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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation. In an effort to turn this trend around, the MacArthur Foundation unveiled in September 2023 the Press Forward initiative, a coalition of 22 founding donors set on “strengthening communities and democracy by supporting local news.”

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Building a Strong Future: A Step-by-Step Guide to Non-Profit Planning

The Modern Nonprofit

It’s what keeps an organization on track, pointing in the right direction while dodging pitfalls and making smart decisions about where to focus efforts and resources. Engage with local organizations, community leaders, and residents to gain insights into the pressing issues and gaps in services.

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Metrics for Building, Scaling, and Funding Social Movements

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The report addresses metrics for success for investing in broad field social movements or networked approaches to social change. The report lays out some new metrics for movement building – that are paths to the more easily counted tangible results and where the unit of analysis is the movement or network, not an organization.

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Harnessing Email Services for Nonprofits: Streamline and Scale with Automated Email Marketing

Media Cause

Automated email marketing, a key aspect of email services for nonprofits, frees up time staff can use to focus on other pressing tasks. Remember to always monitor the metrics and be ready to tweak the workflows based on the responses and engagement you are receiving. Track Click-Through Rates (CTR). Monitor Open Rates.

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Beyond the Venue: Innovative Platforms for Charitable Events

sgEngage

Esports and livestreaming You would be hard pressed to find an organization that did not want to attract a younger donor base, as most organizations rely heavily on aging demographics, such as Boomers and Matures. Fitness Tracking A great way to get fundraisers excited about a cause is to get them moving.

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Donor Data And Donor Communication | A Mini Guide

Kindful

Writing donation request letters and other communications to your supporters needs more thought put into it than pressing the send button on a general template. Keeping track of event data and supporters’ social media activity will be more important to their communications than to a nonprofit that heavily relies on volunteer support.

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Renewable Thermal Collaborative wins 2030 Climate Challenge

Candid

The best initiatives aim to address big problems with bold targets and credible metrics to track progress. Renewable Thermal Collaborative selected as awardee of $10 million climate challenge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S." Lever for Change press release 06/22/2021.