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What gives in Nebraska? The Buffett effect and a culture of giving 

Candid

In addition, Buffett announced in June that he would leave his fortune to his children, who will have 10 years to give the money away. It is part of our culture and what gives our region a competitive advantage.” A strong culture of giving? The Buffett effect and a culture of giving appeared first on Candid insights.

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3 strategies for more meaningful donor engagement 

Candid

Nonprofits may need to reimagine their donor engagement strategies to go beyond occasional outreach or standard fundraising appeals and forge relationships that resonate with their values and inspire continued support. Despite these difficulties, we built up our resilience and kept our culture intact.

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Co-Leadership for Bottom-Up Transformation

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In 2024, when Global Fund for Children (GFC) announced that I would transition from global managing director to co-CEO alongside John Hecklinger (who had been sole CEO and president for over six years) it was the next step in a co-leadership journey that began several years earlier with co-leaders at other levels.

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Being and Building Beloved Community: The Intersection of Culture and Economy

NonProfit Quarterly

In short, Memphis developed a culturally rich Black middle-class neighborhood. In Memphis today—and indeed throughout the South—Black Americans are organizing to rebuild cultural institutions and restore Black economies. A Culture of Abundance So, who was Church, and what was his vision? People like writer Ida B.

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Newsletter: Selfish Giving + You: 2025 is Our Year! ; Retail Winners and Losers of 2024 ; How Jimmy Carter Made Habitat a Nonprofit Giant

Selfish Giving

Below is a pie chart highlighting how I collaborated with clients last year and provided value through my work. Big Lots Big Lots conducts annual in-store fundraising campaigns to support On Our Sleeves , a movement focused on children's mental health. How Gillette Children's Hospital in St. Let's go through each one.

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Ancient, Powerful, and Particularly Feminine: Righting Our Relationship with Mama Earth

NonProfit Quarterly

Ubuntu as Art Nearly two years later, on Earth Day 2024, our Cultural Arts Circle excitedly announced 40 winners for the Ubuntu Climate Initiatives inaugural Climate Arts and Storytelling Showcase. I connected with Mitchell, who emphasized the value of elders roles in teaching more sustainable ways of being.

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Sharing the MLK, Jr. Holiday in a Culturally Competent Way

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Contributing Writer Antionette Kerr will be blogging this year for us on several topics, including cultural competency in nonprofit marketing and fundraising. Working effectively cross-culturally is an especially important topic for people working in nonprofit communications. They were spat on, hosed down, bullied, and threatened.

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