Clairification

MARCH 11, 2024

The heart, not the head. People do not give to the most urgent needs, but rather they support causes that mean something to them.” They begin their study from the widely-accepted premise that charities exist primarily to help needy people and the desire to meet needs is a key criterion in the selection of charitable beneficiaries.

Philanthropy 108

Philanthropy Universities Psychology Values 108

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2024

When people’s need for social connection isn’t met, that feeling can turn serious, with potentially devastating consequences for their emotional and physical health as they spiral into isolation. According to Nobel, “The spiral is what takes people to the excessive levels of loneliness.”

Public and Social Policy 125

Public and Social Policy Sociology Health Medical 125

NonProfit Leadership Center

MAY 18, 2023

Building communities is the heart of what we do. I look forward to seeing his vision come to life as he leads this organization forward in its next chapter, with people and purpose at the center of everything.” Today, the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s (NLC) board of directors announced that Charles (Charlie) D.

Nonprofit Leadership 264

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Universities Nonprofits 264

Selfish Giving

JUNE 1, 2022

I have a rule I've been teaching people during my coaching sessions that you shouldn't email a prospect unless you have. However, sometimes people just want to send that cold email to see what happens. It's like pulling the lever on a slot machine - it's irresistible for some people! ?? Why people hated (HATED!)

Food 130

Food Values Associations Marketing 130

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

There are two parts to thanking donors: Connecting with the donor’s brain by providing a gift receipt and more importantly, touching the donor’s heart by letting them know they are heroes for giving to your organization’s cause. To touch their hearts, you have to make them feel fantastic about giving to your organization.

Public and Nonprofit Management 119

Public and Nonprofit Management Children Food Medical 119

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We lug them into places they don’t belong and realities that don’t align, even if our minds and hearts think they do.  We lug them into places they don’t belong and realities that don’t align, even if our minds and hearts think they do. When If you want to get to know people, share a meal with them. Why Bring bagels?

Leadership 195

Leadership Culture Food Children 195

Amy Eisenstein

JANUARY 20, 2024

I created a concept entitled “Leading from the Heart” which celebrates leaders who change the world by following their heart. I have since used those skills to change the lives of countless people and organizations.

Energy 52

Energy Leadership Fundraising Fundraising 52

NonProfit Leadership Center

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

What is at the heart of this opportunity or challenge? When you prioritize people and quality outcomes over personal ego and foster a culture of continuous improvement, you can inspire others to push boundaries and flourish. In today’s rapidly changing world, being a leader is not about a title or position on an organizational chart.

Construction 130

Construction Leadership Nonprofit Leadership Culture 130

Clairification

APRIL 13, 2023

Early in my career I received a piece of fundraising advice that has stuck with me to this day: People are all people. And what do you do with people if you want to build a relationship? If you take just this one word to heart — PERSONAL — you’ll be leaps and bounds ahead of the competition. You get PERSONAL!

Nonprofits 58

Nonprofits Fundraising Fundraising Marketing 58

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 3, 2024

They invested in colleges that are cooperatives, that teach people how to start businesses that are cooperatives. We are accompanying them with our access to capital, we are accompanying them with our open hearts and minds. View the full webinar here. We know that this region, in the 50s and 60s, was the poorest…region in Spain.

Production 86

Production Management Marketing Marketing 86

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 9, 2023

Your words matter when you’re trying to get people to donate. If you inspire people, you’ll get a gift. If you bore people or confuse them, you won’t. Your words must cut through the noise and land smack-dab in the middle of your reader’s or listener’s heart, inspiring them to give. It’s pretty simple.

Psychology 122

Psychology Homelessness Fundraising Fundraising 122

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MARCH 28, 2024

In the heart of Kansas City, where the pulse of soccer beats strong and the spirit of community runs deep, lies an individual dedicated to Kansas City’s (KC) community. Meet Maigan T. Bridgette , a Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) whose career journey began with a simple desire – to make a difference.

Nonprofit Leadership 190

Nonprofit Leadership Political Science Universities Collaborations 190

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

She was born, as many were, with green hands, green legs, and a little green heart. Back home in the big city, most of her time was still outside, and her green heart flourished. The tendrils and patches of green and earth that had made her, retreated, wilted and disappeared—and her little green heart was forgotten.

