The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

From unfulfilled racial-justice pledges to unionizing nonprofits, the pressures on woman leaders like me aren’t letting up. Donors need to recognize that and invest in our physical and mental health. By Sayu Bhojwani From unfulfilled racial justice pledges to unionizing nonprofits, the pressures on woman leaders like me aren’t letting up. Donors need to recognize that and invest in our physical and mental health.

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Philanthropy Health Nonprofits 361

Ann Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We all like to feel appreciated and that includes your donors. Thanking your donors should be a priority for your nonprofit organization. Is that the case? Unfortunately, the answer is usually no. Thanking your donors is not just something you do after you receive a donation and then do nothing for a while. You need to show gratitude all year round and with Valentine’s Day coming up, that’s a great opportunity to thank your donors and show them how much you appreciate their support.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Discover the secrets to boosting donor retention and revitalizing your nonprofit in this guide, "Unlock the Secrets of Nonprofit Success: A Strategic Guide to Boost Your Donor Retention Game." Increasing donor retention rates by just 10% can result in a substantial 200% surge in the lifetime value of donors according to the Harvard Business Review. How can we counter the national decline in donor retention?

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Retention Values Nonprofits 275

Allison Fine

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

By Allison Fine Simple steps to get off the hamster wheel of transactional fundraising and move toward relational fundraising.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

This session will dive into how to create rich generosity experiences that foster long-lasting relationships. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to redefine how you engage with your supporters—emphasizing trust, engagement, and community over transactional giving models. 🤝 Industry expert Tim Sarrantonio will explore data-backed strategies to engage supporters as active participants in a community that values their contributions and shared ideals.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

“What should I post on social media?” is one of the top questions nonprofit marketers ask. To help answer that question and to see if it lines up with best practices, we asked nonprofit communicators to tell us how often you share different types of content on social media. Here are the results found in our 2024 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report : 2024 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report Highlights: 46% of survey takers said they share news or upcoming events most of the time with the sa

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As the CEO of a global organization, I have seen firsthand the power of global talent. Vital Strategies, the New York-based public health nonprofit I’ve led for the past two decades, employs nearly 400 people in 16 countries. We have staff from all walks of life, with a wide range of talent and experiences, and more than half of our staff is based outside the United States.

Health 256

Health Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 256

Amy Eisenstein

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Amy, the 2/26/2024 IU School of Philanthropy Podcast had a similar topic regarding stewardship and how our current donors are our best donors. Our field has evolved and matured in significant areas, but we still seem to struggle with implementing stewardship processes and equally measuring once the plan has been implemented. In business, it is understood (for the most part!

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

To learn more about what’s happening in the nonprofit sector, here's a sneak peek at NonProfit PRO's “40 Nonprofit Trends of 2024.

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Nonprofits 305

NonProfit Leadership Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Empowering. Collaborative. Transformative. These are the first words that come to mind for Erin McKenney, Esq. , when she thinks about the Certificate in Nonprofit Management graduate program at the University of Tampa. Now the capital campaign director at the University of Tampa where she spent 18 months earning this prestigious certificate, you might add the word ‘remarkable’ to Erin’s list when you understand her story.

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Nonprofit governance and management Law Universities Nonprofit Management 246

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

If you haven’t had a chance to dive into the 2024 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report yet, put in your earbuds and listen to my conversation with Farra Trompeter of Big Duck on the Smart Communications podcast. We focus primarily on AI, brand archetypes, and team structures, but there’s even more in our conversation and in the report itself.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.

Nonprofits

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Image credit: “Hopefully” by Martine Mooijenkind Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s winter 2023 issue, “Love as Social Order: How Do We Build a World Based in Love?” This article was excerpted from Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba (Haymarket Books, 2023), with permission.

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Participation and motivation Activism Environmental Energy 136

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Perceived legal threats following the Supreme Court affirmative action ruling are causing grant makers to backslide, fueling notions that racial justice work is discriminatory or illegal. By Lori Villarosa , Ben Francisco Maulbeck, and Gihan Perera Getty Images Perceived legal threats following the Supreme Court affirmative action ruling are causing grant makers to backslide, fueling notions that racial justice work is discriminatory or illegal.

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Foundations 348

Amy Eisenstein

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

I worked with a CEO who would ask for ridiculous amounts of money on the first meeting of a prospective donor we were qualifying. It got to the point that I didn’t want for him to go to donor meetings anymore. Some donors responded, usually with a “no” to his ask, but a few would make a small increase in their annual giving, but some donors we outright lost.

Philanthropy 246

Philanthropy 246

NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The first obstacle in any quest for clean data is knowing what’s in it. Download this ebook to learn how data profiling can help you find, fix & monitor the bad data in your system to boost donor engagement, optimize fundraising efforts, and improve decision-making. Plus, learn how to overcome other common data obstacles to achieve a complete 360-degree customer view.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Nonprofit organizations are always looking for ways to increase the impact of their work. One way to serve your clients more effectively is to gather feedback from participants, then use what you learn to improve services and support organizational change initiatives. At Listen4Good (L4G), we call this process a “client feedback loop.” This includes asking questions such as: “To what extent have we met your needs?

