NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 21, 2024
To help nonprofits prepare for year-end fundraising and beyond, NonProfit PRO released its inaugural “2024 Nonprofit Fundraising Study.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 24, 2024
The words that philanthropy and nonprofits use can stoke division, particularly in tense moments, a new study finds. Here's how to get your message across and bring people together after the election. By Drew Lindsay Shutterstock The words that philanthropy and nonprofits use can stoke division, particularly in tense moments, a new study finds. Here's how to get your message across and bring people together after the election.
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Joan Garry
OCTOBER 23, 2024
In this blog post, I share personal stories of being on the receiving end of donation requests and the valuable lessons they’ve taught me. From asking for the right amount to understanding the donor’s personal experiences, I offer cautionary tales highlighting common fundraising mistakes and how to avoid them. The post Why I Donated a Portion Of My Salary.
NonProfit Leadership Center
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Is your nonprofit following the crucial policies and best practices to remain in good legal and ethical standing? In this this free on-demand webinar, you’ll explore the shifting landscape of nonprofit compliance and what you need to know and do now. After watching this short session with experts Brooke Bauerle Dawson and Stephanie Smith from Rivero, Gordimer & Company, you will understand: Actions your board should be taking to ensure effective governance and organizational integrity
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 24, 2024
When the board chair and executive are in harmony, everyone benefits. Here's how these two leaders can build a productive relationship.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 22, 2024
To create an equitable economy, grant makers should address the financial and training hurdles that cause so many entrepreneurs to fail. By Sandy Fernandez Courtesy of Sandy Fernandez The author’s uncle, and restaurant, La Gran Parada in Providence, R.I., are an all-too-rare small-business success story. To create an equitable economy, grant makers should address the financial and training hurdles that cause so many entrepreneurs to fail.
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Candid
OCTOBER 24, 2024
It’s ironic: Despite having many more ways to communicate with their constituencies today—through social media, email, webinars, Zoom, and in-person events—many nonprofits still struggle to reach a broad audience. They still rely on external media outlets to help get the word out about their work and raise their profile. But not every nonprofit has a public relations team or a communications or media relations specialist who keeps track of local and national media outlets.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 25, 2024
What's more difficult: raising money or deciding which causes to support? Here's a look at the differences between the two.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Politicalization of the procedure detracts from the urgent need for more funding and research. By Georgeanna Jones Klingensmith Stew Milne, AP Sarah Brown participates in a rally in support of in vitro fertilization treatments outside the Alabama State House in Montgomery. Politicalization of the procedure detracts from the urgent need for more funding and research.
Amy Eisenstein
OCTOBER 24, 2024
The Major Gifts Challenge is back and new and improved. Commit just a few hours each week and you'll be raising major gifts in no time! Watch this video.
Speaker: Radhika Samant and Todd Wuestenberg
Employee recognition has often been deemed a "feel-good" initiative, tied closely to rewards. While we understand its importance, we tend to associate recognition with intangible outcomes like engagement and sentiment, rather than direct impacts on retention and high performance. In today’s workplace, the true ROI of recognition lies in its ability to regenerate tangible, business-driven results.
Candid
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Donors are an important part of any nonprofit’s mission. Yet, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , donor retention rates have been falling since 2020. Nonprofits may need to reimagine their donor engagement strategies to go beyond occasional outreach or standard fundraising appeals and forge relationships that resonate with their values and inspire continued support.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 24, 2024
OneCause unveiled its "Giving Experience Research Study," which revealed increased social giving, Gen Z's philanthropic impact, and more.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 24, 2024
The foundation's decade-long Building Healthy Communities initiative set out to improve health in 14 California regions. It ended up redefining its approach to community change. By Sara Herschander Long Beach Forward A group organized through Long Beach Forward, part of the California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities initiative, joins in the annual Long Beach Martin Luther King Jr.
Amy Eisenstein
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The Major Gifts Challenge is back and new and improved. Commit just a few hours each week and you'll be raising major gifts in no time! Watch this video.
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Stanford Social Innovation Review
OCTOBER 22, 2024
By Stefaan G. Verhulst , Hannah Chafetz & Alex Fischer Asking questions in new and participatory ways can complement advancements in data science and AI while enabling more inclusive and more adaptive democracies.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Imagine someone wants to donate a huge gift, but you’re not entirely sure how to accept it. Here's how a gift acceptance policy can help.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Giving to charity remains a priority among some donors. Here's how your organization can reach out amid campaign noise. By Jie Jenny Zou Getty Images Giving to charity remains a priority among some donors. Here's how your organization can reach out amid campaign noise.
