Wed.Nov 01, 2023

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Don’t Believe These 3 Misconceptions That Destroy Fundraising Results

NonProfit PRO

Direct response fundraising has built up a lot of lore over the years. Let’s take a look at dispelling three of the most pernicious misconceptions that can destroy fundraising results.

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John Deere Foundation Awards $19 Million to Reduce World Hunger

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Also, Cincinnati Children's received $15 million from a local family foundation; and Google gave $2 million to two historically Black institutions. By M.J. Prest Gabriela Vivacqua, WFP Alex Korayi travels by boat to reach a World Food Program distribution site on Amech Island, South Sudan. Also, Cincinnati Children's received $15 million from a local family foundation; and Google gave $2 million to two historically Black institutions.

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Sign Up: Annual Budgeting Tips & Tricks Webinar

NonProfit PRO

Spending too much time manipulating data? Relying on multiple spreadsheets to manage budgets? Register for this Tuesday, November 14 webinar to learn tips and tricks to streamline fund tracking, data entry, reporting, and workflows for your annual budget.

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Summer Science Program Spent $2 Million Last Year. Then It Got a $200 Million Unrestricted Gift

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The organization intends to double the number of students enrolled next summer, will seek to start partnerships with more universities, and expand into other STEM subjects. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Christin Layus/AP Summer Science Program places university students in groups of 36 to complete a research project in astrophysics, biochemistry, or genomics under the supervision of faculty advisers.

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How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

This session will dive into how to create rich generosity experiences that foster long-lasting relationships. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to redefine how you engage with your supporters—emphasizing trust, engagement, and community over transactional giving models. 🤝 Industry expert Tim Sarrantonio will explore data-backed strategies to engage supporters as active participants in a community that values their contributions and shared ideals.

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Women’s Philanthropy Experts Take the Stage at PowerUP! Baltimore 2023 National Conference

NonProfit PRO

From Nov. 5-7, Philanos is hosting PowerUP! Baltimore 2023 National Conference: The Spark Igniting Collaboration. The three-day national conference is for leaders who believe in the power of women’s collective giving to create impact in local communities.

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Newsletter: Why You Need a No Click Social Media Strategy; Engage for Good Acquired by Muneer Panjwani ; Why Candy Corn is the Best Halloween Treat

Selfish Giving

The second most popular article in my newsletter last week was on how nonprofits could use Instagram more effectively. (You can see which article was #1 at the bottom of my newsletter.?I include this EVERY WEEK, btw.) You loved it so much that I thought I'd give you more social media advice. Don't include links in your social media posts. Here's why.

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Report Calls on Atlantans to Reduce City’s Enormous Racial Wealth Gap

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Adrian Schwarz on Unsplash Atlanta is well known as a leading site of the Black middle class and has long been a cultural hub of the Black South. But despite political and cultural gains that have led to the city’s “ Wakanda ” reputation, Atlanta is also home to a very stark racial wealth divide, according to a new report authored by Alex Camardelle and Jarryd Bethea on behalf of the nonprofit Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative.

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Understanding how California AB 488 impacts online charitable fundraising

Candid

If you are a California-based nonprofit or solicit any donations in California, it’s critical to understand California AB 488 (AB 488). A new law that went into effect in California on January 1, 2023, AB 488 is aimed at improving transparency and accountability in online charitable fundraising. While AB 488 is a California law, it could impact all charities in the United States that solicit donations in California, not just those headquartered in the state.

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3 Ways to Make the Most of Non-Cash Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Steve Latham , CEO & Co-founder at DonateStock – a fundraising platform that makes stock gifting to nonprofits easy and accessible. Philanthropy is at an inflection point and fundraisers are looking opportunistically beyond cash and credit as their sole sources of funding. Persistent inflation and higher living costs have resulted in fewer dollars left over each month, making it harder for most households to support their favorite organizations as they did in prior years.

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6 Ways to Make Your Annual Appeal More Strength-Based

Prosper Strategies

It’s that time of year again. If you’re not already working on your annual appeal, you likely will be soon. Annual appeals are one of the biggest problem areas for nonprofits aiming to take a more strength-based approach to their communications. The accepted, long-held formula for the annual appeal is one that relies on need-based […] The post 6 Ways to Make Your Annual Appeal More Strength-Based appeared first on Prosper Strategies.

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.

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Giving Workers Power to Thrive in the Face of New Technology

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Valerie Wilson The economy doesn’t just happen. Neither do good jobs, or fair work. These are all the result of policy decisions we make as a society. That’s true of the past, but also today, as we face new technological advances that are transforming numerous industries, and the labor market with them. As we settle uneasily into the age of platform gig work, algorithmic management, and artificial intelligence-driven automation, we tend to talk about technological innovation as though it’s a

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Hot Take: We shouldn't track volunteer retention

Volunteer Match

Earlier this year, I shared one of my Hot Takes – an opinion or idea that is meant to be thought provoking. My Hot Take was about the value of a volunteer hour and how I don’t think we talk enough about how all volunteer hours are not equally valuable.

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Mobilizing people to take action for animals

Big Duck

The post Mobilizing people to take action for animals appeared first on Big Duck.

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Do You Really Need to Host Another Fundraising Event?

Veritus Group

Most organizations don’t evaluate the cost of their fundraising events in a way that takes the full cost into account. The post Do You Really Need to Host Another Fundraising Event? appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Comment on 4 Things You Can Do to Help Both Sides – Jews and Palestinians – Right Now by Eli Moskovitz

Amy Eisenstein

I am kind of scratching my head over here. Wouldn’t “opening our hearts and minds to the possibility of other points of view” include not accusing the Israeli government of “war crimes” etc. as “There are many good, smart people who strongly disagree with you” about that?

