Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JUNE 15, 2011

Tell us how to make (fill in the blank — storytelling, social media, etc.) It’s a very good question and it’s certainly made me more actively seek out examples of nonprofits who are doing great marketing and fundraising without direct connections to the people who are ultimately served. Today’s Book Giveaway.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Image credit: Elli on Wikimedia Commons On August 28, 2024, the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation exempt under Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code, along with two churches, filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Public and Social Policy 73

Public and Social Policy Law Taxation Activism 73

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 2, 2024

By Karl Haushalter & Paul Steinberg A local public health official has been tasked with increasing vaccine use in an underserved community. Changing the law will require lobbying strategies, connections to policy makers, and legal expertise. Sometimes these social boundaries are academic disciplines.

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Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 123

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 12, 2024

If youre an experienced marketing pro, social media is already on your radar as a valuable communication channel for acquiring donors and spreading awareness of your cause. But you can also use social media platforms to strengthen another facet of your support base volunteers. Create sub-communities on social media.

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Public and Social Policy Recruitment Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

This is the eighth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Public and Social Policy Nonprofits Activism Leadership 141

NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 31, 2023

That’s the most important lesson Erica Monet Li says she learned from participating in the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s Certificate in Leadership program. For high-performing nonprofit professionals like Erica, many receive little to no training when they’re promoted from individual contributors into managerial roles.

Leadership 130

Leadership Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Health 130

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

million active employee-owners. This number is somewhat deceptive since it includes large public companies where the only employee benefit is stock ownership. This involves activating and collaborating with the state’s Minority Business Office and working with community groups to provide culturally relevant programming and support.

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Ken Goldstein

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

In these contentious political times, those of us in the social services field may feel the need to be more vocal about policies that effect our clients and our missions, while simultaneously facing pressure to "not rock the boat" or be controversial. Please feel free to borrow and adapt this policy for use in your organization.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 24, 2017

Will the way an arts organization approaches its communications work vary significantly from a social service agency? Over the seven years that we’ve done the Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , we’ve seen few significant differences between nonprofits with different missions.

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Affnetz

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Nonprofit Board Give, Get or Get Off? Nonprofit management software / By Mike Crum. Some Nonprofit boards have a give, get, or get off policy and their Nonprofits are suffering because of it. For example, I worked with a local educational Nonprofit that served children in public housing communities.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 29, 2023

In the realm of social change, community-based leaders are skilled at influencing and using momentum to advance local solutions but often lack all the financial resources they need to push those solutions to their full potential. In its wake, momentum for change seemed to build.

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Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development 115

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.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

Social progress, on the other hand, shows a very different picture. What explains this massive split between the corporate and the social sectors? Some refer to this as the “ data divide ”—the increasing gap between the use of data to maximize profit and the use of data to solve social problems.

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Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 108

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In recent years, social justice leaders have consistently called for a systems change approach to redressing the root causes of social problems, rather than only mitigating their symptoms. After all, social justice is by nature utopian. Public awareness: to change the perception of a group at a societal or cultural level.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Faced with growing political polarization, nonprofit leaders maintain a nonpartisan or bipartisan stance as a strategic necessity. That’s is one of the determinations in a new report from Independent Sector, The Pursuit of Influence: Interviews with Nonprofit Leaders About Advocacy. Advocacy efforts are mission-driven.

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Public and Social Policy Public Policy Activism Nonprofits 82

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 3, 2023

The Mid-South Nonprofit Conference + Catalyst Awards will offer a keynote address + 12 breakout sessions The Mid-South Nonprofit Conference returns for its 5th year and aims to address barriers, solutions, and best practices within the nonprofit sector.

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Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public Policy Ethics 108

Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2024

Your board members are a link between your nonprofit and its stakeholders and constituents. What is advocacy, and why it matters You have a big, bold vision to better the world with your nonprofit—whether you’re developing programs and influencing policies around education, social justice, human rights, or animal rights.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 21, 2024

In 1967, Alvin Toffler published his famous book Future Shock in which he issued a warning: In the face of vast technological and social changes, humanity is likely to collectively experience a condition not unlike the culture shock suffered by travelers to foreign countries, where they are surrounded by strange languages and customs.

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Candid

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Nonprofits face a critical question: How can we make AI adoption more inclusive and accessible across our organizations? Recent studies show that two-thirds of nonprofits report using either traditional or generative AI or both, most commonly for supportive work. What would that mean? What is inclusive AI adoption?

