Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Who are your Perfect Partnership Prospects (PPP)??? Do you have a list of them that you refer to often? Are you creating content specifically for them to get them on board? Are you connecting with other people within the company so you have multiple touch points? I ask because I had a great conversation last month with JOANN about their partnership with the National 4-H Council (4-H).

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Curriculum and Teaching Activism Agriculture Marketing 130

Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Does a nonprofit’s mission statement influence its fundraising efforts? New research conducted using data from Candid suggests that understanding this relationship can boost your nonprofit’s fundraising success. An effective nonprofit mission statement draws supporters and donors to an organization. It gets them excited about helping to achieve that mission.

Homelessness 137

Homelessness Nonprofits Associations Food 137

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

By Jennifer Wemhoff , Communications Manager at GolfStatus.org – the leading event management platform for golf fundraisers. When it comes to fundraising events, one of the biggest lessons learned from the pandemic years is the unique value of golf fundraisers. While many organizations initially leaned on golf tournaments to help them weather the storm of COVID-related restrictions, they soon discovered that golf events are a strategic, engaging, and lucrative option that belongs in an organiza

Fundraising 136

Fundraising Fundraising Technology Management 136

NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Informed Delivery can increase the effectiveness of your direct mail fundraising campaign while decreasing your postage costs. With only two more months left to take advantage of its dual benefits, here are the answers to the frequently asked questions I get on this strategy.

Fundraising 124

Fundraising Fundraising 124

Non Profit AF

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

To my esteemed colleagues, On a webinar about Donor-Advised Funds that took place on October 19th, 2022, with Susannah Morgan,

Philanthropy 144

Philanthropy Fundraising Fundraising 144

Candid

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Since Twitter’s new ownership took over in late October, the social media platform has experienced a significant decline in its userbase—a loss of over 1.3 million active users in one week. Candid’s Twitter account alone has lost over 1,000 followers in the same period, and we expect to see this negative trend continue. Additionally, rumors about paywalls , increases in hate speech , and chaos around the new paid verifications , have led to a lot of uncertainty, frustration, and confusion.

Public and Nonprofit Management 132

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Energy Advertising 132

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

By Peyton Leisner, Content Strategist at UncommonGood – an all-inclusive platform for nonprofits to manage their operations, marketing, and fundraising efforts. . What is a PSA? A public service announcement (PSA) is a way to communicate to the public about an important topic or issue that affects most of, if not all of the general public. A PSA is communicated via radio, television, online, and via other media formats without charge so that the public is aware of the issue/topic and can take ac

Public and Nonprofit Management 135

Public and Nonprofit Management Advertising Production Nonprofits 135

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In the Locked Out: Black Women, Wealth, and Homeownership series, members of Insight Center, Springboard to Opportunities, and several expert co-authors connect the lived experiences, hopes, and dreams of low-income Black women and their perspectives on homeownership to the historic and current policies that fuel our exclusionary housing market—and its impact on health and wellbeing—to advocate for equitable housing solutions for Black women.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Governance Retail Finance 116

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

By Fletcher Harper , Yonatan Neril , and Susan Hendershot. Peter Dejong, AP Demonstrators calling for climate action on the African continent. Religious groups are taking a leading role in fighting climate change but have gone largely unnoticed by grant makers. As the U.N Climate Conference gets underway this week, now is a good time for donors to recognize the power of religious institutions to mobilize communities to protect the planet.

Philanthropy 117

Philanthropy 117

NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As year-end approaches, it's even more important that you’re focusing your energy in the most impactful places. So, here are eight more tips that will help you prioritize, focus, and create space to make sure you’re taken care of and end your year strong.

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Energy 114

Clairification

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

If you are a U.S. Citizen, it is VOTE! BE THE CHANGE you want to see. “Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.” – Sydney J. Harris. For more thoughts and info on how much YOUR vote matters, see: Five reasons why you should vote! Alta Med. Choices have consequences.

