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How to Build Your Nonprofit Community

NonProfit PRO

Similar in some ways to our for-profit counterparts, "selling” our missions is no different than selling consumer goods. In both cases, what we’re after is a satisfied customer that comes back for more. Here are some tips on how to build your nonprofit community.

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Allegations That George Santos’s Charity Is Fake Highlight How Scams Divert Money From Worthy Causes

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Sarah Webber. George Santos said he founded a charity that rescued 2,400 dogs and 280 cats. Santos says Friends of Pets United rescued 2,400 dogs and 280 cats and that it trapped, neutered, and released over 3,000 cats. But no evidence has been presented publicly showing the charity ever existed.

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5 Takeaways from the Latest Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report

NonProfit PRO

From the state of individual giving, donor retention and the struggle to win over one-time donors, here are the biggest takeaways from the recent “Quarterly Fundraising Report" by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project.

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Alt-labor: What are workers’ rights nonprofits?  

Candid

As the New Year promises to bring many changes to the social sector and beyond, one thing remains unchanged and top of mind for many: the economic climate in the U.S. With high levels of inflation persisting and the possibility of a recession looming, many are predicting what 2023’s economy will mean for today’s workforce. Unfortunately, there’s no crystal ball that can tell employees what to expect this year.

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Tutor a child, change a life.

Volunteer Match

School on Wheels is an organization enhancing educational opportunities for children who are experiencing homelessness from kindergarten through twelfth grade. 1/3 of unhoused people are under the age of 18. 1:20 children in CA don’t have homes. 64% of children experiencing homelessness do not graduate high school.

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What Social Network Helps Nonprofits Achieve Their Communications Objectives?

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Kivi and I are knee-deep in data getting ready to publish the 2023 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report. One of the questions we asked in the trends survey was what social network helped you achieve your objectives in 2022. With as much grief as we give Facebook, it appears that over half of nonprofit communicators think it is the best network to help you achieve your objectives.

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TD Charitable Foundation Will Award $7M to Housing Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, announced the launch of its 17th annual Housing for Everyone grant competition. The grant program will fund organizations providing rental assistance, restoring affordable housing units, and increasing organizational capacity.

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It’s weird to ask for money in January, isn’t it?

Fundraising Coach

January can be a hard month to make fundraising calls in. As the leader of a nonprofit, you are acutely aware of all the work that went into your organization’s fundraising last month. So it can feel “too soon” to get back to asking. It’s not to soon. All of your work last month was the focus of your attention. But it wasn’t necessarily the focus of your donor’s attention.

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Harvard Lands $50 Million Gift to Launch Program Honoring Paul Farmer

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Maria Di Mento. Courtesy of Ferdinand Dukundimana, Butaro Hospital via Partners in Health William and Joyce Cummings pledged $50 million through their Cummings Foundation to establish the Paul Farmer Collaborative of Harvard Medical School and the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda. Farmer was a Harvard professor who died last year. Plus, gifts from MacKenzie Scott and Michael Jordan inspired a Washington State couple to give Friends of the Children $33 million to expand its youth m

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Nonprofit Mergers & Collaboration

Blue Avocado

See how one nonprofit merged with another and learn concrete steps nonprofit EDs and boards can use in their decision-making process. The post Nonprofit Mergers & Collaboration appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Fidelity Pledges $250 Million to Support Minority Students

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Glenn Gamboa, AP Business Writer. AP Drew Ve’e, a junior at the University of Utah, says he will probably graduate debt-free, an accomplishment that Fidelity is prioritizing because college debt has become not just a financial problem but an emotional one. The Invest in My Education program, announced Tuesday, plans to increase graduation rates and students' ability to complete their education debt free.

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5 Ways to Build Relationships and Increase Donor Retention

Bloomerang

The post 5 Ways to Build Relationships and Increase Donor Retention appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Church Giving Kiosk – Boost Donations with Cashless Giving

Donorbox Nonprofit

Post-pandemic, church giving has adapted to include more options such as cashless giving. Since most people don’t carry cash, adding things like a church giving kiosk, text-to-give, and QR codes lets parishioners support their church whenever and however they want. The latest research suggests that 51% of Americans are using at least one kind of […] The post Church Giving Kiosk – Boost Donations with Cashless Giving appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Announces New Nonprofit Credential

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Date: January 18, 2023. CONTACT: Shara Szott, Chief Solutions Officer, shara@nla1.org. Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Announces New Nonprofit Credential. KANSAS CITY, MO – The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance is proud to introduce the next level of the nationally recognized Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential: Advanced Certified Nonprofit Professional (ACNP).

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Chinese Auction or Penny Social: A Great Way to Raise Funds

Donorbox Nonprofit

A Chinese auction or penny social is a common type of auction event that can be really lucrative for nonprofits with smaller resources, or for larger nonprofits who don’t want to spend more of their resources. In this article, we’re going to dig into this fundraising event and give you a step-by-step guide to hosting […] The post Chinese Auction or Penny Social: A Great Way to Raise Funds appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Why simple, old-fashioned-looking fundraising still works like crazy

Jeff Brooks

Guest post by Steven Screen, co-founder of The Better Fundraising Company. About 10 years ago I suggested to a client that we design a fundraising letter to look like a telegram. "A telegram?!?". They looked at me like I was crazy. "Why in the world would we do that? No one has sent telegrams in 50 years!" A couple of the younger people in the room had to be told what a telegram was.

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Do You Use Job Descriptions with your Nonprofit Board Members?

Affnetz

Do You Use Job Descriptions with your Nonprofit Board Members? Nonprofit Management Software / By Mike Crum. We have several blog posts on recruiting board members and engaging your board members, so this post will focus on the job description. It’s worth noting you don’t want to create a job description just for the sake of having one in a packet for new board members.

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Bloomerang + Zapier: Automating Updates to Bloomerang Transactions

Bloomerang

The post Bloomerang + Zapier: Automating Updates to Bloomerang Transactions appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Tackling Moral Self-Licensing

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Patricia Illingworth.

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Organizational Settings

Bloomerang

The post Organizational Settings appeared first on Bloomerang.

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The 2023 Digital Outlook Report Survey is here!

Care2

The Digital Outlook Report is an unbiased, global, and trusted source of information about digital practices and performance results in the nonprofit sector.

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Building Relationships is Just as Important as Raising Money

Ann Green

Why does making a donation often feel like a transaction? Organizations get so caught up in the raising money part that they forget about building relationships with their donors. Giving Tuesday is the worst example of this, with Year End close behind. Generally, it happens way too often. Remember this – Building relationships is just as important as raising money.

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Rest: A Middle Finger to Oppression, a Road Map to Justice by Shawn Ginwright

NonProfit Quarterly

“LIFE” BY EKOW BREW/ WWW.EKOWBREW.COM. Editors’ note: This article is from NPQ ‘s winter 2022 issue, “New Narratives for Health” and was adapted from The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves by Shawn A. Ginwright (North Atlantic Books, 2022). Click here to download this article as it appears in the magazine, with accompanying artwork.