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Highlights from Candid’s most popular philanthropic resources in 2023?

Candid

As the saying goes, “knowledge is power.” Candid’s Issue Lab is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing social sector knowledge. It outlines 10 core principles for philanthropy serving organizations (PSOs) to enhance their impact and contribute to broader systems change.

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Youth community service: Belonging, reciprocity, and agency 

Candid

Respondents also said service increased their belief that they can make a positive difference in their community (79%), self-awareness (78%), knowledge about social, political, and civic issues (72%), and ability to collaborate with others (80%).

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Thursday Thoughts | Last-minute to-do items before GivingTuesday 2022

EveryAction

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Alternatively, you could use a match as a way to steward a gift that you have already received.

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5 Things That Nonprofits Wish They Knew Three Months Ago

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. They depend on the quality of the data collected in their donor management system. Not only are they incredibly knowledgeable, but they were working remotely immediately as soon as the crisis hit.

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How Leaders Use Four Workarounds To Tackle Complex Problems

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Those four workarounds are: The Piggyback : Capitalizing on pre-existing but seemingly unrelated systems or relationships. They are well suited because they embrace uncertainty and imperfection and address our most urgent needs while exploring more robust alternatives. Question: What does it mean to be a “scrappy organization?”

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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

Blue Avocado

Alternately, you might be thinking about building an advisory committee around advocacy. 2 Say you’re a nonprofit working in the area of houselessness and want to put together an advisory committee of people with legislative and policy development experience to advance systemic changes in your community.

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The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

expertise, knowledge,?and To find the right product for your needs, the best place to begin is with requirements to help you evaluate alternatives. These tools should include: An Enterprise Approach to business operations that provides a centralized database and system of record. fund accounting software. Fund accounting?requires

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