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It behooves us to understand that when we sneeze, so does the rest of the world…. |
| 11/10/2008 |
10 Ways to Raise Money in a Recession |
| 11/8/2008 |
Would you buy a mattress from this charity? |
| 11/8/2008 |
Most Nonprofits Not Using Marketing Plan, Want Strategy Help |
| 11/8/2008 |
Board Critics may be the “Weakest Link” |
| 11/7/2008 |
Presidential Debates Must Address America's Identity Crisis |
| 11/4/2008 |
Anatomy of Grant Seeking in Challenging Times |
| 11/1/2008 |
6 Tips for Writing Nonprofit Marketing Copy That Works |
| 11/1/2008 |
A For-Profit Salesperson's Guide to Getting a Job in Non-Profit Development |
| 11/1/2008 |
The role of social entrepreneurship in transforming U.S.A. public education – pattern breaking change |
| 11/1/2008 |
Texas Children 'Read for the Record' and Raise Awareness About Early Education Crisis |
| 10/26/2008 |
Leadership in the 21st Century |
| 10/25/2008 |
Building Credibility Pyramids - More than Keeping Up Appearances |
| 10/24/2008 |
How to Write a Marketing RFP that Gets the Best Consultant or Firm to Deliver Everything You Need – On Time and on Budget |
| 10/24/2008 |
One-in-Five Speak Spanish In Four States - New Census Bureau Data Show How America Lives |
| 10/24/2008 |
Major Gifts Campaign Checklist |
| 10/24/2008 |
MHM’s contribution helps to sustain San Antonio’s position as a leader in health care services in Texas |
| 10/24/2008 |
Dia de lost Muertos en Houston |
| 10/20/2008 |
Social Innovation Provides Hope in the Uncertainty |
| 10/17/2008 |
How to Use This Time to Build the Next Good Time |
| 10/17/2008 |
Don't Rain on Your Brainstorm |
| 10/17/2008 |
Bill Gates on “Creative Capitalism |
| 10/17/2008 |
How foundations can responsible philanthropy for few that can then filter to many |
| 10/10/2008 |
2008 State of the Future – the Millennium Project aims to measure progress on 15 global challenges |
| 10/10/2008 |
So is the future getting better or worse? And what areas should get more attention, investment, and wise decisionmaking to improve our prospects? |
| 10/10/2008 |
Nonprofits who raise big dollars handle their finances carefully and with great detail |
| 10/10/2008 |
Motivation is a Myth |
| 10/10/2008 |
The Nervous Economy |
| 10/10/2008 |
A letter from a board member |
| 10/10/2008 |
Every conversation comes back to it – it is unavoidable |
| 10/10/2008 |
Building With Grants |
| 10/4/2008 |
All things work for good…..even in the eye of a hurricane |
| 10/4/2008 |
Create Personas to Bridge the Gap with Target Audiences |
| 10/4/2008 |
How a recession can undermine your fundraising program—and what you can do to combat it |
| 10/4/2008 |
Report Urges Foundations to Make More Use of Web 2.0 and other New Media |
| 9/27/2008 |
Eight ways writing e-mail appeals is the same as writing direct mail letters |
| 9/27/2008 |
20 Ways to Form (or Enhance) Relationships with Potential Grant Donors |
| 9/27/2008 |
How to Defend Your Marketing Budget |
| 9/27/2008 |
Good examples speak louder than good advice |
| 9/27/2008 |
Governing for What Matters (Community-Driven Governance) Part 3 - The Planning |
| 9/20/2008 |
Ten Common, and Avoidable, Grant Project Budget Errors |
| 9/20/2008 |
Giving New Life to the "Same Old" |
| 9/20/2008 |
Seth Godin on the decision before the decision |
| 9/20/2008 |
Donor Disconnects - Where did those loyal donors go? |
| 9/20/2008 |
Lawndale wants you to learn about Día de los Muertos |
| 9/13/2008 |
New news from the IRS |
| 9/13/2008 |
Chesapeake Energy partners with seminary to support infrastructure |
| 9/13/2008 |
Governing for What Matters (Community-Driven Governance) Part 2 - The Structure |
| 9/13/2008 |
Ethics still a hot-button issue in philanthropy this year |
| 9/13/2008 |
Can Social Networking Sites – like MySpace & FaceBook – Deliver for Nonprofits? |
| 9/13/2008 |
Wendy's Gives Back to San Antonio with Free Hamburgers and Local Art |
| 9/13/2008 |
Why is giving by bequest so rare? You know that brochure you send out about charitable bequests? Behind your back, donors call it the |
| 9/6/2008 |
Ask Mal |
| 9/6/2008 |
US charitable giving exceeded $300 billion in 2007 |
| 9/6/2008 |
Governing for What Matters (Community-Driven Governance) Part 1 - The Analysis |
| 9/6/2008 |
‘Transformational Gift’ From Methodist Healthcare Ministries in Support, Treatment and Growth for the Homeless at Haven For Hope |
| 8/31/2008 |
Talented Fort Bend Boys Choir Sings God Bless America in YouTube Video |
