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Funding the Resistance Is Not a Winning Strategy. Here’s What Is.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Billions spent fighting Trumpian populism hasn’t worked. Practicing a pluralistic approach to grant making will. By Daniel Stid Shutterstock Billions spent fighting Trumpian populism hasn’t worked. Practicing a pluralistic approach to grant making will.

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Transform Your Auction into a Record-Breaking Success

NonProfit PRO

Discover how a professional benefit auctioneer can unleash your event’s full potential! Join our FREE webinar to learn powerful techniques that engage donors, inspire generous bidding, and multiply your revenue. Don’t leave money on the table—see how the right auctioneer can make every moment and dollar count! Join us on Wednesday, November 13th at 2:00pm ET.

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Next-Generation Donors Find Their Way, Plus Research on Social Giving

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A study that tracked young philanthropists over the course of 20 years provides insights on how nonprofits cultivate and retain these givers. By Jie Jenny Zou iStockphoto A study that tracked young philanthropists over the course of 20 years provides insights on how nonprofits cultivate and retain these givers.

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Make A Difference with Great Entertainment

NonProfit PRO

DIRECTV FOR BUSINESS understands the drive of nonprofits. We’ve tailored an exclusive TV offer for you, ensuring you have access to the best in news, sports and entertainment. As you navigate your mission, let us elevate your experience. With DIRECTV, it’s more than entertainment—it’s about making a difference.

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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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Critical Nonprofit Policy Issues the Next President and Congress Will Face

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Chief among them are the expansion of the charitable tax deduction and the 1969 law governing foundations. By Ben Gose Chronicle Illustration; Photo by Julia Schmalz Chief among them are the expansion of the charitable tax deduction and the 1969 law governing foundations.

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5 Strategies for Nonprofits to Improve Employee Retention

NonProfit PRO

Across industries, companies are having trouble filling jobs. Here are five areas nonprofits should focus their efforts to help retain staff.

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Audit Checklist: 29 Steps to Make Nonprofit Audits Easier

NonProfit PRO

Stay organized and save time. Download this 29-step checklist to get your nonprofit through the next audit quicker and easier. Your auditor will thank you!

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Beyond the Broadcasting Model (Blog)

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Sean Gibbons & Tristan Mohabir Today’s communications landscape demands that social sector organizations move away from a 20th-century broadcasting approach and toward dialogue, relationship-building, and fostering community.

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Submit Your Expected Trends for 2025 Now

NonProfit PRO

NonProfit PRO asks for your insights into what new strategies are proving successful, as well as what is expected to move the needle in 2025.

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Give it your all this GivingTuesday with these revenue-boosting strategies 

Candid

In 2023, GivingTuesday raised $3.1 billion by bringing together individual donors, businesses, and communities in a unified event with a shared purpose. GivingTuesday fundraising allows many charities and nonprofits to raise more on this day than any other and reminds us of the positive community, societal, and personal impact of supporting causes aligned with our values.

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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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The Giving Experience Study, 5th Edition

NonProfit PRO

Free Study to The Giving Experience Study, 5th Edition Social Donor Insights

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[Recordings] Earn a Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The 2024 Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising program covers the fundamentals of website and email marketing, online fundraising, and social media for nonprofits. Packed with practical advice and customized for nonprofits with limited time and financial resources, the certificate program requires following three webinar recordings: 1) Website & Email Marketing for Nonprofits October 23, 2024 • 2 hours Website design best practices that improve the user experience and SEO The to

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Philanthropy – Love of Humankind – Needed More Than Ever

Clairification

We’re entering an era of uncertainty. For many, this has been a gut-wrenching week. And not just in the United States. People around the world are struggling with how to make sense of global events. Not just the American elections (though this is a huge sea change), but also escalating, senseless violence across the planet, threats to freeedom of speech, religion and assembly, the spread of fake news, a deepening divide between classes, and a creeping sense of dread as events begin to seem

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The 12 tips of Christmas [PODCAST]

Jeff Brooks

Here are 12 fundraising tips — most of them super-easy and ready to try immediately — that can boost your fundraising results, this holiday season or any other time of year. From the archives of the now-defunct podcast Fundraising Is Beautiful. This episode first aired on December 12, 2014. Listen here: (If you don’t see the audio player below, click here to listen.

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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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5 Strategies To Keep Your Office Safe

The NonProfit Times

By Eric Spacek The holiday season is significant in two important ways for nonprofit organizations: year-end giving reaches a peak and your nonprofit is a flurry of activity as people come and go. As you focus your efforts on soliciting donations, don’t forget about emergency preparedness up to and including an armed intruder. Here are some of the most important strategies to keep both your people and your nonprofit safe and secure throughout the holidays.

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Where we go from here…

Prosper Strategies

Fear is useless. What is needed is trust. As social innovators we’ve got to be tenacious, gritty, and courageous. We deal with cynicism and rejection, especially when what we’re working on is important. So we can never give up. Ever. – Jim Ziolkowski Founder, President, and CEO of buildOn Here we are. After months of […] The post Where we go from here… appeared first on Prosper Strategies.

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Top HR Compliance Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Top HR Compliance Challenges and How to Overcome Them Maintaining HR compliance is a constant challenge for businesses of all sizes. With regulations that vary across regions and industries, staying compliant requires careful attention to detail and proactive strategies. HR compliance encompasses policies, procedures, and best practices that ensure companies adhere to labor laws and regulations.

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The Power of Spend-Down Funds And Immediate Attention

The NonProfit Times

By Christian O’Dwyer, CFA and John Walsh Endowment funds have long been a cornerstone of philanthropy as they provide sustained financial support for various causes across generations. While endowments traditionally focus on perpetuity, a growing number of donors are opting for time-limited or spend-down funds. These funds, designed to disburse their assets within a set period, offer distinct benefits for addressing urgent challenges and achieving more immediate impact.

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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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AI Financial Tools for Entrepreneurs: Cash Flow, Budgeting, and Expense Tracking Made Easy

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AI Financial Tools for Entrepreneurs: Cash Flow, Budgeting, and Expense Tracking Made Easy For small businesses, managing finances can often feel like a juggling act. Cash flow issues, unpredictable expenses, and time-consuming bookkeeping tasks can strain an entrepreneur’s resources and bandwidth. Fortunately, artificial intelligence (AI) is making a significant impact in financial management by simplifying the way small businesses handle cash flow, track expenses, and forecast financial health

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Being Outside: The Importance of Centering Black Leadership in the Climate Justice Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

Image: “I Share My Truth ” by Renée Laprise/ www.reneelaprisearts.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2024 issue, “Supporting the Youth Climate Justice Movement.” In Parable of the Sower , Octavia E. Butler, a personal hero of mine who is beloved and celebrated by many, wrote: All struggles Are essentially power struggles.

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6 Effective Ways to Handle Returns and Refunds: Boost Retail Satisfaction

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

6 Effective Ways to Handle Returns and Refunds: Boost Retail Satisfaction Managing returns and refunds effectively is important for maintaining a healthy retail business. As more consumers shop both online and in stores, having a clear strategy for handling these situations becomes important. This not only protects your bottom line but also improves customer satisfaction.

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Stewards of the Earth: Centering Young Leaders of Color in the Face of Climate Crisis

NonProfit Quarterly

Image: “Living the Dream, Dreaming the Life” by Renée Laprise/[link] Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2024 issue, “Supporting the Youth Climate Justice Movement.” “We always have been and always will be the stewards of the earth. Children and young people are filled with wonder and reverence for the natural world and are imparted with the hope of the generation that brought them here.

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Engage, Empower, Excel: Transforming Performance in the New Era of Work

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.