NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Maximize your fundraising results by creating top-notch event experiences. Use these accessibility considerations to guide your planning.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

With nearly one-third of all nonprofit fundraising occurring in December, knowing how to maximize year-end giving is essential. Here are four tips your nonprofit can implement today to finish your year strong. 1. Take Early Advantage of GivingTuesday GivingTuesday is a worldwide day of giving that occurs on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving each year. But don’t wait until GivingTuesday to communicate with your audiences.

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Effective financial management is critical for your nonprofit to grow and thrive long-term. Explore four considerations for achieving financial sustainability. By Jon Osterburg If you work for a new nonprofit, your team’s primary goal is probably to get your operations off the ground and start furthering your mission. But once your organization has existed for some time, you’ll likely start considering how to make it thrive long-term.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Did you know that when you verify an address, you’re also verifying so much more—like names, contact information and location details like geocodes? This helps you more fully understand your donors and members, create more personalized and effective campaigns, reduce fraud, and make more informed decisions for your organization. Book a free, personalized demo to see what else address verification can do!

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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.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Countless research studies have revealed that showing gratitude can improve almost any aspect of our lives. According to expert Shabnam Mogharabi, keynote speaker at our recent Nonprofit Leadership Conference , gratitude is the most important element when it comes to creating more joy in our lives and at work. In the spirit of gratitude, our team at the Nonprofit Leadership Center is immensely grateful for our nonprofit community and all you do to strengthen organizations and our communities.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In 2025, generosity bridges every divide. Research shows that despite giving declines, many people are eager to make a difference. Your Fundraising Calendar includes monthly inspiration - to welcome more people into your mission, reimagine your connections, and extend compassion to yourself - so let’s start fresh! Download your free copy today!

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Discover how BOK Financial’s innovative solutions can streamline your mineral and royalty asset management. From advanced software to expert lease negotiations, BOK Financial ensures accuracy, protection, and optimization for your assets. Learn more about how BOK Financial can help you maximize mineral gifts without the burden and risk of day-to-day management.

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Non Profitvote

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the first Presidential Proclamation declaring a national day of Thanksgiving. He did so, largely thanks to the request of a woman named Sarah Josepha Hale from Newport, New Hampshire. Hale was an activist, an abolitionist, and the editor of a popular women’s magazine; she had even written the nursery rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Independent Sector released a new research report providing insight into how nonprofit leaders view their role in public policy advocacy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

By CONCAT — the first website design and development company solely led by refugees and women from countries of conflict. Website maintenance and support can be a luxury for nonprofits working on a tight budget. Here are 10 website maintenance tips that your nonprofit can do yourself to ensure that your website is healthy and running at its best — without needing to break the bank!

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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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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Image credit: Julian Stallabrass from London, UK Widespread support…enabled the Zapatistas ultimately to govern an autonomous zone covering about 300,000 people in 55 municipios (counties). Thirty years ago, thousands of Indigenous people (as many as 12,000 , primarily Mayan ) rose up in armed rebellion and declared war against the Mexican state. While their arms were largely makeshift weapons, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, known as the EZLN for its Spanish initials, briefly occupie

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Key performance indicators (KPIs) help nonprofits determine where they stand while pursuing their most important goals. But while your organization might be on top of metrics for fundraising and volunteer recruitment , there are other operational areas you can optimize—such as hiring. Tracking hiring KPIs can be overwhelming, especially for nonprofits that have only recently started focusing on recruitment.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar “Remaking the Economy: Co-op Ownership of Mobile Home Communities.” View the full webinar here. From our experience, we had actually initially looked at the option of resident-ownership about 12 years ago, so…eight or 10 years prior to us becoming a resident-owned community. NeighborWorks Montana was the organization that assisted us with looking into that to begin with.

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Jeff Brooks

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A ten-week series on things you should know about fundraising. Giving is good for donors. The research is clear. Giving charitable gifts is good for you. It feels good because it stimulates pleasure chemicals in the brain. It boosts self-esteem and confidence. It supports a general sense of happiness, improves mental and physical health. It even has positive financial outcomes for donors: Research finds that charitable giving has a return on investment of $3.75 to $1.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

How do we know whether a nonprofit program is effective? How do we know whether we’re asking the “right” questions, in the “right” way, when designing and evaluating programs? We know individuals’ experiences and outcomes can vary by race and ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, and other characteristics. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s recently published Guiding Questions to Advance Equity in Evaluation and Research offers tools to strengthen evaluation and research so we have the data and

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Top 5 Trends Shaping the Future of Digital Workplaces in 2025 The digital workplace is no longer just a buzzword; it has become the cornerstone of organizational efficiency and collaboration. In 2025, as businesses adapt to evolving employee needs and technological advancements, the digital workplace is undergoing a paradigm shift. Companies are prioritizing flexibility, inclusivity, and cutting-edge technology to drive productivity and employee satisfaction.

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Big Duck

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Tips for nonprofit communicators on how to approach media coverage and ways to navigate the media landscape with confidence.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

If your nonprofit has been in existence for a while, you’ve likely already implemented many of the basics of financial management. You’ve created an operating budget and a fiscal policy handbook that guide your team’s everyday resource use, incorporated financial goals and data into your strategic plan , and filed federal tax returns via IRS Form 990.

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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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Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Issue 281 — November 25, 2024 Our editorial director and newsletter writer Michele Weldon is taking Thanksgiving week off, so I’m taking this space to say THANK YOU to each and every one of you. Many thanks for your support — whether as a donor, a participant in one of our leadership development programs, an attendee at an event, even talking with us on social media, or reading this newsletter.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Image credit: Juan Ramos on Unsplash Across the country, November is celebrated as Native American Heritage Month. It is a time to recognize the culture, traditions, and achievements of Native Americans and Alaska Natives. For many Native Americans, part of celebrating and honoring their history means reaching back to help others. Such is the case for Deb Haaland , currently serving as the US Secretary of the Interior.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Image credit: nogameschicago.ocom Corporate subsidies these days are ubiquitous. Greg LeRoy and Arlene Martinez of Good Jobs First report that the state and local tax subsidies corporations receive alone total $95 billion. In 2022, they noted, this included eight awards for $2 billion each. Anyone who says there is no money for needed social services should look again.

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