The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Addressing drops in giving starts by giving fundraisers enough support to excel in their jobs. By Armando Enrique Zumaya Getty Images Addressing drops in giving starts by giving fundraisers enough support to excel in their jobs.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Let’s take a look at current software trends to consider as you plan your nonprofit’s technology mix for today and the future.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 3, 2024
An effort in Bend, Ore., backed by big funders looks for answers to youth homelessness. By George Anders Oregon State University – Cascades Erik Nelson, a housing program specialist with the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, talks with citizen delegates. An effort in Bend, Ore., backed by big funders looks for answers to youth homelessness.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 3, 2024
A new independent study sheds light on how AI use by nonprofits is reshaping donor behavior, trust and engagement.
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.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Nearly 10 years after receiving a MacArthur "genius" award for institutions, UC Berkeley's Human Rights Center has transformed itself and its work, offering lessons for both grant makers and nonprofits. By Stephanie Beasley Human Rights Center Jemma Paradise presents an investigation on land grabbing and palm oil production in the Brazilian Amazon, part of the Open Source Investigative Reporting course from the Human Rights Center and Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program, during
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Image credit: UNICEF on Unsplash The climate crisis is not “gender neutral.” Worldwide, women and girls are disproportionately affected. Age, poverty, ethnicity, and marginalization exacerbate existing gender inequalities and pose particular threats to women’s livelihoods, health, and safety. But how much attention is paid to gender inequality in global discussions about the impact of and fight against climate change?
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NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Image credit: MangoStar_Studio on iStock.com I lead a college, Urban College of Boston , that educates students who are, in their majority, over the age of 30, nearly all of whom come from the lowest socioeconomic quintile. Many of our students are also immigrants or children of immigrants. Ninety percent are people of color—primarily Latinx, Black, and Asian American.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The Fund Raising School offers practical, research-based training on essential topics like annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, and fundraising leadership. Participants gain actionable skills through hands-on learning, empowering them to build sustainable, effective fundraising programs for their organizations. Courses are available in 10 cities, online, and virtually.
Bloomerang
OCTOBER 3, 2024
End-of-year fundraising is right around the corner, making it the perfect time to get creative. Many organizations raise 30% to 50% of their giving from individuals in December. It’s the most lucrative, high-stakes fundraising there is. If you’re a membership organization, you have more fundraising opportunities than your direct fundraising appeals.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Ready to score big with your fundraising this year-end? Get your copy of Finish Line Fundraising, the free year-end playbook designed for nonprofit executives. Coach your team to fundraising success this giving season with a hand from the experts at DonorPerfect.
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.
The NonProfit Times
OCTOBER 3, 2024
By Jane McGrath You have no doubt experienced being generous as well as receiving generosity both personally and as a fundraiser to the organization you serve. Reflecting on exactly what generosity is, and what it means to our donors, enables nonprofit leaders to steward it toward loyalty. When generosity becomes loyalty, it builds value for our causes.
Jeff Brooks
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Stories power fundraising. Most people know that. But there’s an additional piece of knowledge that makes this truth useful: Not all our stories should be the same. Here’s a great post on the distinct types of story, from the Bloomerang Blog, at How To Tell A Compelling Fundraising Story : Unsolved problem story. This is the story you tell when you ask donors to give.
Candid
OCTOBER 3, 2024
When GuideStar and Foundation Center merged to become Candid in 2019, we created a 2030 vision as our guiding light. This remains our north star for how Candid will help enable the social sector to tackle the critical challenges and opportunities of our time. But we also knew that while our vision was aspirational, it was too abstract to guide our day-to-day priorities.
Fundraising Report Card
OCTOBER 3, 2024
It turns out there’s a lot more to donor retention rates than you thought. On a surface level, donor retention tells you how many of your donors are returning to … Continue reading "Tracking Donor Retention Rates – You’re Only Scratching the Surface" The post Tracking Donor Retention Rates – You’re Only Scratching the Surface appeared first on Fundraising Report Card.
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!
Care2
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Retaining donors is a challenging yet necessary task. How can you prove that your organization is worth supporting time and time again? With nonprofits earning an average one-year donor retention rate of just 44% , it can feel like an uphill battle to keep donors invested in your cause.
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Image credit: Bill McMannis on Wikimedia Commons When the sheets of brown water surged over the hills, many residents had little to no warning. In a matter of moments, people saw their homes, vehicles, businesses, family land, and ways of life swept away. Because of climate change, 1,000-year events are happening much more frequently. On September 26, Hurricane Helene made landfall on the west coast of Florida as a Category 4 hurricane.
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Image credit: Gyvis Santos In January 2023, New York City’s Department of Transportation (DOT) went to the Williamsburg neighborhood in Brooklyn and removed the “Ave of Puerto Rico” street sign on Graham Avenue, where it had stood for over four decades. After intense community backlash, DOT reinstalled the sign three hours later and announced that it was a mistake.
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Image credit: Nkululeko Mayiyane on Unsplash When Brynn Kilpatrick was nine years old, inspired by then 16-year-old Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future , she started her own climate vigil on her main street during her grade four lunch period. Kilpatrick, a friend’s daughter, lives in my hometown in rural eastern Ontario, about 50 miles deep in the great Canadian boreal forest that stretches from Newfoundland to Alaska.
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
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