The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
While philanthropy debates public safety, critics question whether private dollars should support policing. In Atlanta, it’s all coming to a head. By Jim Rendon John Spink, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, AP Dave Wilkinson, CEO of the Atlanta Police Foundation, center, examines damaged property at the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center in March 2023.
NonProfit Leadership Center
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Empowering. Collaborative. Transformative. These are the first words that come to mind for Erin McKenney, Esq. , when she thinks about the Certificate in Nonprofit Management graduate program at the University of Tampa. Now the capital campaign director at the University of Tampa where she spent 18 months earning this prestigious certificate, you might add the word ‘remarkable’ to Erin’s list when you understand her story.
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NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Nonprofits spend most of their time trying to get donations, so make sure you follow-up every contribution with a prompt thank you, acknowledgement, and receipt that communicates your organization's story with impact. Download this guide now to receive thank you letter templates for direct mail, email, phone calls, social media, and text messages, guaranteed to make your donors feel appreciated while also supporting your donor retention and acquisition efforts.
Joan Garry
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
From humble beginnings to the helm of leading change, these 12 nonprofit leaders are bringing equity, inclusion, and justice to the world. The post 12 Nonprofit Leaders Who Are Changing The World appeared first on Joan Garry Consulting.
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
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Some of my giving practices have changed, but most of all I’ve come to see the donor-fundraiser relationship as a two-way street. By Theodore Wagenaar Getty Images Some of my giving practices have changed, but most of all I’ve come to see the donor-fundraiser relationship as a two-way street.
Selfish Giving
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Every partnership professional I talk to wants to partner with well-known businesses that are already supporting great causes. It's a solid strategy, but you should also spend at least some of your time targeting new businesses or startups. Imagine getting on the ground floor of a startup! Instead of waiting in line behind your competitors, you'll be first to develop a deep and long-term relationship.
Nonprofit Leadership Zone brings together the best content for advertising professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
When it comes to nonprofit marketing , efficiency is key. Minimizing the time and effort spent on promoting your organization allows you to focus on serving your beneficiaries and fulfilling your mission. Programmatic advertising introduces automation into the nonprofit marketing process, saving your team valuable time and resources it can reallocate elsewhere.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
By Lisa Schohl Getty Images Three seasoned fundraisers share proven tactics — and lots of real examples — to help you adapt your big-gifts strategy to the current climate and maximize results.
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Image credit: Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash The portrayal of the starving artist might be commonplace, but it isn’t fair. Regardless of whether artisans are called artists, crafters, creatives, or makers, because they enjoy what they do, their work is too often considered a hobby that doesn’t merit fair financial remuneration. Long before the rise of the platform economy, artisans were already regarded as self-employed and outside the protection of national labor laws.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Donor hesitancy remains a constant threat to nonprofits. Here are some challenges associated with hesitancy, and tips to overcome them.
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.
Candid
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Amid all the talk about generative AI, fundraisers, especially grantwriters, may be asking themselves: Am I out of a job? Will I be replaced by ChatGPT? Perhaps the question we should be asking instead is: How can we use these tools to create efficiencies and enhance our work? The two of us—combining our experience as a grantwriter, researcher, and grant instructor for 30-plus years and as an instructional designer who regularly uses generative AI, respectively—will discuss the basics: what gen
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
By M.J. Prest Kamron Khan Dale Anglin is set to lead Press Forward, dedicated to bolstering local news. Also, Schmidt Sciences has named its first president as it spins off from Schmidt Futures, and the charity Nontraditional Employment for Women has appointed its first Black woman leader.
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Image credit: RDNE Stock project on pexels.com The following text is excerpted with permission from Believe-in-You Money: What Would It Look Like If the Economy Loved Black People? by Jessica Norwood (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, www.bkconnection.com , 2023). It doesn’t matter where I am or who I’m asking, Black founders most often explain that freedom is the reason that they start their companies.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Here are five reasons an organization may transition its board from a working board to a governance board, and how to protect board members.
Fundraising Leadership
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
It’s time to get your reading list ready and Take The Lead is here with recommendations from 17 authors. The books range from memoir to essays, historical overviews and several practical guides to being the best leader you can be. “ It’s time to get your reading list ready and @Takeleadwomen is here with recommendations from 17 authors. #mustreads #bookrecs ” 1.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Helen and Morgan Chu were part of a multiracial coalition of student leaders whose activism led to the creation of UCLA’s four ethnic studies centers in 1969. By Maria Di Mento UCLA Donors Helen and Morgan Chu’s connection to ethnic studies at UCLA dates back to their days as undergraduate activists in the 1960s. Here, Morgan Chu is at the center of a group of students marching up Bruin Walk.
