From the Big Grant to Individual Donations: Baltimore Banner Finds Its Fundraising
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
DECEMBER 10, 2024
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Five Most Popular Nonprofit Articles of 2024
NonProfit Leadership Center
DECEMBER 10, 2024
During 2024, nonprofit professionals turned to the Nonprofit Leadership Center for resources and support to strengthen their organizations and communities. Here are the top five most-read articles from our subject matter experts this year. Embrace New Beginnings: Unleash Your Potential in 2024 In an open letter to the Nonprofit Leadership Center community, our CEO, Charlie Imbergamo, MA, CFRE , offered three suggestions to help nonprofit professionals reframe their learning goals and aspirations
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Climate Giving Grew by 20% Last Year, but Emission Goals Are Still Out of Reach
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
DECEMBER 10, 2024
15 Year-End Tasks to Get You Ready for 2025
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Whatever the end of your year looks like, I encourage you to set aside some time to do some prep work to set yourself up for success in 2025. Here are 15 things you can do to get ready for a great 2025 at your nonprofit: Clean off your desk/straighten your office Unsubscribe from emails you don’t need to get anymore Delete files you don’t need on your hard drive Do this exercise to reduce burnout and more Review your workflows and other processes to see what works and what doesnt Set
Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025
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.
More Than 75.7M People Volunteered in America, AmeriCorps Reports
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 10, 2024
New data from AmeriCorps identified the largest expansion of formal volunteering ever recorded, plus other volunteerism trends.
Threats to Nonprofits — and an Opportunity — on Capitol Hill in 2025
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
DECEMBER 10, 2024
By Ben Gose A new incentive for giving is one bright spot on a congressional slate filled with peril for philanthropy.
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Soros's Open Society Foundations Say They Remain Focused on Human Rights
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What is the Secret to Successful Grant Writing?
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DECEMBER 10, 2024
We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What is the secret to successful grant writing?” Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: How Does Your Mission Connect to the Funder’s Interest? Know your prospective funder in depth! Know what they fund and what matters most to them and know who you are as a nonprofit and what your funding priorities are.
A Nonprofit Uses Exercise to Build Community and Help People Stay Sober
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DECEMBER 10, 2024
How Funders Can Strategically Invest in the Growth and Impact of BIPOC Nonprofits
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DECEMBER 10, 2024
Image credit: AaronAmat on istock.com Community-based organizations are one of the greatest levers for change. Because of their relationships in a community and deep understanding of its strengths and challenges, theyre uniquely positioned to make transformational change. However, theyre often stuck in a loop: Theyre denied grants because they dont have the infrastructure necessary to meet all the requirements in applying for grantsfor example, annual audits or extensive reporting.
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.
3 Key Areas For Reframing Fundraising
The NonProfit Times
DECEMBER 10, 2024
By Amanda Wasson In the ever-evolving landscape of fundraising, its clear that the traditional channel-first mindset is no longer sufficient. For too long, success was measured by the performance of individual channels, often overlooking the holistic experience of our donors. Its time to embrace a paradigm shift toward audience-first fundraising. Why this change matters Donors today engage with organizations across multiple touchpoints.
Key Findings from the Latest Giving Experience Study: How Social Donors Are Shaping the Future of Giving
The Killoe Group
DECEMBER 10, 2024
The post Key Findings from the Latest Giving Experience Study: How Social Donors Are Shaping the Future of Giving appeared first on OneCause.
Grants: 10 Ways To Maximize Your Investment In Conferences
The NonProfit Times
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Professional development is an important investment and conferences remain valuable experiences in many industries including education, business, and nonprofits. Whether you are attending in person or online, it is important to gain a return on your investment of time and funds. According to Jillain Veil-Ehnert, director of Foundation Relations & Research Grants at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., here are 10 tips and a challenge to help you maximize your conference experiences.
Lessons learned and strategies for workplace DEI effortsÂ
Candid
DECEMBER 10, 2024
In recent years, many foundations and nonprofit organizations have implemented diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. So, what does the data say about the impact of workplace DEI initiatives? This survey from the Building Movement Project offers an answer: The data is in: DEI strategies can benefit all. The article describes two key findings from the Race to Lead survey, conducted in 2022, about the impact DEI can have on the nonprofit workforce, especially people of color.
Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide
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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.
Donorbox Email Marketing: Your Key to High-Impact, Targeted Outreach
Donorbox Nonprofit
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Did you know that 88% of people check their email inboxes multiple times a day? That shows us that the majority of people value the communications they receive through their inbox including those from the organizations they support or would potentially support. Nonprofits can no longer afford to partner with a so-so email marketing […] The post Donorbox Email Marketing: Your Key to High-Impact, Targeted Outreach appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.
Employment Agreements for Nonprofits - FAQs
Nonprofit Fixer
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Employment Contract for Nonprofit Leaders As a long-time nonprofit leader and now consultant, I am a huge fan of employment agreements, also known as employment contracts. These tools cost little to nothing for employers to implement, yet they offer huge benefits for employees, especially those in leadership positions. While I offer a lot of resources on employment contractsincluding a downloadable executive director employment contract template I still hear questions from nonprofit leaders abou
The Magic Bullet of fundraising [COMMANDMENT 10]
Jeff Brooks
DECEMBER 10, 2024
A ten-week series on things you should know about fundraising. The closest thing to a magic bullet is sticking to the basics. This may be the most annoying and disappointing of the commandments. Because there just isnt any way out of the hard and ongoing work of raising funds. There are helpful new tools, but they only work when you apply them to the basics.
Funding the Grassroots of Environmental Justice (Blog)
Stanford Social Innovation Review
DECEMBER 10, 2024
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.
Equitable Prospecting Helps Expand Donor Support
The NonProfit Times
DECEMBER 10, 2024
By Richard H. Levey A multibillionaire Latino businessman who graduated from a major university in California is tapped for a contribution by his alma mater every year. Hes very brown, very Mexican-looking, and owns a funny-sounding company, said Armando Enrique Zumaya, founder of Somos El Poder, an Alameda, California-based consultancy that advises Latino nonprofits on fundraising.
Charities Look Inward After the Election but Are Ready to Fight
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
DECEMBER 10, 2024
By Ben Gose Many nonprofits prepare for the resistance even as they confront their own role in Trumps victory. Plus, see the rest of our new issue, published online today.
Wrap-up: MNA Nonprofit Roundtables
MNA Association
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Building Connection between Nonprofit Leaders and Montana Legislators MNA convened three roundtables between August and October 2024, bringing together representatives from the nonprofit sector and area state legislators. These events were an opportunity for legislators to learn more about the scope and impact of the nonprofit sector. The roundtables were also an opportunity to build relationships between state legislators and nonprofits, and to discuss the priorities of the nonprofit sector ahe
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.
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