Thu.Mar 23, 2023

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MacKenzie Scott to Give Away $250M in Funding to Small Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving will provide 250 $1 million unrestricted operating gifts to small nonprofits. The application process is now open, with awardees expected to be announced early next year.

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NRA’s Path to Recovery From Financial Woes Leaves It Vulnerable to New Problems

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Brian Mittendorf Getty Images The National Rifle Association’s financial turnaround might seem to bode well for the organization, but a look below the surface shows ominous signs.

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Beyond Beds: The Case for a Better Housing Solution

NonProfit PRO

Invest in the right technology that better empowers you to serve people in need and reduce homelessness in your community. Apricot has the capabilities to help you meet the growing number of participants, guide participants to a pathway of self-sufficiency, and quickly build reports that show impact, all while fulfilling compliance needs.

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Why Earn a Professional Credential?

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

In today’s competitive job market, earning a professional credential is an excellent way to set yourself apart. With so many different credentials available, it can be difficult to decide which one is right for you. One option that is gaining popularity is the nationally recognized Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. In this post, we’ll explore the benefits of earning a professional credential, with a particular focus on the CNP.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Common Good Achieves B Corp Certification

NonProfit PRO

Health and happiness advertising agency Common Good has been granted B Corp status—a private certification of for-profit companies of social and environmental performance—by nonprofit B Lab.

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Can Cities Be the Source of Scalable Innovations?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Christof Brandtner Systems change to address complex problems, including climate change, is hard to achieve. What little optimism remains to tackle such complex challenges is mostly placed in supranational schemes, such as the COP climate change conferences, or transformational national policy, such as the Green New Deal in the US. Solutions of grand design regularly disappoint, however, because of their high costs, the challenges of translating big plans to local needs, and ongoing disagreem

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The Missing Tool in the Climate Fight

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Dai Ellis & Oliver Sabot Snatched from the jaws of defeat, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will hasten the transition of key markets—for energy, vehicles, cement, and more—toward “greener” technologies. However, the IRA is just one early part of a massive, decades-long push to shift markets from high-carbon to low- and zero-carbon technologies.

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Defining equitable access begins at home 

Candid

Roughly 10% of U.S. nonprofits are led by individuals from Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color, yet they only receive about 4% of grant dollars annually. The reasons for this are many, but it is no coincidence that over 90% of foundation CEOs are white. Organizations led by individuals of color face barriers to funding that their white-led counterparts simply do not, resulting in significantly less financial support.

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Fundraising is Funny – Inspire World Giving with Bloomerang

Bloomerang

———— The post Fundraising is Funny – Inspire World Giving with Bloomerang appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Springing Forth Clairity Click-it: Nonprofit Links + Free Resources

Clairification

The Clairity Click-it exists to bring you a range of voices from across the nonprofit world so you can resource, learn and digest at your own pace, and come up with new and better ways to do your job of changing the world. Seth Godin wants to help you too! How to change the world All successful cultural change (books, movies, public health), has a super-simple two-step loop: AWARENESS TENSION –>Loop<– It’s easy to focus on awareness.

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A New Look At Running Grants & Programs: Why Use A System When You Have Excel?

Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business

For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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AFP – Inspire World Giving with Bloomerang

Bloomerang

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The donor hasn't given in 9 years -- should you keep trying?

Jeff Brooks

I want to show you a smart piece of fundraising I got in the mail recently from Feeding America. First the envelope: This is a smart envelope. I don't know what DONOR CONFIRMATION ENCLOSED means, and that's its power. (Also, the organization that sent it is not identified in any way -- there's only a PO Box address on the back flap. Because it incites curiosity, it likely gets a good open rate.

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Virtual collaboration tools for nonprofit strategy development 

Prosper Strategies

It’s hard to believe that we’ve hit three years in this remote/hybrid work world. While I fully recognize that many nonprofit employees are essential workers and have to be on site, there are still many activities that once took place in person that now take place almost exclusively online. Nonprofit strategy development and strategic planning […] The post Virtual collaboration tools for nonprofit strategy development appeared first on Prosper Strategies.

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Social Media and Storytelling For Nonprofits – The Nonprofit MBA podcast

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

Summary : Social media has become vital for nonprofits to spread their message and increase their impact. Storytelling is an effective technique that nonprofits can use to engage their audiences and make their message more memorable. By sharing compelling stories about their mission, successes, and the people they serve, nonprofits can inspire empathy and connect with their supporters on an emotional level.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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What to look for in nonprofit accounting financial statements

The Charity CFO

Nonprofit accounting financial statements may seem like a chore. They can be meticulous and time-consuming to prepare. However, the benefits of these statements far outweigh any possible inconvenience. Nonprofits use financial statements to comply with IRS regulations, build trust with donors, and plan for the future. You may think that nonprofit financial statements are the same as those at for-profit companies, but this is not the case.

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Arab American Philanthropy

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Kunj Parekh on unsplash.com Many Arab Americans, like many members of all groups of people, are incredibly generous. Whether preparing food for a sick neighbor or responding to humanitarian crises in their ancestral homelands or the US, they are guided by formal and informal giving, a strong part of Arab American heritage. Perhaps the most well-known example of such Arab American generosity is Danny Thomas , a Lebanese American singer, actor, and philanthropist who founded St.

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Five More Boundary-Busting Patterns That Make Saying No Hard

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Why do you have such a hard time saying No at work?!? It’s OK. You are nowhere close to alone! We all have patterns that we (usually unintentionally) fall back on when we are having trouble setting boundaries and saying No to others. Last week, I shared what both Workaholic and Caretaker boundary patterns look like in the nonprofit communications profession (the two that I constantly battle in myself).