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The Fearless Fund, DEI, and Attacks on Philanthropic Freedom

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Even conservatives skeptical of race-based policies should support a foundation's right to hold a grant contest for Black women. By Howard Husock Even conservatives skeptical of race-based policies should support a foundation's right to hold a grant contest for Black women.

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Draft and Manage Your Nonprofit Communications Budget

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

For those coming into the nonprofit world from corporate communications, perhaps the most perplexing realization is that most nonprofit communications teams don’t draft and manage their own budgets. But they should! According to the 2024 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , only 36% of nonprofit communications teams draft and manage their own budgets.

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Seattle Children’s Receives $50 Million for Pediatric Cancer Research

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest Seattle Children’s The William Lawrence and Blanche Hughes Foundation is backing pediatric cancer research at Seattle Children’s. Above, a research scientist at Seattle Children’s Research Institute. Also, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awarded $35 million for conservation projects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and the Helmsley Charitable Trust gave $12.7 million to train health-care professionals in Israel.

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The Essential Grants Checklist

NonProfit PRO

Download this Essential Grants Checklist for best practices for staying on top of accounting for grants and boosting boost cash flow for your nonprofit! Use this resource to track the pre-award, post-award and audit stages of the grant process. Check off each step from being awarded to the accounting and reporting.

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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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Comment on As a Woman Leader, You Must Learn to Promote Yourself by Elke Christianson

Amy Eisenstein

Thank you for all you do, Amy, in making us better in our roles as (female) fundraisers and consultants. You so willingly give excellent advice and I, for one, have benefitted greatly from your wisdom and lived experience. I love my life as a consultant – a journey I may not have had the guts to go on without your counsel.

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Research Reveals Promising Findings for Nonprofits That Prioritize Digital Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

The “2024 Digital Fundraising Benchmark Report” explored how a digital-first approach affected fundraising. Here are three takeaways.

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New Research Shows Multi-Billion Dollar Growth in Collective Giving

NonProfit PRO

New research showed a surge in collective giving since 2016. The report also identified giving circle trends and takeaways for nonprofits.

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Leaders, Are You Standing in the Way of Bigger Gifts?

Veritus Group

How can non-profit leaders encourage fundraisers to make bigger asks without pressuring them into a transactional approach with donors? The post Leaders, Are You Standing in the Way of Bigger Gifts? appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Scale and Solidarity Matter

NonProfit Quarterly

The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar “Remaking the Economy: Building Regional Solidarity Economies.” View the full webinar here. Scale matters, [it] ultimately matters… …I’m thinking about Mondragon, [which] everybody points to, but I want to point to it in a different kind of a way. We know that this region, in the 50s and 60s, was the poorest…region in Spain.

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5 Cybersecurity Best Practices for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Heather Mansfield , founder and editor-in-chief of Nonprofit Tech for Good According to the 2023 Nonprofit Tech for Good Report , 27% of nonprofits worldwide have experienced a cyberattack (email phishing, website hacking, ransomware, social media attack, etc.). Cybersecurity at your nonprofit must be a priority in 2023. Below are five simple best practices for your nonprofit to ensure that your staff and your digital marketing and fundraising campaigns are safe and protected. 1) Use a premi

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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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Motivating Nonprofit Boards: How To Foster Board Engagement

The Killoe Group

A motivated board of directors is a powerful force for any nonprofit. Use these strategies to reignite your board’s passion and motivate them to succeed.

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5 Ways to Build a Better Volunteer Program with Technology

Volunteer Match

With a strong volunteer program, you can connect with supporters who are passionate about your cause, get assistance in delivering your mission and services to beneficiaries, and even discover more potential donors.

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5 errors that can sink your monthly giving program

Jeff Brooks

Monthly giving is one of the keys to a successful and sustainable fundraising program. Monthly donors give more, stay longer, and do more of other things (like put you in their will). Monthly giving doesn’t happen by itself. It takes work to get and keep these important donors. Here’s a list of common mistakes we make with our monthly giving programs, from the Nonprofit Fundraising Blog, at Roadblocks to avoid: common mistakes in monthly giving campaigns : Failing to Clearly Communicate the Impa

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Navigating the SEO Landscape: Tailored Tactics for Small Businesses on a Budget

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Navigating the SEO Landscape: Tailored Tactics for Small Businesses on a Budget In the vast and ever-evolving realm of digital marketing, search engine optimization (SEO) stands out as a crucial strategy for businesses looking to improve their online visibility and attract more organic traffic. However, investing in expensive SEO tools and services may seem daunting for small businesses operating on limited budgets.

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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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Meeting Your Fundraising Goal - This Year and Next

Lets Talk Nonprofit

In fundraising – things change. And, that's why it's important to create and keep a diverse revenue stream. That means not relying on one major grant. Not relying on one major donor. Not relying on one single event. Plus, when you think bigger and more broadly, not only can you raise more money - you can do more good. BEFORE THIS FISCAL YEAR ENDS, MAKE A PLAN TO MEET YOUR FUNDRAISING GOAL If your fiscal year ends on June 30, you have about 90 days to meet this year's fundraising goal.

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Smart Solutions: Integrating Robotics for Enhanced Electrical Engineering Performance

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Smart Solutions: Integrating Robotics for Enhanced Electrical Engineering Performance Innovation is the cornerstone of progress in the present scenario of electrical engineering. As industries evolve, so do the methods and technologies that optimize performance and efficiency. In recent years, the integration of electrical engineering robotics has emerged as a game-changer in the field, offering unprecedented opportunities for enhanced productivity and precision.

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How can staff take care of themselves while changing the world?

Big Duck

Learn the biggest challenges right now with workplace well-being within the nonprofit sector here in the US.

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Ensuring Non-Profit Operational Continuity with JD Edwards Managed Services

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Ensuring Non-Profit Operational Continuity with JD Edwards Managed Services America’s 1.5 million nonprofits provide vital support to communities, such as animal welfare, reduced-cost childcare, and homelessness prevention. In some areas, a nonprofit may be the only resource available for specific needs, like addiction treatment, which makes it all the more important that they be able to maintain operations and serve their target audience.

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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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How to Make AI Equitable in the Global South

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Genevieve Smith In 2021, I and my colleague Ishita Rustagi asked how social change leaders and machine learning developers could advance “gender equitable AI.” By that, we mean AI that purposefully and proactively promotes greater inclusion and gender equity, not only preventing discrimination but prioritizing inclusion at the core and addressing historical inequities in both the development and management of AI tools.