Comments on: Seeing Nonprofits as Businesses http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/blog/2009/04/01/seeing-nonprofits-as-businesses/ Nonprofits Assistance Fund shares thoughts and insights on nonprofit management and finance Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:53:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Howard Levy http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/blog/2009/04/01/seeing-nonprofits-as-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-20161 Howard Levy Tue, 26 May 2009 13:43:07 +0000 http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/blog/2009/04/01/seeing-nonprofits-as-businesses/#comment-20161 Kate, Excellent point about making SBA services more accessible to nonprofits. As we discussed, another way of making resources more available to nonprofits would be to allow consultants to allow time spent on pro bono services as charitable contribution the same way that donated products are. I will take your suggestion to follow up with the National Council of Nonprofits about getting this type of national legislation passed. Thanks for your advice. Howard Levy, Principal Red Rooster Group Kate,
Excellent point about making SBA services more accessible to nonprofits. As we discussed, another way of making resources more available to nonprofits would be to allow consultants to allow time spent on pro bono services as charitable contribution the same way that donated products are. I will take your suggestion to follow up with the National Council of Nonprofits about getting this type of national legislation passed. Thanks for your advice.

Howard Levy, Principal
Red Rooster Group

]]> By: Kate Barr http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/blog/2009/04/01/seeing-nonprofits-as-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-15869 Kate Barr Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:05:17 +0000 http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/blog/2009/04/01/seeing-nonprofits-as-businesses/#comment-15869 Thanks, Nonprofiteer, for the comment and the link. The project within Serve America is a very small down payment on the idea but at least it's a start. Thanks, Nonprofiteer, for the comment and the link. The project within Serve America is a very small down payment on the idea but at least it’s a start.

]]> By: Nonprofiteer http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/blog/2009/04/01/seeing-nonprofits-as-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-15823 Nonprofiteer Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:40:32 +0000 http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/blog/2009/04/01/seeing-nonprofits-as-businesses/#comment-15823 I've been beating the drum for a Nonprofit Business Administration for some time" http://nonprofiteer.net/2008/06/25/an-sba-for-charities/. Glad to hear that you agree, and that government resources are finally being sent in that direction. I’ve been beating the drum for a Nonprofit Business Administration for some time” http://nonprofiteer.net/2008/06/25/an-sba-for-charities/. Glad to hear that you agree, and that government resources are finally being sent in that direction.

]]> By: Florine Luhr http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/blog/2009/04/01/seeing-nonprofits-as-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-15550 Florine Luhr Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:56:51 +0000 http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/blog/2009/04/01/seeing-nonprofits-as-businesses/#comment-15550 This is an issue we're struggling with in Western New York. Having come from the economic development field and now working strickly with arts and cultural non-profits, to me the lack of resources and support systems for nonprofits is very frustrating. We've been unable to tap public funding sources, including public workforce investment funds, even when we tried to partner with/package ourselves with the tourism industry. Luckily our industrial development agency understands how this issue is resticting our sector and is willing to consider ways they might help. We welcome any suggestions from other communities -- I will look into your Nonprofit Assistance Fund and also the Serve America Act in hopes that it can provide these much needed resources. This is an issue we’re struggling with in Western New York. Having come from the economic development field and now working strickly with arts and cultural non-profits, to me the lack of resources and support systems for nonprofits is very frustrating. We’ve been unable to tap public funding sources, including public workforce investment funds, even when we tried to partner with/package ourselves with the tourism industry. Luckily our industrial development agency understands how this issue is resticting our sector and is willing to consider ways they might help. We welcome any suggestions from other communities — I will look into your Nonprofit Assistance Fund and also the Serve America Act in hopes that it can provide these much needed resources.

]]> By: Suzy Meneguzzo http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/blog/2009/04/01/seeing-nonprofits-as-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-15445 Suzy Meneguzzo Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:39:08 +0000 http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/blog/2009/04/01/seeing-nonprofits-as-businesses/#comment-15445 Here, here! Couldn't agree more. Here, here! Couldn’t agree more.

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