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). At the federal level, we see this threat in tax, regulatory, and spending policies. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Establish support.

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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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sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2024

Here are five things you can do right now to stay focused and positively impact your Fall 2024 enrollment pipeline: 1. Point students to financial aid resources you know are intuitive and unambiguous, especially if they are geared towards policies or procedures your institution has implemented to help them navigate financial aid complexities.

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

By actively engaging in advocacy, nonprofits demonstrate their deep commitment to the causes they champion and create the conditions for long-term impact. By leaning into advocacy instead of away from it, nonprofits can alter the trajectory of discourse and drive progress on issues that can have tangible impacts on folks’ lives.

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

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 28, 2023

Global Counsel, a strategic advisory firm, is seeking applications from charities, NGOs, and small social enterprises to participate in its Social Impact Programme. The program helps organizations that would benefit from political risk and policy advisory services but may not be able to secure consultancy support.

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Media Cause

APRIL 19, 2021

Climate change is real—and continues to impact everything around us, from our food to our health to our community. As we celebrate Earth Day 2021, we are recognizing all the ways climate change impacts everything around us—highlighting a new issue each day. Use your voice to advocate for those impacted by Environmental Justice.

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Charity Village

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Between January and June of each year, Max Bell Foundation delivers its annual Public Policy Training Institute (PPTI). They bring together 25 leaders from Canada’s charitable sector whose organizations want to impact the public policy process. Enrollment is open to staff or board members of any Canadian charity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2024

The grant can be a game-changer for nonprofits looking to enhance their online impact. In an era where digital visibility is crucial, understanding and leveraging Google Ad Grants is indispensable for nonprofits. The program offers up to $10,000 per month in free advertising credits on Google Ads. Please Note: This webinar will be recorded.

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Forum One

APRIL 21, 2021

As we take this week to reflect on the substantial work that so many organizations do day in and day out to protect our planet—from rallying volunteers to shaping public policy—we are thrilled to shine a light on our clients at NRDC who recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. Telling the story of 50 years of impact. CAST YOUR VOTE.

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sgEngage

APRIL 23, 2024

Or even more rare, a bad actor will intentionally try to impede your impact—either by posing as a grantee or by stealing from your grantee. As a grantmaker, be sure to review all your grant terms and conditions to ensure any additional policies that you require are in writing and easily accessible by your grantees.

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CauseVox

MAY 23, 2023

In this 60-minute live webinar, you’ll learn: How the Google Ad Grant program can help increase awareness of your organization About the Google Ad Grant application process How to configure your account and stay compliant with Google’s policies How to prepare your website for success with the Google Ad Grant (and in general!)

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

By creating images that evoke emotion, you can make your materials more impactful and persuade people to donate to your cause. Creative Ideas for Social Impact Imagery. Rights-of-use for DALL-E-2 require that the content policy is adhered to, including limits on images evoking hate speech. Create Custom Images for Your Website.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 5, 2024

By identifying potential partners, ensuring compliance, and measuring impact, nonprofits can maximize the effectiveness of their digital advertising efforts. Ultimately, investing time in exploring ad libraries can lead to more successful campaigns, increased engagement, and greater impact for the nonprofit’s cause.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

These surveys—more than 75 to date—all help tell the story of the pandemic’s continued impact on the sector, including how needs and responses have changed and what funders and nonprofits expect moving forward. Organizations across the globe continue to feel negative impacts of COVID-19.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

Motivations for their giving include receiving tax deductions and understanding the impact their investment is making. Studies show that donors ask less about where their money is spent and more about the impact their donation is making. So, how can nonprofit leaders effectively communicate impact to stakeholders?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2020

They can use these extra hours to rally behind your cause—little actions can truly make a large impact in the long run. Don’t forget to encourage supporters to make an extra impact by starting a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign before the event to raise awareness and donations for your charity. 4) Schedule in time to volunteer.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

