Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

By Scot Chisholm , CEO and Co-founder of Classy ––a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. That’s partly because underlying trends that have been driving the nonprofit sector for years have completely changed.

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The Charity CFO

AUGUST 15, 2023

The nonprofit sector is full of rewarding and impactful careers because it plays a crucial role in addressing various social, environmental, and humanitarian challenges. In this section, we will debunk the three most common nonprofit accounting myths. Ready to dive deep into this exciting realm?

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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

So, we need to be advancing visionary uses of that money at the local and state level, saying: “Now that we have retrofit money, how do we actually use that for the most comprehensive example of a transformed school that’s going to ensure that students, teachers, and communities are cared for?” It’s all carrots, very few sticks.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Note: See all the Best Nonprofits To Work For stories in the 4/1 digital edition … [link] ** There are some surprises in the data from 2023 for this year’s The NonProfit Times ’ “Best Nonprofits To Work For.” Offices were shuttered and work from home setups proliferated. Stress soared.

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MNA Association

DECEMBER 5, 2023

At the heart of a successful nonprofit organization lies a well-developed human resources (HR) strategy. One of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of HR professionals working in the nonprofit sector is the HR assessment. Understanding the Unique World of Nonprofits Nonprofit organizations operate in a unique environment.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

India’s fragrant spices, cornucopia of foods, and breathtaking biodiversity compelled despots and discoverers alike to traverse its mystical landscapes, from the mighty Himalayas to the valiant Deccan. While Gandhi is revered as the father of this nation, it is loved across generations as Mother India.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

AUGUST 4, 2021

Early in my nonprofit career, I learned that the job of a fundraising professional was securing resources to achieve a financial goal that would serve my employer. Guest Post by Rachel D’Souza-Siebert, MPPA. I had a responsibility to use whatever was at my disposal to build (less than) transformational relationships with donors.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The world is currently in an energy transition. The European Commission, in particular, is targeting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% in the continent’s manufacturing and transport sectors before 2030. This makes natural gas and liquefied natural gas instrumental to the success of this energy transition.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 12, 2024

Image credit: Christopher Jolly on Unsplash With publisher permission, this article was adapted from a more extensive journal article, “ Recover, Explore, Practice: The Transformative Potential of Sabbaticals , ” published in December 2023 by the Academy of Management Discoveries. Today, sabbaticals have spread broadly.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2023

This article is, with publisher permission, adapted from a more extensive journal article, “ A Tax Credit Proposal for Profit Moderation and Social Mission Maximization in Long-Term Residential Care Businesses ” published last year by Nonprofit Policy Forum. Fortunately, existing policy tools can address this.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 3, 2024

Nonprofits have limited resources and, as such, need to focus on sustainability. From fundraisers to mission-related programs, what can you do to make your nonprofit self-sustaining long-term? This might include your technology, communication practices, how a new program is performing, or anything else.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

At this uncertain time, as the potential use-cases of generative AI begin to become apparent, there are at least 10 things that funders can do to help the existing field of tech-related nonprofits—and society at large—better prepare. By Kelly Born Until recently, the arrival of generative artificial intelligence seemed farther in the future.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 22, 2022

We need only look at the past half century of Black-led movements to see how civil rights, labor, and community-based activists and organizers for Black liberation have contributed to multiracial democracy in the US. Philanthropy comes in many forms. It also encourages me to rethink the definition of philanthropy itself.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

“OF THE WIND” BY CARLA JAY HARRIS/ WWW.LUISDEJESUS.COM/ARTISTS/CARLA-JAY-HARRIS Editors’ note: This article is from NPQ ’s spring 2023 issue, “The Space Beyond: Building the Way.” Click here to download this article as it appears in the magazine, with accompanying artwork. We are tasked with fighting for short- and long-term goals in tandem.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

We had to be honest about what the government’s efforts to eliminate the sector entirely through a massive shutdown of NGOs had achieved: The third sector of Nicaragua had collapsed. To reach the communities we serve, collaboration between sectors was not only ideal but essential. The Pitfalls of Government Support.

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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

This article profiles three organizations from which we hail—the Center for Biological Diversity, Marbleseed (formerly the Midwest Organic Sustainable Education Service), and Wellspring Cooperative—that have grown to focus on addressing the many social, political, economic, and environmental ills that are a direct outcome of capitalism.

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 6, 2022

Why is it so hard for nonprofits to find the help they need? From choosing a fundraising software to getting financial advice to finding a grant writer, nonprofits struggle to find good help. So how did a former VP at Goldman Sachs end up serving nonprofits? A Modern Nonprofit Podcast. Thanks for watching.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

I’ve had the privilege of volunteering and sitting on over 10 nonprofit boards as a member of my community. As I’ve transitioned into becoming a nonprofit professional the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to assemble a board of my own—well, two actually. Help your board help you. The power of recruitment.

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EveryAction

MAY 23, 2016

As someone who has jumped from the corporate world to the nonprofit sector and back again, I’ve learned a lot about the nuances of both, especially in terms of the all-important first interview. Why, then, do people move into the third sector? What nonprofits are known for. Why we consider making the switch.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Every couple of decades, a new era ushers in a new set of ideas, principles and practices that affect how the nonprofit sector functions.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Nonprofit organizations are often pressed to do more with less. Actually, 18% of nonprofits cite having a small staff (or staff transitions) as the greatest challenge they encounter. . Leverage nonprofit-specific development resources. . One such way is through professional development programs. . Let’s get started. .

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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Too often in groups like the ones we come from—groups fighting for social, racial, and economic justice—we resign ourselves to structural losses without even deigning to fight in the policy arena. Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream. The tides were turning.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

This is the second part of a two-part article exploring a potential career transition to a nonprofit position. In the previous segment , overall large picture differences between for-profit and nonprofit were discussed, with the seasoned executive in mind. Besides the board, what about those who are employees?

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 11, 2016

Denise McMahan is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub, and is the founder and publisher of CausePlanet.org where nonprofit leaders devour Page to Practice™ book summaries, author interviews and sticky applications from the must-read books they recommend. _. Intro to the Matrix Map. Check out a sample of the matrix map.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 13, 2023

For more than a decade , the question of how to channel more assistance to recipient country entities has—albeit with some remaining questions about what constitutes locally led and how to actually fund them—become more or less standard. In the field of international development, however, such initiatives are not so new.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! Nonprofit technology, and more! 2015 - 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar. Nonprofit Leadership Alliance / Houston, TX / $250. Fundraising.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

So if you have to leave early, or maybe you get interrupted, or you’re working from home and a toddler barges in, which may happen to me here in a minute, don’t worry, we will get all that good stuff to you later on this afternoon. So just be on the lookout for an email from me with all those goodies. . Steven: Nice.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Whether you are new to grants, and re-evaluating how your organization seeks out grant funding, Rachel Werner will go through what you need to know to become more grant ready. We’re here to talk about how to build a better grant strategy in this post-COVID, to the extent that we are post-COVID world. Rachel, how are you doing?

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 12, 2024

By Kelly Fitzsimmons Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving and reshaping how people and organizations think and behave, across many sectors and around the world. Nonprofit organizations, however, have been less involved in this moment of technological innovation. To some degree, this makes sense.

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