NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 17, 2023

For many nonprofits, volunteers act as a crucial heartbeat, providing invaluable skills, support and capacity to strengthen organizations and communities. Use Sara’s top three tips for effective volunteer evaluation to help your nonprofit thrive for others, through others. How to Evaluate Your Nonprofit’s Volunteer Program 1.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

APRIL 15, 2024

At the organizational level, well-being extends beyond the health and happiness of an individual to the collective state of all individuals within the organization, influenced by the work environment and culture. We’re hearing directly from the employees themselves. It’s not an HR officer telling us how they think employees feel.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 14, 2023

What is the secret to nonprofit success? According to Ernest Hooper, renowned storyteller and nonprofit leader in Tampa Bay, it’s collaboration and shared knowledge. As nonprofits continue to emerge from a challenging few years, the Nonprofit Leadership Conference is like a charging station for the nonprofit sector.

Nonprofit Leadership 130

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JANUARY 8, 2024

Risks of Tech Implementation How many risks can you think of when purchasing new nonprofit technology? It may also be devastating to a nonprofit leader if a large investment in a new technology fell short of expectations. Who will need access? Can it be managed in-house ? Many nonprofits develop their processes organically.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Image credit: skyNext on istock.com “We have observed a disconcerting pattern where Black women leaders are vacating their roles, with some leaving the non-profit sector altogether, citing hostility toward their leadership, strain on their health and well-being, unfair job expectations, and limited opportunities for career progression” (3).

Leadership 144

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NonProfit Leadership Center

MARCH 6, 2023

Here at the Nonprofit Leadership Center, we believe spring is the perfect time to make plans for your personal and professional development. April 2023 Level Up Your Leadership: How to Become the Leader Everyone Wants to Follow — April 4 Are leaders born, or is leadership something you can learn? REGISTER NEW!

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With a thoughtful donor prospecting strategy and well-crafted appeals, you’re already well on your way to generating the support your nonprofit needs for its beneficiaries. And that’s alright—there are many reasons why an individual might not want to donate money to your nonprofit. Let’s get started! What are in-kind donations?

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 9, 2023

In some cases, particularly nonprofit organizations, simply do not have the financial means to pay their interns. Over the past couple of years, the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance helped to make these unpaid internships more accessible by offering the Career Development Award. Trust the volunteers (as appropriate).

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JANUARY 16, 2024

Emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are making waves in the nonprofit sector, and for good reason. These tools hold the potential to help nonprofit organizations do a lot of good in their communities, as they can be used for everything from taking notes in meetings to identifying new donor prospects. More on this later.)

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 15, 2023

from Pixabay Race plays an outsized role in how people experience leadership, with White leaders widely considered to be the norm. 1] In spite of the salience of race in the experience of leadership, there is not much study of the Black leadership experience. Image Credit: Van3ssa ?

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 17, 2023

Writing effective nonprofit thank you notes is equal parts art and science. You must rely on the data you’ve collected about your donors and personalize letters with specific donor information to add a genuine touch. The person may have had a personal connection with your cause or a long-time relationship with your nonprofit.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Dicks Reading Time: 5 minutes You may be wondering why agility in the nonprofit sector is something worth discussing. Barrier #1: SELF As a nonprofit leader, do you struggle with change? If your nonprofit is smaller, your staff is taking your lead and also taking on your personality.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 9, 2024

Image credit: Yermine Richardson/ www.popcaribe.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s spring 2024 issue, “‘Stop Drowning Us, and Stop Making Us Disappear’: A Critical Report on the State of Black Woman Leadership.” 7 One study respondent said, “[Black women] are not doing well.”

Race and Ethnicity 96

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Nonprofit Fixer

MAY 2, 2024

In all my years of nonprofit leadership and management, I have searched for simple tools that get solid results. When you find a management tool or practice that works consistently and is easy to employ, it becomes a power go-to practice. Nonprofit leaders are hired to get results. Please explain this gap.”

Management 111

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

People in leadership are finding their roles untenable, claiming it is “impossible” to execute campaigns or saying they are in organizations that are “stuck.”. People in leadership are finding their roles untenable, claiming it is “impossible” to execute campaigns or saying they are in organizations that are “stuck.”.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 4, 2023

By Gail Christopher & Deepa Iyer Across sectors, organizations in the United States have long placed barriers between women of color and leadership positions. When they do attain leadership roles, challenges persist; the intersectional threats posed by patterns of misogyny and racism intensify, rather than lessen.

Leadership 117

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 19, 2024

That’s why choosing an integrated union management software solution is essential to your union’s success. Let’s go over how to streamline your operations, improve your management tactics, and provide results to your members with the help of the right software solution. Reduce human error. Keep comprehensive records.

Management 99

Management Leadership Collaborations Technology 99

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Institutions, hierarchies, and forms of leadership rooted in Western colonial ideology are failing, being renegotiated, and getting deconstructed—even in the face of intense backlash. Our leadership, needed now more than ever, is being tested like never before. We are tasked with fighting for short- and long-term goals in tandem.

