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Nonprofit Marketing and Fundraising Ethics

The Nonprofit Consultant

When should a nonprofit refuse a donation? When does an association with the wrong donor reflect poorly on your nonprofit's brand? Tags: donors branding Nonprofit marketing. Today's blog post is in the form of a video. Please watch the video (click on the big arrow on my nose to start it) and respond with your answers.

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Transferring Assets Between Nonprofits

The Nonprofit Consultant

Here's a question that I received by email this week: What are the rules for giving part of your profits from a fundraiser to another nonprofit? I think the bigger question here is the ethical one. As a nonprofit, these remaining assets cannot be taken as profits; they must remain with a 501(c)(3) (or similar) organization.

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About Grant Writing Fees & Commissions

The Nonprofit Consultant

First off, this is just accepted professional practice in the nonprofit industry. But, most importantly, it is a matter of ethics. Tags: fees contingency grant writing Nonprofit fundraising consulting. Never do I charge a percentage of funds received or in any other way work on spec or contingency. Didn't think so.

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IMC CHOOSES AON TO EXCLUSIVELY ADMINSTER PROFESSIONAL LIAIBILITY INSURANCE TO ITS MEMBERS

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Since 1968, the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC USA) has set the standards for competency, professionalism and ethics for the consulting profession in the United States. Based in Washington, D.C.,

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Whose Story is it Anyway?

The Nonprofit Consultant

Most anybody who has been successful in nonprofit fundraising - whether writing grant proposals, doing direct mail, or creating event programs - will tell you the same thing. I am one who has always believed in the value of good story telling in fundraising. Nothing earth shattering in that statement. But what do you think?

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A First Set of Questions to Ask Your Potential Client | Consulting and.

Consulting and Organizational Management

Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. Phase 1 of the consulting process. Assessing Client’s Readiness for Change. Librarys Blogs. Boards of Directors. Building a Business.

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LinkedIn Launches Board Connect Service

The Nonprofit Consultant

LinkedIn, the social network for professionals of all sectors, has just announced the launch of their new Board Connect service for nonprofit organizations. Best of all, the service is free to nonprofits ( business use of the Talent Finder can cost $1,000). So, what could be wrong with all this? I will also agree with Ms.