tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:23:11 +0000Social MediaUSA TodayTracey BrownfinanceESCH Consultant Ed Benyon and VP of DevelopmentOctober 2009seminarsESCHNewsletter July 2009Volunteer Managementconsultant's cornerretirementPlanned Parenthood Explains Nonprofit Board ResponsibilitiesdevelopmentFundraisingClientExecutive Service Corps of HoustonJanuary 2010helpNetwork for GoodWebinarsRoy SerpaAmazing PlaceStoryMCUWcostRedditconsultingNovember 2009nonprofit startupUH-MISprogramsHouston nonprofitsbusinessDecember 2009Roger RolkeExecutive CoachingSally TylersuccessphilanthropyProjectcapacity buildingMarathon OilSeptember 2009IRSMilt Roseinterviewopen houseconsultanttax tipsDonateCompassionate PartnerNonprofitstwitterKivi MillerdonationsvolunteersMISSION To promote best management practices within the nonprofit sector SLOGAN Committed to Nonprofit Management Excellence VISION To be recognized as a leading management consulting partner enabling non-profit success achieving quality of life that is among the best in the nation.http://eschouston.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)Blogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-9150005648482435599Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:12:00 +00002013-04-10T17:12:56.455-05:00Debating the Realities of Ranking Charities - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterlyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/KrW4rhBdJpw/debating-realities-of-ranking-charities.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2013/04/debating-realities-of-ranking-charities.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-3206527585655529503Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:16:00 +00002013-04-09T16:16:06.825-05:00 Executive Service Corps of Houston Wordle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/98IH8kg1-vA/executive-service-corps-of-houston.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2013/04/executive-service-corps-of-houston.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-8110265909595539705Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:25:00 +00002013-04-09T15:33:51.380-05:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/RmQNkhKnnhA/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2013/03/blog-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-4612778581255703314Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:31:00 +00002013-02-02T17:32:47.962-06:00 Philanthropy, Not Fundraising: I Have a Dream I have a dream…  I have a dream for 2013 – and beyond. I have a dream that this is the year your organization will move beyond defining yourself by what you’re not (nonprofit) and will begin to define yourself by what you are (social benefit). I have a dream that this is the year your people will move from an attitude of taking and hitting people http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/k8cVIO7NZyk/philanthropynot-fundraising-i-have.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2013/02/philanthropynot-fundraising-i-have.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-4704277566293445888Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:53:00 +00002012-12-28T16:53:58.368-06:00Don’t Be a Fundraising Dinosaur: 5 Big Ideas to Adopt Right Nowhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/CmKMdqUKB1E/dont-be-fundraising-dinosaur-5-big.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/12/dont-be-fundraising-dinosaur-5-big.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-2933911318617854532Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:54:00 +00002012-12-06T11:58:36.432-06:00capacity buildingESCHfinancedonationsconsultantThanks to an invitation proffered by Stoller Foundation, Executive Service Corps of Houston enjoyed learning about Capacity Building at the Houston Grantmakers Forum yesterday. Capacity building is a term frequently bandied about that the group agreed can mean anything from building the capacity of individual donors to group capacity building to community capacity building (i.e. how is the agencyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/0LXe2TqoVbI/happy-holidays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/12/happy-holidays.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-7155716814368773546Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:34:00 +00002012-09-06T11:34:04.604-05:00 Now entering the fundraising arena: the next big generation of donors. In the US, they will be ages 55-75.    by Tom Ahern from Texas Nonprofits. ------ It was a simple question. "What do you think is the average age of a U.S. donor?" I asked Jeff Brooks. Jeff's job is to write successful fundraising packages for brand-name charities. He works at a national direct mail house, as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/s8Bx7UM21eY/next-big-generation-of-donors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/06/next-big-generation-of-donors.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-7541319164318109378Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:56:00 +00002012-06-12T12:56:28.511-05:00 From NonProfit Quarterly, June 5, 2012; Source: BusinessWeek Armed with the desire to make the world a better place, many people who are approaching retirement are looking for ways to feel good about their work, and get paid for it, too. The nonprofit ReServe pairs professionals 55 and older with nonprofit groups or public agencies that can use their skills—at a discount. Over the past http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/2OT2us_wW8s/nonprofit-harnesses-older-professionals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/06/nonprofit-harnesses-older-professionals.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-8793654262114778792Thu, 24 May 2012 18:15:00 +00002013-04-09T15:34:17.904-05:00<!--[if !mso]> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false false EN-US JA X-NONE http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/TVbDSXVSGWw/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/05/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-345396915026687399Tue, 01 May 2012 18:53:00 +00002013-04-09T15:34:43.553-05:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/wwoesX3yRSM/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-ja-x.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/05/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-ja-x.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-8723725147826954788Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:46:00 +00002012-04-17T16:46:14.743-05:009 Ways Board Members Can Raise Money Without Fundraisinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/XvmP0-lQnsg/9-ways-board-members-can-raise-money.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/04/9-ways-board-members-can-raise-money.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-2584998200436860813Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:33:00 +00002012-04-14T13:33:34.194-05:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/uXtDTz9topg/philanthropy-funding-government-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/04/philanthropy-funding-government-work.