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Activism Foundations Nonprofit governance and management 
NonProfit Quarterly
JANUARY 20, 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images on Unsplash Broad segments of the nonprofit sector are concerned about the new presidential administration and the threats it poses to nonprofit organizations. A charity or nonprofits plans can be shut down for a failure to properly register.
Affnetz
APRIL 16, 2024
Corporate Sponsorships for Nonprofits | A Guide to Grow Nonprofits/ By Bala Guntipalli Introduction to Nonprofit Board Management Software: Technology has become an integral part of our lives, changing the way we do business and manage organizations.
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Candid
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
In the wake of last weeks news regarding the Office of Management and Budget memorandum instructing federal agencies to temporarily pause all activities related to obligations or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, many of us are trying to understand the potential impact of a freeze on federal funding on the nonprofit sector.
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
APRIL 28, 2024
As a nonprofit professional, you understand that investing in your staff is the best way to develop your organization. While some skills are innate, many nonprofit management skills can be taught. That makes it a critical investment for any nonprofit looking to achieve long-term success.
NonProfit Leadership Center
JANUARY 26, 2024
The Nonprofit Leadership Center is pleased to welcome four new board members to our dynamic board of directors : Lisa L. Brody is the chief strategy officer for the Foundation for a Healthy St. When I think of the heartbeat of our community, I immediately think of our nonprofit organizations. Brody, Esq., and Jennifer Yeagley.
Bloomerang
JANUARY 30, 2025
Nonprofits are no strangers to uncertaintywhether from economic downturns, environmental disasters, shifting donor priorities, or changes in government policy. Despite the challenges these moments of uncertainty present, they also show just how adaptable and strong the nonprofit sector is.
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
While governments, foundations, educators, and unions typically focus on job placements as key to improving people’s economic stability, they often overlook individuals who cannot commit to traditional employment schedules. For one, directly or indirectly, the government is usually the biggest employer of flexible labor in any area.
NonProfit Leadership Center
AUGUST 7, 2023
Tina James Senior Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility, Florida Blue Tina James, the senior manager of corporate social responsibility at Florida Blue, is one of 20 outstanding professionals of color selected to participate in the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s 2023 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship.
NonProfit Leadership Center
AUGUST 6, 2024
That’s about how many nonprofits have no members of color on their boards (BoardSource). Yet, diverse boards are essential to strengthen nonprofits and communities. So, what can be done to solve for such a significant gap between what is and what should be in the nonprofit sector? Meet the 2024 Fellows Alice C.
NonProfit Quarterly
JANUARY 15, 2025
billion) in assets under management and a 30-year track record, isnt wrong per se. That is the central conclusion of a new report released last December by Boston Impact Initiative , a nonprofit place-based investor in the Boston area and a promoter of the field nationwide. Each fund is unique.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Interest in early-stage nonprofits within Korea’s social impact ecosystem has increased in recent years, and more and more are garnering financial and organizational support. As one example, in early 2023, Brian Impact Foundation , which focuses on big-bet philanthropy , donated a total of 12.6 billion won (about $9.7
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The Charity CFO
JANUARY 31, 2022
The Statement of Activities is the Income Statement of a nonprofit organization. As a nonprofit, you call the difference between revenue and expenses the change in net assets. . What’s on the Statement of Activities? . The Statement of Activities contains 3 main sections: Revenue. Or profit. .
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Blue Avocado
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
” Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: A Deep and Sincere Caring About the Nonprofit’s Mission The most important “quality” in a board member would be a real and heartfelt caring about the mission/goal of the nonprofit they will be involved with. Everything else can be taught.
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Anedot
MARCH 6, 2025
Specifically, this role will manage the grants calendar, develop grant strategies, and research, write and prepare foundation and government grant applications and funder reports. Grant Research, Proposal Development and Grant Writing 3 or more years of grant writing, management, fundraising and/or relevant experience.
