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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

Candid

As the saying goes, “Money talks,” and there’s no better example of this than the Giving Pledge and its effect on the social sector. To date, 241 individuals with a cumulative net worth easily surpassing $1 trillion have made the pledge—a public commitment to give the majority of their fortunes to charity.

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Use This Sample Letter With Your Board To Boost Year-End Giving

Bloomerang

It’s long been documented that the most successful nonprofits have (1) a board that plays a critical role in their fundraising and (2) built a strong collaborative partnership between the board and leadership staff. Or it could mean that you make a multiple-year pledge for each of the next three to five years. Please let us know.

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Collecting data during a humanitarian crisis

Candid

Candid faces similar challenges in answering questions about the philanthropic response to current events—but with an even more significant time lag. Funders can learn how much their colleagues are giving and what they support, find opportunities for collaboration, and identify gaps. . foundations’ giving. foundation grantmaking.

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Got Silos in Your Nonprofit? It’s Time to Build Some Bridges!

sgEngage

Every month, Barbara’s team had to do hours of detective work to find a missing pledge payment, or correct coding errors, or ask Alan’s team multiple times for reports on event sponsorship purchases. The pledge payments? The Benefits of Working Collaboratively. Why is this so hard?” Barbara asked me. Those coding errors?

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

Urgent medical care was a challenge with hospitals already overrun with COVID-19 patients. Non-governmental organizations’ (NGOs) staff deployment, coordination, and collaboration also needed to take place virtually. Navigating the challenges of the pandemic was a crash course in managing multiple disasters at one time.

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3 Ways to Activate DEI in Your Nonprofit Organization

Qgiv

As engagement in DEI work deepens, it becomes clear that well-intentioned pledges of commitment to incorporate core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion are not enough. and, “How can we prepare ourselves for the challenges that we will bump up against?” Your team may be thinking, “equity work is hard.

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Restart Romania Social Justice Challenge Spotlights User-Generated Content

Tech Soup

To get diverse perspectives from TechSoup Global staff about user-generated content, we asked Marc Manashil, Community Evangelist for NetSquared, to share how challenges like Restart Romania enable users to get engaged at all levels. Web-based challenges are not a new phenomenon at TechSoup Global.

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