The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta recently launched Community Campaign 2010, a viral fundraising campaign that hopes to use the dollars raised to aid the most vulnerable among us, ensure that Jewish culture and traditions live on, and strengthen the. MORE
Government Open Data canadians consultations federal government gov 2.0 In the spirit of openness, I have decided to publicly share my open-ended responses to the ongoing Canadian Open Government Consultation , which has been taking place since December 6th, 2011 and is scheduled to end January 16th, 2012. The consultation covers questions on Open Data , Open Information , Open Dialogue and the Open Government Strategy. MORE
Applying for a government grant, especially a federal grant, can be arduous. I've compiled the best free resources that teach what governments' grants are (again, from the federal and also state, local, and even Tribal governments), where to research what government grants are available, what the process is to apply for them, and more. MORE
If you get emails from Amnesty International USA, American Heart Association, International Rescue Committee, National Wildlife Federation or UNICEF USA, chances are you’ve gotten something I’ve written. Photo credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/28681973@N00/15053486347/. MORE
Back in early 2011, I created a collaborative Google Spreadsheet (available at www.mobilegovernment.ca ) to compile a list of Canadian government organizations (federal, provincial , municipal +crown/agency) that have created mobile websites and/or mobile apps. Some noteworthy highlights include: Many federal departments have begun their transition into mobile by creating mobile friendly versions of their websites. MORE
I spoke last night to a group of Trustees at the UJA Federation of NY hosted by the Volunteer & Leadership Development Division. Uncategorized Reisha Goldman UJA Federation of New York. MORE
Recently I spoke to a group of federal workers who are on loan to the Combined Federal Campaign , which was created by President Kennedy in 1961 and just last year raised close to $300 million. Tags: Cause Practices combined federal campaign public speaking MORE
Maybe the federal government won’t ever work up or agree to a budget to cover an entire fiscal year, but your nonprofit has to. For a larger view of what resources are available via the federal government, click over to USA.gov’s site for nonprofits. MORE
Recently a new OMB Guidance was passed at the federal level. This Guidance was called Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. MORE
Exempt organizations officially recognized by the I.R.S. as such, must allow people who request them to see the organization's tax return forms 990 or 990-T or the nonprofit's tax exemption application materials (i.e. anything that the nonprofit provided to the I.R.S., along with it's application for nonprofit status (form 1023) such as the organization's articles of incorporation, etc.). Read the these two I.R.S. MORE
The two federal programs that are most often discussed as targets for cutting are Social Security and Medicare. And every political stripe agrees that as the growing number of Boomer retirees move into these programs, stresses will be felt throughout the federal budget. Indeed, the report claims that the savings comes mostly from adjusting billing predictions, not from a reduction in care: A proposed rule was displayed at the Federal Register today proposing a 3.35 MORE
The enormous, threatening federal deficit can be solved only by a balanced approach requiring tough political choices both to raise taxes and to cut spending. Shamefully, I admit that Federal budget policy is not something I know much about. MORE
Long-standing causes like the Audubon Society, the March of Dimes, Federal Duck Stamps, and others almost certainly have asked how they can wrest money from their own extensive archives. MORE
Marketing & Communications Project Manager , Jewish Federation of Cleveland (Cleveland, OH). Online Communications Consultant & Writer/Editor Consultant , International Planned Parenthood Federation (New York, NY). MORE
Last week, the Federal Web Managers Council, comprised of Cabinet agency Web Directors released its study titled, “ Putting Citizens First: Transforming Online Government. &# Its purpose is to “recommend specific strategies for revolutionizing how the U.S. Within this document, the Federal Web Managers Council also reveal their shared vision for the government’s presence online. “There are about 24,000 U.S. Government Web sites now online.&#. MORE
You pretty much know the answer, but for official confirmation let’s turn to Erica Groshen, a vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York: It’s easier here than in, say, the UK or Germany “for employers to avoid adding permanent jobs,&# she told the AP recently. MORE
So I was pleased to see the National Wildlife Federation 's recent audience-based approach to designing a more useful and engaging Web site. Nothing's more vital to your org's health than constant interaction with your base to ensure that your marketing, programming, etc. is directly intersecting with their needs, wants and interests. MORE
To the Canadian federal “govies” out there that may have missed the memo, a crucial policy instrument called PANDU took effect exactly one year ago (excluding section 6.1.3 , which kicked-in 7 months later). MORE
I just received the following information from the Federal grants database, this morning, about the Federal Recovery Act funds. Tags: Recovery Act grants how to federal funds Recovery Act and Grants.gov "A new feature was unveiled on Grants.gov to help users find and apply for The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant opportunities. MORE
