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Gina Bernacchi
Gina Bernacchi is a Denver-based freelance writer who specializes in writing about and for the nonprofit sector. She has written articles and reports for several different nonprofit organizations and was a frequent contributor to The NonProfit Times. Contact her at gina@causeplanet.org |
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Is your leadership ready for inclusiveness?
Aug 21st, 2006 | By: Gina Bernacchi
Nonprofits in cities like Denver—whose population is now more than 50 percent people of color—have become increasingly ill-equipped for dealing with the diverse populations they serve. Most nonprofits would agree that they would like a more diverse board and ... 
Will Buffet’s mega-gift bolster philanthropic giving?
Aug 25th, 2006 | By: Gina Bernacchi
Billionaire investor Warren Buffet’s $31 billion gift to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has triggered a flood of questions about the effect such a large donation will have on the nonprofit sector and the causes it seeks to help.
And understandably so. Buffet’s gift is the largest in philanthropic history and...
Focus on inclusivity helps nonprofits become more effective
Aug 12th, 2006 | By: Gina Bernacchi
Like many nonprofits, the majority of cityWILD’s clients are minorities (in this case, African-American and Latino). The Denver-based leadership development program uses the outdoors to teach at-risk middle- and high-school students how to be more effective leaders ...
Boomers leading change in metro Denver
Mar 6th, 2007 | By: Gina Bernacchi
Today’s 60 has been touted as the “new 40”—in general, people reaching 60 today benefit from better health, more education, greater diversity and more financial security than in the past. These baby boomers—born between 1946 and 1964—have much to contribute to society ...
World’s poor receive boost from Denver nonprofit
Mar 23rd, 2007 | By: Gina Bernacchi
After 25 years of helping the world’s poorest farmers improve their livelihoods, International Development Enterprises (IDE) has finally attracted the attention of one of the biggest philanthropists in the world: Bill Gates. The Lakewood, Colo.-based nonprofit was recently
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Chicago photographer becomes benefactor to Cambodia’s garbage dump children
Jun 11th, 2007 | By: Gina Bernacchi
Bill Smith is saving lives, one child at a time.
What began as a photography tour of Southeast Asia has slowly but persistently turned into a nonprofit that helps provide shelter, food and education for the impoverished children of
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Focus on what’s always true about fundraising to survive tough economic times
Nov 23rd, 2009 | By: Gina Bernacchi
There’s no end in sight to the current economic crisis. However, the fact is that our economy has always operated like a rollercoaster – so, nonprofits need to create a disciplined, systematic fundraising program that is both flexible and resilient and that ...
OSPs help nonprofits obtain much-needed resources
Sep 13th, 2007 | By: Gina Bernacchi
The Denver Office of Strategic Partnerships (DOSP) is one of many OSPs across the country that was created to connect cities and their nonprofits. The DOSP partners with individuals, foundations, corporations and nonprofits to raise funds for cooperative initiatives, foster ...
From Baby Boomers to Gen Xers: How nonprofits can prepare for the coming leadership transition
Nov 19th, 2007 | By: Gina Bernacchi
The “silver tsunami” has begun. The nation’s first Baby Boomer, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, filed for her Social Security retirement benefits in October. This makes her eligible for ...
Leadership is everybody’s business
Dec 28th, 2009 | By: Gina Bernacchi
Angie Chaplin, M.A., C.P.B.A., is a certified facilitator for The Leadership Challenge, this month’s Page to Practice™. She conducts The Leadership Challenge Workshops for nonprofits across the country, and teaches the curriculum at Seton Hall University ...
Will philanthrocapitalists realize their potential?
Jan 11th, 2010 | By: Gina Bernacchi
Our Page to Practice™ this month is Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World by Matthew Bishop and Michael Green. Philanthrocapitalists are philanthropists who are trying to apply the secrets behind their money-making ...
High-impact nonprofits leverage power to create change
Jan 27th, 2010 | By: Gina Bernacchi
What makes great nonprofits great? In their book, Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits (Jossey-Bass, 2008), authors Leslie R. Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant studied 12 high-impact nonprofits to find out. What they discovered ...
Calvary Women’s Services: Strong management helps build stronger programs
Feb 21st, 2008 | By: Gina Bernacchi
Francine is one of Calvary Women’s Services success stories. Homeless but employed, Francine battled drug and alcohol addiction for years before she found Calvary. After six months of getting the support she needed—including medical care, ...
Building connection in the workplace reaps big benefits
May 12th, 2008 | By: Gina Bernacchi
One of the most powerful and least understood aspects of business is how a feeling of connection between management, employees and customers provides a competitive advantage. That’s the premise of both Michael Stallard’s 2007 book,...
Public News Service helps nonprofits get their issues in the news
May 20th, 2008 | By: Gina Bernacchi
Global warming is expected to eradicate Colorado’s ski industry by 2050. If you’re surprised by that news, you’re not alone. It’s not the kind of information you’re likely to hear on commercial radio or TV. Public News Service (PNS), a member
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Leadership is learned, not born
Dec 14th, 2009 | By: Gina Bernacchi
Leadership is not about personality; it’s about behavior. And, according to James M Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, authors of The Leadership Challenge, this month’s Page to Practice™, it is available to anyone who learns and follows The Five Practices of ...
DNC SPECIAL REPORT: Philanthropists encourage nonprofits to collaborate with government, business
Aug 29th, 2008 | By: Gina Bernacchi
Young people have the power to change the world—but it will take a collaboration between philanthropy, government, corporations and individuals to create real change. That was one of the themes repeated by foundation executives and other philanthropists at
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Use these “six secrets” to help your organization thrive
Sep 1st, 2009 | By: Gina Bernacchi
Although Fullan argues that the six secrets “travel best as a pack,” many organizations are already using some or all of them. According to Fullan, the reciprocal and synergistic relationships among them make it easy to take action. You ...
Future challenges call for new leadership skills
Sep 28th, 2009 | By: Gina Bernacchi
Bob Johansen has been focused on the future since 1968, when he was a research assistant for a conference on religion and the future. “I was the young guy who went to the airport to pick up the speakers, who were the world’s leading futurists of the ...
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