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A New Slate of Community Foundation Leaders Want to Leave a Mark

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Dozens of community foundations have new presidents, who are turning their well-capitalized philanthropies into key players in progressive policy battles. By Alex Daniels Dozens of community foundations have new presidents. The group is turning well-capitalized philanthropies into players in progressive policy battles across the country.

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Digital Public Infrastructure for the Developing World

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Sreevas Sahasranamam & Jaideep Prabhu On a recent visit to rural Andhra Pradesh we stopped to buy a cup of tea from a chaiwallah, an informal entrepreneur selling tea by the roadside. After producing a hot cup of masala chai, she gave us a QR code to make our payment. This lady in a remote rural location not only had a digital bank account that allowed her to receive digital payments, but she had the proof of identity needed for such an account: a unique 12-digit number linked to her biom

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LaGuardia Community College Scores $116.2 Million From the Owners of the New York Mets

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest Also, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have given two unrestricted gifts of $50 million each through their Courage and Civility Award, and two former professors at the University of Maryland at College Park have donated $27.2 million to its math department.

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Is your nonprofit organization ‘grant-ready’? 

Candid

Foundation grants can be one of several revenue streams in a nonprofit organization’s sustainable fundraising plan. In 2022, foundation funding accounted for about $105.21 billion , or 21% of total U.S. charitable giving. As a share of all revenue streams, including government funding, program revenue, and investment income, foundation and corporate grants made up 15.3%.

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Finding the Best Nonprofit Grants: Grant Research Strategies

Foundation Group

Looking for grants to help fund your new nonprofit’s activities? Leverage these grant research strategies to find and secure the best grants for your nonprofit.

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Comment on Leadership Lessons Learned as a Woman Consultant and Business Owner by Barbara Gross

Amy Eisenstein

Whether you aspire to be a consultant, own your own business, or take on other forms of nonprofit leadership, here are some key lessons I've learned.

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Loyalty is the New Nonprofit Donor Currency: Part 2

Clairification

Can AI help your nonprofit connect more authentically with people so you, and the social benefit sector as a whole, do a more effective job addressing today’s most pressing problems? In other words, can AI help you drive loyalty? The short answer is yes. But it won’t happen if you keep working as you’ve always worked. Last week, in Part 1 of this two-parter, I offered two truths, two challenges and two suggestions for you to consider if you want to drive generosity and philanthropy in an era of

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Greek myths if they were set in the nonprofit sector, Part 3

Non Profit AF

Hi everyone, before we get into today’s blog post, a couple of things. If you’re free this Thursday March 28th at.

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Community Brands Introduces Nimble Intelligence, AI-Powered Analytics Solution for Associations

NonProfit PRO

Community Brands launched Nimble Intelligence, an AI-powered analytics solution built on Salesforce with insights and reporting capabilities.

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If I Had A Hammer: What Can An Old Song Teach Today’s Leaders?

Fundraising Leadership

Issue 255 — March 25, 2024 I often share the metaphor of a hammer in leadership development training and speaking. That’s because power is like a hammer — you can build something with it or break something apart. Power has no attributes of its own. It’s energy to be used at will, and it becomes whatever we do with it. It’s the same with leadership. I’ve found in both my research into what holds women back from leadership and in doing training, as I had the pleasure of doing recently with 100 wom

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Addressing the Nonprofit Workforce Crisis: 4 Practical Strategies

NonProfit Leadership Center

At the Nonprofit Leadership Center, we’re on a mission to develop and connect nonprofit leaders to strengthen organizations and our communities. However, recent research from the Florida Nonprofit Alliance and National Council of Nonprofits shows that our sector is experiencing a workforce shortage crisis. Ongoing conversations with leaders who participate in our programming validate these findings.

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How to turn volunteers into champions of your nonprofit

Nonprofit Leadership Podcast

Nonprofit organizations thrive on the dedication of volunteers, so we want to ensure we are not only recruiting the right people but also maximizing their impact. Today’s guest, Tyler Manley, shares how nonprofit leaders can improve volunteer recruitment and retention so volunteers become empowered champions of the mission. Rob’s guest, Tyler Manley, is the VP of Growth and Engagement of… Source Nonprofit organizations thrive on the dedication of volunteers, so we want to ensur

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To Gloria Steinem With Love On Her 90th Birthday

Fundraising Leadership

Dearest Gloria Marie, Words are inadequate so here are a few photos of meaningful times, places, and causes that brought us together. I’m ever grateful for your vision, courage, and leadership to make the world a more just place, and personally for your friendship, your kindness, your boundless compassion. Two Glorias and one Jamia Wilson discussing “Women, Power, and Leadership” on February 19, 2024, Take The Lead’s 10th Anniversary.

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Convert Webp To PDF With These AI Converters

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Convert Webp To PDF With These AI Converters With the ever-increasing use of webp images for multiple purposes, their demand has increased so much. But at the same time, webp has a lot of problems like blurry vision, increased sharing times, and compatibility with different devices. Webp pictures are about 26% smaller than PNG or JPG, which makes them the best choice for web optimization procedures.

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Grant Writing Do’s and Don’ts

The Charity CFO

Grants can be an important source of funding for nonprofit organizations. While individual donors are important for fundraising, grants often let you access more funds in one application than collecting multiple donations. Grant writing can feel intimidating, especially if you’re just starting with seeking funding. The process is an art that takes practice to perfect it.

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Why you Need to Convert PNG to PDF?

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Why you Need to Convert PNG to PDF? Imagine this: you have reached back from an incredible trip and have a lot of memories in the form of images, and you have captured a lot of landscapes with your trusty camera. While browsing through your digital album, a disturbing truth becomes apparent, and these beloved moments exist solely as portable network graphics files (PNG).

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Top 5 Image to PDF Converters in 2024

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Top 5 Image to PDF Converters in 2024 Portable Document Format or PDF is one of the most recommended file formats for sharing documents and files on the internet. PDF can preserve the maximum level of security and layout of documents. The PDF files are independent of the operating system, hardware, or software, as PDFs are platform-independent. You need PDFs to make a document platform independent.