Eleven months later justice is done as a Federal Court deals out justice — and immense financial penalties. government’s Federal Trade Commission joined by attorneys general in all 50 states and the District of Columbia filed suit against 4 cancer charities charged with scamming donors out of more than $187 million. Eleven months ago we reported a case of nauseating fundraising fraud involving a rip off of $75 million. MORE
Communications Manager – Affiliate Partnerships, National Wildlife Federation. Please post your open nonprofit marketing positions here. Communications Assistant – Data Visualization , Climate Policy Initiative (San Francisco, CA). MORE
Knowing that I’ve worked on US government-funded grants for over 15 years, a friend recently asked me for advice on how nonprofits can secure federal funding. Below is my advice on how to get started in identifying federal grant opportunities. MORE
Endorsement of a proposed acquisition by appropriate federal, state, and local government agencies and by nonprofit organizations that the land is of high conservation value is a primary program consideration. From The Foundation Center. Deadline: April 1, 2010 annually (Pre-proposals) National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Accepting Pre-proposals for Acres for America Conservation Program Acres for America, a partnership between Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. MORE
Oklahoma nonprofits brace for ripple effects of federal shutdown As the nation and the world are doing, the U.S. Since they are not working together, the possibility of a federal debt default is slowly steadily increasing daily, and threatening the U.S. news funding the economy federal shutdown nonprofit federal relations federal funds MORE
With the devastation at Fort McMurray and the horrific plight of nearly 90,000 Canadians, both the federal government in Ottawa and the provincial government of Alberta moved with lightning speed to encourage immediate donations to the Canadian Red Cross — Alberta Fires Appeal — by promising to match every dollar the organization receives for its from private sources. MORE
Millions of Americans now know who their state and federal. Here at Agitator Global HQ we never know what’s going to pop out of the morning mail bag. Yesterday’s trove ( it was “Not My President Day” see in the U.S.) MORE
I do, so I was excited when Kristin Johnson of the National Wildlife Federation agreed to share how they do it. Ever wonder how national nonprofits with hundreds of staff manage all that content on their websites? Who decides what goes online, and who actually puts it there? MORE
They are descriptions of the impact brought about by new federal rules for many grant awards—impact that just may make life less stressful for nonprofit fundraising professionals and development directors everywhere. MORE
But many medical marijuana dispensaries have been making huge sums of money even as they claim to be nonprofit, according to court and law enforcement records, industry insiders, police and federal agents. There were some big nonprofit moves covered in the news this week. One nonprofit agency innovated and voted in new rights for the often unseen homeless American. MORE
1) Is the Federal government shutdown affecting your nonprofit? Relevance Rules federal government shutdown message development messaging Nonprofit Communications nonprofit marketing relevance rules Nonprofit communicators! MORE
He painstakingly reviewed 20+ years worth of data from a federally funded, national, longitudinal study conducted by the National Institute on Aging. We really need to thank our lucky stars for Dr. Russell James! MORE
Federal grants www.grants.gov. I’m getting my thoughts together for a Grantwriting class I’m helping with tomorrow and I thought I’d share a few resources I’ve collected. Enjoy! Step By Step Fundraising’s list of grant resources [link]. Guidestar www.guidestar.org. Pamela Grow’s Grantwriting Blog www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com. Don Griesmann’s Grant Opportunities A frequently updated list of grants [link]. Nonprofit guides www.npguides.org. MORE
National Wildlife Federation). “Sharing Your Progress” season is coming up fast. That’s when you talk about the highlights and victories of your year, and thank donors for helping you make it happen. MORE
government’s Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general in all 50 states and the District of Columbia filed suit against 4 cancer charities charged with scamming donors out of more than $187 million. If, following last week’s death of Olive Cooke , fundraisers in the UK face an image problem involving over-zealous solicitations, their problem pales in comparison to this week’s American version. On Tuesday the U.S. MORE
to become a federal judge: “Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade.”. I unwrapped the package from Simone Joyoux and out fell a card bearing this moving quotation from Constance Baker Motley, the first black woman in the U.S. MORE
Communications Manager Fair Trade Federation (Wilmington, DE). Post YOUR comms job here —nonprofits, grantmakers, B Corps & vendors serving nonprofits. Communications & Political Director , National Organization for Women (New York, NY). Communications & Program Associate Center for Genetics and Society (Berkeley, CA). Communications Coordinator The Human Society of Sarasota County (Sarasota, FL). Communications Coordinator City Academy (St. Louis, MO). MORE
