Fri.May 24, 2024

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Anonymous $10 Million Gift to a Climate Nonprofit Came Out of the Blue

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The mystery contribution to Giving Green was made by a donor-advised fund at Fidelity Charitable. Thalia Beaty, Associated Press (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) The mystery contribution to Giving Green was made by a donor-advised fund at Fidelity Charitable.

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How Important Is Artificial Intelligence If You’re Not Even Doing the Basics?

NonProfit PRO

I’m concerned that everybody is diving head-first into AI. If you don't cover these basics first, AI won't help you raise one more dollar.

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Gates Foundation Names New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest Gates Archive/Brandon Hill June Yoshinari Davis will become the new chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Also, Junior Achievement USA has tapped its next leader, and Mike Geiger will step down this year as CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

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SteelCloud Announces Partnership With CIS CyberMarket

NonProfit PRO

SteelCloud partnered with CIS CyberMarket to improve cybersecurity for nonprofits through its software offerings.

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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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NAACP Fund Seeks to Close Black Voter Registration and Turnout Gaps Ahead of the November Election

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Nonprofits engaged in a variety of voter-engagement efforts can apply for grant funds that help local organizations register voters, boost turnout, and guard against minority disenfranchisement. By Ayanna Alexander, Associated Press WASHINGTON AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis The NAACP on Wednesday announced that nonprofits engaged in a variety of voter-engagement efforts can apply for grant funding that helps local organizations register voters, boost turnout, and guard against minority disenfranchise

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Create an impactful online giving journey for your donors to increase fundraising, website visits, and save your organization time.

NonProfit PRO

Join us on June 6th at 2pm for an exclusive webinar designed for nonprofits leaders like you, featuring Chris Miele, President of Golden Retriever Foundation. Discover new techniques to increase your online presence and significantly boost your fundraising efforts. Learn how to create engaging, donor-centric websites that captivate and retain supporters.

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Making History Known: Biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin on The Power of Story

Fundraising Leadership

Jonathan Eig (L) on stage with Doris Kearns Goodwin at Chicago Humanities Festival. (Photo by Timothy Schmidt.) History is personal. Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer-Prize winning presidential historian and author of six other biographies, knows that well. She turns the spotlight on her own life, in her latest book, An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s , underscoring the need for everyone to know and share their history. “ In her latest book, “An Unfinished Love Story: A

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Top 5 Guest Posting Services To Boost Your SEO In 2024

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Top 5 Guest Posting Services To Boost Your SEO In 2024 Did you know that 70% of marketers say that SEO is more effective at driving sales than PPC? In today’s world, being visible online is crucial for success. One way to stand out is through guest posting. But, is guest posting still relevant in 2024? Yes, it is! Guest posting helps you get valuable backlinks and build relationships with industry leaders.

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4 Best Practices for Managing Advocacy Group Finances

Top Nonprofits

Effective financial management is essential for any organization. No matter your purpose, well-managed finances yield data-driven insights that allow those in financial positions to plan and achieve the organization’s goals. Financial management is especially important for advocacy groups since these organizations tend to work under tight budgets and face greater challenges with maintaining public trust.

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Integrating Balanced Scorecard Software with Existing Business Tools

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Integrating Balanced Scorecard Software with Existing Business Tools Modern businesses rely on a variety of tools and software to streamline their processes and enhance efficiency. Among these tools, the balanced scorecard (BSC) has become increasingly popular. The BSC framework allows organizations to align their goals with performance metrics, ensuring that everyone within the company works towards a shared objective.

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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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Bob Bothwell's Fearless and Effective Advocacy Shifted Power in Philanthropy to Nonprofits

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

As the first leader of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, a watchdog group founded in 1976, he spoke bluntly about what was wrong with grant making and pushed for change in an era when foundation critiques were rarely welcomed. By Aaron Dorfman and James Abernathy Bob Bothwell, right, was the first staff leader of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, a watchdog and advocacy group, which was co-founded in 1976 by antipoverty advocate Pablo Eisenberg, at left.

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Philanthropic Facilitation and the Art of Matchmaking

iMarketSmart

As Carlo Robustelli, V.P. of College Advancement at Dickinson College explains, “We’re not miracle workers, we’re matchmakers.” Carlo is trying to help his colleagues outside of the field understand that philanthropic facilitators don’t wow people into philanthropic submission, they build philanthropic partnerships. That requires multi-faceted matchmaking skills, some of which are enumerated below.