ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 29, 2012

Some believe that nonprofit work is more of a calling than a career, but when one considers that this ‘calling’ is responsible for literally billions of dollars changing hands each year in our own country alone, it’s a calling of high importance. Not everything translates from for-profit to nonprofit.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

To adequately fulfill the three duties of a nonprofit board member —Care, Loyalty, and Obedience—a solid understanding of the organization’s financial activities is needed. If you’ve paired new members with a mentor, make sure financial topics are included in their post-orientation meetings. Be sure to allow time for questions.

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John Kenyon

MARCH 5, 2024

So, grab your popcorn and let’s chat about what AI won’t fix in your nonprofit. But sorry, folks, it won’t be leading your after-school art classes or mentoring youth anytime soon. ” But at the end of the day, nonprofits are all about people. Hilarious, right?

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Bonterra

JUNE 15, 2022

Whether you’re providing shelter for the homeless, mentoring at-risk youth, or anything in between, nonprofit service organizations like yours do incredibly important work to enrich their clients’ lives.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This was the scenario for Mentor New York, a nonprofit that works with companies, schools and organizations to provide mentoring for organizations that serve more than 80,000 young people in New York. Like most nonprofits, Mentor New York had to pivot during the pandemic to virtual events and engagement for its supporters.

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 1, 2023

Recruiting passionate volunteers and training them effectively will help your nonprofit nurture growth long-term. Ask for Feedback Feedback can help your nonprofit gauge insights that improve your volunteer program. It is important to set your volunteers up for success and provide them with value in exchange for their time and talent.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Managing your nonprofit is a massive undertaking. One of the best strategies nonprofits can use to lighten their workload is an ambassador program. . One of the best strategies nonprofits can use to lighten their workload is an ambassador program. . Create a mentor program. . Create a mentor program. .

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes How to Become a Nonprofit Leader. Whether you aspire to be an executive leader, hold a director’s position, or even launch your own nonprofit, there are rarely clear paths to career development within the nonprofit sector. Find a mentor. To find a mentor, look within your organization.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

In honor of Gerry Davis, April 2018 My mentor passed away earlier this month. I have had the benefit of numerous mentors over my long career, but Gerry Davis was The Mentor. I laughed, because at the time Calera was an accidentally nonprofit tech company: it was organized as a for-profit but was still losing (a lot of) money.

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Candid

APRIL 6, 2022

How did you first hear about Candid nonprofit profiles and what value do you see in earning the highest level seal? Meme: A great friend and mentor of mine—who is also a philanthropist—challenged me to hone in on my theory of change and mentioned how GuideStar is a great place to share our work with funders.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

Most nonprofit board members volunteer because they want to support a worthy cause. Transparency is an essential quality for a nonprofit. Transparency about programmatic approach, results, governance, and finances are just a few ways a nonprofit can be open about its work, and this openness must start with the board.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

In late January, the Building Movement Project (BMP) published our newest Race to Lead report on leadership aspirations among those working at nonprofit organizations. But those who did not have a mentor, self-care and wellness support, or a supportive workplace were more likely to express leadership aspirations.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

When we first started researching the use of AI in nonprofit organizations, we described the key benefit of AI as the “dividend of time.” With many nonprofit workplaces taking up generative AI over the past year, what costs and benefits are staff seeing? This is called “co-botting” or “co-piloting” with AI.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 12, 2021

During this hour-long panel discussion, we will sit down with Subira Taylor-Louineus, Director of Operations and Finance at Mentor NY to discuss how they’ve sold tickets to their virtual event, resulting in over $124,000 raised of a $10,000 goal! Examples of successful ticket forms and event sites from nonprofits like yours!

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Elevating Latino Voices: How Nonprofits Can Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month From the rhythmic cadence of salsa music to the inspiring tales of pioneers who’ve blazed trails in fields as diverse as literature, science, and politics, the Latino community has enriched the American mosaic in countless ways.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

There are many ways your nonprofit can test the AI waters , h owever, in this post, we’re focusing on how you can use AI to improve your organization’s written content. Like many nonprofits, Eventgroove is a small company. That shift in mindset is one we at Eventgroove urge any nonprofit to lean into.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2024

A day doesn’t go by in which nonprofit leaders have to wrestle with complex situations which put institutional success in the short run in competition with doing the right thing. To be candid, as a candidate for positions myself, as a courtesy, I’ve drafted letters of recommendation for mentors who would submit them.