Rather like they are ‘simplifying’ the work of the Federal Aviation Administration by not getting around to reauthorizing it , thus allowing billions in revenues to slip past the Treasury and tens of thousands of FAA staff to take a forced month-long furlough. MORE
Above all, the IRS compliance requirements and federal law require that a nonprofit given official federal (and most often by states as well) charity status be open, reporting fully, in a timely manner, to any and all requests from the public for the organization''s board ratified financial and operations information. Yes, the federal government and law say the organization must provide information and complete and truthful information on its own self. MORE
The sample live event I chose for the video is the 2011 Canadian Federal Election, which happens to be taking place as I write this. This week’s “ Learn in 60 Seconds &# video demonstrates how to track multiple event hashtags in real-time and then filter them, also in real-time. MORE
As we enter ‘crazy time’ in the electoral calendar (a calendar that now runs from the Friday after the last election to the day of the next one), we will hear ever more about the desperate need to balance the federal budget and pay down the national debt. Social Security payouts make up some 20% of the federal budget , tied with national defense and one percentage point behind Medicare/Medicaid. MORE
The Federal Election Committee will keep an eye on statistics. With the (delayed) start of the Republican Convention in Tampa earlier this week, the really officially serious campaign season starts. MORE
The Minneapolis Jewish Federation has launched The Make a World of Difference Project , which shows what’s happening in every corner of the world thanks to the Minneapolis Jewish Federation and its network of partners. Every year, the Minneapolis Jewish Federation distributes approximately $15 - $18 million dollars to support programs and services that change the lives of people living in Minneapolis, Israel and 70 countries around the world. MORE
federal agencies). federal agencies are encouraged to work collaboratively with non-federal project partners. From The Foundation Center. National Whale Conservation Fund Releases Request for Proposals Deadline: August 8, 2007 The National Whale Conservation Fund was established to support research, management, conservation, and education/outreach activities related to the conservation, and recovery of whales (cetaceans). MORE
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I do, so I was excited when Kristin Johnson of the National Wildlife Federation agreed to share how they do it. Ever wonder how national nonprofits with hundreds of staff manage all that content on their websites? Who decides what goes online, and who actually puts it there?
Getting Attention
OCTOBER 1, 2013
1) Is the Federal government shutdown affecting your nonprofit? Relevance Rules federal government shutdown message development messaging Nonprofit Communications nonprofit marketing relevance rules Nonprofit communicators!
Wild Woman Fundraising
JULY 21, 2011
You pretty much know the answer, but for official confirmation let’s turn to Erica Groshen, a vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York: It’s easier here than in, say, the UK or Germany “for employers to avoid adding permanent jobs,&# she told the AP recently.
Public Sector Marketing 2.0
JULY 31, 2012
Back in early 2011, I created a collaborative Google Spreadsheet (available at www.mobilegovernment.ca ) to compile a list of Canadian government organizations (federal, provincial , municipal +crown/agency) that have created mobile websites and/or mobile apps. Some noteworthy highlights include: Many federal departments have begun their transition into mobile by creating mobile friendly versions of their websites.
Public Sector Marketing 2.0
JANUARY 10, 2012
Government Open Data canadians consultations federal government gov 2.0 In the spirit of openness, I have decided to publicly share my open-ended responses to the ongoing Canadian Open Government Consultation , which has been taking place since December 6th, 2011 and is scheduled to end January 16th, 2012. The consultation covers questions on Open Data , Open Information , Open Dialogue and the Open Government Strategy.
Seeking Grant Money Today
OCTOBER 26, 2010
Applying for a government grant, especially a federal grant, can be arduous. I've compiled the best free resources that teach what governments' grants are (again, from the federal and also state, local, and even Tribal governments), where to research what government grants are available, what the process is to apply for them, and more.
Seeking Grant Money Today
AUGUST 4, 2009
I just received the following information from the Federal grants database, this morning, about the Federal Recovery Act funds. Tags: Recovery Act grants how to federal funds Recovery Act and Grants.gov "A new feature was unveiled on Grants.gov to help users find and apply for The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant opportunities.
Blue Sky Collaborative
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta recently launched Community Campaign 2010, a viral fundraising campaign that hopes to use the dollars raised to aid the most vulnerable among us, ensure that Jewish culture and traditions live on, and strengthen the.
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
JUNE 16, 2015
They are descriptions of the impact brought about by new federal rules for many grant awards—impact that just may make life less stressful for nonprofit fundraising professionals and development directors everywhere.