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Blue Avocado
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Know what they fund and what matters most to them and know who you are as a nonprofit and what your funding priorities are. Alice Rossignol, Nonprofit Consultant Avoid AI Shortcuts and Put Yourself in the Donor’s Shoes Some suggest grant writing can be done by AI. Know your prospective funder in depth!
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NonProfit Hub
MARCH 25, 2025
The Resilient Nonprofit: A Technology Roadmap for Navigating Uncertainty 2025 has come roaring in with a wave of uncertainty for nonprofits. While nonprofits were already struggling in a climate of decreasing donors and increasing donor churn , funding freezes from the federal government have created a host of challenges.
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NonProfit Quarterly
JANUARY 25, 2023
Many in the nonprofit sector look at their income statements (also known as the “profit and loss” report), but unless you’re a chief financial officer or perform a similar role, you may spend far less time looking at your organization’s overall financial position. These assets help nonprofits deliver on their missions by generating income.
Ann Green
AUGUST 27, 2024
Although nonprofits and businesses seem different, they share many similarities. Discover lessons nonprofits can learn from their for-profit counterparts here. Certain strategies apply to organizations in both industries—and nonprofits can experience major benefits from following in the footsteps of certain successful businesses.
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Image: “ In Communion with Dorian” by Renée Laprise/ [link] Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2024 issue, “Supporting the Youth Climate Justice Movement.” It provides a comprehensive platform for capturing, managing, analyzing, and visualizing geographic data from diverse sources.
Candid
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Over the past five years, nonprofit arts organizations have maneuvered through pandemic shutdowns, evolving audience behaviors, and the relentless pressure of inflation. Much like individuals who find their monthly budgets don’t go as far when prices go up, organizations found that the same activities cost much more. months in 2019.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
JANUARY 12, 2023
Nonprofit finances in the United States were relatively strong at the beginning of 2022, largely as a result of government and foundations stepping up their support of nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Questions focused on nonprofits’ programmatic, operational, and financial health.
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.
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Get Fully Funded
MAY 24, 2022
To fully fund your nonprofit, you need a diversified fundraising stream. In other words, you need to get your money from many different sources, not just one awesome foundation, one government grant, or one generous donor. Getting your funds from multiple sources is especially important when fundraising for a new nonprofit.
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Bloomerang
JANUARY 18, 2023
Creating a nonprofit business plan is an important step for any organization whether you’re about to launch or are well established in your community. . A nonprofit business plan is slightly different to the commercial sector. Government funding and donor support. Financial projections. Board recruiting.
Bloomerang
JUNE 22, 2023
Nonprofit organizations rely on the commitment and active engagement of their board members to make a significant impact in their communities. In this blog, we will explore the signs of a successful nonprofit board by examining the specific areas where board members can contribute their time.
Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Guest Blog by Jon Osterburg of Jitasa In recent years, “sustainability” has become a buzzword for many fields and practices, and nonprofit finances are no exception. Financial sustainability means that your nonprofit has both the foundation and momentum to fund your operations year-round while working toward future expansion.
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Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 21, 2013
A long overdue follow up to my post on 29 Nonprofit Bloggers to Follow on Twitter , below are 29 nonprofit resources that tweet regularly on subjects ranging from fundraising to social media to mobile communications. Social Media, Cause Marketing, Nonprofit Tech. Fundraising, Nonprofit Tecnology, News. afpnet.org.
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The Charity CFO
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Nonprofits exist to meet a societal need or provide a public benefit. Unlike an organization whose primary goal is to make money, nonprofits exist to meet a community’s needs. That said, while it’s not your primary purpose, your nonprofit must find ways to make money. . How do nonprofits make money?
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Ability to manage and prioritize many projects of varying size, scale, and importance with competing deadlines.” Ability to manage and prioritize many projects of varying size, scale, and importance with competing deadlines.” “Inspiring go-getter with experience in events, annual appeals, and peer-to-peer fundraising.”
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Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
Although the most popular accounting software products- like QuickBooks and SAP- handle the needs of businesses in many industries, nonprofits have a unique business model and accounting standards and require different features and functionality from accounting software. How are Nonprofit’s Financial Goals Different?
