Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In this sense, many international development philanthropies are neglecting the most powerful route to prosperity: productive employment in a thriving economy. Historically, these resources have only materialized when countries have achieved massive expansions of economic productivity and opportunity. The empirical record is clear.

Production 132

Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Education 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 9, 2023

These traditional approaches often include set and inflexible timelines, budgets, and activities designed by donors who are removed from the local context. Productization makes the product the end instead of a means. Productization encourages funders to focus less on the challenge they seek to fund and more on how they fund it.

Finance 111

Finance Production Governance Poverty 111

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JANUARY 8, 2025

This means that nonprofits increasingly recognize the value of being active players in connecting with key stakeholders ahead of their campaigns and want to be involved in laying a strong foundation for campaign success. Here are a few tips to help you handle those conversations masterfully: Practice active listening.

Leadership 130

Leadership Nonprofit Leadership Activism Production 130

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 8, 2024

If you can plug some of those leaks, you can reclaim time that you can use for more productive activities, like generating revenue for your nonprofit. Let participants know ahead of time what those 3 agenda items are so they can be prepared for productive conversation. Read here for ways to keep yours yawn free and productive.

Production 115

Production Nonprofits Energy Management 115

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Check volunteer activity See who’s active or inactive, and trends for each volunteer. Set your own rules, for example, for those who haven’t worked within a specific time frame, and you’ll automatically see a picture of volunteer activity customized to your needs, and Bloomerang will automate! an hour, a 6.2%

Production 98

Production Recruitment Activism Values 98

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Fundraising productivity is not just about how much you can get done to raise money. It’s about being strategic and focusing on the RIGHT activities. I doubt that’s what you want, so let’s look at 12 hacks that can keep you focused, save you time, and increase your fundraising productivity. 12 Fundraising Productivity Hacks 1.

Production 119

Production Fundraising Fundraising Activism 119

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JULY 20, 2021

Within those keys, there are 60+ activities and skills that we’ve included in our recommended professional development plans. Key 8: Productivity, Relationships, and Boundaries. You can get those plans by clicking on the Get Started or Take the Quiz buttons on the homepage. Key 7: Visual Content Skills and Creation.

Communication 319

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Management 319

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2025

Organize all activities outside of the retreat: hotel reservations, transportation, off-site dinners, entertainment activities. A smooth, stress-free event sets the stage for productive conversations and meaningful outcomes. Conduct interviews with select board and staff members. Select a top-notch facilitator.

Collaborations 114

Collaborations Energy Activism Culture 114

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Image credit: Curated Lifestyle on Unsplash This article introduces a three-part series— Building Wealth for the Next Generation: The Promise of Baby Bonds —a co-production of NPQ and the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School for Social Research in New York City. This series will explore that central question.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Poverty Governance 126

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

When and wherever possible, a face-to-face meeting held at the convenience of the prospect is the most productive starting point. Instead, the focus is on active listening and learning everything possible about the donor prospects values, priorities, and needs. The issue of money is set aside entirely.

Fundraising 108

Fundraising Fundraising Values Philanthropy 108

Bloomerang

JANUARY 10, 2025

You might consider: Targeted campaign: If you think people might give more if you actively promoted giving at certain levels in return for recognition, thats different than finding out for yourself that this worked after doing a campaign. Especially if it opens up that time for more high-yielding fundraising and donor retention activities.

Public and Nonprofit Management 117

Public and Nonprofit Management Activism Retention Management 117

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 10, 2023

But try to avoid doing the audit when you are covering for a co-worker, about to go on vacation, working on a major one-off project or other times with unusual activity. Toxic Productivity: Is There Such a Thing as Being Too Productive? Do this for at least three days to gauge your standard workday.

Management 231

Management Production Health Energy 231

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The fact that small business leaders are engaged in productive economic activity suggests they are not the poorest of the poor; for some, this means that scarce philanthropic dollars are needed to serve the most vulnerable instead. Business owners aren’t “poor enough.”

Philanthropy 113

Philanthropy Poverty Public and Social Policy Non-Profits 113

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2025

They often burden organizations with high technical debt, substantial engineering resources, and usability challenges for non-technical staff, not to mention inflated costs during the lifetime of ownership as licenses for new products or solutions are sold to organizations.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 89

Nonprofit Administration and Development Technology Collaborations Production 89

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 30, 2025

A city still traumatized by active wildfire warnings , daunted by the massive cleanup and yearslong recovery the fires will require, doesnt need to become a de facto dump. A vertically integrated sewing and production shop, since its founding in 2017 SUAY Sew Shop has diverted over 3.5 million pounds of textile waste from landfills.

Environmental 111

Environmental Health Production Children 111

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 26, 2023

Product sales: Your nonprofit can’t collect money from product sales of any kind until its registration is complete. This IRS form is a run-down of your nonprofit’s finances and activities to ensure it fulfills its charitable purpose. Use a bookkeeping or accounting service to track all your financial activity.

Finance 244

Finance Governance Charitable Contribution Nonprofits 244

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 15, 2025

Without sufficient specificity on workflows and decision-making, co-led organizations can experience lower productivity, with staff experiencing confusion, frustration, and a lack of trust in their leaders. If this is not yet the case, staff and board should be actively working to create that balance.

Leadership 122

Leadership Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Construction 122

The Killoe Group

APRIL 28, 2025

Most peer-to-peer fundraising software products offer some form of participant portal functionality. Activating and motivating participants: Make sure that participants fully understand that you are asking them to help your organization raise fundsthis helps get them activated.

