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New Research on How Older and Younger Generations Give

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

More than three-quarters of donors approaching retirement and those who have already retired say charitable giving plays a significant role in their lives. By Rasheeda Childress iStockphoto More than three-quarters of donors approaching retirement and those who have already retired say charitable giving plays a significant role in their lives.

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How to Reach New Audiences With Your Nonprofit’s Message

Ann Green

Want to reach new audiences to expand your nonprofit’s supporter base? Explore these ideas to engage with new groups of potential supporters. By Jay Love Is your nonprofit looking to reach new audiences with your fundraising appeals , volunteer events, and advocacy opportunities? You’re in the right place! Reaching new audiences is critical to growing your organization’s supporter base and fostering reliable revenue to fund your cause.

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A Hollywood Director Tells How He Built a Rom-Com Around Political Strife

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

In a new video interview as part of the Chronicle's The Commons, filmmaker Erik Bork explains why he chose to revisit deep tensions after the 2020 election — and how his surprising movie, "The Elephant in the Room," could help reduce today's polarization. By George Anders In a new video interview as part of the Chronicle's The Commons, filmmaker Erik Bork explains why he chose to revisit deep tensions after the 2020 election — and how his surprising movie, "The Elephant in the Room," could help

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Blackbaud Releases New Donation Forms for Blackbaud CRM and Blackbaud Altru

NonProfit PRO

Blackbaud unveiled optimized and standard donation forms for its U.S. Blackbaud CRM and Blackbaud Altru customers.

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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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Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy Establishes $100 Million Fund

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy solar trainees install a microgrid system at the Muddy Hall community center on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Also, the Lilly Endowment has given $104 million to 91 organizations through its Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative, and 260 researchers have received $70.3 million from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

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The Societal Role of Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Theodore Lechterman & Johanna Mair The field of social entrepreneurship often takes its normative foundations for granted. Social enterprises seek to address social problems using business strategies. To know whether a social enterprise initiative is succeeding, it may seem obvious that social entrepreneurs, funders, regulators, and beneficiaries should assess its impact on the people affected by these problems.

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Pay Equity in the Arts: A Movement Gains Momentum

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Markus Spiske on Unsplash In the Berkshire region of Massachusetts and neighboring Columbia County in New York, arts and culture workers face a familiar struggle: making ends meet in a sector known for passion but not always for fair compensation. This challenge is particularly true for entry- or mid-level workers, people of color, and other identity groups who have historically experienced oppression.

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Video Storytelling 101: How to Start Capturing Great Stories

Get Fully Funded

In today’s world, sharing stories with video is absolutely essential. At this point, every single leading social media platform has revamped their algorithm to favor video content over images, carousels, outbound links, and text-heavy posts. For nonprofits with marketing budgets that can’t rival those of commercial brands, it’s more crucial than ever to optimize your time and energy by generating content that works with these algorithms and grabs attention.

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Post-Covid fundraising: is everything falling apart?

Jeff Brooks

Most fundraisers have seen year-over-year loss of revenue in the past 2-3 years since a surge of giving in 2020 and 2021. It may feel like a debacle. But is it? A study by TrueSense Marketing on giving data for food banks gives us some insights into giving during and since Covid: IS Covid in the Rear-View? The data is from food banks, but it’s similar to what most fundraising sectors have experienced.

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Why Every Business Needs a Comprehensive Risk Management Plan

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Why Every Business Needs a Comprehensive Risk Management Plan Imagine you’re sailing a ship across the ocean. The sun is shining , the sea is calm, and everything seems perfect. Suddenly, dark clouds appear on the horizon, and a storm is brewing. Without a map or a plan, navigating through these turbulent waters would be nearly impossible. This is precisely why every business needs a comprehensive risk management plan.

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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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10 Traits to Look for When Hiring a Major Gifts Officer

iMarketSmart

Gift officer turnover is a major challenge for many nonprofit organizations. While there are many reasons for this, and we touch on this topic regularly on the SmartIdeas Blog, one aspect you can work to improve is in your gift officer hiring practices. What are the traits of the best performing major gifts officers? What should you be looking for in interviews that may not show up on the resume?

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Remote Work: How Virtual Teams Are Transforming Nonprofits

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Remote Work: How Virtual Teams Are Transforming Nonprofits Let’s face it — working for a nonprofit is challenging. The obstacles are significant, resources are often scarce, and recruiting the right people to support your cause can be difficult. But what if there was a way to recruit top talent, cut costs, and keep your team more flexible than ever before?

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5 Mobile Bidding Software Solutions to Boost Auction Revenue

The Killoe Group

Boost your charity auction revenue with a dedicated mobile bidding tool. Discover the top mobile bidding software solutions for your next event in this guide.

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The Significance of Restaurant Furniture

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

The Significance of Restaurant Furniture The quality and taste of the food is always the first thing a customer thinks about while eating out, and for good reason. What is a nice restaurant if the food isn’t excellent? Even with this, the dining room configuration is still necessary because a lovely supper with friends almost always involves sitting down.

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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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EP171 How can you start treating donors as partners?

Big Duck

Get tips on how you can apply a partnership mindset when you're communicating with donors for your nonprofit.

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How to Be Your Donor, and Why

Lets Talk Nonprofit

"Be Your Donor Day." Have you heard of it? It's not a traditional holiday and it gets little fanfare. However, this simple concept has big implications for your nonprofit. Think of "Be Your Donor Day" as a time to measure your donors' giving experience. From testing your donation system to tracking your back office process, you want to make sure every donor's experience is a great one.

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Employee Ownership Advocates Make Policy Gains in Massachusetts

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: fauxels on Pexels What does it take to build robust public support for a solidarity economy ? How can workers become owners in the economy? Worker ownership is an important tool for enabling ordinary people to build a nest egg. But the economic playing field favors large corporate players to the exclusion of most workers. To change this, worker-owners are organizing both nationally and state by state.

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Investing public dollars for the public good 

Candid

A walk through a public park, a visit to the local library, and the convenience of tap water and affordable public transportation. These are vital elements of a well-functioning society which can only be ensured by a government that serves the people. Philanthropy doesn’t have the infrastructure or resources to guarantee a high quality of life for all.

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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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Letter to our 2024 National Voter Registration Day Partners

Non Profitvote

Dear Partners and supporters of National Voter Registration Day, We are thrilled to share the outstanding impact and results we made together on this year’s National Voter Registration Day! Thanks to the collaborative efforts of our partners, volunteers, and supporters, two million Americans across the nation registered, updated their registration, or checked/verified their registration status as part of the holiday.

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How Can We Make Employee Ownership the Norm Rather Than the Exception?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Ketut Subiyanto on Pexels Changing how the world operates is hard. Consider Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank (and leader of Bangladesh’s interim government ), who brought the idea for lending to the poor to mainstream banks in the early 1980s.The banks challenged Yunus to prove it could work, and he did —first in one town, then five.