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A New Year's Resolution for the Wealthy: Take A Sabbatical from Getting Richer

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By donating any wealth accumulated after January 1, people of means can help others and enrich their own lives. By Garrett Neiman and Otis Pitney Illustration by Elizabeth Haugh for The Chronicle By donating any wealth accumulated after January 1, people of means can help others and enrich their own lives.

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How to Launch a Successful Campaign

NonProfit PRO

Most nonprofits face significant challenges when it comes to launching effective campaigns. Limited resources, tight budgets, and the need for widespread support can make this task daunting. Our eBook, "How to Launch a Successful Campaign," is designed specifically for nonprofits. Inside, youll find step-by-step instructions, practical tips, and real-world examples to help you create campaigns that resonate and achieve your goals.

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How to Use A.I. Effectively and Protect Your Organization's Reputation and Values

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Experts say it's critical for nonprofits to craft guidelines on acceptable A.I. use and they offer advice on how to do it. By Rasheeda Childress Getty Images Experts say it's critical for nonprofits to craft guidelines on A.I. use and they offer advice on how to do it.

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New Year’s Resolution: Reduce Administrative Time & Increase Donor Acquisition

NonProfit PRO

In a data driven world, a well-chosen CRM is so much more than a tool. With so many CRM options on the market, how do you choose the one that best aligns with your mission, enhances donor engagement, eliminates duplicate data entry, and supports capacity building? Join our session to find out! With the right CRM your organization can leverage data for actionable insights, personalized donor communications, and increased fundraising success.

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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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Your Nonprofit Team: Attracting, Retaining Talent

The NonProfit Times

ByJackie Sue Griffin The nonprofit world isnt what it used to be. With competition for skilled professionals rising and work environments shifting, finding and keeping great talent takes more than just passion. It takes strategy. To thrive during 2025, nonprofits must create workplaces where employees feel connected to the mission and see clear opportunities for growth.

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Register Today For P2PForum25

NonProfit PRO

Early bird pricing for the 2025 Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum ends January 31. Dont miss your chance to secure the best rates for this years conference, happening in Atlanta, GA, from March 1214, 2025. Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the field, this event has something for everyone. Bring your whole team and get ready to connect, learn and grow.

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AdGood Launches Nonprofit CTV Platform

NonProfit PRO

AdGood announced its launch to help nonprofits secure affordable, high-quality TV ad space to advance their missions.

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5 Legal Issues For NPOs Using ChatGPT

The NonProfit Times

By Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Esq. As artificial intelligence (AI), such as ChatGPT, continues to evolve and become more commonplace, many trade and professional associations and nonprofits are turning to AI technology to enhance their operations and decision-making processes and benefit their members and clients. However, as with any emerging technology, the use of AI raises several important legal issues that must be carefully considered and worked through.

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3 Questions to Determine Whether Your Nonprofit Needs Interim Staff, Permanent Staff or a Consultant

NonProfit PRO

Does your nonprofit have a problem? Here's how to decide whether to hire interim staff, permanent staff or a consultant to solve it.

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Nonprofit Hospitals’ Finance Get Ratings Upgrade

The NonProfit Times

The financial health of nonprofit hospitals and health systems has stabilized. FitchRatings upgraded the evaluation to neutral from deteriorating. However, the outlook could revert to deteriorating if macroeconomic disruption resulted in a combination of a weaker payor mix, softening volume, or equity market losses resulting in a material decline in liquidity ratios.

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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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What’s wrong with the donor pyramid?

Jeff Brooks

This used to be considered a powerfully illustrative picture of a typical donor file: Its pretty accurate of most files, though if it were shaped like the actual numbers of donors, it would look more like a side view of a sombrero. A donor pyramid tells you a very basic truth: You have more donors who give lower amounts than who give higher amounts.

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Storytelling is the Heart of a Successful Fundraiser

The Storytelling Nonprofit

When we work for and with non-profit organizations, its easy for us to see the value behind what our orgs do. We know how meaningful our fundraising can be to our communities because were in the thick of it day after day. However, it can sometimes be a challenge to communicate that mission and impact to our volunteers, supporters, and interested community members who arent as closely involved with our work.

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LA Wildfires: How You Can Help

Bloomerang

The devastating wildfires raging across Los Angeles have displaced thousands of people and caused immense destruction, leaving beloved homes, businesses, and landmarks in ruins. With over 17,000 acres burned in the Pacific Palisades and more than 10,000 in Altadena, firefighters are working tirelessly to contain the blazes and battle flare-ups across the region.

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On Fire Clairity Click-it: Nonprofit Links + Free Resources

Clairification

Lets begin with a prayer for our brothers and sisters, and the families and friends, of those facing the Los Angeles firestorm. May they, and all the responders, find protection, shelter, support, hope and strength to start healing and rebuilding. And may the scorched land and devastated communities similarly heal. Should you wish to help, some options are listed at the bottom of this newsletter.

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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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Technology policies and practices to leave behind in 2025

Candid

Its 2025. I truly hope that nearly five years after the entire sector was forced to navigate office shutdowns, shift programs and services online, and streamline grant applications and reporting, I dont need to make the case that technology is central to philanthropic and nonprofit organizations mission and programs. Yet, we see that many organizations are still quick to limit or cut back technology-related investments of all kinds, including training, evaluation, planning, and community feedbac

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The 3-Year Question Every Nonprofit Leader Should Ask

Prosper Strategies

If weve ever met, chances are Ive asked you my favorite question to ask nonprofit leaders. I refer to it as the 3-year question, and it goes something like this: Its three years from today (you and I are sitting down to a cup of tea or coffee), and youre really happy with the progress […] The post The 3-Year Question Every Nonprofit Leader Should Ask appeared first on Prosper Strategies.

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Your Best (QuickBooks) Year Ever

Non Profit Accounting Academy

What would make 2025 your best QuickBooks year ever? Actually, lets expand that question. What would make 2025 your best year ever for managing the finances of your organization? A client recently told us that it would be a most memorable year for her if she could (edited for clarity): Implement a bookkeeping system for her organization using QuickBooks Online that requires far less time and effort than the Excel system they are using now Produce meaningful and timely financial reports for board

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What’s Trust Got to Do with It?

Fundraising Report Card

How important is trust when it comes to fundraising? A new report from the Better Business Bureau sought to find out, and they discovered some startling truths about trust and … Continue reading "Whats Trust Got to Do with It?" The post Whats Trust Got to Do with It? appeared first on Fundraising Report Card.

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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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In Authoritarian America, first, they came for Wikipedia and the Wayback Machine

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It's amazing to me, that a time when the nonprofit and philanthropic sector in the USA should be running around screaming "house on fire" (very bad metaphor for a Californian), most seem to to be just plodding along. I am hopeful that they're being digitally savvy; shifting to encrypted platforms, scrubbing their websites of information that will enable doxxing of volunteers, constituents, staff and boar; red-teaming their governance policies and crossing every T; dotting every i on their financ

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From Fixers to Builders

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Trabian Shorters How do we get people of all political identities to willingly support social progress without compromising anyones values? In September 2024, two months before the American public voted Republicans into control of every branch of the US national government, that question was definitively answered at a private, non-political gathering of philanthropic foundation executives and their communications officers.