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Getting from “no” to “yes” for climate justice

Candid

A philanthropy insider once shared during a presentation that foundations develop guidelines so they know to whom to say “no.” I am reminded of that tendency now as we release Candid and Ariadne’s new funder’s guide about the why and how of climate justice, Centering equity and justice in climate philanthropy.

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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

Bloomerang

Now, with the help of volunteer management software , organizations can build even more bridges to connect with their volunteers, enhancing their engagement with a variety of different tools and features to make the volunteering journey run as smoothly as possible. See why nonprofits love our volunteer management software!

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Happy Birthday! The Charitable Deduction Turns 100

ASU Lodestar Center

The United States was drawn into the war in the spring of 1917. It is a basic feature of the charitable sector in the United States. I tell my students that the deduction is a “tool of government”: the federal government gives us financial incentives to spend our money in certain productive ways. think tank.

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

Qgiv

From accountants to college students, from administrators working in construction offices to legal professionals, many are considering new career directions to gain more meaningful work and to serve the greater good in their communities. GPA chapters are located across the United States. Check out “The Fundraising School.”

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Sectorness: What does "nonprofit" do for us?

ASU Lodestar Center

My favorite historian, Peter Dobkin Hall , wrote a defining essay in one of his books that describes the "invention" of the nonprofit sector in the United States. Google Labs has a cool tool where you can map usage of words in published materials. The map for American English usage of "philanthropy" is below.

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

I would say that we made the best use that we could of the tools that we had,” she said, “but I’d say about 10% of our volunteers are not tech savvy and so they got left behind.”. We held 33 virtual focus groups (via Zoom) with 181 CVAs in the United States and Canada. Talking with Volunteer Administrators.

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Great reads from around the web on February 11th

Amy Sample Ward

By providing tools and support for people with ideas, the group hopes to empower Americans to change the world, one project at a time. Fundraiser and blogger Chuck English asserted that a tagline is nothing but a tool, and that approaching it otherwise diverts organizations from the critical work of strategy.

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