The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 20, 2024

The founder of the philanthropy consulting firm for left-leaning donors blames the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling for injecting billions of dollars into the political process. By Alex Daniels Courtesy of Arabella Advisors Eric Kessler, founder and former co-head of Arabella Advisors, a Washington, D.C.-based for-profit consulting company that advises left-leaning donors and nonprofits.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 20, 2024

The U.S. Postal Service’s price hike will move forward, but the Postal Regulatory Commission expressed concerns over rapid increases.

Governance 306

Governance 306

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 20, 2024

Help Maui Rise fund has drawn praise for its transparency and a commitment to disbursing donations more equitably by using data. By Matthew Leonard, Honolulu Civil Beat HONOLULU (AP) Lindsey Wasson/AP Wilted palm trees line a destroyed property after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century destroyed a seaside community, in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Dec. 8, 2023.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JUNE 20, 2024

As nonprofit communications has evolved over the years, we started exploring the concept of brand archetypes and how nonprofits can use them. While there are 12 brand archetypes, we think some of them make more sense for nonprofits than others. Today we’ll share the ones we think work best for nonprofits and which archetypes are the most popular for nonprofits.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

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Finance

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 20, 2024

By M.J. Prest Big Shoulders Fund Students from the Diocese of Gary Catholic Schools in northwest Indiana, which is receiving support from the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation. Plus, the Shubert Foundation awarded $40 million in unrestricted grants to 653 nonprofit arts and culture organizations, and the Helmsley Charitable Trust gave $15 million to remove 15 million pounds of floating plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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Education Education Culture Foundations 268

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 20, 2024

The Duke Energy Foundation is accepting grant applications to help support natural disaster resiliency in North Carolina communities.

Energy 242

Energy Foundations 242

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 20, 2024

The New Generation of African American Philanthropists and the James Beard Foundation launched The Cookout, a food experience and fundraiser.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 20, 2024

By Ali Kelley , Darren Isom , Bradley Seeman , Julia Silverman , Analia Cuevas-Ferreras & Katrina Frei-Herrmann In 2007, we published research analyzing how nonprofits with more than $50 million in annual revenue were funded. Has anything changed?

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Nonprofits 130

Clairification

JUNE 20, 2024

I’m going to guess “yes.” I’m sure some will hate me for saying this, but after 30+ years in the nonprofit trenches and another 10+ as a coach and consultant, I’m still amazed at how small many of us think. In 2008 during the big recession, and 2020 during the pandemic, all I heard was cut, cut, cut. No one wanted to talk about how to grow, grow, grow so that more (not less) needs could be met.

Values 112

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Jeff Brooks

JUNE 20, 2024

I just realized that some time late last year, I hit the 35-year mark as a fundraiser. (Yep, I started when I was nine years old!) As a belated celebration, here are some of the things I’ve learned over those three and a half decades: Fundraising is not about you. It’s about donors. If you make your fundraising about what donors can accomplish and how your cause connects to their values, you will do well.

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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.

Retention

Big Duck

JUNE 20, 2024

Learn key questions to plan nonprofit board engagement strategies in your branding or communications project.

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Communication Production Nonprofits 105

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 20, 2024

Top 10 Features Every Free PDF to Excel Converter Should Offer Converting PDF files to Excel is an essential capability for many individuals and businesses. However, finding a reliable tool can be challenging, especially with the variety of options available online. In this article, we will explore the top ten features that your PDF to Excel converter should provide.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 20, 2024

Image credit: The White House on wikimedia.org On December 31, 1862, enslaved people and free Black people gathered together , heavily awaiting the news that President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had taken effect. Lincoln officially signed the Proclamation on January 1, 1863 , declaring that all people held as slaves within the Confederate states “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.

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Activism Education Education Leadership 134

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 20, 2024

What AI Analytics Tools Offer the Best Performance and Features? Ever wondered which Artificial Intelligence analytics tools can boost your business? Choosing the right tool can be tricky. With so many options, how do you decide? Explore the top analytics tools with the best performance and features. These tools can transform your data into actionable insights.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 20, 2024

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