Friday Rewind

Friday Rewind – 10/21/16

The Friday Rewind offers a snapshot of PhilanthroNews —  that means news stories, articles, events of note, or information updates — from around our network and throughout the broad world of philanthropy. Whether you take a quick skim of the material or a deep dive through each item we hope to help inform your work and inspire your thinking.

  1. As we begin to re-imagine our communities across New York State, it is important that boots-on the-ground organizations and grass-top organizations share goals and direction and have the capacity for effective partnership and coordination. This issue will be outlined and addressed in a webinar on October 24th, 2016 called The Key to Creating Community Through Infrastructure: Connecting Local and Statewide Campaigns hosted by the Ford Foundation, New York Foundation, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, and Engage New York. Learn More and Register Here.
  2. Social media and online tools are important to the work of any nonprofit. This article outlines the ways in which nonprofits have been using mobile tools to attract a younger generation of donors. See the Full Story Here.
  3. Staff and board retention, management succession, and branding of a new organization are among the most critical issues in any nonprofit merger. A new study released today outlines best practices and common pitfalls for nonprofit mergers. Read the Full Report Here.
  4. The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently released a podcast with Jake Porway, founder and Executive Director of DataKind discussing the ways in which a tech nonprofit “harnessed hackathons for good.” Listen to the Podcast Here.

 

Friday Rewind is published each Friday by NY Funders Alliance staff. To submit a story for the Friday Rewind, please email programs@nyfunders.org.

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