John Kenyon

JULY 17, 2023

Three takeaways from my first week of Unconscious Whiteness in Philanthropy course w/ the excellent Alison Traina and Alison Sirkus Brody. Still, all-white spaces provide an important place to ask questions and learn without unintentionally harming People of Color. – White Men Wanted. – Hope.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

If you’re a fundraiser bemoaning the lack of your nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy , you don’t get off that easily. . Because you are the one person, or one department, actually charged with living and breathing philanthropy on a daily basis. You are the philanthropy facilitator. . You’re part of the problem.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Considering the major benefits that corporate partnerships can offer, your nonprofit needs a defined strategy to raise more from corporate philanthropy and build stronger relationships with businesses. Here’s what we’ll cover: What is corporate philanthropy? What is corporate philanthropy? Let’s begin!

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

And that work can come in a variety of forms: work by your grantee to fill out long applications with questions about programs, finances, staff, sustainability, and internal controls that get read and then filed. So, what does trust-based philanthropy look like in practice? Trust must be earned. Earning” denotes work.

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2024

Knowing the answers to these questions can help you nurture and cultivate donors to reach higher giving potentials. AI and Major Gift Fundraising: It’s Just the Beginning As we embrace AI in support of major gift fundraising, we’ll see the potential for growth in philanthropy expand, opening new doors for greater impact in the world.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

The Role of Trust-Based Philanthropy The growing interest in giving larger, unrestricted—and in many cases multi-year— commitments reflects a widening embrace of “trust-based philanthropy” (TBP) among select funders. Solicit and Act on Feedback: Philanthropy doesn’t have all the answers.

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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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Candid

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In our eighth annual research report, Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2021: Data to Drive Decisions , developed in partnership with Candid , we dive into how philanthropy and other donors supported natural hazards, severe weather events and complex humanitarian emergencies in 2019. . 18 at 2 p.m.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In this blog, you’ll find a list of principles for optimizing people-powered philanthropy in a post-pandemic world. Question Everything. This empowered us to ask difficult questions and challenge the status quo. We didn’t know what the outcomes of the pandemic could mean for us, so we questioned the way we did everything.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

If you’re curious about where your organization stands in its digital transformation, ask yourself three questions: 1. If you answered “no” or “not really” to these three questions, perhaps your organization is just beginning its transformation. Do we make decisions based on data and evidence? Assessing Your Transformation.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Once you’re ready to look at your appeal again, you should evaluate it by asking the five questions below. Ask these questions and see what you learn from future appeals. . The post Before Publishing Your Annual Appeal, Ask Yourself These 5 Questions appeared first on Bloomerang. Have you written to one specific donor? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

One of them was Vincent Law who is doing interesting work with teaching young children about giving and philanthropy. Empower Young Children through Philanthropy – guest blog post by Vincent Law, CEO and Founder at PhilanthroKids Academy. As you might know, the English word ‘Philanthropy’ has a Greek origin.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 17, 2022

Recurring donors are over five times more valuable to your nonprofit than one-time donors, according to The State of Modern Philanthropy. Discover more statistics on recurring donors and their preferences in the State of Modern Philanthropy 2022. Discover the benefits of recurring donations. 1) Increased Revenue.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

In philanthropy, there can also be worries of time commitment, grantee burden, complicated methods and, frankly, resources circling the drain without adding any function or value. We make information into data when we explicitly attach it to a question and explicitly or implicitly connect it to an approach for making sense of it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

I was honored to be invited to cover this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum , a community of donors and social investors committed to international causes. I went to cover one session, “ Building An Information Infrastructure: Unlocking Data for Philanthropy.” gpf13 #philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2024

Join me for a LinkedIn Live for a conversation with Devi Thomas from Microsoft Philanthropies to learn how your nonprofit can get AI ready in 2024. The technology is moving fast, but we are slowing down to have a conversation to get you started using the generative AI tools for productivity and creativity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 14, 2022

On the other end of the spectrum, there are nonprofit leaders who neglect philanthropy psychology. The Seven Faces of Philanthropy was a groundbreaking research study published in 1994 that has since been updated and is still relevant today. It begins with a simple question, “Why do you give to…?” Conduct online donor surveys.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question come from a fundraiser and donor who wants advice on how to handle poor donor engagement: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m a fundraiser, but also a donor. Both about your philanthropy, and about you. You want to know they care.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2022

