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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

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Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning. Fast forward to today….

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What grantmaking practices should foundations adopt to best support nonprofit organizations?

ASU Lodestar Center

Foundation leaders need to understand how grantmaking practices affect nonprofit organizations and structure grantmaking practices in ways that best support nonprofit organizations. The leaders of a foundation must ensure that the foundation’s mission is clearly defined and articulated. Evaluate to learn.

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9 Nonprofit Leadership Skills Every Founder & Director Must Master

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At a minimum, a team with a poor leader is unproductive like this one: With the right leadership, a nonprofit can grow quickly, fulfilling its mission and meeting a community need or eliminating a problem. Surprises are few and opportunities are easily evaluated and leveraged.

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Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy

Bloomerang

Big hearts will respond to big-hearted, authentic, clearly-articulated, specific and resonant appeals. I may want to see more kids from marginalized communities attend college, but not know where to begin. It’s a good time to evaluate where you may have gaps in your technology. Or people simply chipped in what they could.

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Can Data Bring Foundations and Nonprofits Closer?

Connection Cafe

With a deep focus on results and sophisticated technology built to match, we see foundations growing their outcomes measurement maturity and shifting how they evaluate grants, from applications through reporting.

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Write Your Nonprofit Business Plan in 9 Sections

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Organizational Structure. There are other types of nonprofit organizations such as fraternal beneficiary organizations, or horticulture, labor, and agricultural organizations that are structured as nonprofits as well…so be clear here.). Evaluation Plan. Or maybe your nonprofit is actually an NGO based in another country.

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Safety First: How to Mitigate Risk at In-Person Events

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In this article, we’ll cover things to consider when evaluating the safety of your event, share some resources, and provide best practices on how to develop your plan. We all learned a lot of lessons from 2020 during our Navigating the Unknown report and we’re here to tell you that you absolutely need a crisis communication plan!