Defying Conventional Wisdom on Low Overhead Costs; Plus More: Tuesday’s Roundup
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
March 23, 2010 | Read Time: 1 minute
- On the Fast Company Web site, Nancy Lublin, chief executive of Do Something, a nonprofit group that engages young people in social good, discusses why the conventional wisdom on overhead costs — that if they’re low, a charity is doing a great job — is wrong.
- If you only had two hours to decide whether you were going to give to a charity, how would you spend it? Iona Joy, of New Philanthropy Capital, a British charity-evaluation group, discusses. Also, Elie Hassenfeld, a co-founder of the nonprofit-evaluation group GiveWell, gives suggestions to donors trying to decide whether to give to a charity that hasn’t been reviewed by his site.
- Nonprofit groups have become tax targets by cities and states focused on meeting economic challenges. Mike Burns, a nonprofit consultant, points to a recent article in Governing magazine that discusses where cities find legitimate taxing opportunities.
- Blogging can be an effective tool for raising money, writes Jeff Brooks on his blog Future Fundraising Now. He points to a recent post on Copyblogger that offers tips on how to be a better blogger.
- Nonprofit groups need to rethink the way they communicate with the outside world, suggests Bob Ottenhoff, chief executive of GuideStar, on his group’s blog. Mr. Ottenhoff uses sports lingo as an example of how nonprofit groups can tailor their messages to gain the attention of broader audiences.
