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How to Create a Culture of Fundraising on Your Board

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Lisa Schohl Getty Images You shouldn’t assume trustees know how to raise money simply because they joined your board, experts say. Here are nine ways to build a board that prioritizes fundraising — and help them succeed.

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Study: Accounting for the Role of Gender is Critical to Maximizing Philanthropic Impact

NonProfit PRO

A new report by The Bridgespan Group shows that considering gender in philanthropic endeavors can accelerate the pace of progress.

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Kataly Foundation and Bank of America Commit $84 Million for Community-Development Fund

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest Getty Images A commitment by Kataly Foundation and Bank of America is supporting the Inclusiv Impact Deposits Fund to enable $100 million in lending through community-development credit unions. Also, Robin Hood gave $35 million to almost 100 nonprofit groups to increase financial stability for low-income residents of New York City, and $22 million will launch the GE Aerospace Foundation, which will develop a pipeline of engineers from a variety of backgrounds.

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How to Engage Gen Z Talent at Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

Generally, there is a dismal picture of Generation Z in the workplace. Nonprofits should consider these tips to engage young employees.

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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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Marc Benioff Lunch Auction Raises $1.5M for Charity. Not Bad for First Year Without Warren Buffett

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

This is the first year that a meal with Benioff, Salesforce's chairman and CEO, was the prize of the auction, which benefits the Glide Foundation in San Francisco. OMAHA, Neb. Eric Risberg/AP The winner of a charity auction bid $200,100 for a private lunch with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, above, while also pledging to donate a total of $1.5 million to the California homeless charity that benefits from the auction This is the first year that a meal with Benioff, Salesforce's chairman and CEO was

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Nonprofit Marketing Simplified with New AI-Powered Campaign Planning from Constant Contact

NonProfit PRO

Constant Contact announced Campaign Builder, a new way for nonprofits to automate their marketing campaigns.

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Can You Really Do More By Doing Less?

Veritus Group

Being busy isn't the same as being productive. Here's how to focus your work on the priorities that truly matter in fundraising. The post Can You Really Do More By Doing Less? appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Charity:water Breaks a Fundraising Taboo and Talks About Division — Sort of

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Charity:water points to division to show how its work unites people By Drew Lindsay Animation by The Chronicle; Courtesy of Charity Water “These days, it seems so easy to hear opinions of what people are against,” wrote CEO Scott Harrison. “But there’s also something powerful about being for something good.

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Why Investment Funds Don’t Have Enough High-Quality Impact Data (Blog)

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Sasha Dichter & Aaron Bourke Despite widespread acceptance in impact investing of the need for reliable impact data, funding for producing it lags behind.

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From Incremental Change to Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar “Remaking the Economy: How to Change Our Stories about the Economy.” View the full webinar here.) Peggy Bailey: One of the big challenges with how things work here in DC is that we think of things as very siloed. And we’re very program focused, and in bringing together our housing and income work, what we’re trying to do as a team is disrupt that and center people.

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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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From Novice To Champion: Empowering Board Members

Bloomerang

Few things are more critical to your nonprofit’s success than your board of directors. A strong and effective board can help provide strategic direction, keep your finances in check, and uphold a high standard of governance. Your best board members are like a treasure trove of expertise—guiding decision-making, fueling innovation, and opening doors to resources and networks that would otherwise remain out of reach.

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4 ways direct-response fundraising might break down

Jeff Brooks

Is your fundraising program going where you need it to go? It might not be. Here’s a look at how things can go wrong from Mike Duerksen on LinkedIn : Your entire fundraising model is direct marketing. Direct response is the foundation of sustainable fundraising. But much (most) of the revenue is generated by person-to-person relationship building. You’re addicted to new donor acquisition without any regard for donor retention.

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How User-Reported Spam Rates Impact Email Deliverability for Non-Profit Fundraising

The Storytelling Nonprofit

As of June 1, 2024, Google is implementing new regulations that significantly impact bulk email senders. These changes are designed to enhance user experience by reducing spam and improving email security. One of the critical aspects of these changes is the emphasis on maintaining low user-reported spam rates. Specifically , senders should keep their spam rate below 0.1% and should prevent spam rates from ever reaching 0.3% or higher.

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How can you challenge the power and practices of philanthropy?

Big Duck

Explore trust-based philanthropy and participatory grantmaking and get insights into different ways nonprofits can work with foundations and funders.

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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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Healthcare Fundraisers Impacted By Non-Compete Rules

The NonProfit Times

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a ban on employment non-compete restrictions across most sectors of the economy including healthcare. The rule is set to take effect Sept. 4. Implementation of the rule could still be delayed by legal challenges, including a federal lawsuit by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in which it accuses the FTC of overstepping its authority.

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Prioritizing authentic connections through trust-based philanthropy 

Candid

At the Honnold Foundation, we had been working in partnership with grassroots organizations for some time before we learned that there was a term for the kind of grantmaking we do: trust-based philanthropy (TBP). We understand this as an approach that reimagines relationships among donors, nonprofits, and communities to rebalance power dynamics and decision making, prioritizing authentic connections and mutual learning.

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Medical Director Of Development Title Getting Popular

The NonProfit Times

By Samantha Hunter After the COVID-19 pandemic, there is now a greater spotlight on the medical profession and community. Prospective donors are inspired by the hard work and dedication of physicians, nurses, research scientists and medical professionals. Who better to connect with potential donors than someone who has experience directly serving patients?

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5 Tips to Being Persistent in Outreach to Major Donors

iMarketSmart

Far too many gift officers and other fundraisers give up too easily when they don’t get a positive response from their donor prospects. Persistence pays dividends. This is true in the sales world and in the fundraising world. In fact, it’s true in life. In just about any scenario where someone wants something, it’s the people who persist in continuing to try, push open doors, get noticed, get called back, land a meeting, get interviews, or keep trying in whatever the context who eventually succe

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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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Donors Critical To Future Of Healthcare NPOs

The NonProfit Times

“Higher education figured out, many years before healthcare did, that philanthropy was going to be an important and growing source of revenue for things like new buildings, programs, and research endowments,” according to Erin Lanahan, founder and president of Twin Point Insights, a healthcare consultancy in Los Angeles. “We’re now seeing the same trend in healthcare.