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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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