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sgEngage

APRIL 23, 2024

There are millions of wonderful nonprofit organizations working to make this world a better place. But for younger organizations, you may need to guide them on how to use their fund accounting software to automate these controls or set them up with a mentor organization to help establish them.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 28, 2021

That’s amazing news for you and your nonprofit. You hold a board member orientation and make sure they’re equipped to help you move your nonprofit’s mission forward. . Always start your orientation by communicating your nonprofit’s mission, vision, and values. Your nonprofit’s branding. Your nonprofit’s history .

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Qgiv

JANUARY 11, 2023

Their program offers a unique combination of mentoring support, group instruction, and social-emotional learning. These are just a couple of examples of how you could use giving levels to inspire donors to accomplish something good for your nonprofit organization. Who they are.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

When I talk with nonprofit leaders about digital transformation , I get responses that range from excitement and optimism to skepticism and overwhelm. Research shows that nonprofits that have worked through a digital transformation process are fast, agile, and resilient. They can work quickly to collect and learn from data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

By Beth Kanter & Joan Garry Leading with empathy is one of the most effective ways to avoid burnout at your nonprofit. Recently, we have been exploring a fascinating topic that is not only close to our hearts, but very timely due to burnout in the nonprofit sector – empathetic leadership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2013

Mentors: Bobby Deleon and Michel Daniel and students from ECHS - Speed Networking. As one who has always considered their work in the sector a “ calling ” versus a job, I’ve been lucky to have some amazing mentors. 5 Reasons Why Should Make Mentoring A Priority by Porter Gale.

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

Both for-profit and other nonprofits are targeting members with education and product options. Once we talk through the issues, they realize that there is a current employee, who with the right training and mentoring, would be a great fit for the role. This is a unique time for the association community.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Volunteers are the backbone of your nonprofit. Your remote volunteers move your mission forward, even when they’re miles away from where your nonprofit is located. This way, they’ll understand what they’re working toward and feel confident in representing your nonprofit.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 25, 2024

With the overall decline in both donors and dollars, smart nonprofits are recognizing the importance of monthly giving programs. Periodically offer them special opportunities: events, guided tours, president’s breakfasts, mentoring opportunities etc. No, it’s not the theme you decide upon. and it also says thank you.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

I have worked for nonprofit organizations for most of my professional life, and I have never been a major gift officer. Wearing all of those hats at nonprofit organizations gave me a thorough understanding of what fundraising and a fully-outfitted development office encompasses.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Plan for the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders. While it may seem like jumping the gun, your nonprofit should start planning for leadership succession in advance of actually passing the torch. Most nonprofits do not have leadership succession plans. Mentor and train your future leaders.

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Bloomerang

JULY 22, 2021

It affects professionals of all occupations and backgrounds, with the impact on individuals in the nonprofit community being a significant one. . Nonprofit imposter syndrome is the voice of self-doubt, which if left unchecked, damages a nonprofit leader’s ability to deliver on the core mission and run their organization effectively. .

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

By working hard and working smart, nonprofit leaders can increase the likelihood of a favorable response to a solicitation. We should be equally relentless in learning more and more about the mission, programs, and impact on the beneficiaries of our nonprofits. The best nonprofit leaders are dreamers and dream big.

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Charity Village

JUNE 2, 2021

Is your nonprofit organization interested in mentoring a young leader? Supported by Canada Service Corps, Youth @ the Table is an Alberta-wide initiative seeking to engage youth ages 18-30 at the governance level of nonprofit organizations.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Now that Slack is part of the Salesforce family, combining the #1 CRM and the trailblazing digital platform, here’s how together we’re creating the digital headquarters for a success-from-anywhere world across the education, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors. Our students have high expectations of the RMIT Online experience.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

There is no shortage of highly talented leaders coming from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, and many of them lead from within the nonprofit sector. They do however face unique challenges, which are numerous and varied, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of the nonprofit sector as a whole.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2021

And local Boys & Girls Clubs helped open the door to opportunities young people might not have otherwise, offering career training, skill building, positive mentors, and pathways to a great future. The pandemic was a reminder of just how important the relationships are between our Club mentors and the kids they serve.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Michelle has dedicated her career to creating a more inclusive non-profit work culture as an advocate, expert in non-profit development and marketing, and mentor of BIPOC nonprofit professionals. Consider the broader goals and objectives for your nonprofit outside of the event. Are you going all in on acquisition this year?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 8, 2021

Nonprofit board service is a serious matter! To be clear, showing up at meetings, making a financial contribution and attending the gala is not the total kit and caboodle for nonprofit board service. It is more like raising the bar each day by advocating for your mission and bringing your best self to service for your nonprofit. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2014

This is a question being asked in many nonprofits as they look at how to prepare younger leaders in their organizations to lead and develop their talent. The report offers some great tips and advice to those managing emerging leaders on how to mentor them. Is your nonprofit offer professional development for emerging leaderships?

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