Blue Avocado

AUGUST 13, 2024

We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What are the biggest mistakes you see new nonprofits making?” Too often new nonprofits struggle to find their identity. Nonprofits are not social clubs , they have the potential to make significant positive impacts in the communities they serve. Great question.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2023

Nonprofits of all types and sizes can use golf as an effective vehicle to raise mission-critical, unrestricted funds. Automating registration removes a ton of administrative burden from you and your planning team. So in short, yes—a golf tournament is absolutely worth it, especially when you have the right tech in place.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By Greg Fine – a marketing consultant that works to elevate nonprofit marketing impact, revitalize giving campaigns, and bring energy and awareness to nonprofit brands and their mission. Artificial intelligence is simplifying the nonprofit slog work that ties up enormous banks of time and resources. Please cite sources.”

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

Piecemeal responses will be chipped away, from administration to administration. We need foundational, structural change, to make these examples not exceptions to the norm, but rather flowing out of the basic logic of how our governments operate. I invite you to imagine with me what this would look like.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 17, 2023

Most practitioners working in community development have accepted this as the reality of impact investing: The harder you drive for social impact in disadvantaged communities, the farther away you get from unbuffered full market return. But the hype persists.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 7, 2023

We derive these findings from a report we collaborated on, recently published by the National Resources Defense Council, that explored these issues. This grant came out of a program supported by federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars. Local funds were distributed through DHCD’s Community Coalition Grant Pilot Program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Offer to support the development director, development committee, board chair, or ED in their fundraising tasks. Show up at fundraising events and help before, during, and after with tasks.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Building an organization from the ground up is a challenge, but with the right nonprofit tools, the heavy lifting gets easier. There are SO MANY nonprofit tools out there, all promising to make your work easier as you grow your new nonprofit. Joining TechSoup should be the first technology task for your new nonprofit.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Image credit: Ahmad Odeh on Unsplash In this interview, the CEO of a California-based CDFI offers her observations on what her work as a theater director has taught her about nonprofit management. Sara Razavi: Within the CDFI [ community development financial institution ] space, we are a nonprofit loan fund.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 5, 2024

The UN Disability and Development Report 2018 reveals that individuals with disabilities face fundamental challenges in nearly all aspects of life, including employment, health care, and education. Companies Taking Action B in Action was launched in 2022 by two initiatives of the Beijing-based Leping Social Entrepreneur Foundation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

Using her musical abilities and skills as an entertainer while donning one of her signature sequined jumpsuits, Ellen helps nonprofits across the country raise millions of dollars annually and engages donors in a fun, engaging, joyful, unique, memorable and authentic way with huge heart.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 7, 2023

But this is what happens when nonprofits run with the ‘Ask! And this is the single biggest driver of the growth of donations flowing into donor-advised funds and family foundations. And just in case you’re new to this blog, MarketSmart works with hundreds of gift officers and nonprofit leaders. approach to fundraising.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

Image credit: Dall-E by OpenAI Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? These gaps underscore the urgent need for systems that prioritize inclusivity and equitable representation in both research and healthcare technology development.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Every couple of decades, a new era ushers in a new set of ideas, principles and practices that affect how the nonprofit sector functions. Go big, or go home.

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MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Mission and Values Montana Nonprofit Association provides leadership for Montana’s nonprofit sector and partners with Montana’s charitable nonprofits to promote a sustainable, networked, and influential sector. MNA’s staff team is engaged, collaborative, committed to growth, and passionate about MNA’s unique mission.

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Anedot

AUGUST 29, 2024

Located in beautiful Novato, Marin County, CA, our workplace culture is driven by our five values: teamwork and collaboration, equity, excellence, integrity, and learning and continuous improvement. Support Development & Events Specialist, who is staff lead to the Fundraising & Events Committee, to meet event fundraising goals.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

To reach the communities we serve, collaboration between sectors was not only ideal but essential. At our meeting, he agreed to provide us with monthly funding, national NGO status, and my residency, as well as facilitating necessary collaborations with the Department of Education and municipal government. NGOs Depend on Each Other.

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Nonprofit Fixer

JULY 14, 2021

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Many nonprofits are looking for options to engage board members in fundraising without requiring direct solicitation. Only a few of these options involve directly asking for money.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

From 2000 to 2021, progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals has been anemic, registering less than 10 percent growth over 20 years. The same 2017 survey of nonprofits conducted by IBM found that 78 percent of nonprofits with advanced analytics capabilities reported higher effectiveness in performing their missions.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

One of the most unexpected twists in my career was becoming the first-ever head of technology at the Walmart Foundation in 2011, thanks to a chance encounter with its president. So, when the opportunity arose for me to become CIO at the Walton Family Foundation, one of the world’s largest private grantmakers, I was thrilled but cautious.

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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.” 15 Exposing what they are doing, how they are doing it, and why they are doing it is crucial to the development of a winning campaign.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Getting to Know Dorian Hines, Our New Partner Benefits Manager We are excited to welcome Dorian Hines to Momentum Nonprofit Partners! He has volunteered with a great number of nonprofit organizations throughout his career. Why are you excited to work for Momentum Nonprofit Partners? The nonprofit sector is a community.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 20, 2023

Look, no organization is perfect, and we are as leery as anyone about articles that proclaim that this nonprofit or that company has the secret recipe for building a great culture or achieving great results. Yet this, too, remains a common practice at nonprofits, foundations, and companies.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

You see, your annual fundraising plan is a treasure map that leads you to the exact activities that will raise the most money for your nonprofit over the course of the coming year. A nonprofit I work with has tried several different campaigns on Valentine’s Day, and they always fail to ignite. Just do it! Set an Impact Goal.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

And I really wanted to do this session because grants can feel so mysterious to so many nonprofit leaders, even ones that have some degree of grant success. . As Steven mentioned, I have been writing grants specifically for health and human services nonprofits for about 15 years now. We’ve got development staff.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 14, 2024

From personalized career development to real-time feedback systems and predictive analytics, modern tech offers innovative solutions to support employee growth and retention. Businesses that invest in personalized career development plans demonstrate a commitment to their workforce, fostering loyalty and motivation.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

JANUARY 11, 2024

Integral to this balance is the support and collaboration from the school’s leadership, the Board of Trustees, volunteers, and a dedicated Advancement team, highlighting how strong partnerships complement and enhance the impact of technology and personal relationships. ” The takeaway? . ” The takeaway? Break down silos.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

We’re launching a new series of blog posts that will feature Q&A’s with the staff of Momentum Nonprofit Partners! As the Chief Program Officer (CPO), Andrea works in partnership with Momentum’s CEO and COO to design and implement Momentum’s programs and services to expand outreach and business development efforts.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

In this conversation between Cyndi Suarez, NPQ ’s president and editor in chief, and Kaytura Felix, managing director, Leadership for Better Health, at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the two leaders discuss medical racism, health justice, and what it really means for a system to support people’s health. That is a hard reality.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This foundational step ensures that all members are aligned in terms of investment philosophy, risk tolerance, and financial expectations. Developing a diversified investment strategy that reflects the club’s risk tolerance and investment horizon can help achieve long-term financial objectives.

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GiveGab

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

GiveGab’s three company values have always been Customer Love is what drives us, Team Culture is our Foundation, and We Walk the Walk. We strive to be transparent, collaborative, communicative, honest, and authentic with our partners day in and day out. ” – Casey, Sr.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 19, 2022

This week on A Modern Nonprofit Podcast we’ll show you how to build the right team to scale your organization effectively. In this episode, Dirk van Reenen joins us to talk about why nonprofits need a defined business structure, the right team (not just a passionate team), and the mental shift founders must make to scale.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 11, 2023

This enables the secure development, modernization, or migration of essential workloads while promoting innovation. SASE provides a strong foundation for IoT adoption, with advanced connectivity and security features that can help organizations effectively manage and secure their IoT ecosystems. Why is SASE necessary?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

That’s awesome, really involved in their nonprofit leadership program, which is really cool. And I’m a Senior Vice President at CCS Fundraising, which is a global fundraising consulting firm that works with nonprofit organizations. As nonprofits, we have the missions of our organizations. Really thrilled to be here.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The topic was “4 Simple Steps Simple Steps to Raising All the Money Your Nonprofit Needs.&# We had SO many questions from listeners that we didn’t get them all answered. A: Growing your donor base is a “must-do” activity for ANY nonprofit. Ask community partners and collaborators for a gift. per day per family?

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This required a sustained emergency posture and high degrees of creativity, agility, and collaboration. Today’s public officials are most often trained in areas of administration, policy development, fiscal analysis, and in stewarding public resources and promoting public accountability.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? How did it develop to this point? Finally, there was a change in administration with the paper company, and they said, “Yes, yes, yes.”

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