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Futurism Is Having a Moment in Post-Pandemic Foundation Strategy

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Forecasting tools can help foundations prepare for climate and demographic change, emerging technologies, and threats to democracy. By Eden Stiffman Forecasting tools can help foundations prepare for climate and demographic change, emerging technologies, and threats to democracy.

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Report: Support Up After Record Inflation, But Relevancy of Racial Equity Declined

NonProfit PRO

The "2024 Foundation Operations and Management Report" showed that financial support was up, but racial equity became less of a priority.

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Art Institute of Chicago Lands $25 Million Gift From Bucksbaum Family

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Kay Bucksbaum is a longtime supporter of the museum and previously gave a gift to name the Carolyn S. and Matthew Bucksbaum Gallery. By Maria Di Mento Raymond Boyd, Getty Images The Art Institute of Chicago, which received a $25 million gift from Kay Bucksbaum and her family. Plus, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry got $25 million from alumni couple Charles and Gloria Clough, and Colorado College and University Hospitals also received large sums.

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How to Get Your Ask for a Second Gift Right

NonProfit PRO

The value of your donors goes up when they donate a second time. Here is some insight on when and how to make your ask for a second gift.

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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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The Decline in Small-Dollar Giving Hurts Bottom Lines — and Democracy

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Mega-donations make headlines but send the message that philanthropy is for the wealthy. We need to celebrate the little gifts that add up to even more. By Amy Schiller Christophe Petit Tesson, AP Donations after the 2019 fire at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris included nine-figure pledges as well as gifts of a single dollar. Mega-donations make headlines but send the message that philanthropy is for the wealthy.

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How Trust-Based Philanthropy Removes Barriers Around Grant Applications

NonProfit PRO

Grantmakers have started embracing trust-based philanthropy. Here's how this ethos can break down barriers to grant applications.

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40 Nonprofit Trends for 2024

NonProfit PRO

Free Trend Report to 40 Nonprofit Trends for 2024 Predictions from nonprofit professionals themselves across multiple areas within the sector

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Can Nonprofits Look to the Past to Build the Future?

Blue Avocado

Three ways your CFO can help your nonprofit apply for grants. Most nonprofits strive to include grant funding in their revenue streams but often find that large amounts of know-how (as well as a time commitment from the executive level down to the front line) are needed. Indeed, the grant writing team may not realize that, in particular, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has much to contribute to the success of the grant application and the administrative processes that follow.

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Share Your Nonprofit’s Challenges and Successes With NonProfit PRO

NonProfit PRO

Each year, NonProfit PRO surveys nonprofit professionals like you to get an inside look at where nonprofits are struggling and excelling.

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Next Level Donor Relations: Make The Experience “Unexpectedly Pleasurable”

Bloomerang

In today’s fundraising world , with dozens of nonprofits competing for donors’ hearts and wallets, it’s important to stand out from a donor relations standpoint. Otherwise, no matter how noble your mission, you’ll be left with your hand out as other fundraisers hit their goals. To inspire donor generosity and loyalty year after year, you must stop sending stale thank-you letters and having hollow donor experiences, and start thinking of creative ways to go above and beyond to provide donor servi

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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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Your leadership style is impacting your fundraising

Fundraising Coach

In our most recent nonprofit leadership study , we looked at how different leadership styles affected a nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy. We chose four styles that had a large body of academic research behind them: servant leadership, transformational leadership, charismatic leadership, and transactional leadership. Servant Leaders Most Consistently Associated with Growing Philanthropy The researchers defined a culture of philanthropy as one in which both the CEO/Executive Director and

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How MacKenzie Scott Is Giving Her Money Away

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: islander11 on istock.com MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist once married to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has awarded $16 billion of her personal fortune in philanthropic grants through her Yield Giving foundation since 2019. Scott’s giving—which consists mostly of unrestricted grants to nonprofits—continues apace, with over $2 billion awarded in 2023.

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Candid community: Expanding equitable access to nonprofit resources 

Candid

At Candid, we partner with libraries and nonprofit resource centers across the country to provide nonprofit organizations and local communities with free access to Candid’s educational resources, trainings, and products. As part of an effort to expand equitable access to our resources, we have lowered barriers so more organizations and locations can join our network of partners.

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Creating a donor communications plan

Big Duck

Join Farra Trompeter, co-director, for insights and tools to streamline your donor communications strategy

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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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Starting in Our Own Backyards

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Marjorie Kelly An excerpt from Wealth Supremacy on building an economy for all of us

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Fostering collaboration: How communications and development teams can work better together

Big Duck

The post Fostering collaboration: How communications and development teams can work better together appeared first on Big Duck.

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Digital Strategy Summit 2024: Calling all nonprofit professionals!

Care2

With five packed days of online content, the Digital Strategy Summit 2024 can help your nonprofit organization skill-up in a new digital landscape! The Center for Digital Strategy has designed a summit just for nonprofit professionals. It's a comprehensive learning experience with session content that is backed up by case studies and immediately applicable to your advocacy and fundraising programs this year.

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16 Rising Nonprofit Leaders in Hillsborough County Chosen for Prestigious Leadership Program

NonProfit Leadership Center

Leading a team can be stressful, even for the most seasoned managers. Yet many talented individual contributors are promoted to management roles without the proper training, mentoring and support. When that happens, organizations, outcomes and wellbeing are significantly impacted. According to a 2023 nationwide survey by Harris Research and Oji, inexperienced and unprepared first-time managers can be costly for organizations.

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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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Social Media in 1970—The National Student Strike Information Center

NonProfit Quarterly

As a student at Brandeis University, Katherine Ann Power became a leading organizer in what became known as the National Student Strike Information Center. This excerpt is from her memoirs, Surrender: My Journey from Guerrilla to Grandmother (Practical Peace Publishing, 2023). The book details her movement trajectory, including her subsequent involvement in the Weather Underground and an armed robbery that led to the killing of a police officer; her 23 years as a fugitive; her negotiated surrend