Wed.Mar 13, 2024

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Gates Foundation Commits $180 Million to Eliminate Cervical Cancer

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest Also, Cancer Grand Challenges has awarded $125 million to five international research teams, and the OneOhio Recovery Foundation will deliver $51 million to efforts to prevent and treat opioid addiction in Ohio.

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How to Keep Every Member of Your Organization Connected to the Strategic Plan

NonProfit PRO

Each member of your organization must be connected to the strategic plan in a way that affects their work everyday. Here's how to do this.

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Where Billionaires, Celebrities, and the NFL Go When They Want to Support Vets

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Bob Woodruff Foundation has drawn praise — and millions in funding — from Craig Newmark, MacKenzie Scott, and Bruce Springsteen. By Sara Herschander The Bob Woodruff Foundation has drawn praise — and millions in funding — from Craig Newmark, MacKenzie Scott, and Bruce Springsteen.

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Moving Staff from Unseen Audience to Internal Champions

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

In the nonprofit sector, our conversations often revolve around reaching and engaging our external audience – the people we serve and our donors. This focus is undeniably important; it’s the lifeline of our work. But, there’s a critical audience we sometimes overlook: our internal staff. I recently had a chat about the return on investment (ROI) on publicity spending with a senior marketing team member.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

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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After Pandemic Bump, Walk Fundraising Events Simmer; UK Charities Expected to Band Together to Battle ‘Cost of Giving Crisis’

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Rasheeda Childress Nonprofits that hold fundraising events should do more to get participants raising money, according to a new report from the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum.

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Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Spring Grant Cycle Now Open to Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation will now accept grant requests twice a year. The spring grant application period is open now.

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Should the media be an audience for your brand?

Big Duck

Get tips on how to identify if the media is an audience for your nonprofit, engage journalists, and achieve your communications goals for your brand.

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Fundraising Basics: What To Do When They Don’t Respond

Bloomerang

Typically, when you make a solicitation, you hear one of three responses: “ Yes ,” “ No ,” or “We need more time.” There are generally accepted strategies to deal with each of them. But a genuine quagmire can be when you don’t hear back from the donor prospect at all. This is like a fundraiser’s Bermuda Triangle. No doubt, you’ve encountered this dilemma on numerous occasions.

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New Retirement Plan Offered to Tennessee Nonprofit Network Members

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

New pooled Retirement Plan option Will offer cost savings to nonprofits Retirement plans are a strong asset for nonprofits looking to attract and keep talented staff. In a competitive job market, benefits like retirement savings can be a major deciding factor for candidates. Not only does it demonstrate the organization's commitment to employee well-being, but it also helps secure valuable employees by offering a path to financial security in their later years.

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AI Video Script Generator – Create Effective Videos [Start for Free]

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AI Video Script Generator – Create Effective Videos [Start for Free] Once you’ve landed on a brilliant video idea , pause before diving into production. Writing your video script is the next crucial step. Let’s see how an AI Video Script Generator can help you create more effective videos! In this guide, we’ll explore an easy yet impactful approach to scriptwriting.

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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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Tennessee Nonprofit Network Achieves National Accreditation and Seal of Excellence!

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Tennessee Nonprofit Network Earns Seal of excellence by Standards for Excellence Tennessee Nonprofit Network earned the Seal of Excellence from the Standards for Excellence Institute® for successfully completing the rigorous accreditation program. The Institute is a national initiative dedicated to promoting the highest standards of ethics and accountability in nonprofit governance, management, and operations.

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Black leadership and Black experiences in the social sector

Candid

Candid’s Insights team seeks to leverage the data we collect to increase knowledge about the scope, equity, economics, and impact of the social sector. One of our major research initiatives over the last two years has focused on Black experiences and Black leadership. We knew we couldn’t do this research alone and have been thrilled to partner with ABFE —an organization with 50-plus years of organizing, advocating, and strategizing on behalf of Black people inside and outside philanthropy.

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The Secret to Raise Money More Cost-Effectively: Stop Fundraising

iMarketSmart

The longer I work with nonprofits, the more convinced I become that one of my core beliefs is true: If organizations ceased nearly all new-donor solicitations, they would be more financially efficient and would hardly lose any revenue. Is that ‘hot take’ a bit too bold for you? First, let’s clarify what I’m talking about, and what I’m not talking about, and then we’ll get to some examples and what to do instead.

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Does Your Nonprofit Need a DEI Language Guide? Why a Strength-Based Communication Guide Is a Better Choice

Prosper Strategies

We’ve noticed a trend in the last couple years: more and more nonprofits are making the move to put together a DEI language guide or style guide. These guides typically define the organization’s stance on the use of terms surrounding race, ethnicity, gender, ability, and other identity-based language. In an ideal world, they are developed […] The post Does Your Nonprofit Need a DEI Language Guide?

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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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What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Building Naming Gifts

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Anne Bergeron Philanthropically-minded individuals through the ages have chiseled their names on buildings as expressions of civic responsibility, prestige, and power. As far back as the first century CE, Roman general Marcus Agrippa had his name inscribed on the Pantheon temple. Today, nonprofit fundraising and especially large capital campaigns emphasize naming opportunities to attract seven-, eight-, and nine-figure donations from high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs).

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How to Eliminate the Myth of Meritocracy and Build the World We Deserve

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: cottonbro studio on pexels.com This article concludes NPQ ’s series, The Vision for Black Lives: An Economic Justice Agenda. Co-produced with the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL), this series examines the many ways that M4BL and its allies are seeking to address the economic policy challenges that lie at the intersection of the struggle for racial and economic justice.

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From Factory to Civic Powerhouse: Rebuilding Local Democracy in Barcelona

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Enfo on wikipedia.com Barcelona is often celebrated worldwide as a leading site of municipalism, an approach that combines a politics of liberation with a pragmatic, problem-solving focus. As the New Yorker’s Masha Gessen detailed a few years ago, “Municipalist programs tend to be focused on the specific needs of a city’s residents and specific programs that address them.

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Sticking with the Union: A Conversation with Hamilton Nolan

NonProfit Quarterly

Truth to Power is a regular series of conversations with writers about the promises and pitfalls of movements for social justice. From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world.

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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.