Bloomerang
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Nonprofit boards play a critical role in guiding the organizations they serve, helping steer decisions, ensuring fiscal health, and offering strategic oversight. However, one glaring issue that’s often swept under the rug is the lack of prompt responses to communications from executive directors and nonprofit staff. Emails and important requests from staff frequently go unanswered or receive delayed responses from board members.
Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar “Remaking the Economy: Escaping Corporate Capture.” View the full webinar here. Sara Myklebust: There’s about $6 trillion for just municipal and state public workers in the US in their pensions—in deferred compensation, right? And if you can believe it, that’s actually underfunded from what about 15 million workers need and have been promised for their retirement.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 22, 2024
CrowdChange is an innovative fundraising platform designed to help nonprofits raise more through online events and campaigns. With seamless payment integration, including Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) options, CrowdChange simplifies fundraising while boosting donor impact. The 2024 DAF Fundraising Report revealed that DAF donations increase gift size by 96%, making them a powerful funding source.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 21, 2024
The singer songwriter’s donation to Mountain Ways Foundation will help people who lost their homes to flooding during last month’s hurricane. By Maria Di Mento Derek Cress/Dollywood Parks & Resorts Country music singer and songwriter Dolly Parton announces a $1 million gift to Mountain Ways Foundation, along with a matching $1 million from her businesses, to help residents of eastern Tennessee who lost their homes in the floods that followed Hurricane Helene.
Bloomerang
OCTOBER 25, 2024
PART 2 In Part 1 we looked at results from the recent Generosity Commission Report and how it’s important for you to shift your culture to meet the current moment. Here we’ll get specific with 3 of 6 concrete strategies you can employ to meaningfully speak to the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s constituencies, while also meeting your own. [We’ll look at strategies 4 – 6 in the final installment, Part 3, of this series.
Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader
In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a
Big Duck
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Learn how nonprofit organizations can get better at raising awareness and avoid common problems. Read the article.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Can you relate? Do you. 1) Love nonprofit work but no longer love what you do. 2) Feel like you’ve reached your personal and professional growth limit. 3) Feel tired of the direct report lifestyle and want to be your own boss. 4) Crave more flexibility to spend time with family and friends. 5) Know you have valuable skills and deserve to be paid what you’re worth.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 25, 2024
By M.J. Prest Derek Kilmer for Congress U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer will become a senior vice president of the Rockefeller Foundation with the newly created U.S. Program & Policy team. Also, Keisha Browder will be the first Black CEO of United Way Bay Area, and Local Initiatives Support Corporation has named the inaugural president of LISC Green.
Bloomerang
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Most nonprofits rely on a few annual fundraising events to bring in much-needed donations and to raise awareness for their cause. There are so many forms of fundraising events, from charity runs to fundraising festivals. No matter what event format your nonprofit is considering, you will need to take key event planning steps to make your fundraising event a success.
Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover
The world of work has fundamentally changed. The series of waves that the pandemic began have rippled through the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, the Great Regret, and other eloquent phrases that boil down to the same thing: people aren’t engaged at work or enabled to perform at their best. The truth is that engagement and enablement is more important than ever, but how we do it is the critical differentiator for many organizations.
The NonProfit Times
OCTOBER 22, 2024
FreeWill has acquired GrantAssistant, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform designed to provide nonprofits and international development organizations with a proposal workflow toolkit that streamlines the grant application process. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. GrantAssistant’s full team, located in Washington, D.C. and Lahore, Pakistan, become part of FreeWill, whose employee footprint for the first time will span beyond the United States.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Boost your end-of-year fundraising with our FREE guide featuring expertly crafted letter templates. Designed specifically for nonprofits, this downloadable resource will help you connect with donors, inspire generosity, and close the year strong. Don’t miss out on impactful communication tips to make your year-end campaign unforgettable!
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 21, 2024
A city in India is giving farmers affordable access to cold storage, powered with solar panels, for their crops, which reduces waste and increases sales. By Glenn Gamboa, AP Business Writer AP The success of the cold storage program in Rourkela, India, has been replicated in other Indian cities, and other countries are thinking about starting their own programs.
Candid
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Well-intended, ultra-high net worth (UHNW) individuals are donating large sums of money to fund solutions for some of society’s most challenging problems. Over the past decade, it has become increasingly commonplace for those individuals to make mega gifts to other wealthy and at times famous people who have visibility, access, and power, as opposed to traditional nonprofit organizations that engage in social programming, capacity building, and direct services.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
Is your organization ready to build a recurring giving program that not only sustains but also propels your mission forward? 🚀 In this new webinar with industry visionary Tim Sarrantonio, we’ll guide you through the critical steps to establishing and scaling a successful recurring giving program. Whether you’re starting fresh or enhancing an existing program, this session will provide the strategies you need to deepen donor relationships and secure long-term support!
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