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How Nonprofits Can Help Free Culture and Benefit from the Public Domain

NonProfit Quarterly

Meanwhile, embracing the public domain offers various benefits to the nonprofit sector and aligns with values of transparency and accessibilityembracing the public domain will help cultivate the nonprofit ethos of sharing and assistance, not exclusion and profit.

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The next generation seeks social change from the ground up. Fundraisers need to adapt 

Candid

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. NextGen” is gaining opportunities to spend, save, invest, and, importantly, give in their way.

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17 Creative Giving Tuesday Ideas to Make a Difference

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Giving Tuesday , celebrated globally on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, embodies the spirit of generosity and altruism. Setting the Stage: Understanding Giving Tuesday A History of Generosity In the wake of consumer-driven holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday emerged as a beacon of hope and altruism.

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Creating a Unique Value Proposition for Your Nonprofit (Part 1)

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

A UVP is created by private-sector marketing experts to help a business fine-tune its sales strategy. This is much harder for foundations). The tips below will help your nonprofit create your UVP. Ninety percent of the time, a nonprofit’s ideal audience for constructing a UVP statement is its potential donors/foundations.

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Shared Leadership’s Role in Piloting the Plane

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

It’s the crew that knows who is on board, what baggage they brought, their feelings about flying, and how to help people cope with turbulence.  When the Captain comes on the PA system to inform everyone about the flight plan, they often sound like ‘the adults’ in the Peanuts specials. All of them. Make it a big deal.

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Time To Celebrate: Nov. 15th Is National Philanthropy Day

Bloomerang

Philanthropy is an effort an individual or organization undertakes based on an altruistic desire to improve human welfare, and wealthy individuals sometimes establish private foundations to facilitate their philanthropic efforts. Philanthropy refers to charitable acts or other good works that help others or society as a whole.

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SVB, GPT, and the social sector

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Speaking of incomplete information, Time Magazine is running a story describing how some of the biggest names in Effective Altruism knew about the financial shenanigans of their most famous, duplicitous member, Sam Bankman-Fried. It’s too soon to know how these things will play out at a sector level. You don’t have one ?) Strange times ahead.