NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 20, 2025

Ensure activities are operated consistent with all applicable laws , including Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code and any licensing, registration, zoning, and contractual requirements. Private foundations can safely support public charity projects that involve lobbying without unlawfully designating their grant funds to lobbying.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Race and Ethnicity 121

Candid

DECEMBER 3, 2024

According to Foundation Source’s survey on how Gen Z and Millennials view charitable giving, the next generation started giving at a young age—just 14 years old for the average Gen Zer—and they show continued interest in charitable activities. and most are giving financially on some level.

Altruism and Helping 105

Altruism and Helping Participation and motivation Fundraising Fundraising 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

It demonstrated that when innovative leaders empower proximate communities, orchestrate strategic collaboration across sectors and geographies, and unlock creative capital, they dont just challenge the status quothey leap past it, catapulting systemic change forward. Their effort was not an outlier.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Finance Collaborations 111

Candid

JANUARY 23, 2025

Trust is the cornerstone herean active, vocal community builds credibility for your nonprofits mission. Strategies for building community Most nonprofits emerge out of a clear community need (think food banks, homeless shelters, health-focused foundations). What better way to break through all the digital noise?

Fundraising 102

Fundraising Fundraising Homelessness Retention 102

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

That would not have been possible without dedicated, active board members. Gary McGeough from Bristol Organizations Committed Team Players, Capable of Collaborating Effectively I seek individuals who are genuinely passionate about our mission and show a strong belief in our values and goals. Everything else can be taught.

Ethics 107

Ethics Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Children 107

Selfish Giving

JANUARY 8, 2025

Below is a pie chart highlighting how I collaborated with clients last year and provided value through my work. Second, I occasionally collaborate with agencies as their tactical consultant, helping to bring their strategies to life. Director of Corporate Partnerships, Scratch Foundation , NYC ($110k - $120k) 2.

Retail 130

Retail Children Food Public and Nonprofit Management 130

Affnetz

APRIL 16, 2024

From scheduling meetings and distributing board materials to tracking attendance and managing communication, board management software offers a solution that saves time, enhances efficiency, and improves collaboration. However, without proper management, board activities can become disorganized, time-consuming, and inefficient.

Management 245

Management Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 245

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 24, 2025

Unlike private sector mergers where financial returns serve as the primary metric, our social sector M&A required deep mission alignment as its foundation. Substantial resources are often required: as George and Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman note , for example, the Guidestar merger with Foundation Center cost $45 million.

Social Enterprise 108

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofits Culture 108

Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2025

The strategies in this article offer practical steps to strengthen your organizations financial foundation. Tap into recurring giving to create a steady stream of revenue Predictable revenue is the foundation of financial stability, and recurring giving is one of the best ways to achieve it.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Retention 121

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In 2020, iF , A Foundation for Radical Possibility (then the Consumer Health Foundation) hosted a retreat with our board and staff. However, to truly be in solidarity with Black people, we realized that as a private foundation, we needed to look in the mirror as well.

Foundations 119

Foundations Philanthropy Construction Healthcare 119

Bloomerang

MARCH 14, 2025

Effective internal communication and trust are the foundation of donor retention success. In this blog post, well explore how to align your internal team for fundraising successbreaking down silos, fostering cross-department collaboration, and ensuring that everyone is engaged in achieving your organizations philanthropic goals.

Finance 79

Finance Fundraising Fundraising Collaborations 79

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Nonprofit activities shape the students, teaching them valuable skills, helping them foster empathy, and connecting them to causes that matter. Why student involvement matters Engaging students in nonprofit activities isnt just beneficialits transformative. Keep the activities manageable within their schedules.

Energy 75

Energy Food Leadership Activism 75

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 6, 2024

Melissa Morin Director, University of South Florida Foundation Melissa Morin, director at the University of South Florida Foundation, is one of 23 outstanding professionals of color selected to participate in the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s 2024 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship. ” Harold Bryant Jr.,

Participation and motivation 264

Participation and motivation Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 264

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A whole suite of 501(c)(3) organizations have already embarked on their Threads journey, actively setting up accounts to take advantage of the new opportunity. In what ways can we highlight opportunities for our audience to get involved, such as volunteering or supporting our cause, as demonstrated by Baldrick’s Foundation ?

Nonprofits 242

Nonprofits Foundations Children Collaborations 242

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

” Her time at the Epilepsy Foundation was particularly poignant. “I was three days into the Epilepsy Foundation, and there was a gift that came in for a five-year-old girl who had passed away. Rebecca’s leadership at United Way is characterized by her ability to bring people together and foster collaboration.

Nonprofit Leadership 246

Nonprofit Leadership Nonprofit Administration and Development Leadership Universities 246

Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Listening to BIPOC movement groups focused on environmental justice, this donor group worked with DOCN to envision a strategy that leveraged their role as wealthy people of color to peer-pressure foundations into making bold investments in climate justice. CFJP emphasizes commitment to transparent reporting by funders.

Environmental 69

Environmental Philanthropy Foundations Collaborations 69

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

CareQuest Institute collaborates with a wide range of partners to achieve its mission of improving the oral health of all through work in grantmaking, research, health improvement programs, policy and advocacy, and education, as well as leadership in dental benefits, care delivery, and innovation advancements. “As She earned $1.17

Medical 59

Medical Public and Social Policy Health Volunteerism 59

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 10, 2016

In Act III, community foundations and/or individual nonprofits rallied with creative Plan Bs that saved the day! (Of I’m actively encouraging people to keep this serial story alive by posting their own stories and commentary. Likely Heroes: Community Foundations. It will take months to play out.

