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“Seeding by ceding”: What we know about the latest group of organizations funded by MacKenzie Scott

Candid

Her third round of grants in less than a year, Scott wrote that grant recipients were “286 high-impact organizations in categories and communities that have been historically underfunded and overlooked.” In other words, recipients in this latest round of funding tended to be smaller. . and Puerto Rico. and Puerto Rico.

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

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. How might we inspire funders to work toward long-range impact? Food Insecurity.

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5 Text Best Practices to Boost Your Fundraising Success

Get Fully Funded

Whether you’re planning holiday events or social media campaigns, incorporating texts into your promotion strategy can have a big impact on your success. With your help, we raised $200,000 for those affected by the devastation in Puerto Rico. We couldn’t make a difference without you! Encourage supporters to respond directly.

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The Surprising Truth About Donor Fatigue And What Nonprofits Can Do To Avoid It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Fuel Relief Fund on GlobalGiving. Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. Alison Carlman, Director of Impact and Communications at Global Giving, offers a deep dive into some Global Giving data to find the answer. since Aug.)

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Addressing Maternity Care Deserts: A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Cherot

Non Profit Quarterly

At the March of Dimes, she leads the Office of Maternal and Child Health Impact and is the nonprofit’s key physician. Dr. Elizabeth Cherot: The March of Dimes does funding along with research. Our preterm birth rate is kind of atrocious in this country. Inadequate access to care, we know, impacts outcomes.

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The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands: Book Giveaway Winners Announced

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Building on this concept, Beth asked nonprofit leaders to enter the contest by explaining what their organization’s singular, most important activity would be in 2011 that would at-once drive social impact, engage supporters and increase revenues. Now that’s social impact! This has completely impacted the operations of our day-to-day.

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4 Keys to Engaging Employees in Your Company’s Matching Gifts Program

Connection Cafe

The company invests financially but puts the decision about where the funds go in the hands of employees. 2016 took us into the teens, and 2017 ended with participation just shy of 23% (made even more significant that national median participation rates have not changed much over the past few years). Put simply, I am a huge fan.