Venture Philanthropy

Here is some material we've seen that references Venture Philanthropy from a variety of web sources.

Venture Philanthropy

From Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venture_philanthropy

Other stories and sites.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/25/a-new-tool-for-venture-philanthropists/

http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2008/10/20/social-capital-markets-venture-philanthropy-and-international-government-investment

http://literature.foundationcenter.org/venture_philanthropy/

http://pndblog.typepad.com/pndblog/2008/05/towards-a-globa.html

http://www.hightech-women.com/venturephil.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13556127/

http://news.com.com/2030-1030_3-5206330.html

http://www.kirschfoundation.org/why/venture.html

http://www.latimes.com/features/magazine/west/la-tm-philanthropy03jan21,0,7658913.story?coll=la-home-magazine

http://www.slate.com/id/2153457/

http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information/articles_publications/articles/venture_20001215

http://www.vcconfidential.com/2007/07/tci-chief-donat.html

From Charity Village

http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/ires/ires11.html

Appeals

Some material on appeals.

http://www.malwarwick.com/learning-resources/articles/8-steps-to-writing.html

http://ezinearticles.com/?Annual-Appeal-Letter-Asks:-Four-Secrets-Of-Requesting-Donations&id=98655

http://ezinearticles.com/?Your-Fundraising-Annual-Appeal-Letters-Need-A-Villian&id=69834

http://stepbystepfundraising.com/example-fundraising-letter/

http://www.afpnet.org/ka/ka-3.cfm?content_item_id=24291&folder_id=2545

http://www.afpnet.org/ka/ka-3.cfm?folder_id=2545&content_item_id=24304

You can also find some sample appeals on this website.

http://www.supportingadvancement.com/revenue/samples/samples.htm

AFP > Resource Center | Fundraising news > Considering a Home Raffle? Be Sure to Look Before You Leap

AFP > Resource Center | Fundraising news > Considering a Home Raffle? Be Sure to Look Before You Leap: "Considering a Home Raffle? Be Sure to Look Before You Leap

(Dec. 8, 2008) If a homeowner approached you with the offer to raffle off his or her home, what would you say? The best advice is probably to hold your tongue until you’ve done your due diligence on the risks involved."

Stewardship

Stewardship plans

http://www.plannedlegacy.com/newsletter/award-winning-stewardship-program.html

http://www.supportingadvancement.com/potpourri/donor_stewardship_reports/donor_stewardship_reports.htm

Via the AFP Blogs

http://afprc7.blogspot.com/search?q=stewardship

http://afprc7.blogspot.com/search?q=donor+intent

Other sources

http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/research/rstew1.html

http://www.donorsforum.org/publictrust/principles.html