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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Start Using AI in 2024

Nonprofit Tech for Good

These innovative tools are revolutionising tasks by saving hundreds of hours of manual work through aiding in campaign creation, categorising and drafting email responses, assisting with content creation, and even automating donation processes to personalise and enhance the donor experience. But it’s their first day on the job.

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7 Step Policy Guide for Creating Operating Reserves

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With an understandable and accessible operating reserves policy, your team, Board, and donors know the specific reasons you would use your operating reserves and the exact amount that needs to always be in the fund. 7 Steps for Developing a Policy to Manage Operating Reserves. This can include staff members, major donors, and auditors.

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

Often, the central issue is a specific policy or a cultural phenomenon that the organization seeks to promote or eliminate. For example, a local nonprofit working on educational issues may raise awareness about specific school board policies with the aim of making them more inclusive.

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Grow Or Stagnate?: Nurturing A Growth Mindset

The NonProfit Times

In the context of this column, growth is not about structured acquisition of new knowledge or skills but focused on learning to apply knowledge in unexpected ways and stretching boundaries of comfort. As a leader, you both set an example through your own actions and by influencing organizational culture and policies.

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Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

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This can cause problems when tasks fall through the cracks or emails go to inboxes that no longer exist. Record that institutional knowledge in an accessible Policies and Procedures manual. And be sure to update your Policies and Procedures guide annually to ensure information is up to date for current and future staff members.

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10 (Totally Awesome) Email Newsletters for Nonprofit Professionals

Everyaction

Well, here’s the trick: clean out your inbox, subscribe to some key emails that you actually enjoy (emails that you enjoy - there is such a thing!), National Council of Nonprofits - Nonprofit Knowledge Matters. “Sure,” I hear you say. “I I get a couple of trillion of them a day - who has time for them?”.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] When Should You Hire A Development Consultant?

Bloomerang

Develop or switch to a new donor database , CRM, email provider, or website. Develop an email and/or phone number acquisition program. Develop gift acceptance policies and procedures. And when you can then transmit that knowledge to others. Develop user-friendly donation landing pages and gift processing.