The NonProfit Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Nonprofit leaders need to commit to a mindset of continuous learning and professional development to remain relevant and effective in their current roles. Here are five reasons for investing in personalized professional development for leaders and strategies to support your professional journey.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

To align your mission with your brand and reflect that symmetry through products and services, you need to bring membership and marketing to the Equator. The board plays the central role of visionary. Both MarCom and membership have a significant role to play in an integrated planning process,” Jane observed.

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DipJar

MARCH 17, 2022

It is a great example of a storied institution finding new ways to support the community it serves and provide new ways – including DipJar – for the community to support its good work. To learn about this, we spoke with Robert Meyer, the executive director of development for the Cathedral. Patrick’s every week.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

This change reflects a broader trend in nonprofits. The Role of AI in Fundraising Utilizing AI in Charities At its core, AI in fundraising uses AI to analyze data. In summary, AI’s role in fundraising initiatives goes far beyond automation. These messages deeply connect with supporters. Nonprofits can embrace AI.

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Twenty Hats

MARCH 9, 2021

When the pandemic hit, this volunteer manager created volunteer roles that were a win-win for staff and volunteers. I wanted to offer them new roles that they would embrace, while also increasing staff capacity. I came up with a process for matching volunteers with capacity-building roles that was very successful. It’s not easy!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Fortunately, you don’t need to learn coding or a new language. Such a policy ensures that AI tools are used in ways that support your organisation’s goals and are broadly accepted across the team. Openness fosters trust and reassures your supporters about the handling of their data. This brings us to our next point.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Those conversations led to the Washington Area Women’s Foundation ’s (WAWF) report Thrive As They Lead: Advancing the Infrastructure to Support Black Women Leaders in the D.C. As a result, they work with insufficient funding and support while feeling undervalued—which further complicates their efforts to lead effectively.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Now that we’ve done our audit (at least until next year), I’m taking a moment to reflect on key takeaways from our compliance initiative that all nonprofits can benefit from. In this blog, I’ll share lessons learned from our SOC 2 audit to help you build a culture of nonprofit compliance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2010

It gave me some reflection time away from the daily fast-paced, always moving forward world of social media. It gave me space to give social media use some mindful attention. Debra has posed a very good question frame in the comments: Does the blog offer consistent insight and education about an area I want to learn about?

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Candid

MARCH 21, 2024

While 2022 total assets and fundraising didn’t keep pace with 2021 levels, they were still significantly higher than 2020 totals, reflecting a long-term pattern of growth overall. Even as fundraising levels decreased across the field, community foundations maintained a growing rate of grantmaking in support of the communities they serve.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2021

As a partner to thousands of nonprofits, Classy spends a lot of time learning about what makes each of them successful. They set aside time daily to prepare themselves with actions such as: Learning about new tools to enhance their campaigns. Adding donor support contacts to each campaign.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2022

International Women’s Day is on March 8 th , 2022, and it’s a time to reflect on the state of women and girls worldwide, how current events may make violence and abuse even worse than they were, and how to move forward by empowering each other. Topics Discussed in This Episode: Vesna’s role at the UN Trust Fund to end Violence Against Women.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

But, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) frameworks and approaches may not be as objective as they seem. For whom is monitoring, evaluation, and learning being done? Where does the learning go? It is our hope, as funders, that financially resourcing a movement, an organization, or an individual can lead to positive change.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis. Learning and knowledge are intimately connected but are actually different. Learning, we do naturally.

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

How do young people today see their role in making the world a better place, and what are the implications for the social sector? This, in turn, helps them learn “how to navigate pathways” through complicated systems, explained Dugan. Funding lines don’t necessarily have to change to support service,” he said.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

million volunteers are currently needed to support nonprofits (VolunteerMatch). They appeal to those who may be interested in volunteering because they enjoy helping others or have a personal connection to the cause that the organization supports. Volunteers are a lifeline for many nonprofits. More than 10.4

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Fortunately, according to Dr. Kandi Wiens , author of the new book, Burnout Immunity , you can learn how to build immunity to burnout. Those specific EI behaviors include: They believe that each new stressor offers an experience to learn, expand, and evolve. They can handle the discomfort of learning curves and uncertainty.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2023

HBCUs have long played a pivotal role in the United States. Little has been known about how philanthropy has—or hasn’t—supported them, until now. Big philanthropy’s support of HBCUs declined from 2002 to 2019 An examination of trends in philanthropic giving to HBCUs underscores a history of underfunding. In fact, large U.S.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

During the Week of Learning in October 2021, Jessica Hauser, executive director at DBG Detroit , and Makeda Keegan, president of Amplify , came together to discuss equity within nonprofit organizations and the role that technology plays in organizational dynamics. Reflect On Feedback.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

At the heart of fundraising are the supporters who believe in your cause and want to place their trust, and dollars, into your organization to make a change in the world. Understanding the role of major donors, in tandem with an informed development plan, are the foundations of a securing a major gift in 2023. The good news?

