sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

Creating stronger relationships with your grantees is at the heart of trust-based philanthropy, and a key part of helping you make a bigger impact on the community you serve. So, what does trust-based philanthropy look like in practice? Trust-based philanthropy does not mean sending money and walking away.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Philanthropy loves “new” things. Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning.

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sgEngage

APRIL 21, 2021

If you work in philanthropy, odds are that you have heard some buzz about trust-based philanthropy. Trust-based philanthropy is so far from the compliance-oriented culture of traditional philanthropy that it can raise a lot of eyebrows. Solicit and Act on Feedback: Philanthropy doesn’t have all the answers.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Machine Learning, predictive modeling, and natural language processing are a few of the ways AI makes data more meaningful. Predictive modeling reveals future outcomes and trends with greater accuracy than traditional methods, enabling proactive decision-making and change management. It’s free with limited usage.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

This topic was center-stage at this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum. This is where philanthropy comes in. Philanthropy plays a role beyond what governments could do—allowing for the testing of innovative models that are responsive to local cultural contexts—and then looks to government for scaling up successful efforts.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 29, 2023

Even if you know a donor’s income, a big “if” with legacy models, do you understand their expenses or true net worth? Legacy-modeled data often fails to take details like these into account. Besides building relationships with specific donors, you may also develop avenues to tap into corporate philanthropy.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In philanthropy, unlike democracy, there is often no way for people to participate–to share what they think or to influence decisions. In recent years, that model is being challenged. What matters most in this model are values–and one in particular: equity. Those at the top decide. How Did Participatory Grantmaking Start?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2017

Is culture of philanthropy embedded in the way that everyone does their work? What is a culture of philanthropy? In the nonprofit sector, there is growing understanding about the importance of creating a culture of philanthropy to power effective fundraising. But, does your entire organization treat it this way?

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

In the very early days of AI at Candid, our grants auto-coding system, which predicts Philanthropy Classification System (PCS) codes from the text, exhibited signs of social biases. Similarly, we saw evidence that the model was associating “People of Latin American descent” with “Incarcerated people.”

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sgEngage

APRIL 4, 2022

Topics discussed in this episode: Who are the members of TAG and how do they impact philanthropy? TAG’s customer experience model. Webinar: The Rising Role of Technology—and the People Behind It—in Advancing Philanthropy’s Mission. If philanthropy doesn’t invest in tech infrastructure, then you are enabling inequity.”

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2022

In April 2022, Microsoft took a major step in the direction of its cloud-first model for nonprofits , an effort to align Microsoft philanthropy efforts with the security and operational capabilities of cloud computing. Most donated, on-premises licenses were moved into discounted offers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The State of Modern Philanthropy 2019 found that one-time donors who converted into recurring donors were a lot more likely to make another one-time gift on top of their recurring gift. On one hand, consumers and employees alike are demanding that businesses add more purpose to their profit-centric model. Onward and upward!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. Should nonprofits become more aggressive in adopting new business models that can add needed revenue? What are the downsides and dangers in pursuing new models? These social enterprise efforts can add a business model by creating sustainable revenue.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

PEAK Grantmaking’s work centers on five core principles , each challenging our community of 8,000 philanthropy professionals to critically consider their internal grantmaking processes and perspectives, as a means toward operationalizing equitable grantmaking practices. It is about focusing first on your own change. Change begins with you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

So basically “normal credit card fees apply” is the typical model. With more and more nonprofit donors transacting their lives on mobile phones and an increasing percentage of mobile donors, the ability to use Apple pay will mean the potential for “ frictionless philanthropy.”

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining two years of giving , by Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) As a follow up to their 2020 and 2021 studies, this report delves into data to explore philanthropic giving from the first two years of the pandemic.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 5, 2021

By: Bose’ Akadiri , Program Manager, Employee Volunteerism at Salesforce, and Cécile Poyet, Director, Product Marketing, Philanthropy Cloud at Salesforce.org. At Salesforce, we believe a top-down and bottom-up approach in philanthropy and employee engagement works best and ensures alignment.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

While some may think corporate philanthropy means writing a check and calling it a day, many corporations seek multilayered, strategic partnerships with nonprofits that fall in line with their core business objectives. Understanding corporate motivations behind corporate philanthropy will help you structure a mutually successful partnership.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2024

Intersectional demographic data, vital to feminist philanthropy WFN is a deeply intersectional movement of funders fighting for policies and standards across lines of race, class, and gender. It also provides a quantitative baseline to evaluate and build upon equity strategies.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2020

Disruption to the normal business model, for many, impacts cash flow and reduces revenue. The tradition continued during the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic that saw countless hospitals bolstered by philanthropy. These stories will be proudly added to the narrative of healthcare philanthropy. .

