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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

.orgSource

Meeting new colleagues is easier when someone facilitates introductions. Don’t Forget Policies and Procedures There’s more to oversight than reading the financial statements. Be sure to review important policies and procedures. Introduce Key Players Introduce key financial players.

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A Practical AI Path for Nonprofits

John Kenyon

Activities: Facilitating learning for the board, management and staff 2. Activities: Providing examples of how nonprofits use these tools, facilitating discussions on how your organization is already using them and might use them in the future 3. They generate content by using works without permission.

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Move DEI Beyond Words

.orgSource

An expert facilitator will introduce the level of introspection needed to encourage empathy and insight. Review our hiring and onboarding policies to ensure that they are equitable and fair for all applicants. Adopt a pay equity policy. This is not a forum for amateurs.

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Does Your Organizational Already Have a Policy for Professional Conduct?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My YMCA colleague posed for this photo on purpose to illustrate a point about professional conduct and social media policies. As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’ve had the honor to facilitate training workshops at grantee’s conference. Summer learning-workshop-2.

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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

sgEngage

Policy Change Furthermore, the implicit idea that widespread quality data leads directly to positive policy change is also not accurate. While exposure to data itself is one step, access is a more complicated notion that involves the ability to engage with the data and use it in ways that improve life outcomes in communities.

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How do you choose a payment processor for your nonprofit?

Candid

But the tool that is of paramount importance is a payment processor, a backend tool that safely and securely facilitates online payments and donations between donors and nonprofits. Examine each processor’s policies. Data portability policies. Hold period policies . Here’s how a payment processor works: .

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[ASK AN EXPERT] When Should You Hire A Development Consultant?

Bloomerang

Develop gift acceptance policies and procedures. This is particularly useful for retreat facilitation and department reorganization. Develop a direct mail donor acquisition program. Develop an email and/or phone number acquisition program. Develop a monthly giving program. Develop a planned giving program.