Selfish Giving

JUNE 29, 2022

Since it's difficult to tie many nonprofit/for-profit partnerships to an actual boost in sales for the corporate partner (we all struggle showing this, right?), If so, can nonprofits learn from how stadiums market naming rights opportunities to corporations? What perks do companies get when they partner with your nonprofit?

Marketing 130

Marketing Marketing Public and Nonprofit Management Advertising 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

AI is poised to alter everything from how customer service questions get answered to diagnosing cancer. Here we will skip the false precision of predicting exactly how many jobs will be dislocated and instead focus on how we can envision and incentivize the beneficial impacts of AI for both workers and society.

Curriculum and Teaching 91

Curriculum and Teaching Healthcare Civil Society Technology 91

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 31, 2023

By Carmen Rojas We are living in messy times. Many of us are seeking to make sense of our role in disentangling the relationship between wealth and power, redistributing resources for the fights for justice ahead, and repairing generations of harm caused by the institutions we now lead.

Philanthropy 107

Philanthropy Foundations Governance Universities 107

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 9, 2023

After the murder of George Floyd ignited nationwide protests, many of us were hopeful that we would see progress. And rather quickly—we did. We saw unprecedented corporate and philanthropic commitments to racial justice initiatives. The last three years have only exacerbated this unsustainable dynamic.

Philanthropy 97

Philanthropy Non-Profits Culture Leadership 97

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

We sat down with clinician and advocate Rebecca Weston to talk about climate psychology, movement journalism, and the responsibility of journalists and clinicians to connect to the emotional impacts of the climate crisis. What is climate psychology? He talks a lot about what is a witnessing professional.

Psychology 128

Psychology Health Activism Public and Social Policy 128

Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2022

It’s also likely not news to you that people are discouraged and that so many of us are wondering whether it’s worth it to work toward and hope for a better future. What’s interesting are the questions and the sharp inhale that his tweet prompts: Where is Bill Gates going with this? But what is he going to do?

Foundations 109

Foundations Nonprofits Retention Health 109

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 25, 2023

Because what lies behind this “pay your dues” ethic is a very different logic, namely pay to play —an inherently elitist system that makes entry into the field of the arts exceedingly difficult for anyone who doesn’t already derive their financial security from other sources. Alas, it is just as mythical.

Culture 98

Culture Ethics Leadership Children 98

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 9, 2023

Understanding how the game is being played on Facebook and Instagram We all try to grab the attention of the audience on Facebook or Instagram. Great content isn’t enough, but understanding the algorithm and how the game is being played is! Today we use Instagram to express ourselves through images.

Activism 98

Activism Values Marketing Marketing 98

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 19, 2023

Javier Torres-Campos discuss how to bridge to and cultivate the world we want. Javier, Darren brought you up at a roundtable we had back in December. We convened this group of about 25 really brilliant folks in Martha’s Vineyard. This is what winning looks like. And I’d love to go into that.

Leadership 107

Leadership Culture Philanthropy Values 107

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JUNE 4, 2020

Yet my responses to “How are you doing?” have ranged from “Slightly better than numb” to “Stop killing us.” What became important, in my awkward days of silence, was that nonprofits are in a unique position to offer help, healing, and hope. Image: Unsplash by munshots. My nonprofit wanted to put out a statement.

Children 131

Children Law Collaborations Philanthropy 131

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Image Credit: Oladimeji Odunsi on unsplash.com How do you support development across the food system in a way that builds community ownership and power for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities? This is a question that a group of food system activists of color have come together to address. This work is worth supporting.

Food 115

Food Finance Community Development Culture 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

We are living in a new gilded age. As close observers of the world of family giving, we are convinced this is an historic moment for families and the future of philanthropy as well. Change is possible, but first, we must grapple with some hard questions our field has traditionally left unanswered. Globalization.

