NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Nonprofit organizations face unique challenges when it comes to cybersecurity. Limited budgets, lack of dedicated IT staff, and the ever-evolving nature of cyber threats can make it difficult to stay protected. We recently asked nonprofit leaders about their top cybersecurity concerns. They expressed eight challenges that we’ll address by offering best practices to overcome them. 8 Cybersecurity Concerns & Solutions for Nonprofit Leaders 1.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Diversity work is facing a turning point: It can either maintain the largely ineffective status quo or evolve into something better. By Eboo Patel Jacob Hamilton, MLive.com/AP Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate during the University of Michigan’s Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony in May. The school’s long-standing DEI efforts have come under criticism.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Because nonprofits place great emphasis on year-end campaigns, it’s crucial to understand how year-end fundraising is shaping up this year.

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Amy Eisenstein

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Hi Amy Yes, voting is such a privilege. In Australia, it is compulsory to vote at all elections: local, state and at a national level. People around the world are watching your election with much interest. Thanks for posting and encouraging others to exercise their right to vote.

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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.

Finance

Ann Green

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Year-end fundraising coincides with the gratitude season, which includes Thanksgiving in the U.S. and the December holidays. This is appropriate since thanking your donors is part of the fundraising equation, even though many nonprofits don’t always realize this. Now is a great opportunity to show some gratitude to your donors. You could hold a thankathon , especially if you haven’t launched your appeal yet.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The division the philanthropist helped shape at the Gates Foundation is pushing forward with ambitious plans for women's health care and economic power. By Sara Herschander Alice Plati As president of the Gates Foundation’s gender equity division, Anita Zaidi has helped fund research and distribution networks for breakthrough innovations like self-injectable contraceptives and implemented far-reaching mentorship programs.

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Amy Eisenstein

OCTOBER 30, 2024

If you're nonprofit work is based in the United States, there's one action that could literally SAVE your nonprofit: VOTE.

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Image credit: Mesut çiçen on Unsplash It’s the spring of 2022. I’m on my tenth call of the day supporting applicants to the Creatives Rebuild New York’s (CRNY) Guaranteed Income for Artists program. This time, I’m speaking with a musician, confirming that she is indeed eligible, verified, and will soon begin receiving monthly payments of $1,000 for the next 18 months.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Americans want nonprofits and foundations to lead on some of the country's toughest challenges, a new survey says. Here are four strategies to answer that call. By Stephanie Dodson Cornell Dave Showalter Henry Wilson Sr. of the Navajo Nation fills a 325-gallon water tank almost daily to provide water to his family’s home in Monument Valley on the Arizona-Utah border.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Fundraising trends seem promising as GivingTuesday and year-end approach, per the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s latest figures.

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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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Amy Eisenstein

OCTOBER 30, 2024

If you're nonprofit work is based in the United States, there's one action that could literally SAVE your nonprofit: VOTE.

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Nonprofits 246

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 29, 2024

By Lucas Petroni & Marcos Paulo de Lucca-Silveira A look at innovations taking root in Brazil that preserve endangered ecosystems while fostering socioeconomic equity.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Wellspring’s recent announcement of winding down is the latest example of sudden donor pivots harming grantees and perpetuating power imbalances. By Clare Gibson Nangle and Marianne Møllmann Getty Images Wellspring’s recent announcement of winding down is the latest example of sudden donor pivots harming grantees and perpetuating power imbalances.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Discover how a professional benefit auctioneer can unleash your event’s full potential! Join our FREE webinar to learn powerful techniques that engage donors, inspire generous bidding, and multiply your revenue. Don’t leave money on the table—see how the right auctioneer can make every moment and dollar count! Join us on Wednesday, November 13th at 2:00pm ET.

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Amy Eisenstein

OCTOBER 30, 2024

If you're nonprofit work is based in the United States, there's one action that could literally SAVE your nonprofit: VOTE.

