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15 learnings we’re sharing from 15 years of working with grant-seekers and funders

Strategic Grants

While managed funds, foundations, and trusts have existed in Australia for over a century, 2009 marked a key turning point with new legislation and guidelines introduced through the Private Ancillary Fund Review, with bipartisan support (2009 Philanthropy Australia Annual Report). Don’t be afraid to use your networks.

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What Should Nonprofit Leaders Expect from the Development Officer?

Get Fully Funded

Nonprofit leadership must understand the ethics of fundraising and not expect that they can pay a development officer or a consultant on a commission basis. Furthermore, one of the most critical aspects of engaging a development officer is that this person should not be expected to “raise their salary.”

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Nonprofit Technology News Celebrity Forecasts for 2014

Tech Soup

He is the 2009 NTEN Award winner and has been a nonprofit techie for over 18 years. She forecasts that humanitarian groups will develop codes of ethics and new standards for digital privacy. John Merritt. John Merritt is the CIO of the YMCA of San Diego County. It is a new web-based hosting service for software development projects.