Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The MacArthur Foundation itself pledged $150 million to the new fund. But beyond the monetary investment are the types of funding available. I am a huge proponent of [supporting] general operating, and we will continue to model that,” Im says. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed.

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Local Pledge News Support 99

sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Powered by technology and tools that make it easier than ever to communicate, manage data, and process and distribute funding, many foundations now see collaboration as a critical tool for accelerating – not delaying – their work. This can lead to even bigger partnerships and greater impact. Why Collaborate?

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Collaboration Foundation New Hampshire Government 79

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The Google AI Impact Challenge attracted 2,602 applications from six continents and 119 countries, with projects addressing a wide range of issue areas, from education to the environment. . Transforming AI insights into real-world social impact requires advanced planning. . Data accessibility challenges vary by sector. .

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Google Challenge Report Impact 74

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

One study found that 86 percent of respondents believed that having a strategic plan positively impacted revenue generation through grants, donors, events, and other avenues. This can help you start defining goals and considering which model strategic plan will best work for your organization.

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Examples Guide Model Nonprofit 117

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The board governance model is one of four primary nonprofit governance models. These organizations are structured to grant the power of governance to the board of directors and power of Executive Director management. An organization transitions into a “governing board” model when an ED is hired.

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Director Management Government Model 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Last week I attended the launch of the book, Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector by William F. Together these best practices form an “engine of impact” that nonprofits need to build, maintain, and hone over time to scale with results. Source: Engine of Impact.

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Leadership Impact Review Chapter 92

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The disparities highlighted by the COVID-19 health crisis in health access, education equity, underinvested neighborhoods, and lack of or underemployment, all play a role in the disproportionate impact the crisis will continue to have on Latino and underserved communities nationwide. Social enterprise opportunity. Why social enterprise?

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Social Model Nonprofit Fund 98

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2012

and the Rockefeller Foundation, titled: " A New Tool for Scaling Impact: How Social Impact Bonds Can Mobilize Private Capital to Advance Social Good." Social service and nonprofit programs have traditionally been supported through philanthropy and government contracts. One such model is the Social Impact Bond (SIB).

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Impact Research Tools Social 80

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 28, 2013

Nonprofit Finance Fund. Conducted in January and February 2013, Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2013 State of the Sector survey assessed the financial and management challenges facing 5,983 organizations across the country. Five years later, temporary stimulus funding has come and gone, replaced instead by ongoing cuts to government funding.

Government 85

Government Research New York Homeless 85

BoardAssist

APRIL 4, 2017

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). In this second part of the series, Alice Antonelli, Director for Advisory Services at NFF, shares more terrific advice and insights on financial health and nonprofit business models.

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Model Business Practice Nonprofit 40

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.

Examples 98

Examples Service Green Model 98

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 22, 2013

Nonprofit Finance Fund. What these organizations lack in size, however, they make up for in impact. Funders encourage and applaud their grantees for such resourcefulness and creativity, but at a certain point this model becomes unsustainable. Anjali Deshmukh , Associate Director. Angela Francis , Senior Associate. As part of a.

Impact 89

Impact Nonprofit Fund Grant 89

DipJar

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Along the way, he was gifted a dog and saw a huge impact on the kids he was working with. In the traditional service dog model, one dog would go to one vet. Using the Warrior Canine model, one vet will receive the dog, but 50 to 60 others will be involved in that dog’s training.

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Maryland Training Train Model 105

sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

As birth rates decline and populations age, the effects on enrollment numbers, funding, and institutional sustainability become increasingly pronounced. Let’s explore how these two factors impact higher education and the potential strategies institutions can adopt. How is the perceived value of a college degree changing?

Education 78

Education Student Award University 78

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2017

What criteria should nonprofits consider before accepting a social impact investment? As a result, an emerging method of investment, called social impact investment, has investors monitor the outcomes produced by their donations while simultaneously producing profit from their investment.

Impact 40

Impact Social Arizona Homeless 40

Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Governments were slowly waking up to the emergency, creating organizations like the Global Fund, one of the largest global health partnerships on the planet, but companies were still fast asleep. In 2006, (RED) was launched by Bono and Bobby Shriver to drive private sector funding to the AIDS fight and generate much-needed awareness.

Storytelling 52

Storytelling Zambia San Francisco Global 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Organizations need to understand the impact that AI systems may have on workers’ physical health and encourage an active, not sedentary workplace. Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) . What if it was used to determine who is taking up large amounts of resources and where funding could be slashed? ( link ).

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Homeless Research Global System 163

sgEngage

MARCH 3, 2023

Better Security for Your Fund Accounting Data You say that you’re concerned with security and that’s why you’re not in the cloud. No one—not even our largest government and financial institutions are. Their business models depend on this. Lean in and embrace this technology. Your future self will thank you.

