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What to Do About Ignorance in Major Gifts

NonProfit PRO

Major gifts fundraising is generally misunderstood. There is more to it than the art of asking. So, if you are facing ignorance in your nonprofit, here are some ways you can educate your fellow team members on the role.

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Two CEOs Share Insights on Leading in Challenging Times

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Sara Herschander. Illustration by The Chronicle; photos from World Food Program USA, Elton John AIDS Foundation Barron Segar, CEO of the World Food Program USA and Anne Aslett, CEO of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Barron Segar, president and CEO of the World Food Program USA, and Anne Aslett, CEO of the Elton John AIDS Foundation discuss how they've been guiding their organizations through a host of recent crises, from threats of famine to recession fears, and share insights on fundraising,

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Segmenting Donors for Communication: How Research Can Help

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

If you’re a nonprofit leader, you know the importance of forging a deep bond with your supporters in order to keep them engaged with your mission. The best way to do this is to maintain open lines of communication with them. . But your organization shouldn’t stop there when planning your communication strategy. Instead, make sure you’re segmenting your donor base when planning how to communicate with them.

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A Call to Action For the Nonprofit Community

Joan Garry

One week. 15 strangers. And an eye-opening lesson that every single one of us involved with nonprofits needs to know. The post A Call to Action For the Nonprofit Community appeared first on Joan Garry Consulting.

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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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Meta to Match Recurring Donations Through Facebook for Giving Tuesday

NonProfit PRO

Meta announced a new promotion that will encourage users to donate monthly to nonprofits after unveiling new Facebook tools for recurring gifts. .

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4 Ways to Make Donor-Advised Funds Simpler and Fairer

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Craig Kennedy. iStock, Getty Images. At a time of increased criticism about how the philanthropic world operates, congressional legislation aimed at reining in DAFs needs to go further. Among other things, it should address issues such as the funds’ lack of transparency and their tax advantages over foundations.

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Should You Ask for a Cover Letter When Hiring Comms Staff?

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Last week, I shared a list of places where you can post a job description if you are hiring for your nonprofit communications team. Today let’s talk about requesting a cover letter. During a recent group call in the Communications Director Mentoring Program , we heard a presentation about hiring and job hunting from a participant who used to work as a recruiter.

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How to Find and Activate Non-Donors on Giving Tuesday

NonProfit PRO

I’ve seen two truths: People want to help those in need and be part of a movement. Giving Tuesday offers both opportunities in one day — Nov. 29 this year — which is why your organization should start planning a Giving Tuesday appeal now.

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Anonymous Donor Pledges $500 Million Matching Gift to Small Kansas College

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Maria Di Mento. Colleen Gustafson, McPherson College McPherson College has an enrollment of about 800. The donor will contribute $2 for every dollar given or pledged to McPherson College by other people through June 30.

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6 Ways to Make Giving Easier With Embedded Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Allan Torres , Digital Marketing Specialist at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Every visitor of your nonprofit website is a potential donor. According to Classy, nonprofits that use an embedded checkout form during the year-end giving season experience a 28% increase in revenue per website visitor.

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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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How to Use Asana to Organize a Social Media and Communications Calendar

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

In my first blog about how I use Asana , I outlined how I (who is, again, by no means an Asana expert) use this platform to capture, organize and create stories for our organization. I use these collected stories as blogs, newsletter articles, media pitches, and social media content. You may be wondering how I organize all of this communication. If you guessed Asana, you get the day’s gold star.

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How Inclusive Hiring Reaps Benefits for Employers, Employees With Disabilities

NonProfit PRO

It's no secret the labor market has gone from bad to worse. But there is one way to retain talented, willing, and committed employees: inclusive hiring. Take a look at these resources on how your organization can learn and act on inclusive hiring.

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Blank Foundation Founder and President Discuss Family Philanthropy

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank and Fay Twersky, president and director of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, discuss the family's collaborative approach to decision-making. Arthur Blank, co-founder of Home Depot, and Fay Twersky, president of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, talk about a collaborative approach to decision-making.

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Applications Now Open for the 2023-24 Certificate in Nonprofit Management Graduate Program

NonProfit Leadership Center

For nonprofit professionals who aspire to be a CEO or senior leadership team member, a graduate certificate in nonprofit management is a powerful step to make that goal a reality. The Nonprofit Leadership Center offers a graduate certificate in nonprofit management in collaboration with the University of Tampa. Applications are now open for the 2023-24 program.

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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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Mixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators – November 4, 2022

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

General Horseplay. Key West, FL. Let’s transition from spooky season to year-end madness with some of the best articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we have how you should respond to the chaos at Twitter, dumbed down fundraising, managing everyone from Boomers to Gen Z, no-meeting weeks, and more.