Stanford Social Innovation Review
DECEMBER 6, 2023
For example, in Brisbane, the intern manager of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia attached friendly handwritten notes to prescriptions delivered to isolated people during the Covid pandemic. In another initiative, a pharmacy manager asked local primary schools to find pen pals for older people (with letters delivered via the pharmacy).
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Selfish Giving
MARCH 20, 2019
Here are a couple resources for you: How One Nonprofit Raises Millions with Charity Pinups 7 Key Takeaways for Cause Marketers from 2017 America's Checkout Champions Report A key report produced by Engage for Good on the health of checkout charity fundraising comes out every other year. Brand activism vs social good. Brain Food 1.
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NonProfit Quarterly
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Image credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” Philanthropy has had a complicated relationship with the government. We should heed a few lessons from this past work.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
The social sector is using big data to enhance nonprofit transparency and knowledge more than ever before, and the opening of the Form 990 has made an essential contribution. Making more robust use of open 990 data requires that nonprofits, foundations, researchers, and the IRS and federal government alike commit to sustained action.
Get Fully Funded
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
There’s nothing more exciting than making the decision to start a nonprofit! But first, you need to build a solid foundation so your nonprofit will thrive, not struggle. Seriously, about half of all new nonprofits don’t make it through the first year or so. Everyone starts a nonprofit to make a difference.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
MARCH 29, 2023
Foundations and corporations are still giving to large, established entities, because they know them and because they work at a scale that is efficient for institutional giving (as defined by the number of people or geography served). Of course, both require long-term funding and investment since they lay the foundation for new approaches.
NonProfit Quarterly
AUGUST 14, 2024
Image: “Death Caught From A Plane Window” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” And even if there isn’t, why do you think that nonprofits have been so ineffective at preventing the growth of inequality?
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Stanford Social Innovation Review
APRIL 8, 2024
But aside from the “normal” nonprofit challenges of relying solely on private philanthropy, the organization had been presented to me as a vehicle in good shape, beyond needing a tune-up. For executives of color, nonprofit leadership is a ‘Hollow Prize.’ Many social justice nonprofits have long existed in states of extreme dysfunction.
Bloomerang
JULY 6, 2023
Nonprofit strategic planning can help your organization meet challenges effectively and take advantage of new opportunities. Despite the many benefits that strategic planning can bring, 49 percent of nonprofits lack a strategic plan. Nonprofit strategic planning FAQs What is strategic planning for nonprofits?
Stanford Social Innovation Review
JUNE 18, 2024
Here, we aim to help philanthropists interested in adding this form of “getting” to their giving activities determine whether and how to incorporate it into their work. However, actively getting resources from peer funders to augment one’s own theory of change and grantee portfolio (fundraise) is relatively new.
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Bloomerang
JANUARY 22, 2024
You might be inspired to bring your idea to life by starting a nonprofit. million registered nonprofits in the United States, making these charitable organizations a staple of modern society. However, any new nonprofit needs a strong foundation to thrive. Starting a Nonprofit: Basic FAQs What is a nonprofit?
The Kindful Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2023
If the problem you are trying to solve or the need you are addressing isn’t a quick fix but instead long range, ongoing and/or escalating, you might consider forming your own nonprofit. In this post, we’ll review frequently asked questions about starting a nonprofit and nine key steps to get your own organization up and running.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
DECEMBER 14, 2023
By Akilah Watkins The Supreme Court’s June decision on affirmative action at US colleges and universities has raised profound concerns for the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit leadership and boards are growing more diverse. While trust in nonprofits has declined, more than half of Americans still trust us to do what’s right.
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
” This is the opening of a new report by the Washington Area Women’s Foundation entitled Thrive As They Lead: Advancing the Infrastructure to Support Black Women Leaders in the D.C. Metro Area Nonprofit Sector. . “We have observed a disconcerting pattern where Black women leaders are vacating their roles.”
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