Philanthropy 113

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 113

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 13, 2023

Image Credit: Magda Ehlers on pexels.com Our mental health is directly related to our social position, values, and proximity to power—which all impact how we exist. Several mental healthcare initiatives are approaching care by mobilizing those experiencing eco-anxiety to channel their emotions toward climate action.

Healthcare 90

Healthcare Health Environmental Psychology 90

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 26, 2023

How Do Hospitals Manage and Protect Patient Data? What are hospitals doing to prevent it from getting stolen or misused? That’s how we know the overwhelming majority happen due to hacking and social engineering. Criminals use personal health information or PHI for different nefarious purposes.

Management 52

Management Healthcare Medical Associations 52

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 27, 2023

How to Engage Readers in Narrative Writing Crafting a captivating story isn’t as simple as linking words. Writers have the power to move people intellectually and emotionally, but how can they captivate an audience with their words? It’s an art form that requires skill and talent to evoke emotion from your readers.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Activism Communication Marketing 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

By enabling and facilitating such activities, we tried to achieve impact without imposition. Another is to use the Global South to extract data to create knowledge, with both data and knowledge likely ending up locked up in universities or behind paywalls, with harmful consequences for the communities that should own the data.

Entrepreneurship 71

Entrepreneurship Public and Social Policy Civil Society Collaborations 71

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 11, 2023

My parents immigrated to the US from India in the 1980s, and Indian American is the identity I hold most strongly. What do you mean?” I just mean you can choose how you want to identify. We can note whatever categorization feels right to you.” “Oh!” Asian,” I said automatically. Are you sure?” I shrugged.

Health 98

Health Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Public and Social Policy 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The geography of Hopi society remains isolated from the fast-paced movement of urban life, placing us in our own microcosm of change and evolution, both ecologically and socially. “DANCERS AT VALLE DE ORO” BY CHIP THOMAS/JETSONORAMA.NET. Click here to download this article as it appears in the magazine, with accompanying artwork.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Food Children Culture 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

In this conversation between Cyndi Suarez, NPQ ’s president and editor in chief, and Isabelle Leighton, executive director of Donors of Color Network and former founding director of Equality Fund, the two leaders discuss how to move the philanthropic sector toward racial and social justice. It looks different. It’s not institutional.

Philanthropy 99

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Foundations 99

iMarketSmart

OCTOBER 26, 2022

What is the number one fundraising enemy standing in the way of that happening? Before we answer, let’s be clear on why this is so important. Whether or not your administrators stand in the way of the most effective major gifts fundraising methods, it’s the thinking and belief systems that we need to be aware of.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits 52

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 24, 2022

When it comes to asking for donations, most of us head for the hills. And we might not have a great answer. We don’t convince donors. We help them realize that they already care. The question simply becomes how much to ask for. How do you get to that point? What do they care about? Practice your ask.

Environmental 61

Environmental Values Fundraising Fundraising 61

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 19, 2023

Image Credit: Thiago Matos on pexels It would be under [President Dwight] Eisenhower’s watch that the nation would add the phrase “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance and would offer “In God We Trust” as the country’s first official motto—one that would be added to US currency to remind the citizenry of the divine nature of the free market.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Marketing Marketing Governance 105

Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Given that, the business case would dictate that we hire the people who can most easily raise the most. Some come from quite privileged backgrounds and are well used to conversing with people of significant financial means, regardless of ethnicity. After all, is not the business of fundraising, well, to raise money?

Public and Nonprofit Management 120

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Culture Recruitment 120

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 29, 2021

How do Deepfakes Affect Cybersecurity? We’re living in the age of mind-blowing tech solutions, and some of them are used in cases that have nothing in common with improving our lives. ” It uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to create a believable, synthetic human voice or video.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education Universities 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

” In 2018, Paul emphasized to me that despite the importance of systematically analyzing structural injustice, “We can’t forget that partnership, solidarity are out there. He saw this simple principle as an essential element of what made PIH function well, and a key element of how belonging could be purposefully built.

