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BridgeTECH Preview: A Case for Collective Action

NonProfit PRO

Lance Pierce, CEO of NetHope, will be presenting “Greater than the Sum: A Case for Collective Action” at this year’s inaugural BridgeTECH. We spoke to Pierce to get a sneak peek at his session.

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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Start Using the New Social-Media Platform 'Threads'

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Emily Haynes The new text-based platform from Meta attracted 100 million people to join in its first five days. Some people are speculating that this could be the app to finally supplant Twitter.

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Nonprofit Professionals of the Year Nomination Period for 2023 Is Now Open

NonProfit PRO

NonProfit PRO will once again honor those who tirelessly support a nonprofit’s work with our annual Nonprofit Professional of the Year Awards. Choose among the five designated categories and share why your standout nonprofit star should receive our recognition.

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Generosity Report Shows Younger Donors Less Trusting of Charities Than Older People

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Rasheeda Childress GivingTuesday’s study looks at trends around the world and measures traditional giving to nonprofits as well as informal giving to people in need and volunteering.

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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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Fundraising.AI Collaborative Launches ‘Framework Toward Responsible AI for Fundraising’

NonProfit PRO

Fundraising.AI announced the launch of its "Framework Toward Responsible AI for Fundraising." This framework is the first of its kind and is tailored to address the ethical considerations and responsible use of artificial intelligence in the fundraising profession.

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Donors’ Unrealistic Expectations Harm Nonprofits and Take the Joy Out of Philanthropy

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Sewheat Asfaha and Lauren Janus A lack of time, money, and resources means nonprofits can’t always respond to gifts with the immediacy or detail that donors want. Instead, donors should focus on building trusting relationships with the organizations they support.

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Nonprofit Communications Director Pep Talk – July 2023

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Here are five quick reminders I think a bunch of you need to hear right now: You are not alone. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people working in nonprofit comms are struggling with the same issues. I promise. I talk to them daily, and it’s one of the reasons we decided to create a private community (it’s free; folks with the All-Access Pass get more).

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Passion Doesn’t Pay the Rent: Why the Arts Must Embrace Pay Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Frankie Cordoba on unsplash.com If you want to make it in this field, you’ve got to pay your dues. That’s been the ethic in the arts and culture sector for generations. And it’s such a familiar concept—akin to the iconic American “bootstraps” mythology. Alas, it is just as mythical. Because what lies behind this “pay your dues” ethic is a very different logic, namely pay to play —an inherently elitist system that makes entry into the field of the arts exceedingly difficult for an

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Collective Intelligence

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Charles Conn & Rob McLean An excerpt from The Imperfectionists on problem-solving in uncertainty

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What Would a Gift Economy Approach to Running a Nonprofit Look Like?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Askar Abayev on pexels.com Leaders in the social sector hear it all the time: nonprofits should run like a business. The distinct purposes of businesses and nonprofits require unique approaches. Of course, nonprofits are businesses. And often, they do operate using principles of the market economy: making a business case for support, calculating return on investment, focusing on inputs and outputs, and translating results into numbers and dollars.

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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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Your fundraising is stronger than a 1980’s power tie

Fundraising Coach

I talk with a lot of nonprofit leaders who get really, really nervous about the wording of their fundraising ask. While I love the intentionality they show in wanting the right words, their fretting reminds me of power ties in the 80’s. Do you remember those? In the 1980’s there were all sorts of books about how to dress. And for many of us, we were told what kind of “power tie” we were supposed to wear.

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Management Challenges: Early Lessons in Advancing Pay Equity and Wellness Globally

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: cottonbro studio on pexels.com When your nonprofit’s mission is to ensure that the internet remains a public resource open and accessible to all, and most of your work takes place online, you might think the recent rise of remote work would make management and operations less complicated. At the Mozilla Foundation , where I work as COO, there is some truth in this.