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From Owing to Owning: How Communities Can Control Commercial Land

NonProfit Quarterly

Rationales for Community Ownership While motivations for pursuing community ownership of land vary, there are some common elements. To participate, community members can purchase an ownership share in the enterprise, contingent on completing an eight-hour financial education course. Ownership is through a limited liability company.

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Understanding Wealthy Donors – 3 Truths Every Gift Officer Needs to Know

iMarketSmart

If you enter into these relationships with incorrect or judgmental beliefs and assumptions about wealthy people who want to participate in philanthropy, you’ll be placing additional hurdles between your organization and the biggest gifts these people want to give. So, let’s look at three truths about wealthy potential donors.

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Fundraising Is the Most Transferable and Relevant Skill for Your Life and Your Resume

Nonprofit Fixer

Successful fundraisers develop core leadership skills including: Being vulnerable – Much has been written about how leaders must be vulnerable in order to build trust, alignment, and employee motivation. Our motivations are for the common good and the public interest. Fundraisers know about motivation. They are driven by impact.

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¡Adelante! A Latinx Community Organizes to Generate Community Wealth

NonProfit Quarterly

According to a 2020 report from the National Women’s Law Center, in terms of lifetime income over a 40-year career, that gap costs the average Latina over $1.163 million. Looking to expand and develop a permanent storefront, they participated in the food business course. These are just two of many examples.

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Setting a Co-op Table for Food Justice in Louisville

NonProfit Quarterly

Until 2019, most engaged volunteers were White and motivated by concerns with food justice. A young nonprofit, LACE is also learning to navigate private philanthropy, public funding, and public/private financing, as well as governance and operational matters. A Co-op for Whom?

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How to Make the Ask of a Gift in a Will Less Scary

iMarketSmart

It provides motivation. We’ll be announcing our board participation at the banquet. The motivation isn’t about death. 52] It tested 24 bequest gift descriptions among nearly 10,000 participants. That’s the motivation for the size of the gift. What do we say? The preface makes the ask more comfortable.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Finance / @southwestfdns. Finance / @nysscpa. Nonprofit Management. Planned Giving Primer. Planned Giving Primer.