The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters As nonprofit professionals, we are all too familiar with the cycle of emergency fundraising. However, the real challenge begins when the initial urgency subsides and public attention shifts away.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2021

Public policy and the nonprofit sector. Public policy at all levels of government has the ability to threaten the work of all nonprofits (National Council of Nonprofits, 2019). Despite the importance of public policy to the nonprofit sector, there is a severe lack of engagement among nonprofits. Establish support.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

As Blackbaud’s second virtual bbcon event approaches, we’re very excited about the fantastic session topics and speakers we’ve lined up within the Foundations track. To-date, close to 14,000 people are registered, and we’re expecting over 1,000 of your foundation and grantmaking peers to attend the event on October 13-15 this year.

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2022

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. . connecting with younger donors. Let’s get started!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Today, we’re introducing our first Salesforce.org Impact Labs cohort on zero hunger and their work on U.S Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. and supporting small farmers in remote areas globally. Food Insecurity.

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Candid

MAY 19, 2021

Reprinted from The Atlanta Women’s Foundation. Communities, particularly frontline workers and people of color, continue to grapple with the mental health impact of dealing with COVID-related deaths, vaccine hesitancy, and economic uncertainty. Foundation. Bulow Campbell Foundation. Woodruff Foundation. 11,331,603.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Today, we’re announcing our third Salesforce.org Impact Labs cohort, which will focus on climate justice. Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Why Climate Justice?

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

McGruder, the Ford Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer, oversees Ford’s global operations and finances for its offices in New York, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The Vision to Supporting Impact at Scale . For me, serving on the board of Classy is an opportunity to have impact at scale,” says McGruder. “I

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Here we highlight some of the most popular publications from 2023.  Instead, it encourages foundations to start fresh by reassessing how they best live up to their responsibility and promises made to invest private resources for the public good. Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Implementation Guidebook , by The W.K.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2022

Established in 2020 as an independent entity, the WHO Foundation complements and strengthens the work of WHO and its global network of partners by mobilizing new funding from diverse sources—including philanthropists, corporate entities, and the public—to power WHO’s mission. Setting up a Secure, Yet Flexible Platform.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 14, 2022

Throughout this article, we’re going to cover the ins and outs of using an innovative new strategy, Facebook Challenges, to engage supporters through the following points: Introduction to Facebook Challenges. They offer a low barrier to entry for your supporters, many of whom have existing Facebook accounts and are familiar with the platform.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

It is tempting to allow board members to skip fundraising, but this useful list is designed to give board members a wide range of tasks they can choose from to support the financial growth of your organization, and only a few involve directly asking for money. Give in-kind support to the organization in a way that actually helps.

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

A report from the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO) and The Allstate Foundation explores how Gen Z is expanding the definition of “community service” and seeking to maximize impact—for themselves and the communities they serve. Funding lines don’t necessarily have to change to support service,” he said.

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Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

In addition to Candid’s vice president of influence Aleda Gagarin, the session featured Ellen Dickenson, senior vice president for research of United Way of Massachusetts Bay; Jeffrey Jimenez-Kurlander, learning and impact officer from the Surdna Foundation; and Kerrin Mitchell, co-founder of Fluxx.

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Blue Fox

JUNE 18, 2023

We focus on spreadsheets and financial management platforms and forget about the enormous impact our clients (nonprofit and social enterprises) make in their communities and the world. We forget that our work enables our clients to maximize their impact. Again, we’ll be on deck to provide growth and revenue model support.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend.

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Bonterra

APRIL 13, 2024

Grants management software Unify giving and grantmaking Build strategic nonprofit partnerships that drive more social impact with less work for your teams. With access to turn-key dashboards, automated reports, and support from our team of experts, reporting impact becomes easier than ever.

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

Depending on the size, reach, and impact anticipated from a technology change, engaging the board of directors is often critical to your success. Help the board understand the operational benefit a change in technology can bring to fundraising, marketing, communications, public relations, HR, IT, and more. Let’s dive in.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

year-over-year in June 2022—the highest rate in over 40 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics—we asked foundations how inflation would affect their operations. But what about the implications for foundation staff? Meanwhile, salaries at community foundations have risen at a slightly lower rate with each consecutive year.

