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Using ‘Purple Glasses’ to Achieve Gender Equity in Mexico

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Some years ago, we participated in an activity aimed at raising awareness of gender bias among hiring managers. Only Paty, Lumi, and one other woman in the group agreed that there was gender inequity, and the other participants were astonished that the three of us aligned against their view.

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5 Ways to Use Your Smartphone for Social Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Registering for a charity walk, bike, or run just takes a few minutes and participants can do it right from their phones. Make it incredibly easy for participants to sign up for your next charity event by making sure your event registration page is mobile friendly and easy to find. 5) Register to vote or call your local representative.

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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.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

This blog aims to examine these challenges and offer all nonprofits leaders methods to increase diversity and BIPOC participation in their organizations. Review and update the organization’s policies and practices to ensure that they are fair and inclusive for all members of the community.

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25 Must-Know Global Trends in Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

7) Within the last 12 months, 51% of donors worldwide have participated in a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. 12) 91% of donors say that positive emotions, such as hope and empathy, are the motivating factors behind their giving. Smart-home assistants such as the Amazon Echo also have promise. Only 9% say anger and sadness.

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6 Things Your Donors Don’t Care About (That You Assumed They Did)

iMarketSmart

One fundraising experiment in the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy gave one group of donors positive financial reports documenting a charity’s efficiency while another group of donors did not receive this information. The point is, that’s not the sort of thing that motivates donors to give, especially major donors.

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Webinar: The Procrastinator's Guide to 2010 Year End Fundraising

Care2

Participants will learn the most successful fundraising strategies including: * Optimize your donation page! Create compelling, holiday-themed fundraising campaigns that motivate web visitors to make a donation on your website right now. Easy fixes you can make to your donation page, so that donors complete the donation process.