Candid

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This article will explain the 501(c)(4) designation for nonprofits and describe the rules and context around 501(c)(4)s and political activity. They can engage in a wide variety of activities—providing social services, promoting the arts, supporting scientific studies, etc. There are approximately 77,000 501(c)(4)s active in the U.S.

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Candid

OCTOBER 9, 2024

An inclusive approach actively engages staff across all departments, roles, and leadership levels to create an environment where diverse perspectives are valued, equitable access to AI tools and training is provided, and the unique needs of different user groups are considered. What would that mean? What is inclusive AI adoption?

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Today, in Milwaukee, the group has gone on to consider public safety, another issue that’s critical for restaurants. More likely to be successful in advocacy and public policy. These dynamics characterize partnerships like Nancy and Kristine’s: Mutual benefit over a broad range of issues and experiences. There are no members.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Organizations of all stripes were quick to issue statements confirming their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. If your association is struggling to launch a strong diversity initiative, these activities will help you get closer to that goal. Writing this document can be a co-creative activity for staff and leadership.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

These conversations are limited to bottom-line issues. Frame the Issues Risk isn’t on most directors’ list of favorite topics for discussion. Both directors and employees should know which policies the organization has in place and how they are enforced. But risk doesn’t always come with a dollar sign attached.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2021

Public policy and the nonprofit sector. Public policy at all levels of government has the ability to threaten the work of all nonprofits (National Council of Nonprofits, 2019). At the federal level, we see this threat in tax, regulatory, and spending policies. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Establish support.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

Your audit might explore any, or all of, these seven areas: Technology systems Policies and procedures Security Productivity Communication Culture Professional development How you present this initiative to your employees is critical. If performance issues have been a problem, keep an open mind.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2024

What is advocacy, and why it matters You have a big, bold vision to better the world with your nonprofit—whether you’re developing programs and influencing policies around education, social justice, human rights, or animal rights. Advocacy covers a range of activities for nonprofits and includes much more than just legislative lobbying.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Remote working policy with flexibility.

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sgEngage

APRIL 23, 2024

Here are some of the internal controls your grantees should have: Formal Written Policies and Procedures You want to make sure your grantees have documented and defined ways of managing and tracking the funds they receive. Adequate Monitoring Having great written policies is key, but how do your grantees ensure that they are followed?

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Candid

JULY 8, 2024

Foundation program officers and government officials can unintentionally limit the impact of community-based organizations by funding them to serve only a specific demographic group and a narrow set of activities. Tackling root causes involves year-round voter engagement and policy advocacy.

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EveryAction

MARCH 8, 2023

Keep in mind that while it’s important to prepare your data for migration to new software, data hygiene is not a one-and-done activity. Update your database policies. Schedule a training session with them to go over policies and procedures. Review your data tables, queries, reports, and exports. Plan the implementation timeline.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

Associations are ideally positioned to fill that need in a way that social media and other online activities cannot. Use data to make objective decisions based on site traffic, evaluations, sales, professional development activity, focus groups and/or other types of outreach. Watch what is trending online. This is critical.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 24, 2024

Our registrar must issue addendums when families add, remove, or change support services. When we moved to continuous enrollment, there wasn’t a new contract to trigger tuition payments, and the business office had to activate re-enrollment in the tuition management system. We also had some issues with payment timing.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2020

You may think this is an odd beginning for a public policy blog, so please bear with me. I hope as you plan for and execute on your 2020 priorities you will keep in mind the many external factors that impact your work and your day-to-day activities. and issues of importance to the sector.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. You need to activate your base and to move the needle on your issue.

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Candid’s Issue Lab is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing social sector knowledge. It outlines best practices and specific activities that funders can employ to safeguard and support their participatory grantmaking decision makers. Do you know of a resource Candid’s Issue Lab is missing? communities face.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

By Ryan Polk , a Policy Advisor at the Internet Society , where he is primarily focused on issues related to Internet trust. In its recent survey on the State of Nonprofit Cybersecurity , NTEN found that nearly 70% of nonprofits do not have policies and procedures in place in case of a cyberattack.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 12, 2024

Depending on your organization’s focus and activities, you may have different types of funding, such as grants, contracts, donations, program fees, sponsorships, or merchandise sales. Use Scenario Budgeting Nonprofits must withstand inflation, changing political policies, economic shifts, and the increasingly unpredictable climate.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

