Thu.Sep 12, 2024

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These 17 Nonprofit Leaders Want to Change How You Vote

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Drew Lindsay Chronicle Illustration; Courtesy Headshots; iStockphoto Organizers, funders, lawyers, scholars, writers, and celebrities (Jennifer Lawrence!) aim to reboot our election system. Also, coming soon from the Chronicle: the people who want to build trust in elections.

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Year-End Planning: What to Do Now, Next Month and at Year-End

NonProfit PRO

While year-end planning starts months in advance, here’s what you can do right now to set things in motion for the giving season.

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Parks for the People

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Lilly's record grant to the National Park Foundation has some intriguing benefits. By Amy Schiller NPS/Victoria Stauffenberg Visitors kayak across Jordan Pond in Maine’s Acadia National Park. Lilly's record grant to the National Park Foundation has some intriguing benefits.

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How Nonprofits Can Curate Content (the Right Way)

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Content curation should be an important part of your content creation strategy as it can save you time, improve engagement, establish you as a helpful source of information, and can even improve your SEO. Nonprofits can curate content lots of different ways, but let’s talk about some basics first for those of you who have never curated content before.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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How a $50 Million Philanthropic Investment Is Bolstering Coalitions of Care Workers, Advocates

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Longtime advocates for care workers and families say there’s momentum for their cause, thanks to decades of grassroots organizing, a pandemic that brought the care crisis to everyone’s doorstep, and an infusion of philanthropic support. By Eden Stiffman Brooke Anderson The Care Can’t Wait coalition rallies in New York City during a seven-state bus tour in August 2024.

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Insurance Protection Done Easy

NonProfit PRO

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Easily Attract the Right Attendees & Secure Top Auction Items

NonProfit PRO

Learn from the experts in this highly anticipated session. Gain insights into how to fill your room with the right people who are bidders, not just eaters and discover how to acquire top auction items like trips, cruises, and more with ease and at no cost to you. Identify techniques for securing sponsors who are passionate about your cause and making your event a success.

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Democracy in Peril: In South Africa, Will Philanthropy Back Economic Justice?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Pierre F. Lombard on wikimedia South Africa has long been considered exceptional among African nations for its relatively robust democracy. Thirty years ago , South Africa held its first democratic post-apartheid elections. Today, that democracy is fraying. To support South African democracy, philanthropy faces two challenges. One is that many foundations, under the guise of philanthropic pluralism , have supported a status quo that has harmed South Africa’s Black majority.

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Six Insurance Coverages Every Nonprofit Needs

NonProfit PRO

Protect your nonprofit or human services organization with insurance tailored to your unique needs. Church Mutual understands your mission and offers the top coverages you need, including management liability and crime coverage, so you can focus on what matters most — serving your community.

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Revenue And Characteristics Of Donors With Empathy

The NonProfit Times

Donors who have taken the Giving What We Can (GWWC) pledge to donate at least 10% of their income to charity generally are better at identifying need and detecting traits of those in trouble. According to a study from GWWC, a charity based in England and Wales, pledgers were better at identifying fearful faces, were more morally expansive and higher in actively open-minded thinking, need for cognition and two subscales of utilitarianism and, tentatively, lower in social dominance orientation.

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Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them

Speaker: Dave Sackett

Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.

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Boardable Unveils Boardable AI

NonProfit PRO

Boardable launched Boardable AI, an initiative that brings artificial intelligence to Boardable's board management platform.

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Gardner Appointed A Director At Lilly School

The NonProfit Times

LaKoya Gardner was promoted to director of the Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. The institute fosters a greater understanding of the ways in which underrepresented people are both inspired and informed donors by providing knowledge, education and training. It seeks to understand the perceptions, practices, experiences and needs of the individuals and institutions that operationalize philanthropy in underrepresented commu

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How Call Center Software Enhances Customer Experience in Interior Design

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

How Call Center Software Enhances Customer Experience in Interior Design In the field of interior design , client satisfaction is crucial. How effectively a design business can meet and surpass customer expectations is typically a key factor in determining its success. The client’s impression and level of pleasure are shaped by every encounter, from the first consultation to the last reveal.

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2024 Candidates to the Board

MNA Association

The Montana Nonprofit Association Board of Directors is pleased to offer the following candidates for board service. Board members are elected by association members at the annual member meeting. How to Vote Voting will take place via online ballot. One authorized representative from each nonprofit member organization may vote. The ballot form is open today and will close at 1:00 pm on 10/11 so that we can celebrate and welcome new Board members by the end of the meeting.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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How Contact Center Innovations Improve Interior Design Services

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

How Contact Center Innovations Improve Interior Design Services The interior design field has truly revolutionized over the past years, especially when new technologies began to be involved. One of the key aspects where it has been felt the most is customer interaction and support management. Innovative contact center solutions are transforming interior design services by enhancing client communication, project management, and satisfaction.

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NPO Launches BNPL Program For Laptops Starting at $38

The NonProfit Times

Human-I-T, a nonprofit dedicated to bridging the digital divide and providing equitable access to technology has launched a program that offers laptops for as low as $38 through a new “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) via Klarna. This initiative ensures that everyone, regardless of their financial situation, can access essential technology. “Our continued focus is to get technology into the hands of every person who needs it.

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Human rights funding pivots in crisis: Tradeoffs, gaps, and lessons learned 

Candid

The landscape of human rights funding fundamentally changed in 2020. Human Rights Funders Network’s (HRFN) new report, Advancing Human Rights: Annual Review of Global Foundation Grantmaking – 2020 Key Findings i , explores the critical question: How did human rights funders respond to the global pandemic and calls for racial justice? ii Based on an analysis of over 28,000 grants from 761 funders in 51 countries, our findings capture a pivotal moment for human rights philanthropy.