Comments on: 5 Things Nonprofit Donors Can Do to Transform the Sector

By: Links to Live Deliberately #008 | Charlie Lyons

Links to Live Deliberately #008 | Charlie Lyons — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:50:11 +0000

[...] 5 Things Nonprofit Donors Can Do to Transform the Sector | Nell Edgington Nonprofit donors, particularly foundations and wealthy individuals, have an enormous amount of power in the sector. Sometimes they use that power for good and sometimes (often unknowingly) they use it for ill. And because of the power imbalance between funder and fundee, it is unusual that anyone ever tells nonprofit donors what they could do to really help the sector and the organizations they love. [...]

By: Nell Edgington

Nell Edgington — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:56:18 +0000

Thanks Tina. I don’t know if we are losing the battle about overhead costs. I keep singing the song that the distinction between program and overhead costs is meaningless at best and destructive at worst. I’m hopeful that the message will eventually get through.

By: Tina Crouse

Tina Crouse — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:34:52 +0000

Love the part about supporting the sales function. I think we’re losing the media battle on admin costs and donations. I’ve read more and more nfp’s GUARANTEEING that all dollars raised are going to programming. So now everyone is a volunteer – at least until they have families to support.