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The Art of Salary Negotiation

Successful Nonprofits

The post The Art of Salary Negotiation appeared first on Successful Nonprofits.

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Comment on 4 Things You Can Do to Help Both Sides – Jews and Palestinians – Right Now by Amy Eisenstein

Amy Eisenstein

In reply to Yechiel Nakdimen. Hi Yechiel – I’m not completely sure you got my point… or maybe you simply disagree. There are many good, smart people who strongly disagree with you. The only way we will ever have peace is by listening to one another and opening our hearts and minds to the possibility of other points of view. Prior to October 7th, I completely agreed with you and was only hearing one side.

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Multisolving: Making Systems Whole, Healthy, and Sustainable

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Elizabeth R. Sawin , Kelsi Eccles , Susanne Moser & Tina A. Smith To achieve climate justice, biodiversity, and health equity goals, most societies need rapid change. From equitable policies and low-carbon infrastructure to values like collaboration and fairness, we need deep shifts, and we need them soon. As many examples in this series have shown, facilitating the flow of ideas back and forth across national borders is one way to accelerate change.

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Comment on 4 Things You Can Do to Help Both Sides – Jews and Palestinians – Right Now by Chris Iven

Amy Eisenstein

Thank you, Amy, for having the courage to advance this conversation. Those who foster a dialogue are fostering a potential for peace. I agree with all six of the items we should all be able to agree on. The third item is especially important. Atrocities are never justified, even if they are in retribution for a previous atrocity. Atrocities never lead to peace.

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10 Lessons Learned For Success From A Fundraising Trainer

Bloomerang

From day one I vividly understood that most people rank asking someone they know, face-to-face, for a nonprofit gift on par with a root canal or a colorectal exam. Even business and community leaders who are virtually fearless in everything else they face in their personal, professional, and civic lives are terrified of asking for gifts. After leading more than 200 workshops and webinars I’ve come face-to-face with these fears, and developed pragmatic ways to overcome them.

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Comment on 4 Things You Can Do to Help Both Sides – Jews and Palestinians – Right Now by Ilana Bernstein

Amy Eisenstein

There are two sides to the current Israeli and Palestinian conflict, and both have merit. This post aims to shine light on issues you may have missed.

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How to Shut Down a Campus: The 1969 Student Strike at the City College of New York

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Icarus Films 2023, Review of The Five Demands. Directed by Andrea Weiss and Greta Schiller. Greta Weiss and Andrea Schiller’s newly released documentary The Five Demands tells the story of how the first state-mandated, state-funded educational opportunity program in the United States gave rise to a student movement for multiracial solidarity.

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Comment on 4 Things You Can Do to Help Both Sides – Jews and Palestinians – Right Now by Yechiel Nakdimen

Amy Eisenstein

In reply to Amy Eisenstein. I have read the other opinions. I have studied the history of that part of the world in great depth. And if there was ever a case of one side being right and the other side being completely wrong, this is a IT. I lay down A simple challenge. I will gladly PROVE that the Arab side of the narrative (the Nakba, colonization, occupation etc etc ad naseum) is a complete and unmitigated pack of lies, a complete blood libel from beginning to end.

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Finding Love in a Hopeless Place: A Conversation with Malaika Jabali

NonProfit Quarterly

Truth to Power is a regular series of conversations with writers about the promises and pitfalls of movements for social justice. From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world.

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Comment on 4 Things You Can Do to Help Both Sides – Jews and Palestinians – Right Now by Julie

Amy Eisenstein

Thank you for posting this. As a non-Jewish, non-Arab person, it has been my feeling that wrongs are being committed on both sides and there are also legitimate grievances on both sides. It has felt impossible to say anything without angering someone. The idea of separating government actions from the suffering of civilians is an important one, and applicable to many situations around the world, including here at home in the US, as you point out.

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Fed Up with How College Students are Behaving? Fund a Campus Pluralism Center

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Donors frustrated with the response on college campuses to the Hamas attack on Israel should consider endowing centers that teach students how to cooperate across differences. By Eboo Patel Getty Images Donors frustrated with the response on college campuses to the Hamas attack on Israel should consider endowing centers that teach students how to cooperate across differences.

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Comment on 4 Things You Can Do to Help Both Sides – Jews and Palestinians – Right Now by Kristan Knapp

Amy Eisenstein

Thank you, Amy, for leading with ways to hold our values for peace and non-violence, recognizing these are values that many people around the world hold., despite being on opposing sides in a conflict. I believe that our only hope for creating peace is to focus on what we have in common, not on our differences. I was heartened by an interview I heard with Kenneth Roth, former director of Human Rights Watch, that delved into the definitions of rules of engagement in war.

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Comment on 4 Things You Can Do to Help Both Sides – Jews and Palestinians – Right Now by Jacob Fine

Amy Eisenstein

In our modern world, we are inundated by songs, art, and various forms of pop culture that often reinforce the message that war is inherently bad, while peace is inherently good. This pervasive narrative is deeply ingrained in our collective consciousness, largely due to the influence of artists, musicians, and writers who use their creative platforms to emphasize the moral importance of avoiding war and seeking peaceful resolutions to conflicts.

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Comment on 4 Things You Can Do to Help Both Sides – Jews and Palestinians – Right Now by Yechiel Nakdimen

Amy Eisenstein

I am very impressed about your courage to stand up to the horrible Antisemitism that has reared its ugly head as a result of the barbarism of Hamas. I do want to voice my vehement objection to your claim of Israeli war crimes and unfortunately the big lie that ANY Israeli government has stood in the way of peace. An objective examination of the situation will lay at the door of Hamas any responsibility for civilian deaths.