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What do nonprofits struggle with the most?

Blue Avocado

Kathy Hickman from Precious Gifts Ministries & Community Development Corporation Fundraising Ethics: Balancing Donor and Community Needs Nonprofits struggle with moral and ethical issues surrounding the intense resources required for fundraising; “donor-centric” vs “community-centric.”

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Executive Director

Anedot

Experience & Leadership Skills: Proven leadership and administrative experience in nonprofit or governmental management, community development, or a related field. Strong work ethic, high integrity and professionalism. Management experience, including staff motivation, delegation, and team building.

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Building Community through Holistic Strategy: A Story from a Seattle Immigrant Suburb

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: TuiPhotoengineer on istock.com This is the fifth and final article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America , coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ).

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A Call To Action For Nonprofit Board Members

Bloomerang

Nonprofit organizations play a pivotal role in addressing societal issues, providing essential services, advocacy, and support to those in need, and fostering community development. Oversight and governance Provide proper oversight to ensure the organization is operating effectively and ethically, and acting fiscally responsible.

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A Social Movement Requires Momentum

Stanford Social Innovation Review

It also passes some decision-making to local communities via local investment committees that deploy the capital from the endowment. What if millions of congregants followed suit?

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Experiments in Community Ownership Taking Charge of Commercial Real Estate

NonProfit Quarterly

The journey since then has been an adventure, offering important lessons for us that I believe are valuable for the community development field. Our project was catalyzed by Genesis LA, a Community Development Financial Institution that was willing to bet on our idea. Traditional views of “risk.”

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Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. The main goal is to empower workers and consumers and improve the quality of community life. The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations.