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

ASU Lodestar Center

Grantmaking foundations have the financial resources that nonprofit organizations need to accomplish their work. Foundation leaders need to understand how grantmaking practices affect nonprofit organizations and structure grantmaking practices in ways that best support nonprofit organizations. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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3 Top Learning Strategies You Need To Change The World

Bloomerang

For many it’s simply reading and writing, which is the way most of our schools are structured. That’s an important shift in stance, and it can have a huge influence on how your approach your work moving forward. Take the time to thoughtfully articulate them. Some learn best visually, through observation. Values are powerful.

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How can we prepare organizational leaders to work in a networked world?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The principal task of preparing organizational leaders is to provide them with the language and tools they need to be able to discern and describe network activity, the insights they need to understand network structure, and an appreciation for the vital yet often subtle tasks of managing a network’s context.

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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Can you clearly articulate the issue you’re hoping to solve? Having a clear corporate structure limits the individual liability of your nonprofit’s leaders, employees, and board of directors. Explore these additional resources: How to Buy Fundraising Software That Lasts: Essential Guide.

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How Can Nonprofits Switch to a Data-Driven Culture?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The challenge has to do with organizational beliefs and work styles. Whether it be a widely held belief that measurement practice is not worth investing resources. Non-profits know this is true, but the problem is investing in the resources needed to become a data-driven non-profits.&#. Think big, but take baby steps.

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

Qgiv

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. Keep in mind that some venues may not allow you to stake anything into the ground or even tie things to existing structures. Not sold yet? Now, go forth and fundraise!

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

And then unpacking some case studies that can articulate some of these strategies in action. So ensuring that an organization has the resources it needs to do its work. Compared to when fundraising expectations are not clearly articulated during board recruitment. And then participation, which is really focused on fundraising.