Participation and motivation 96

Participation and motivation Fundraising Fundraising Recruitment 96

NonProfit Leadership Center

JUNE 3, 2024

When communicating with others, actively think about choosing (M)eaningful words and taking an (I)nterpersonal approach that is inclusive and purposeful. Active and engaged listening is essential to effective communication. Healthy team dynamics promote a more collaborative workplace, a healthier culture, and more productive teamwork.

Communication 234

Communication Culture Cultural Diversity Nonprofit Leadership 234

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 3, 2025

When enough mutualist networks and organizations are active, you may even wind up with an ecosysteman abundance of shared resources, experience, social capital, and financing, both centralized and grassroots, all sustaining projects serving a wide variety of community needs. Today, Northern Italys co-op sector has gross revenues of about $6.1

Nonprofit governance and management 125

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Insurance Social Enterprise 125

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

Encourage team-building activities that foster understanding and collaboration. Use recruiting tools to streamline the hiring process and employee management platforms to boost productivity. Regular training, open conversations, and diverse leadership help everyone feel respected and valued.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Recruitment Insurance 98

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 14, 2025

However, we don’t have established paid staff to implement our priority activities and programs. Kathy Hickman from PGM Community Development Note: The opinions and product/service recommendations expressed above are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily represent those of Blue Avocado.

Recruitment 94

Recruitment Charitable Organizations Community Development Production 94

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 14, 2022

It would be nice if all that communications staff needed were more training in time management and personal productivity. I’m working on a new webinar we’ll premiere on May 5 called Peaceful Time Management and Productivity for Nonprofit Communicators. The Amount of Time Spent on Various Activities in an Average Week.

Communication 173

Communication Production Management Collaborations 173

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Find a personal productivity system that works for you. It’s bogus to think that all of that busy activity equals accomplishment. We’ve always urged you to focus on accomplishments not activities in your nonprofit annual reports , and it’s no different here. Follow best practices and experiment.

Collaborations 216

Collaborations Communication Activism Production 216

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2023

Pet product sales: Create and sell pet products such as branded T-shirts, mugs, or toys, with the proceeds going to support your animal-related cause. Activities and entertainment: Plan activities and entertainment that are related to the fundraiser and will engage attendees.

Fundraising 243

Fundraising Fundraising Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management 243

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 24, 2025

Another example is a trademark that doesnt really make sense as an open asset, since the purpose of a trademark is to indicate who the maker of a product (or service) is. In addition, we initially floated the idea of Exit to Open with colleagues in the agriculture sector with active support from the 11th Hour Project.

Nonprofit governance and management 103

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Agriculture Governance 103

NonProfit Leadership Center

JUNE 17, 2024

There are also donor engagement and tracking tools that streamline data visualization and donor activity. Innovative Practices When looking new ways to attract and retain high-performing talent, be sure to consider remote work options, wellness programs, results-only work environments, community building activities and more.

Retention 215

Retention Culture Nonprofit Leadership Leadership 215

Jeff Brooks

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In writing, the Pareto Principle means: Most of your productivity happens in a small amount of time. Your best work comes in bursts of activity. Favor productivity over perfection. You can be great too by believing in growth: work hard, believe in change, embrace challenges, welcome feedback. Thats how you get great at writing.

Universities 64

Universities Law Production Activism 64

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 11, 2023

Some Story Stats: There are over 500 million active daily Instagram Stories users. Instagram Stories are used by 36% of businesses to promote their products. You can also mention people or engage your followers through polls and quizzes. 70% of Instagram users watch stories daily. of Instagram users post Stories.

Nonprofits 205

Nonprofits Production Activism Management 205

Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In this age of digital overload and short attention spans, nonprofits that want to raise more money will instead create and sustain authentic, productive, long-term relationships with a network of individuals, corporate executives, government representatives, and/or impact investors.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Fundraising Governance Nonprofits 98

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

That would not have been possible without dedicated, active board members. Collaboration: Working collaboratively with board members, staff, and external partners is essential for achieving organizational objectives and fostering a positive and productive work environment. Submissions may be edited for length and clarity.

Ethics 113

Ethics Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Children 113

Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As a result, I feel 2024 was one of my most productive years as a nonprofit leader.

Leadership 97

Leadership Culture Nonprofits Foundations 97

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 29, 2025

Clothing production contributes to rampant pollution, from microplastics clogging water systems to carbon emissions and toxic chemicals used in textile processing. Fashion schools largely concentrate on longstanding methods of design and production, often sidelining sustainability to elective courses or specialized programs.

Education 56

Education Education Environmental Ethics 56

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 12, 2023

How Pinterest is Useful for Small Business Marketing Pinterest offers small businesses a creative and visually engaging platform to showcase their products, build brand awareness, drive website traffic, and foster customer loyalty. For any illustrated inspiration, we usually refer to Pinterest. Because why not?

Marketing 142

Marketing Marketing Production Activism 142

Selfish Giving

APRIL 6, 2022

Is the prospect active on Twitter? The next step is to determine if your prospect is ACTIVE on Twitter. The easiest way to see if someone is active on Twitter is to go to their Twitter page and to look for recent tweets. For example, if you go to my page and scroll down you can see I'm active on Twitter. Observation ?????

Activism 182

Activism Food Education Education 182

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 11, 2025

A gamification platform combines game mechanics with real-time data, enhancing productivity, building customer loyalty, increasing sales, and improving employee performance. These tools make business activities more interactive and enjoyable, driving individuals towards their goals. Such platforms engage users and inspire action.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Production Activism Retention 52

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 4, 2023

Step 2: Start with what you actually have control over without spending When we talk about social media metrics, we talk about Activity, Reach, Engagement, and Impact. But it makes no sense to spend your money without first analyzing your Activity. You can buy Reach on social media with ad dollars. Think about maybe 3-5 categories.

Nonprofits 234

Nonprofits Activism Marketing Marketing 234