NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Did you know that 74% of Americans are more likely to trust someone who has an established brand? Know your destination and measure success. It becomes easier to create when you have several core content pillars in mind when sharing information as the voice of your organization. Commit to your purpose. Play the long game.

Leadership 264

Leadership Nonprofit Leadership Education Education 264

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

It’s a great tool especially when you connect your email engagement work to your nonprofit’s big mission goals. Make sure people know they are signing up or that you will be sending them email based on a transaction with you, such as completing a form, making a donation, or RSVPing for an event.

Marketing 100

Marketing Marketing Nonprofits Health 100

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We carry our experiences with us. Often,  Often, we don’t even know we are carrying them. 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. We all have. Why Bring bagels?

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Leadership Culture Food Children 195

NonProfit Leadership Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I can’t think of a better cause, and I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as the organization’s next board chair.” We plan to be intentional as we expand our programming, embrace continuing technological changes, and adapt to the market’s changing needs.” Get to know Michelle better: 1. Michelle M.

Nonprofit Leadership 147

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Public and Nonprofit Management Manufacturing 147

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

Yet when we look at the nonprofit organizations we work for, we often treat them and ourselves as employees like machines, rather than living organisms. When does the work ebb and flow in your nonprofit? But what I mean is when does your organization stop to take stock of what’s been going on?

Communication 103

Communication Management Marketing Marketing 103

Nonprofit Fixer

MAY 2, 2024

When you find a management tool or practice that works consistently and is easy to employ, it becomes a power go-to practice. Asking why and listening to the answer can make you a better manager and delegator if you are open to it. “ Can you explain why we didn’t hear what I hoped to hear?” What happened?

Management 111

Management Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Leadership 111

Nonprofit Fixer

APRIL 22, 2024

One quick note: As many of us know, sometimes quotes are misattributed. If you find a quote here that you think is misattributed, kindly let us know!! You know the ones: where you feel pulled in too many directions by board members, funders, staff, and the very real community needs you’re committed to. So we can never give up.

Nonprofit Leadership 111

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Fundraising Fundraising 111

CNPE

MAY 19, 2022

When we know better …. At The Center for Nonprofit Excellence, we have named equity as one of our core values – along with love, learning, and courage. . In particular, we have vowed to apply an equity lens to everything we do. But I now know it’s not the whole truth. . Christen Boone.

Children 52

Children Education Education Activism 52

Jeff Brooks

MAY 8, 2024

Here’s some help from Fundraising Report Card, at Avoid These 8 Common Fundraising Metric Analysis Pitfalls to Make Better Nonprofit Management Decisions : Focusing Solely on Revenue. They make the big picture visible and give you the power to make things better. Should we scrap it, or do it again but with a different approach?

Fundraising 59

Fundraising Fundraising Retention Values 59

Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

At Listen4Good (L4G), we call this process a “client feedback loop.” This includes asking questions such as: “To what extent have we met your needs?” or “What could we be doing better?” To collect a representative sample, we recommend administering surveys using multiple methods—in person, via text, by email, etc.—and

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Organizational Change Nonprofits Poverty Retention 128

Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

The great Maya Angelou once said, “If you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where you’re going.” We often talk about the role of philanthropy and the ways in which it must grow and innovate, how it has changed and evolved with the times, reacting to crises, wars, economic downturns, and more.

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Philanthropy Organizational Change Leadership Foundations 93

Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2024

Typically, when you make a solicitation, you hear one of three responses: “ Yes ,” “ No ,” or “We need more time.” But a genuine quagmire can be when you don’t hear back from the donor prospect at all. It’s impossible to move ahead without them knowing, liking, and trusting you. This has taken me time to appreciate.

Fundraising 93

Fundraising Fundraising Ethics Communication 93

Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

How do young people today see their role in making the world a better place, and what are the implications for the social sector? Gen Z doesn’t see such trips as service because “it’s hard to create reciprocity when you go into another environment and you…drop in for a week and then drop out,” said Dugan.

Leadership 119

Leadership Foundations Activism Collaborations 119

Bloomerang

MARCH 1, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to recognize tribute gifts when donors want to remain anonymous: Dear Charity Clairity, We list tribute gifts in our annual report. This year we received tributes from donors who wish to remain anonymous. If they don’t know this, they can’t say thank you.

Values 99

Values Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits 99

Candid

AUGUST 9, 2023

At Candid, it means thinking about how we can get more data into the hands of academic researchers for the betterment of the social sector. Candid has long worked with academic researchers to create custom data sets to answer specific research questions, a service we continue to offer. nonprofits.

Universities 98

Universities Foundations Environmental Philanthropy 98

Nonprofit Fixer

MAY 6, 2024

When someone is chosen to lead a for-profit or nonprofit organization, one of the critical factors is their judgment. For the purpose of this blog post, we are not talking about simple decision-making, like what color tablecloths to use at the gala. 5 tips I use when making difficult decisions 1.

Psychology 69

Psychology Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Leadership 69

Jeff Brooks

MAY 6, 2024

AI images can be generated when the expense of a human photographer is too high. But we should assume this factor will continue to grow less over time.) Conclusion: AI images can work, but not when the donor knows it’s AI. The main downside of AI images is that they often look weird.

Ethics 69

Ethics Fundraising Fundraising Technology 69

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 21, 2024

This language includes eco-grief , defined as “the anguish and despair we feel when the places we live in and love deteriorate, along with these places’ ability to provide us with solace.” The message can be tuned out, even when it matters deeply. To the list of new climate-related emotions, we must add climate fatigue.

Disaster Relief 106

Disaster Relief Health Environmental Universities 106

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

And even better, RESPONDED to them by clicking the Donate Now button? When you post on social media, you don’t know how many people actually see your content. It’s definitely not as many as we would like. And when you post on your website, well, most of your donors aren’t regularly visiting your website.

