Thu.Mar 30, 2023

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More Foundations Are Examining the Ethics of Where Their Money Came From — and Changing Their Grant Making

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Alex Daniels Desilu Photography Grant makers are hiring historians and taking other steps to learn whether their founders harmed people or the environment to get rich and then deciding how best to make up for what has caused the problems of today.

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What Do Beauty Pageants, ‘The Hunger Games’ and Competitive Grants Have in Common?

NonProfit PRO

Fundraising to support the missions of nonprofit organizations is a complex proposition. It takes discernment — the ability to determine what types of fundraising are most appropriate for and can be undertaken by your nonprofit with the resources at your disposal.

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To Get Life-Saving Items to Ukraine, We Created Our Own Supply Chain

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Ariel Zwang Nonprofit aid organizations need to consider more creative approaches to addressing the growing humanitarian toll of the war in Ukraine, including how to get food, medicine, and other critical goods to those who are struggling to survive.

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DAFs Take Front and Center for Nonprofit Fundraising in 2023

NonProfit PRO

After conducting a survey of nonprofit fundraising professionals, FreeWill found that virtually all respondents view DAFs as a force multiplier for their fundraising strategies in 2023.

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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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Nonprofits Should Try Some New Email List Building Techniques

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Are you ready to try some new email list building tactics at your nonprofit? Every year, you lose subscribers due to emails bouncing, addresses becoming undeliverable, or subscribers opting out. That means if you don’t invest some effort into building your nonprofit’s email list, it will shrink over time. According to the 2023 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , nonprofits still have plenty of ways to build their email lists.

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How to Start a Volunteer Program: 12 Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Has your nonprofit identified an unaddressed need within your community? Need more help running your current programs? Or could your next event benefit from a bigger team? If so, you may be interested in starting a volunteer program. Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks.

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The Smart Nonprofit’s Guide to Volunteer Management

Bloomerang

Volunteers make up an essential part of a nonprofit’s workforce. In fact, about a third of Americans volunteer each year. Effective volunteer management vital to an organization’s day-to-day operations, meaning nonprofits need to invest in smart volunteer management practices to reduce administrative overhead and increase volunteer retention. This article will ensure your organization is equipped with up-to-date information, best practices, and guidelines for managing your volunteer workfo

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Does your fundraising subtext tell donors they matter, or that they don’t? [PODCAST]

Jeff Brooks

What’s the subtext of your donor-communications stream? That is, what’s the overarching message they’re getting, even though you might not be saying it out loud? For many organizations, it’s: We’ve got this. We’re taking care of the problem. You can partner with us if you like. But for the really effective fundraisers, the subtext is more like this: There’s a problem.

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Volunteer Engagement | Strategies for Smart Organizations

Bloomerang

Every interaction your volunteer has with your organization matters. From the moment they land on your website to sign up for an opportunity to when they check out of their shift, your volunteer’s experience can directly impact your organization’s ability to meet its goals. Here at Bloomerang , we specialize in volunteer management tools that help organizations develop impactful volunteer programs.

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Not all fundraising calls have to be about asking for money

Fundraising Coach

This week, I shared with my Fundraising Kick subscribers that I recently heard Stevie Wonders “I just called, to say, I love you.” (Sorry for putting that earworm in your head. And you’re welcome.) Which had me thinking about fundraising calls nonprofit leaders make. So often the emphasis in fundraising is – rightly – an emphasis on “raising.” Asking.

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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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The Ultimate Guide to Nonprofit Fundraising Toolkit

Donorbox Nonprofit

Fundraising is crucial for every nonprofit organization, and so is its success. If you think a way to accept donations is all you need to succeed, it’s time you reworked your strategy to include a complete nonprofit fundraising toolkit that makes raising money for your cause easy and effective – both for you and your fundraisers! […] The post The Ultimate Guide to Nonprofit Fundraising Toolkit appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Paw-sitively Purr-fect Online Learning: The 'For The Paws' Summit

Care2

The For the Paws Global Fundraising Summit 2023 is the only international fundraising conference for animal welfare charities. And, it's fully accessible online! Join 450+ animal welfare professionals on April 3rd to 5th to learn about acquiring monthly donors, growing your major gifts file, digital fundraising strategies and more. The Summit runs 2.5 hours a day, over 3 days, with a flexible schedule that makes it easy for you to network with your peers in live workshops and sessions.

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Muslim Women Are Reclaiming The Narrative

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Monstera on pexels.com Why is the international community so quick to pounce on the subject of “veiled” Muslim women’s bodies? For decades, Muslim women’s bodies and clothing—especially the burqa and hijab—have been the subject of intense media and political scrutiny. Images and feature stories perpetuated by news outlets worldwide impact how Muslim women’s identities are perceived, by themselves and others, influencing their lives and social roles—and global politics.

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Why Momentum Nonprofit Partners Now Limits Salary Ranges for Job Postings

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Momentum Adds new policy limiting salary ranges in job postings under $100,000 In 2017, Momentum Nonprofit Partners made headlines as one of the first nonprofit associations to require disclosure of salaries on our job board. For us, this was about equity, as research showed not disclosing salary information created more pay disparity based on race and gender.

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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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Turning Toward EV Frontline Communities

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Mario La Pergola on unsplash.com Climate change, it seems, is a massive asteroid hurling towards us, threatening the human species with intense suffering and, some say, civilizational collapse, if not near extinction. Developed nations—which are responsible for most global carbon emissions—are racing for solutions. In particular, we are racing to substitute one energy-generating technology (combustion) and the natural resources on which it depends for others while ignoring ecologi

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Why Momentum Nonprofit Partners Now Limits Salary Ranges for Job Postings

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Momentum Adds new policy limiting salary ranges in job postings under $100,000 In 2017, Momentum Nonprofit Partners made headlines as one of the first nonprofit associations to require disclosure of salaries on our job board. For us, this was about equity, as research showed not disclosing salary information created more pay disparity based on race and gender.

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5 Land Defense Protests Around the World

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Shane Rounce on unsplash.com The recent murder of Tortuguita “Little Turtle” in January in Atlanta’s Cop City was the first time US police shot and killed an environmental activist. Far from a singular event, what’s happening at Cop City is part of a global land-defense movement that uses human bodies to occupy lands threatened with pollution and disturbance in order to protect the areas.