| 8/31/2008 |
Nonprofit Law Podcast #42: Can a staff member also serve on the board of directors? |
| 8/31/2008 |
The secrets of selling: Believing something and convincing others |
| 8/31/2008 |
8 Election Dates to Remember |
| 8/31/2008 |
Nonprofit Law Podcast #41: Responsibilities of Foundation Board Chairs |
| 8/22/2008 |
Rainmaker - Building Strategic Relationships that Lead to Big Business |
| 8/22/2008 |
Acquiring new donors through direct mail: Measuring success - First, you need a clear idea of what you're chasing. Is it instant bucks or long-term buddies? |
| 8/22/2008 |
KDK-Harman Foundation Helps Elementary School Students Mind their Math and Music |
| 8/22/2008 |
Ask Mal |
| 8/22/2008 |
Harnessing the Internet |
| 8/9/2008 |
5 Opportunities to Seize During an Executive Transition |
| 8/9/2008 |
Quick hits: my favorite morals |
| 8/9/2008 |
How do you choose a bottle of olive oil when there are rows and rows to choose from? |
| 8/9/2008 |
Texas exotic animals escape summer heat |
| 7/26/2008 |
Due Diligence in the new 990 checklist - a great podcast |
| 7/26/2008 |
The Social Responsibility Corporation Announces Speakers for Learning About Learning 2009 Conference: Zero to Five in Dallas |
| 7/26/2008 |
Innovative Program Lures Hispanic Parents into the Schools with Sought-After Computer Training |
| 7/20/2008 |
Philanthropic communications are critical to promote big change |
| 7/20/2008 |
The Learning About Learning Conference Launches an All-New Website Focused on Highlighting Education Programs That Work |
| 7/20/2008 |
The 11 Questions Every Donor Asks and the Answers All donor Crave |
| 7/15/2008 |
One hallmark of Aggie education has always been the practical application of academic lessons. |
| 7/15/2008 |
Peter G. Peterson Foundation launches efforts to engage and mobilize through new and popular media, over $5 million in grants |
| 7/15/2008 |
Houston Leads in Numerical Growth in post Katrina Recovery |
| 7/15/2008 |
KDK-Harman Foundation Creates Its Consulting Group to Support Local Nonprofits |
| 7/8/2008 |
How to make your billion-dollar goal? Universities: Ban deans from the case approval loop. Hospitals: Same goes for the chief of staff. |
| 7/8/2008 |
Despite recession, A Glimmer of Hope Austin expands services and increases giving |
| 6/27/2008 |
U.S. Faces New Challenges in a Post-American World, But Can Overcome Obstacles |
| 6/27/2008 |
Streamlining Philanthropy's Grants System |
| 6/27/2008 |
5 little pearls of insightfulness from a foundation executive or two |
| 6/20/2008 |
Summer job hunting: No day at the beach |
| 6/20/2008 |
1.23 Million Students Will Fail to Graduate in 2008; New Data on U.S. Congressional Districts Detail Graduation Gaps |
| 6/20/2008 |
To make it into pile #3, know what you're selling..... Hope. And importance. |
| 6/14/2008 |
Fear of failure scares off many successes |
| 6/14/2008 |
Kids Count - Texas ranks 37 out of 50 states when it comes to overall child well being. |
| 6/14/2008 |
“Disturbing levels of CEO dissatisfaction with board performance” at midsize nonprofits |
| 5/29/2008 |
The ability to define success brings more investors to your nonprofit |
| 5/26/2008 |
Want to raise more support? Want to retain more donors? |
| 5/26/2008 |
Change your thoughts and change your life |
| 5/25/2008 |
3 Statements That Can Change the World: Mission / Vision / Values |
| 5/18/2008 |
Five Tech Tips to Punch Up Your Nonprofit Communications |
| 5/18/2008 |
Texas Public Radio knows how to get your organization out there |
| 5/18/2008 |
Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Event Testimonial Speakers |
| 5/9/2008 |
FriendRaising Your Board |
| 5/9/2008 |
A New Report Profiles Three High Schools That Crack the Code for Effective Math Instruction |
| 5/1/2008 |
How a Small Nonprofit Shaped a Clear, Memorable Brand – Five Steps to Low-Budget Branding for Big Results (Case Study) |
| 5/1/2008 |
It is not just about grantwriting…there is so much more |
| 4/25/2008 |
How to Perform a Market Study: A Step by Step Guide |
| 4/20/2008 |
Picking the "perfect" name can be torture. Not to worry: few things matter less to the success of your campaign. |
| 4/11/2008 |
Foundations and the Economy |
| 4/11/2008 |
Did You Know? is intended to be a conversation starter. |
| 4/11/2008 |
New ways for impactful giving to education in Texas |
| 3/29/2008 |
The amazing Mayor of Dallas brings everyone to the table |
| 3/29/2008 |
Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies – courses that link classroom learning with the challenges students will face in the workplace of the future |
| 3/29/2008 |
How to Communicate So That People Will Listen—and Act! |
| 3/23/2008 |
Online collaborative opportunities...or how to get together remotely online |
| 3/23/2008 |
Hands-on Philanthropy through Giving Circles: A Powerful Connection for Nonprofits and Donors |
| 3/15/2008 |
When stress turns to distress |
| 3/15/2008 |
Starlight Starbright….who are our golden stars tonight? And other tidbits you should know….. |
| 3/14/2008 |
TIP THE RISK SCALE UNTIL IT FEELS COMFORTABLE |
| 3/10/2008 |
Do your organization a favor. Get your thick skin back from the dry cleaners and conduct a self-audit. |
| 3/9/2008 |
Women’s History Month: March 2008 |
| 3/9/2008 |
Facts inform, but passion moves… |
| 3/2/2008 |
Ask Mal Warwick |
| 3/2/2008 |
Seven Dos and Don'ts for Strong Nonprofit Taglines Follow Up |
| 2/24/2008 |
Talking points get to the point |
| 2/14/2008 |
Why Nonprofits Need Strong Taglines |
| 2/14/2008 |
Dear Untrusted: Show this to your boss |
| 2/11/2008 |
Sales Professional to Development Professional: A Workable Transition (A For-Profit Salesperson's Guide to Getting a Job in Non-Profit Development) |
| 2/11/2008 |
Conference Will Challenge Educators to Accelerate, Educate and Differentiate |
| 2/1/2008 |
Fundraising in tough times |
| 2/1/2008 |
Shrewd Marketing For Nonprofits – 8 Important Tips |
| 1/27/2008 |
Students are bored, many skip school, lack adult support |
| 1/20/2008 |
Finding A Path - Overcoming Obstacles to Clear Program Descriptions |
| 1/20/2008 |
Three improving things I learned last year |
| 1/12/2008 |
Seven fundraising 'myths'? Not so fast! |
| 1/4/2008 |
The Ed Sullivan Show Revisited |
| 1/4/2008 |
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America - Rosa Beth Moss Kanter’s new book: America the Principled |
| 12/3/2007 |
Critical Thinking: The $45 Billion High School Diploma |
| 12/3/2007 |
Keeping the Eye on the Ball |
| 11/26/2007 |
Cynthia Krause cites megatrends at PGCSA conference |
| 11/19/2007 |
Donor-centered fundraising |
| 11/19/2007 |
Trust = Giving + Retention |
| 11/19/2007 |
Every “no” is one step closer to a “yes”! |
| 11/19/2007 |
Striving for Excellence: How Nonprofits Can Stand Up and Stand Out |
| 11/12/2007 |
14 new trends in philanthropy and 4 old ones that still work |
| 11/12/2007 |
How to Develop a Great Mission Statement |
| 11/12/2007 |
What is the role of education in Texas? |
| 11/12/2007 |
Avoid Audience Confusion – Create a Style Guide |
| 11/5/2007 |
100+ Tips for the Incoming President |
| 11/5/2007 |
How well does testing work? |
| 11/5/2007 |
Are today’s philanthropists tomorrow’s heroes? |
| 11/5/2007 |
Qualities you need for the race to success |
| 10/29/2007 |
Fundraising ratios and other deceptions |
| 10/29/2007 |
Fundraising communications: Cost or investment? |
| 10/29/2007 |
And just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly….. |
| 10/29/2007 |
Calling all Edvestors, Edvisors, and Educators |
| 10/22/2007 |
Everybody's Talking About You -- Why Your Nonprofit Needs to Listen, and Listen Hard |
| 10/22/2007 |
Why and How to Design Meeting Openers |
| 10/22/2007 |
Keeping the Eye on the Ball |
| 10/22/2007 |
Benefits of Variable Annuity Ownership By A Non-Profit Organization |
| 10/22/2007 |
The Soft Side of Success |
| 10/15/2007 |
Don't let a makeover prove your unmaking |
| 10/15/2007 |
Solicitation Of Vendors (By Their Non-Profit Customers And Clients) |
| 10/15/2007 |
Keeping the Eye on the Ball |
| 10/15/2007 |
The Next Great Generation of Americans |
| 10/8/2007 |
Donor Surveys: What Do You Know About Your Donors? (And What Do They Know About Your Organization?) |
| 10/8/2007 |
Attention: Leadership lessons from the Marines |
| 10/8/2007 |
A magnificent fine tuned socially responsible machine, take the Pew Technology Test, the Pew Political Typology Test, and the Pew News IQ Test to see what you know.... |
| 10/8/2007 |
A new breed of philanthrocapitalists are putting tools in place to get a big bang for their buck |
| 10/1/2007 |
Never run out of newsletter story ideas again: The back 9 (Part 2 of 2) |
| 10/1/2007 |
In-Kind Gifts: How to Acknowledge and Recognize Them |
| 10/1/2007 |
Marketing your org, fundraising with pennies, true prosperity, Insight from Amy Phipps, National Kidney Foundation walk.....and some thoughts from Amy Phipps of the Zachry Foundation |
