The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 19, 2024

The president of the McGovern Foundation is focused on how the nonprofit sector can use A.I. to deploy useful tools and solve wicked problems. By Sara Herschander PJMF Vilas Dhar is president of the McGovern Foundation, one of the first grant makers dedicated exclusively to data science. The president of the McGovern Foundation is focused on how the nonprofit sector can use A.I. to deploy useful tools and solve wicked problems.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 19, 2024

Here are three questions nonprofits should ask in order to implement a data-driven development strategy in 2024.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 19, 2024

By M.J. Prest Also, the National Museum of Mexican Art has named its next CEO, and the longtime head of the National Council of Nonprofits will retire this summer.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 19, 2024

Here are three questions nonprofits should ask in order to implement a data-driven development strategy in 2024.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

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Donorbox Nonprofit

JANUARY 19, 2024

When you’re speaking to potential supporters, you often only have a short amount of time to share details about your mission in a way that leaves a lasting impression. That’s where the nonprofit elevator pitch comes in. An elevator pitch is a short yet impactful overview of your nonprofit. Typically lasting around 30 seconds – […] The post How to Craft an Effective Nonprofit Elevator Pitch appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 19, 2024

On Jan. 16, Phil Wiland retired from the Wiland Inc., leaving his role as CEO, president, and chairman and member of the board of directors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove – a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. Search Engine Optimization. You’ve heard many (many) times that all your nonprofit’s blog and site content should be optimized to drive traffic. But when you’re lean on resources and human power, just producing blog posts and updating your website feels like a miracle, never mind SEO or a content strategy.

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Donorbox Nonprofit

JANUARY 19, 2024

The primary difference between a 501(c)(3) and a 501(c)(7) organization is that a 501(c)(7) exists to serve its own members. 501(c)(3) organizations strive to benefit the public. There are many similarities when comparing 501(c)(7) vs. 501(c)(3) organizations, but the devil is in the details. This article will explain what 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(7) organizations are, why […] The post 501(c)(7) vs. 501(c)(3): A Guide for Nonprofits appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 19, 2024

As a union leader, you likely wear many hats to keep your organization running smoothly. You need a software solution that can support your current operations and scale them over time. That’s why choosing an integrated union management software solution is essential to your union’s success. Leveraging a top-of-the-line software solution grants your union access to features that fit its unique needs.

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Donorbox Nonprofit

JANUARY 19, 2024

Contrary to stories about Bill Gates and Elon Musk, philanthropy isn’t just for billionaires. Giving circles empower ordinary individuals to make an impact on the issues they care about. With over 2,500 active giving circles open to anyone, these groups redefine charitable giving. Circles of giving can raise funds from members and the larger community […] The post What is a Giving Circle?

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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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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants tips on how to connect with and cultivate Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) donors: Dear Charity Clairity, My boss thinks we should get more funding through DAFs.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 19, 2024

ACTION ALERT On January 16, the chairs of the House and Senate tax committees announced a bill that includes series of tax breaks for families, businesses, and individuals, but that does not yet include restoration of the non-itemizer (universal) charitable deduction. As we know, donations are down while demand remains high; tax relief is urgently needed to continue the work of charitable organizations.

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Fundraising Leadership

JANUARY 19, 2024

Antonia Hylton (center) interviewing a survivor recently on the campus grounds of Crownsville Hospital. “You are your sibling’s keeper.” Antonia Hylton says that growing up outside of Boston in Lincoln, Mass. (a half mile from where Paul Revere was arrested) as one of only a few Black families in a white town, her law school professor parents instilled in her and her six siblings a sense of responsibility, accountability and social justice.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 19, 2024

First impressions mean everything in the nonprofit world, from the staff you hire to how prospective donors perceive your organization. When it comes to nonprofit web design, this principle is no different. In fact, 94% of first impressions of a website are design-related, meaning that the visual elements of your website can have a huge impact on whether site visitors stick around or navigate away from your website and organization altogether.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 19, 2024

Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.” Pawkar killa, 2238 She learned about them in school; the tourists. How they used to come to what is now her home and have their pictures taken, leaning on the buildings they now live in, standing like a triumph atop their terraced farmland, sitting in the middle of t

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JANUARY 19, 2024

How to Write Viral Social Media Posts That Increase Your Reach With millions of posts shared every day across multiple platforms, it’s difficult to stand out. Many businesses are dissatisfied when they spend time and effort writing social media posts only to receive little to no participation. This might be discouraging, especially if you want to reach a large number of people and make an impact.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 19, 2024

Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.” After the weather turned, so did we. Veering from thermonuclear wildfires to biblical floods, the violence of the atmosphere made us prone to adolescent extremes.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 19, 2024

My concern with so much of traditional fundraising is that it puts one or more parties in an uncomfortable position. Donors feel as if they are being wheedled or hounded to meet and when they do they feel surprised, if not ambushed, by an ask. Fundraisers feel as if they are being somewhat false in trying to make a case for a weak concept or being pushed into making a premature ask.

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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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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JANUARY 19, 2024

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 19, 2024

Image credit: Taun Stewart on Unsplash Before Europeans colonized North America, 170 million acres of prairie covered the American Midwest. Pops of purple prairie clover, towering strands of bluestem grass and goldenrod, hairy grama, switchgrass, and many more species, thrived. The uninterrupted blanket of interconnected prairie grassland and savanna stretched north and south from Canada to Texas, and east and west from Indiana to Colorado.

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