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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

Blue Avocado

As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. So, as you work to define your advisory committee’s focus, ask yourself and your team: What type of experience and knowledge do we need more of to carry out our mission?

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

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Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. How the sector understands and engages in knowledge work is crucial to the success of philanthropic efforts.

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Amplifying Female Voices: Strategies for Equitable and Inclusive Grantmaking

sgEngage

Like many diversity efforts, including women’s voices in grantmaking decisions—particularly women from historically marginalized groups—doesn’t often happen organically. The first step to creating more inclusive grantmaking is understanding whose voice is being lost. Artwork by Toya Beacham See Women and Girls. Intentionally.

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Empowering Young Voices Globally in the Fight for Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Davos Codes , a year-round Salesforce program created to bring education, knowledge, and opportunity to students in Davos and give them a chance to take part in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) programming, has been created to help bridge this gap. Davos Codes gives young students a platform to campaign for a more sustainable future.

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, explains the new roles like this, “An integrated strategic plan gives everyone in the organization a voice, especially the professionals from marketing and membership. Branding depends on creating multiple messages that speak with one powerful voice across the association.

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New Report! Collected Voices: Data-Informed Nonprofits

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And what happens when you connect energized, smart, data-passionate nonprofit professionals for a year of learning and knowledge sharing? >> Download Collected Voices: Data-Informed Nonprofits ! Download the full Collect Voices collection today ! And let us know what you’re working on by sharing on the NTEN Discuss list.

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[DATA] 11 Must-Know Stats About Nonprofit Websites

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s worth noting that in the survey the questions about website communications are only presented to those that have working knowledge in nonprofit website management, thus ensuring that the data is sound to use as benchmarks in your nonprofit’s website communications strategy. Of those, 9% include voice search.

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