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5 Tips for Making Difficult Decisions as a Nonprofit Leader

Nonprofit Fixer

When someone is chosen to lead a for-profit or nonprofit organization, one of the critical factors is their judgment. Leaders are called upon to make smart but often difficult decisions about compliance, resource allocation, management, risk, mission attainment, and more. 5 tips I use when making difficult decisions 1.

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Leveraging AI in Social Work: A Pathway to Empowering Vulnerable Populations

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

With a combination of predictive, descriptive, and prescriptive analytics, AI can identify emerging social issues and inform the development of targeted solutions by analyzing data from various sources like social media, public records, and community forums. milesnla 2024-03-28T15:14:36-05:00 Building Community Through Soccer: Maigan T.

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The Unsung Hero in Fundraising Campaigns Isn’t Raffles—It’s Sweepstakes!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They can also be used by nonprofits large, small, and in between. Whether virtual, in person, or hybrid, raffles are an effective way to raise money for your nonprofit (case in point—the $9,420,506 raffle organizers on Eventgroove have earned for their causes since November 2019). Is a Charity Sweepstakes Right for Your Nonprofit?

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The Transformative Potential of Sabbaticals: What Field Research Reveals

NonProfit Quarterly

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. Note: Society for Human Resource Management.

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Taking Steps Toward Disability Inclusion in China

Stanford Social Innovation Review

percent of the population, China has enacted more than 60 laws and regulations aimed at safeguarding the rights of individuals with disabilities, encompassing those with visual, auditory, linguistic, physical, intellectual, psychological, and multiple disabilities. With 85 million people with disabilities, or 6.5

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

iMarketSmart

2] More than that, the reality of our own death is a serious psychological problem. Examples include, “Would you be willing to consider including us as one of the nonprofit organizations in your will?”[18] If the charity is new or unstable, it might use an established community foundation to manage this fund.) Simple answer.

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The importance of expressing impact and gratitude in fundraising

iMarketSmart

Let’s go back to the first law. In the primal game, giving has an unbreakable law: Giving must be seen by partners who are able and willing to reciprocate. How well do charities manage this hidden impact problem? One study of over half a million donations to a public university gave an answer.[10] They get a request.