| 10/1/2007 |
Children = Priceless |
| 9/24/2007 |
Never run out of newsletter story ideas again: The front 9 (Part 1 of 2) |
| 9/24/2007 |
Debt Elimination Fund-Raising Campaigns |
| 9/24/2007 |
Clusters, Big Losers, TXNP Talent Bank, Public School Demography & Irving Cares |
| 9/24/2007 |
Tom Luce says education is the basis of economic prosperity |
| 9/17/2007 |
Never underestimate the power of observation |
| 9/17/2007 |
Raise the problem, be the solution - Somewhere between fear and hope, a check is written |
| 9/17/2007 |
A mother guilty of child abuse - disquieting and poignant |
| 9/17/2007 |
Spoons and Oil |
| 9/10/2007 |
Keeping the Eye on the Ball |
| 9/10/2007 |
“May the force be with you” - Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| 9/4/2007 |
Keeping the Eye on the Ball |
| 9/4/2007 |
Top Ten Excuses For Not Asking |
| 9/4/2007 |
The Autism Treatment Expansion Program – Spirit Horse |
| 8/27/2007 |
I am the world’s richest man because I get paid in hugs and smiles, the most valuable currency that exists |
| 8/27/2007 |
After 10 brain surgeries and 6 straight months in the hospital, Megan came home |
| 8/27/2007 |
10 Time Management Tips to Help You Deal with Your Elephant-Sized Projects |
| 8/27/2007 |
Overcoming that natural instinct to be defensive: Learning to love feedback |
| 8/27/2007 |
Keeping the Eye on the Ball |
| 8/27/2007 |
The Mind of the Innovator: Taming the Traps of Traditional Thinking |
| 8/20/2007 |
Concentration is more than a kid's card game |
| 8/20/2007 |
Board Orientation Manual Sample Table of Contents |
| 8/20/2007 |
Praising loudly and blaming no one….. |
| 8/20/2007 |
Choosing a Trustee – A Key Decision for Your Family |
| 8/20/2007 |
Puppy love…. and kitty cats too |
| 8/13/2007 |
Seattle's PayScale and TexasNonprofits enter into partnership to provide you with reliable compensation data for nonprofits |
| 8/13/2007 |
Keeping the Eye on the Ball |
| 8/13/2007 |
Creative giving: Painting the perfect image for the CTK 2007 5-7-5 Haiku Grant Award |
| 8/12/2007 |
Ethics & Planned Giving |
| 8/10/2007 |
Keeping the Eye on the Ball |
| 8/6/2007 |
Pondering a proposal |
| 8/5/2007 |
Streamline… Simplify…Be more efficient… many funders want to streamline the grant application and reporting process |
| 7/30/2007 |
What in the world is a COG? And where is Region 12? |
| 7/30/2007 |
But I thought that was a deductible… and other ways to stay straight from the IRS |
| 7/23/2007 |
Use It or Loose It, Event Follow-Up That Keeps You Fired-Up |
| 7/23/2007 |
We have a 400 billion dollar problem. It’s called trauma. |
| 7/23/2007 |
TXNP HELPS YOU STAND OUT IN A CROWD. |
| 7/23/2007 |
Hello, I’m your new boss ….. |
| 7/16/2007 |
Words of wisdom that work at work |
| 7/16/2007 |
Keeping the eye on the ball |
| 7/16/2007 |
The challenge of wealth |
| 7/9/2007 |
Boards - clarity of vision, purpose and accountability |
| 7/9/2007 |
Fund Raising Realities Every Board Member Must Face |
| 7/9/2007 |
Two $ Birds with One Stone |
| 7/2/2007 |
A 4th of July BBQ Sauce Recipe |
| 7/2/2007 |
Top 10 list of the most important things your network can do |
| 7/2/2007 |
About Marcy |
| 6/27/2007 |
IRS update – new forms for more transparency |
| 6/25/2007 |
One of the highlights of my week |
| 6/25/2007 |
2007 Mid Year Report |
| 6/25/2007 |
Santicola |
| 6/24/2007 |
5 steps that will make a big difference right now |
| 6/24/2007 |
Asking for money vs. caring for people |
| 6/18/2007 |
Making the grade in charm school |
| 6/18/2007 |
Selling a Story to the Press |
| 6/18/2007 |
Thoughts, sightings, and ideas |
| 6/18/2007 |
Donor communications are an investment, not purely a cost. Think LTV. |
| 6/11/2007 |
Winning Even With No |
| 6/11/2007 |
Who are you calling a "social enterprise?!" |
| 6/11/2007 |
Jackie's Keeping her Eye on the Ball |
| 6/11/2007 |
Medicine Mound, Texas – Population Zero |
| 6/4/2007 |
What I learned in class about marketing planned gifts |
| 6/4/2007 |
Is Your Board a Sea-Anchor or a Sail? |
| 6/3/2007 |
Hip Hop at the Board Table |
| 5/29/2007 |
Be resourceful or be remorseful |
| 5/29/2007 |
8 Steps to Writing Successful Fundraising Letters |
| 5/29/2007 |
A cutting edge idea for fundraising - DonorsChoose.org |
| 5/21/2007 |
How do you know when you’re ready for an audit? Here are some tips…. |
| 5/21/2007 |
How to Develop Exceptional Events |
| 5/21/2007 |
Making solid connections |
| 5/14/2007 |
Wearing Those Development and Marketing "Hats" at the Same Time: |