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

It’s a call to action for philanthropy to step up.” It’s a call to action for philanthropy to step up in this moment….We I am a huge proponent of [supporting] general operating, and we will continue to model that,” Im says. We have a crisis in our country,” Im adds.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

In its blog post “ Practical Tools to Help Grantmakers put Learning First ,” the Johnson Center for Philanthropy reminds us how challenging this can be. Ongoing shifts in the sector, the community, and philanthropy as an industry require that we assess the impact of those changes on our practices.

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John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

For nonprofits and grantmaking organizations committed to racial equity, using artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) raises important concerns. Work with AI ethics groups to implement debiasing strategies and constrain model behavior. These powerful technologies have inherent racial biases baked into them.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Today’s nonprofit marketers must be experts in learning how to shift their organizational culture towards a culture of philanthropy. This gets to the heart of the best practices that are needed to create a culture of philanthropy within anonprofit organization. Get Everyone Aligned Around the Culture of Philanthropy.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Adaptive learning models can empower teachers to customize instruction for each student’s needs, and students can even personalize a digital tutoring experience. Imagine a coach using an AI to generate a detailed analysis of your best athletes’ movements to help other students learn, model, and improve their own techniques.

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Achieve

MAY 22, 2016

I had the honor of giving The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University 2016 commencement speech. My passion comes from helping others – the meaning of philanthropy. Working in the field of philanthropy means that you will fight for someone else’s needs and rights before you are satisfied. I am a researcher.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2022

The COVID-19 crisis has shined a spotlight on the value of philanthropy and, for this reason, many foundation representatives believe society at large will expect philanthropy to address global distress in the future.

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Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

To this end, the Job-Demands-Resources model offers a simple equation: burnout = demands > resources. This model highlights three important things to understand about burnout: Burnout isn’t about too many demands but demands without enough resources. workers reported experiencing burnout symptoms this year.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

There are seven free online courses available starting in mid-September by people like Paul Brest, former head of the Hewlett Foundation and a faculty co-director of the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. All of the Philanthropy University courses are free and available anywhere in the world.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In a recent discussion that included Adriana Jiménez , PEAK’s former board co-chair, she spoke about how some nonprofits have chosen to be small or nontraditional because it’s the best model for them to advance their mission. Risk models were not designed for our sector. But the myth of risk stubbornly persists.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2021

Gen Z is particularly used to the subscription model. These are important shifts, as The State of Modern Philanthropy 2021 shows that the average monthly recurring gift made through ACH on Classy is 55% larger than recurring gifts made with credit cards.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2023

Rethinking Risk with Trust-Based Philanthropy The ideas behind Trust-Based Philanthropy have been simmering for a while, but a culmination of events over the past few years makes now the time for them to gain some traction. With Trust-Based Philanthropy, you focus on truly understanding the needs of the nonprofits you work with.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Today’s episode features an excerpt of a panel session at bbcon 2019 with John Cashman, Senior Principal Account Executive and Tony Boor, Chief Financial Officer at Blackbaud, Paul Preziotti, Principal at Johnson Lambert LLP and Traci Drake, Chief Philanthropy Executive at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

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sgEngage

APRIL 7, 2021

The social impact sector cannot return to a pre-pandemic operating model because we have adapted and grown in the last year. Some programs won’t survive in a post-pandemic service model, and that’s okay. Hold philanthropy accountable. Whether your organization paused or pounced, one thing is clear: there’s no going back.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 7, 2024

She’s the author of the bestseller Philanthropy Revolution and is ready to guide charities to a new mindset that sees donors as people, not sources of revenue. A subscription-based model is one trend that nonprofits can take from the private sector. Of course, in the nonprofit world, a subscription model is a recurring giving program.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

It’s not a business model. . Develop an evaluation and performance model. . Establish a logic model and identify inputs, outputs, activities, and intended outcomes. . Not understanding philanthropy or the fundraising process . Why is that important? To be successful, you must understand that you’re starting a business.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

To produce this chart, a random forest model was used to calculate the probability that an organization shares demographic data with Candid based on each feature or characteristic. Organizations serving racial/ethnic populations were identified based on coding by Candid using the Philanthropy Classification System.

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