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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

The collective knowledge of our Leadership Council makes the Classy Awards a distinction unlike any other. Author of Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World , which received The Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s Best Book Award for 2020. Kimberly Mitchell. National University. Christina Lewis.

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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

Candid

The new report, based on both quantitative and qualitative research, is the most comprehensive analysis of institutional philanthropy to HBCUs. Big philanthropy’s support of HBCUs declined from 2002 to 2019 An examination of trends in philanthropic giving to HBCUs underscores a history of underfunding. In fact, large U.S.

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Organization’s Founding Date/History. There is a long history of questioning how to address inefficient processes in the charitable sector, including grant application and reporting processes that siphon precious time away from nonprofits doing important work. Research funding.

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Survival in the New Age of Successful Grant Management

sgEngage

Enter the new age of accountability with pre-award federal grant requirements for risk and integrity to be assessed before the first dollar goes out the door. Additionally, as the project moves into the post-award phase, funding agencies and prime recipients have new requirements to manage risk over the life of the award.

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

Focus on selling – Judge ads by sales results, not awards. ” For nonprofits, this shows the value of thoroughly researching your donors’ demographics, history, and motivations before crafting appeals. It exemplified the gap between advertising awards versus tangible business results.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

HRP members produced scientifically sound analysis that is advancing the process of legal justice in Guatemala. I’m proud to report here that, at the request of the Attorney General of Guatemala, our team has prepared statistical analysis to inform the prosecutions of these high-profile officials. and the European Union.

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The philanthropic response to the rise in Asian hate

Candid

history of interning Asian Americans ). A recent analysis of Candid’s Foundation Maps data by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy ( AAPIP ) found that between 2014 and 2018, approximately 0.2 As a Chinese American, I can attest that this hate is palpable. Pros: decreased chance of getting COVID-19.

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