| 5/14/2007 |
Getting the most from testing |
| 5/14/2007 |
Are your proposals unsolicited mail? |
| 5/14/2007 |
Writing Op-Eds |
| 5/7/2007 |
Robert Harris on Strategic Planning |
| 5/7/2007 |
My Mom - a cross between Lucille Ball, Martha Stewart, Coco Chanel and Jackie Kennedy. |
| 5/7/2007 |
Assessing Assessments…Who’s Questioning the Score? |
| 5/6/2007 |
Twenty Expense Items to Consider When Creating a Budget |
| 4/30/2007 |
A Gala Tonight-Not |
| 4/30/2007 |
How are you relating to your Grant Officer? |
| 4/30/2007 |
A cynic burns his bridges before he gets to them |
| 4/22/2007 |
You're Writing, But They're Not Reading. Improve Your Odds |
| 4/22/2007 |
Trying to put panic in perspective or how to hide eggs in the snow at Easter in Texas |
| 4/22/2007 |
The Horrid Ten - Here's why you didn't get the gift |
| 4/16/2007 |
From a Family Foundation’s Point of View, Less is Sometimes More |
| 4/16/2007 |
How Not To and How To Think Creatively |
| 4/10/2007 |
I raised my hand last week for education in Texas |
| 4/2/2007 |
How much of the pie do kids get? |
| 4/2/2007 |
Lead with poise, not noise |
| 4/2/2007 |
Wandering minds and unengaged people do not a meeting make |
| 3/26/2007 |
LET ME GUESS: You don't like the idea of telephone fundraising |
| 3/26/2007 |
Comparing mailing lists by Long-Term Value |
| 3/26/2007 |
80th Texas Legislature 2007 Regular Session – A Summary of Issues Affecting Nonprofits |
| 3/19/2007 |
A Legal Audit for Not-for-Profits |
| 3/19/2007 |
To consult or not to Consult - that is the question |
| 3/11/2007 |
The Value of Golden-Handcuff Benefits |
| 3/11/2007 |
On the Delicate Subject of ED, Committee, and Board Approvals |
| 3/5/2007 |
What makes a fundraising letter effective? |
| 3/5/2007 |
THE BIG GIFT - A new fundraising strategy for public schools |
| 2/26/2007 |
The Citizenship Pop Quiz - Can you answer 6 out of 10 questions to become a US citizen? |
| 2/26/2007 |
How to Create a Picture Perfect Donor Experience |
| 2/26/2007 |
"100 Best Corporate Citizens" List for 2007 |
| 2/19/2007 |
Enthusiasm is the spark that ignites our lives |
| 2/19/2007 |
Board Behavioral Difficulties |
| 2/19/2007 |
Doing nothing is not an option |
| 2/12/2007 |
Tapping The Philanthropic Well |
| 2/12/2007 |
Forget the wining and dining. Do something that matters. |
| 2/12/2007 |
A Child’s Day – A Report From the U. S. Census on the Life of a Child |
| 2/5/2007 |
Six Gifts |
| 2/5/2007 |
Unwarranted Assumptions: Why the Best Laid Plans So Often Fail |
| 1/29/2007 |
People who talk to themselves have a captive audience |
| 1/29/2007 |
Seven Tips to Get More Publicity for Your Nonprofit in 2007 |
| 1/29/2007 |
What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful |
| 1/29/2007 |
Building a network from the ground up |
| 1/22/2007 |
2006 Finished with a Bang |
| 1/22/2007 |
Kiss Theory Good Bye: Five Proven Ways to Get Extraordinary Results in Any Company |
| 1/22/2007 |
Powering Up Your Case Statement with the Four Ps |
| 1/16/2007 |
The Pursuit of Happyness |
| 1/16/2007 |
Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation |
| 1/15/2007 |
Dear TXNP: I recently sent out 50 proposals ...do you think I'll land a grant? |
| 1/9/2007 |
A Key Communicator on Education |
| 1/9/2007 |
The Foundation: A Great American Secret; How Private Wealth is Changing the World |
| 1/9/2007 |
6 Trends to Look for in 2007 |
| 1/2/2007 |
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation |
| 1/2/2007 |
Everyone on the payroll is a marketing person |
| 1/2/2007 |
Nonprofits Need Operating Grants
Foundations Award Project Grants
What’s the Deal? |
| 12/25/2006 |
Your Creative Brief: Don't Leave Home Without It |
| 12/25/2006 |
The Moody Foundation |
| 12/25/2006 |
The Coastal Bend Community Foundation: Celebrating 25 years of Giving Back to the Dynamic Community of the Coastal Bend |
| 12/11/2006 |
FOUNDATION MANAGEMENT: ANOTHER TWIST |
| 12/11/2006 |
The Coastal Bend Community Foundation: Celebrating 25 years of Giving Back to the Dynamic Community of the Coastal Bend: Members Only |
| 12/11/2006 |
UTSA Fall Commencement Success Stories |
| 12/10/2006 |
List for Funders |
| 12/10/2006 |
The Artist Foundation of San Antonio |
| 12/10/2006 |
The Kronkosky Charitable Foundation’s Palmer Moe Talks About Architecting Change in Communities and More |
| 12/3/2006 |
Year-End Letter to Supporters - Do It Now! |
| 12/3/2006 |
The Aguila Awards Foundation |
| 12/3/2006 |
