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Closing racial wealth gaps with community land trusts 

Candid

In 2023, with funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation and the Citi Foundation, Living Cities awarded grants totaling $3.2 According to the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy , there are now over 300 community land trusts in the U.S. million to member cities to develop such initiatives.

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Community foundations: Donor-advised fund grants outpaced contributions in 2022 

Candid

Endowed DAFs are set up as permanent funds with a principal balance that remains in place; grants are made from the income generated by the invested assets, subject to a spending policy. billion, representing nearly two-thirds of all grant dollars awarded.

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Leveraging data to better serve under-resourced communities 

Candid

Forward-looking nonprofit organizations know that leveraging data is key to determining where a community’s unmet needs are, securing resources to address those needs, and advocating for more effective policies. Rather than competing for limited resources, we are collaborating to secure funding and bring about policy change.

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Auction Management: Managing Your Items

Qgiv

That’s why your nonprofit needs its own auction item management policies. Write item descriptions and take photos as items come in. When it comes to the item photos, you want these to match the quality of your descriptions. Take time to stage items and take photos in good lighting. Larger items may require outdoor photos.

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A Simple 6 Step Plan for Creating a Facebook Page that Works

NetWits

Make the Most of Your Cover Photo. Your Facebook cover photo is prime real estate. When thinking through your Facebook cover photo make sure you keep your brand in mind, but try to also show off your culture, history, mission and values. You might also try having a little fun with your cover photo. Social media policy.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Upload your avatar/logo (250 x 250), a cover photo(1128 x 191), add a description and website URL, your company/organization size, industry, and city and country. In fact, according to the Global NGO Technology Report , 27% of nonprofits worldwide have an official policy to allow staff to work on their LinkedIn Profiles during work hours.

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#14LCS Recap: Content Round-Up

NTEN

We''re grateful for the articles, blog posts, videos, photos, and more from the 14LCS community. All of us all NTEN are amazed (but not too surprised, really) by the degree of engagement at the 14LCS, and by the movement of individual ideas into actionable projects during the Idea Accelerator. Did we miss anything?

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