Pam Moore

MARCH 26, 2025

Its the way you: Live your values Show up for your audience Communicate your purpose Empower your people Create consistent energy across every touchpoint Its not a mission statement on a wall. When your internal culture aligns with your external experience you dont just have a brand. Tools are not your culture. Your identity is.

Culture

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

And if the gift involves recognition (such as naming something after the donor or placing their name on a donor wall), it’s crucial to communicate clearly and consistently about when and how that will happen. The point is to elevate the expression of gratitude in proportion to the gift — and to make it human. rail-container).hide();

Retail

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The evolution includes not only thinking about policy as a way to move the needle on racial justice here in the US but also looking at how people are contributing to racial justice movement making through art, culture, narrative development, communications, cultural organizing, innovation, and technology.

Public and Social Policy

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Travel Tuesday” this year was extended to “Travel Tuesday Week”), we are finding that communications before and after GivingTuesday are equally critical in driving engagement and have a positive return,” said Priso. Arts and culture might have done particularly well. “We

Advertising

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 18, 2025

Prioritize Transparent Communication Open and honest communication fosters trust, especially during challenges. Regular updates through newsletters, social media, and community meetings create a culture of transparency, ensuring supporters feel included and engaged.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MARCH 19, 2025

Organize dedicated brainstorming or mind-mapping sessions to give employees a chance to generate and communicate ideas in an open, judgment-free zone. Open several methods of communication. Your employees have varying communication preferences. Consider: Encouraging days off.

Participation and motivation

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2025

Send out mission and vision statements for review, as well as culture statements and core values. And with early communication and involvement with pre-work, youll greatly increase your chances of creating buy-in and building anticipation, ensuring that board and staff members arrive engaged and ready to contribute.

Collaborations

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 14, 2025

The AJH Foundation and ActionAid UK have adopted this model and speak highly of its effect on organizational culture and productivity. It is a step in the right direction but requires building an organization-wide culture to match it. Exclusion: Staff have concerns about being left out of organizational decision-making.

Leadership

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 24, 2025

Some of the reasons might be deeply embedded in our sectors culture, from a tendency to lionize founders and treat individual visions as sacrosanct to our collective fascination with unicorn stories, the rare organizations that achieve massive scale independently. We needed to raise over $2 million in a week to consummate the transaction.

Social Enterprise

Ann Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Im a big fan of communicating by mail, even if its only a few times a year. Maybe you need a change of culture a culture of gratitude. You have plenty of opportunities to ask for donations, and if you do a good job of thanking your donors you can raise more money. Its much more personal.

Nonprofits

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Ubuntu as Art Nearly two years later, on Earth Day 2024, our Cultural Arts Circle excitedly announced 40 winners for the Ubuntu Climate Initiatives inaugural Climate Arts and Storytelling Showcase. This supports existing connections and community building, so the tribe can have an easier time locating and building with each other.

Culture

Nonprofit Fixer

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Mergers often go wrong if one organization feels that there is a cultural mismatch that cannot be overcome or one of the organizations has such serious problems, financial or reputational, that the other organization does not have the resources or bandwidth to manage them. Knowing what to tell staff and when is critical.

Nonprofit Organizations

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 7, 2025

The issues at hand went beyond organizational inefficiencies and cultural miscues; rather, it was apparent that illegal actions may have occurred, along with toxic behaviors. The firms recommendations covered three main categories: Business culture; financial health; and transparency for the stakeholders.

Leadership

Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

I organized workshops to cultivate an internal culture of abundance and shared purpose, which was then reflected in our external outreach efforts. Tailor your communications to reflect these nuanced interests. Despite these difficulties, we built up our resilience and kept our culture intact.

Social Enterprise

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 16, 2025

Image Credit: Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels When Courtney Harge, former CEO of cultural arts organization OF/BY/FOR ALL first approached her board to let them know that she was concerned they may need to close, the response she received seemed to convey that it simply wasnt a possibility.

Culture

Fundraising Leadership

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Ragan Communications proudly unveils the winners of its Video, Visual & Virtual Awards , recognizing the most outstanding achievements in visual storytelling and virtual experiences across the communications, marketing and PR industries. Ragan Communications congratulates all winners on their well-deserved success.

Communication

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The nonprofit sector is already a high-pressure environment, and when boards meddle in daily operations, it creates chaos, demoralizes leadership, erodes culture, and derails mission-critical activities. The executive director should work with the board chair to define and communicate the difference between governance and management.

Nonprofit governance and management

The Charity CFO

JANUARY 8, 2025

As the leader of one of Minnesota’s most impactful environmental organizations, Hoffman shared valuable insights on strategic planning, measuring impact, and creating a healthy work culture. At MCEA, their mission to use law and science to protect Minnesota’s environment and the health of its people serves as a crucial touchstone.

