Just one year in the northern Nevada area, Umpqua Bank finds itself deeply rooted in community engagement. Whether it’s through gifts of financial and in-kind support, or volunteerism, the bank seeks to understand and meet the needs of its local communities. The bank has aligned its philosophy of community connectedness with its greater mission …
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On the heels of its very successful community engagement campaign, entitled “Summer of Service – Northern Nevada”, NPcatalyst announces that it has added YourVolunteers to its network of preferred vendors. “YourVolunteers is a powerful tool for volunteer management and offers non-profit organizations with an outstanding resource to succeed,” says Pete Parker, managing director of …
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The charity rating and best practice tool, created by NPcatalyst this past January, is becoming increasingly popular with non-profit donors, volunteers, and job-seekers. The tool was designed to address two distinct, yet critical needs. First, it’s designed to rate charities in five management and performance areas, giving organizations an objective instrument from which to …
A handful of Tucson-based community-benefit organizations have been added to our charity ratings list. Because of NPcatalyst’s connection to and long-time interest in Tucson, we have begun to screen local organizations and add them to our HealthCheck charity ratings list. The intent is to provide valuable “insider” and research-based information to potential donors, volunteers, and job-seekers, as they …
The results are in. Volunteerism in Washoe County is on the rise! The federal Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) released the agency’s annual Volunteering in America research. The stats can be found below. In fact, we took the liberty of illustrating the increases in volunteerism over the years. Washoe County Volunteerism 2007 2008 …
Do you and your fellow board members know how to read and understand a non-profit organization’s financial statements? You should, as it’s a very important function of board leadership. To help clarify why it’s so important, just Google “board financials” or “understanding board financials”. Among the many links, you’ll likely find the following. Steven Berger, in …
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NPcatalyst has designed a campaign to raise funds for interested organizations through a unique year-end giving initiative. The campaign will remind and drive support from community residents, private foundations, and business leaders as they make contributions to organizations before the close of the calendar year. Non-profit organizations (regardless of size, scope, sector, or location) are invited to participate in the …
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If you missed it, the Daily Sparks Tribune covered a story about our Summer Of Service campaign and featured it as the cover story in the Sunday, August 7, 2011 issue. It was written by Jessica Carner, who was introduced to the idea of the campaign prior to its launch. Like Jessica, we had no …
Businesses, large and small, have made financial contributions to non-profit, or community-benefit organizations, for many years. It wasn’t until recently that they began to increase their engagement…through volunteerism. Employee volunteer programs are becoming increasingly popular not just with large corporations, but small-to-mid-sized businesses seeking to enhance local communities and embark upon innovative business development …