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Is your nonprofit organization ‘grant-ready’? 

Candid

By law, foundations can only give to organizations if they are set up for a charitable purpose , as defined by the IRS. While you’re at it, make sure your Candid profile is up to date. The next steps in seeking a grant include identifying and researching potential funders and crafting proposals.

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The data/crisis catch-22: How the pandemic created a social sector data gap  

Candid

Due to the time lag associated with IRS 990 filings” is practically a mantra among social sector researchers and experts. nonprofits to earn a Seal of Transparency by voluntarily providing information about their finances, operations, and activities on their Candid profile. Nonprofits : Claim your Candid nonprofit profile.

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Research Friday: Lessons in board governance

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 current nonprofit research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day practice. posted by Sharon Brooks , Administrative Assistant. Fiesta Bowl.

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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

Bloomerang

The origins of what became Google began as a research project. They had at the tips of their fingers vast amounts of information and knowledge, so they no longer had to travel to libraries to obtain research and have access to information. students at Stanford University. Facebook Cambridge Analytica.

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Why Nonprofit Workplaces Are Stressful and What To Do About It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In light of the recent high profile suicides by Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, Vu Le wrote an excellent piece on what nonprofits need to know about mental illness. And here’s a summary of the research that proves it. Research on Toxic Workplaces. Pfeffer explains some of the whys, but more importantly how to change.

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AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits with an eye towards our next book. NPR interviewed ethics expert Mason Marks, a medical doctor and research fellow at Yale and NYU law schools, and recently wrote about Facebook’s system, to discuss the ethical and privacy concerns.

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Happy Birthday! The Charitable Deduction Turns 100

ASU Lodestar Center

The resolution opens with the observation that the deduction “is one of the oldest preferences in tax law.” Before moving to Phoenix, he was a Senior Research Associate in the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute, a Washington D.C. Community of Science profile. LinkedIn profile. think tank.

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