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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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As the art critic John Berger said in his book Ways of Seeing , “We only see what we look at. If you are addressing a shift in power, having a framework to help you figure out where you want to go, set benchmarks, and understand best practices can help with desired changes. To look is an act of choice.”

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Major Gifts: Defining and Enhancing Your Strategy

Connection Cafe

Benchmarking Major Gifts. According to a new benchmarking study sponsored by the Association of Philanthropic Counsel and funded by MarketSmart “ major gifts ” haven’t yet found their equitable place among donors or the non-profits that receive them. Does Major Gifts Fundraising Get Enough Attention?

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

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Example: “Datamaking” as engagement I recently worked with an arts and culture intermediary nonprofit that focused on capacity development, network building, and connecting local nonprofits to state agencies and grants. This understanding led me to an approach for “datamaking” that I utilize with groups.

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6 Ways to Get Your Nonprofit Website Ready to Boost Holiday Giving

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Greg Adkins of New Frame Creative says that “crafting a successful landing page is a bit of an art form,” and he offers some tips: a. Here’s a great example from Hearts Speak: You can see the rest of their home page at www.heartsspeak.org. Use well-written and concise copy, with no long paragraphs or lists. Use compelling photos and video.

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What are the nonprofit management implications of Pay for Success programs?

ASU Lodestar Center

The Vera Institute (2015) offers this definition of social impact bonds: “In a social impact bond, private investors fund an intervention through an intermediary organization—and the government repays the funder only if the program achieves certain goals, which are specified at the outset of the initiative and assessed by an independent evaluator.”.

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11 LinkedIn Group Management Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As with most other communities, the magic number when you no longer need to actively promote your group and it grows on its own hovers around the 5,000-member benchmark. Subtlety is an art on the Social Web. Definitely utilize the templates feature. People see right through that and ignore it more often than not.

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Whats an Email Address Worth? - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) The yellow cells are input (variable) cells.