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Organizational Change Nonprofits Poverty Retention 128

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

During our recent webinar on updating your nonprofit’s style guide for 2024, we addressed head-on how much of the debate around so-called “woke” language actually begins in the nonprofit sector. That’s often because our organizations’ values call on us to address people’s problems and situations rather than condemning the person experiencing the problem or situation with an unflattering label.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image credit: Ron Lach on pexels.com Work requirements—or requiring people to find employment in order to access public benefits—force people to prove that they deserve a social safety net. But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? This series— Ending Work Requirements — based on a report by the Maven Collaborative, the Center for Social Policy, and Ife Finch Floyd, will explore the truth behind work requirements.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 131

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Jared Blumenfeld says the Waverley Street Foundation supports community-based climate groups that have been largely overlooked by past climate philanthropy. By Jim Rendon Courtesy of the Waverley Street Foundation Jared Blumenfeld became Waverley Street’s president in 2022 after a long history in the environmental movement. He began his career as a lawyer for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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Foundations Environmental Philanthropy 341

Amy Eisenstein

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Learn when it's the right time to say "no" at your nonprofit in order to boost your productivity and raise more money.

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Production Nonprofits 246

NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Depending on who you ask, you will hear that the stamped envelope gets more donations, or it doesn't matter. What is a fundraiser to believe?

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By Jason Wendle Migration is often framed as a crisis : When the issue makes headlines, it’s portrayed as a burden, threat, or tragedy, and almost always politically intractable. In reality, migration represents an opportunity and a solution, and it needs to be disentangled from electoral politics. Indeed, we are at the beginning of a multi-decade, global trend of human movement, a trend which can be harnessed to unlock tremendous good for the world.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

PLEASE NOTE: The purpose of this article is to help those who do not normally think about their mental health and remind those of us who already deal with issues to pay attention to signs we may be burning out and need a break from work. If you feel like you may be dealing with more than just stress at work, taking a mental health day away from your nonprofit won’t be enough.

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Health Production Energy Nonprofits 219

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Image credit: Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash Across the country, it has become increasingly difficult for people to afford a place to live. Half of all renters now spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities, and nearly 600,000 people are homeless , unable to afford a place to live at all. Amid this growing housing crisis, just last month, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) agreed to hear a case that could exacerbate the problem by criminalizing people who seek she

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

By Ben Gose Tracie Van Auken for The Chronicle Young workers favor an informal work style and want a tightly defined work schedule. They're also demanding changes in how organizations operate. Plus: See the rest of our new issue , published online today.

Nonprofits 327

Nonprofits 327

Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

On January 31, the Eleventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals began hearing oral arguments in a case that holds significant implications for U.S. philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last June against race-conscious admissions in higher education, we were concerned that the decision could lead to further limitations on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts across the sector.

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Values Philanthropy Foundations Education 119

NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Join our expert panel featuring two seasoned fundraising experts as they cover the state of portfolio management and share best practices for when to move up or move out. Key topics include the keys to seamless donor relationship continuity and how to build internal processes to support smooth gift officer transitions.

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Management Fundraising Fundraising 258

Clairification

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make me a Match! While you might be tempted to guess “If I were a Rich Man,” that’s not it. Because that would be making fundraising mostly about money. And, actually, fundraising is mostly about love. So the correct answer is “ Matchmaker.” That’s right. Your job is to make the perfect match between the values your organization enacts and the values your donor shares.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We’ve all heard the criticisms about using AI (artificial intelligence). For example, AI-generated content has included Misinformation or inaccuracies Harmful bias Unvetted or unclear sources Illegal use of proprietary, copyrighted, and private information In our 2024 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , despite these problems, we found that most nonprofits use AI.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Image credit: Jason Weingardt on Unsplash How can philanthropy effectively support narratives of liberation? As people who traverse the interconnected areas of narrative and philanthropy, this question has been at the center of our work for decades—and we have seen many missteps and promising practices along the way. Recently, both of us attended an international gathering that sought to provide answers.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Everglades Foundation has been at the forefront of restoring the Florida wetlands for 30 years. Not everyone is on board with its environmental plans. By Eden Stiffman Mac Stone The Everglades Foundation has been at the forefront of restoring the Florida wetlands for 30 years. Not everyone is on board with its environmental plans.

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Fundraising Leadership

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It’s time to get your reading list ready and Take The Lead is here with recommendations from 17 authors. The books range from memoir to essays, historical overviews and several practical guides to being the best leader you can be. “ It’s time to get your reading list ready and @Takeleadwomen is here with recommendations from 17 authors. #mustreads #bookrecs ” 1.

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Culture Leadership Universities Psychology 111

NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Embark on a year-round journey with our 2024 Annual Fundraising Calendar, capturing moments that matter. Each page highlights giving moments, holidays, and fundraising opportunities. Join GiveSmart in turning the pages of year-round success!

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Fundraising Fundraising 257

Clairification

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Please don’t leave your new (or old for that matter) board members dangling! Being a board member is not something we’re generally taught. In fact, it can be a complete mystery. Folks feel proud to have been recruited to join your board, and excited to begin their service, but… what happens next can mean the difference between a fulfilling experience and a disappointing one.

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Recruitment Nonprofits Fundraising Fundraising 114

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Not sure what to write about next month? We have ideas for newsletters, social media, blog posts, and more. These writing ideas for March come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. Fill out the form below to get April’s prompts emailed to you next week. Your Writing Prompts for March 2024 On the Calendar 3/1: Employee Appreciation Day.

Environmental 212

Environmental Nonprofits Culture Marketing 212

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Image credit: Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash The portrayal of the starving artist might be commonplace, but it isn’t fair. Regardless of whether artisans are called artists, crafters, creatives, or makers, because they enjoy what they do, their work is too often considered a hobby that doesn’t merit fair financial remuneration. Long before the rise of the platform economy, artisans were already regarded as self-employed and outside the protection of national labor laws.

Public and Social Policy 125

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Non-Profits Manufacturing 125