Three growing trends in philanthropy today |
| 12/3/2006 |
The Summerlee Foundation Protecting Animals and Preserving Texas History is Their Motto |
| 11/20/2006 |
Don't Just Sit There—Learn! |
| 11/20/2006 |
A Kerrville Treasure: The Floyd A. and Kathleen C. Cailloux Foundation |
| 11/13/2006 |
The Importance Of Being Donor Centric |
| 11/13/2006 |
Nearly 98 percent of High Net-Worth Households Donated to Charitable Organizations in 2005 According to a New Report Published by Bank of America |
| 11/6/2006 |
The Legacy of a Visionary Merchant and His Wife |
| 11/6/2006 |
The Foundation Behind the Yellow Wristband |
| 10/30/2006 |
Get to Know the Gatekeeper |
| 10/30/2006 |
Increased Giving Essentials |
| 10/23/2006 |
63 Million Reasons To Help Your Community Through The Community Foundation of Abilene |
| 10/23/2006 |
Trust Me |
| 10/16/2006 |
Hustle or Hurry - Focus or Worry |
| 10/9/2006 |
How to Conquer Three Money Hazards that Block Group Decision Making |
| 10/2/2006 |
A surprising solution to a shocking problem |
| 9/25/2006 |
Fitting Annual, Endowment, Capital, and Sponsorship & Underwriting Campaigns Into Your Organization's Plans and Then Making Them |
| 9/25/2006 |
Major Gift Solicitation - Proper Preparation Leads to Gratification |
| 9/18/2006 |
Fundraising Responsibilities of A Board Member |
| 9/18/2006 |
When Should a Non-Profit Organization Hire its First Development Director? |
| 9/18/2006 |
How to Get Past a Fuzzy Answer |
| 9/17/2006 |
Did You Know that there are 1.1 Million Hispanic Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces? |
| 9/11/2006 |
Riding The Horse The Way It's Going
A Different Approach to Boards And Fundraising |
| 9/10/2006 |
Texas’ Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and The Meadows Foundation among Top Donors for Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts |
| 9/4/2006 |
Why working smart isn’t enough - No-one ever drowned in their own sweat |
| 9/4/2006 |
What Makes a Good Policy Manual? |
| 9/4/2006 |
What Funders Want: 5 Steps to Planning Web-based Initiatives |
| 8/28/2006 |
Motivation: Do you use a carrot or a stick? |
| 8/28/2006 |
How To Make Certain You Have A Winning Fundraising Campaign- Guidelines to Winning |
| 8/28/2006 |
Don’t Be a Needle in a Haystack - Change |
| 8/27/2006 |
Do You Hear Us Now? Communications, Fundraising and Donors |
| 8/21/2006 |
Take a deep breath! And now exhale…….. |
| 8/21/2006 |
Story ideas guaranteed to interest donors, part one |
| 8/21/2006 |
Kronkosky Foundation Initiative Working to Halt Cycle of Child Abuse and Neglect Through Parenting Education |
| 8/14/2006 |
The heart of education is the education of the heart |
| 8/14/2006 |
The Benefits of Rebalancing |
| 8/14/2006 |
On Collaboration (Or How Many Foundations Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb?) |
| 8/7/2006 |
Opening the Door to the 21st Century of Volunteer Resources Management |
| 8/7/2006 |
Six things about direct mail that nobody talks about |
| 8/7/2006 |
Words to the wise |
| 8/7/2006 |
To be or not to be: Accepting a position on a nonprofit board |
| 8/7/2006 |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas Awarded for Excellence in Services and Growth |
| 7/31/2006 |
More than One Fourth of the U.S. Population (or 75.5 Million Students) will be Attending School This Year – Look at the Statistics |
| 7/31/2006 |
How Board Members Can Become Effective Fund-Raisers |
| 7/31/2006 |
Executive Sessions |
| 7/31/2006 |
AT&T Awards $50,000 Grant to TexasNonprofits to Enhance Online Foundation Directory |
| 7/24/2006 |
What to Tell the President about Committee Planning |
| 7/24/2006 |
Is Direct Mail Fundraising Worth the Trouble? |
| 7/24/2006 |
A Campaign Deferred Is A Campaign Defeated |
| 7/17/2006 |
Top 10 list of the biggest networking mistakes |
| 7/17/2006 |
Using Nonprofits to Spark Conversation: |
| 7/16/2006 |
11 Questions to Ask Yourself When Sending a Grant Proposal |
| 7/9/2006 |
Singing. Dancing. Sculpting. Painting. Acting. Writing. THESE ARE THE ARTS. |
| 7/5/2006 |
The Likely Success of Your Donor Communications? It's a Tale of Three Piles. |
| 7/5/2006 |
Arguments you ought to lose |
| 7/5/2006 |
Making The Development Office A Fund-Raising |
| 6/19/2006 |
Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words really can hurt you |
| 6/19/2006 |
10 Steps to a More Effective Board |
| 6/18/2006 |
75 Common Committee and Board Laments |
| 6/18/2006 |
