The Chronicle of Philanthropy
APRIL 10, 2024
Opponents of the 2021 attempt to speed donor-advised fund payouts stopped the legislation dead in its tracks. By Alex Daniels Opponents of the 2021 attempt to speed donor-advised fund payouts stopped the legislation dead in its tracks.
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 11, 2024
If you’re always looking externally for your next major gift prospect, you may overlook a loyal supporter already in your database. Here are seven types of donors your nonprofit can locate internally.
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Joan Garry
APRIL 9, 2024
Dream candidates could be right in front of you and you could completely overlook them if your recruitment process upholds the status quo. Indeed, using the same standard recruiting criteria as everyone else could be an invisible blocker to attracting and hiring your dream team. These two strategies are how you can reinvent your recruiting process with smashing success.
Ann Green
APRIL 11, 2024
In theory, a newsletter can be a great way to engage with your donors. In reality, that doesn’t often happen because most donor newsletters can be used as a cure for insomnia. They’re too long and filled with boring articles that brag about how wonderful the organization is. A newsletter is a vital part of the ask, thank report, repeat formula and you can’t just go through the motions.
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.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
APRIL 9, 2024
Collaboration — not resistance — is the best path to lasting social change. For proof, just look at the debate over pandemic school closures. By Eboo Patel Getty Images Collaboration — not resistance — is the best path to lasting social change. For proof, just look at the debate over pandemic school closures.
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 11, 2024
While nonprofits have a powerful draw for talent, they often fail to properly compensate employees. These three low-cost, proven tools can help nonprofits compete.
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NonProfit Quarterly
APRIL 10, 2024
Image credit: Drew Katz Black Bostonian communities citywide have more than just something to say for themselves: their economies are building institutions that prioritize asset-based community development and are creating the foundations for a local solidarity economy. In so doing, they draw on histories and energies that have grown and percolated from past and present efforts toward sustainable, people-based planning.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
APRIL 8, 2024
Year-end giving was down 2.8 percent compared to 2022, according to a new study. Donor participation fell across the board. By Emily Haynes Getty Images Year-end giving was down 2.8 percent compared to 2022, according to a new study. Donor participation fell across the board.
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 12, 2024
With fundraising down yet again in 2023, it may be time to try a few new approaches to regain momentum. Here are four tactics for 2024.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
APRIL 8, 2024
By Chanda Causer I had just been handed the keys to a shiny, red sports car and could not wait to get in the driver’s seat. It was my dream role, the executive director of a national advocacy organization. I was excited about all the possibilities. I was ready to drive. Or so I thought. I had worked for many different types of organizations, made significant impacts (and some mistakes), and I understood what it takes to lead a team and execute strategy.
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.
Big Duck
APRIL 10, 2024
Learn why nonprofit organizations should avoid using AI-generated images of people, and how ethical representation and equity is eroded by AI. Read the article.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
APRIL 10, 2024
Since the pandemic, over 200 guaranteed-income experiments launched across the United States. The Mellon Foundation backed one of them, providing $115 million to support 2,400 New York City artists. By Sara Herschander Rachel Keane Sylvain Souklaye, an artist supported by the Creatives Rebuild New York initiative from the Mellon Foundation, in a performance of Depopulated.
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 12, 2024
H1 unveiled a new solution that connects doctors interested in global medical missions with non-governmental organizations.
Candid
APRIL 11, 2024
When the Supreme Court gutted race-conscious admissions last summer and the American Alliance for Equal Rights followed with a lawsuit against the Fearless Fund, some in the philanthropic sector feared that demographic data had become a potential liability. So when I learned about Candid’s Demographics via Candid —an initiative that allows nonprofit organizations to share demographic information on their Candid nonprofit profile , where funders, donors, and researchers could easily access it—I w
CNPE
APRIL 10, 2024
These 3 classes help board members be more effective - and more willing to serve! Do your board members fully understand their role and have enough confidence in the role to make a difference? We invite new board members onto our team because they have valuable skills that our organizations need. But too often we don't spend enough time helping them translate their experience into effective board work.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
APRIL 12, 2024
By M.J. Prest BRAC USA Julia Roberts is set to lead BRAC USA, an organization that fights global poverty. Also, the Connecticut Community Foundation has named a new leader, and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation will install its next president in the fall.
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 9, 2024
Nonprofits may scramble to gather details or documents and submit last-minute applications for grants. Here are five tips to cut the chaos.
Veritus Group
APRIL 10, 2024
How can you find efficiencies in your donor CRM that will help you see and care for the trees, not just the forest? The post When You Can’t See the Trees for the Forest appeared first on Veritus Group.