Nonprofit Leadership 87

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Medical Nonprofit governance and management 87

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2021

You’ll learn quickly that “nonprofit” doesn’t mean “no profit.” Nonprofit Accounting Basic #1: What Sets Us Apart Financially . What we cannot do is distribute these retained earnings to shareholders. Financial literacy is an area where “fake until you make it” doesn’t apply.

Nonprofit Accountability 77

Nonprofit Accountability Finance Nonprofits Governance 77

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 12, 2020

Last week, I shared a post highlighting how the organizers of two nonprofit conferences — NTC and Create Good — were messaging attendees regarding their decision-making in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic (now pandemic). What to Consider Doing Differently. Today, I want to do a couple of things with this post.

Communication 85

Communication Health Healthcare Governance 85

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JULY 13, 2020

Let’s see how everyone else is doing out there adapting. As a survivor, these deeper discussions with our supporters have brought more meaning to my life. It’s a privilege to work alongside Dr. Love and our team as we advance breast cancer research. Love and our team as we advance breast cancer research.

Communication 64

Communication Foundations Healthcare Nonprofits 64

iMarketSmart

OCTOBER 10, 2022

What works for this group is the administrator-hero story.[1] It’s what attracted them to the job in the first place. Dr. Olivia Efthimiou writes, “We are the heroes of our own story. We can be skeptical about assigning the label of ‘hero’ or ‘heroine’ to ourselves; most of us are. So, how can we resolve it?

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Culture Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

“Maybe we should dissolve.” In an already unstable economic climate, the ground beneath our organization had crumbled beneath us. We had to be honest about what the government’s efforts to eliminate the sector entirely through a massive shutdown of NGOs had achieved: The third sector of Nicaragua had collapsed.

Civil Society 93

Civil Society Governance Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 93

The Agitator

JANUARY 18, 2018

You’ve heard us talk about applying behavioral science to help nudge donors in the right direction with topics like: Symmetrically structuring your symbolic gifts. What happens in your brain as you donate. Using the fresh start effect. How to frame your matching gift. However, we will take risks to avoid losses.

Retention 58

Retention Fundraising Fundraising Food 58

Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2024

Emotive feelings connect us to others in strong, emotional ways (numbers only connect us to a spreadsheet). What if we could come from a place of feelings in all we do? That’s what philanthropy is all about The word literally means the feeling of love ( philos ) towards humankind ( anthropos ).

Fundraising 99

Fundraising Fundraising Philanthropy Values 99

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Let’s get started talking about storytelling and nonprofits and how can storytelling help nonprofits spread their word. Too often we get hung up on the problem to be solved the charts and the graphs and the urgency. Yeah, what a great way of putting it succinctly as possible and powerful. Welcome Seth, thanks for joining.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Non-Profits Nonprofits 52

NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

I’ve had the privilege of volunteering and sitting on over 10 nonprofit boards as a member of my community. Oh, and we also have the advantage of interviewing the best nonprofit thought leaders in the world for our articles. So I was able to get great advice from them as we formed our board and will now share with you.

Ethics 68

Ethics Recruitment Insurance Associations 68

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 24, 2016

To say it’s easy to get a raise in the nonprofit sector (or any sector for that matter) would be laughable, but things aren’t always quite what they seem. That doesn’t mean that just by taking the vacation your boss will give you a raise for not being there. “80% of American workers are stressed.”

Production 34

Production Nonprofits Culture 34

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This is an apt metaphor for how trauma impacts people, individually and collectively. Humanity is submerged in layers of individual, intergenerational, and collective trauma, but we generally don’t recognize it. If we don’t talk about it and acknowledge it, then it’s very difficult to bring about change,” she added.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 137

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Image credit: Ahmad Odeh on Unsplash In this interview, the CEO of a California-based CDFI offers her observations on what her work as a theater director has taught her about nonprofit management. Steve Dubb: Can you talk about Working Solutions, the CDFI you direct, its areas of focus, and how the CDFI has grown and evolved over time?

Nonprofit Management 118

Nonprofit Management Management Sociology Collaborations 118