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How can nonprofits enact successful inclusion strategies for disabled stakeholders?

ASU Lodestar Center

I will predominantly utilize Identity-First Language (e.g., disabled people”) as opposed to Person-First Language (e.g., However, proponents of the disability justice movement posit that disability is not a bad word, and efforts have been made to embrace Identity-First Language (IFL) and to reclaim the word disability itself.

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Make This a More Inclusive Season of Giving: Tips for Diversity in Your End-of-Year Fundraising Appeal

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Symbols and language to make your appeal more Jewish-inclusive: The menorah is the primary symbol of Hanukkah, a candelabra that is lit one candle at a time while blessings are recited. Kwanzaa teaches that giving back is a necessity, so reciprocity and philanthropy are inherent to the holiday. Zakat: A Muslim Tradition. There are 3.5

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Reaching Gen Z on social media: Expert advice vs. Gen Z opinion

Candid

Prefers language that is both relatable and easy to understand (with some experts saying it’s important to use their slang ). Adding Gen Z’s perspective to the picture To put today’s expert advice to the test, we created a short survey that asked Gen Z about their use of social media as it relates to philanthropy.

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When Looking to Diversify Your Development Office, Widen Your Lens

Bloomerang

I’ve heard that to be a major gift officer you have to have access to people with money, be comfortable socializing with them, and speak their language. Just while writing this piece, I’ve received email newsletters from the African American Development Officers Network (AADO) and Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC).

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Putting the AI in Education: Stepping Toward Generative Artificial Intelligences 

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Check out these other sessions at bbcon, too: Imagining our Future: Reflections on AI, Equity, and a Better World Brandolon Barnett, Head of Innovation & Philanthropy , Humanitas Technologies Join us for a session that weaves a personal journey from poverty, loss, and adversity to a career at the intersection of social impact and technology.

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AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Most recently, we co-wrote an op-ed for the Chronicle of Philanthropy on the age of automation and it implications for fundraisers. In this entertaining video of the keynote, they explained these complicated technologies in simple, easy to understand language. What should governments, universities and companies do?

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Amplifying Female Voices: Strategies for Equitable and Inclusive Grantmaking

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As a follow-up to the Women in Philanthropy Institute’s 2023 Symposium, hosted by the Indiana University Lilly Foundation School of Philanthropy, we gathered four dynamic grantmakers to discuss how they are doing the work to amplify female voices, especially women, girls, and femmes of color, in philanthropy.

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