Pam Moore
APRIL 7, 2024
Cultivating Innovation: 9 Tactics for Getting Your Team to Hug AI and Innovation Are you ready to infuse some innovation into your team's DNA and hug AI and innovation like never before? 🚀 Buckle up because I'm about to unveil some game-changing tactics that'll revolutionize the way your team embraces digital transformation. In today's fast-paced digital landscape, driving innovation and embracing AI and innovation is not just a choice—it's a necessity for staying ahead of the curve.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
APRIL 9, 2024
Giving fulfills a religious obligation, and research suggests that nonprofits should reach out to this small but generous population during the monthlong holiday. By Shariq Siddiqui Adam Gray/AFP via Getty Images Members of the Muslim community gather for the first Taraweeh prayer of Ramadan in New York City. Research suggests that nonprofits should reach out to this small but generous population during the monthlong holiday.
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 11, 2024
Neon One's research report delves into the generosity behaviors of more than 2,000 nonprofits, analyzing the power of recurring donations.
Veritus Group
APRIL 8, 2024
Fundraising reports are predicting that giving will expand in the years ahead. Now's the time to focus on mid-level and major gift fundraising. The post The Wind Is at Your Back. What Are YOU Going to Do? appeared first on Veritus Group.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
APRIL 10, 2024
Like Herding Cats I can recall a few times in my nonprofit journey when coordinating a new marketing campaign across departments felt more like herding cats than orchestrating a symphony. Each team was on its own wavelength, doing its own thing, focused on their own mission-driven priorities. This situation created silos and missed deadlines, hindering our progress.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
APRIL 10, 2024
By M.J. Prest Aji Styawan, Climate Visuals The Ikea Foundation has given $100 million to the ClimateWorks Foundation for its Drive Electric Campaign to help countries in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia develop the infrastructure to support electric vehicles. Above, electric two-wheelers in Jakarta, Indonesia. Also, the West Virginia University Cancer Institute received $50 million for a new cancer hospital, and the Skoll Foundation has announced the four winners of the 2024 Skoll Award
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 9, 2024
UpMetrics released its Impact Measurement and Management Suite to help organizations measure, maximize, and showcase their impact.
Non Profit AF
APRIL 8, 2024
One of the comments I often receive online and in-person after my various baby-animal-picture-punctuated rants is, “Vu, I agree with.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
APRIL 11, 2024
Kristina and I are about to make one of those big switches that all nonprofit communicators will likely make at some point in their careers: moving an email list to a new email service provider. That means we will need to warm up a new IP address and rebuild our sender reputation. Shaky on the vocabulary? Email service providers (ESP) include companies like MailChimp , Constant Contact , ActiveCampaign , etc.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
APRIL 8, 2024
One theme: the surprising overlap between urban and rural needs By Ben Gose One theme: the surprising overlap between urban and rural needs
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 10, 2024
Successful fundraising starts with clean data. Melissa’s new solutions catalog is packed with essential tips, tools and free trials to help you address donor engagement, improve outreach, and ensure accuracy for meaningful impact and a sustainable future. From address, email and phone verification to data enrichment and donor profiling, this valuable resource has everything you need to elevate your fundraising game!
NonProfit Quarterly
APRIL 8, 2024
Image credit: Ivan Samkov on pexels.com Precision medicine—which involves tailoring treatments based on specific characteristics of patients such as their genetic makeup—has long been touted as the answer to America’s failing healthcare system, but its inaccessibility continues to stymie its impact. There are compelling stories of people with cancer avoiding chemotherapy and radiation, which can have devastating effects on a person’s wellbeing.
Fundraising Leadership
APRIL 12, 2024
Having emotional vulnerability in the workplace is seen as OK. Raise your hand if you have cried at work. My hand is up. Once early in my career when a boss was cruel in her comments to me in front of the newsroom and later in my career when a boss viciously chastised me for calling attention to a problem in the organization. Both outbursts were confined to me standing alone at the sink in the ladies’ room.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
APRIL 8, 2024
Plus, four other colleges and universities received big donations, including Clark University, which got $10 million for its new School of Climate, Environment, and Society. By Maria Di Mento Plus, four other colleges and universities received big donations, including Clark University which got $10 million for its new School of Climate, Environment, and Society.
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 10, 2024
An estimated 90% of text messages are opened within three minutes. Here are five automated texts that can help increase giving.
Momentum Nonprofit Partners
APRIL 8, 2024
Take the survey and help us change policy! Do you dedicate hours to navigating the complexities of state grant reimbursements in Tennessee? Does the process feel more like a maze than a straightforward pathway to funding your vital work? If so, you're not alone. Many Tennessee nonprofits struggle with the current system, wasting precious time and resources that could be better spent serving their communities.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
APRIL 9, 2024
By Guibson Trindade , Débora Montibeler & Paula Jancso Fabiani Silvio Almeida, Brazil’s human rights minister and a well-known intellectual prior to taking office, writes in his book Racismo Estrutural , “Institutions are racist because society is racist.” Almeida defines structural racism as a broadening of the notion of institutional racism, and argues that institutions are only the materialization of a social structure or a means of socialization whose components include racism.
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