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Finding the Best Consultant for Your Nonprofit: The Search and Selection

Bloomerang

Around the United States, you can find a few dozen of these. Most have intentional geographic limitations, but a few like Philanthroforce , Nonprofit.ist , and CGT Connects list specialists from around the United States and beyond. Use the reference checks as a tiebreaker?). Number of candidates you will screen.

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Board Diversity: Why and How You Should Diversify Your Board

Qgiv

These are alarming numbers because they show a great disparity in representation—for reference, more than 40% of the US population is comprised of black and brown people. The business case for diverse boards includes having better business outcomes, increased operating efficiency, and organizational growth. There are 1.4

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Tips to Prepare for Effective Grant Seeking

ASU Lodestar Center

The art aspect refers to how well an inspired writer describes a project and the grant-seeking organization. The science aspect refers to the comprehension of the technical structure upon which those words are arranged” (Blanchard & Bullock, 2010). Unclear and unconvincing project descriptions. Poorly developed evaluation plans.

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Methods and Metrics for Assessing Civic Tech

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One thing that stood out in our conversations is that the civic tech field is ready for a deeper dive on outcomes. A big topic of discussion as the field is maturing is how to track on-the-ground outcomes for people and communities, in addition to counting clicks, views, downloads and tweets. Hone in on your true scope of influence.

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Resources to Guide Arts and Cultural Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Connection Cafe

While it’s not our place to predict the outcomes we might see in the wake of this virus, nor can we provide health or legal advice, we hope that offering the following ideas and resource s ( by no means a comprehensive guide ) might help you and your staff approach the COVID-19 situation with a degree of calm and a plan of action.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

More than a million tax-exempt organizations exist in the United States, including public charities, private foundations, and civic organizations—not counting the 220,000 religious congregations that are also registered. Interest in exploring these models has been rising in the United States, but they are much more common in Europe.

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AI, Analytics, and Your Nonprofit’s Technology Strategy

sgEngage

To help understand where AI can or should play a role, I would like to walk you through a methodology we use at Blackbaud, called the Outcomes-Based Framework. We’ll look at examples, but note that they reference predictive intelligence, meaning they use machine learning models fed with data to predict something. That’s okay, too.