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Public and Social Policy Ethics Psychology Nonprofits 98

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. Dissatisfied employees heighten legal risks.

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Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Race and Ethnicity 58

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

Image: “No Soul to Sell” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” Public employee pension funds in the United States have $5.99 Public employee pension funds in the United States have $5.99

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Selfish Giving

JUNE 21, 2020

Corporate Partnerships & Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) This FAQ explains key considerations for evaluating whether and when a nonprofit must pay “unrelated business income tax” (UBIT) on the payments it receives in connection with its corporate partnerships. UBIT affects traditional corporate sponsorships (e.g., $X

Law 147

Law Advertising Public and Social Policy Activism 147

Non Profitvote

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Traditionally less publicized, state and local elections often see turnout rates much lower and less representative of a given community when compared to midterm and presidential elections. As trusted members of the community, it is possible voters may look to your nonprofit for guidance when talking about upcoming elections.

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Public and Social Policy Public Policy Activism Nonprofits 87

The Agitator

AUGUST 2, 2011

David Sirota, writing in Salon.com, claims that the social net arena is dominated by well-educated elites, skewing and limiting the kind of political and issue debate that occurs. But many nonprofits and their fundraisers are not focused on that debate. In an article titled Is the Internet for elites? , What do you think?

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Public and Social Policy Activism Education Education 66

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. Yet despite these breakthroughs, the social sector has only begun to scratch the surface of open 990 data’s capabilities.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

This is the third article in a three-part series on finding the best consultant for your nonprofit. Nonetheless, many others recognize the value of such a commitment and show up as allies and in solidarity for the work of social change, while also sitting with the discomfort, dissonance, and truth required for such change.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Crowdfunding platforms collect data and feedback from users to refine their models and policies. In this blog post, I share general findings I’ve gleaned from talking to about 100 donors and nonprofits, a decent sample size of participants spread throughout the U.S. Further, the donors need to opt-out of tipping rather than opting-in!

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Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Advertising 98

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.

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Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Ethics Foundations 122

Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Candid’s Issue Lab is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing social sector knowledge. Here we highlight some of the most popular publications from 2023.  It outlines best practices and specific activities that funders can employ to safeguard and support their participatory grantmaking decision makers.

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Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Education Education 119

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Written by Kevin Dean, President & CEO, Tennessee Nonprofit Network The lifeblood of many nonprofits is the generosity of individual donors. Legislation requiring nonprofits to disclose donor lists to legislators, for any reason, poses a significant threat to this trust and, consequently, the health of the entire nonprofit sector.

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Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Governance 89

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

What little optimism remains to tackle such complex challenges is mostly placed in supranational schemes, such as the COP climate change conferences, or transformational national policy, such as the Green New Deal in the US. ” Scaling up social innovation takes time, but there are also varying ways it can be done.

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Civil Society Public and Social Policy Construction Governance 110

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

Image Credit: PeopleImages on iStock What does impact investingthat is, investing with social benefit in minddemand of investors? Many in the field have long held it demands virtually nothing, that an investor can have a social impact without sacrificing a penny of their own.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Every nonprofit has a Board of Directors. You see, it means that hundreds of people are sitting on nonprofit Boards and have NO IDEA what they said “yes” to. If your Board members and staff aren’t clear about the Board’s responsibilities, the nonprofit is set up for a big mess. And this is a problem. It’s surprising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2019

By Paul Lamb , Principal at Man On A Mission Consulting , has over 25 years of experience in business, nonprofit management, technology, and public policy. But what exactly is blockchain it and how is it relevant for nonprofits? Relevant Use Cases for Nonprofits. Blockchain Simplified.

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Technology Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Homelessness 96

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

There is no shortage of highly talented leaders coming from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, and many of them lead from within the nonprofit sector. They do however face unique challenges, which are numerous and varied, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of the nonprofit sector as a whole.

Leadership 110

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 110

Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

As a fundraiser, I understand all of these matters impact nonprofits, and the trend is leaning—hard—toward privacy and donor data protection. . Facebook, which is the dominant social networking platform globally with 2.4 The public demands it, and because of it, governments are responding. . So, what changed?

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

ChatGPT, which creates new text based on user prompts, surpassed 100 million monthly active users in just two months, according to data compiled by UBS. ” We have seen this cycle many times before with technologies like personal computers, mobile phones, and social media. Some organizations are jumping in early; others will wait.

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