Tue.Mar 07, 2023

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Critics Charge That Conservative Donors Are Pushing the American Catholic Church to the Right

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Jim Rendon allanswart/Getty Images/iStockphoto Sean Fieler dismisses the critique, saying: “The implication somehow that I'm giving money and that's changing the way the church is behaving in the United States writ large is kind of crazy.

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7 Magnificent and Essential KPIs That Matter for Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

Day-to-day business management is where KPIs can make a difference for your nonprofit. By using a handful of metrics that everyone agrees on, you can organize tasks, rally the team, and get everyone focused on the right kind of work.

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The Home Depot Foundation Aims to Help Build Careers in Construction

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Emily Haynes The grant maker is committing $50 million over 10 years to train more people for well-paying, secure jobs in the skilled trades — with a focus on women and people of color.

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USPS Releases Nonprofit Stamp

NonProfit PRO

The U.S. Postal Service issued Patriotic Block, a new nondenominated, nonprofit stamp intended for business mailings by authorized nonprofit organizations.

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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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Volunteers Can Teach the Professionals a Lot About Raising Money — if They Let Them

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Dan Mangiavellano and Marianne D. Mattran Ben Hasty, Reading Eagle, Getty Images As donors themselves, volunteer fundraisers understand what makes potential donors tick — and often in ways the professionals don’t. Greater respect for their skills and increased collaboration with development staff are sorely needed.

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Comment on How to Fire Utterly Toxic Nonprofit Board Members by Glenn

Amy Eisenstein

Hi Amy, Does an executive board have a responsibility to announce the removal of a board member to the organization’s membership?

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Social Media Demographics Nonprofit Communicators Need to Know in 2023

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

We’re putting some extra focus on social media this week as we prepare for Thursday’s webinar Social Media Trends for Nonprofit Communicators in 2023. The information below was taken from the BONUS handout Everything Nonprofits Need to Know About Social Media in 2023. Get a FREE copy of this e-book when you register for Thursday’s webinar.

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Build a Bridge from Homelessness to Hope

NonProfit PRO

In 2011, Covenant House saw the need for a technology that could assist their work and empower them to provide more and better support to their communities. Apricot by Social Solutions helped them exceed their goal of adding 400 available beds by 167%, allowing them to provide 293 more beds than originally planned! 1200 staff members at Covenant House rely on Apricot to make data-driven decisions.

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Accounting Reports: Understanding 3 Nonprofit Statements

Ann Green

Accounting reports help you draw valuable insights about your organization’s finances. Learn more about these three key statements and what they’re used for. By Jon Osterburg When your nonprofit compiles your annual/impact report at the end of the year, you include some information about your fundraising revenue and other financial information. This transparency helps build stronger relationships with your donors who want to be sure you’re using their contributions in an ethical and effective w

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Co-ops and Solidarity: Reflections from Barcelona

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Logan Armstrong on unsplash.com For most young people growing up in the United States today, the idea of leading a life where you can get an education, buy a home, raise a family, and retire comfortably feels like fiction at best. We are taught in schools that US capitalism will deliver us to the promised land. It hasn’t. Disillusionment with capitalism is so ubiquitous it’s trending on TikTok.

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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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What’s Love Got to Do With It? Returning Philanthropy to Its Root

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Tulaine Montgomery Throughout modern American history, philanthropy has often helped enable progress by pushing society beyond its cultural status quo. Today is no different, as we can see from both the efforts to make American society and democracy more inclusive and the backlash against those efforts. To navigate through this challenging environment, philanthropy must have a strong spine and maintain a long-term view.

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How Nonprofit Leaders Can Help More People by Doing Less

Bloomerang

The post How Nonprofit Leaders Can Help More People by Doing Less appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Sharpening Our Tools

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Jacob Harold An excerpt from The Toolbox on how community organizing is evolving in the 21st century

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LinkedIn Content Marketing Tips for 2023

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

LinkedIn Content Marketing Tips for 2023 LinkedIn is becoming a Content Powerhouse. But what does it take to create truly eye-catching content on LinkedIn so you can stand our and build your (personal) brand? Everyday use of social media offers significant benefits for many businesses. Yet, to be visible and get the attention of potential customers, you need to create quality content.

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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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Unleashing Your Brand’s Soul: Create a Personality that Emotionally Connects

Pam Moore

Unleashing Your Brand's Soul: Why Your Brand Needs More than Just a Logo and a Slogan SocialZoomFactor · Brand Personality 6 Ways to Give Your Brand Personality Have you ever thought about your brand personality? Does your brand have a personality? Here is the thing… your brand definitely has a personality regardless if you have thought about it, planned it or not.

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What you should assume about complainers -- and donors

Jeff Brooks

We all get complaints from donors. Sometimes those complaints sting, and we feel “caught out” by the complainers. What makes complaints harmful -- or not -- depends on our interpretation of them, and our reaction. The Betterm Fundraising blog has some helpful thinking about complaints, at The Harmful Big Assumption. Here’s the assumption it’s so easy to make: if this person complained, there must be a lot of other donors who feel the same way but didn’t send anything in.

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Unleashing Your Brand’s Soul: Create a Personality that Emotionally Connects

Pam Moore

Unleashing Your Brand's Soul: Why Your Brand Needs More than Just a Logo and a Slogan SocialZoomFactor · Brand Personality 6 Ways to Give Your Brand Personality Have you ever thought about your brand personality? Does your brand have a personality? Here is the thing… your brand definitely has a personality regardless if you have thought about it, planned it or not.

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5 Ways PDF Converters Can Benefit Your Company

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

5 Ways PDF Converters Can Benefit Your Company Businesses are increasingly relying on PDF converters. There are many benefits of PDF converters, and it is an excellent method to save time and money. There are many ways that businesses use this service to manage a successful business, but it’s crucial to pick the best PDF converter when it comes to doing so.

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Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them

Speaker: Dave Sackett

Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.

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Powerful Donor Quietly Supports Groups Opposing Abortion and LGBT Rights

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Sean Fieler gives relatively modest contributions to a large number of nonprofits. By Jim Rendon Bryan Thomas/Bryan Thomas Sean Fieler’s approach to giving is to make relatively modest contributions to a large number of nonprofits. He also pairs charitable and political giving to advance the causes he supports. Plus: See the rest of our March issue, published online today.

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6 Types of Small Business Insurance: Explanation and Importance

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

6 Types of Small Business Insurance: Explanation and Importance Having your business insured not only secured your business’ assets such as property and vehicles but also keeps you protected from legal actions against you such as claims. Every three in four small businesses faced an event in 2020 that fell outside their insurance coverage. When it comes to protecting your business from potential losses, there are a plethora of insurances in the market today, as specific and as vague as you ma