Fundraising 126

Fundraising Fundraising Communication Marketing 126

Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Suddenly, there was no clear path forward, and we did not know if things would return to normal. We still face uncertainty today, given inflation, rising costs, high employee turnover , and political unrest. For example, a clothing store puts out a new line of clothing; they want to know how that line is performing.

Manufacturing 103

Manufacturing Retention Retail Healthcare 103

The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

Growth mindset translates into resilience, better performance, and more positive dynamics. You transcend what you already know. Change seldom happens spontaneously or because we wish it. We shape our thinking and ourselves through behaviors that with time and discipline become habitual until they are engrained in who we are.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Culture 105

Clairification

APRIL 4, 2024

Because when you help increase others’ sense of wellbeing, not only is the world a better place but these folks are more likely to demonstrate gratitude by giving of themselves. Did you know this year the U.S. It emerges when we live out our most noble motivations. All we can do is choose to keep playing.

Philanthropy 74

Philanthropy Nonprofits Production 74

Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2024

When it comes to working with boards, things can get confusing, making it hard for everyone to work together. But we can find a balance through education and training. Board members need to understand their roles better to work together just right—neither too much nor too little. ” – Joe Q.

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Education Education Energy Collaborations 73

Clairification

DECEMBER 26, 2023

These are special foods we value and take great delight in. Yet we get into a bad habit of thinking on auto pilot. Why are we missing out on an opportunity for greater joy and satisfaction? When things are good, they bear repeating. I just wanted you to know how much your support is appreciated. Or pumpkin pie?

Food 105

Food Values Nonprofits Retention 105

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

But I can’t persuade them we need to speed this up. They know we’re busy with our work. Do you have any tricks up your sleeve that can help me persuade them the status quo is holding them back, and they could be MORE than fine if we upped our gratitude game? And it’s better to give it sooner than later, for a couple of reasons.

Activism 89

Activism Foundations Leadership Fundraising 89

The Storytelling Nonprofit

APRIL 30, 2024

When non-profits undertake fundraising campaigns, segmentation is often involved for the gift array in the ask. It made me curious about whether we could help a client see a lift in giving by segmenting storytelling content in email appeals. We selected 5 communities for the first round of testing.

Non-Profits 64

Non-Profits Participation and motivation Children Management 64

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

As CNN reported, “The removals and renamings come at a time when Americans continue to grapple with whether Confederate monuments belong in public spaces. How does the country move forward and create new monuments that better reflect the history, struggles, and culture of all people? How do we decide what gets named what?”

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Culture Construction Foundations Technology 133

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

See if you know what I mean when I say: TV “Be a goldfish.” ” ( What We Do in the Shadows ) “Salt ’em and burn ’em.” It’s annoying if you don’t know. KWIM stands for “Know what I mean.”) Share in the comments so we can rid the world of it!

Food 111

Food Nonprofits Education Education 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As we document in Power and Progress: Our 1,000-Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperity , when these choices are left entirely in the hands of a small elite, you should expect that group to receive most of the benefits, while everyone else bears the costs—potentially for a long time.

Public and Social Policy 138

Public and Social Policy Technology Civil Society Production 138

Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on when it makes sense to celebrate a nonprofit anniversary: Dear Charity Clairity, We have a 75 th anniversary coming up, and I really think we should do something to celebrate this milestone. We don’t have a big enough email list.

Food 96

Food Homelessness Poverty Education 96

MNA Association

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It serves as the colors and shapes that move us from confusion to clarity, bringing stories to life, and providing the details we remember much later. Data can also be daunting when we don’t have the time, resources and training. You know your organization can use data more effectively, however you’re not sure where to start.

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Race and Ethnicity Health Associations Leadership 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

Based on what we learned, we created a guide for civil society leaders to deliberately and consistently earn high trust—as well as how to repair trust once it is breached. Make sure all who work for the organization from staff to board know what this is and their role in contributing to it. All of these make it hard to do work.

Civil Society 133

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Health Governance 133

Fundraising Coach

DECEMBER 31, 2023

” by Amy Lazoff, Director of Philanthropy & Community Relations, Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo There is one thing I love about this time of year that not everyone quite understands – and that is the sheer joy I experience when picking out a planner for next year. Then we pick a day near the end of the year to fill them out.

Children 94

Children Philanthropy Leadership Food 94

Fundraising Leadership

MARCH 1, 2024

It tops the list because it is the foundation of your life and career: “Know Your History: And you can create the future of your choice.” “ It’s #WomensHistoryMonth, a time of the year to acknowledge all that women have contributed to advance society and change the world. ”

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Medical Health Leadership Construction 116

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Today I’d like to address something practical: How we learn. And with today’s rapid pace of change, confident learning has become critical to adapting, adopting, and feeling connected to the world we inhabit. How we learn is super important, as it’s the foundation of our ability to succeed. If not, might there be a better way?

Values 92

Values Governance Leadership Fundraising 92

Fundraising Leadership

APRIL 12, 2024

Once early in my career when a boss was cruel in her comments to me in front of the newsroom and later in my career when a boss viciously chastised me for calling attention to a problem in the organization. We are more tolerant towards men crying when the situations are socially acceptable or understandable.”

Psychology 71

Psychology Culture Management Construction 71

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 11, 2024

We’d spent the better part of three weeks roaming the region. I’d gotten to know—and admire—the senior team members, and I’d seen their work in a bunch of different villages. On the last day, we stopped to bask in the light and scenery. Things didn’t get better in subsequent conversations. I was stoked, and Bill knew it.

Philanthropy 73

Philanthropy Universities Production Foundations 73