sustainability

In this guide to keeping the doors of youth-serving nonprofits open in good times and bad, NCFY has collected many of its original articles on financial management and fundraising.  
If your youth-serving agency plans to apply for a Runaway and Homeless Youth Program grant (or grants) this spring, it’s not too early to start preparing.
There’s a hot new deal out there for charities looking to raise money for specific projects. And several youth-serving agencies have been among the first to snap it up. The nationwide deal-a-day site Groupon -- with more than 100 million subscribers -- recently launched a program called “G-Team,” offering nonprofits a chance to raise money and reach people they may never...
Finding funding can be daunting. Finding funding that aligns perfectly with your program's mission can seem almost impossible. To make the task a little easier, two federal entities have developed tools to help human services organizations find the programs that fit and maximize their chances of being funded.
Here’s a fact: People – as opposed to corporations and foundations – give 80 percent of philanthropic dollars each year in the United States. And here’s a myth: People are giving less to charity because of the recession. Kim Klein, an Oakland, CA, fundraising consultant says that while corporate and foundation giving has dipped, individual giving has stayed constant...
In October 2010, the Western Washington branch of Volunteers of America held a two-hour volunteer event at a local food bank near their headquarters in Everett, WA. Billed as the first of a monthly “Volunteer Night” series, the event was advertised on Facebook and scrupulously planned… and attracted only 5 people. But the organization’s volunteer services manager, Erin...
NCFY is pleased to announce that we are adding video to the menu of products we offer to help you serve young people and families as effectively as possible. In our first series, "What's Your Elevator Speech?", we asked youth workers to give us their best pitches telling viewers what their organization does to help youth--and why viewers should support it.
NCFY is pleased to announce that we are adding video to the menu of products we offer to help you serve young people and families as effectively as possible. In our first series, "What's Your Elevator Speech?", we asked youth workers to give us their best pitches telling viewers what their organization does to help youth--and why viewers should support it.
NCFY is pleased to announce that we are adding video to the menu of products we offer to help you serve young people and families as effectively as possible. In our first series, "What's Your Elevator Speech?", we asked youth workers to give us their best pitches telling viewers what their organization does to help youth--and why viewers should support it.
Youth Emergency Services and Subia, Inc., a Subway Restaurant franchise, have been collaborating for years to help Omaha, NE's homeless youth. In this podcast, they talk about the benefits and origins of their unique relationship, which goes beyond standard corporate giving. Time: 3:56 | Size: 3.6 MB
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