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Image credit: Blake Cheek on Unsplash This is the second article in NPQ ’s series, The Vision for Black Lives: An Economic Justice Agenda. Co-produced with the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL), this series will examine the many ways that M4BL and its allies are seeking to address the economic policy challenges that lie at the intersection of the struggle for racial and economic justice.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Donors will be able to give from their DAF to nonprofits directly through Gravyty using DAFpay, which was created by Chariot.
Candid
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
As the consumer price index rose 9.1% year-over-year in June 2022—the highest rate in over 40 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics—we asked foundations how inflation would affect their operations. In Candid’s 2023 Giving Forecast Survey, 21% of respondents said inflation affected their grantmaking decisions in 2022, and 29% expected it to affect their grantmaking in 2023.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
People give from their donor-advised funds throughout the year, not just in November and December. By Rasheeda Childress More donors over all gave unrestricted grants, but big donors were more likely to earmark their gifts.
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
In 1976, President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month as he called upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” Since then, every United States president has recognized the month. As children, many of us would celebrate Black History Month in school by learning about people like Martin Luther King, Jr. or Rosa Parks.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
The nonprofit sector is at risk of moving toward ineffective fundraising, but relationship fundraising may be the solution. Here's why.
Bloomerang
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Financial management is possibly the most important aspect of your nonprofit’s operation. The services and programs your organization delivers are vital, but improper or ineffective fund management is a disservice to your donors and the people and cause you serve. So, how can you be sure that the funds you receive are used most effectively? By learning about and prioritizing nonprofit financial management.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
In a deeply divisive year, philanthropy should invest in the leaders putting pluralism into practice — one community at a time. By Eboo Patel Dustin Chambers Luma Mufleh, center left, coached a diverse group of young refugees into a winning soccer team. She went on to create the Fugees Family, an organization focusing on educational justice for refugee and immigrant youth.
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Image credit: Max Winkler on Unsplash “When people die of heat, they are actually dying of poverty,” the New York Times wrote in 2023 about a devastating heat wave during which 10 people died in Texas. According to the New York Times (and many others), it was the hottest year on record. In the first few weeks of 2024, the United States faced record, deadly low temperatures from the Northwest to the East Coast.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
PHLYSense is a 24/7 property monitoring and alert solution. Organizations get real-time alerts if water is detected or temperatures reach a hazardous level. The program includes sensors and 24/7 monitoring and support all at no-cost to policyholders with property coverage.
CNPE
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Member Benefit: Free course on using AI tools for good Is it possible to use artificial intelligence for good? CNPE is pleased to offer our members this important, master class on using artificial intelligence ethically and effectively. (Members may attend at no cost!) In this course, Harry Pickens will give you a hands-on introduction to ChatGPT and other Generative AI tools.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Fundraiser Mollie Moon inspired donations from everyday donors and wealthy philanthropists to power the civil-rights movement. By Emily Haynes Henry Lee Moon Family Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio Mollie Moon, left, chats with Jeanne Vanderbilt and Fleur Cowles of the Urban League Women’s Division, circa 1949. Fundraiser Mollie Moon inspired donations from everyday donors and wealthy philanthropists to power the civil-rights movement.
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Image credit: sinseeho on istock.com If you want an example of how once-radical ideas can become entrenched in the fabric of US society, the five-day workweek serves well. The five-day, 40-hour workweek that has become the standard of American workplaces is the legacy of decades of labor activism, culminating in the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Foundation Source acquired PG Calc, expanding its suite of charitable giving solutions and the support and expertise it provides.
Candid
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Once the preserve of large foundations and mega-donors, impact investing is growing in popularity, including among women and younger generations. More than 40% of millennials report engaging in impact investing, compared with 20% of baby boomers. What is impact investing? According to Fidelity Charitable , it’s “the act of purposefully making investments that help achieve certain social and environmental benefits while generating financial returns.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Global philanthropic funding to marine conservation has more than doubled since 2010, reaching $1 billion in 2022, according to a new report. By Kay Dervishi Global philanthropic funding to marine conservation has more than doubled since 2010, reaching $1 billion in 2022, according to a new report.
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Image credit: Dev Asangbam on Unsplash In its recently released four-part series, One in Five , The Sentencing Project looks at the reform efforts that led the United States to experience a 24 percent decline in its prison population since its peak year, 2009. The title refers to the fact that one in five Black men born in 2021 is likely to be incarcerated in his lifetime.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Here are the top three strategies that every nonprofit should implement to overcome donor fatigue and keep their audience engaged.
MNA Association
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Beware of unexpected large donations. The MNA team received word over the weekend that a check cashing scam hit a number of Montana nonprofits. So far we know of at least nineteen organizations that have been targeted by the same scheme. Please be on the lookout for this scam. It goes like this: Organization receives an unexpected donation of around $200,000 to honor someone’s late mother.
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