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VQ Strategies

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The end of the calendar year is traditionally a time of reflection – looking back on the year’s achievements, challenges, joys, and losses. While 2020 is no different in that regard, our reflections are paired with an urgent desire to put this difficult year behind us. Thank you. [1]

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 9, 2024

Many in the philanthropic community desire that nonprofits reflect the communities they serve—including everyone from volunteers and donors to staff, executives, and the board. You want to ensure all voices from the communities you serve are reflected throughout your organization, especially on your board.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

Success in highly technical roles relies just as much on customer service and change management as on technical abilities. One approach to documenting skill requirements could be to create a matrix of skills and roles for your organization. Provide opportunities for people to learn by watching, reading, practicing, and reflecting.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As Candid moves to more proactively promote equity in the broader social sector, we also continue to reflect on what our own role might be in supporting that effort. We offer two to three virtual trainings per month, open to all for free, by simply registering on the Candid Learning website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

They can make a huge impact as they provide significant support across areas including grantmaking, employee engagement and cause marketing. Read on to learn how Feeding America and The Global FoodBanking Network have recently stewarded their corporate donors on social media. Feeding America and Subaru.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them. Jane Hart: Jane has been blogging for many years and writes about informal and workplace learning. Why is learning the new important?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

Here are a few lessons we learned along the way. In its blog post “ Practical Tools to Help Grantmakers put Learning First ,” the Johnson Center for Philanthropy reminds us how challenging this can be. Your questions should also reflect your values as a funder. would those questions reflect that funder’s value of equal access?

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Candid

AUGUST 8, 2022

In 2020, the philanthropic sector started conversations about how philanthropy can better support Black-led organizations and the Black community. These donors had various motives for supporting abolition, however it rarely involved creating an equitable society that included Black people nor supported continual policy and societal change.

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Media Cause

APRIL 15, 2024

Explore the steps below to learn how to build a MarTech stack and how your team can use those tools. Where do we go to learn about our website’s performance? While this list is great for starting the discussion, for a more detailed audit and analysis, enlist the support of Media Cause MarTech experts.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They do however face unique challenges, which are numerous and varied, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of the nonprofit sector as a whole. we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

At the heart of fundraising are the supporters who believe in your cause and want to place their trust, and dollars, into your organization to make a change in the world. Understanding the role of major donors, in tandem with an informed development plan, are the foundations of a securing a major gift in 2023. The good news?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Instead, they have learned to gauge how they should behave and perform by becoming aware of informal (and unspoken) rules that exist just below the surface. learning the skills you need to be adaptive to changing conditions. getting support for your next promotion. getting support for your next promotion.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 29, 2021

As we come to the end of Pride month, it is important to take the time to reflect on this symbolic time of the year. Being an ally means acknowledging our differences, and supporting and respecting the diversity we each bring. In order to learn, you need to be willing to truly listen and do the work. . Language Matters.

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Candid

JULY 11, 2023

When used intentionally and thoughtfully, this resource can be a useful tool in supporting funders who want to support and build trust with BIPOC-led organizations. Embrace learning. Be prepared to learn and evolve in how you are using data to make decisions. Redistribute power.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It’s long been documented that the most successful nonprofits have (1) a board that plays a critical role in their fundraising and (2) built a strong collaborative partnership between the board and leadership staff. In your posts, you can talk about why you give to <insert nonprofit’s name>, and why we need more support.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2020

Since its beginning in 1977, International Museum Day is a day when “participating museums plan creative events and activities, engage with their public and highlight the importance of the role of museums as institutions that serve society and its development.” 2019 saw more than 55,000 museums across 150 countries participate.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Being in that room was one of the most impactful moments of my life, and I remember thinking about the important role sport played for me and its incredible potential. million young people and currently supports more than 250 programs in over 50 countries and territories. The role sport can play in society is greater than ever.

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