Construction 78

Construction Nonprofits 78

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 26, 2024

But can visual art reflecting the natural world prompt people to care about climate change and, even more importantly, take action? The artwork was a large, mixed media piece titled SUMMER HEAT, I and II , which Burko created in response to the deadly heat wave of 2019, which killed over a thousand people in France.

Environmental 97

Environmental Culture Energy Collaborations 97

Jeff Brooks

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Charitable giving is an act of the heart. Often, that connection starts with the stories you tell about the cause, the people, the places and the animals you serve: why you do what you do and why their help is needed and valued. You can’t educate or explain people into giving. Not the what or the how.

Education 98

Education Education Values Activism 98

Amy Eisenstein

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Wouldn’t “opening our hearts and minds to the possibility of other points of view” include not accusing the Israeli government of “war crimes” etc. as “There are many good, smart people who strongly disagree with you” about that? I am kind of scratching my head over here.

Governance 52

Governance 52

Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Consumers are tired of POS, people are having bad experiences, blah blah blah. Remember this: Tell your story from an angle people can understand and relate to, or they'll miss, dismiss, or ignore your point. Did you miss some of them? 4 Key Insights from ACCP's Annual CSR Survey ? What Makes a Good Partnership Program? Let's face it.

Marketing 130

Marketing Marketing Children Universities 130

Clairification

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Because as we approach what I call the “Grateful for Blessings Holidays” (emotional trigger) and the end of the calendar year (financial/tax trigger), people naturally turn their thoughts toward generosity and philanthropic giving. This is the magic season for fundraising. Show them how to make a difference. There’s lots to get curious about!

Nonprofits 67

Nonprofits Production Fundraising Fundraising 67

Jeff Brooks

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Of course you don't want to send irrelevant, money-wasting mail to people who aren't interested and unlikely to give. But in your heart, you need to believe that asking is good. When you feel these truths in your heart, you are a fundraiser. That's what smart segmentation is about. Donors love to donate. Giving feels good.

Fundraising 96

Fundraising Fundraising Communication 96

Jeff Brooks

JUNE 20, 2023

Suppose you’re writing a newsletter for a nonprofit hospital, and it includes a story about a fellow who suffered a serious heart attack riding his bike. Some donor newsletters would headline that story like this: Brian survived a heart attack, thanks to you That’s perfectly factual. People and relationships. Action verbs.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits 52

Clairification

DECEMBER 12, 2022

How love, not money, is at the heart of all philanthropy ( philos /love + anthro /humanity). They are things people think about with their brain, not their heart. Are you thinking “ It’s the most wonderful time of the year. ” Oh, dear. It’s not just about the money. How you love your supporters.

Fundraising 123

Fundraising Fundraising Philanthropy Activism 123

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 4, 2024

Standing in the future, we can look back and see that one of the things we had to collectively affirm is that we are done with calling people out. Calling out leads to cancel culture; cancel culture is ineffective and divides us further. We’ve all experienced this resistance. Yes, we really mean no matter what.

Sociology 107

Sociology Culture Activism Values 107

Fundraising Leadership

AUGUST 11, 2023

It broke my dad’s heart,” Lim says. Graduating high school in 2004, Lim was homecoming queen, a feat she says grew from her people-pleasing tendencies as a survivor of domestic violence, anorexia, and anxiety. Lim, the artist known as MILCK, seen here in a performance at NPR. It is evolution and growth in a beautiful way.”

Activism 98

Activism Medical Law Collaborations 98

Anedot

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

SAN RAFAEL, CA, November 3, 2022 – Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) announces a final call for nominations for the 30th Annual Heart of Marin Awards. Heart of Marin recognizes and honors Marin County’s outstanding nonprofit organizations and the people who serve them. 30 th Annual Heart of Marin.

Nonprofit Leadership 52

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Volunteerism Volunteerism 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Beginning in the 1950s and 1960s, poor communities and people of color stood up to the federal government and the excesses of urban renewal , which had bulldozed many poor communities, especially communities of color. Image credit: coffeekai on istock.com Community is one of humanity’s great achievements.