Leadership

Candid

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Funder Safeguarding Collaborative (FSC)fiscally sponsored and co-founded by Global Fund for Childrenworks to create organizational practices and cultures in support of safeguarding. By incentivizing safeguarding, building capacity, and fostering a culture of safety and transparency, funders can help create a safer, more equitable world.

Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 15, 2025

At Wellspring, we have seen gifted, deeply committed, and mission-oriented co-leaders become misaligned on fundamental questions of strategy or organizational culture, ultimately reaching a place where each leader feels unable to compromise. Co-leaders should think hard about how the organization as a whole will handle conflicts.

Leadership

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 11, 2025

In their forthcoming book Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st Century Social Movements , coeditors Shanelle Matthews and Marzena Zukowska share a compilation of stories by communications workers from some of the most impactful social movements in the United States. All rights reserved.

Public and Social Policy

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The intention wont just be to raise a few extra dollars, but to cultivate values that are at risk of being lost amid our hyper-digital, attention-fragmented culture. Not everyone will be immediately receptive, and some communities might resist involvement due to deep-seated disillusionment with traditional charities. Lets be realistic.

Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 13, 2025

The move to a co-leadership model has significant implications for organizational health and culture. Particularly with the fragile ecosystem that is organizational culture, leadership transition should not be abrupt, nor imposed from the outside, nor for the sake of experimentation itself.

Leadership

Candid

MARCH 31, 2025

Answer: a smooth sign-up and onboarding experience, strong communication, impactful results, and a feeling of appreciation. Volunteer management software may be helpful in streamlining communications and matching volunteers with the skills needed for specific roles. Proven strategies for engaging and retaining volunteers.

Public and Nonprofit Management

Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2025

This culture of ongoing improvement means that services are more likely to meet community needs effectively. Strategies to create an organizational growth mindset Transforming your organizations culture requires intentional strategies and practices that reinforce growth-oriented thinking.

Culture

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 18, 2025

Experts often overcomplicate lectures with jargon and references that may not be culturally relevant to the people they are trying to teach. Establish group roles and guidelines : Set clear guidelines for participation, communication, and mutual respect. Establishing a culture of trust and safety can take time and effort.

Values

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

This goes beyond hard skills, considering soft skills, personality traits, and cultural alignment as well. Saving Time with Automated Communication In recruiting, keeping candidates informed and engaged is essential. However, for nonprofits that might not have dedicated HR staff, staying on top of communication can be tough.

Recruitment

Top Nonprofits

JULY 24, 2025

By bringing together staff from development, communications, programs, etc., For example, consider having fundraisers support event planners or communications staff participate in stewardship projects. Leaders who embrace continuous learning, fast action, and transparent communication set the tone for their entire staff.

Leadership

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Collaborate with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs). Effective AI implementation in nonprofit work requires more than technical proficiency: It demands a culturally sensitive, community-informed approach. Hold space for the needs of different entities in the partnerships.

Collaborations

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 12, 2025

But internally, it’s often stifled by urgency culture, bureaucracy, and fear. My ancestors envisioned freedom in bondage, cultivated joy in scarcity, and built wholesome and eclectic cultures amid erasure. We see this in many cultural traditions: Indigenous communities use circles to restore after harm has occurred and build community.

Nonprofit Leadership

Bloomerang

MAY 5, 2025

Why internal structure impacts external success From database management to team communication, internal systems influence the donor experience at every interaction. These ongoing conversations build transparency and support a culture of continuous improvement. Supporters pick up on tone, timing, and consistency.

Management

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A quick Google search on “community impacts of the Lower Sesan II Dam” shows that the impact on the community has been anything but good. The interviewees communicated that the year that most of the community was forced to leave was The year differs in some reports.

Environmental

The Charity CFO

JANUARY 15, 2025

Both experts agreed that open communication and realistic goal-setting are crucial for creating a workable budget. Anderson highlighted the need for fundraisers to communicate clearly about the timing of pledge payments and cash flow implications.

Finance

Tony Martignetti

JULY 20, 2025

Aria Ma: Your Intergenerational People Pipeline Aria Ma wants you to create a culture that welcomes and empowers team members across the generations.

Culture

Get Fully Funded

JULY 17, 2025

Online courses Live training sessions Open lines of communication Mentorship programs Ongoing Development Resources There is a wide variety of resources organizations should consider providing to volunteers during onboarding. Maintain open communication. Strong communication builds strong relationships.

Non-Profits

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Community & Culture Working together lifts everyone up! Learn how culturally responsive leadership can help bring out the best in your nonprofits team. Finding money and resources for your nonprofit is an art and successful fundraising takes good communication, strong relationships, and understanding who (and how) to ask.

Nonprofit governance and management

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

But there are also multiple underlying economic, social, and cultural influences driving that trend, including poor financial well-being, less available free time, and the cyclical nature of volunteerism. Financial well-being and natural cycles impact volunteerism The COVID-19 pandemic no doubt contributed to the decline in volunteerism.

Volunteerism