Foundations 186

Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Associations 186

Candid

MARCH 24, 2025

To remain effective, we need to challenge ourselves to shed activities or structures that dont advance our clearly defined mission. Save the Children draws funding from a range of sources: individual donors, corporations, foundations, multilateral institutions, and government agencies. We raise significant funds from the U.S.

Children 59

Children Governance Nonprofits Activism 59

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 27, 2025

Companies are now often expected to actively contribute to environmental protection and uphold high ethical standards throughout their supply chains. In Peru, weak governance, inadequate enforcement of environmental laws, and corruption have created an environment where these illegal activities can thrive.

Ethics 64

Ethics Agriculture Environmental Production 64

Getting Attention

APRIL 9, 2012

This RFP is focused on development organizations but I hope more funding will follow from Gates and other foundations, as a recognition of how crucial engagement is to achieving organizational and programmatic goals.

Foundations 75

Foundations Communication Advertising Collaborations 75

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Newsweek , for leadership in philanthropy and corporate social responsibility. “I’m I’m committed to building a stronger, more resilient ecosystem for social impact, where nonprofits and corporations can collaborate effectively to create lasting change,” Hutchisson said via a statement. “Her

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Governance Philanthropy 52

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

Within just two months of graduating, 18 of the 22 graduates were invited to serve on a nonprofit board or were in active conversations with at least one organization about board service, while the remaining graduates were in longer-terms conversations with local nonprofits.

Nonprofit governance and management 244

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Race and Ethnicity 244

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 21, 2023

As foundations increasingly acknowledge the centuries of systematic and institutional racism that have led to intergenerational trauma, cycles of poverty, and reduced life expectancies in communities of color, they are working to re-examine philanthropy’s history and reimagine its role.

Foundations 98

Foundations Philanthropy Construction Poverty 98

NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Nonprofits today are increasingly asked to collaborate. Despite these pressures, rarely does anyone define what is meant by “collaboration.” This dual role for our center operators gave us a window into the inner workings of creating authentic engagement or collaboration among nonprofits who are members or tenants of these centers.

Collaborations 60

Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management Activism Management 60

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 18, 2024

Our analysis of and work in this area has helped refine our understanding of how this approach emerged; how it differs from other approaches, including donor collaboratives; and its benefits and challenges. This fundraising approach differs from donor collaboratives in several respects.

Fundraising 115

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. nafda is an Arabic word referring to deep spring cleaning, typically including shaking things up vigorously.

Education 75

Education Education Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 75

Getting Attention

JUNE 14, 2011

That’s one of the reasons I’m so looking forward to working with a small group of nonprofit communicators (no more than 10) like you this summer, leading them through this immersion program to learn how to develop messages collaboratively—with me, the other program participants, and their colleagues and external audiences.

Collaborations 64

Collaborations Participation and motivation Agriculture Activism 64

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Casey Foundation. Casey Foundation’s mission is to create a brighter future for America’s children, young people, and families. While the foundation’s mission covers much more than just housing, it cannot achieve this mission without helping to ensure families have safe, stable, and affordable housing.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 126

Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

PEAK Grantmaking’s “Reimagining Philanthropy” conference in March exploring these themes was a fitting setting for a session Candid organized about advancing systems change via data collaboration at scale. The post Reimagining grantmaking with data collaboration at scale appeared first on Candid Blog.

Collaborations 52

Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Philanthropy 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 5, 2024

By Gena Rotstein Trust-based philanthropy seeks to address historical and ongoing power imbalances by repositioning funders and grantees as collaborative partners, operating on equal footing. Foundations such as the Hill-Snowdon Foundation and the T. This is all well understood.

Philanthropy 126

Philanthropy Culture Foundations Leadership 126

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Supported by five national foundations— JPB , Knight , Kresge , Rockefeller , and William Penn —each city received $4 million from the funder collaborative. All these popular amenities and activities were conceived and constructed in close collaboration with residents. Resident fear abated. Image credit: Tim Fitzwater.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2022

You may be curious about which nonprofits are working on what initiatives, like voting access or rights, and who the funders are that support this work, along with civic participation, media access, or other democracy-related activities in the U.S. Our Foundation Funding for U.S. To explore Candid’s Foundation Funding for U.S.

Collaborations 98

Collaborations Foundations Governance Health 98

Candid

MAY 19, 2022

All tax-exempt organizations, including foundations, must file some version of Form 990 with the IRS each year to comply with federal regulations. Because of that, they’re chock full of vital information about a nonprofits’ and foundations’ finances and operations. . A private foundation's assets . Financial activities .

Finance 106

Finance Foundations Collaborations Activism 106

Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Elton John AIDS Foundation. Prism Foundation. Pride Foundation. PFund Foundation. Horizons Foundation. The Vermont Community Foundation. The New York Women’s Foundation. Stonewall Community Foundation. New York Foundation. Maine Community Foundation. New Harvest Foundation.

Foundations 131

Foundations Culture Charitable Contribution Health 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If you give with your family or a family, whether through a donor-advised fund, a foundation, a giving circle, or anything in between, you are connected to family philanthropy. These two foundations exemplify not just expanded giving but a move away from default positions and toward more purpose-driven, problem-focused philanthropy.

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 131

Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As NXUnite’s donor relations guide explains, prospect research lays the foundation for building a human-centered relationship with each potential donor. Keep each prospect’s profile updated in your donor database as you learn more about them through these relationship-building activities and your ongoing research.

Ethics 64

Ethics Values Production Retention 64