The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 16, 2025

Inspired by MacKenzie Scott and critical of the Buffett-Gates pact, the co-founder of Stack Overflow and Discourse is giving away half his wealth in five years. By Eden Stiffman Courtesy of Jeff Atwood The American dream doesnt end with you getting rich, says Jeff Atwood, above. It ends with you helping everyone else get to where they need to be too.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 16, 2025

The nonprofit sector is on the brink of a creative revolution. And, paradoxically, the TikTok ban may help it arrive.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 16, 2025

Two nonprofit technology groups that help people find jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities at social impact organizations have announced a merger. By Eden Stiffman Salvation Army Two nonprofit technology groups that help people find jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities at social impact organizations have announced a merger.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 16, 2025

Drawing from lessons learned in the for-profit world in 2024, here are five questions for your nonprofit to ask to help improve philanthropy.

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 16, 2025

Beth Breeze has spent a decade examining and responding to criticisms of philanthropy.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 16, 2025

Bloomerang expanded functionality for its Giving Statements feature to help nonprofits showcase all of the ways constituents choose to give.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 16, 2025

Image by Joel Muniz from Unsplash Idealist and VolunteerMatch, two nonprofits dominant in the space of digital volunteer recruitment, are merging, according to an announcement this week. The merger is sure to impact the landscape of nonprofit volunteer recruitment at a time when the future of volunteerism is in flux, after rates of volunteering plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic, then seemed to rebound more recently.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 16, 2025

A new way to strengthen donor connections and showcase their impact. Tax summaries have long been a compliance tool for nonprofits, but Bloomerang refined them as an opportunity to engage donors and highlight their generosity. Bloomerang takes this further with Giving Statements, offering a more holistic and personalized way to celebrate donor support.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 16, 2025

Did you know that when you verify an address, youre also verifying so much morelike 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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Candid

JANUARY 16, 2025

Authenticity has become a marketing buzzword over the last few years. In 2023, it was Merriam-Websters word of the year. This idea of being real has also been called by other names: transparency , being genuine, or being unfiltered. Forty-seven percent of all consumers prioritize authenticity as a quality they look for in social media posts by influencers.

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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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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 16, 2025

By Stephanie Cornell & Daphne Moore Taking the lead on social and environmental challenges starts with communications strategies that bring people together.

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Big Duck

JANUARY 16, 2025

Explore this words to avoid list and discover how to communicate with clarity, inclusivity, and impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2025

By Heather Mansfield , founder and editor-in-chief of Nonprofit Tech for Good The average growth rate for social media pages and profiles ranges from 0.% to 1% per month , depending upon the platform. In other words, the era of organic growth on social media is over. To grow your following on social media, you need to make a concerted effort to let your supporters and donors know how to find your nonprofit on social media. 1) Feature social media icons on every page of your website.

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Jeff Brooks

JANUARY 16, 2025

What really makes email fundraising a heavy lift is how hard it is to get peoples attention. Your message is just a subject line in a long list of subject lines in an overcrowded inbox. Heres help, from the NextAfter Blog: How to Write Fundraising Email Subject Lines Your Donors Will Open (And Click). All with copious examples and testing data. Use Mystery in Your Subject Line to Create Curiosity.

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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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Clairification

JANUARY 16, 2025

Nonprofits pay a lot of attention to donor acquisition. Then? They largely ignore these donors, unless They become worthy of attention by virtue of being major donors. Then? Nonprofits pay a lot of attention to major donor relationship building. But between new donor acquisition and major donor cultivation, solicitation and stewardship, what happens?

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Anedot

JANUARY 16, 2025

Under the direction of the Senior Manager, the Family Care Specialist is responsible for enhancing direct assistance and professional intervention to Alzheimers families and to foster cooperative relationships with the local community health and social service professionals. The Family Care Specialist is responsible for the delivery of Helpline and Care Consultation services.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 16, 2025

Image Credit: Photo by Werner Pfennig on Pexels When former Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab Director Joi Ito met Jeffrey Epstein at a conference in 2013, it would lead to lab funding and investments in Itos funds powering startups. This seeming windfall would ultimately become one of the most threatening image crises in MITs history.

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Anedot

JANUARY 16, 2025

Under the direction of the Senior Manager, the Family Care Specialist is responsible for enhancing direct assistance and professional intervention to Alzheimers families and to foster cooperative relationships with the local community health and social service professionals. The Family Care Specialist is responsible for the delivery of Helpline and Care Consultation services.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

Zuckerberg , Musk, and Bezos are paying for and hosting parties for the incoming. Don't get worked up about that - you're not invited. DO get worked up about the fact that, starting a few weeks ago, you should NOT trust any information you see on Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp. Why? Because Mark owns them. He has been telling you for weeks he's going to deliberately flood the first (Facebook) with AI people and end all content moderation.

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