NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 2, 2024

Established nonprofit organizations play a vital role in addressing social issues, driving positive change, and enriching communities. In this article, we explore the seven stages of development that established nonprofits often navigate as they strive for excellence in advancing their mission and serving their constituents.

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The Charity CFO

AUGUST 8, 2022

Why do people donate to nonprofits? Moreover, from a human behavior standpoint, the psychology of fundraising doesn’t appear to make sense. And yet, people across cultures and contexts give generously to organizations that share their values. . So, what forces explain fundraising psychology? The Psychology of Fundraising.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 31, 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? While the adage beauty is in the eye of the beholder holds some truth, our aesthetic preferences are also shaped by culture, historical contexts, and social bonds.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As Shola Richards took the stage at the 2023 Nonprofit Leadership Conference , he shouted Ubuntu to the crowd. Exhausted by what he describes as a soul-crushing culture, he decided to take his life by driving his car off an overpass in Los Angeles. Ubuntu is an African term that means “I am because we are.” Is it true? Is it necessary?

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JUNE 10, 2022

Let’s wind things down with the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we have email trends, how to ask for donations in various ways, the psychology of content marketing and fonts, how to write headlines, and more. How about you? Get Details.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 5, 2022

Nonprofit leaders often struggle to create an open, trusting culture that supports their staff in executing their mission. If you’re looking for proven ways to engage your team and improve the mindset of your nonprofit team, this episode is for you. What too many nonprofit leaders do to lose the trust of their staff (18:00).

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Bloomerang

MARCH 14, 2025

Even if youre a small team, involving the right people fosters buy-in, belonging, and a culture of shared responsibility for fundraising success. When everyone understands their role in donor retention and stewardship, it creates a culture of ownership, engagement, and collective impact.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 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? 14 A dearth of mental health providers with the cultural understanding needed to work with NHPI youth can also lead to their misdiagnosis and underdiagnosis.

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iMarketSmart

MARCH 28, 2025

Some nonprofit leaders chafe at the notion of donors expectations and fret about these growing intrusions. In many instances, the gap between what organizations want from donors and what donors want from organizations is growing. In some cases, chasms are opening up. Jim Langley is the president of Langley Innovations.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 22, 2022

The past few years have required nonprofit professionals to dig deep, think differently and work together to support communities. At the 2022 Nonprofit Leadership Conference on December 1 , presented by Bank of America, you’ll reignite your calling to nonprofit work and come together with peers and partners to chart the path forward.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 27, 2025

As advisors to donors and nonprofits, we know firsthand the impact this wealth can have, and were optimistic that much of it will be deployed through philanthropy or values-aligned investing to address our worlds most pressing problems. What will women choose to do with this windfall? And its not just about the billionaires.

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Fundraising Leadership

MAY 12, 2024

womenshealth ” That is the mission of Let’s Talk Menopause, a national nonprofit that held its annual symposium in Chicago recently with panels of MDs, experts and healthcare specialists who have the mission of “changing the conversation so women get the information they need and the healthcare they deserve.”

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JUNE 15, 2023

They put in the minimum effort required, and they are psychologically disconnected from their employer. A Few Reasons Why Quiet Quitting Isn’t as Simple as It Seems Are Nonprofit Communicators Looking for New Jobs? A Few Reasons Why Quiet Quitting Isn’t as Simple as It Seems Are Nonprofit Communicators Looking for New Jobs?

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 7, 2015

The same goes with nonprofit marketing. There is no single job description for a nonprofit communications director, and good nonprofit marketing includes many skills and disciplines (not just writing and design, but psychology and neuroscience, to name a few). Problems That Arise When You Aren’t Methodical.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

APRIL 15, 2024

At the organizational level, well-being extends beyond the health and happiness of an individual to the collective state of all individuals within the organization, influenced by the work environment and culture. Elements of Culture Work environments are established by culture.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

MAY 6, 2024

A positive climate supports employees’ well-being and fosters a culture where team members feel valued. The literature on positive psychology and positive organizational scholarship emphasizes the importance of individual contributions to the success of well-being initiatives.

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iMarketSmart

MARCH 14, 2025

Given the significant and ongoing decline in giving households and the increasing competition from that shrinking market share from a growing number of nonprofits, advancement leaders need to reallocate resources to support these emphases. Look at Donor Retention. Obsess about donor loyalty.

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Anedot

OCTOBER 30, 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. The post Bilingual Housing and Benefits Navigator first appeared on Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 20, 2021

But really, good nonprofit strategic communication begins within an organization before ever setting out to share with everyone else. . Before mass nonprofit strategic communication communication, get…. LinkedIn | The post Nonprofit Strategic Communication: Internal Branding and Messaging appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

If you want to get into the psychology behind it, see The Strength Model of Self-Control or Decision Fatigue Exhausts Self-Regulatory Resources ). This also leads to a better overall work culture. Learn the Symptoms and How to Fight It #NPCOMMLIFE appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog. Delegate More.

