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The Philanthropy That Jump-Started a Cure for Sickle Cell Disease

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Kay Dervishi A Sickle Cell patient receives treatment at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and stem Cell Research at University of California. Since 2008, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has awarded $35 million to research scientists focused on the disease. Now several of them are bringing their gene therapy cure to clinical trial for FDA approval.

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10 Top Strategies to Grab Your Nonprofit’s Mid-level Fundraising Opportunity

NonProfit PRO

Are you making the mistake of focusing all of your energy on donor acquisition and major gift fundraising, largely ignoring the fertile middle of your database? This is a big missed opportunity. There’s gold in the mid-level hills, but you won’t find it unless you go digging.

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J.D. Vance Had a Point: Let’s Rein in All Large Endowed Institutions

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Wealthy nonprofits, especially universities, increasingly demonstrate the same behaviors that led Congress to regulate foundations more than 50 years ago. The law should be updated to include these organizations. By Craig Kennedy Sam Kalda for The Chronicle Wealthy nonprofits, especially universities, increasingly demonstrate the same behaviors that led Congress to regulate foundations more than 50 years ago.

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How to Build a Digital Advertising Program for Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

When creating a successful digital program today, it’s important to have a realistic understanding of the digital landscape. There’s no sugarcoating it, it’s tough for nonprofits to break through the noise and create connections with new audiences. So, how can nonprofits capture that attention of potential donors?

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

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Comment on The Easy Way to Set Up a ‘Give and Get’ Policy for Your Board by How can communications help you recruit and engage board members? – Non Profit News Hubb

Amy Eisenstein

[…] talk about the need for board members to donate or help raise money, right?

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Amplify Your Cause with DIRECTV

NonProfit PRO

DIRECTV FOR BUSINESSSM understands the drive of nonprofits. We’ve tailored an exclusive TV offer for you, ensuring you have access to the best in news, sports and entertainment. As you navigate your mission, let us elevate your experience. With DIRECTV, it’s more than entertainment—it’s about making a difference.

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Quest for Quality: Your Guide to Overcoming Data Obstacles for Business Success

NonProfit PRO

The first obstacle in any quest for clean data is knowing what’s in it. Download this ebook to learn how data profiling can help you find, fix & monitor the bad data in your system to boost donor engagement, optimize fundraising efforts, and improve decision-making. Plus, learn how to overcome other common data obstacles to achieve a complete 360-degree customer view.

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Pope Francis and Bill Clinton Will Discuss Climate Change at Clinton Global Initiative

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Glenn Gamboa, AP Business Writer NEW YORK AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File Pope Francis will talk about climate change, the refugee crisis, the welfare of children during an onstage videoconference with Bill Clinton Monday morning at the opening of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. Pope Francis will discuss how to address the world's pressing issues with former President Bill Clinton to open this year's Clinton Global Initiative, organizers announced Thursday.

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Register now for the 2023 Fundraising.AI Global Summit

NonProfit PRO

Join us for the largest gathering of nonprofit and for-profit professionals and organizations to explore the role of Responsible AI in fundraising.

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The Innovator’s Tale of the Phoenix and Dragon (Blog)

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Tomohiro Hamakawa & Keita Yamamoto How social innovators can manage their organizations in a way that balances a linear, problem-fixing approach and a more exploratory, agile one.

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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.

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Register now for the 2023 Fundraising.AI Global Summit

NonProfit PRO

Join us for the largest gathering of nonprofit and for-profit professionals and organizations to explore the role of Responsible AI in fundraising.

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How Are American Monuments Telling Our Stories?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Ted Timmons on wikimedia commons In 2020, almost 100 Confederate monuments were removed in the United States. One year later, 73 additional monuments to the Confederacy were removed or renamed across the country. Many of these monuments, particularly in 2020, were displaced as a result of protests following the murder of George Floyd by a White police officer.

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Bursting at the seams: Candid’s largest nonprofit compensation report yet  

Candid

Last week Candid hit a milestone, launching our biggest, most robust nonprofit compensation report yet. Featuring 40% more compensation data compared to last year’s report on 14 top leadership positions—including CEO, CFO, and more. Trusted for decades, the 2023 Nonprofit Compensation Report provides the facts you’ll need to stay IRS compliant and competitive when making key salary decisions.

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Effective Philanthropy Facilitation RECIPE: Love +Meaning + Empathy + Cooperation +Attention + Interaction

Clairification

I firmly believe part of the role of a philanthropy facilitator is to foster both individual and community well-being. You must both: (1) focus inward , as you can’t help others unless you first help yourself, and (2) focus on the way you connect with others. What you say , What you do , and, most important, How you make others feel. What to do? There are certain behaviors research suggests will support your health and happiness, and foster positive feelings and connections with other 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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MNA’s Land Acknowledgement Partner Commitment  

MNA Association

MNA Annual Conference 2023 Montana is the traditional homeland and common hunting grounds of several tribes, including the Assiniboine, Blackfeet, Chippewa Cree, Crow, Gros Ventre, Kootenai, Little Shell, Northern Cheyenne, Pend d’Oreille, Plains Cree, Salish, Sioux, Hidatasa, Mandan, and Arikara. Today this land is home to twelve sovereign tribes with over 67,000 enrolled members.

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9 Captivating Content Ideas to Enhance Your Nonprofit Blog

Get Fully Funded

Monday rolls around, and you find yourself posting yet another press release to your nonprofit website’s blog. You scroll through your blog roll and see post after post with long text blocks and little else. You know your organization’s blog isn’t the most exciting resource in the world, but that’s okay as long as the rest of your website is engaging, right?

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