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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation.

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How to take your association’s online advocacy efforts to next level

Nimble AMS

Your organization does much to advocate for industry issues—petitioning local and federal level politicians to generate support for association-backed programs. As you train your advocates, consider including a section on social media and how you expect your members to use it to advance advocacy efforts. Make online expectations clear.

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How to Enhance Your Nonprofit’s Written Content with Artificial Intelligence

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It is trained on a massive dataset of text and code, and it can generate text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in an informative way. Google’s Bard is a generative language model from Google AI, trained on a massive dataset of text and code. The fundraiser is a raffle.

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Twestival is Back and Local

Amy Sample Ward

The Twestival is back this September, this time focusing on local groups instead of a global campaign! Now is the time to help choose the local organizations that will benefit from the twitter-powered organizing and convening. Check out Twestival Local. Twestival Local puts the spotlight on hundreds of causes around the world.

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The End of Expertise and How Associations Must Adapt

The MatrixFiles

Unfortunately, it continues to rise, spreading from national news down to the local level at an alarming rate. Some execs recommended more explicit communications about their professional code of conduct guidelines or code of ethics to increase public trust of their members.

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4 Tips to Add Ambassador Marketing to Your Next Fundraiser

Nonprofits Source

Look for ambassadors among your: Major donors Staff and loyal volunteers Board members Event committee members Supporters with a large social media following Sponsors and local business connections Once you’ve identified prospective ambassadors, reach out to them with a personalized request to join your campaign.

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Change Management for Grantmakers: The Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Journey to Better Grantmaking

sgEngage

Applied an equity lens: We aim to grant funds with an equity lens, focusing on the needs of historically or currently marginalized and at-risk populations along with more local, on-the-ground organizations. It provides space for training, testing, and ensuring that employees are equipped to adapt to the new process.