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Clairification

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

” So says Hugh MacLeod of Gaping Void Culture Design Group, noting your words may or may not incorporate ‘signifiers’ that open the listener/reader to the possibilities they might encourage. Or perhaps The post Nonprofit Fundraising: We Have a Semantics Problem appeared first on Clairification. Are they donors ?

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2024

Nonprofits are stuck in a vicious cycle, jeopardizing their ability to generate the resources they need to succeed. Where are our cultures of philanthropy? Fund published a three-part series of reports exploring culture of philanthropy. Or what I like to call a love-train culture.

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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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Boardsource

JANUARY 18, 2022

“Time heals all wounds” is one of the most widely known and generally accepted expressions in our popular culture, but I’ve always felt that this statement – although not false – was incomplete, at best. I believe that time is necessary but not sufficient for healing. Kellogg Foundation.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 9, 2021

That same article goes on to state, “That is why so few organizations have shifted to a culture of psychological safety in which the rewards of learning from failure can be fully realized.” Without trial and error, explorative iteration, and room for failure, nonprofit organizations often find themselves at a stagnant standstill.

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Beth Kanter

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

By Beth Kanter & Joan Garry Leading with empathy is one of the most effective ways to avoid burnout at your nonprofit. Recently, we have been exploring a fascinating topic that is not only close to our hearts, but very timely due to burnout in the nonprofit sector – empathetic leadership.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

JUNE 11, 2014

Our personal experiences and cultural norms influence the way we interpret color. Be consistent with your nonprofit’s branding. While this fact is probably more important to paint manufacturers and fashion designers, it’s worth noting as you incorporate descriptive elements in your nonprofit storytelling.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 28, 2019

Let’s hear from the American Psychological Association on workplace stress and how it can affect your health : Cardiovascular disease Depression Heart disease Stroke Obesity and eating disorders Diabetes High blood pressure So workplace stress can lead to actual physical issues that will most certainly keep you out of work.

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Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

So, in this blog, I’m leveraging my PhD in Psychology to share a bit about what burnout is, why it seems to be everywhere in the nonprofit world, and what organizations, leaders, and individuals can do about it. Psychologists consider burnout to be a “psychological syndrome” that emerges as a response to chronic job stressors.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 25, 2024

She shared a few highlights from Microsoft’s recent nonprofit sector research. If you want to continue learning about AI for nonprofits, register for the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit , using the code VIRTUAL. We also discussed use cases, benefits, limitations, adoptions, and lots of practical tips.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 19, 2024

Operating under crisis is often the norm for nonprofit managers, and COVID-19 is revealing the complexity of global crises and their bearing on self-care for individuals in the sector. The rise of the $10 billion self-care industry goes beyond the #TreatYourself hashtag that permeates popular culture (Conlin, 2019).

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

Because when a nonprofit doesn’t treat me as if I matter, as I carefully and consciously treat donors to my organization, I get a little peeved. And I imagine your organization has a culture of philanthropy in which everyone comes from a place of love. Alas, too many organizations lose sight of this culture. And virtuous.

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Fundraising Leadership

APRIL 14, 2023

Culture eats strategy for lunch.” Culture needs to be tailor made in every company with institutional memories, talents and environment, you design the mindset.” What is important too is to have a culture where innovation is key and the values are “courage, vision, equity and joy,” Bourla says. “ asks Bible. “We

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JANUARY 31, 2024

In ancient storytelling, heroes usually possessed a virtue that the author wanted the culture to emulate and begin to reproduce within the body politic. Nonprofit leaders must be courageous because of the work they do. Some organizational cultures promote avoiding certain types of conflicts at all costs.

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Bloomerang

MAY 4, 2023

Or, at least, American culture has put an indelible stamp on both. But the fact is we also have a self-serving agenda: to secure revenue for our worthy nonprofit. Innovative fundraising researcher Adrian Sargeant, co-director of the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy, says, “Nonprofits are a means to an end for the donor.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Image credit: “I Will be the World” by Martine Mooijenkind Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s winter 2023 issue, “Love as Social Order: How Do We Build a World Based in Love?” Angel Acosta (House of Beautiful Business and Acosta Institute, September 2023).

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 4, 2023

Women of color are significantly underrepresented in corporate leadership roles and face systemic obstacles in the nonprofit sector where, even with advanced education and experience, they are less likely to hold leadership positions than white men, white women, or men of color. Acknowledge the deep vulnerabilities within organizations.

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