Thu.Jul 13, 2023

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Walton Family Foundation Picks Stephanie Cornell as Executive Director

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest Walton Family Foundation Stephanie Cornell will be the new executive director of Walton Family Foundation. Plus, Points of Light will install its new leader in September, and the March of Dimes has named its first physician CEO.

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New Techniques for Donor Profiling and Audience Modeling

NonProfit PRO

We know that more targeted and relevant marketing drives higher response rates and engagement, and to get more targeted and relevant, you need great data. Here are some techniques to help any organization use data to create new models, audiences, and pools of targeted prospects that look just like their best donors.

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Hiring for Diversity? 10 Takeaways From the Supreme Court’s Affirmative-Action Ruling

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Drew Lindsay Getty Images Some worry that ripple effects from the landmark higher-education decision could blunt the momentum of diversity hiring and workplace programs for all nonprofits.

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Data-Driven Innovations for Maximum Year-End Engagement: Insights from Nonprofit Trailblazers

NonProfit PRO

Join our panel of industry experts that will guide you through a transformative journey, showcasing real-world examples of how data, innovative techniques, and strategic thinking can drive maximum engagement during the year-end giving season. They will inspire you to reimagine your approach and achieve unparalleled success in connecting with your audience.

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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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Oops! 36 Subject Lines and Phrases to Help You Fix Email Mistakes 

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Shame. Embarrassment. TERROR! These are just three of the frightening emotions that email marketers have experienced after sending a mass email with a mistake. Sometimes the mistake is harmless, like a small typo. Sometimes it’s a DOOZY, like misidentifying a donor, sending to the wrong list, or using inappropriate phrases as placeholder text (stupid headline here!).

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New CSR and ESG Survey Shows Profession Under Intense Pressure to Perform With Fewer Resources

NonProfit PRO

A new CSR and ESG survey released by the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals offers insights into the real-world impact a polarized political environment and increasing demands are having on the ability of corporations to carry out social impact work in communities across the country.

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BridgeTECH Preview: Selecting Your Nonprofit Technology

NonProfit PRO

Mark Becker, founding partner at Cathexis Partners, will be presenting “Selecting your Nonprofit Technology: A Checklist for Success” at the inaugural BridgeTECH. We spoke to Becker to get a sneak peek at his session.

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Unleash Your B2B Sales Superpowers with Artificial Intelligence

Pam Moore

Unleash Your B2B Sales Superpowers with Artificial Intelligence Ready to add some sizzle to your B2B sales results? Let's unleash your B2B sales superpowers with a little AI magic. Buckle up, my friends, we're about to take off! AI isn't just the wave of the future – it's making waves right NOW. Let's dive into the ocean of benefits AI brings to your sales party: AI-Pumped Lead Scoring: No more throwing darts in the dark, my friends.

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5 Must-Know Email Marketing Tips for New Nonprofits

MNA Association

Even as new social media websites ebb and flow and text and instant messaging campaigns emerge, email is here to stay. At least for the foreseeable future! In study after study, report after report, nonprofit after nonprofit, we see the same trends. When used as part of your broader multi-channel marketing strategy, email marketing is an effective way to reach and engage with nonprofit audiences.

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4 things you must do when you get a donor-advised fund gift

Jeff Brooks

You can’t ignore donor-advised funds. They’re growing fast, so the chance you have donors who have funds is high. Here’s what to do when you get a DAF donation, from a very useful post at the Boomerang Blog, at How To Enter And Credit Donor Advised Fund Gifts In Your Database : Hard credit the gift under the record of the fund. Not the donor. Their actual donation happened when they deposited the funds in the DAF in the first place.

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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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How to Start with Vision Guided Robotics and Warehouse Automation

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

How to Start with Vision Guided Robotics and Warehouse Automation Are you looking to automate your warehouse? Check how what Vision Guided Robotics can do for you and how you can get started. Every company in every industry is looking at automating. Some in small areas and others are looking to make drastic changes. With the emergence of AI and Tech developments in general, it’s easier than ever before to start automating repetitive tasks.

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The 2023 Email Strategy Summit discount code is here!

Care2

The 2023 Email Strategy Summit is three days of online content bringing you the latest trends and email strategies for nonprofits, advocacy, and social impact organizations!

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Illinois Becomes the First State to Ban Book Banning

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Alexei Maridashvili on unsplash.com “ It’s dangerous and we have to step up for our libraries and librarians.” That’s what Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Secretary of State, tells CBS News in a recent interview about legislation he spearheaded to halt a troubling national trend: challenges and restrictions to books in schools and public libraries.

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How the Climate Crisis is Changing Mental Healthcare

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Magda Ehlers on pexels.com Our mental health is directly related to our social position, values, and proximity to power—which all impact how we exist. Eco-anxiety , too, is influenced by our social positions and occurs after we become conscious of the climate crisis as a sense of distress in response to a rapidly changing environment.

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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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Centering Inclusion After Affirmative Action: A Conversation with Jakada Imani

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Jon Butterworth on unsplash.com Jakada Imani is CEO of the Management Center , a nonprofit that seeks to be “the go-to resource on effective management for social justice and educational equity organizations.” Imani is also the author of Management in a Changing World: How to Manage for Equity, Sustainability, and Results. In this conversation with NPQ , Imani discusses some of the challenges—past, present, and future—to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, especially in

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A New (Renewable) Energy Tyranny

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Effi on istock There are two very different (and antagonistic) renewable energy models: the utility-centered, centralized energy model—the existing dominant one—and the community-centered, decentralized energy model—what energy justice advocates have been pushing for. Although both models utilize the same technologies (solar generation, energy storage, etc.), they have very different physical characteristics (remote vs local energy resources, transmission lines or not).

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Education Week Is Tracking “Anti-CRT” Legislation Across the US

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Tim Mossholder on unsplash.com It has been just over a year since Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 7, the “Individual Freedom Act”—known colloquially as the “Stop W.O.K.E. Act”—which seeks to ban the teaching, especially in K-12 schools, of a variety of concepts around race and the legacy of American slavery. Although it isn’t mentioned by name, one major implied target of the bill is the teaching of critical race theory—or, at least, a general conception of t