Community Development 117

Community Development Public and Social Policy Governance Production 117

The NonProfit Times

MAY 10, 2024

However, statistical reporting needs to be balanced by stories that tug at the heart in ways young people can relate. The estimated 70 million Americans who belong to Generation Z show a promising commitment to the values of giving and generosity. Encouragingly, one-third of Gen Zers expect to increase giving during the coming year.

Participation and motivation 59

Participation and motivation Retail Volunteerism Volunteerism 59

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MAY 8, 2023

Our 2023 Catalyst Award Winners, Mike Mosby and Playback Memphis With over 5,000 registered nonprofit organizations, Memphis is filled with passionate people working to create positive change. Their core programming, aptly named Memphis Matters, is for the people by the people.

Nonprofit Organizations 119

Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofits 119

Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

It takes an entrepreneurial heart to start a nonprofit, fundraising and marketing skills to grow it, and leadership skills to manage it. It takes an entrepreneurial heart to start a nonprofit, fundraising and marketing skills to grow it, and leadership skills to manage it. Heart-warming human-interest stories.

Fundraising 116

Fundraising Fundraising Food Activism 116

Jeff Brooks

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

and still fail because it's not relevant to the people you're talking to. and still fail because it's not relevant to the people you're talking to. You're talking to the wrong people. The people who work there are experts. Here's how the book puts it: To be relevant, we need to cultivate open-hearted insiders.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Culture 52

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Being in this role has shown me that people know about Peer Power and are willing to lend their voice in support. An organization that serves more than 9,000 students daily, currently employees 350+ young people, and supports 99 classes in 12 high schools, Peer Power is not a secret. How is your board? How is your team receiving you?

Foundations 97

Foundations Education Education Nonprofit Organizations 97

Clairification

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

I’ve noted when we go around the table at my family Thanksgivings, saying what we’re grateful for, most folks respond with people-based answers. I’ve noted when we go around the table at my family Thanksgivings, saying what we’re grateful for, most folks respond with people-based answers.

Poverty 58

Poverty Nonprofits Retention 58

Pam Moore

MARCH 7, 2023

It's about tapping into the heart and soul of your brand and creating a personality that is authentic, memorable, and bold. Instead, it's important to think about tapping into the heart and soul of your brand and creating a personality that is authentic, memorable and bold (maybe even a little “wild”). Brand can inspire.

Leadership 78

Leadership Marketing Marketing Values 78

Pam Moore

MARCH 7, 2023

It's about tapping into the heart and soul of your brand and creating a personality that is authentic, memorable, and bold. Instead, it's important to think about tapping into the heart and soul of your brand and creating a personality that is authentic, memorable and bold (maybe even a little “wild”). Brand can inspire.

Leadership 78

Leadership Collaborations Marketing Marketing 78

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

What Amanda found was a career that allowed her to thrive within the unique HR dichotomy of loving people and respecting the workplace rules designed to help people thrive. We’re excited to introduce our new board member, Amanda McCollum! Amanda has been working in human resources for Adams Keegan for fourteen years.

Non-Profits 105

Non-Profits Nonprofit Administration and Development Medical Culture 105

Women's Non Profit Alliance

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Jennifer Jones’ goal for North Texas Giving Day was to receive $5,000 in donations for her ministry, Hagar’s Heart. I had 2 people go on my behalf. Hagar’s Heart was one of 26 nonprofits, chosen to receive volunteers for helping with their “I See You” Boxes. Hagar’s Heart is now listed in their list of nonprofit businesses.

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Foundations Food Advertising 52

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

01/10: Peculiar People Day. Celebrate those out-of-the-box thinkers and quirky people who make your organization run. 1/31: Inspire Your Heart with Art Day. These writing ideas for January come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. On the Calendar 1/01: New Year’s Day. 1/02: World Introvert Day.

Universities 102

Universities Culture Law Nonprofits 102

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Just speak from the heart : “ There are people (or animals) who need your help. Here in the US, tax deductions are only important to people who itemize and most of your donors don’t. Here in the US, tax deductions are only important to people who itemize and most of your donors don’t. No one cares. Dial for dollars.

Children 130

Children Values Fundraising Fundraising 130