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Bill Gates Says His Giving Approach Won't Change — Even as MacKenzie Scott and Others Shift Philanthropy

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Alex Daniels. Guy Tucker, Gates Foundation Bill Gates says that when his foundation eventually shuts down, its greatest contribution will not be the billions of dollars it will have made in grants but the “strategies, innovations, and partnerships” forged by its teams of experts. He says his hands-on approach is working, as he laments inaction on climate change and the way the pandemic upended progress on fighting disease.

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Survey: Younger Americans Plan to Get Financial Advisers When They Inherit

NonProfit PRO

According to survey data from FreeWill, millennials and Gen Xers whose parents or grandparents work with a financial adviser and who expect to receive an inheritance, are likely to seek professional help in managing their money once they have more of it.

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The Five Most Popular Nonprofit Articles of 2022

NonProfit Leadership Center

For nonprofit professionals, 2022 was another year of learning, adapting and innovating. But it was also a time for reflection and renewed connection. During the past year, nonprofit leaders turned to the Nonprofit Leadership Center for resources and support to strengthen their organizations and communities. Here are the top five most-read articles from NLC subject matter experts in 2022: 1.

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Comment on How to Fire Utterly Toxic Nonprofit Board Members by Amy Eisenstein

Amy Eisenstein

In reply to Jessie Maurer. The board needs to vote to approve bylaws.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Charities Lose Fight to Persuade Lawmakers to Adopt New Giving Incentives

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Alex Daniels. Anna Moneymaker, Getty Images. With Congress deadlocked over all tax measures, nonprofits say they will make a push again in 2023 to allow everyone to write off their gifts to charity.

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2023: The Year to Start Loving Fundraising Again

NonProfit PRO

As 2023 is looming in your windshield, I am sharing some ways I’ve found to reduce frustration and — most importantly — improve confidence in your skills as a fundraiser. I encourage you to choose at least three of them and make them part of your personal career growth plan for 2023.

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Comment on How to Fire Utterly Toxic Nonprofit Board Members by Jessie Maurer

Amy Eisenstein

A non-profit had five Directors; one resigned. Before resigning, the Director incorporated the organization, and wrote and filed by-laws without the knowledge of the others. Are these by-laws valid?

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Program-Related Investments: One Way Foundations Support Charities Without Donating Money

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Jessica Jones. siraanamwong/Getty Images/iStockphoto. Most U.S. foundations seek to preserve the money that funds their grants and operations for the long term. They accomplish this by not giving away more money than they earn as returns on the assets held in their endowments.

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How Nonprofits Can Create a Flexible Work Environment That Works for Everyone

NonProfit PRO

As nonprofits gear up to hire new staff when fresh 2023 budgets come into effect this January, they’d be wise to think about why a candidate would choose their workplace’s culture over another. Here are a few simple things employers can implement to create a flexible work environment.

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What You Were Reading: Our Top 10 Blog Posts of 2022 (and Some Honorable Mentions)

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Unlike the last 2 years when posts about self-care were extremely popular (gee, I wonder why?), this year we are back to work with social media, annual reports, managing teams, and mapping workflows all making appearances. Here are the Top 10 Blog Posts published by Nonprofit Marketing Guide in 2021 according to WordPress most viewed: Blogs I Read Often for Mixed Links by Kristina Leroux.

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Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them

Speaker: Dave Sackett

Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.

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Comment on Overcoming Fear: Your Key to Better Fundraising (and a Better Life) by How to Ask Donors for a Gift: 4 Powerfully Authentic Scripts - CapDev

Amy Eisenstein

[…] of the most terrifying moments for most fundraisers (staff members and volunteers) is asking for a gift. And yet, every fundraiser must request […].

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The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2022

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By SSIR Editors. A common theme among this year’s most popular stories on SSIR.org is the notion of building on or refining existing social innovations. This year’s top article, “ The Relational Work of Systems Change ,” explores how readers can prioritize relationships in collective impact efforts. ( SSIR published the seminal article on collective impact more than a decade ago.

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How Humble is Your Nonprofit?

NonProfit PRO

Charities rightfully spend lots of time thinking about their brand and how supporters and the public perceive them. Here’s why I believe humility should be a part of every nonprofit’s brand.

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Philanthropy Must Move from Charity to Solidarity

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Diva Plavalaguna on pexels.com. Philanthropy comes in many forms. For over a decade, Black Philanthropy Month has been a time of reflection on Black philanthropists’ contributions—including the contributions of Black liberation movements. As an American-born, Vietnamese philanthropic professional, this annual convening in August prompts me to reflect not only on the financial and political contributions that Black communities up and down the socioeconomic ladder have made to a de

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Comment on How to Fire Utterly Toxic Nonprofit Board Members by Amy Eisenstein

Amy Eisenstein

In reply to Stacy. I agree, it sounds like a problem. Are you the only one who notices or are others concerned too? Speak with the other members of the board and review your board policies to determine the best way to proceed. You maybe able to enforce a “no alcohol on property” rule if she’s bringing alcohol to your events. If you need to ask her to step off the board, do so in the nicest way possible, including honoring her for what she’s done for the organization to da

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10 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Trends to Prioritize in 2023

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Each year Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech for Good presents a free webinar featuring the top ten digital marketing and fundraising trends to prioritize in the following year. This year’s webinar, 10 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Trends to Prioritize in 2023 , was presented on December 7. The notes from this year’s webinar are featured below and you can watch the recording through February 28, 2023. . 1) Know that the effectiveness of social media is often overrated.

