Category Archives: Funders

Letter from Palestine #3

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Hildy • 2 Comments

I am so pleased to share another letter from Nora Lester Murad. (To read this series from the beginning, please click here.) Nora lives with her husband and three daughters in Israeli controlled East Jerusalem, in Palestine’s West Bank. In addition to her consulting work to NGOs, Nora has co-founded Dalia Association, a community foundation… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Capacity Building, Changing the World, Funders, Fundraising, Letters from Palestine, Nonprofit Planning

The Collaboration Prize is Self-Defeating

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Hildy • 1 Comment

My heart just sank when I saw that the Lodestar Foundation is offering a $250,000 prize for the most worthy collaboration. Yes, it sank. Why does the sector that should know better continue to insist on treating organizational and sector-wide symptoms? If we know that symptoms-based approaches accomplish little more in our communities than sprinkle… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Capacity Building, Changing the World, Funders, Fundraising, Nonprofit Planning, Stop Signs on the Road to Changing the World

Debunking “Accountability to Donors” – Finale

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Hildy • 0 Comments

We accomplish what we hold ourselves accountable for. In wrapping up the past week’s rant about the issues related to Donor Accountability, I want to first share what triggered that rant. And then I want to share what we can do to hold ourselves accountable in a way that makes donors happy and, most importantly,… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Donor Rights, Funders, Fundraising, Stop Signs on the Road to Changing the World