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Publication of the Week -- Nonprofit Asset Management: Effective
Investment Strategies and Oversight by Matthew Rice, Robert A. DiMeo and Matthew
Porter
From the
publisher: Nonprofit Asset Management is
a timely guide for managing endowment, foundation, and other nonprofit assets.
Taking you through each phase of the process to create an elegant and simple
framework for the prudent oversight of assets, this book covers setting
investment objectives; investment policy; asset allocation strategies;
investment manager selection; alternative asset classes; and how to establish
an effective oversight system to ensure the program stays on track.- Takes you through each phase of the process to
create an elegant and simple framework for the prudent oversight of
nonprofit assets
- A practical guide for fiduciaries of endowment,
foundation, and other nonprofit funds
- Offers step-by-step guidance for the effective
investment management of assets
Trend of the Week – Major Trends Impacting Nonprofits
In a recent conference presentation in St. Louis, Professor Robert Reich, associate professor of political science at Stanford University, summarized major trends continuing to impact nonprofits. Five macro trends include:
- Local, state and federal deficits, which can lead to
decreased support for some organizations dependent on government funding
- Comprehensive tax reform, which may depress
individuals' incentive to donate since the deduction for charitable
contributions might not mean as much.
- Post-Citizens United world in which some nonprofits
are becoming political agents, alienating some donors. Politicized
nonprofit organizations can be seen as interest groups, and that can taint
the trust of donors.
- Dysfunctional federal political system, which Reich
said "needed no explanation."
- Blurring of the boundaries between nonprofits and
for-profit organizations as nonprofits act like for-profits, and
for-profit organizations adopt social missions like nonprofits.
- New modes of giving, especially online giving. Reich
said the biggest days for online giving are Dec. 30-31 as the tax year
closes.
- Impact investing: By making seed investments in new
start up for-profit organizations that support nonprofit causes,
nonprofits can attempt to attract investors and donors.
- Focus on measurable outcomes: Organizations should
track what they are doing so donors know where their money has made the
most impact. This will keep donors because they are promised outcomes from
their donations.
- New organizational forms that combine traits from
for-profit organizations and nonprofit organizations. An organization uses
business tools to create revenue, but it is not required to make a profit
for shareholders so it can freely provide social services.
- Inequality can both increase demand for services but
also create a potential source of new donors. Reich said more Americans
have the resources to become donors..
This section of the Free Management Library is geared to provide practical suggestions for nonprofit leaders and managers to ensure sufficient communications within their nonprofits. Topics include: common causes of problems in internal communications; key principles to effective internal communications; basic structures/policies to support effective internal communications; supervisor and employee communications; develop a basic communications plan. Go to: http://managementhelp.org/organizationalcommunications/internal.htm#anchor465736.
In Microsoft Excel you can combine the text in two or more cells into a single text string by using “concatenation”. The result is displayed in the cell where you type the formula.
For
example, If you have a worksheet that contains the First name in cell A1 and
the Last name in cell B1, enter the following expression in cell C1 to create a
text string that displays the values of the First and Last names separated by a
space: =A1&" "&B1
Be sure to put a space between the double quotes in the expression. Copy this formula down to each row containing the names. Then copy the cells containing this formula back to their original position using Paste Special to convert the formula into a value:
·
Select
the column by clicking the column name
·
Choose
Copy· Right click and choose Paste Special from the short-cut menu
· Choose Values and click OK
This
tip works in Excel 2007 and 2010 as well as earlier versions.
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