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Personalize your direct mail appeal in 5 simple steps

by Kyle Vander Meulen / Practicalities

Personalize your direct mail appeal in 5 simple steps

BY Kyle Vander Meulen

Step #3: Treat your donors like persons, not investors.

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History of diabetes cure offers useful lessons for think tanks

BY Martin Morse Wooster

The story of how the Rockefeller Institute missed out on discovering the cure to diabetes, and the Nobel Prize that came with it.

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Abandoning vs. living in place

BY Gracy Olmstead

When should we move, and when should we “stay put”?

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3 insights to help your nonprofit land a foundation grant

BY Scott Rubush

Astute observers of the typical grant-making review process will notice a few simple ways to make their proposals stand out.

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History of diabetes cure offers useful lessons for think tanks

BY Martin Morse Wooster

The story of how the Rockefeller Institute missed out on discovering the cure to diabetes, and the Nobel Prize that came with it.

Abandoning vs. living in place

BY Gracy Olmstead

When should we move, and when should we “stay put”?

The government shutdown is an opportunity for self-reflection

BY Jeff Polet

The government shutdown is a good opportunity for taxpayers to think carefully about what they are getting for their money. Likewise, it’s a good opportunity for those invested in nonprofits to think about the relationship between their funding and the services they provide.

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Outside groups maintain public lands as government shutdown goes on

BY Harry Kazenoff

In response to the government shutdown, individuals, nonprofits, private businesses, and even political groups have all started to pick up the slack as well as the trash.

Survey reveals public confidence in philanthropy across party lines

BY Martin Morse Wooster

In our extremely polarized age, this is a very good piece of news.

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from around the web

Dire predictions that tax reform will depress giving appear to be wrong—at least so far. Charities that rely on donations from middle-income Americans saw contributions rise by very healthy margins in last year’s final quarter… read more

The growth in total household giving is camouflaging a decline in giving by small and medium donors: what can we do about it? Research on giving in the United States has now produced definitive empirical evidence to show a decline… read more

We need to stop treating nonprofits the way society treats poor people. We must be able to provide each other honest feedback and push one another to do better for our community… read more

General operating support and relinquishing the illusion of control. Foundations have an image problem. Or, more accurately, a self-image problem… read more

Analyzing a Localized Giving Culture. A recent survey of charitable giving practices at the state, county, and metropolitan level … read more

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