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3 strategies for more meaningful donor engagement 

Candid

As we expanded into a social enterprise and holistic women’s empowerment initiative, I struggled with fundraising. Remember, you’re not just seeking funds—you’re inviting donors to join a movement, to become active participants in creating meaningful impact. Engage in meaningful conversations and radical listening.

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Preserving Cambodia Town: How A Refugee Community Has Organized Itself

NonProfit Quarterly

Early on, the community established itself enough to have its own cultural center, known as Cambodia Town. Here in America, surviving victims and perpetrators (the youth forced to commit atrocities) live together in a culture still beset by racism. But so too is the creative spirit. Can we learn to trust one another?

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Millennials on a Mission: Idealism, Impact, Innovation

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

During this year’s Millennial Impact Forum (also known as MCON), thousands of leaders in philanthropy, social enterprise, and technology joined together for two days of inspiration from our next generation of leaders. We study them because they’re defining the culture.” Transforming the Nonprofit Culture.

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Nonprofit Recruiting Tips to Attract Top Talents in 2025

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

alone participated in some kind of volunteering job making it a 25% of the country’s population. This goes beyond hard skills, considering soft skills, personality traits, and cultural alignment as well. After all, it’s a fierce competition on the employment market for both non-profit and for-profit organizations.

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How (Not) to Scale a Nonprofit

Stanford Social Innovation Review

I started Esperanza with the same three key ingredients as any social entrepreneur: a personal motivation to solve a tough problem where government and markets had failed, an entrepreneurial vision for how to do it, and a base from which to pursue my vision. And the grants themselves required expensive staffers to administer.

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A Modern Nonprofit Podcast: What it Takes to Start a Nonprofit Organization

The Charity CFO

The overall theme between starting any form of business, for profit or nonprofits, is the motivation inside of someone and why exactly they want to do it. Social Enterprise & Tradeoffs This is a buzzword that you need to know. When considering starting a nonprofit organization, start by understanding as much as you can.

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4 Best Professional Development Practices for Nonprofits

NonProfit Hub

Creating a culture of learning. Astron Solutions’ article on employee compensation names nonprofit culture as one of the key elements of a total rewards compensation structure. A culture of learning encourages staff members to remain engaged and pay attention to new opportunities. Ask your employees if they’d be interested.