THE UNMENTIONABLE AMONG NONPROFITS
No, it’s not the names of their biggest donors or how much they rely on outside consultants. It’s what most of the world calls “marketing,” but what the third sector, in its mission-centric way, prefers to dub “advocacy.” I attended a luncheon in midtown Manhattan this week, at which my colleague Margaret May Damen, author […]
NOBODY SAID PHILANTHROPY WAS PERFECT
Finding philanthropic focus takes time and practice. People who have been through the process say it’s about trial and error. It’s also not uncommon for new volunteers or donors to discover that a cause or an organization turns out to be the wrong match, and they need to move on. Despite having more resources than […]