Thu.Nov 16, 2023

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I Spent 3 Years in Solitary Confinement. Why Isn’t Philanthropy Doing More to End this Torture?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A movement to end solitary confinement is gaining momentum, but criminal justice donors feel their money is better spent elsewhere. That’s a mistake. By Johnny Perez Getty Images A movement to end solitary confinement is gaining momentum, but criminal justice donors feel their money is better spent elsewhere. That’s a mistake.

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How Your Nonprofit Can Improve Compensation Transparency

NonProfit PRO

Pay transparency laws, which typically require employers to share the pay range for a role in the job posting, are designed to encourage employers to be more open with employees and job seekers about compensation. And they’re becoming the norm.

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Shared Leadership’s Role in Piloting the Plane

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

When did you last see a pilot? Except maybe a “ thanks for flying with us ” as you deplane, they are behind a locked door separate from the crew and passengers. It’s the crew that knows who is on board, what baggage they brought, their feelings about flying, and how to help people cope with turbulence.  When the Captain comes on the PA system to inform everyone about the flight plan, they often sound like ‘the adults’ in the Peanuts specials.

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Parkinson’s Foundation Requesting Applications for 2024 Community Grants

NonProfit PRO

The Parkinson's Foundation has announced it is accepting applications for $1 million in community grant funding. The 2024 community grants cycle will support health, wellness and educational programs that address unmet needs in local Parkinson's disease (PD) communities.

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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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Maximize Event Revenue with Nonprofit Sponsorship Levels

Donorbox Nonprofit

Fundraising events can be hugely successful with the right strategy and planning. This is because people want to support your important mission – and they get to have some fun along the way! If you’re thinking about hosting an event, you must consider adding nonprofit sponsorship levels. Sponsorships help cover event expenses, boosting your overall […] The post Maximize Event Revenue with Nonprofit Sponsorship Levels appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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MNA Seeks 2024 Rural Ambassadors

MNA Association

MNA is excited to continue growing our rural community Nonprofit Ambassador program in 2024. This program aims to provide local capacity-building support to rural and under-resourced communities through local contract positions, with a focus on relationship building, resource distribution, and development of targeted learning opportunities. MNA launched this program in spring 2022 in Eastern Montana and has since expanded to rural communities across Montana.

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Let Volunteers Shine (And Inspire Gifts) On GivingTuesday

Bloomerang

This GivingTuesday , no matter what your campaign or theme, you can’t go wrong spotlighting the stories of your volunteers. Their dedication, passion, and contributions form the backbone of your organization, enriching your mission and amplifying the effect of every donation. Showcasing your volunteers’ journeys not only celebrates their invaluable commitment, but also fosters trust and connection within the community, highlighting the human impact behind every effort.

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Oppositional Consciousness

NonProfit Quarterly

Click here to learn more about this new series from Edge Studios , and follow @npquarterly and @offthehookshorts on social to see episodes of “Off the Hook” as they are released. (Saphia gets ready to head out the door.) SAPHIA: Another phrase that stood out to me in bell hooks’s Where We Stand: Class Matters is the term “oppositional consciousness.

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Text-to-Give: The Ultimate Guide to Mobile Fundraising

Bloomerang

Mobile communication is becoming a central part of nonprofit fundraising and advocacy. According to the M+R Benchmarks 2023 report , 62% of nonprofits used text messaging for fundraising purposes in 2022. Plus, text messaging subscriber list size grew by 11%. Text-to-give is one of the easiest and fastest ways to raise donations via SMS messaging. However, many nonprofits don’t know where to start when it comes to implementing text-to-give campaigns.

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Being Together in Better Ways

MNA Association

A look at a Susan Howlette’s conference session, Tending Partner and Donor Relationships, with an eye toward DEI. Reflections by Michael Hale Prior to conference, our team committed to listening to at least one of our sessions with an eye towards learning and evaluating it around MNA’s values around diversity and equity. This work can easily focus on the tactics we observed or did not, but as I reflect on my take-aways, I find myself looking much more inward and being genuinely affected by

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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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“Complete Liberation”: A Black Reproductive Justice Agenda

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Shelly Shell on unsplash.com “Black women, girls, and gender-expansive people are dynamic leaders in every part of this country.” In a time when reproductive rights are under threat and being actively eroded in the United States—and when Black people simultaneously face a landscape of unequal and inequitable access to healthcare—what does an agenda centered around Black reproductive justice look like?

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Clairity Click-it: Cornucopia of Nonprofit Links + Free Resources

Clairification

Let’s begin with this week’s bit of wisdom… The reluctant spammer “I don’t want to send this pitch to a list of every single podcaster in the world, but we have to get the word out.” “I don’t want to send an email to every one of our previous donors every three days until they unsubscribe, but our work is so important, it has to be done.” “I don’t want to robocall every person in the district, but if I don’t, our campaign has no chance… the other guy is even more aggressive than we are.

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Writers of Banned Books Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Andranik Hakobyan on istock.com PEN America described the 2022–2023 school year as “ marked to date by an escalation of book bans and censorship in classrooms and school libraries across the United States.” There were nearly 700 attempts to ban books in the first eight months of 2023 alone, as reported by NPR. Books are being challenged that include characters, narratives, or mere mentions of race, queerness, even climate change.

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