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Connecting the Dots: Strengthening Communities Through Public-Private-Nonprofit Partnerships

NonProfit PRO

As a nonprofit, DAE simply could not have created what we have as rapidly as we have using the single-use tool that a nonprofit is. Our corporate partners and the public school districts with which we partner are very different tools. Collectively, however, we are a complete intervention.

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Changing Jobs in Nonprofit Marketing and Communications

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Curious how long nonprofit communications staff have been in their jobs and how many people are looking for new ones? We were, so we included these questions in the survey for the 2023 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report coming out in January 2023. Here’s a sneak peek at the data, with more details coming in January. First, we asked how long communications staff had been working in their current roles.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Comment on Major Gift Fundraising: Reflections, Observations, and Predictions for 2023 by Avoid the Recession Mindset Trap When Considering a Campaign

Amy Eisenstein

[…] Amy Eisenstein: That’s right. The economy is cyclical. I mean, we know that. It fluctuates. It’s cyclical. And if your campaign, it takes two, three, four, five years, the chances are high that you’re going to see a wide variation in terms of what the economy’s going to do. It’s going to be up, it’s going to be down for part of your campaign.

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3 Wishes for Your Holiday & Year Ahead: VIDEO

NonProfit Leadership Center

Greetings and happy holidays. I wanted to send each of you in our Nonprofit Leadership Center family and nonprofit community a special message of gratitude as we close out 2022, along with three wishes for you. Thank you for all you do to strengthen the nonprofit sector and so many communities. Cheers to a purposeful and impactful 2023. The post 3 Wishes for Your Holiday & Year Ahead: VIDEO appeared first on Nonprofit Leadership Center.

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Board Member of the Year: David Church

NonProfit PRO

David Church is the only virtual board member of Central Texas Table of Grace, but over the past two years, he has also become the most dedicated member of the nonprofit’s board. His commitment to his board seat has earned him NonProfit PRO’s 2022 Board Member of the Year Award.

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Does Every Little Bit of ESG Integration Help?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Harald Walkate. Since it was launched in 2006, thousands of corporations and organizations have signed the “Principles for Responsible Investment” (PRI), committing to “incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes,” more commonly known as ESG integration. In that time, ESG integration has been enshrined in thousands of pension fund and asset manager ESG policies, while regulations such as the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, 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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Comment on 4 Metrics to Measure the Success of Your Major Gift Program by 3 steps for much less stress in fundraising for the following six months - implicitinsurance.com

Amy Eisenstein

[…] Main presents skilled Amy Eisenstein additionally has a useful video about 4 metrics to trace – and presents free metrics worksheets – at: [link] […].

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Why Social Change Films Matter

NonProfit Quarterly

In this Microfilm Series from Edge Studios , writer and director Saphia Suarez proposes three tenets for people of color in the nonprofit sector. In the first microfilm installment , an overstepping funder is tried in a reparations and restoration trial. In the second , a group of friends discusses how people of color are raising the standard. In the final microfilm , a young production assistant is met with the unlikeliest of workplace environments: a space committed to a culture of generosity.

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Bloomerang and Intuit QuickBooks Collaboration Helps Create Financial Transparency for Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

Bloomerang announced that it has signed a QuickBooks Solution Provider Sales and Marketing Agreement with Intuit, the global financial technology platform that makes TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp.

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Nonprofit Radio for December 19, 2022: Grameen Team Dream

Tony Martignetti

Trathen Heckman: Grameen Team Dream In his brand-spanking-new book, “Small Loans, Big Dreams,” Alex Counts recounts the story of Grameen Bank’s wild success moving millions of people out of poverty by elevating microfinancing for the poor. Alex tells the story and shares valuable lessons beyond economic development. Listen to the podcast Get Nonprofit … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for December 19, 2022: Grameen Team Dream → Trathen Heckman: Grameen Team Dream In his brand-span

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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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Comment on Major Gift Fundraising: Reflections, Observations, and Predictions for 2023 by GERARD NSENGIYUMVA

Amy Eisenstein

Thanks! Best wishes to you too.

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We All Have Value: Changing Relationships Through Radical Empathy

NonProfit Quarterly

Dr. Akilah Watkins: The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar on “Remaking the Economy: Redefining Leadership.” View the full webinar here. [W]e don’t get to really talk about empathy a lot, and we don’t get to hear a lot of men talk about empathy, which I think is extremely important. I think one of the tenets of empathy is this whole ideal of being seen and valued, and Tony [Pickett] talks about that explicitly.

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The NonProfit Voice Ep 73: The Importance of Building Your Nonprofit Tech Stack for 2023

NonProfit PRO

Glen Peck of the Lustgarten Foundation and Salvatore Salpietro of Fundraise Up join The NonProfit Voice to discuss why nonprofits should not be afraid to update their tech stacks.

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Topping the charts in 2022: The 10 most-read Candid blogs 

Candid

Every year, Spotify releases Spotify Wrapped —a year-end roundup of the top music that its tunes-loving audience listened to that year. It’s a fun and popular way for folks to rediscover and reconnect with their favorite tracks from 2022. As we prepare to ring in the New Year, we wanted to bring you a taste of our own flavor of Spotify Wrapped by revisiting and reflecting on the top 10 most-read Candid blogs from 2022: 1.

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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.