NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Take facial recognition technology , for instance. Developed using data that rarely represent humans full diversity, this technology struggles to accurately identify Black and Brown faces. Here, nonprofit leaders can be the bridge, ensuring that technology amplifies marginalized voices and fosters innovation that truly serves.

Ethics 98

Ethics Public and Social Policy Technology Finance 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

Emerging technological innovations in healthcare have the potential to transform public health and healthcare delivery systems, making them more efficient, personalized, and accessible. Emerging Technologies: Potential and Risks Technological innovations are often lauded as a panacea for global health challenges.

Health 57

Health Technology Healthcare Medical 57

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Fund the Groundwork: Gatherand Pay ForBetter Data Every time we reach a new paradigm in technology that we hope will improve lives equitably, we encounter the same problem: a lack of required infrastructure in low-income countries. One way to think about this is that in order to build cars we first need to invest in the roads.

Social Enterprise 112

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit governance and management Ethics 112

Candid

AUGUST 6, 2021

The Ford , Skoll , and Compton foundations have announced the launch of a donor collaborative to help strengthen the impact of moving image storytelling. Ford, Skoll, and Compton foundations press release 07/28/2021.

Foundations 110

Foundations Culture Collaborations Philanthropy 110

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 2, 2024

Strategy, Marketing, and Technological Planning The journey towards nonprofit growth begins with strategy, marketing, and technological planning. This includes assessing market trends, analyzing donor behavior, and leveraging new technology to enhance operations and communication. Not sure where to even start?

Public and Social Policy 209

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 209

Bloomerang

MARCH 14, 2025

Effective internal communication and trust are the foundation of donor retention success. In this blog post, well explore how to align your internal team for fundraising successbreaking down silos, fostering cross-department collaboration, and ensuring that everyone is engaged in achieving your organizations philanthropic goals.

Finance 77

Finance Fundraising Fundraising Collaborations 77

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2020

Technology is easing the burden, and organizers tasked with holding events large and small are seeing the benefits. Here’s a look at some of the common pain points and challenges event organizers are up against and how technology is easing the burdens. 1) Cumbersome Registration Processes. 3) All the Nitty Gritty Golf Details.

Technology 113

Technology Fundraising Fundraising Recruitment 113

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With considerate leadership and thoughtful planning, though, these barriers are easy to dismantle—such as by using technology that allows staff to make presentations in their home language. These are the pillars on which we build our organizational culture: Inclusive collaboration, respect, commitment to learning and adaptability.

Health 242

Health Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Civil Society 242

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 7, 2025

Collaborating on grant-funded projects, and particularly proposal development, is essential for nonprofits. AI: Before deep discussions, ask collaborators how they deploy AI and whether they anticipate using it for any proposal components. However, AI can provide a high-level foundation. Bethany Lee, Ph.D.,

Collaborations 52

Collaborations Ethics Health Technology 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

2 Despite these risk disparities, there is a significant underrepresentation of individuals from these communities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—fields that design and use tools to understand, predict, and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Race and Ethnicity 111

Race and Ethnicity Environmental Education Education 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

People with disabilities are leading policy change, technology development, and workplace evolution. As funders at the Ford Foundation and Borealis Philanthropy, we seek to leverage our positions to advocate for greater support and funding for disabled leaders. But space needs to be made. Hands need to reach out.

Technology 122

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 122

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This obsession stems from deep cultural, historical, and economic foundations that value individualism, meritocracy, and innovation. It also provides a more honest and attainable foundation. Then, of course, there are leadership books, leadership podcasts, leadership gurus, and endless leadership quotes.

Leadership 68

Leadership Nonprofit Leadership Culture Nonprofits 68

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Increased collaboration and innovative infrastructure solutions are creating the conditions for transformation. The contribution of GivingTuesday Data Commons has made to increasing sector collaboration and improving the enabling environment for nonprofits has been significant. The technology exists.

Public and Nonprofit Management 59

Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 59

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 4, 2023

However, you probably work at an organization where each department works in a “horseshoe” format – meaning nobody collaborates well and communication takes way too long – traveling up the chain of command, across, and then back down. It means helping them solve their most pressing issues in a collaborative process.

Leadership 211

Leadership Participation and motivation Collaborations Culture 211

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 10, 2016

In Act III, community foundations and/or individual nonprofits rallied with creative Plan Bs that saved the day! (Of Likely Heroes: Community Foundations. I’ve loved seeing community foundations step up to lead Giving Days. But community foundations are in a tenuous position right now.

Foundations 186

Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Associations 186

Getting Attention

APRIL 9, 2012

This RFP is focused on development organizations but I hope more funding will follow from Gates and other foundations, as a recognition of how crucial engagement is to achieving organizational and programmatic goals. Up to 10 Phase I grants of $100,000 USD will be awarded within just a few months.

Foundations 75

Foundations Communication Advertising Collaborations 75

Candid

JANUARY 2, 2025

Kellogg Foundation. Kellogg Foundations always popular guidebook looks at ways communities, organizations, and individuals can foster a decolonization agenda in their work through the Truth, Racial Healing, & Transformation (TRHT) framework. Views on Offshore Wind in New England by the Barr Foundation and Hart Research.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Children Philanthropy Energy 52

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

(Photo From Deposit Photos) Leaders at nonprofit organizations struggle to adopt technology in meaningful ways, and this can be due to many factors. Whats the best approach to building public good technology? This is what’s meant by public good technology. Cost is a big one.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Technology Production Collaborations 52

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

” Michael Wardlow, Community Outreach & Employment Manager, AARP Foundation SCSEP Program “I was born and raised in Tampa Bay. My parents have laid the foundation of being a servant leader within the community, and now it is my job to expand upon that and take it further.”

