The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

By M.J. Prest Save the Children Bangladesh The Education Cannot Wait grant aims to continue the education of up to 5 million school-age refugee children worldwide, including Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Also, the Lilly Endowment gave almost $146 million to six colleges and universities in Indiana for community-development projects, and the U. of Massachusetts at Boston received $10 million to establish the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 20, 2023

GivingTuesday's GivingPulse Report revealed what affected giving in the third quarter of 2023. Here are three takeaways from the research.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

By Ellen P. Aprill and Jill Horwitz AP Photo, Andrew Harnik Billionaire investor and Harvard alum Bill Ackman has voiced his objections to the school’s current president. Donors shouldn’t try to control a charity through their gifts after the fact, and charities should reject gifts that are offered with strings attached that they aren’t happy about.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Year end is great time to connect with donors when they are most engaged — and to fast-track relationships with your mid-level donors.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In 2024, let’s resolve to double down support for leaders of color and stand up against perceived legal threats. By Cora Daniels Alyssa Schukar, Redux In 2024, let’s resolve to double down support for leaders of color and stand up against perceived legal threats.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With a thoughtful donor prospecting strategy and well-crafted appeals, you’re already well on your way to generating the support your nonprofit needs for its beneficiaries. However, not all your supporters will be open to your fundraising asks. And that’s alright—there are many reasons why an individual might not want to donate money to your nonprofit.

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Amy Eisenstein

DECEMBER 20, 2023

These four strategies will help you better manage your nonprofit board in 2024 and beyond, and prevent your board from controlling you.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

A preview of our exciting plans for 2024 — a new project to heal divisions and bring people together; a much expanded staff for more coverage; a survey of nonprofit CEOs; 30 live events; and much more.

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Veritus Group

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Expressing gratitude can change your attitude and bring you joy. If you're feeling low, tell someone in your life what you appreciate about them. The post Feeling Low? Try Gratitude appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Donorbox Nonprofit

DECEMBER 20, 2023

You’ve just donated to an organization that uses Donorbox to fundraise. Thank you for being generous and supporting an important mission! Now you have the power to log in to your Donorbox account to access your donation information, give again, and make changes to your profile. Read on to learn how! Are you a Donorbox […] The post Manage Your Giving with the Donorbox Donor Portal appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Speaker: Radhika Samant and Todd Wuestenberg

Employee recognition has often been deemed a "feel-good" initiative, tied closely to rewards. While we understand its importance, we tend to associate recognition with intangible outcomes like engagement and sentiment, rather than direct impacts on retention and high performance. In today’s workplace, the true ROI of recognition lies in its ability to regenerate tangible, business-driven results.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 20, 2023

By Alonzo Plough From Bhutan to Bogotá, drawing on learning from around the globe can illuminate the path to health equity and advance our collective well-being.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Tax Season doesn’t have to be stressful for nonprofits. While delivering year-end donation tax summaries to donors before January 31st is a crucial part of your role, it’s not just a compliance step—it’s a golden opportunity to reconnect and thank your donors for their contributions and remind them of their incredible impact through your mission. It might seem daunting, but tools like Bloomerang can simplify this process.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2023

By Heather Mansfield , founder and editor-in-chief of Nonprofit Tech for Good AI, Shorts-Reels-and-TikToks, Threads, and more AI are the top emerging trends for nonprofits in 2024, but an overfocus on what’s new and next can sometimes be at the expense of utilizing digital marketing and fundraising trends that are easier to implement and have a more immediate return on investment – especially for small nonprofits.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Image credit: Rithika Ramamurthy “Everybody’s a labor reporter today!” cried Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) union, to hundreds of workers crowded outside the Washington Post office. On December 7, union members at the Post walked off the job for 24 hours. The walkout was the biggest labor action by Post workers in almost 50 years, protesting layoffs, salary floors, and stalled contract negotiations.

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Big Duck

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Shift your understanding of what philanthropy and how nonprofits can meaningfully engage donors of color through communications.