The Verizon Foundation Foundation's Resource Center is a Free One-Stop Training Center for Nonprofits – Use it Now! |
| 6/12/2006 |
12 Weeks to a Better Board! |
| 6/12/2006 |
The Name Is The Game: Memberships And Named Gift Opportunities |
| 6/12/2006 |
Strategies: How to Score Major Gifts
William T. Sturtevant on Developing and Implementing Cultivation and Solicitation |
| 6/11/2006 |
Giving Encouragement When The Answer Is No |
| 6/11/2006 |
Connecting with Blinding Glimpses of the Obvious – Gen-Xers |
| 6/11/2006 |
Plan For Success—And You Will Succeed |
| 6/6/2006 |
Do you know who really works for you? |
| 6/5/2006 |
The Internet has a far, far reach these days – 25 million more Amercians were using broadband at home in March 2006 as compared to March 2005 – and thats 84 million people |
| 6/5/2006 |
The Board Dilemma - The Six Principles of Successful Private School Boards |
| 6/4/2006 |
Using the Phone in Fund Raising |
| 6/4/2006 |
Global Warming Risks for Texas – let’s roll up our sleeves and start to address global issues |
| 5/29/2006 |
Nation’s Population One-Third Minority |
| 5/29/2006 |
The I's Have It |
| 5/28/2006 |
Growing This Great Community of Social Investors |
| 5/22/2006 |
Designing a Communications Plan To Enhance Your Fundraising Campaign |
| 5/22/2006 |
Top 10 list of the most important things your network can do |
| 5/22/2006 |
VRM-Roundtable is Breaking the “One Size Fits All” Model |
| 5/15/2006 |
An excerpt from Values-Driven Business- How to Change the World, Make Money, and Have Fun |
| 5/15/2006 |
Ask for the Order! |
| 5/15/2006 |
Rating and Evaluating Prospects: Whom Do You Ask For How Much |
| 5/8/2006 |
How the Dollar’s Value Affects Your Investments |
| 5/8/2006 |
Six new challenges in direct mail fundraising |
| 5/1/2006 |
Words to the wise |
| 5/1/2006 |
AT&T Foundation Funding Culturally Specific Arts Organizations in Kennedy Center Program |
| 5/1/2006 |
Foundation Giving Grew at Steady, Moderate Pace in 2005 |
| 4/30/2006 |
The Nominating Committee File Folder |
| 4/30/2006 |
What makes a fundraising letter effective? |
| 4/24/2006 |
What's important is not the years in your life, but the life in your years |
| 4/24/2006 |
Its All in the Dough – A Recipe for Success |
| 4/24/2006 |
North Texas Business for Culture and the Arts and Deloitte Announce 2006 Economic Impact Study |
| 4/24/2006 |
How do You Balance the Overwhelming? |
| 4/24/2006 |
Top 10 ways to stay in touch with your network |
| 4/17/2006 |
Expressives: Craving The New |
| 4/17/2006 |
Amiables: Smile And Say Howdy |
| 4/10/2006 |
Houston, We Have a Comeback – Nonprofits crawling out of Enron hole |
| 4/10/2006 |
The Mall is Quiet; School is Open. Now who is Minding the Kids? |
| 4/10/2006 |
In Search of the Elusive Major Giver |
| 4/3/2006 |
How to Reach Your Audience – The Analyticals |
| 4/2/2006 |
TexasNonprofits Think Tank Invites Ronald K. Calgaard, Ph.D. to Membership |
| 3/26/2006 |
The Brutal Truth About Child Abuse Prevention – A New Film to Air in Houston |
| 3/26/2006 |
Planning for Planned Giving |
| 3/26/2006 |
Getting Outside the Box |
| 3/26/2006 |
Teaching Boys to Appreciate Music – the Fort Bend Boys Choir |
| 3/20/2006 |
The Fallacy Of Financial Ratios: Why Outcome Evaluation Is The Better Gauge Of Grant Worthiness |
| 3/20/2006 |
Seven Ways to Dig Yourself out of Association Overload |
| 3/20/2006 |
Responsible Economy of Texas Includes Reigning in Obesity |
| 3/13/2006 |
Safeguarding Organizations Against Ethical Lapses and Losses |
| 3/13/2006 |
If You Could Address A Room Full of Significant Foundations in Texas – What Would You Ask Them? |
| 3/6/2006 |
The Hudson Foundation Announces a Competitive Grant Opportunity for Innovative Programs in Drop-Out Prevention |
| 3/6/2006 |
Minute Making Tips |
| 3/6/2006 |
Say thanks before it's just a memory |
| 3/6/2006 |
Inviting Innovation to the 3rd Sector |
| 2/27/2006 |
Testing matching gifts |
| 2/27/2006 |
Board Behavioral Difficulties |
| 2/26/2006 |
Are You Interesting (Especially To Donors)? |
| 2/26/2006 |
Why People Ignore Your Newsletter - Part III (And Final) |
| 2/19/2006 |
Only Your Best is Good Enough |
| 2/19/2006 |
The Tragedy That Breaks Our Hearts - Prevent Child Abuse Texas |
| 2/13/2006 |
A Feather in Their Cap – The University of Texas at San Antonio Completes the New $84 Million Research Facility |
| 2/13/2006 |
Reinventing the Way You Go A-courtin’ |
| 2/13/2006 |
Why People Ignore Your Newsletter - Part II |
| 2/12/2006 |
10 Rules for Getting Major Gifts |
| 2/5/2006 |
