Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning can help your organization meet challenges effectively and take advantage of new opportunities. Despite the many benefits that strategic planning can bring, 49 percent of nonprofits lack a strategic plan. Nonprofit strategic planning FAQs What is strategic planning for nonprofits?

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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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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. That’s why she was immediately drawn to Classy’s mission of mobilizing and empowering the world for good and helping nonprofits raise more money online. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

posted by Jessica Tudyk Fall 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Grantmaking foundations have the financial resources that nonprofit organizations need to accomplish their work. Nonprofit organizations are doing the work essential to further the grantmaking foundation’s mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Although the most popular accounting software products- like QuickBooks and SAP- handle the needs of businesses in many industries, nonprofits have a unique business model and accounting standards and require different features and functionality from accounting software. How are Nonprofit’s Financial Goals Different?

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DipJar

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Note: SparkVirtual customers must be tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organizations as recognized by the IRS. If you’re a large nonprofit, foundation, or corporation looking to purchase 5 or more DipJars, you qualify for a custom Enterprise plan. The post DipJar launches SparkVirtual and New Pricing Model!

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Candid

MAY 20, 2024

in 2010, yet nonprofits that support their needs lack the necessary financial resources. Foundation for Women’s report, Pocket Change: How Women and Girls of Color Do More with Less , as of 2017, the median foundation grant awarded to “organizations by and for women and girls of color” was $15,000. According to the Ms.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

The Great Recession and its aftermath have forced nonprofits to seek out new and different ways to address their challenges. In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2011

DISRUPTION: Evolving Models of Engagement and Support. My colleagues at The Monitor Institute just published a study called “ Disruption: Evolving Models of Engagement and Support ,&# a national study of member-based advocacy organizations. The study was funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The John S.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

posted by Nathan Bezzant Fall 2021 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. The International Society for Third Sector Research published a recent paper that summarizes why nonprofit leaders must use technology to connect with stakeholders in the emerging digital, civil society. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 22, 2024

MacArthur Foundation’s $100 million 100&Change competition has launched with roughly 1,000 nonprofits expected to vie for the winner take all award. MacArthur’s nonprofit affiliate, Lever For Change , is managing 100&Change. Some problems cannot be solved by grants of the size that foundations typically provide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Panel at Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit Last month, at the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit in Seattle hosted by Microsoft, I moderated a roundtable, “Empower Employees with AI Productivity Tools,” with leaders from three nonprofits: Alex Duncan,, British Heart Foundation; Jon Townsend, National Trust; and Joel Ramjohn, Agape Source.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Deliberately identifying new or additional customer services is one path that associations and other nonprofits can take toward growth. But the typical association model challenges agility. I’ve often thought that the model could work effectively in an association environment.” We changed our entire model.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 31, 2021

There are some truly exciting things coming down the pipeline for digital fundraising and a lot of them feature the Pledge Now, Pay Later model. In recent years, pledges have fallen out of favor in nonprofit fundraising. That’s basically what any nonprofit wants to hear about their giving process. It’s More Flexible.

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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. There is a direct correlation between sound financial management and the ability of a nonprofit to provide broader and more in-depth services.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 4, 2017

How do you determine if the nonprofit on whose board you sit is financially healthy? We’ve been discussing this very important topic in a 3 part series of guest blogs posts from the folks at the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF). Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part Two: Smart Nonprofit Business Models.

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sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

The role of the nonprofit CFO has undergone a profound evolution. No longer confined to the more traditional, narrow lane of strictly managing an organization’s revenue and expense sheets, today’s nonprofit CFOs are increasingly asked to design a multifaceted approach that encompasses strategic vision, collaboration, and innovation.

