Smart Giving Matters

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM CHARITIES REVIEW COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KRIS KEWITSCH.  It's official! We've moved in to our new office space, and we are loving it! Charities Review Counc...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2016/12/exciting-charities-review-council-year.html

As promised , we've been hard at work this year ensuring sustainability for Charities Review Council. One option, with potential for great impact, was to reduce our operating expense by re-locat...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2016/11/were-moving.html

A Q & A WITH GIVEMN'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JAKE BLUMBERG.  In true Minnesota tradition, we're gearing up for another Give to the Max Day . And, as donor and nonprofit partners here at Char...

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GET YOUR GIVING GUIDES READY! MINNESOTA'S 24-HOUR ONLINE GIVE-A-THON, GIVE TO THE MAX DAY, IS ALMOST HERE.  At Charities Review Council , we know you're seriously invested in the causes you ...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2016/10/be-smart-giver-this-give-to-max-day.html

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM CHARITIES REVIEW COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KRIS KEWITSCH.  When we started this conversation we said, 'big changes start with small steps.' Now, six months later, we...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2016/09/you-dont-have-to-see-whole-staircase.html

CHARITIES REVIEW COUNCIL OFFERS THE FOLLOWING TIPS ON SMART GIVING DURING DISASTERS AND HOW TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN RESPONDING TO DISASTER-RELIEF APPEALS. President Obama and Vice Presiden...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2016/06/giving-during-disasters.html

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM CHARITIES REVIEW COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KRIS KEWITSCH.  You've heard it said, change is the only constant and, like many of our nonprofit partners, we're an examp...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2016/03/big-changes-start-with-small-steps.html

READY TO CREATE AN ANNUAL REPORT, BUT NOT SURE WHERE TO START? START HERE!  Transparency and regular communication about a nonprofit's mission and accomplishments builds trust, increases vis...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2016/02/your-best-annual-report-yet.html

At Charities Review Council , we answer several phone calls from well-meaning individuals hoping to donate items (clothing, furniture, housewares, etc.) to nonprofits who need them. We love that ...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2016/02/so-you-want-to-donate-your-couch-carpet.html

In true millennial entrepreneurial fashion, and based very much on the passion and vision she brought to Charities Review Council , our Director of Engagement & Donor Services, Kate Downing Khal...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2016/02/its-not-goodbye-just-see-you-later.html

Charities Review Council is excited to welcome Caitlin Osborn as our new Nonprofit Services Intern! Caitlin is currently in her last semester of the Master of Public Policy (MPP) program at...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2016/02/meet-caitlin-osborn-our-new-nonprofit.html

Imagine if you could offer your grantees a fully customized capacity building and technical assistance program that would: Focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Foster Collaboration Leverage T...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2015/12/the-nonprofits-strengthening-project.html

"ENERGIZING, DYNAMIC, ELECTRIFYING, INSPIRING, EXPERIMENTAL." Those were just a few of the words attendees used to describe Annual Forum 2015 - Philanthropy 2.0: Radical Collaboration , and we ...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2015/11/annual-forum-2015-radical-collaboration.html

'TIS THE SEASON OF GIVING! Whether you're a nonprofit fundraising professional, a generous donor, or both we're here to help you prepare for the fast approaching year-end giving season by sharin...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2015/11/what-weve-been-reading-tis-season-of.html

GET YOUR GIVING GUIDES READY, MINNESOTA'S 24-HOUR ONLINE GIVE-A-THON. AKA GIVE TO THE MAX DAY , IS ALMOST HERE!  At Charities Review Council, we know that all donors are investors and that ev...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2015/11/give-with-your-head-and-your-heart-this.html

Judy Alnes, Executive Director at MAP for Nonprofits  At Annual Forum 2015 we talked RADICAL COLLABORATION as a way to launch into a new era philanthropy where donors and nonprofits are wo...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2015/11/collaboration-through-years.html

At Charities Review Council, we're still reeling from the innovative, collaborative and disruptive stories we heard at Annual Forum 2015-Philanthropy 2.0: Radical Collaboration . See what we've...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2015/10/what-weve-been-reading-radical.html

Charities Review Council is excited to welcome, Katy Putzker, as our new Nonprofit Services Intern! Katy is currently a junior at the University of Minnesota where she studies Nonprofit Manageme...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2015/10/meet-katy-putzker-our-new-nonprofit.html

Leaders, innovators, collaborators, get ready! Annual Forum 2015 is just around the corner on Tuesday, September 22nd. To kick-off the annual forum experience, we're beginning the day with Radi...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2015/09/radical-collaboration-making-new-weird.html

CHARITIES REVIEW COUNCIL IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE NEW BETTER TOGETHER AWARD ! At Charities Review Council, our focus is on building authentic relationships between donors and nonprofi...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2015/08/new-better-together-award.html

WE TOOK A RISK!  In 2014, we expanded our traditional keynote Annual Forum luncheon to be a full-day, interactive, learning and networking experience. We created a place where the full spec...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2015/08/philanthropy-20-radical-collaboration.html

Charities Review Council's Accountability Standards®  are based on the value of establishing trusting and meaningful partnerships between nonprofit organizations, donors, and the general publi...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2015/07/when-purchase-is-also-donation.html

James Reynold Sr. President of  the Cancer Fund of America In a case of unprecedented collaboration between state charity regulators, the Breast Cancer Society, Cancer Fund of America, Cance...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2015/07/holding-nonprofits-to-higher-standard.html

NONPROFIT STRENGTHENING PROJECTS An innovative program of Charities Review Council's Grantmaker Services, where Council staff partner with grantmakers to accomplish their strategic interests for ...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2015/06/investing-in-infrastructure-of-under.html

CHARITIES REVIEW COUNCIL IS EXCITED TO WELCOME OUR THREE NEW SUMMER INTERNS, ANNA BARTZ, JAY CORLISS, AND SIRI ERICSON. AFTER A GRUELING ORIENTATION (FILLED WITH FREE DOUGHNUTS AND PERSONALIZED ...

http://blog.smartgivers.org/2015/06/a-big-welcome-to-our-new-summer-interns.html