The Chronicle of Philanthropy
DECEMBER 14, 2023
By Brandolon Barnett Jon Krause for The Chronicle When used properly, generative A.I. can help organizations of any size or mission expand their capabilities. Here's how.
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Software supports everything from fundraising to programs. Here are some technology tips for your nonprofit as we move into 2024.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
DECEMBER 14, 2023
A congressional oversight committee called on nonprofit experts to testify Wednesday at a hearing on the role of tax-exempt organizations in American politics. By Alex Daniels A congressional oversight committee called on nonprofit experts to testify Wednesday at a hearing on the role of tax-exempt organizations in American politics. Divisions were predictably partisan.
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 14, 2023
With direct mail, we can create individually personalized pieces that interest each recipient. Here are the top five personalization options.
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, 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.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
DECEMBER 14, 2023
During our recent webinar on nonprofit editorial calendars , we discussed several ways to improve your current work. Here are three tips for improving your nonprofit editorial calendar and how the webinar participants responded to our questions on each of these tips. Know Which Content Drives the Rest of the Editorial Calendar Finding and building patterns in your work is an important way to save time and be more strategic.
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 14, 2023
In the face of challenges in employee recruitment and retention in the nonprofit sector, here are ways you can attain career success.
Nonprofit Leadership Zone brings together the best content for advertising professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Survey data from the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals showed employees volunteered more in the workplace in 2023.
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Image credit: Prostock-Studio on istock.com Underwriting for Racial Justice (URJ) is a group beginning a new pilot program that seeks to redesign lending rules to advance racial justice. Participants share and learn with fellow lenders and gather concrete data to determine how to get more capital to people of color in their communities. A cohort of 20 lending institutions from across the country and varying widely in size and scope came together for the pilot launch in February 2023, hosted by
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 14, 2023
UNCF’s Philanthropy Institute will begin offering courses for fundraising professionals at Black and other underserved organizations in 2024.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
DECEMBER 14, 2023
By Akilah Watkins The Supreme Court’s June decision on affirmative action at US colleges and universities has raised profound concerns for the nonprofit sector. As the leader of Independent Sector, a national membership organization for nonprofits, foundations, and corporate giving programs, I’ve heard questions from changemakers across the country about how this decision affects their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and whether it’s a precursor to other challenges to nonprofit and phi
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.
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Click here to learn more about this new series from Edge Studios , and follow @npquarterly and @offthehookshorts on social to see episodes of “Off the Hook” as they are released. (Saphia peers outside her window.) SAPHIA (VO): There has to be something beyond oppositional consciousness. Something in addition to. Something that keeps hope alive, that puts the nuances and minutiae of daily life into perspective.
Candid
DECEMBER 14, 2023
There’s a sentence that every communications professional at a nonprofit has heard (and if you’re like me, dreads): “We need a toolkit for that launch.” This typically means creating an exhaustive, robust library of materials, pre-launch, to get the word out on social media, email, and your website to drum up interest and support for your organization’s upcoming, exciting initiative.
Top Nonprofits
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Most children’s ministry leaders, parents, and teachers would agree that practical application is an effective tool for learning. Nonprofit organizations offer a unique way for the kids in your children’s ministry to practice life application. Getting behind a nonprofit cause can actually support their faith when they serve others and work to better their community.
Bloomerang
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Quick. When you hear the words “ Habitat for Humanity ,” what comes to mind? Is it the image of an ecstatic single mom being handed the keys to her new home as she holds her children close? Or the two most famous Habitat Heroes: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter , who even into their 90s still volunteered at Habitat? Habitat for Humanity stands alone in having the world’s oldest living president and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Jimmy Carter as a longtime volunteer of over 30 years.
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NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Image credit: Sheldon Kennedy on Unsplash Not long ago, advocates for those experiencing homelessness could point to two places in the United States that, for decades, have served as beacons of a more progressive and humane approach to homelessness: New York City and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. That’s because, at least until recently, both have recognized and practiced different yet similar forms of what is known in each locale as a “Right to Shelter.
Clairification
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Here’s a bit of wisdom that really spoke to me this week, especially as we navigate this particular season at this particular moment in our shared world… Throwing shade or throwing light? “One takes a little more effort than the other. While throwing shade might be more fun, it eventually runs out of energy. It’s designed to end conversations, not start them, to intimidate, not encourage.
Bloomerang
DECEMBER 14, 2023
A lot of fundraisers will tell you, “Fundraising is different for my organization.” Most of them are wrong. Unless you work for a YMCA , in which case you’re 100% right! 5 ways fundraising is different for YMCAs 1. YMCAs typically launch one annual appeal a year Many nonprofits send fundraising appeals every month, every other month, or at least once a quarter in addition to days of giving, GivingTuesday, and year end.
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.” At 3:30 a.m., a streetcar rings up on the corner of the Angola Cafe. That night, the tides swept farther up on land than they ever had before, but we were all at Jardim do Morro.
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.
Prosper Strategies
DECEMBER 14, 2023
It’s nonprofit annual appeal time, and we commonly hear that concisely demonstrating need and asking for donations without falling into need and stereo-type based communication traps can be challenging for nonprofit fundraisers and communicators. We know this community loves to see practical examples, so today, we’re going to share some strength-based messaging re-writes with you. […] The post Strength-Based Communication Examples in Practice appeared first on Prosper Strategie
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This story, originally titled “ Early Coralroot, Corallorhiza trifida, ” was excerpted with permission from Alison Stine’s novel Trashlands (MIRA Books, 2021). It appeared in Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Essential Skills for Staying Competitive in the Global Job Market With more businesses expanding their operations abroad, the global job market has grown more competitive in recent years. This means that individuals seeking employment are now facing a much larger pool of candidates and must possess diverse skills and qualities to stand out. Almost everyone has experienced a slight expansion of boundaries; this difference is evident even when perusing job offers on LinkedIn.
Care2
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Care2, Engaging Networks, and The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) are honoring the legacy of Joe Baker, our respected colleague and friend, through the creation of the Joe Baker Fund.
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.
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.” Florida became home for Jeff VanderMeer when he was young—the humid, subtropical climate reminding him of his early years in the Fiji Islands, where his parents worked for the Peace Corps.
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Image credit: Image of Calle House by Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Composition by Devyn H. Taylor If the Government has the right to free us, she had a right to make some provision for us and since she did not make it soon after Emancipation, she ought to make it now. Callie House The call for reparations is, in many ways, a long part of the Black radical tradition.
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