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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

You cannot have empowerment without participation: empowerment is not something we ‘do’ to other people, but is itself a participatory process that engages people in reflection and inquiry to understand the power they have, and to take action for change as they define it.” All we know is what they tell the donors they’re doing.

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Survey-Backed Insights to Keep Your Nonprofit Ahead of Changing Workplace Trends

Saleforce Nonprofit

A recent Harvard Business Review article on this topic says that “empowerment, engagement, and planning are critical. Another strategy might be to offer partial or full tuition reimbursement (with a commitment to stay for a certain period of time) so employees can complete certificates, diplomas, or degrees through educational institutions.

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Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board

Blue Avocado

In the year before my arrival, the organization suffered a $3 million operating deficit on a $10 million budget, which was saved only by receiving a surprise $23 million bequest (imagine having to rely on an angel donor—or really whale—to stay afloat!). After five years, we finally balanced the budget.

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The ongoing revolution in philanthropy: An open-ended reading list

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

The tendency of philanthropic professionals, big donors, and other relatively privileged people to assume that they know what is best for the people who are directly affected by the problems that need to be addressed. Kids Choose Their Donors in a Twist on Sponsorships. Tools: Reflective structured dialogue.

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What Your Nonprofit Needs To Know About Machine Learning

Global Giving

Typically, questions that are well-suited to machine learning include those that seek to predict a category (“ Given a dataset of water points, which ones are likely to break in the next year? ”) or a number (“How much money is this donor likely to give next year?”). Do you have access to useable data? LEARN MORE.

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Social Media and Mobile for Real Time Professional Learning at Conferences

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He also talked about the lost opportunity for continued donor engagement. “Once we get that first check, we say – oh, we’ve got them. Put them on the donor list. In contrast, mobile polling offers is a more structured form of interaction. Mobile Technology and Social Media and Real Time Learning.

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4 tips for finding volunteers for your young or small nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Planning is key, so if you haven’t built structure around your volunteer program , it’s time to do that. Newsletters – Issue a call-to-action asking for great volunteers and list the volunteer positions you need to fill in your donor newsletter. And if these are tasks you can take off YOUR plate, awesome!