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A People First Approach To Nonprofit AI Adoption

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Panel at Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit Last month, at the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit in Seattle hosted by Microsoft, I moderated a roundtable, “Empower Employees with AI Productivity Tools,” with leaders from three nonprofits: Alex Duncan,, British Heart Foundation; Jon Townsend, National Trust; and Joel Ramjohn, Agape Source.

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What grantmaking practices should foundations adopt to best support nonprofit organizations?

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Grantmaking foundations have the financial resources that nonprofit organizations need to accomplish their work. Nonprofit organizations are doing the work essential to further the grantmaking foundation’s mission. Grantmaking practices are important to grantmaking foundations. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Heed legal requirements.

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Tips for Adopting a Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

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In fact, 800 foundations signed a pledge to adopt more trust-based practices in order to move money more quickly and with fewer restrictions. When funders model vulnerability and power-consciousness, it signals to grantees that they can show up more fully. Solicit and Act on Feedback: Philanthropy doesn’t have all the answers.

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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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You are ready to add new categories of membership, sell products to a different audience, expand programs, or even revise the business model. As the company started to grow, having a clear foundation and keeping it alive and well, was a key component of Zappos’ business success. “As These are telltale signs: Your strategy has changed.

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Association Technology Panel Discussion- Two Takeaways

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Dave Coriale of DelCor realized 12 years ago that many associations benefit from using a framework to assess these elements, and created the Association IT Maturity Model for this purpose. Among other uses, it was adopted in 2015 by the ASAE Foundation for an industry-wide research project.

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How can nonprofits adopt social enterprise strategies to create sustainable revenue streams?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofits are reimagining funding models and will have to think innovatively to ensure their mission continues. have successfully adopted social enterprise strategies to diversify their revenue portfolios and create sustainable revenue streams, such as the YMCA and Goodwill Industries. Why pursue a social enterprise model?

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Digital Priorities the Mission-Driven Sector Must Address in 2024

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Adopt an AI strategy There’s no denying it: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is happening. We see massive disruption from individual givers to institutional funding streams, partnerships, and foundation grantmaking. The term encompasses a wide range of tools and practices that can support an equally wide range of work and strategies.

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