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

Blue Avocado

By definition, board members should be counted on to make sacrificial gifts or at least to consider the organization a high priority for their philanthropy. This proved to be a wonderful way to share nationally AbilityFirst’s empowerment philosophy. Here’s a unique model of nonprofit board governance based in consensus. ︎

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Connected Citizens Report: The Power, Peril, and Potential of Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Discussions around these scenarios are useful to philanthropy in making decisions about where to invest in social change in the future. The premises and questions for the future include: Interconnectedness: People will have more connectivity and more information. How much trust or mistrust will there be?

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4 bbcon Takeaways for Philanthropic Organizations to Power 2019 Planning

Connection Cafe

Think carefully about what questions could result in data points that can help guide funding decisions, smart partnerships, and stronger board relationships. If you’re just starting this process, consider the creation of a logic model. Once set, all future actions can be compared back to the model.

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Research Friday: Human Capital Performance Bonds. What are they? How do they work?

ASU Lodestar Center

But a structural problem remains: philanthropy does not typically have available capital for scaling. The Model: The “non–nonprofit” organization: Twin Cities Rise! Another question is how organizations fund their activities between the time they apply for a bond and receive payoff for success. Only time will tell.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

Have Fun - Do Good

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. The projects can range from preschools, to libraries and computer training centers, to women empowerment programs. It's the same thing in a development context.

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Make a Statement: Defining Your Nonprofit Mission and Vision Statements 

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Here is one way to think about this question: Mission: addresses current/ongoing work Vision: addresses aspirational work How are Mission and Vision statements created? leadership, collaboration, empowerment). Natalie Root is the Founder & CEO of The Root Agency where the team helps philanthropy Take Root & Grow.

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Girls' Night Out with a Twist: Dining for Women and the Power of Giving Circles

Have Fun - Do Good

" It's just like a girls' night out, but with a twist" - Marsha Wallace, Dining for Women, Founder Women + food + learning + philanthropy + fun = Dining for Women. It's sort of a new form of philanthropy, where average people can be really engaged, make a huge, huge, huge difference, and have a lot of fun at the same time.

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