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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

Secretary of Health and Human Service Nancy Brown Chief Executive Officer American Heart Association Under Brown’s leadership as CEO since 2008, the AHA has become a global authority on cardiovascular and brain health as well as overall well-being. She has the roadmap for the nation’s clean energy future.

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Sector Adopting AI, Building Reserves, and Expanding, Survey Shows

NonProfit Quarterly

Based on a survey of 250 nonprofits, including foundations, international NGOs, public charities, higher education institutions, and health and human services organizations, the report states that 44 percent of nonprofits surveyed said they use the technology for forecasting, budgeting, and payment automation.

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How to Restore Community Economies: Reestablishing the Right to Associate

NonProfit Quarterly

Before the Affordable Care Act, it was the only good option for health insurance. Union-owned renewable energy: Imagine a largely immigrant neighborhood near an oil refinery. Many residents work in the energy industry, and large portions of their incomes go back to that industry.

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Amid Heatwaves, a Growing Concern Rises About Data Centers

NonProfit Quarterly

In the Southeast, conditions were so severe that, in late June, the Department of Energy declared a power emergency , allowing Duke Energy Carolinas to temporarily operate certain electric generating units at full capacity to avoid blackouts and maintain grid reliability.

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Beyond fundraising: How building community strengthens nonprofit sustainability

Candid

Strategies for building community Most nonprofits emerge out of a clear community need (think food banks, homeless shelters, health-focused foundations). So it would make sense that engaging the community is a natural way to find the support you need to fundraise.

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How Ignoring Staff Emails Drains Nonprofit Momentum

Bloomerang

Nonprofit boards play a critical role in guiding the organizations they serve, helping steer decisions, ensuring fiscal health, and offering strategic oversight. Nonprofit staff members work tirelessly, often way beyond regular business hours and sometimes on weekends and holidays, sacrificing personal time and energy for the cause.

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Sharing Meals

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In contrast to systems like energy, transportation, or health care, where expertise is more well defined, food expertise tends to be irrefutable, requiring no advanced degree or professional experience. Finally, imagine the food scraps left over in these community members’ kitchens.