The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 16, 2024
By M.J. Prest iStockphoto Bequests and other legacy gifts are "the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow," one expert says. Here are six ways to create a thriving planned-giving program or bolster your existing strategy.
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OCTOBER 16, 2024
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Community foundations test the idea, asking supporters to host gatherings to discuss books exploring how the country can come together. Plus, tips to build your organization's own book circle. By Rasheeda Childress Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Mónica Guzmán, left, discusses her book I Never Thought of it That Way during a Book Circle hosted by the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia in 2023.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 16, 2024
OneCause opened applications for its 2025 grant program. The program is intended to support nonprofits' missions through fundraising tech.
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.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 16, 2024
By M.J. Prest Stacie Kinney John Hoich, vice president of the Charles E. Lakin Foundation, and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds during the announcement of the Lakin Foundation’s $165 million effort to revitalize southwest Iowa. Plus, the Barr Foundation awarded $34.5 million to 92 community-based organizations across Massachusetts, and the Duke Endowment committed $15 million for Hurricane Helene relief.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Planning next year’s event can be overwhelming. By breaking down the process, you can use the off-season to reimagine your event.
Nonprofit Leadership Zone brings together the best content for advertising professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Jeff Brooks
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Wouldn’t it be fun and refreshing to get a new brand for your organization? Maybe. But don’t count on it. While there may be good or even urgent reasons to create a “new brand,” doing so by itself will not improve fundraising results. Branding is not something created by marketing departments or brand experts. It’s not a color palette or a positioning statement.
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar “Remaking the Economy: Escaping Corporate Capture.” View the full webinar here. Hannah Appel: I’m going to talk about corporate capture in our work at the Debt Collective in two areas: one, around student debt and how we fund higher education and actually all public education in this country; and two, around housing.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
OCTOBER 16, 2024
By Christian Wabnitz In 2023, according to the Global Humanitarian Overview , aid organizations faced a $37 billion funding shortfall to help crisis-affected communities. Yet in that year, the World Bank’s International Development Assistance alone had pledged about a third of that amount to governments affected by fragility and conflict. Paradoxically, some of these governments contributed to the violence against their people.
Big Duck
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Learn how fundraisers can drive social change, partner with donors, and align resources with systemic impact in this insightful conversation.
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Candid
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Despite the importance of raising money well, the majority of small to midsize nonprofits use suboptimal strategies—methods that are expensive, time-consuming, and yield only minimal returns on a lot of hard work. As founder and CEO of Altruist Partners LLC, creator of the Altruist Accelerator, I have almost 20 years of experience working in the social impact sector.
Fundraising Report Card
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Searching for fundraising statistics and data can be frustrating, because you never really know if other people’s data will reflect your own. How does yours compare? Even worse, do you … Continue reading "Powerful and Surprising Fundraising Statistics and Data in 2024" The post Powerful and Surprising Fundraising Statistics and Data in 2024 appeared first on Fundraising Report Card.
The NonProfit Times
OCTOBER 16, 2024
A rebrand of Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) , the 44-year-old advocacy group based in Irving, Texas, was unveiled, including a new logo and tagline Impaired Driving Ends Here. The rebrand is intended to resonate with all generations and backgrounds to make safer choices on roads and waterways. The logo moves away from the martini glass and car keys image.
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Discover the Magic of Singapore Branding Agencies as They Shape Global Brands In a world where branding defines identity, shapes perception, and ultimately drives success, Singapore has emerged as an epicenter of innovative branding. For startups, marketing managers, and branding enthusiasts, understanding how Singapore’s branding agencies are transforming global brands is not just intriguing—it’s essential.
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.
Ann Green
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Segmenting your donors makes sense on every level. If you’re running a campaign, you can send different letters to different types of donors or segment by gift amount and encourage them to upgrade. You can also create a new donor welcome series, a special thank you mailing for monthly donors, or reach out to lapsed donors. Your donors are not the same.
The NonProfit Times
OCTOBER 16, 2024
By Niely Shams As the digital landscape continues to evolve, the way nonprofits engage with their donors is fundamentally changing. At the heart of this transformation lies identity resolution—a powerful tool that allows you to create a unified view of your supporters across multiple touchpoints. With the deprecation of third-party cookies, the rise of privacy regulations, and the increasing complexity of donor interactions, the need to effectively harness identity resolution is more critical th
Bloomerang
OCTOBER 16, 2024
As younger generations with strong social and political motivations begin voting, you might be thinking, “ Will the November election impact donations to my nonprofit ?” When candidates are actively raising money, it’s easy to question whether that pulls money away from other causes that donors typically support. But don’t worry—there’s another key moment in November that’s just as important for nonprofits: GivingTuesday.
The NonProfit Times
OCTOBER 16, 2024
More than one-third of fundraising stories on the GoFundMe crowdfunding platform in the United States shared experiences of medical financial hardships and health-related social needs (HRSNs). The fundraising stories included hardships such as housing and food insecurities, transportation barriers, income loss, lack of sick leave, and disruptions to both work and school.
Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover
The world of work has fundamentally changed. The series of waves that the pandemic began have rippled through the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, the Great Regret, and other eloquent phrases that boil down to the same thing: people aren’t engaged at work or enabled to perform at their best. The truth is that engagement and enablement is more important than ever, but how we do it is the critical differentiator for many organizations.
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Image credit: Seattle City Council on Wikimedia Commons Across the country, renters and unhoused people are organizing to demand that all levels of government address the nation’s housing crisis. On September 25–28 , housing justice organizations held National Housing Days of Action , and low-income people put their bodies on the line. In Washington, DC , dozens were arrested for calling for generous public funding for affordable housing at the office of Representative Steve Womack (R-AR), who c
MNA Association
OCTOBER 16, 2024
As you may have noticed, it is campaign season here in Montana, with the general election less than 1 month away. We know that decisions made in Helena and in Washington, DC have an enormous impact on our work as nonprofits. We also know that partnering with government and the public sector is critical to advance our missions and build thriving communities.
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