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State of the media in 2012

13 hours 9 min ago
Given their limited resources, it is important that nonprofits understand emerging trends in digital and traditional media so they can create the right mix of media and message to support their missions.

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Winston-Salem groups, leaders recognized

May 21, 2012 - 8:54am
The Winston-Salem Foundation has handed out its 2012 Winston-Salem Foundation Award and, jointly with the ECHO Network, has handed out the 2012 ECHO award.

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Grant aims to get farm produce to students

May 17, 2012 - 8:28am
To address the growing problem of child obesity in the state, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation has invested $1.2 million to get more produce from North Carolina farmers to school systems.

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Five nonprofit leaders win sabbaticals

May 16, 2012 - 8:24am
The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation in Winston-Salem awarded $25,000 sabbaticals to five nonprofit leaders.

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YWCA closure points to need for better oversight

May 15, 2012 - 7:27am
In the wake of the demise of the YWCA of the Greater Triangle, funders should require potential grantees to undergo a review of financial oversight by an independent financial professional, not with the goal of pointing fingers but to encourage improved financial responsibility.

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Social-media use grows at nonprofits

May 14, 2012 - 8:26am
Nonprofits are making greater use of social media, with Facebook reaching ‘saturation levels,’ a new report says.

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Lower-cost alternative to an audit

May 10, 2012 - 10:27am
At a quarter to a third of the cost of a full audit, an ‘agreed-upon-procedures’ engagement can provide a nonprofit with many of the benefits of a more comprehensive evaluation.

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Missed signals as Triangle YWCA failed

May 10, 2012 - 9:56am
Faced with signs of financial trouble – revenue plunging while expenses soared – YWCA of the Greater Triangle relied heavily on grants, sought to portray itself as thriving, and was hampered by a lack of communication among its staff, board and funders about what was happening.

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Individual giving key to stable funding

May 7, 2012 - 8:16am
Any reliance on a single funding source is sometimes unavoidable, but the vulnerability it creates for a nonprofit should be the impetus to strive for diversification.

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05.04.12: This week in N.C.: Nonprofits & giving

May 4, 2012 - 8:36am
N.C. Central gets $1.5 million North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation; Npower Charlotte Region changes name to Apparo; Perry Colwell gets volunteer award; and a lot more.

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UNCC students learn through service

May 3, 2012 - 8:21am
Roughly 80 students at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte are participating in Students in Free Enterprise, which works to prepares students for careers through service learning.

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Fundraising events seen as challenge

May 3, 2012 - 8:13am
Retaining participants in fundraising events is tough and requires long-term engagement and cultivation, while getting people to participate and raise money through events requires effective communication, two new reports say.

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Merger of women’s agencies targets service

May 1, 2012 - 8:08am
After working together for over 10 years, The Women’s Center and the Family Violence Prevention Center in Chapel Hill are merging to form the new Compass Center for Women and Families.

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Global giving grows

April 30, 2012 - 4:31am
Global philanthropy, remittances and private capital investment grew to $575 billion in 2010, up from $455 billion a year earlier, and accounted for 82 percent of the developed world’s economic dealings with developing countries, a new report says.

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Recruiting campaign leaders

April 27, 2012 - 8:07am
Finding the right leadership for a fundraising campaign requires a clear understanding of an organization’s needs, as well as an idea of exactly what is needed from each potential leader.

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04.26.12: This week in N.C.: Nonprofits & giving

April 26, 2012 - 4:37am
Kevin Brice resigns from Triangle Land Conservancy; SECU Family House piloting collaborative effort to help future health-care professionals better serve family caregivers; Dining for Friends to benefit Triad Health Project; and more.

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Crosby Scholars’ drive to fund growth

April 26, 2012 - 4:34am
Since it was formed in 1992 to provide resources to equip students and parents in Forsyth County for education beyond high school, Crosby Scholars has graduated over 4,555 seniors and awarded $3.35 million in scholarships.

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Higher-ed fundraising up, donors down

April 25, 2012 - 4:26am
Higher-education fundraising in 2011 generally improved from 2010, according to key performance metrics, with revenue generally growing but donors declining in the wake of the recession, a new report says.

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