Nonprofits
Competition vs. Cooperation at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP)
While being competitive at the base of the pyramid, don't lose focus on your customer or client. The remedy may be cooperation between organizations.
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Nonprofits
How to Fund Nonprofit Mergers and Partnerships
Mergers may require their own specific funding. The author recommends various sources for such funding.
Nonprofits
Nonprofits Can Reap Big Returns From Volunteers
In a chilly fundraising environment, recruit more volunteers.
Field Report
Clicking for Smart CSR
National Instrument's partnerships not only energize science education, but also boost the company's brand and employee morale.
Left: An engineer readies her robot at the 2008 FIRST Lego League World Festival, an annual competition that brings together teams of students to show off their engineering chops. Powering her robot was sophisticated software developed by National Instruments. Her team, the Power Peeps of Swartz Creek, Mich., placed third.
Philanthropy
Recession Is Prime Time for Giving Sector
In bad economic times, nonprofits must convince donors to give more.
Philanthropy
Reviewing the Past, Predicting the Future
The author takes a crystal ball to the 2009 economic landscape.
Philanthropy
Good News—Nonprofit Gift Cards Expected to Boom This Holiday Season
Charity gift cards are a good way to give meaningful holiday presents.
Philanthropy
Givers Next Door Have Much to Give
Nonprofits looking for charity should connect with baby boomers who own small businesses.
Review
Book Reviews
The New Noblesse Oblige
Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World by Matthew Bishop & Michael Green
Philanthropy
Asking and Giving Critical in Tough Times
Eileen Heisman is cautiously optimistic about charitable giving in the recession.