Nonprofit governance and management 244

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Race and Ethnicity 244

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Blackbaud along with the Nonprofit Research Collaborative has released a report on board fundraising you should be interested in. As part of its Be Fearless initiative, the Case Foundation is looking for the individuals in communities across the country that tackle social challenges in bold and unconventional ways. Fundraising.

Marketing 166

Marketing Marketing Fundraising Fundraising 166

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 24, 2024

By acquiring philanthropic partners and showing the value of collaborating with your organization, you can secure their long-term support! Or, if you need help setting up new fundraising technology , you might contact a tech company to assist with implementation.

Nonprofit Leadership 201

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofits Values 201

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Taking Another Slice of the Corporate Giving Pie Many businesses have taken an extra step to setup charity foundations designed specifically to help not-for-profits. Grants are effective mechanisms for creating sustainable innovation, collaboration, and continuing education as well as community and stakeholder engagement.

Marketing 133

Marketing Marketing Culture Recruitment 133

The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Strategic Partnerships: Collaborating with community partners to share Penn-Mar’s story and opportunities has been an effective recruitment tool. Leveraging Technology: Miller emphasized the importance of staying current with technology, not just for operational efficiency but also for attracting tech-savvy talent.

Recruitment 52

Recruitment Retention Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profit Management 52

Candid

JANUARY 5, 2023

Chantal Forster, Executive Director, TAG ( Technology Association of Grantmakers ). Since we started impala, by far the most common feedback we’ve heard across hundreds of interviews with nonprofits and foundations alike is that they’re skeptical. million nonprofit and philanthropic foundation profiles on our platform.

Public and Nonprofit Management 116

Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Philanthropy Foundations 116

Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

PEAK Grantmaking’s “Reimagining Philanthropy” conference in March exploring these themes was a fitting setting for a session Candid organized about advancing systems change via data collaboration at scale. The post Reimagining grantmaking with data collaboration at scale appeared first on Candid Blog.

Collaborations 52

Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Philanthropy 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2023

The Foundation: Sankofa To understand how hip-hop artists are transforming the sector, it’s important to know that hip-hop culture’s sixth element of philanthropy is grounded in sankofa , an Akan word that means, “ it is not taboo to fetch what is at risk of being left behind.” Nipsey identified as a Rollin 60’s Crip.

Philanthropy 128

Philanthropy Culture Foundations Collaborations 128

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The third Inspire Awards , a capacity-building grant program for nonprofits sponsored by the Truist Foundation, has launched. The Inspire Awards Challenge is hosted in collaboration with Solve , an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with a mission is to find and scale innovative solutions to global problems.

Foundations 52

Foundations Collaborations Technology Leadership 52

Candid

AUGUST 26, 2021

Trailblazer chosen to guide the country’s most comprehensive source of data tools on nonprofits, foundations, and grants. Ann Mei is a strategist, problem-solver, and collaborator who is ideally suited to lead Candid in achieving its ambitious 2030 vision ,” said T. Department of State.

Technology 125

Technology Universities Collaborations Foundations 125

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Fineberg of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation penned an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle, lamenting philanthropy’s inability to join forces to amplify and expedite impact. Without existing rapport among users, the technology platform alone could not compel coordination of funding. Donors are no different.

Philanthropy 116

Philanthropy Collaborations Sociology Foundations 116

Candid

JUNE 25, 2021

MacArthur Foundation , has announced the Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC) as the winner of the $10 million 2030 Climate Challenge. The Renewable Thermal Collaborative does all of these things," said WWF president and CEO Carter Roberts. "It Lever for Change , an affiliate of the John D. and Catherine T.

Collaborations 52

Collaborations Energy Finance Associations 52

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Image credit: Ivan Samkov on Pexels How can co-ops take advantage of the potential of digital technology while maintaining their unique relational character? They move at the speed of trust, and trust is built through engagement, collaboration, and pursuing their triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit. We had to pivot or die.

Retail 122

Retail Technology Production Agriculture 122

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

When we build AI, we must ask: Who benefits from this technology? Ironically, the technology that promises a more efficient future is also contributing to a great strain on the planets resources. 10 Protecting workers economic security requires policies that guarantee they arent left behind in the technological shift.

Public and Social Policy 68

Public and Social Policy Health Environmental Ethics 68

Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

Community foundations, family foundations, and other private foundations make up a smaller portion of the sector. . Innovative technologies helped mobilize fundraising campaigns and increase donations to support these efforts. However, this sentiment is slowly changing, including among institutional funders.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Philanthropy Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend.

Advertising 119

Advertising Education Education Public Policy 119

Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Clear understanding of this serves as the foundation for all the other elements of your plan. This SWOT analysis will help you identify the key challenges and opportunities facing your organization, and will serve as the foundation for your business plan. Identify potential partners and collaborators. Be as specific as possible.

Nonprofit governance and management 122

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Collaborations 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

By Dai Ellis & Oliver Sabot Snatched from the jaws of defeat, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will hasten the transition of key markets—for energy, vehicles, cement, and more—toward “greener” technologies. Consider the case of clean cooling technology. degrees Celsius.

Finance 116

Finance Health Manufacturing Governance 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 18, 2024

Our analysis of and work in this area has helped refine our understanding of how this approach emerged; how it differs from other approaches, including donor collaboratives; and its benefits and challenges. This fundraising approach differs from donor collaboratives in several respects.

Fundraising 115

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 115