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Candid

MAY 7, 2024

It’s not uncommon for nonprofits to struggle with securing funding despite the strength of their programs. Often, the reason a foundation declines a grant has nothing to do with you. Funders seek a return on investment With so many applicants and limited funding to go around, foundations view a grant as an investment.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Pedraza Martinez , University of Notre Dame Most food banks, homeless shelters and other social services nonprofits constantly face hard decisions about how to use their limited funds. This capacity is crucial for the nonprofit’s ability to meet its immediate and future needs.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

We hear from folks all the time who are looking for new fundraising ideas for nonprofits, especially fundraising ideas for a new nonprofit. Sometimes when people are looking for new fundraising ideas for nonprofits, they’re looking for a quick solution to solve their funding problems. Broken Model #1: Self Pay.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

In late January, the Building Movement Project (BMP) published our newest Race to Lead report on leadership aspirations among those working at nonprofit organizations. BMP’s latest survey data makes clear how much still needs to be done to inspire nonprofit staff—especially BIPOC staff—to lead and to adequately support them in their roles.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

You can have the best governance model, but with the wrong people on the team, you won’t be successful.” The Myers-Briggs Foundation offers this perspective on the process. Along with years of corporate and nonprofit team building, Kevin is also a certified Myers-Briggs practitioner. I’m not going to try to explain them here.

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John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

For nonprofits and grantmaking organizations committed to racial equity, using artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) raises important concerns. Examples in Practice Let’s say your nonprofit wants to use an LLM to help field questions on your website’s chatbot. Invest in de-biasing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced today that Lucy Bernholz will join the Foundation as a Visiting Scholar effective fall 2013 and through 2014. com. She will continue in this role in addition to her work with the Packard Foundation. Philanthropy'

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

posted by Eric Salazar Spring 2020 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Nonprofit organizations meant to support these communities have suffered a similar fate in the federal response while foundations try to fill the void. Foundation giving increased but only enough for a marginal increase overall.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Hanley Family Foundation. American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. Cigna Foundation. RBC Foundation – USA. Autism Science Foundation. The David & Lura Lovell Foundation. Anthem Foundation. Foundation for Autism. O’Neill Foundation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Salesforce.org’s second annual Nonprofit Summit, held earlier this month, attracted over 6,500 attendees from 100 countries. Those who tuned in to the virtual event were treated to conversations with some incredible headliners, and heard nonprofit customers share their technology impact stories. .

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Kindful

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Hanley Family Foundation. American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. Cigna Foundation. RBC Foundation – USA. Autism Science Foundation. The David & Lura Lovell Foundation. Anthem Foundation. Foundation for Autism. O’Neill Foundation.

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Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

Here’s what we’re seeing as the biggest priorities for our partners across the nonprofit and government space to address this year. We see massive disruption from individual givers to institutional funding streams, partnerships, and foundation grantmaking. Focus on trust We live in fractious times.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2024

In 2020, we launched the Closing the Gaps Network —22 cities whose public and civic leaders are working to identify, support, and model real, tangible solutions that go beyond platitudes and partisan arguments to address the lasting effects of the systemic discrimination that continues to affect our economy.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 17, 2024

Special thanks to Eric Antebi from the California Health Care Foundation for this one Bigger is Different The high-level lesson across these stories is that bigger is different and that data/plastic from the past doesn’t just disappear. According to the World Wildlife Foundation, the average American consumes a credit card a week.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Like the stickers are for food delivery, the trust as a service model is a great opportunity for most businesses today. The model is defined by two mains steps. Historically, the trust as a service model has been used to grow businesses, get new customers, and set industry service/safety standards.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2021

Today’s Q&A is with Alicia Dicks, President & CEO of The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties. Q: What led you to working at a community foundation? Q: What accomplishment are you most proud of as the President & CEO of The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties?

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sgEngage

APRIL 25, 2024

To kickstart the process, you should make sure to answer the following questions: Nonprofit-Specific Questions #1 What is your nonprofit’s mission? The core purpose of your nonprofit should guide all of your activities and decisions, including your fundraising strategy and technology projects.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

posted by Karyn Cooks Fall 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Nonprofit interest in cross-sector collaboration is ramping up due to evaporating resources and increased demand for services. So where should nonprofit leaders begin? Model selection. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Meet One of The Most High-Functioning, Financially Sustainable Nonprofit Organizations We Know: STARability Foundation read the full case study Page 5 is a must read! As most of you know, I like to joke that I'm a recovering nonprofit executive director. ​I became fascinated with the concept personally and professionally.

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Candid

AUGUST 8, 2022

To see an impact in our communities, Black nonprofit leaders focus on community care and often do the work ourselves with limited resources. I am a Black women nonprofit founder that I started my nonprofit Science, Engineering and Mathematics Link Inc. As a result, there is important work that is underfunded.

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