Wed.Sep 20, 2023

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What Would Philanthropy Look Like if Black Women Were in Charge?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

In her introductory column for the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Cora Daniels explores the innovative approaches of Black women leaders and why the sector should follow their lead. By Cora Daniels Getty Images In her introductory column for the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Cora Daniels explores the innovative approaches of Black women leaders and why the sector should follow their lead.

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Unlocking Volunteer Potential: Strategies for Impactful Nonprofit Engagement

NonProfit PRO

It is challenging to fully unlock volunteer potential. Spending countless hours to recruit and train volunteers only to have up to half of them never engage again is a loss of time and resources. Here are a few strategies to achieve impactful nonprofit engagement.

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Fighting Online Lies and Deception Requires Large-Scale Philanthropic Response

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Courtney C. Radsch and Michael Jarvis Piecemeal responses to misinformation won’t work. Instead grant makers must help build an environment in which accurate and diverse information sources flourish.

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Answers to 5 Key Questions About Monthly Giving

NonProfit PRO

Fundraisers ask me questions about monthly giving all of the time. Here are the answers to some of those key questions, such as when to ask for monthly gifts and how to steward monthly donors.

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Recognition Powers High-Performance — If You Do it Right

Speaker: Debra Squyres and Todd Wuestenberg

Employee recognition has often been deemed a "feel-good" initiative, tied closely to rewards. While we understand its importance, we tend to associate recognition with intangible outcomes like engagement and sentiment, rather than direct impacts on retention and high performance. In today’s workplace, the true ROI of recognition lies in its ability to regenerate tangible, business-driven results.

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A Short History of the Fast and Furious Rise of DAFs

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Donor-advised funds are now more popular than private foundations and rank among the most powerful forces in philanthropy, new data shows. By Drew Lindsay Just 30 years after Fidelity Charitable opened, contributions to donor-advised funds now top giving to foundations.

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How to Tell Your Nonprofit’s Financial Story

NonProfit PRO

Financial storytelling isn’t number-crunching—it's a smart way to clearly communicate your financial position to your stakeholders, even if they’re not accountants. Download this whitepaper to understand how to tell your financial story in a way that boosts your sustainability and growth.

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ClickBid Launches AuctionGPT, a New AI Assistant for Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

ClickBid launched AuctionGPT as part of its mobile bidding software. AuctionGPT gives charities with limited resources access to the same type of technology as larger nonprofits, making it easier for them to promote their causes to a wider audience and make a meaningful difference.

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The House GOP Wants to Probe Nonprofits. Both Left and Right Have Pushed Back

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Ways and Means Committee wants to know whether the nonprofit tax code is rife with abuse, allowing nonprofits to be key players in political races, rather than serving charitable causes. By Alex Daniels The Ways and Means Committee is looking into whether the nonprofit tax code is rife with abuse, allowing nonprofits to be key players in political races, rather than serving charitable causes.

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Impala Platform Launches Nonprofit Relationship Building Tool, Paths

NonProfit PRO

Impala announced the launch of Paths, a new networking product. Created to enhance the work of fundraisers, prospect researchers, consultants or grantmakers, Paths will help organizations discover and maximize potential relationships opportunities to accomplish positive change in their communities.

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Master Nonprofit Time Management in 90 Minutes

Joan Garry

If you see your "busyness" as a badge of honor, it's time for some truth telling. This reflects poorly on your leadership. So let's discuss time management. The post Master Nonprofit Time Management in 90 Minutes appeared first on Joan Garry Consulting.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Journalists of Color Worry a $500 Million Effort to Boost Local News Outlets Will Leave Them Behind

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Several organizations are urging the Press Forward Initiative to commit more explicitly to funding diverse news outlets. By David Bauder, AP Media Writer NEW YORK Rochak Shukla, Freepik Several organizations are urging the Press Forward Initiative, a group of 20 funders led by the Knight and MacArthur foundations, to commit more explicitly to supporting diverse news outlets.

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Amplify Your Cause with DIRECTV

NonProfit PRO

DIRECTV FOR BUSINESSSM understands the drive of nonprofits. We’ve tailored an exclusive TV offer for you, ensuring you have access to the best in news, sports and entertainment. As you navigate your mission, let us elevate your experience. With DIRECTV, it’s more than entertainment—it’s about making a difference.

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Public Dollars for Public Good

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” What do community organizing calls for police abolition and recent federal public investments like the American Rescue Plan Act (more popularly known as ARPA) have in common?

