Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

2 Say you’re a nonprofit working in the area of houselessness and want to put together an advisory committee of people with legislative and policy development experience to advance systemic changes in your community. This document might include: Membership Information—How many members is optimal for the committee?

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

By Jeff Stanger, Director, Center for Digital Information We are obsessed with data — big data, open data, linked data, personal data, government data, visualized data. It's important that we don't confuse "data" for "information." Data are only the raw material of information. So how do we get from data to information?

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

Each donor action in response to your outreach produces additional data to inform your next interaction. There are short-term outcomes (cleaner beaches, better access to childcare); intermediate outcomes (boosting awareness, changing policies); and long-term outcomes (preserving the environment, improving society).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Regardless of the tool we’re using, the team at MomsRising is committed to deepening and broadening the conversation around public policy issues that impact families in our country. With our blog firmly established as a valuable source of content, we are now developing strategies to further leverage our blog to support our policy goals.

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Candid

MARCH 21, 2022

. In 2019, Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy and Equity in the Center to advance the field’s knowledge by asking nonprofits about specific practices that build a culture of racial equity and inclusion within their organization. This information is collected alongside staff and board demographic data via nonprofit profiles.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Nonprofit endowments 101 How endowments work Nonprofit endowment fund rules and policies Benefits of nonprofit endowments How to start an endowment fund Nonprofit endowments 101 Exactly what is an endowment fund? Investment policy For your investment policy, you need to decide what your organization can invest the endowment into.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2023

Successful board members also make an effort to be well-informed about the organization’s mission, services, policies, and programs. They continuously seek knowledge about the nonprofit’s work and stay updated on developments in the relevant fields.

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Network for Good

MAY 21, 2021

Organizations like GuideStar , Charity Navigator , and the Better Business Bureau’s Give.org aggregate information on nonprofit organizations to empower perspective donors, volunteers, grantors, board members, and employees to make informed decisions about the organizations and causes to which they can devote their time, energy, and resources.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

By fostering relationships, promoting knowledge exchange, and encouraging collective problem-solving, foundations help create a vibrant ecosystem where nonprofits can learn from one another, share resources, and amplify their impact.

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sgEngage

MARCH 29, 2023

Without a strong finance department, nonprofits risk not having the information needed to make critical decisions. These employees must provide the leadership team with the necessary financial information for planning, budgeting, and growth of the organization. It’s also helpful if your staff accountant has audit experience.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 21, 2022

SHRM is the intentional application of formalized policies and practices that create organizational successes by investing in the human capital of employees. While proper HR systems are critical to supporting small staffs, the nature of these organization often leads them to rely on informal HR practices.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

This critical research informs many of our current practices. Leaders of grassroots organizations have a depth of knowledge of their communities and creative ideas and solutions to complex problems.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

Create an Operating Reserve Fund (or Review Your Policy) An operating reserve is a crucial part of creating a strong financial foundation for your organization. Tip 1: If you have an operating reserve, review your policy. Update the policy based on your current and future needs. Next, calculate the expenses for each channel.

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Media Cause

MARCH 18, 2022

years from the first onset of symptoms ( Forbes ), and looking back with my newfound knowledge of endometriosis symptoms, I was most likely experiencing symptoms as far as 3-4 years ago. . In Sixteen Years : Podcast of two individuals with endometriosis, focused on providing accurate, well-research information .

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here !

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Charity Village

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The report provides a […]. The post Health Canada releases assessment report on effects of climate change on health appeared first on CharityVillage.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Once there is enough awareness of the program, launch a planned giving committee to review planned giving processes and fundraising policies. A Planned Giving Committee: Committee members should have a working knowledge of planned giving tax regulations and legal factors to keep the program up to date on all planned giving processes.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2024

They’ll help you write an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) , create your endowment, and manage it based on your desired investment strategies and specifications. This agreement includes information about the purpose of your endowment, the annual disbursement amount, investment strategies, and usage guidelines.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Discover the four steps Race Forward recommends for developing racial equity policies, practices, and cultures and use their toolkit’s resources to help you put them in place at your organization. The post A look back at Issue Lab’s top philanthropic resources in 2022 appeared first on Candid Blog.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Who owns the information collected? We define success, we decide what to measure, we collect the information, we own the data, and we don’t share the learning from the process. The practice of participatory evaluation aims to disrupt power dynamics, and to generate knowledge as a result of collaboration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

When I was in Minnesota, one of the questions I got was about blogging and social networking policies. Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. Do any nonprofits have a formal blogging policy?

