most loyal supporters haven’t made a will. Many of them are taking advantage of the Will Aid scheme
2/3 of our most loyal supporters have made a will. Many of them took advantage of the Will Aid scheme."



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There are more than twice as many charities in the UK as you’ve been told

There are more than twice as many charities in the UK as you’ve been told: "This is a pretty commonly quoted figure – you see it everywhere, not least all over the national newspapers – but it’s wrong. By quite a long way.

Next time someone asks you how many charities there are in the UK, here’s the actual answer: nobody really knows, but it’s probably more than 400,000."



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Peers Impact Millennial Giving, Volunteering - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Peers Impact Millennial Giving, Volunteering - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "Competitions and incentives can motivate Millennial employees in particular and inspire short-term engagement but in the long run, managers must show employees how their donation or volunteer hours make a difference, according to the 2015 Millennial Impact Report released today."



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Women Favor Relief Charities as Incomes Rise, Study Shows - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Women Favor Relief Charities as Incomes Rise, Study Shows - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "en and women emphasize different charitable priorities as their incomes grow, according to a new study of married couples’ giving patterns.

When the woman’s income increased, the couple was more likely to give, and to give more, to relief charities and nonprofits that provide basic needs, such as the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, or organizations that help the homeless, according to a study by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy."



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New Report is Released on Philanthropic Funding for Documentaries

New Report is Released on Philanthropic Funding for Documentaries: "The  Documentary Organization of Canada released the results of their new research study “Philanthropic Funding for Documentaries in Canada: Towards an Industry Wide Strategy.” The report indicates that the philanthropic sector has some interest in documentaries that are based on a wide variety of social issues. 

The report was made possible thanks to the support of the Ontario Media Development Corporation, the Canada Media Fund, Telefilm Canada, th"



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Job Satisfaction Up, Majority Still Not Thrilled - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Job Satisfaction Up, Majority Still Not Thrilled - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "Based on a Fall 2014 survey of 5,000 U.S. households conducted for The Conference Board by The Nielsen Company, “Job Satisfaction: 2015 Edition” shows 48.3 percent of Americans satisfied with their jobs, up from 47.7 percent in 2013 and 42.6 percent in 2010 (an all-time low). As unemployment plummeted over recent years — from 9.1 percent in April 2011 to 5.1 percent in August 2015 — job satisfaction has risen in kind, reflecting heightened competition for talent and the perception of expanded opportunities for turnover and advancement."



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Most charity supporters want to be kept informed after making a donation – new research shows

Media Office | CAF: "he majority of people want to be kept informed about the work of charities they give money to, research published today shows.
Four in five people (81 per cent) say it is important that they receive some form of communication from a charity after making a donation.
However, instead of a standard or personalised ‘thank you’ message, people are more likely to value correspondence about how the charity is having an impact and regular progress reports on its work."



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Volunteers can help to plug the £4.6bn funding hole | Rob Jackson | Third Sector blogs

Volunteers can help to plug the £4.6bn funding hole | Rob Jackson | Third Sector blogs: "The National Council for Voluntary Organisations recetly announced the findings of its review of the financial sustainability of the voluntary sector’s finances. The headline findings from the review is that the sector faces a £4.6bn projected shortfall in income by 2018/19."



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