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Participation and motivation Production Public and Nonprofit Management 
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
It encompasses co-op, community land trust (CLT), mutual , and public housing, and can include a host of new and existing publicly supported models. As such, it involves dealing with the tensions between homeowners and tenants , the influence of money in politics and housing, and the public resistance to higher taxes and fees.
The Killoe Group
APRIL 28, 2025
Peer-to-peer fundraising is a powerful approach for nonprofits. For inspiration, take a look at examples of creative and successful peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns from other nonprofits. Make the most of your participant portal. It gets your constituents more involved with supporting your organization. Level up your emails.
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A New Look At Running Grants & Programs: Why Use A System When You Have Excel?
Interactive Webinar: Recurring Giving Events That Keep on Giving
NonProfit Leadership Center
AUGUST 7, 2023
Tina James Senior Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility, Florida Blue Tina James, the senior manager of corporate social responsibility at Florida Blue, is one of 20 outstanding professionals of color selected to participate in the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s 2023 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship.
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
MAY 23, 2023
In addition to raising necessary funds for your cause, you might host a fundraiser to accomplish the following goals: Raise awareness and educate the public about issues related to animal rights. Animal yoga: Host an animal-themed yoga fundraiser in a local park where participants can exercise with animals eligible for adoption.
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NonProfit Hub
JULY 30, 2020
But one of the most prevalent has been staying motivated at work. When you’re home, working in your pajamas and distractions just too close for you to ignore them, you have to think of new ways to be productive. She manages a team of eight people, and she works hard every day to make sure they each feel heard.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
MAY 6, 2025
Donors combined contributions to relieve over $15 billion dollars in medical debt for almost 10 million people living in the United States, facilitated by a nonprofit called Undue Medical Debt. Another example is The Carbon Collective , creator of an equity fund that invests in publicly traded companies addressing climate change.
Anedot
APRIL 8, 2025
Emergency Assistance & Case Management: Financial and resource support for crises. Public Health & Emergency Preparedness: Addressing community health and safety. Enhance board expansion, participation and training. Ensure adherence to nonprofit regulations and best practices.
Fundraising Coach
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
As a nonprofit professional, you understand the challenges of managing a robust volunteer program. A strong management strategy can combat these issues and make your volunteer program a more positive and productive experience. Invest in volunteer management software. Offer positive, engaging experiences.
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
Nonprofit Recruiting Tips to Attract Top Talents in 2025 Having the right people on board means the world. See how your nonprofit can attract top talent and grow together. alone participated in some kind of volunteering job making it a 25% of the country’s population. In fact, between 2014 and 2015, 62.8
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
MAY 27, 2024
As a dedicated nonprofit professional, you understand the critical role of continuous learning in the field. The nonprofit sector is dynamic, shaped by technological advancements, ever-evolving trends, and shifts in marketing and public relations strategies. This is where nonprofit professional development comes in.
NonProfit Hub
APRIL 22, 2025
When reading feedback about your onboarding practices, focus on these areas: Clear Expectations: Volunteers should have a detailed overview of their roles, responsibilities, and any objectives associated with their participation. They should also understand your nonprofits mission and the campaigns purpose. 10 per hour).
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
By Audrey Phillips , a customer success manager at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Be thoughtful about your campaign pages, goals, and timeline.
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NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Manifesting Love by **DALL-E 3/ **openai.com/dalle Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? Workers deserve to benefit from the productivity gains AI offers.
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
AUGUST 26, 2023
7 Omnichannel Customer Engagement Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations When it comes to nonprofits, engagement is the lifeblood that fuels volunteer participation, donations, and advocacy work. Chapters Why being omnichannel is important? This digital shift was accelerated further by COVID-19.
NonProfit Hub
APRIL 24, 2020
There’s strong competition among nonprofit organizations when it comes to fundraising in the U.S. million tax-exempt nonprofit organizations , and many have to compete for the attention of the public and donations. This proactive approach is often used in infomercials, motivating the audience to buy products again.
