EXPERT ADVICE
Strategic planning is often thought of as a framework that enables nonprofits to grow, but it also provides a valuable process that, when necessary, can help organizations shrink, but in a way that helps ensure continued success. MORE
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January 27, 2012 — The Elizabeth Stone House, a Roxbury-based nonprofit that provides services to homeless families and individuals, yesterday announced that it has named James (Jim) May as its director of development. MORE
January 26, 2012 — Reflecting the strong flow of financial support in recent years to Boston area museums, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston this week announced that, for the first time in its 75-year history, it has established an endowment from gifts made in connection with a $50 million campaign. MORE
January 24, 2012 — Responding to a request from the city, some, but not all, Boston-based nonprofits that own property valued at $15 million or greater have stepped up the amount of funds they have contributed in lieu of taxes during the first half of the current fiscal year. MORE
January 23, 2012 — Foundation for MetroWest recently announced that it has distributed $55,000 in grants to 37 food pantries throughout the region to provide needed winter assistance to MetroWest families. MORE
January 19, 2012 — Massachusetts has become the first state in the country that allows "pay for success" contracts, which will provide a new source of funding for nonprofits that aim to solve social problems. MORE
January 17, 2012 — The price of a First-Class stamp will rise by a penny—to 45 cents—and the cost of Standard Mail, which is widely used by nonprofits, will increase on Jan. 22. MORE
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January 27, 2012 — The Museum of Science, Boston this week announced that it has received a $5 million grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, which will enable it to start construction this summer on a new exhibit hall that aims to increase knowledge of biology, create jobs, and inspire people to life sciences careers. MORE
January 26, 2012 — The Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts recently announced that it has awarded $100,500 in workforce development and early literacy grants to 13 South Coast organizations. MORE
January 24, 2012 — Nearly four out of 10 people affiliated with Massachusetts nonprofits believe their organization will be in stronger financial shape at the end of 2012, compared to the beginning of the year, according to a newly completed survey. MORE
January 23, 2012 — Nearly 17% of all people working for private employers in Massachusetts work in the nonprofit sector, significantly higher than the national rate, according to a newly completed analysis of nonprofit employment trends over the last decade. MORE
January 20, 2012 — Fundraising last year returned to pre-recession levels and most nonprofits saw greater stability and predictability in their 2011 fundraising than in the past few years, according to a new report on charitable giving, but the picture remains mixed. MORE
January 17, 2012 — While many nonprofits have survived the harsh economy of the last few years, most feel that looming public funding cuts will “cause significant problems” for them, according to one new study, while another reports that “In all likelihood, we are not near the end of this downturn” – with both offering tactics nonprofits can employ to get by. MORE
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MY JOURNEY
Linda Wood-Boyle took a fundraising job after graduate school that led to a career in nonprofit development, which, combined with a strong sense of social justice, paved the way to her becoming an executive director. MORE
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