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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

Candid

As the largest gathering of Black professionals in philanthropy, there were so many powerful sessions, poignant perspectives, spaces for healing, and moments of Black joy at Harambee. Fittingly, the university hosted the session “A Report on Philanthropic Funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.”

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How you can foster sustainable innovation within your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

When nonprofit leadership takes the time to build relationships, mentor staff, elicit insights and feedback and demonstrate the ability to act on that feedback, the staff will begin to trust that they have a place and a voice within the organization. This is where participatory practice comes in to play.

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Top Nonprofit Blogs to Bookmark Today

The Modern Nonprofit

Many of the most respected professionals run their own blogs to shed light on best practices, challenge the status quo, and even offer humor to help folks fundraise smarter. THE AGITATOR / DONOR VOICE. She was one of the first to publish about using social media for social impact and has lectured at Stanford University.

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How can nonprofits successfully engage the next generation of donors?

ASU Lodestar Center

To engage with the next generation of donors most effectively, utilize authentic storytelling via social platforms. Directly asking how they would like to be involved is an effective way to engage young individuals and make their voices heard. Santeler is experienced in working with arts and education nonprofits professionally.

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Think You’re Not a Writer? Your Guide to Writing a Great Fundraising Appeal

The Storytelling Non-profit

In case it’s any consolation, I’ve been professionally copywriting for over a decade at this point in my career and I still have a relationship to writing that I wouldn’t always describe as smooth. I start by getting a big picture things like the send date, the universe and targeting. I do this about 50% of the time.

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

Candid

Experts say that Gen Z: Wants to see impact through storytelling, primarily through social media videos. But to truly understand how nonprofits can best engage Gen Z on social media, we thought it was important to bring my generation’s voice into the conversation. Has a shorter attention span, which requires content that is skimmable.

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Forum One Wins 10 Vega Awards

Forum One

The Vega Awards acknowledge those who create and continually expand the digital universe. To mark its anniversary, NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories from the last 50 years. Our team partnered with NRDC to conceptualize how to capture these highlights in an engaging and informative story.

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