Nonprofit Fixer
AUGUST 15, 2023
After 30 years in nonprofit leadership, I’ve come to believe that there is one key skill that can boost your personal and professional success. Even though we don’t talk about it much in the nonprofit sector, fundraisers also require an entrepreneurial mindset. This requires prioritization, management, and dependability.
NonProfit Quarterly
APRIL 5, 2023
The complex is modest, but it houses an estimated 27 primarily immigrant-led small businesses and nonprofits. A nonprofit, the East Portland Community Investment Trust , serves as the owner and lead manager and developer of the property, and for a monthly subscription fee of $10 to $100, nearby residents can become owners themselves.
NonProfit Hub
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
If your nonprofit is just getting started, it’s easy to be daunted by the challenges that arise with fundraising efforts. Believe it or not, your small nonprofit has some advantages over your larger counterparts, one of the most important being your ability to interact with donors on an individual basis.
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Stanford Social Innovation Review
MARCH 5, 2024
Over the past 30 years, it has made substantial improvements in the living conditions and social status of people with disabilities due to rapid economic growth, administrative and legislative actions, and the dedicated efforts of nonprofit organizations that champion the disability community.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
APRIL 27, 2023
In contrast, a 2017 report found that only 5 percent of nonprofits were using artificial intelligence, and only 28 percent of nonprofits were using data for predictive or prescriptive purposes. The public sector isn’t much different. In the private sector, market forces drive investment in data to stay competitive.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
By Greg Fine – a marketing consultant that works to elevate nonprofit marketing impact, revitalize giving campaigns, and bring energy and awareness to nonprofit brands and their mission. Artificial intelligence is simplifying the nonprofit slog work that ties up enormous banks of time and resources. Please cite sources.”
Stanford Social Innovation Review
JUNE 20, 2023
The reasons range from inertia (“we’ve always done it this way”) to questionable motivations (perhaps that employee wellness program isn't actually designed with employee wellness as its primary goal). We publicize our salaries in job listings, of course. Often, culture is simply neglected.
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Bloomerang
APRIL 11, 2023
Your volunteers do a fantastic job in helping your nonprofit turn its dreams for a better community into reality. When your volunteers feel like their contributions are acknowledged and appreciated, they’ll feel much more inclined to continue participating in the future. Let’s dive in to learn more! Ensure your water bottle is durable.
Get Fully Funded
JANUARY 1, 2024
If you’re starting a new nonprofit, you already know that you need to raise money. No two nonprofits are exactly alike. The Challenge of Fundraising Planning for New Nonprofits Established nonprofits have an advantage in planning for fundraising — they can build their fundraising plan based on their numbers from prior years.
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Bloomerang
JUNE 20, 2023
It’s clear that having a comprehensive online fundraising strategy is crucial for modern nonprofits. When your nonprofit uses online fundraising platforms and follows best practices, you can meet your supporters where they are—online—and enable them to give quickly and easily. Set up recurring donations. Share the gifts they’ve made.
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Fundraising Coach
OCTOBER 2, 2022
Volunteers are key to helping nonprofits stay up and running. From donating their time to help out with vital programs and initiatives to lending their professional expertise and skills, volunteers help keep nonprofits on track to complete their goals. Invest in volunteer management software. Make the experience engaging.
Bloomerang
JULY 20, 2023
It’s clear that having a comprehensive online fundraising strategy is crucial for modern nonprofits. When your nonprofit uses online fundraising platforms and follows best practices, you can meet your supporters where they are—online—and enable them to give quickly and easily. Here’s what to expect: What is online fundraising?
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Top Nonprofits
APRIL 16, 2024
If fulfilling your mission and being identified as an employer of choice are priorities for your nonprofit, invest in employee professional development. This guide outlines four tips for nonprofits of all sizes and levels of sophistication to improve their professional development programs. Encourage participation in your program.
Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit
JANUARY 23, 2023
For Nonprofits Who Want to Turn Social Media Followers Into Donors, Supporters, and Advocates. Look for part 1 – What’s next for nonprofits and social media – and Part 2 – Where Should you Be on Social media? I think it’s fantastic when nonprofits want to measure social media success and document their results.