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-8243394578307040053Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:45:00 +00002012-04-02T12:45:16.064-05:00http://myemail.constantcontact.com/News-from-Executive-Service-Corps-of-Houston.html?soid=1102494380990&aid=36sVwqeEYJohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/wQQtue-Nyco/quarterly-2012-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/04/quarterly-2012-report.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-61469337035945379Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:31:00 +00002012-03-19T15:31:57.528-05:00This isn't new, but is worth reviewing.  It's from NonProfit Quarterly from June 21, 2006.  Hope you find it useful -- Kathy Sullivan, CFRE Wait a minute—the first question should be, “What’s an endowment?” Unless you work under a rock, you probably have a common-sense understanding of the term, but if you are going to bandy it about with accountants or regulators you need to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/p7HvNL2OG4g/should-your-nonprofit-build-endowment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/03/should-your-nonprofit-build-endowment.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-592426346850613496Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:00:00 +00002012-03-19T14:00:19.138-05:00nonprofit startupPlease join ESCH Consultant Will Dickey, J.D., for How to Start a Nonprofit on Friday, March 30, at 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the Leisure Learning Unlimited classroom, 2990 Richmond Avenue, 6th Floor.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/XVjDf7nFUgQ/how-to-start-nonprofit-date-change-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-start-nonprofit-date-change-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-8148712833917627278Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:39:00 +00002012-03-18T18:39:47.703-05:00 Stuart Isett for The New York TimesThe 21st-century workplace extols open space, not hierarchy. At the Seattle base of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, hallway extensions offer places for informal meetings or private thought.By DAVID ALLENPublished: March 17, 2012 RelatedHOW do you think most workers would respond if you asked them, “Do you feel more productive now than you did several yearshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/FZ7vo9yFl6Q/when-office-technology-overwhelms-get.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/03/when-office-technology-overwhelms-get.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-8979758000949870786Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:57:00 +00002012-03-13T15:57:29.403-05:00Governance for Nonprofit OrganizationsFrom Little Leagues to Big Universities  BOARD OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES: PERSONAL QUALITIES OF EFFECTIVE BOARD MEMBERS ONLINE VERSION: TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction Governance Documents Board of Directors/Trustees:Board Responsibilities Legal Obligations of the Board Personal Qualities of Effective Board http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/ssKppjAqxN8/governance-for-nonprofit-organizations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/03/governance-for-nonprofit-organizations.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-2512864134197580346Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:06:00 +00002012-03-11T15:06:22.500-05:00This is from TexasNonprofits: Financing Not Fundraising: The Critical Alliance Between Executive & Development Directors Nell EdgingtonMarch, 2012In this month’s post in the on-going Financing Not Fundraising blog series I’m talking about creating a productive partnership between a nonprofit’s leader (the Executive Director or CEO) and a nonprofit’s chief revenue generator (typically the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/ocrILRKP93w/alliance-between-executive-directors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/03/alliance-between-executive-directors.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-4055906157609605407Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:03:00 +00002012-03-11T15:03:54.657-05:00What Nonprofits Should Know About PinterestMarch 5, 2012, 12:42 pmBy Cody SwitzerMore than 1,700 people joined The Chronicle on Tuesday for a discussion about the social network Pinterest.Because the network has been such a hot topic in recent weeks, we’re answering some questions that we ran out of time to cover and summarizing a few of the basics.The following advice comes from the experts who http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/t1NwmQ4EOBU/pinterest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/03/pinterest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-9070782761708835650Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:55:00 +00002012-03-11T14:55:57.641-05:00New Site Aids Evaluation Process to Increase ImpactMarch 7, 2012, 2:36 pmBy Nicole WallaceCharities that want to evaluate how well they’re carrying out their missions have a new tool at their disposal.PerformWell, a Web site more than two years in the making, is designed to help social-service groups collect and analyze real-time data to help them improve programs and measure their impact. The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/UleCfCbeoEk/new-website-offers-evaluation-aid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-website-offers-evaluation-aid.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-6402330173313687295Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:50:00 +00002012-03-08T13:50:14.574-06:00 Harvey Mackay's Column This Week On deadline:  How to deliver results when they're due   By Harvey Mackay   It's the Monday morning staff meeting, and the week's urgent projects are on the agenda.  Plenty of assignments for everyone:  some that involve a few quick phone calls, and others that will require overtime.  How do you make sure everyone meets theirhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/JJFkdrhnvuQ/on-deadline.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/02/on-deadline.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-8889671748946581553Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:24:00 +00002012-02-02T10:24:31.589-06:00GuideStar Presents Most Important, Comprehensive Nonprofit Information in New Formathttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/GgK6RdhtGt4/guidestar-presents-most-important.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/02/guidestar-presents-most-important.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341244064576965653.post-518439296118461427Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:56:00 +00002012-01-17T16:56:09.015-06:00Google:'via Blog this'An Executive Director’s Guide 
to Financial Leadership DECEMBER 25, 2011KATE BARR AND JEANNE BELL There is an important distinction between financial management and financial leadership. Financial management is the collecting of financial data, production of financial reports, and solution of near-term financial issues. Financial leadership, on the other hand, is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ESCH/~3/nvcv30azZ8o/google.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ESCH ESCH)0http://eschouston.blogspot.com/2012/01/google.html