Getting Attention
MARCH 12, 2009
So I was pleased to see the National Wildlife Federation 's recent audience-based approach to designing a more useful and engaging Web site. Nothing's more vital to your org's health than constant interaction with your base to ensure that your marketing, programming, etc. is directly intersecting with their needs, wants and interests.
Cause Related Marketing
NOVEMBER 16, 2011
Long-standing causes like the Audubon Society, the March of Dimes, Federal Duck Stamps, and others almost certainly have asked how they can wrest money from their own extensive archives.
Fundraising Breakthroughs
FEBRUARY 20, 2009
Knowing that I’ve worked on US government-funded grants for over 15 years, a friend recently asked me for advice on how nonprofits can secure federal funding. Below is my advice on how to get started in identifying federal grant opportunities.
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MAY 9, 2016
He painstakingly reviewed 20+ years worth of data from a federally funded, national, longitudinal study conducted by the National Institute on Aging. We really need to thank our lucky stars for Dr. Russell James!
Fundraising Breakthroughs
NOVEMBER 25, 2005
The enormous, threatening federal deficit can be solved only by a balanced approach requiring tough political choices both to raise taxes and to cut spending. Shamefully, I admit that Federal budget policy is not something I know much about.
The Agitator
MAY 24, 2016
to become a federal judge: “Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade.”. I unwrapped the package from Simone Joyoux and out fell a card bearing this moving quotation from Constance Baker Motley, the first black woman in the U.S.
Selfish Giving
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
Recently I spoke to a group of federal workers who are on loan to the Combined Federal Campaign , which was created by President Kennedy in 1961 and just last year raised close to $300 million. Tags: Cause Practices combined federal campaign public speaking
Get Fully Funded
OCTOBER 9, 2009
Federal grants www.grants.gov. I’m getting my thoughts together for a Grantwriting class I’m helping with tomorrow and I thought I’d share a few resources I’ve collected. Enjoy! Step By Step Fundraising’s list of grant resources [link]. Guidestar www.guidestar.org. Pamela Grow’s Grantwriting Blog www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com. Don Griesmann’s Grant Opportunities A frequently updated list of grants [link]. Nonprofit guides www.npguides.org.
Non Profit Marketing 360
JULY 28, 2011
The two federal programs that are most often discussed as targets for cutting are Social Security and Medicare. And every political stripe agrees that as the growing number of Boomer retirees move into these programs, stresses will be felt throughout the federal budget. Indeed, the report claims that the savings comes mostly from adjusting billing predictions, not from a reduction in care: A proposed rule was displayed at the Federal Register today proposing a 3.35
The Agitator
MAY 8, 2016
With the devastation at Fort McMurray and the horrific plight of nearly 90,000 Canadians, both the federal government in Ottawa and the provincial government of Alberta moved with lightning speed to encourage immediate donations to the Canadian Red Cross — Alberta Fires Appeal — by promising to match every dollar the organization receives for its from private sources.
Getting Attention
MARCH 31, 2014
Communications Manager – Affiliate Partnerships, National Wildlife Federation. Please post your open nonprofit marketing positions here. Communications Assistant – Data Visualization , Climate Policy Initiative (San Francisco, CA).
The Agitator
MARCH 30, 2016
Eleven months later justice is done as a Federal Court deals out justice — and immense financial penalties. government’s Federal Trade Commission joined by attorneys general in all 50 states and the District of Columbia filed suit against 4 cancer charities charged with scamming donors out of more than $187 million. Eleven months ago we reported a case of nauseating fundraising fraud involving a rip off of $75 million.
Non Profit Marketing 360
AUGUST 4, 2011
Rather like they are ‘simplifying’ the work of the Federal Aviation Administration by not getting around to reauthorizing it , thus allowing billions in revenues to slip past the Treasury and tens of thousands of FAA staff to take a forced month-long furlough.
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
JANUARY 22, 2013
The Minneapolis Jewish Federation has launched The Make a World of Difference Project , which shows what’s happening in every corner of the world thanks to the Minneapolis Jewish Federation and its network of partners. Every year, the Minneapolis Jewish Federation distributes approximately $15 - $18 million dollars to support programs and services that change the lives of people living in Minneapolis, Israel and 70 countries around the world.
Seeking Grant Money Today
MAY 10, 2010
Exempt organizations officially recognized by the I.R.S. as such, must allow people who request them to see the organization's tax return forms 990 or 990-T or the nonprofit's tax exemption application materials (i.e. anything that the nonprofit provided to the I.R.S., along with it's application for nonprofit status (form 1023) such as the organization's articles of incorporation, etc.). Read the these two I.R.S.