If your nonprofit is just starting out or doesn’t have solid financial policies in place, now is the time to start! Nonprofit financial policies An organization’s financial policies provide a framework for many of the essential aspects of managing funds. Take into account any future big expenses or popular donation periods (ex.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Visualizing Where Meaning Making Can Happen “Mapping” activities are often the starting point of identifying data collection opportunities. We are taught to create an organizational chart or a program activity graphic or a network diagram of organizations needed to address an issue like homelessness or educational equity.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 24, 2024

Making matters more concerning is 30% have high trust in nonprofits for providing factual, unbiased information about political candidates and policy issues. This is the first time that respondents for the annual study where we asked directly about trust in advocacy and election-related activities.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—has been under fire in the past few years over its lax policies on news content, data privacy, and misinformation. This has led to situations where BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ users are disproportionately affected by policies meant to address “bad” behaviors.

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Rather than shying away from advocacy, nonprofit organizations should consider it an opportunity to redefine conversations around issues that matter most to the communities and people that they serve. Creating and disseminating these guides can provide voters with unbiased information about candidates’ stances on critical issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2011

What’s In A Social Media Policy? The tone and philosophy in a social media policy depends on the risk appetite of the organization. As this was explained in the discussion on Facebook , organizations with a stronger risk appetite/tolerance for their activities might have a more “permissive&# social media policy.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

Ask those same association executives what they’re doing to try to solve their data issues and they’ll likely say they have a staff member dedicated to cleaning things up, but it’s a constant moving target. There are massive benefits to using AI, but a policy that shapes how your team uses it is an important starting point.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

It requires a long-term strategy so that an ecosystem of organizations—with specialists in communications, legal support, and policy research—can work together to build a broad base of support. A number of funders, including The California Endowment, Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

If your organization relies on volunteers, even just a little, you need a volunteer handbook that spells out expectations, policies, and procedures. Volunteer policies and procedures: It is critical that you have policies and procedures in place that minimize potential problems that could arise. What about working off site?

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Candid

APRIL 23, 2024

In my last article , I examined some of the key findings from the latest CF Insights survey , conducted annually by the Council on Foundations to track trends in community foundation activity and growth. Nearly all (99%) respondents said they reach out to DAF holders to encourage them to keep their accounts active.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

GAAP requires the accrual method of accounting, which matches the transaction to the time period when the activity occurs, not when it is paid. So, while bequests, insurance policies and planned gifts are exciting for the organization, those donations won’t be reflected in the GAAP reporting.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

In this post, we explore how these agents of change are fostering freedom and independence through activism and social impact, turning the ideals of liberty and pursuit of happiness into realities for those who are often forgotten. This organization goes beyond simply advocating for women’s rights locally.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 3, 2024

Funders who are willing to take an active role in how their contributions are allocated can influence these communities access to and use of data repositories. The issues examined by the council went beyond opportunities. In some cases, members took ethical concerns and histories of population exploitation under consideration.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Understanding Community Leadership Community leadership involves actively engaging with local stakeholders, identifying shared goals, and working collaboratively towards achieving them. Civic leadership, on the other hand, involves active engagement and participation of individuals in addressing community issues and promoting the common good.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 14, 2024

The NonProfit Times reached out to Blackbaud for a comment and will update this story should one be issued. multi-factor authentication) policies; and, Tightening policies and procedures of security infrastructure including network segmentation requirements and monitoring and alerting for suspicious activities.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Before you start a new organization, it’s worth it to fully think through the problem you’re hoping to address and whether a nonprofit is the right way to solve the issue. Can you clearly articulate the issue you’re hoping to solve? Is it one distinct problem or multiple issues? The answer could be “both.”

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sgEngage

JUNE 17, 2024

Some provide mindfulness training, group activities, and employee assistance programs. Only then can we address the issue. Normalize DEIA: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility programs and policies are critical to a culture of belonging. So, what can school leaders do to address teacher well-being?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Crowdfunding platforms collect data and feedback from users to refine their models and policies. While it’s not deep research it’s more than has been shared publicly to-date on this issue. Internet-based crowdfunding platforms allow the initiators to reach large numbers of people ( Gerber et al.,

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