Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 15, 2025

By Ashley Lanfer & Kelly Mangiardi Dozens of articles have proposed co-leadership as an attractive option for nonprofits, presenting the structure as a healthier, more relational, and less isolating way to work, as well as an appealing on-ramp for chief executives of color. Sharing leadership responsibilities between more than one chief executive can help nonprofits in a variety of ways: It can reduce staff burnout and support work-life balance, expand options for navigating leadership trans

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

Image Credit: Visuals on Unsplash The past few years have seen a flurry of workers organizing across the country, from Starbucks and Amazon workers to new forms of cooperative ownership and governance sharing. NPQ s column, We Stood Up , features the voices of people doing the hard work of realizing economic justice in their workplaces. These stories come from workers who want to share their experiences building a democratic economy and a fairer world so that others can learn from their efforts.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 15, 2025

From "accelerationism" to "weaponize," this years words reflect who has influence over the people nonprofits serve and the field as a whole. By Lucy Bernholz Chronicle Illustration From "accelerationism" to "weaponize," this years words reflect who has influence over the people nonprofits serve and the field as a whole.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

Image Credit: PeopleImages on iStock What does impact investingthat is, investing with social benefit in minddemand of investors? Many in the field have long held it demands virtually nothing, that an investor can have a social impact without sacrificing a penny of their own. As one firm states , investors do not have to choose between doing goodi.e. generate social or environmental returnor doing wellthat is: make a financial return.

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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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Joan Garry

JANUARY 15, 2025

Discover key strategies and resources for nonprofit leaders to navigate the uncertainty of 2025. From embracing tough conversations to staying informed and strengthening leadership, I offer actionable tips to help you thrive in turbulent times. The post Steering Through the Storm: Youre Not Alone appeared first on Joan Garry Consulting.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 15, 2025

Join a community of like-minded altruists to be celebrated, supported, and empowered. AL-Tru provides resources, networking opportunities, celebration events, and support to help you grow and thrive in your mission. Be a part of a vibrant network of changemakers dedicated to making a difference.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 15, 2025

Nonprofit success depends on many things. There is often tension as a board focuses either on fundraising or finance. However, the most forward-thinking organizations find a way to blend these elements together. In the latest episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast, host Tosha Anderson sat down with Paul Morris, Executive Fundraising Coach at Auxilia , to discuss the critical partnership between finance and development in nonprofits.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 15, 2025

Theyre captivating. Theyre alluring. They promise the pleasure of percentages, trend lines, and bar graphs. They are your donor outreach metrics, the ones youve been told to monitor as part of your major donor outreach process. So many speakers have spoken about them at nonprofit industry events. So many blogs and articles have been written, telling you the donor outreach metrics you need to be tracking, and how important it all is.

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Amy Eisenstein

JANUARY 15, 2025

Hi Amy, Congratulations on all those milestones and great thinking. I enjoyed this post and appreciate all of the advice. I hope you have a wonderful year in 2025, and it brings all the best that changes can provide.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 15, 2025

Here's what nonprofit directors need to know for navigating their governance duties when reviewing and approving CEO compensation.

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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 Killoe Group

JANUARY 15, 2025

Item pricing can make or break an auction. Follow 5 steps for pricing your silent auction items to maximize ROI and create excellent bidder experiences.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Nonprofit Collective Foundation unveiled The Giving Tank, an initiative designed to empower and foster innovation among nonprofits.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

#Blueprint 2025 is here Join us to discuss tomorrow January 16, 2025. My health is poor, and so the planning for future Blueprints (or whatever comes next) is in your hands. Help me work with you to co-create our collective next. The short survey is in the #Blueprint and here's a direct link to be part of it.

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Health 52

NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 15, 2025

OneDigital expanded its platform by acquiring Nonprofit HR Solutions, with the goal of delivering tailored solutions that empower nonprofits.

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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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Bloomerang

JANUARY 15, 2025

After someone passes away, their family members and friends might be motivated to donate to a nonprofit organization in their honor. Memorial donations are a beautiful way to honor someones life and carry on a positive legacy. In-memory fundraisers are growing faster than any other type of peer-to-peer fundraising. That means your nonprofit must create a dedicated strategy for managing and acknowledging memorial donations.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 15, 2025

They have the skills to break through polarization and build bridges to donors with a wide range of views exactly what organizations need as post-inauguration tensions simmer. By Jason Lewis iStockphoto They have the skills to break through polarization and build bridges to donors with a wide range of views exactly what organizations need as the new administration takes office and red-blue tensions simmer.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar Remaking the Economy: Liberating Finance to Build a More Just World. View the full webinar here. Onyx Ramrez: This idea of riskits so crucial that we can flip it to say, rather than the risk for this investor or this financial institution, what is the risk to the earth? What is the risk to the community?

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Candid

JANUARY 15, 2025

When work starts to feel mundane or job frustrations arise, it can be tempting to jump ship. While there are circumstances when leaving an organization is the only viable option for nonprofit professionals, its worth considering internal growth opportunities. January is a great time to look to the year ahead and commit to new goals. Professional growth can include developing new skills, taking on stretch assignments, learning from peers, and advocating for promotions.

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Speaker: Dave Sackett

Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

Image Credit: War on Want on Wikimedia Commons Have you ever been in a long, over-air-conditioned meeting and realized, Wait, are any decisions made here actually going to be implemented? Many of usorganizers, workers, activistshave felt the same, in our own organizations and in state and federal committee meetings also. These spaces too often seem disconnected from the real-world dynamics that shape workers lives.

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Jeff Brooks

JANUARY 15, 2025

You know the saying, The devil is in the details. Its a helpful reminder how little things can really trip you up. Like a ZIP barcode in your direct mail being wrong. One of my early fundraising mentors turned that phrase on its head: God is in the details. That has a slightly different meaning: Truly great work consists, at least in part, on getting the little things right.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JANUARY 15, 2025

Your Guide to Earning a Real Estate License in New York Online Have you been wondering about a career to pursue in New York that offers great flexibility and the opportunity to make as much cash as you possibly can? If so, then you should consider getting into real estate. This career option comes with a great deal of flexibility and the potential to earn as much as your skills and work ethic allow, making it highly appealing to many people.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 15, 2025

By Doug Hattaway In a special supplement to Stanford Social Innovation Review, the policy research and advocacy organization PolicyLink issues a call to action for people interested in realizing the unfulfilled promise of our democracy as one where all can thrive. A Revolution of the Soul shares PolicyLinks ideas for advancing that visionand invites all who share it to join a journey of reflection and exploration to develop an individual and collective soul that can love all.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 15, 2025

Trump's first term triggered a wave of immigration grant making. Where the money will go this time is starting to take shape. By Alex Daniels Rogelio V. Solis/AP Workers are escorted into a bus for transportation to a processing center following a raid by U.S. immigration officials in Mississippi. Trump's first term triggered a wave of immigration grant making.

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