Get Fully Funded
MARCH 16, 2023
As a nonprofit professional, you know how important hosting fundraising events is to both expanding your donor base and retaining existing donors. By giving supporters a way to connect with other like-minded supporters and your nonprofit’s staff, you can facilitate community and deep relationships at these events.
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
JUNE 19, 2023
This shift towards personalized learning fosters student engagement and motivation, resulting in deeper understanding and improved academic outcomes. Social Media Management With their innate understanding of social media platforms , teens can offer social media management services to small businesses.
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Nonprofit Fixer
JULY 23, 2020
Thousands of nonprofits have this challenge every year. This is why organizations need to guide and educate donors and foundations in evaluating nonprofits. Why do we set up our nonprofit sector like this???) By helping funders be more flexible, you are doing the whole nonprofit field a favor. This is bull!
Get Fully Funded
MAY 9, 2024
For the average nonprofit, roughly 80% of all revenue comes from only 20% of its donors—and most of these earnings are major gifts. While your nonprofit likely has an individual or team dedicated solely to moves management and major giving, your marketing efforts can also play a role. Let’s get started!
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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
AUGUST 27, 2023
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) are just two of the many areas that Microsoft Dynamics excels in. This flexible platform equips firms with a single method of handling a wide range of tasks, from accounting and supply chain management to marketing and customer care.
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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
NOVEMBER 25, 2023
This might involve gaining a knowledge of the emotional triggers that lead to people donating money or signing up to volunteer for a nonprofit organization. The search behaviors of your audience will change as social challenges and public interests continue to develop over time.
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Bloomerang
JUNE 19, 2021
As young professionals who have served both as members and staff managers of these groups, Sarah Willey and Corinne Austin will lead you through the research on Next Gen supporters, challenges to anticipate, and steps your organization can take to start a new young friends board from scratch OR to maximize the potential of your existing group.
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NonProfit Quarterly
MARCH 17, 2025
Private equity firms pioneered aggressive strategies, using related entitiesseparate but affiliated companiesto extract wealth through inflated service fees and other nontransparent transactions ( such as converting nonprofit-owned property into leased property and charging inflated lease rates to an affiliated company). trillion (17.6
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Stanford Social Innovation Review
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Temple Foundation connected the CDFIs to the regional nonprofit and financial sector networks that the foundation had developed for more than 60 years since its founding in 1962. The ROC-ET Initiative intentionally attracted two CDFIs pursuing different strategies in order to layer their capital and better manage risk.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
DECEMBER 11, 2024
While the states economy is ranked number 4 in the nation by US News and World Report , the Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration reported a public sector vacancy rate of 23 percent via the Denver Post , with 7,500 state government positions open as of July 19, 2023.
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NonProfit Quarterly
JANUARY 18, 2024
Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? 7 Legislators and regulators often allocate public dollars for clean energy technologies through partial incentives, rebates, or tax incentives.
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NonProfit Quarterly
JULY 19, 2023
“RULER OF THE EARTH” BY YUET-LAM TSANG Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” How do social movements come to make the language of economic systems change their own? Nonprofits often play quasi-governmental roles.
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Image: “In Communication with the Sun” by Renée Laprise Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2024 issue, “Supporting the Youth Climate Justice Movement.” For some other activists, personal experiences have been a powerful fount of education and motivation.
NonProfit Quarterly
JANUARY 10, 2023
The resulting public health response is to “close the gap” and aim to level the rates of Black maternal and infant outcomes to match those of the white population. We are clear that the maternal and infant health crises in this country are not only problems of disparate outcomes but also of inequitable options.
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NonProfit Quarterly
AUGUST 9, 2023
The Center for Biological Diversity: Learning the Limits of Reform Strategies The Center for Biological Diversity is a national nonprofit conservation organization that believes that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature and to a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. 3 Below, we share each of our organizational stories.
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