Leadership 95

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Affnetz

MARCH 14, 2024

Introduction: In today’s fast-paced world, nonprofits are constantly seeking innovative solutions to streamline their operations and amplify their impact. Traditionally, organizations have turned to established CRM ( Customer Relationship Management ) platforms like Salesforce to address these needs.

Nonprofits 130

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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 1, 2023

Incoming BIPOC leaders, in particular, are questioning how we reconcile commitments to dismantle oppressive systems externally while practicing a highly individualistic and heroic notion of organizational leadership internally. As Dax-Devlon Ross wrote in “ When Blackness is Centered, Everybody Wins ,” “We want to try something different.

Leadership 68

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Nonprofit Fixer

APRIL 22, 2024

As a nonprofit leader, the day-to-day can start to feel like a slog. Between board meetings and fundraisers and staff management, it’s easy to forget why we’re working so hard (hint: to change the world!). So, I invite you to take a step back and reconnect with your purpose with 40 inspiring quotes for nonprofit leaders.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2023

As we enter 2023, we’ve compiled a list of nonprofit books from Candid’s free digital library that can help inspire your nonprofit’s New Year’s resolutions. Become a catalyst for innovation at your nonprofit. Here are several nonprofit books to help you begin breaking new ground at your organization this year. .

Public and Nonprofit Management 111

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 15, 2022

In response to research that shows nearly 1 in 3 nonprofits lack any professionals of color on their boards (BoardSource) and to foster more inclusive and equitable communities, the Nonprofit Leadership Center launched the Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship in 2021. Meet the 2022 Fellows.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Unfortunately, 50% of nonprofits do not know how data can support their work, and 31% do not know what to do with this information. Donorbox defines KPIs as “a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a nonprofit (or another type of organization) is achieving its key organizational objectives.”

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 22, 2024

How does your nonprofit make strategic decisions? Additionally, leaders can use data to tell the story of their organizations, giving you a better overall picture of the state of your nonprofit. Learn more about using data for decision-making in your nonprofit in this complete guide. What Does Nonprofit Data Look Like?

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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 7, 2023

And it is leadership that triggers this essential evolution. The Need for Different Leadership In 2021, when the Kaiser Family Foundation looked at how people fare across 27 key health measures , they found that Black, Hispanic, and Native Americans fared worse than their White counterparts in most areas due to chronic underfunding.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

mid-south nonprofit conference announces keynote speaker Xavier Ramey, one of the most respected voices in the DEI space, will deliver the keynote address for the 2023 Mid-South Nonprofit Conference. We are also happy to announce that the Nonprofit Catalyst Awards returns and will be held in-person for the first time!

Public and Social Policy 89

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As a small nonprofit organizer, you want to do more good work. How do you do more and grow your nonprofit without a fleet of minions? The better you know them, the more good work your nonprofit can do. It may even be how your nonprofit has been building its contact list already. With data.

Education 116

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

However, if public officials are to effectively address our biggest global concerns—while also managing local challenges and the interplay between the two—they’ll need to expand their skill set to include “problem-solving capabilities.” Consider the climate crisis. Or take the ongoing global migration wave.

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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? Nonprofit employees often put in long hours, wear many hats, and are tasked with doing more with fewer resources than for-profit organizations.

Retention 62

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Image credit: Matt Briney on unsplash.com This is the second article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America, coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ). And it has made all the difference in avoiding displacement.

Community Development 107

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Selfish Giving

JULY 19, 2023

Collect them when interviewing partners for case studies - then post them on your partnership web page.? Publish thought leadership content. Publish content that shows partners and prospects that you are experts in sales, account management, marketing, and social impact and responsibility. Here are seven suggestions.

Food 130

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Reading Time: 7 minutes. In today’s world, we know that self-development and self-care are essential, and impact both our personal and professional lives. But what do you do after completing your continued education courses and your self-care spa days are over? If this description sounds a bit vague to you, that’s understandable.

Values 147

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Candid

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

There are also questions about whether an organization’s history or future should play a role in the definition, or whether the communities an organization serves should be considered part of what “BIPOC leadership” means. Part of the reason for this is that you will not only need to decide what roles count as “leadership roles” (e.g.,

Leadership 98

Leadership Collaborations Management Nonprofits 98

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 26, 2022

One way to learn about your supporters is by collecting data. Use tools such as your nonprofit’s donor management software and online giving platform to collect basic information about your donors, such as their contact information and donation history. How do you do that? Interests or hobbies. Active readers?

Participation and motivation 147

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Its compelling aim promises to empower nonprofits to share vital information about their organizations, one time, on their Candid profile, where it can be accessed and re-used by all to reduce the inefficiency and reporting burdens faced when applying for funding.

Public and Nonprofit Management 105

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In my four decades as a senior fundraising executive, part-time consultant, and nonprofit CEO, I have worked with (or served on) 20 nonprofit boards. Having been the only one in my business school class who chose a career in the nonprofit sector, I was able to use my MBA training to lead change and turnarounds.

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