Children 106

Children 106

NonProfit Leadership Center

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Now through Friday, November 18, the Nonprofit Leadership Center is accepting submissions for its 2022 Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide. Started in 2019, this festive guide highlights holiday gifts that give back to nonprofit organizations to strengthen our communities. SUBMIT MY NONPROFIT. All you need to complete your submission is the following information: Name of the nonprofit organization Description of the product or service that benefits the nonprofit organization Cost of item(s) Link to lea

Nonprofit Leadership 105

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Production Culture 105

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Image Credit: Savvas Stavrinos on pexels.com. The idea that land banks and community land trusts (CLT) might both benefit by working more closely with each other is more than a decade old. Public entities with unique governmental powers, land banks acquire vacant, tax-delinquent properties that are causing harm , improve them, then dispose of the properties to support community goals.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Governance Community Development Agriculture 104

NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

If you're not concerned about data security as a nonprofit, you should be. Hackers tend not to deliberately target nonprofits the way they do manufacturers and financial institutions, for example. But a lot of hacking is actually automated and based on exploiting targets of opportunity, and a lot of nonprofit IT security is underfunded and unprepared.

Manufacturing 110

Manufacturing Nonprofits Technology 110

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question come from a nonprofit employee who want advice on how to budget and pay for capital campaign fundraising expenses: . Dear Charity Clairity, We just launched the very beginning phase of a capital campaign to create ADA handicap access in our Studio Annex where art classes are held.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 100

Nonprofit Administration and Development Fundraising Fundraising Construction 100

Amy Eisenstein

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

[…] about both. Before we started live on the podcast, you were talking about texting before and after meeting with a donor. Why don’t you talk more about that? I love that. I’m not sure that development […].

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Fundraising Fundraising 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Image Credit: Oladimeji Odunsi. Loss is an intimate part of global Blackness. Britain was an empire. America became a superpower. Africa had kingdoms. All global Black people lost something through systems of oppression where the language of whiteness ruled under brutal lash, stolen native tongues, and charred skin. Unfortunately, the issue is that global Black people compare and judge our losses.

Culture 102

Culture Manufacturing Universities Food 102

NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

If you are interested in flying solo in a consulting career path, you need to understand how you can help nonprofit organizations. Consultants’ experience in the nonprofit sector can assist nonprofits in many areas such as managing capital campaigns, doing prospect research, developing donor relationship plans, conducting feasibility studies, and grant writing.

Nonprofits 110

Nonprofits Management Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations 110

Jeff Brooks

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Here's an interesting outer envelope for a direct-mail acquisition piece mailed by Doctors Without Borders : Does that strike you as odd that it leads with the idea of the donors' emotional state? Doctors Without Borders' mission is not to help people deal with our anxiety about the way the world is. Off point? I'm pretty confident this is a control, meaning it's working.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Fundraising 98

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

By M.J. Prest. SEYLLOU, AFP, Getty Images Since 2013, smallholders in Senegal have been learning farming practices adapted to climate changes. A $1.4 billion Gates Foundation grant will expand such climate-related help across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Also, the Kislak Family Foundation gave $10 million to the Library of Congress for a new gallery about Indigenous societies, and several major grants have been announced at the U.N.

Foundations 98

Foundations Environmental Children Health 98

NonProfit HR

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Amid the increased focus on remote and hybrid work over the past two years, many employers have found that their performance management systems are not keeping pace with the needs of their organizations. In the face of dissatisfaction with the outcomes of performance management sessions (whether they are reviews or take place in another format), Read more.

Management 98

Management Nonprofits 98

NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It’s a common tactic for nonprofit organizations to seek out an older donor base in the hopes of soliciting larger gifts. When most people think of millennials and Generation Z, their financial freedom to give doesn’t typically come to mind.

Nonprofits 110

Nonprofits Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Management 110

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In Michigan, a 15-year-old girl was sentenced to juvenile detention for violating her probation because she did not complete her online homework during the pandemic. This young person required special education services while coping with ADHD and—like many young people when schools abruptly closed—struggled with the transition to online learning. Despite these factors, a judge deemed her a “threat to community” and stripped her of the foundational support she received from her school and communi

Health 98

Health Public and Social Policy Culture Law 98

Amy Eisenstein

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Great tips, Amy. Thank you. Donors are excellent sources of information on how we’re doing and how we can do better.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

By Kay Dervishi. Jasmin Rostamnezhad Volunteers from Driftwood Recovery and Active Recovery Coaching picked up a lot of plastic during TrashBlitz Austin. New research prompted more funding and advocacy.