A healthy balance sheet is the source of innovation, impact, and engagement. Don’t Forget Policies and Procedures There’s more to oversight than reading the financial statements. Be sure to review important policies and procedures. So how do you make the financial report a bingeable presentation? Is that even possible?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Recently, I've been getting a question like that goes something like this, "All this social media stuff is great if you're fund raising or selling something or running a grassroots advocacy campaign, but what if you're focusing on carefully vetted scientific research or want to impact policy? They rely only on credible sources.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 23, 2024

How Elections Impact Fundraising It’s a common misconception that elections take fundraising dollars away from nonprofits. Changes in Advertising Policies One important effect of political fundraising to note is its impact on advertising policies, particularly on social media platforms.

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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. . Machine learning is not always the right answer.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2020

You may think this is an odd beginning for a public policy blog, so please bear with me. I hope as you plan for and execute on your 2020 priorities you will keep in mind the many external factors that impact your work and your day-to-day activities. Taking stock allows us to set new priorities and forge new paths.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 2, 2022

From a performance side we saw the impact of iOS 14.5 that may impact your nonprofit. . If you’re finding it hard to keep up with the ever changing data policies, our team is happy to help with all of your marketing technology and advertising needs— contact a member of our team to learn more.

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Conference Board of Canada released the new impact paper, Why Employees Choose Work Over Wellness: The Links Between Absence Policies, Attendance, and Mental Health. The study analyzed the survey results of 977 employees and 135 organizations, as well as employer focus groups.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas, including homelessness , equity in education , and climate justice. Meet the Impact Lab Community Fellow Cohort on Small-Scale Farming. Why Small-Scale Farmers? What Ideas Were Generated?

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

With no real sign of AI slowing down or fading away, it’s worth taking the time now to prepare your association for the impact and influence AI will have on your members and employees. AI’s Impact on Staff and Members Let’s say your team is on board with using AI, but you have no idea where to start.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore the significance of advancing equity in philanthropic grantmaking and discuss actionable steps that donors, organizations, and social changemakers can take to make a meaningful impact.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—has been under fire in the past few years over its lax policies on news content, data privacy, and misinformation. This has led to situations where BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ users are disproportionately affected by policies meant to address “bad” behaviors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Technology can be used for a variety of tasks across organizations to help them increase their impact in the sector and the communities that they serve. Nonprofits should be highly encouraged to facilitate the use of new platforms of service delivery to increase their impact.”. Gain staff buy-in.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2009

This also applies well to what a lot of our clients who are focused on accomplishing - trying to have their policy analysis content reach the widest possible audiences and have the largest possible impact. So in the short run, I'd say put policy analysis and policy content. How to do well with "ideas discovery"?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 26, 2009

One of the highlights of last week's Social Enterprise Alliance's Summit was the Launch of the Policy Track. A lot of cool things happened in the policy track (even I spoke), but I think the interesting thing was Carlos' comments. According to Carlos, the Office is part of the domestic policy team inside the White House.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

At their core, advisory committees are groups of individuals who are stakeholders in your nonprofit’s work and who want to play a role in ensuring you achieve maximum impact. At the end of the day, an inclusive advisory committee is critical for meaningful impact and reach across your larger community. What are advisory committees?

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M+R

JANUARY 8, 2024

We’re fueled by hope rather than despair because we’re in the business of building movements, building long-term power, and working with world changing clients to pass policies that make people’s lives better. The obstacle that must be overcome is not one of policy but of politics.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

They’re a powerful tool for communicating your impact, but what makes an annual report effective? One of our favorite parts is their “Pushing Impact” section. Additionally, they detail how their post-abortion care program in Tanzania has impacted health facilities as a whole in the region. Broadway Cares.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 8, 2017

According to the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report , a donor’s ideology has more impact upon which causes and types of nonprofits they support than gender or age. Research and public policy: 1.5%. Research and public policy: 1.4%. Research and public policy: 1.8%. Education: 7.4%. Arts and culture: 6.8%.

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