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Beyond Bronze, Silver, and Gold—Grow Success With Purpose

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Beyond technology, there are cultural shifts that are making a major impact on the association community. Government, healthcare, educational, and financial institutions are being viewed with skeptical eyes. Community building and engagement are new priorities. Sharon offered an idea that has been on my mind for some time.

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How Public Speaking Skills Can Help You Run Your Nonprofit

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or communicating with major donors to win their support for an upcoming campaign. . Public speaking and presentation skills can help you craft better written and verbal communications, whether you’re engaging with your team internally or connecting with an external audience. . Improving internal communication. .

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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

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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. However, their philanthropic gestures are executed with millions, if not billions, of dollars that move global markets and spur governments to action.

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

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While there’s often increased attention on issues affecting the community during Pride month, meaningful and lasting change happens when advocacy happens year-round. Legislative advocacy and lobbying Legislative advocacy happens when someone contacts lawmakers with the goal of influencing legislation.

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Six things you may not know about the U.S. social sector

Candid

The social sector is the domain of private action for public good. While nonprofits are perhaps most associated with the social sector, organizations within it can overlap with the spheres of business and government. Over the years, we’ve seen the lines between business, government, and the social sector blur.

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Advancing Racial Equity Through Data and Transparency

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Last year, the murder of George Floyd sparked a national reckoning with systemic racism and an outpouring of support for communities of color as companies made commitments to Black Lives Matter. 95% of Black Americans agree that companies should promote racial equity in the workplace , but 83% said companies have more work to do.

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Is it a movement or a moment?

Candid

Recent years have seen several examples of moments that captured public attention—typically after years-long efforts and organizing before they burst into wider awareness. These movements typically don’t start with a structured entity, but with inspired individuals who see what needs to change in their communities and decide to act on it.

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