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How to Attract, Keep and Engage the Next Generation of Board Members

NonProfit PRO

The traditional approach of giving board seats to individuals with a long history of significant donations disqualifies younger professionals. Here are some tips on how to attract and engage the next generation of board members. It's time to rethink what qualifies someone to be a board member.

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3 Insights from Giving USA’s ‘Giving By Generation’ Special Report

NonProfit PRO

Nonprofits continue to focus their sights on baby boomers, but as the greatest wealth transfer in history is underway, nonprofits will need to adjust their thinking, futureproof their donor databases and find ways to connect with younger generations.

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Making Women’s History More Visible

Forum One

This Women’s History Month, we celebrate the work that the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum does each and every day to bring women’s stories alive and into focus. We invite you to explore one of the initiatives we’ve been honored to be part of creating to expand access to women’s stories in our nation’s history.

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6 Generations of Giving: Who Gives the Most and How They Prefer to Give

Nonprofit Tech for Good

When we look at the giving landscape in North America, the preferences and motivations for giving vary across different generations. It’s reasonable to focus on older donors, specifically members of the Silent Generation and Baby Boomers because together they account for almost 70% of total dollars given in the United States.*

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people on June 6, 2023, the first state of emergency ever declared in its history spanning four decades. Seminars, trainings, and webinars Education is so important when it comes to generating advocates. The possibilities for LGBTQ+ advocacy are endless.

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Celebrating Black history and Black futures

Candid

This blog provides a brief overview of Juneteenth and the role that HBCUs have played as guardians of Black history and Black futures. . Looking back at the history of Juneteenth and HBCUs. When we talk about history, we always say we teach the past while we teach the future. We have to pour into that next generation.

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Everything your association needs to know about Generation Z

Nimble AMS

If so, you’ll need to get to know Generation Z. Pew Research defines Gen Z as anyone born after 1996, meaning approximately 68 million Generation Z are living in America. Read our blog for a breakdown of Generation Z and helpful tips to attract young professionals to your association. Follow these tips to get started: 1.