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3 Meetings Nonprofits Need to Succeed In a Virtual World

Prosper Strategies

Meetings might not be the most glamorous topic, especially now, when most of them are taking place on Zoom and Skype, but they have an undeniably huge impact on the lives of most nonprofit professionals. The post 3 Meetings Nonprofits Need to Succeed In a Virtual World appeared first on Prosper Strategies.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Customer Experience: 5 Considerations When Assessing Volunteer Management Software

The Volunteer Hub

When selecting a volunteer management solution, organizations often prioritize features, functionalities, and pricing. While these factors are all important, the success of implementation and long-term utilization often hinges on customer experience (CX). Choosing the best volunteer management software extends beyond functionalities and features; it’s also about the people and processes that come with it.

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11 Best Practices For Building An Effective Nonprofit Donation Page

Bloomerang

When you’re fundraising online , your nonprofit donation page is often one of the first interactions people have with your organization, so it’s important to create an effective donation experience. Your fundraising software should allow you to build a custom donation page that encourages people to complete the donation process and is easy for your donors to use.

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Best AI Google Ad Headline Generators for 2023 [Start For Free]

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Best AI Google Ad Headline Generators for 2023 [Start For Free] Check out the AI Google Ad Headline Generators in this article and start a free trial to see which one fits your needs best. Check them out and learn how to use them to your advantage. Do you want to improve your Google Ad Campaigns and improve your ROI? Having the right (AI) tools can help you boost your performance drastically.

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Tenant Organizers Are Fighting a Forever War

NonProfit Quarterly

The following is a transcript of the video above from our webinar “Remaking the Economy: Tenant Organizing in Unexpected Places.” View the full webinar here. BASTA [Building and Strengthening Tenant Action] has funding restrictions that don’t allow us to really engage in policy work, but I can tell you in general what’s happened here in Austin, TX, being the wacky place that it is.

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Engage, Empower, Excel: Transforming Performance in the New Era of Work

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

The world of work has fundamentally changed. The series of waves that the pandemic began have rippled through the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, the Great Regret, and other eloquent phrases that boil down to the same thing: people aren’t engaged at work or enabled to perform at their best. The truth is that engagement and enablement is more important than ever, but how we do it is the critical differentiator for many organizations.

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I Don’t Like the Term “Moves Management”

Veritus Group

Instead of moves management and grouping donors by relationship stage, fundraisers should have a mindset of cultivating donors all the time. The post I Don’t Like the Term “Moves Management” appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Customize Your Donation Form to Match Your Nonprofit Branding

Donorbox Nonprofit

Nonprofit branding involves creating a recognizable aesthetic and feel for everything your nonprofit creates. Your logo, website, social media accounts, flyers, events, and more all add to your nonprofit’s branding. The tone of your written communications and videos all contribute to your brand, too. But if you don’t have a brand-aligned donation form, you might […] The post Customize Your Donation Form to Match Your Nonprofit Branding appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Nonprofit Operating Reserves: How Much Do You Need?  

The Charity CFO

No matter what corner of the nonprofit world you find yourself in, every organization has one thing in common – the need for nonprofit operating reserves. While it may sound complex, it’s a vital part of the financial picture for nonprofit leaders to consider. Check out the rest of the article to learn more and help determine the right amount for your organization.

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Why I Don’t Like Recommended Ask Amounts

iMarketSmart

For the record, I don’t like the idea of using SUGGESTED ASK AMOUNTS. Do you? I don’t believe in presupposing what amount someone might give and dropping that amount on their lap, often without warning. Some consultants recommend you do it by first saying: “Would you consider a gift in the amount of…” That’s a nice way to soften it, but what do you think of this instead?

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

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How to measure your strategic plan

Big Duck

Learn the nuances of effectively measuring success in strategic plan execution by defining clear goals, vision, and mission statements.

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Hiring and Retaining Development Staff

Successful Nonprofits

The post Hiring and Retaining Development Staff appeared first on Successful Nonprofits.

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Building Union Power to Rein in the AI Boss

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Christina J. Colclough & Kate Lappin In 2018 in the Netherlands, the public learned that Dutch tax authorities had for years been using an AI-driven system to incorrectly accuse people of committing child welfare fraud. Tens of thousands of parents stopped receiving child care support and instead received letters demanding repayment of thousands of euros.