The Agitator
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Millions of Americans now know who their state and federal. Here at Agitator Global HQ we never know what’s going to pop out of the morning mail bag. Yesterday’s trove ( it was “Not My President Day” see in the U.S.)
Seeking Grant Money Today
MAY 7, 2013
Above all, the IRS compliance requirements and federal law require that a nonprofit given official federal (and most often by states as well) charity status be open, reporting fully, in a timely manner, to any and all requests from the public for the organization''s board ratified financial and operations information. Yes, the federal government and law say the organization must provide information and complete and truthful information on its own self.
Seeking Grant Money Today
MARCH 21, 2010
Endorsement of a proposed acquisition by appropriate federal, state, and local government agencies and by nonprofit organizations that the land is of high conservation value is a primary program consideration. From The Foundation Center. Deadline: April 1, 2010 annually (Pre-proposals) National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Accepting Pre-proposals for Acres for America Conservation Program Acres for America, a partnership between Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Seeking Grant Money Today
JULY 9, 2007
federal agencies). federal agencies are encouraged to work collaboratively with non-federal project partners. From The Foundation Center. National Whale Conservation Fund Releases Request for Proposals Deadline: August 8, 2007 The National Whale Conservation Fund was established to support research, management, conservation, and education/outreach activities related to the conservation, and recovery of whales (cetaceans).
Non Profit Marketing 360
OCTOBER 26, 2012
Maybe the federal government won’t ever work up or agree to a budget to cover an entire fiscal year, but your nonprofit has to. For a larger view of what resources are available via the federal government, click over to USA.gov’s site for nonprofits.
Public Sector Marketing 2.0
OCTOBER 8, 2014
To the Canadian federal “govies” out there that may have missed the memo, a crucial policy instrument called PANDU took effect exactly one year ago (excluding section 6.1.3 , which kicked-in 7 months later).
Seeking Grant Money Today
JUNE 24, 2012
But many medical marijuana dispensaries have been making huge sums of money even as they claim to be nonprofit, according to court and law enforcement records, industry insiders, police and federal agents. There were some big nonprofit moves covered in the news this week. One nonprofit agency innovated and voted in new rights for the often unseen homeless American.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
OCTOBER 30, 2014
If you get emails from Amnesty International USA, American Heart Association, International Rescue Committee, National Wildlife Federation or UNICEF USA, chances are you’ve gotten something I’ve written. Photo credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/28681973@N00/15053486347/.
Wild Woman Fundraising
JUNE 26, 2014
Recently a new OMB Guidance was passed at the federal level. This Guidance was called Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
Getting Attention
MAY 4, 2015
Communications Manager Fair Trade Federation (Wilmington, DE). Post YOUR comms job here —nonprofits, grantmakers, B Corps & vendors serving nonprofits. Communications & Political Director , National Organization for Women (New York, NY). Communications & Program Associate Center for Genetics and Society (Berkeley, CA). Communications Coordinator The Human Society of Sarasota County (Sarasota, FL). Communications Coordinator City Academy (St. Louis, MO).
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
National Wildlife Federation). “Sharing Your Progress” season is coming up fast. That’s when you talk about the highlights and victories of your year, and thank donors for helping you make it happen.
Public Sector Marketing 2.0
MAY 2, 2011
The sample live event I chose for the video is the 2011 Canadian Federal Election, which happens to be taking place as I write this. This week’s “ Learn in 60 Seconds &# video demonstrates how to track multiple event hashtags in real-time and then filter them, also in real-time.
Getting Attention
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
Marketing & Communications Project Manager , Jewish Federation of Cleveland (Cleveland, OH). Online Communications Consultant & Writer/Editor Consultant , International Planned Parenthood Federation (New York, NY).
Non Profit Marketing 360
NOVEMBER 15, 2011
As we enter ‘crazy time’ in the electoral calendar (a calendar that now runs from the Friday after the last election to the day of the next one), we will hear ever more about the desperate need to balance the federal budget and pay down the national debt. Social Security payouts make up some 20% of the federal budget , tied with national defense and one percentage point behind Medicare/Medicaid.
The Agitator
MAY 20, 2015
government’s Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general in all 50 states and the District of Columbia filed suit against 4 cancer charities charged with scamming donors out of more than $187 million. If, following last week’s death of Olive Cooke , fundraisers in the UK face an image problem involving over-zealous solicitations, their problem pales in comparison to this week’s American version. On Tuesday the U.S.
Non Profit Marketing 360
AUGUST 30, 2012
The Federal Election Committee will keep an eye on statistics. With the (delayed) start of the Republican Convention in Tampa earlier this week, the really officially serious campaign season starts.
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