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Advancing Equity in Philanthropy with Resolve and Resilience: A Call to Action

sgEngage

By embracing these principles of equity, fostering collaboration, and committing to meaningful action, philanthropic organizations can continue to be powerful catalysts for positive change. Be Proactive in Legal Advocacy: Engage in legal advocacy efforts to challenge discriminatory laws and policies that hinder progress toward equity.

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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 222: U.S. Public Policy: Look Ahead for 2022

sgEngage

Public policy impacts decisions made around charitable giving. These policies can influence how people give, when they give, and how much they give. In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Brian Flahaven to learn how policies have impacted giving over the past few years and what’s ahead for the coming year.

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Why Community Climate Action is Critical to Global Action

Saleforce Nonprofit

We invited WEF attendees to take a break from the hustle and bustle by going on a guided walking tour where they would hear from students and activists about their sustainability journeys at several stops connected to climate action, on both a global and a community level. About the Author.

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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

.orgSource

If your association is lucky enough to have an investment portfolio, a discussion about risk has probably been on the board’s agenda. There are multiple reasons to make both the upside and the downside of risk management a broader topic of board discussion. These conversations are limited to bottom-line issues. No one was exempt.

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Top Ten Data Challenges (And Solutions) for Associations

Association Analytics

When you turn to another person for relationship advice, whether that’s a trusted friend or therapist, you often start by discussing what’s bothering you. Solution : Solve this challenge by creating a data capture policy. 1: You’re All Talk and No Action Challenge : Does your team have meeting after meeting about what’s not working?

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How to Minimize Risk Throughout Your Grant Cycle

sgEngage

Depending on how your application is set up, you can add an open-ended question or discuss it during a follow-up conversation. As a grantmaker, be sure to review all your grant terms and conditions to ensure any additional policies that you require are in writing and easily accessible by your grantees.

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Discussion of Donor Data Retention

Robert Weiner

The original question: My organization is working on a data retention policy and wondering if others have insights to share. There seems to be a feeling we should remove any records that have not had an action in 7 years. If it’s a record with no financial giving and no actions, is there another reason that it is in the database?

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