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May262016

Diane Manuel

Why is Sustainable and Responsible Investing Important for Nonprofits and Foundations?

Diane Manuel, CFP, a friend of Starfish Impact’s and Financial Advisor at Urban Wealth Management shares the following guest post about sustainable and responsible investing. Nonprofits and foundations have been central to how we’ve grown and changed as a country. Their goals can include providing services, preserving history, and advocating for political changes. But, what…

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May 26, 2016Foundations, Non-Profit ManagementBy Marta Gazzera Ferro
May192016

Board Orientation and Training - Board

Board Orientation and Training – Board Member Perspective

You’ve been asked to sit on a Board by a colleague or peer recently, or you may already sit on a few Boards already. Have you felt like all you’ve been asked for is to donate more money or has the experience seemed less fulfilling than you’ve expected? Generally, this can be solved, or avoided…

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May 19, 2016Non-Profit ManagementBy Marta Gazzera Ferro
May122016

Board Orientation and Training - Nonprofit

Board Orientation and Training – Nonprofit Perspective

We have worked with nonprofit Boards from the nonprofit management side, and from the Board member side, and one of the most often overlooked element of volunteer leadership is the Board orientation and training! Nonprofits seem to expect that because a Board member joins their organization, they will know all they need to about the…

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May 12, 2016Non-Profit ManagementBy Marta Gazzera Ferro
May52016

Donor Recognition

Donor Recognition – Some Fresh Ideas

Nonprofits are always vying for the attention of donors, particularly major donors, which is predominantly why donor recognition is a particularly saturated area. Standing out is a sure way to get noticed. Our favorite ways to recognize a donor and create a differentiated donor recognition program include one of two components – they’re either personalized…

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May 5, 2016Non-Profit Management, ResourcesBy Marta Gazzera Ferro
Apr282016

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Why Some of The Nonprofit Numbers Don’t Mean as Much as You Think

Fundraising ratio, program ratio, percentage of every dollar spent on mission. You’ve heard them all tossed around during this time of ‘impactful philanthropy’ where we want to measure and evaluate all nonprofit numbers and determine who is doing the best job. But what do they mean? And do they matter? A fundraising efficiency ratio, often…

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April 28, 2016Non-Profit Management, ResourcesBy Marta Gazzera Ferro
Apr212016

Donor Motivations

What Are Your Donors’ Motivations To Give?

Many nonprofits often believe there’s an uptick in charitable giving around tax season: individuals do their taxes, realize that they didn’t make as many charitable donations as would be beneficial to their taxes, and remedy that for the following year. But study after study show, that tax reasons are not why donors give. Here are…

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April 21, 2016Non-Profit ManagementBy Marta Gazzera Ferro
Apr142016

Raising Philanthropic Children

Raising children who will one day inherit wealth has long been a topic for many books, as is how to make those same children conscious of their privilege to help others. But raising philanthropic children is not something that’s limited to the ultra wealthy – we all want to raise children who are benevolent. Here are…

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April 14, 2016ResourcesBy Farrah Azizi
Apr72016

Are You Asking the Charities You Support the Right Questions?

Starfish Impact has a robust due diligence rubric that we use to help advise our clients on identifying well run charities, however this research process is extensive, and better suited for individuals or organizations that are planning to make significant investments in nonprofits. But that doesn’t mean we can’t all be informed philanthropists. There are…

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April 7, 2016ResourcesBy Marta Gazzera Ferro
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