Foundations 97

Foundations Activism Nonprofits 97

NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A nonprofit’s transparency is crucial for building trust with and being accountable to donors. Financial transparency is also, to a varying degree, legally required. Practicing transparency is a must that any nonprofit should follow as a part of its donor stewardship strategy.

Nonprofits 107

Nonprofits 107

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

By Jason Saul , Heather King & Liz Noble. Over the past two centuries, economists, policy makers, and researchers have aspired to “harden” social science. A lot of progress has been made: using randomized, controlled experiments; making “evidence-based” decisions; and generating rigorous data. At the same time, there are limitations to how far the field can go towards becoming a “true science” which involves generalizability, replicability, and prediction.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Universities Governance 94

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Click here to download accompanying slides. Increasingly, people of color are becoming leaders of national community development organizations. When they do so, they face not only the challenge of taking the helm in historically white-led organizations, but the challenge of leading in times when more is demanded of leaders. What strategies are being used to address these challenges?

Leadership 91

Leadership Community Development Associations Nonprofits 91

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

By Alex Daniels. Architect of the Capitol. Lack of a decisive victory for either party means that nonprofits could have a stronger chance of getting legislation they care about moving, including extending access to the charitable deduction to more Americans.

Nonprofits 94

Nonprofits 94

NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

You might be seeing effects of the Great Resignation at your organization and tighter budgets due to economic inflation. If so, your approach to technology training can impact employee satisfaction and efficiency as well as staff turnover. Here are two things to consider.

Technology 102

Technology Nonprofits 102

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Nonprofits have been leaders in building sustainability for generations. Nonprofits can be the catalysts for the systemic change in consciousness we so desperately need by advocating for a community-benefit approach in our economic system. The post Nonprofits Have Been Right All Along: Community Benefit Models Can Solve Our Toughest Environmental Challenges appeared first on Blue Avocado.

Environmental 92

Environmental Nonprofits Governance Culture 92

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

This article is part of Community Strategies for Systemic Change, a series co-produced by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and NPQ. In the series, urban and rural grassroots leaders from across the United States share how their communities are developing and implementing strategies—grounded in local places, cultures, and histories—to shift power and achieve systemic change.

Food 90

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 90

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

By Terri Lynn Helge. Eric Risberg, AP The state has signed off on rebranding the San Francisco law school. The lawsuit cites an 1878 agreement with the state of California to create and fund the law school, which promised Hastings’ heirs $100,000, plus interest, should the school ever “cease to exist.

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Law 91

NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Charity Navigator, the largest independent charity evaluator, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a hybrid event that will raise money for highly rated charities.

Education 102

Education Education Fundraising Fundraising 102

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Article In Brief: The Problem: Nonprofits have long known the value of building community, but our voices have been ignored or devalued. Now we are learning that valuing private profit over community has brought us to the edge of extinction. Why it Happens: Our existing economic structure is designed to reward profit-seeking and to devalue […].

Environmental 91

Environmental Values Nonprofits Culture 91

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

By Melissa Stevens & Greg Tananbaum. A few weeks after the WHO declared the COVID-19 pandemic, Eric Braverman of Schmidt Futures and Dr. Harvey V. Fineberg of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation penned an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle, lamenting philanthropy’s inability to join forces to amplify and expedite impact. “Fourth-grade soccer teams with phone trees have more effective lines of communication than we do,” they wrote: “Even the largest philanthropies

Philanthropy 88

Philanthropy Collaborations Sociology Foundations 88

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

By Sara Herschander Troubling economic signs, including high inflation, have clouded the outlook for nonprofits just at the moment when many organizations are entering their most important period for raising money.

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Nonprofits 91