Category Archives: Non-profit

Seven Reasons to Love DonorsChoose.org: Lessons for School Fundraisers?

By Kristin Wolff | Published: June 27, 2010
Fundraising for Public Education I’ll be frank. I have mixed feelings about (seemingly endless) school fundraisers. As a policy wonk, I understand that needs exceed resources, but am perpetually frustrated when we are not transparent about the value of donations and contributions in public-school budgets, making it impossible to know what it actually costs to [...]
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Are We a Field?

By Kristin Wolff | Published: August 18, 2009
Irvine Foundation/Bridgespan Group Identify Five Elements of “Field” of Practice The h3 Field Framework Report identifies five characteristics of a field of practice: shared identity standards of practice knowledge base leadership and grassroots support; and funding and supporting policy Hard Questions These questions are more difficult to answer than they appear in fields that are [...]
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