Earned Income Provides a Little Security in an Insecure World |
| 2/5/2006 |
Why People Ignore Your Newsletter |
| 2/5/2006 |
Americans Living in 3rd World Conditions Need Help |
| 2/5/2006 |
Effective Marketing Can Bring Greater Fundraising Success |
| 1/30/2006 |
The Vannie E. Cook Jr. Cancer Foundation of the Rio Grande Valley |
| 1/29/2006 |
What I learned in class about marketing planned gifts |
| 1/29/2006 |
Campaign Assessment and Review: What Was Accomplished and What Was Learned |
| 1/29/2006 |
The Guru is Gone |
| 1/23/2006 |
Consulting Agreement For An Annual Fund Campaign |
| 1/23/2006 |
How to Loose Your Clutter in 10 Days -- Professional Organizer Sets Challenge to Get Rid of it. |
| 1/23/2006 |
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses… |
| 1/23/2006 |
Cynthia B. Nunn Named President of the Center for Nonprofit Management |
| 1/17/2006 |
March 31, 1968 – Martin Luther King Spoke In a Very Great and Significant Pulpit - I Was There |
| 1/17/2006 |
Positioning Grant Writers For success |
| 1/17/2006 |
What's A Good Director Of Development Worth? |
| 1/8/2006 |
Negatives Make Good Photos but Bad Attitudes |
| 1/8/2006 |
Texas Public Radio Fills Need for News, Culture, and Music in San Antonio and Western Hill Country |
| 1/8/2006 |
New Year Makeovers: How to Feel Good, Live Right & Give Better – A How-To For Donors |
| 1/2/2006 |
The Leadership and Outreach of The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center National Network |
| 1/2/2006 |
The Executive Director and Development Director - It can be a relationship made in heaven or hell |
| 1/2/2006 |
Moving Into 2006 – A Look Back at Year End 2005 |
| 1/2/2006 |
According to Capital One, What do Austin, Harris County and Houston, Nueces County and Corpus Christi, and Sugar Land Have in Common? |
| 12/27/2005 |
And the Good News is the Texas Economy is Looking Good! So - Isn't it Time to See Improvement in Education, Health and Economic Development? |
| 12/27/2005 |
HO – HO - HO!! The U.S. Census Bureau on the Holiday Season |
| 12/27/2005 |
Tapping The Philanthropic Well |
| 12/27/2005 |
Meet the TexasNonprofits Advisory Board – Marion Therese Lee |
| 12/5/2005 |
Help For Procrastinators |
| 12/5/2005 |
End-of-Year Challenges for Charities |
| 12/5/2005 |
Non-Profit Fund-Raising Demystified |
| 12/5/2005 |
Drawing a Bead on Leadership |
| 11/28/2005 |
Know Your Organization |
| 11/28/2005 |
Foundation Management: Another Twist |
| 11/14/2005 |
Competition for Grants is Huge – So, How Do You Get Noticed? |
| 11/14/2005 |
Over Here!! Look At Me! Look at the Growth in the Number of Nonprofit Groups in Texas from 1996-2004 |
| 11/14/2005 |
Taglines, the Predisposed, and Positioning |
| 11/7/2005 |
Silent Witness to Domestic Violence |
| 10/17/2005 |
Two True Stories From the Salvation Army |
| 10/17/2005 |
Leading Change in Not For Profit Organizations |
| 10/17/2005 |
Investment Management by Process |
| 10/17/2005 |
The Bargain Sale |
| 10/10/2005 |
Me? I’d Rather Be Piglet |
| 10/10/2005 |
From Idea to Action: 5 Steps to Direct Mail Success |
| 10/10/2005 |
Unmarried and Single Americans Week – September 2005 |
| 10/10/2005 |
Starting a Nonprofit - The 21St Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute Hosted By The University Of Texas School of Law |
| 10/10/2005 |
The CE Group Shares Thoughts on Successful Fundraising Events |
| 10/3/2005 |
Just Ask – Getting Support from your Community |
| 10/3/2005 |
The I's Have It |
| 10/3/2005 |
Do You Know Your Donors? |
| 9/24/2005 |
School Calendaring Reform: Learning in All Seasons |
| 9/24/2005 |
Handwritten Notes Never Out of Fashion |
| 9/19/2005 |
Texas Opens its Arms to the Victims - Welcoming People Who Have Suffered a High Level of Tragedy |
| 9/12/2005 |
A Compelling Story of Dedication and Volunteerism |
| 9/12/2005 |
ROI Measurement: A Key to Successful Foundation Relations |
| 9/11/2005 |
The Houston Astrodome: A Symphony of Relief |
| 9/9/2005 |
Getting Our Texas Ducks in a Row |
| 9/6/2005 |
Volunteerism: You Often Receive More Than You Give |
| 9/6/2005 |
Buttery Popcorn, Camping, Character Building and Responsibility: The South Texas Council, Boy Scouts of America |
| 9/5/2005 |
Addressing the 'E' Word - Identifying the Ultimate Goal |
| 8/31/2005 |
Inventor's motto: If you don't see what you want, make it |
| 8/29/2005 |
McAllen, Texas Is Serious About Protecting their Environment |
| 8/22/2005 |
Independent Sector’s “Checklist for Accountability”</ |
