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Aligning Fundraising & Finance for Greater Impact

NonProfit PRO

Integrating finance and fundraising systems is crucial for organizations to achieve long-term success. It goes beyond just technological improvement—it’s a strategic necessity. Bridging the Gap: Aligning Fundraising and Finance for Greater Success guide walks you through how embracing alignment empowers organizations to focus on their mission and maximize impact.

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With House Passage of 'Stop Terror-Financing Bill,' Charities Fear Being Targeted

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Despite opposition from a wide range of nonprofits, lawmakers in the U.S. House passed a bill designed to give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism. By Alex Daniels Architect of the Capitol Despite opposition from a wide range of nonprofits, lawmakers in the U.S. House passed a bill designed to give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism.

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Carly St. Onge’s Passion for Fundraising is Transforming Children’s Healthcare in Montana

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Carly St. Onge, Advanced Certified Nonprofit Professional (ACNP), has spent nearly 12 years cultivating her expertise in fundraising and nonprofit management, specifically in healthcare. From her early days selling cookie dough in her neighborhood to her current role as Chief Development Officer at Logan Health Children’s in Kalispell, Montana, Carly’s career journey has been one defined by passion, persistence, and a deep commitment to improving the lives of children and their families.

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Focus on Generosity and Building Relationships on Giving Tuesday

Ann Green

Your email inbox can look downright scary these days. This was especially true during the long U.S. election season. Soon we’ll be bombarded with Cyber Monday and Black Friday ads. And then there’s Giving Tuesday. All of this can be too much, too much, and many of these messages look like spam. In an ideal world Giving Tuesday wouldn’t be associated with political emails and Cyber Monday ads.

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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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The NonProfit Voice Ep 90: How to Become a Responsive Nonprofit to Better Manage Change

NonProfit PRO

Virtuous CEO Gabe Cooper joins the NonProfit Voice to discuss how innovative nonprofits are the most resilient to change and more.

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Nonprofits Oppose Bill That Would Give Treasury Unilateral Power to Revoke Tax-Exempt Status

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Proponents say the bill is designed to punish nonprofits that support terrorist organizations. Critics worry it will give the executive branch the power to target ideological opponents. By Ben Gose istock Proponents say the bill is designed to punish nonprofits that support terrorist organizations. Critics worry it will give the executive branch the power to target ideological opponents.

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Being the Change That Changes Everything Starts With Us

NonProfit Leadership Center

Raise your hand if you lead or serve on a team that sits back and waits for someone to give you a solution. As I gazed out across the crowd of more than 700 nonprofit and community leaders at the 2024 Nonprofit Leadership Conference , no one raised their hand. Of course they didn’t. That’s because nonprofit leaders don’t wait for solutions to appear.

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6 Ways to Stand Out This GivingTuesday

NonProfit PRO

GivingTuesday has become the most competitive fundraising period of the year. Here are some tips to help you rise above the noise.

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Bill Clinton Explains Why Philanthropy Fills His Post-Presidential Life in New Book

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The former president discusses the Clinton Global Initiative, his efforts to raise money after disasters like Hurricane Katrina, and the need for continued aid to Haiti. By Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File Former president Bill Clinton’s new book, “Citizen,” details his philanthropic work since leaving the White House. The former president discusses the Clinton Global Initiative, his efforts to raise money after disasters like Hurricane Katrina, and the need for conti

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Developing a Critical Conceptualization of Love in Our Social Justice Work

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash Within social justice and movement building work, love is frequently mentioned but rarely defined or operationalized. In this three-part series on the Critical Theory of Love framework, author Durryle Brooks aims to fill the gap. By exploring the social function of love, the framework seeks to reclaim love as a radical and transformative force, replacing an uncritical love that perpetuates White supremacy, racism, and other forms of oppression.

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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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Evolving Philanthropy for Collective Action

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Marla Blow & Don Gips From system orchestration to partnership, to evaluation and learning, this series highlights successful approaches to collective action and examples of social transformation.

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Why Your Fundraising Software Isn’t Working for Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

Here are five reasons why your fundraising software might not be working for your nonprofit — and what you can do about it.

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MacKenzie Scott Gives $65 Million to National Community Development Group

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

This is the second donation the billionaire novelist has given Local Initiatives Support Corporation, following her initial $40 million gift in 2020. By Maria Di Mento Rupert Whiteley Amos House, a Rhode Island nonprofit supported by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, offers a culinary arts education program as part of its mission to narrow racial health, wealth and opportunity gaps.

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How the Facing Race Conference Is Meeting the Political Moment: A Conversation with Leslie Grant-Spann

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Facing Race Founded in 1981, Race Forward is a nonprofit racial justice organization with a mission of “helping people take effective action toward racial equity.” Over the past 15 years, Race Forward has convened Facing Race, which is described as the nation’s largest multiracial and intergenerational racial justice conference. This year—the tenth anniversary of the Ferguson Uprising—the conference will be held in St.

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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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Collectively Owned Strategies

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Jordan Fabyanske , Sonila Cook & Mariah Levin Funder-owned strategies often reinforce donor-grantee power imbalances and focus on short-term measurable gains, thereby limiting philanthropic impact. Global and systemic challenges can be addressed more effectively with strategies that are collectively owned.

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Report on Nonprofit Compensation Highlights Pay and Impact of Post-Pandemic Changes

NonProfit PRO

The "2025 Nonprofit Compensation Practices and Benchmarking Report" identified current salary ranges at nonprofits, hiring trends and more.

