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6 Annual reports to inspire your organization

EveryAction

This impact summary page speaks directly to supporters and gives them credit for changing lives instead of the organization alone. Brookings also contextualizes their report with current events such as the pandemic and social justice movements regarding racial disparities and injustices in public life. The American Kidney Fund.

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5 Qualities That Make Someone A Successful Nonprofit Board Member

Bloomerang

Successful board members also make an effort to be well-informed about the organization’s mission, services, policies, and programs. Board members should follow conflict of interest and confidentiality policies, signing statements annually and excusing themselves from discussions and votes where they have a conflict of interest.

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How to Create a Volunteer Handbook Your Volunteers Will Use

Get Fully Funded

If your organization relies on volunteers, even just a little, you need a volunteer handbook that spells out expectations, policies, and procedures. Include your mission and vision statements, a brief history, and a summary of your programs and services. This letter is the first thing the volunteer will see, so make it count!

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#AI4Good: Artificial Intelligence & Wellbeing, Ethical Dilemmas, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Organizations need to have structures and policies to support and enhance an individuals work/life balance and enable healthy technology use habits including a right to disconnect from the workplace. See Nethope blog post that provides a summary of how AI is currently be used in the humanitarian sector. . This is a more macro lens.

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Zoetica Salon Summary: Feeding America’s Social Media Measurement Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Feeding America’s strategic plan has a broad goal to mobilize the public in three outcomes areas: donations, public policy advocates and brand awareness and foster engagement. We saw a lot of interest and click thrus from Twitter particularly.&#

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10 Blogging Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If an issue relevant to your mission and programs (local, national, or international) is in the news, write up a summary of the issue, add your commentary with a call-to-action (CTA), and then share your post to your online communities and in your e-newsletter. Blog Design Best Practices. 1) Understand and embrace modern blogging.

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Breaking down the CARES Act:  How the New Stimulus Bill Could Provide Relief for Social Good Organizations

Connection Cafe

My public policy colleagues at Independent Sector and National Council of Nonprofits have crafted summaries of this bill and I have included links to their summaries here: National Council of Nonprofits and Independent Sector. Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund – $27 Billion.