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Building A Nonprofit Board That Understands Financial Stewardship

Kindful

Because no one wants board members approving budgets that they don’t fully understand or making decisions to expand staff when they aren’t clear if the budget can withstand additional salaries and benefits or voting on fundraising approaches when they don’t understand cost/benefit analysis. Teach them about fundraising.

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AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AI is developing faster than our regulatory system is prepared to handle and threatens to consolidate power in the tech companies and oppressive governments that deploy AI while making society vulnerable to AI biases, surveillance, and other dysfunctions.

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+16 Established Fundraising Consultants

Whole Whale

AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. Brain Lacy & Associates provide services for nonprofits including augmentation, analysis of data, prospect research, major donor information, and matching gift data. Website: [link]. Website: [link].

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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

CityOptions is an environmental initiative to help local governments—particularly small and mid-sized ones—plan and execute effective sustainability initiatives. Our goal is to revolutionize the effectiveness of local governments in responding to climate change and other environmental impacts. Read2Go Bookshare goes mobile!

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The Six Dimensions of a Successful Nonprofit Board

ASU Lodestar Center

Governing boards are the backbone of many nonprofit organizations. Despite the importance of governing boards in the success of an organization, nonprofits consistently struggle to create an effective and engaged board. Teach conflict resolution strategies. Undertake SWOT Analysis and Strategic Planning Sessions.

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Does Your Nonprofit Need Some Data Therapy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And while I haven’t done an in-depth map of this space, I keep thinking that a network of intermediaries (people who teach skills, connect skilled volunteers, generate discussion — those data nerds ) is missing. (I I may be wrong, let me know in the comments).

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The 2021 List of Established Fundraising Consultants

Whole Whale

AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. Brain Lacy & Associates provide services for nonprofits including augmentation, analysis of data, prospect research, major donor information, and matching gift data. Website: [link]. Website: [link].