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I Came to Change the World, Not Conduct Performance Reviews!

Joan Garry

So many nonprofit superheroes find themselves being fueled by the work of leading their organization but drained when it comes to the work of managing it. Here are 10 actionable tips that will make you a stronger nonprofit manager. The post I Came to Change the World, Not Conduct Performance Reviews! appeared first on Joan Garry Consulting.

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Dismantling the Land Theft System: A Land Back Vision for Philanthropy

NonProfit Quarterly

This article is the third installment of NPQ’s series on Community-Driven Philanthropy. In this series, movement leaders explore what’s possible if philanthropy adopts a reparative model—one in which it supports the leadership of BIPOC communities, not just by writing grants, but by shifting assets and control over resources to frontline communities.

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How Affinity-Based Fundraising Is Changing Everything

NonProfit PRO

Everyone knows the two main things to consider when fundraising are numbers and intent. But there’s a crucial third leg to fundraising, and that’s affinity. Instead of looking at broad-strokes behaviors, like recent purchases, affinity considers the underlying profile and motivations of donors.

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When Community Input Goes Wrong

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Ned Resnikoff & Brian Hanlon. California’s housing crisis has its roots in the veto power of local governments and communities.

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4 Fallacies of Year-End Giving

NonProfit PRO

As the end of the year approaches and we enter the holiday season, nonprofits ramp up their efforts to encourage people to give back. Yet, there’s no reason why donations should be higher at the end of the year. Here are several reasons why it's a bad idea to use year-end giving as a significant fundraising strategy.

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The Right to Disconnect

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Sabrina Pellerin , Ariane Ollier-Malaterre , Ellen Ernst Kossek , Marie-Colombe Afota , Luc Cousineau , Charles-Étienne Lavoie , Emmanuelle Leon , Barbara Beham , Gabriele Morandin , Marcello Russo , Ameeta Jaga , Jichang Ma , Chang-qin Lu & Xavier Parent-Rocheleau. Constant connectivity harms employees’ work-life balance and mental health.

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Survey: Nearly 1 in 4 American Donors Increased Giving Due to Rising Inflation

NonProfit PRO

Donors with charitable giving budgets gave almost four times more money, on average, in the past 12 months and are two times more likely to give more money over the next 12 months due to rising inflation.

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Is 2022 a bad year for fundraising? What about 2023?

Jeff Brooks

Most fundraisers are getting worse results in 2022 than they did in 2020 and 2021. Inflation? Recession? Maybe. But for many, the "problem" is, we’re returning to “normal.”. 2020 and 2021 were record-breaking years for those who kept fundraising. Donors were pouring out donations, because they understood the crisis we were all facing together. Most likely, those two years will be the high-water mark for fundraising for a long time to come.

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Protecting Nonprofits That Protect Us During Crises—and Beyond

NonProfit Quarterly

When schools and daycares shuttered, when food and other supply chains broke, who delivered baby supplies to parents juggling virtual work and young children? Who opened emergency childcare centers for the frontline workers who didn’t have the luxury of working from home? Who brought food to housebound elders? It wasn’t for-profit companies. The nonprofit sector, along with community-based mutual aid networks , stepped up to meet immediate needs.

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Smart Nonprofits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Beth Kanter & Allison Fine. Cloud-powered smart technology liberates resources so that organizations can focus on the work that matters most.

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Paying an Independent Contractor? Are You Sure?

Foundation Group

The post Paying an Independent Contractor? Are You Sure? appeared first on Foundation Group®.

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Data-Driven Crisis Analytics

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Carolyn Florey. Mercy Corps has paved a new era of innovation with cloud-driven programming that fully grasps the complexities of humanitarian emergencies.

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Are We Throwing Millions Away by the Way We Assess Donor Acquisition Results?

Bloomerang

The post Are We Throwing Millions Away by the Way We Assess Donor Acquisition Results? appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Radically Inclusive Changemaking and Its Limits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Review by Alberto Alemanno. Alex Budak’s Becoming a Changemaker expands an already expansive concept, yet his argument reinforces the hero myth that still dominates social innovation.

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Question of the Month: 3 Things You Cannot Sacrifice as an MGO

Veritus Group

In this Question of the Month video, Karen and Jeff outline the 3 essential tasks that major gift officers absolutely must do. The post Question of the Month: 3 Things You Cannot Sacrifice as an MGO appeared first on Veritus Group.

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You Could Spend Your Money Differently

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Louis C. Boorstin. In an era of big-bet philanthropy, a small foundation can still have an outsize impact. Here are seven techniques for getting more from your philanthropic dollar.

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Happy Days of Thanks(for)Giving

Clairification

This Thursday folks in the United States will celebrate what I consider to be the social benefit sector holiday of the year. So it’s time for my annual Thanks(for)Giving post! Just think about what ‘Thanksgiving’ means. Literally, it’s a day for giving thanks for blessings. Who , and what, do you count among yours? I know when we go around the table at my family Thanksgivings, saying what we’re grateful for this year, most folks respond with a people-based answer.