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. 5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits. Effective communication â??

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

If your by-laws do NOT include these things, you and your Board need to make this a priority to create these policies and amend your by-laws as soon as possible. In the absence of knowledge of what the right thing is, your Board is probably swinging in the dark because they truly don’t know what is expected of them.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 15, 2022

Consider adding qualified members (those with law backgrounds or experience with ethical issues, or public policy specialists) to the Code of Ethics Committee or task force so they can serve in a greater capacity. Committee management allows you to document member participation and all term information necessary for easy committee membership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2014

The term is a play on “ organizational memory ” which is defined as is the accumulated body of data, information, and informal learning created in the course of an organization’s existence or known as “Knowledge Management.” That is the wrong place to start.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

Create an Operating Reserve Fund (or Review Your Policy) An operating reserve is a crucial part of creating a strong financial foundation for your organization. Tip 1: If you have an operating reserve, review your policy. Update the policy based on your current and future needs. Next, calculate the expenses for each channel.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Yet the public will expect knowledge, and their decision-making ability is enhanced if they have a significant working knowledge of your mission’s discipline. That level of knowledge builds over time with ongoing training at board meetings, through tours, at events, and by other means. They don’t need to become experts.

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Network for Good

MAY 21, 2021

Organizations like GuideStar , Charity Navigator , and the Better Business Bureau’s Give.org aggregate information on nonprofit organizations to empower perspective donors, volunteers, grantors, board members, and employees to make informed decisions about the organizations and causes to which they can devote their time, energy, and resources.

Charity 52

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

You can start by sharing information and agreeing to work on something for a few short weeks or months. Their donors, staff, and board members have extensive knowledge of local needs and organizations, and they also have relationships with local leaders in business, government, and education. Benefits of Funder Collaboration .

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sgEngage

JUNE 13, 2022

Candid’s mission is to get grantmakers and nonprofits the information you need to do good. While funders may have in-country staff or advisors who can flag potential security risks, grantees are often in the best position to assess risk, and especially the risk to them from information being public. For example, is data encrypted?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

He holds a master’s in neuroscience and a master’s in public policy from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes scholar. Now with C40 Cities, she supports cities in the global network to develop and implement inclusive climate action plans, policies, and programs. Policy Associate, The Nature Conservancy.

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Achieve

MARCH 4, 2022

It’s called the information age for a reason! This information likely includes names, addresses, email addresses, birth dates, payment information, donation histories, volunteer histories, and more. Work with a nonprofit technology consultant if needed to conduct an assessment of your current data policies and protections.

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

The Zero to Three Policy Center, an organization is an independent, non-partisan research-based voice that educates the public and political leaders about the unique developmental needs of babies and toddlers. ” We partnered with the Urban Institute’s Center on Education and Policy to reinvision their Education Data Explorer.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Utilize this helpful document to build a profile for all potential funders with relevant information and contact information. The Carnegie Corporation of New York—established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding—is one of America’s oldest grantmaking foundations.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

They should put internal controls in place and help write policies to prevent loss, theft, or confusion, using current b est practices. That can mean things like submitting annual corporate paperwork to the state, submitting revenue/tax information to appropriate agencies (in the U.S. it’s the IRS), and renewing solicitation permits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

With a growing interest in the “AI4Good” field, Google is sharing this information to help strengthen the ecosystem of people and organizations hoping to solve some our most pressing social challenges with AI. . This information can help set the stage for potential partnerships and field-wide sharing of knowledge.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

ECB involves a series of steps taken by an evaluator (internal or external) to build evaluative knowledge and skills, create a culture of continuous learning and accountability, and make resources readily available. Answer questions like: Did participants’ attitudes, knowledge and skills change? Guide to building evaluation capacity.

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