I write a LOT about the role of the fundraiser as “ philanthropy facilitator.” ” This individual guides people along the pathway to passionate philanthropy. Philanthropy facilitators don’t do the work for donors, but with them — standing by their side along the journey.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Here are some questions to ask yourself: How long does it take for your grantees to fill out your application? It may also not align with the latest trends and best practices in philanthropy. Gather Data on Your Current Application Before you present your suggestions to your leadership, have the data on your current application ready.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 15, 2024

Are any of the questions duplicative? Is there information you can get from a previous question, from a previous application, or from an outside source such as Candid? And it also helps your grants managers from having to answer the same question over and over. Try to fill it out yourself.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants tips on how to connect with and cultivate Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) donors: Dear Charity Clairity, My boss thinks we should get more funding through DAFs. This is BIG.

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Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

Imagine a world in which philanthropy professionals are focused on improving their practices to transform philanthropy through centering communities, lightening the burden on nonprofit organizations, and holding themselves accountable to their values.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Great, provocative question. Efurd’s question demands an examination of the functions that philanthropies need to tap — functions that could be commoditized and procured and delivered over a network. A number of standard philanthropy business processes, like financial due diligence, come to mind.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

As a grantmaker, questions are your tools. But are you asking the right questions? We will also give you seven questions to ask yourself about your questions, to make sure they are relevant, clear, respectful, and useful. Why Change Up Your Questions? Does this question reflect the mission of my organization?

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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 The main question will boil down to: ‘Did we make a difference?’” But the main question will boil down to: “Did we make a difference? We have a crisis in our country,” Im adds. Are more people voting?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

I was thrilled to have a conversation with Devi Thomas from Microsoft Philanthropies. Create small low risk experiments to answer the question: does this use case make sense for our organization? I was thrilled to have a conversation with Devi Thomas from Microsoft Philanthropies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2021

Published by the Lily Family School of Philanthropy. Survey questions cover website and email communications, online fundraising tools, social media, and productivity and security software. Published by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. 2021 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report :: Download. Women Give 2021 :: Download.

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Candid

MAY 18, 2022

Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. In 2015, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History launched the Philanthropy Initiative to collect, document, research, and create exhibitions and online content relating to the history of American giving. the David M.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Kellogg Foundation This resource helps answer a key question on many leaders’ minds: How can leaders and companies create a culture that embodies a feeling of inclusion and a sense of belonging for all employees?

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2024

Online librarian consultations : Receive real-time, personalized assistance from our in-house experts on philanthropy, nonprofit management, and fundraising. Nonprofit knowledge base : Browse through short, actionable articles that address immediate questions on key nonprofit concepts and topics. foundations have websites.

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Candid

JUNE 16, 2022

A philanthropy insider once shared during a presentation that foundations develop guidelines so they know to whom to say “no.” I am reminded of that tendency now as we release Candid and Ariadne’s new funder’s guide about the why and how of climate justice, Centering equity and justice in climate philanthropy.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In this blog, we explore what to do when you get a rejection to a grant proposal and share questions you should ask the funder if your grant proposal isn’t selected. Then, you can start asking questions. This question can help you understand where to best spend your time and energy. Do you think I should apply again?”

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The largest theme that is constant in disaster philanthropy is partnership. New questions have also arisen around disaster philanthropy in 2017, and lessons learned today can guide future response efforts. Click here to read part 1 of this series. In the end, we need to think about the future, and rebuilding.

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Candid

JANUARY 5, 2023

Whether you’re a nonprofit, funder, or a consortium of both, fundamental questions are surfacing about social sector data that merit your attention. Now is the time to ask incisive questions about access and accountability of any organization seeking your data or investment. They must own and control their data and information.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

A connected throughline of our shared humanity With that in mind, as I reflect on the influences, changes, and overall trends we have seen in employee engagement, philanthropy, and CSR in 2023, and those that are to come in 2024, I cannot help but be struck by the notion that it is not about specific trends or actions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

In fact, a recent survey for the Chronicle of Philanthropy and Association of Fundraising Professionals revealed some similarly concerning findings, such as: 51% of fundraisers said they will leave their current nonprofit within the next two years. 30% said they planned to leave fundraising altogether. Their common thread?

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