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Candid

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Once you’ve established a new nonprofit , one of your first considerations will likely be fundraising. After all, the only way you can fulfill your organization’s mission is if you can bring in the funding you need to support your programs and initiatives. You should also have a plan for how to effectively manage your funding, which is where your financial strategy comes into play.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Image credit: Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash In a world of worsening climate disruptions and growing economic inequities, what is the economics education that people need? Last spring, Michael Higgins, the president of Ireland, called out the dangers of how economics is taught in most mainstream economics programs, which often assume there is no limit to the extraction of physical materials.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 20, 2023

By Jonathan Njus What organizations can do to persevere through resistance.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

It’s the end of 2023 as we know it. Below is a selection of articles from NPQ climate justice senior editor Alison Stine that were chosen as some of their favorites this past year. The stories range from the role of public libraries in climate justice to how the climate crisis is changing mental healthcare—and that’s to name a few. We hope you enjoy reading these incredible stories and that they inspire you.

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The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 20, 2023

180 Management Group is an operations consulting firm that specializes in operational strategy and design, specifically for nonprofit organizations. Led by Miriam Dicks and our guest on today’s show, 180 Management Group believes that people are their biggest asset. After all, typically the highest expense on an income statement is the salary and benefits component, so employees are certainly the key to an organization’s success. 180 MG believes that how they serve their people ultimately tran

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As 2023 comes to a close, the economic justice editors Steve Dubb and Rithika Ramamurthy highlight 15 of the best articles from the year—including articles from this year’s magazine issue, Movement Economies , which investigated the question of how movement organizations might more effectively advance economic justice and systemic change. We also published articles on a host of issues—ranging from narrative power to advancing housing justice and childcare, deepening community organizing, to cha

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iMarketSmart

DECEMBER 20, 2023

What results in a bigger gift? A) Being convinced to give B)Deciding to give on your own? Your job as a fundraising gift officer isn’t to ask for gifts. It is to plant the idea to give in the minds of your prospects so they decide to give on their own. We call this approach appreciative inquiry. This involves asking questions ( socratic fundraising ) and listening carefully in ways that help someone make ‘an idea’ (or ‘your idea’) become ‘their idea.

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Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

The world of work has fundamentally changed. The series of waves that the pandemic began have rippled through the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, the Great Regret, and other eloquent phrases that boil down to the same thing: people aren’t engaged at work or enabled to perform at their best. The truth is that engagement and enablement is more important than ever, but how we do it is the critical differentiator for many organizations.

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Prosper Strategies

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The nonprofit sector plays a vital role in addressing societal challenges, promoting wellbeing of people and communities, and driving positive change. Yet, it is often subject to various misconceptions that can obscure its true value and impact. In my 10+ years working with nonprofits, I’ve often been frustrated by these misconceptions and misunderstandings.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Image credit: Repaired Nations. Composition by Gabby Henrie. This is the fifth article in NPQ ’s series Solidarity Economies: Building Community Power. Coproduced with the New Economy Coalition —a coalition of over 100 organizations building the solidarity economy in the United States—this series highlights case studies of solidarity economy ecosystems that are returning wealth and building grassroots power in cities across the country.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Are you a “small” nonprofit just getting started with fundraising? If so, you’re not alone. As of 2021, nearly one million nonprofit organizations in the U.S. reported receiving under $50,000 U.S. dollars in revenue, approximately 70 percent of all nonprofits registered in the United States. When I served in my first executive director position for a small community-based healthcare nonprofit that served the homeless, I still remember the first fundraising conference that I attended.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Image credit: Francisco Benavides. Composition by Gabby Henrie. With this article, we conclude NPQ ’s series Solidarity Economies: Building Community Power. Coproduced with the New Economy Coalition —a coalition of over 100 organizations building the solidarity economy in the United States—this series highlights case studies of solidarity economy ecosystems that are returning wealth and building grassroots power in cities across the country.

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Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

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Non Profitvote

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Dear Partners and Stakeholders, As we approach the end of another year, let me take a moment to thank you for the steadfast support you have given Nonprofit VOTE and the mission we share with you to ensure that everyone has a voice in our democracy. I deeply appreciate your dedication to the critical work of your own organization, and our shared work to build a more fair and equitable society.

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