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How 70 Years of Design Philanthropy Transformed a Midwestern City

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

In Columbus, Ind., world-renowned architects such as Eero Saarinen and I.M. Pei were picked to design churches, fire stations, and more. The legacy of industrialist Joseph Irwin Miller remains vibrant today. By Eden Stiffman Columbus, Ind. Iwan Baan North Christian Church in Columbus, Indiana, designed by Eero Saarinen in 1964. In Columbus, Ind., world-renowned architects such as Eero Saarinen and I.M.

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A Call to Coalition: On Whiteness in Healing and Movement Spaces

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: ROCKETMANN TEAM on Pexels The movement work to which I am called requires a multiracial, multigenerational coalition of organizers and advocates to shift policies and systems toward giving power and land back to Indigenous and Black people. This work demands that Black, Brown, and Indigenous people, historically stripped of their power, cultural practices, and land, reconnect with these essential elements to build new systems and ways of being where all people can thrive and live w

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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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Engaging Government in Collective Action

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Nan Chen & Archana Sahgal Working with governments to co-create programs and funding strategies can unlock resources far beyond what any single organization can do on its own.

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Divisive Politics Tied to Donors’ Reluctance to Give, Survey Finds

NonProfit PRO

A national survey of over 900 U.S. respondents revealed generosity is at risk as political polarization erodes giving habits.

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Volunteers Came Back to Nonprofits In 2023, After the Pandemic Tanked Participation

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The survey asked if respondents volunteered at a nonprofit or if they informally helped friends, family or neighbors or gave to charity. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Steven Senne/AP Volunteer Evangelista Baez, 72, of Providence, R.I., supervises 3-year-olds Scarlett Mendoza and Gabriel Kubbe in an early child care program at Federal Hill House in Providence, R.I.

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How India’s Gig Worker Unions Are Fighting for Change

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Francesco Benvenuto on Unsplash Syed Lateefuddin was only in the first week of his job as a driver for Uber when an early dawn ride changed his life. Lateefuddin, who is Muslim, accepted a ride around 3:30 am and was driving across the streets of southern India’s metropolis of Hyderabad —home to 11 million people and located about 440 miles east of Mumbai—when six men accosted him.

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

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Keep Your Eyes on Dec. 31: How to Focus and Get It All Done at Year-End

Veritus Group

It's easy to get distracted at year-end. Make a plan to lean into your deepest, highest-value work, and you’ll finish the year strong. The post Keep Your Eyes on Dec. 31: How to Focus and Get It All Done at Year-End appeared first on Veritus Group.

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How This Organization Crushed Fundraising Results in Just 5 Days

NonProfit PRO

In this dynamic session, discover how the North Platte Public Schools Foundation was able to crush their fundraising results in just 5 days with their 2024 Change Wars Team Fundraiser. Hear firsthand from Executive Director, Terri Burchell their real life fundraising success story and how team fundraising can do the same for your organization. Join us on Tuesday, December 10th at 1pm ET.

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A.I. Could Help Scale Humanitarian Responses. But It Could Also Have Big Downsides

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The idea is to increase capacity, but mistakes could be dangerous. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press NEW YORK Brian Inganga/AP Winnie Keben gives water to her son at Meisori village in Kenya, Keben lost her leg to a crocodile attack, and that accident plus the loss of her home to rising water drove her and her family from their village. The idea is to increase capacity, but mistakes could be dangerous.

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Bill To Pull Tax Exemptions Headed Back To Congress

The NonProfit Times

(Photo By Deposit Photos) Language that would allow the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury to designate a nonprofit as a terrorist supporting organization and yank its exempt status was tacked to the bottom of a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide tax relief to Americans held hostage. While the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. 9495) was defeated in the House of Representatives, it is back on the table today.

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Engage, Empower, Excel: Transforming Performance in the New Era of Work

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.

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Changing the Narrative About Narrative Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Sohini Bhattacharya & Crystal Echo Hawk Storytelling provides the tools for engagement, education, and ultimately, movement building and systems transformation.

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Some Alerts Are More Important Than Others

NonProfit PRO

PHLYSense is a 24/7 property monitoring and alert solution. Organizations get real-time alerts if water is detected or temperatures reach a hazardous level. The program includes sensors and 24/7 monitoring and support all at no-cost to policyholders with property coverage.

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Donor-Advised Funds Are Drawing a Lot of Assets Besides Cash

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

They are taking a bigger bite out of tax revenue than other kinds of charitable giving. By Brian Mittendorf They are taking a bigger bite out of tax revenue than other kinds of charitable giving.

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Action Alert:  Urge Congress to OPPOSE H.R. 9495

MNA Association

This week, the House is expected to once again consider the H.R. 9495 , the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act ( H.R. 9495 ), which targets relief for hostages of terrorism while strengthening tools to curb terrorism financing. Four national organizations – the Council on Foundations, Independent Sector, National Council of Nonprofits, and United Philanthropy Forum – sent a letter to the House expressing opposition to the portion of the bill that would give

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How to Scale Recurring Giving for Sustainable Growth

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Is your organization ready to build a recurring giving program that not only sustains but also propels your mission forward? 🚀 In this new webinar with industry visionary Tim Sarrantonio, we’ll guide you through the critical steps to establishing and scaling a successful recurring giving program. Whether you’re starting fresh or enhancing an existing program, this session will provide the strategies you need to deepen donor relationships and secure long-term support!