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

For small or lesser-known nonprofits to fundraise successfully, they need a strategy focused on increasing public visibility and cultivating long-term and diversified funder relationships. Platforms such as LinkedIn can also help you find and contact decision makers at foundations through your existing connections.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

However, nonprofits are guided by a mission- like providing education in under-served areas, supporting research to find cures to diseases, creating community among a specific group of people, and more. Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds. Many receive a combination of both.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 3, 2020

By effectively managing and engaging volunteers, organizations can save costs, increase community support, and build their capacity to operate efficiently and sustainably. Implementing strategic engagement initiatives designed to leverage the assets of volunteers expands a nonprofit’s ability to maximize its social impact.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Case Management Tools Measure impact A unified solution to help you collect actionable program data, develop comprehensive reports, and share how you’re impacting your community. Advanced features enable you to compare program impact, conduct in-depth analysis, and automate report delivery to stakeholders.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

People impacted by the grants typically have no say in who gets the funding, for what, how much, and for how long. Here are a few: More Effective Decisions : It makes sense to involve the people impacted by philanthropic dollars in setting strategy and making grants! published by the Ford Foundation. Those at the top decide.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

We’re acknowledging eight nonprofits leading the charge with dedicated fundraising campaigns as communities unite to support a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable planet. Earth Day brings together 1 billion individuals across 190 countries to support the modern environmental sustainability movement. Why Do We Celebrate Earth Day?

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

With all these options, we wanted to look back and highlight some of the Issue Lab community’s most popular publications in 2022, featuring a wide array of topics ranging from education to participatory grantmaking and beyond. Kellogg Foundation in partnership with the University of New Mexico This report examines how W.K.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

I recently had the opportunity to present a webinar for the National Center for Media Engagement , focused on community-driven engagement, and present a session at the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference , talking about building a social media strategy. How does the community see their impact and influence on your station?

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Candid

JULY 20, 2022

To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. For example, donors became more aware of the gaps in access to technology and transportation for nonprofit staff.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A well-crafted branding strategy can help you stand out from the crowd, attract donors and volunteers, and make a lasting impact on your community. A nonprofit branding strategy is a plan for how you want your organization to be perceived by the public. Attract donors, volunteers, and other supporters. Tell your impact story.

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Candid

JUNE 11, 2021

Many nonprofit leaders say that increased financial support from funders and the government helped their organizations fare better through 2020 than originally anticipated, a report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy finds. Sadly, others were largely left out of this essential support.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

A national panel of judges was engaged in reviewing all entries based on creativity, quality, message effectiveness, consumer appeal, graphic design, and overall impact. The goal of the Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation is to care for and cure children through the provision of high-quality care, education, research, and advocacy.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. If your nonprofit is seeking funding, it’s critical to identify the foundations whose interests and funding priorities align with your own. Education is one of the more popular issues that many foundations focus on. Mellon Foundation.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Still, many foundations shy away from working together, assuming it will require considerable time and a loss of independence. . Benefits of Funder Collaboration .

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2023

Giving by foundations managed to grow by 2.5 Despite giving more in 2022 than 2021, the impact by foundations actually declined by 5% because of inflation. Again, however, when adjusted for inflation this translates to a loss of impact of 5.3%. One area of growth was giving to foundations. decline in gifts’ impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Impact Challenge ” is based on Google’s belief that artificial intelligence can provide new solutions to old problems and improve people’s lives. I recently interviewed Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink, Head of Product Impact, who designed the challenged to learn more. My early career was in international development, working for the U.S.

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

In response to the simultaneous global pandemic and racial equity movement, philanthropy committed to act with urgency to better support nonprofit partners, as well as the people and communities hit hardest by the impacts of these dual events. We are witnessing positive momentum since we embarked on this initiative last summer.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

At the end of the day, supporting your nonprofit should feel like a win-win scenario for all. By displaying support for funders’ good work, you are demonstrating a mutual alignment between your organization and their goals. Find out if you qualify for a free year of Foundation Directory as part of our Go for the Gold program.)

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