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Busting the Overhead Myth: How can nonprofits convince stakeholders to invest in capacity building?

ASU Lodestar Center

Looking at overhead alone is a poor way to measure a nonprofit organization’s overall performance (Letter to the Donors of America, 2014). Functional Allocation Time Study (internal) : Many organizations classify all of their employees’ salaries to overhead, and many donors view employee salaries as overhead. Medford (Mass.):

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New Tips from the Giving Day Playbook on Crowdfunding Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From GiveMN Case Study - Click for Case Study. Now, with foundations across the country participating in Give Local America on May 6, we have refreshed the playbook with new insights to help in the planning. We’ve added a case study on GiveMN’s response , in addition to a Crisis Planning section.

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Books That Changed Us in 2020

Media Cause

Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America by Chris Arnade. A photography/narrative story where the author visits forgotten cities of America and meets the people who decided to stay even when the factories shut down and the money left. This book featured case studies from the Rose Fellowship program. I eagerly await Volume 2.

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Philanthropy 2.0 Study Results Published on Mashable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm using this post to roundup the reactions to the study and add some more context. This integration has lead to lead to 7 Chapter groups communicating local news to their community and a national group with over 3,400 people sharing their stories and experiences. Source: Philanthropy 2.0 Lisa McClure The 12for12k project - [link]. -

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

A Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow and a research affiliate of the University of Washington’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, his writing and data visualization have appeared in The Atlantic, The Economist, The Guardian, Vox, and many other publications. CTO, Greenpeace International. Isabella Gonzalez Potter.

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NetSquared Gets Down to Business This Summer

Tech Soup

Our chapter leaders are using the cards to recruit speakers and sponsors for their events. North America. Central and South America. Melbourne, Australia: How to Re-Energize an Organisation: Rotary Australia case study. We gotta keep those NetSquared organizers busy! Oh, and aren’t those business cards fancy?

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Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Ultimate Guide + 7 Examples

Bloomerang

One study found that 86 percent of respondents believed that having a strategic plan positively impacted revenue generation through grants, donors, events, and other avenues. The Metro Atlanta chapter’s 2021-2025 strategic plan outlines plans to reach more kids, grow their supporter base, and improve diversity and inclusion.

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