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Tools Application Nonprofit Software 72

Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

That’s why today, I couldn’t be more excited to announce that Classy has raised $118 million in Series D funding led by Norwest Venture Partners. So with this new funding, we’re doubling the size of our product and engineering organization over the next two years. Long gone are the conversations about online as a future investment.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Chapter Product Roles 98

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2022

Services that were once provided primarily by the government have slowly shifted to the nonprofit sector to reduce government spending. While evaluation is a helpful step, building a culture of innovation is equally impactful. Nonprofits must continue adapting to changes in a highly-regulated field.

Measure 52

Measure Culture Arizona Evaluation 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Fuller framed the session – sharing examples of early adopters in the nonprofit sector riding the wave of three big tech trends that are “particularly ripe,” mobile, crowd funding, and big data. Dave wrote this follow up post summarizing his remarks at the conference over the Huffington Post Impact Section.

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Cisco Impact America Government 136

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2017

As nonprofit professionals, we all want to impact the greatest possible number with our work. What type of impact is the program making, and is it one that can be most effectively increased by scaling up this individual program? When it comes to capacity, funding is an inescapable consideration for nonprofits.

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Program Impact New York Model 64

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

Yes, we must steward our investments responsibly and ethically, but what is responsible and ethical about potentially wasting massive amounts of resources, using outdated problem-solving skills, and getting minimal impact for our efforts? First, funders love and expect to see fully explained “giant triangles of waste.”

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Problem Skills Proposal Grant 75

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

This is why data warehouses can have such a significant impact on nonprofits. Monitor program impact. Additionally, this makes it a breeze to provide past impact reports and future projections for grant proposals. This transparency and accountability can help secure funding and support for ongoing projects and future endeavors.

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Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

The power of data for creating social change Data and analytics have long been used to improve the quality of products and services, optimize efficiency in production and distribution, and fundamentally shape business models. However, this power extends far beyond the walls of corporations.

Demographics 98

Demographics Build Social Green 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

When those NGOs receive funding they usually know how to use the funds very efficiently and are able to grow. Those initial fundings rarely come from online donations, most are community-based initiatives, companies, and local government incentives. It’s something incredible.

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Brazil Trend Giving Social 128

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Among other things, it requires new models of collaboration, which is why several leading organizations recently came together to rethink core assumptions about how to address global hunger, with the audacious goal of ending chronic hunger in our lifetimes. The approach just might serve as a model for other issues, as well.

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Collaboration Challenge Hunger Kenya 76

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Unlike a Governing Board, often called a Board of Directors, an Advisory Board has no decision-making authority and does not issue directives or have fiduciary responsibility. Giving Advice The most obvious role for a nonprofit Advisory Board is to give advice to the Governing Board and staff.

Roles 111

Roles Nonprofit Government Advice 111

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

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. . Learn more about the insights they shared, including the future of funding. The two discussed innovative solutions to the challenges facing nonprofits.

Nonprofit 73

Nonprofit New York City San Francisco Oracle 73

Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

Here was a company radically rethinking what the social sector could expect of their online fundraising technology, and it was clear the impact that technology could have. The events of this past year have changed giving as we know it and the role of technology has never played a more important part in helping nonprofits fund their missions.

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Product Roles Companies Platform 76

Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Engaging your members, staffers, board members, and key partners will foster a sense of ownership and commitment that enhances your nonprofit’s impact. Your strategy should carefully outline how your nonprofit will manage its funds. Get all of your nonprofit’s stakeholders involved in this process.

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Associations Practice Strategy Leadership 52

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

I had a really wonderful time, and the Community-Driven Social Impact session was terrific! Let’s start at the beginning: what is “community-driven social impact” anyway? You can model behavior all you want but if no one can tell what tools you are using to be so successful, there’s no way they can jump in and help man the ship.

Case Study 117

Case Study Community Impact Studies 117

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2017

The blurring lines between government, nonprofit and for-profit sectors have led to innovative vehicles to fund interventions that address society’s most intractable problems. Social impact bonds (SIBs), also known as pay for success programs, are not actually bonds. In reality, they may be a new brand for existing funding.

Program 58

Program Management South Africa Evaluation 58

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

These new collaborative initiatives pull together various players (often government, private sector and nonprofits) within an ecosystem, defined by issue and/or place, to coordinate and align their action to drive greater impact. What models of “collective impact” or multi-stakeholder collaborations have emerged; is there a typology?

Build 112

Build Change Social Facilitation 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2018

Congress are undermining decades of the sector’s work on immigration; women, minority and LGBTQ rights; the environment; and the social contract with government—among other issues. Funded by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, our research was recently published in “ The New Normal: Capacity Building During a Time of Disruption.”

Build 80

Build Culture Time Environment 80

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Then, the focus of my consultation was on community needs assessments, priority-setting, and allocations processes; today, the focus is on impact and return on investment. The nonprofit business model is increasingly vulnerable to the volatility of the nonprofit marketplace and broad social, political, economic, and technological trends.

Social 85

Social Model Government Philanthropy 85

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Nonprofit Finance Fund. At Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), we use data to help us understand and communicate the financial reality facing nonprofit practitioners on the ground. So, what impact will these cuts have? To understand this, it’s important to acknowledge the way that this funding shapes an agency’s program decisions.

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Research Data California Government 89