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Mega Philanthropist and Home Depot Co-Founder Bernie Marcus Has Died

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Atlanta billionaire gave $2 billion to a range of causes and threw his support behind many Atlanta nonprofits during his lifetime. By Maria Di Mento Photo by Gregory Campbell Bernie Marcus wanted to be remembered for his philanthropy. The Atlanta billionaire gave $2 billion to a range of causes and threw his support behind many Atlanta nonprofits during his lifetime.

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The Case for Diversifying Revenue Streams in Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

While focusing on one revenue stream may be appealing to nonprofits, there are several reasons to consider diversifying your income.

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The New Generation of Foundation Leaders Is Younger and More Diverse

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Alex Daniels The new CEOs have risen through the nonprofit ranks unlike their predecessors. Plus, see the rest of our November issue, posted online today.

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Considering A CRM Change For Your Nonprofit?

NonProfit PRO

Making a change to your organization's CRM can be a daunting task. However, a powerful and sophisticated tool is crucial to your nonprofit's success. Virtuous is here to provide this quick guide to changing CRMs, allowing you to walk through each step with confidence. Download today!

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Recognition Powers High-Performance — If You Do it Right

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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Joanna Jackson, Weingart Foundation: 'We Don't Have to Keep Doing the Routine Thing'

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Alex Daniels Weingart Foundation Jackson aims to break the top-down leadership approach and listen to the needs of nonprofits.

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Creating the Best Participant Journey for Your Peer-to-Peer Event

NonProfit PRO

In peer-to-peer fundraising, success isn’t just defined by the day of the event. Here's how to create an excellent participant journey.

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Study: Significant Gap Between Availability of Grant Funding, Nonprofits’ Financial Needs

NonProfit PRO

BryteBridge released a new report identifying funding barriers for nonprofits, including competition for and availability of grants, and more.

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A Neighborhood Approach to Boost Learning in Detroit — and Beyond

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Nicole Wallace Brilliant Detroit The organization is taking its program to Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Pontiac, Mich. Another 31 cities are on a waiting list.

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9 Tips for Dealing with Election-Related Stress and Anxiety

Non Profit AF

Hi everyone. If you’re like me, you’re probably going to be anxious all day due to the Elections. I’ve cast.

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DeAngela Burns-Wallace, Kauffman Foundation: 'They Are Impact Officers.'

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Alex Daniels Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Burns-Wallace, a seasoned administrator, has bridged the foundation’s siloed programs and restructured the staff.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Innovative Leadership — Culture Doesn’t Have to Eat Strategy: Tending to Human Factors During Strategic Planning

Blue Avocado

The phrase “culture eats strategy for breakfast” is often true – certainly there are situations where strategy is consumed by culture – but strategy and culture are not mutually exclusive. Why not tend to them both at the same time during strategic planning? Strategic planning is daunting Many nonprofits begin strategic planning work with trepidation and possibly even scar tissue from prior efforts.

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Sam Gill, Doris Duke Foundation: 'Change the Idea Landscape'

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Alex Daniels Laura Pedrick Gill has backed medical research, the performing arts, children’s health, and building bridges with the U.S. Muslim community.

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8 Budget Questions Funders Will Ask

The NonProfit Times

Funders put the budget and budget justification under a microscope. According to Barbara Floersch of The Grantsmanship Center in Los Angeles, Calif.: “You’ve got to get it right. When you understand their concerns and the questions they’ll pose, you’re in a much stronger position to nail it.” Here’s a list of questions funders are sure to ask. * Does it fit within our general range of giving?

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How nonprofits can deepen corporate partnerships

Candid

Partnerships between nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies to boost workplace volunteering and community impact can create significant value for both parties. They help amplify the nonprofits’ voice, reach, and resources to advance their mission while strengthening corporate employees’ community engagement and improving their well-being and job satisfaction, according to a Deloitte survey.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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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Numbers numb; stories stimulate [COMMANDMENT 5]

Jeff Brooks

A ten-week series on things you should know about fundraising. Numbers numb; stories stimulate. The human mind is pre-set to tune out numbers (especially large ones) and to pay attention to stories. If your fundraising is built around statistics — like the number of people living poverty, or the number of people diagnosed with a disease — you are actively priming people to ignore your message.

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Bequests Top Giving Vehicles For High-Net Worth Donors

The NonProfit Times

It has been well documented that volunteers make solid donors. There has also long been the belief that people who are retired are more likely to give to charity. Well, only one of those ideas is correct according to new data from Fidelity Charitable. In a survey of adults ages 50 to 80, pre-retires outpaced retirees in volunteering during the prior 12 months at 71% for pre-retirees and 55% for retirees even though the likelihood of giving is roughly the same.

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Kamala Harris or Not: One Nonprofit Is Getting More Women Elected to State Office

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Vote Run Lead says the 2024 election could be historic in another way — resulting in 51 percent female representation in seven state legislatures. By Stephanie Beasley STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP via Getty Images Minnesota State Representative Leigh Finke (center) speaks with colleagues during a session of the Minnesota House at the State Capitol Building in St.

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Merging Nonprofit Organizations: What Nonprofit Leaders Need to Know

Nonprofit Fixer

It’s not every day that two nonprofits merge. But when they do, the merger process can either be fraught with anxiety or led with clarity and compassion. To help those considering a nonprofit merger, I called up my former client and now friend, Karen Carloni. Karen orchestrated the very successful merger of her nonprofit organization with a larger nonprofit.

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

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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How Elon Musk’s Election Antics Harm Philanthropy

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Musk’s interference in the presidential race represents the obliteration of philanthropy’s political red line and is a signal flare for the field. By Benjamin Soskis Alex Brandon, AP Elon Musk’s actions threaten to solidify a new set of norms about the relationship between private wealth, politics, and democratic ideals, the author argues. Above, Musk at a Trump campaign event in Butler, Pa., in October.

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Watchdog Cites Unprecedented Challenges to Global Civil Society

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: photos by Mohammed Ibrahim on Unsplash, Anzhela Bets on Unsplash , Henry Wilkins via VOA, and Steve Sandford via VOA “Civil society is being tested like never before by a series of multiple and accelerating crises” (4). So begins the 2024 State of Civil Society Report by Civicus, a global alliance of organizations dedicated to preserving and strengthening civil society—a broad term referring to the many non-governmental institutions, from nonprofits and NGOs to unions to social mov