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Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news 

Candid

As part of their democracy portfolios, they’re funding not only newsroom operations and training but also research and collaborations to bring diverse voices to the fore. MacArthur, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundations have recognized the importance of a vibrant local news ecosystem. In Sacramento, California, the James B.

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#AI4Good: Artificial Intelligence & Wellbeing, Ethical Dilemmas, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Our most recent research, Unlocking Generosity with Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Giving. While this particular research was focused on giving and fundraising, we have looking at topic with a broader lens. Douglas Rushkoff, author of Team Human , has been serializing chapters from his book on Medium. AI and Wellbeing .

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Eye-Opening Workplace Statistics From Gallup That Business Leaders Need To Know

Eric Jacobsen Blog

As has been written about repeatedly, t he COVID-19 pandemic caused an awakening that shocked the world — a structural change in how and where people work and live. Finally, one of my favorite takeaways from the book is the chapter outlining the importance of having one meaningful conversation with each employee each week.

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Research Friday: The Trouble with Pay Raises

ASU Lodestar Center

Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Manager of Knowledge Resources, Research and Academic Affairs, ASU Lodestar Center.

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Funding Faith: Raising Money For Religion-Based Organizations

Bloomerang

Also, Doucet Campbell said that, depending on the structure of the organization, there’s sometimes a misguided belief that a built-in pipeline of giving is automatic. . E arly research being collected from thousands of churches of various denominations across the U.S.

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Best New Leadership Book Of 2023

Eric Jacobsen Blog

In addition, the book is fast paced and highly readable, with a bold design including captivating graphics, end-of-chapter Q&A’s, and bite-size content presentation for easy reading and comprehension. Our institutions need structure and processes, and people in authority positions to keep it all running. Don’t get us wrong.

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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

When a good story is shared, scientific research shows our brains connect to storytelling can have on us: Stories are remembered 22x more easily than data, facts, and stats. Step 1: Understand story structure. Effective stories are told in a three-act structure. All well-crafted stories fit a three-act story structure.