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…
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…
Starfish Impact is sharing a list of nonprofit resources that we think you should know about. From services to programs, each of these allow nonprofits to do more for less! If you have not come across Tech Soup yet, you are missing out! They provide nonprofits with all things tech – from licenses of Microsoft…
Starfish Impact is thrilled to share this guest post on interim placement from Mickie Faris, a seasoned leader in the nonprofit space. Below, she shares some insight on the value of investing in an Interim Executive Director or Chief Executive Officer during a transition period. All nonprofits will at some point experience a change…
Despite gains, women’s issues continue to be considered “soft issues” in philanthropy and struggle to generate funding and support that they merit. This week, Starfish Impact is giving light to a few organizations whose missions explicitly support women’s issues – from education to protection against violence to mentorship to support for sanitary products. One million…
Nonprofit around the country have thrown themselves into social media while few foundations or their leaders have utilized these platforms. What’s the right amount? What organizations are best suited for social media and should yours start using it? A few things to consider first: Resources. As in any new initiative, communications or otherwise, you should…