Mon.Nov 04, 2024

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How Nonprofits are Bracing for Election Uncertainty

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Leaders are developing strategies to navigate what promises to be a tense post-election period, regardless of who wins. By Sara Herschander Melissa Sue Gerrits / Carolina Public Press The 2024 election may not be decided for days or weeks, and nonprofits are bracing for extended litigation and possible civil unrest. Above, a voter in Cajah’s Mountain, N.C.

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Feature Your Organization in the 2024 Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide

NonProfit Leadership Center

The Nonprofit Leadership Center is currently accepting submissions for our 2024 Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide. Started in 2019, this festive guide highlights holiday gifts that give back to nonprofit organizations to strengthen our communities. The deadline to submit a gift that benefits your nonprofit is Friday, November 22. The 2024 Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide will launch on GivingTuesday, December 3.

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Pancreatic Cancer Care and Research Gets Big Boost From $50 Million Gift

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The donation from Richard Rogel and his wife, Susan, will create a new center where researchers will work to double the survival rate for pancreatic cancer patients over the next 10 years. By Maria Di Mento University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Richard and Susan Rogel gave the University of Michigan Health $50 million to establish the Rogel and Blondy Center for Pancreatic Cancer.

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Andre Curry Joins Nonprofit Leadership Center Board of Directors

NonProfit Leadership Center

The Nonprofit Leadership Center is pleased to welcome Andre Curry to our board of directors. Andre is an experienced healthcare professional with a strong background in emergency nursing and a passion for community engagement. He currently serves as senior field marketing manager for the West Florida region at Florida Blue, where he and his team create meaningful community experiences through outreach and engagement.

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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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Barking Up the Right Tree: A.I. Helps Tiny Team at Humane Society Win Back Donors

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The organization used the technology to quickly create a campaign written from the perspective of Max and Whiskers, a dog and cat aided by the humane society. By Rasheeda Childress Courtesy of Rafael Robles Rafael Robles, chief development officer for the Suncoast Humane Society, poses with Leo, one of the puppies that the organization rescued from Hurricane Helene.

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Study: Drop in Share of Americans Who Give to Charity Accelerated in First Year of Pandemic

NonProfit PRO

The drop in U.S. charitable giving accelerated in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as average donation amounts increased.

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How to Connect With Donors So They’ll Want to Give to Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

Your fundraising appeals are often the only thing your donor sees from your nonprofit. Here's how your appeal's voice can encourage giving.

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Election Day Jitters: What Should I Be Doing This Week?

Veritus Group

It can be tricky to know how to fundraise in an election year, especially this close to election day. Take a breath and stay the course. The post Election Day Jitters: What Should I Be Doing This Week? appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Top 5 blog posts of the month

Jeff Brooks

Here are the 5 most-read Future Fundraising Now blog posts of the month: Donors give to make something happen Ask, thank, report, repeat For donations, belief is enough You are not your donor Fundraising lessons from political subject lines Looking for some really good (and specific) advice for your fundraising? Book a FREE consultation with Sean Triner of Moceanic.

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Retail Assistant Manager

Anedot

Location of Position: Marin Headlands, Sausalito, California Reports to : Retail Manager Position Classification & Expected Hours of Work, and Travel: This is a part-time, non-exempt, in-person Schedule is either regularly Friday – Sunday or regularly Saturday – Monday, 24hrs per week, with some seasonal variability. Evening and holiday work are required as job duties Minimal travel within California may be expected for this Compensation Range: $30.00/hr. – $34.00/hr.

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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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7 eBooks for activists and donors: Ways to give back during Giving Season and beyond 

Candid

Giving Season is here, and there are so many ways to give back to your community beyond donating money. Here are seven titles from Candid’s free collection of eBooks and audiobooks that offer guidance on how to make a difference through volunteering, career choices, and intentional daily actions. Get inspired by reading these books for activists and donors about ways to give back—this season and year-round.

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Executive Director

Anedot

Position Title: Executive Director Organization: NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Marin County Location: San Rafael, California Salary Range: 95-000-105,000 Reports To: Board of Directors About NAMI Marin NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Marin County is the local affiliate of the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness and their families.

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The Strategic Art of Ambiguity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Kyle Crawford As Heather McLeod and Leslie Crutchfield observed in describing the difficulty of creating high-impact nonprofits , social innovators often face obstacles that have nothing to do with their own internal operations. Bold ideas, a strong team, hard work, and clear metrics will get you far—to which we could add community involvement, new technologies, partnerships, and agility—but, often, the biggest obstacle that organizations face is, simply, an inability to overcome power struct

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How the Movement for Black Lives Is Engaging with Electoral Politics: A Conversation with Rukiya Lumumba

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Photo by Edmond Dantès on Pexels Nearly 10 years after the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) was founded to uplift the needs and interests of Black people across the country, issues like police brutality and mass incarceration continue to plague Black communities. M4BL is still committed to fighting for better conditions for Black people, including through electoral organizing.

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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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Part 4 of my 3-part Series: How Kamala Harris Uses the 9 Power Tools (though she probably never heard of them)

Fundraising Leadership

Issue 278 — November 4, 2024 I’m having a heck of a time concentrating on writing this nail-biting last day of the momentous 2024 election. Trying hard to “keep calmala and carry onala.” If you haven’t voted yet, would you please get thyself to the polls on November 5th and make your voice heard at the ballot box. Remember, #votingisleadership. You’re a leader.

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How the Movement for Black Lives Is Engaging with Electoral Politics: A Conversation with Rukia Lumumba

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Photo by Edmond Dantès on Pexels Nearly 10 years after the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) was founded to uplift the needs and interests of Black people across the country, issues like police brutality and mass incarceration continue to plague Black communities. M4BL is still committed to fighting for better conditions for Black people, including through electoral organizing.