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In her latest book, author-activist adrienne maree brown offers a broad examination of how to hold collective power, right wrongs, and generate true belonging. The book examines a wide range of systems that impede liberation—ranging from family dynamics to structural racism. In the chapter excerpted here, brown delves into the world of philanthropy.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 31, 2024

More than a third award over $1 million a year, but unrestricted giving is down. By Jim Rendon More than a third award more than $1 million a year, but unrestricted giving is down.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Ready to score big with your fundraising this year-end? Get your copy of Finish Line Fundraising, the free year-end playbook designed for nonprofit executives. Coach your team to fundraising success this giving season with a hand from the experts at DonorPerfect.

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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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Amy Eisenstein

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Hi Amy, I am transitioning back to major gifts from grants and trust development. I am committing myself to raising major gifts and achieving fame and fortune for my organisation. I am so happy I came across this exciting and useful program!

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Fundraising Leadership

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The workplace needs to remain free of divisiveness and conflict regarding the election. In this highly fractious and divisive political culture, as a leader, it is essential to create a workplace environment that is absent of negativity and hate that exists outside the organization surrounding the election. Guaranteeing that the workplace culture is safe physically and emotionally not just on voting day, but in upcoming weeks and months, over a possibly contested outcome is a top priority.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 30, 2024

National politics are paralyzed by polarization. Individual Americans, however, can drive the social change grant makers want. By Evan Feinberg SOME (So Others Might Eat) Volunteers work on a new playground and common space at Independence Place, a low-income housing community run by the nonprofit So Others Might Eat. National politics are paralyzed by polarization.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Can you relate? Do you. 1) Love nonprofit work but no longer love what you do. 2) Feel like you’ve reached your personal and professional growth limit. 3) Feel tired of the direct report lifestyle and want to be your own boss. 4) Crave more flexibility to spend time with family and friends. 5) Know you have valuable skills and deserve to be paid what you’re worth.

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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

Finance

Clairification

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Is this how you’re making your donor feel?!?! BOO! Halloween is creeping up on us, so I’ve got some really scary stuff for you! Don’t get too spooked. There are also a few treats. In fact, you’ll get eight delicious goodies — in the form of “to-do’s.” But first… the bad news. No bones about it, you’re frightening folks away if you’re committing any of these 8 boo-boo’s !

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 30, 2024

By Jerry Kenney , Ines Polonius & Gustavo Lasala How do we build thriving rural communities in the 21st century? The labor-intensive, extractive industries paradigm that has long powered rural economies—think agriculture, manufacturing, mining, timber—has fundamentally changed due to automation and globalization , and the search for new rural development models is coalescing around a new vision.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Gifts from the wealthy sometimes raise questions about the societal costs underpinning them — for example, labor practices and the treatment of workers, the impact on communities and the environment, as well as tax practices and the cost to the taxpayer By Tobias Jung Scott Rudd/Sipa US/Alamy Stock Photo America’s richest woman, Walmart heiress Alice L Walton When donated wealth comes from big business, labor practices, impact on communities and environment, and tax practices may come under scru

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Candid, GivingTuesday, and Network for Good released "Dollars and Change," a study of charitable giving trends in the U.S. from 2015 to 2022.

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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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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Image credit: Getty Images for Unsplash One of the chief responsibilities of a nonprofit board is to determine executive compensation. But fulfilling that responsibility can be challenging. Boards must contend with a variety of factors, from applicable state and federal laws to the nonprofit’s financial constraints to competitive pay practices to organizational values and the salaries of the rest of its staff.

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Tony Martignetti

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Mark Lillis: Your Strategic Partnerships Local nonprofits, companies, government officials and agencies, business leaders, and others can improve your outcomes in ways you cannot imagine. Taking the time to build relationships with potential partners—before you need them—makes a smart investment in your mission and programs. Mark Lillis from Leaven Kids shares his experience and … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for October 28, 2024: Your Strategic Partnerships → Mark Lillis: Your

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The fight for a multiracial democracy where all people can fully participate must continue long after Election Day. By Cora Daniels Gene J. Puskar, AP University of Pittsburgh freshman Teba Latef fills out a voter registration form on campus. The fight for a multiracial democracy where all people can fully participate must continue long after Election Day.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Donors are always excited to receive new and interesting ways to demonstrate their support for your cause, and custom footwear is the hot new way to do just that! Interested in learning more? Send your logo file to roger.burnett@halo.com and we'll send you renderings of your very own!

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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!

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