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Sustainability Assurance as Greenwashing

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Donna Carmichael , Kazbi Soonawalla & Judith C. Stroehle. Our investigation into the sustainability reporting of some of the world’s largest companies revealed deception, obfuscation, and diversion. Senior management and auditing and assurance practices must do better.

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5 Self-Care Tips for Year-End Fundraising

The Storytelling Nonprofit

Hands up if you’ve made it to the end of December feeling totally burned out and exhausted? That’s right, my hand is up, too. Year-end fundraising can really take it out of us. We’ve got a million plates spinning, plus the added stress of the holiday season and our personal lives. It all adds up and can really take its toll on us. But it doesn’t have to.

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Philanthropic Investment in People Power

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Frank Farrow , Hanh Cao Yu & Robert Ross. The California Endowment is spearheading renewed interest in an approach that supports communities to be the architects of their own equity efforts.

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How nonprofits get started

Nonprofit Leadership Podcast

Many nonprofit founders will see a problem in their community and decide to tackle the problem by starting a nonprofit. Today’s guest, Doctor David Nayak, was motivated by a problem and a need in his community to start a foundation to help address this. He explains the reason why he started this foundation and how he is able to maintain balance while wearing multiple hats.

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Data Lakes

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Richard Kostro. A powerful tool for collecting and analyzing data requires nonprofits to rethink not just their technology, but their culture.

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Comment on #ThanksForGiving: Expressing Gratitude to Donors and Volunteers at the Holidays by Words Aren’t Enough: An Expression of Our Appreciation

Amy Eisenstein

[…] With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s likely you’ve got gratitude on your mind. […].

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Beyond the Gallery Walls

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Martha Lucy. The Barnes Foundation is using digital tools to grow its educational mission and reach new audiences.

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Across the Generations: 5 Tips for Fundraising to All Ages

Fundraising Coach

Nonprofits are currently in a unique position, interacting with as many as five different generations at any given point (from the Silent Generation to Gen Z). Each generation is as different as the next, meaning your organization requires a strategic fundraising approach to effectively engage with supporters from all demographics. It’s not enough to create a one-size-fits-all fundraising and marketing strategy to use for all supporters.

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Development, Equity, and Inclusion

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Tim Freeman & Jody Olsen. Global growth has left too many populations and geographies behind. Inclusive development requires national initiatives to act small and community initiatives to act big.

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4 Important Donor Outreach Strategies Beyond Solicitations

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

This post is a guest blog by Bonnie Meyers at Meyer Partners. Donors are foundational to your nonprofit’s success, so you don’t want your donors to think of you as their pestering friend that always asks for money. The ideal donor relationship should include a balance of donation correspondence and other involvement opportunities for your supporters. .

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Unlocking Africa’s Human Potential

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Sarah Murray. A change-management program aimed at mid-career professionals in human resources development is helping African companies expand.

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Reimagining Philanthropy to Build a Culture of Repair

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Jon Tyson on unsplash.com. This article concludes NPQ’s series on Community-Driven Philanthropy. In this series, movement leaders explore what’s possible if philanthropy adopts a reparative model—one in which it supports the leadership of BIPOC communities, not just by writing grants, but by shifting assets and control over resources to frontline communities.

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Housing Density for Whom?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Review by Asher Kohn. Max Holleran’s Yes to the City examines millennials’ demands for more housing and a new road map for urban growth.

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The Vital Connection: BIPOC-Led Narrative Change and Pluralist Democracy

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Erica Lewis on unsplash. This article is the fourth installment of NPQ’s series on Community-Driven Philanthropy. In this series, movement leaders explore what’s possible if philanthropy adopts a reparative model—one in which it supports the leadership of BIPOC communities, not just by writing grants, but by shifting assets and control over resources to frontline communities.

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Inclusive Mentorship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Marianne Dhenin. A yearlong mentorship program teaches leadership and independent living skills to young disabled women.

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How Nancy Pelosi Aced the 4 P’s of Political Leadership: Power, Presence, Platform, and Perseverance

Fundraising Leadership

Issue 211 — November 21, 2022 Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi gave the best speech of her political life on November 17, when after the 2022 midterm elections, she announced she would remain in Congress but would not run for Minority Leader again in January when the new Congress convenes. Her words and her demeanor were a summation of her style of leadership.

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The Fungi Underground

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Kyle Coward. A network of scientists seeks to make the ecosystem of mycorrhizal fungi visible for their conservation.

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Accelerating Mission Impact

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Joshua Lachs. Cloud technology has fueled Moneythink’s ability to better serve students in real time.

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Justice for Liberia’s Forgotten War

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Clair MacDougall. Alain Werner and Hassan Bility have teamed up to pursue expat Liberians accused of horrific war crimes. They have succeeded in winning justice abroad, but can they secure justice in Liberia itself?

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Even Small Foundations Can Have a Big Impact

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Eric Nee. While large amounts of money can make a difference, it’s not the only way that philanthropists can have an impact.