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Gamers are Givers: Using Charitable Games to Fundraise for Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

Given their omnipresence, it's exciting to consider how game companies can harness their immense reach and power to create community and social good, and how nonprofits can utilize games as platforms to fundraise and connect with small donors.

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Grameen Foundation Names First Woman Leader; GlobalGiving Taps New CEO From Gates Foundation

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest. Ryan Lash, TED Zubaida Bai will be the next president and CEO of the Grameen Foundation. She is the first woman and the first Indian American to lead the microfinance organization. Also, the Chicago Community Trust and the Education Trust have both promoted their next leaders from within.

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When Opportunity Knocks, Open the Door: Donor Acquisition

Clairification

Don’t look in the mirror. Look out the door. No nonprofit can afford to be an island. As tempting as it may be to stay in your comfort zone, wearing blinders that enable you to forge straight ahead without noticing what’s going on around you, this is a dangerous practice. Because sometimes the landscape changes dramatically. And when it does, your nonprofit could get left behind.

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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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Cultivating a Just Climate Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Claire McGuinness & Matthew Forti. A potent brew of untapped opportunity and climate injustice is putting smallholder farmers of the world in a bind. These farmers, who typically farm on just one to five acres of land and number 50 million strong in Sub-Saharan Africa alone, face some of the most acute effects of climate change. Most of them rely on rainfed agriculture, leaving them open to shocks like droughts and storms that can wipe out their crops and leave them without enough food to

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Positioning Your Nonprofit to Sustain Its Impact

NonProfit PRO

Nonprofits should use a spending policy that provides stable support for constituents’ needs through various market cycles. Here is one methodology that can be used to determine what the best spending policy may be for your organization.

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New Chair of Rockefeller Brothers Fund Wants the Public to Understand How Philanthropy Works

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Alex Daniels. Courtesy of Rockefeller Brothers Fund Joseph Pierson, a fifth-generation descendant of oil baron John D. Rockefeller, is the newly installed chair of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Board of Trustees. In an interview, Joseph Pierson, the new chair, and Valerie Rockefeller, the outgoing board leader, discuss general operating support, MacKenzie Scott's giving approach, whether philanthropy should work to dismantle capitalism, and how the grant maker decided to divest from fossil fu

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Redefining Black Farming

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Centre for Ageing Better on pexels.com. For Black people living along the Black Belt in the American South , history entails stories of enslavement and fortitude. Black farmers exemplify that balance most strongly as, for decades, they have resisted injustices related to land ownership, debt, and social mobility. Patrick Chandler Brown, based in Warren County, North Carolina, is redefining what it means to be a Black farmer.

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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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Why Prompt, Personal Thank You’s are Nonprofit Donors’ Inalienable Right

Clairification

In 2018, WSJ columnist Christopher Mims observed: “Alongside life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, you can now add another inalienable right: two-day shipping on practically everything.”. ”Everything” includes a prompt expression of gratitude when someone makes a philanthropic gift to your organization. At least that’s what donors believe. And you better deliver – or else.

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Why Your Nonprofit Should Sponsor a Symposium

NonProfit PRO

The nonprofit profession and its world continue to change. Internal and external forces continue to cause dynamic shifts in the way we process and implement strategies for success. Most recently, I participated in a symposium that was successful. You should consider sponsoring a symposium for a variety of reasons.

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A Grant Makers Association and a Center for Nonprofits Merged: Here’s What They Learned

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Sammy Moon. Stuart Kinlough, Alamy. Mississippi's association of grant makers and its center for nonprofits joined forces to form the Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy. The new group is founded on the premise that nonprofits and grant makers have shared goals. The new leader shares lessons from the merger.

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More Than Just a Structure: The Myriad Impacts of Black Women’s Exclusion from Homeownership

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Jakob Owens on unsplash.com. In the Locked Out: Black Women, Wealth, and Homeownership series, members of Insight Center, Springboard to Opportunities, and several expert co-authors connect the lived experiences, hopes, and dreams of low-income Black women and their perspectives on homeownership to the historic and current policies that fuel our exclusionary housing market—and its impact on health and wellbeing—to advocate for equitable housing solutions for Black women.

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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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Connecting Philadelphia nonprofits to crucial resources

Candid

The public library plays a central role in serving the dynamic needs of communities across the country, and is often the first place a person turns to for help. At the Free Library of Philadelphia , we are meeting those needs by offering services to Philadelphia’s nonprofit community. For nearly 50 years, we have been part of Candid’s Funding Information Network (FIN), providing access to nonprofit resources like Foundation Directory , free workshops, and expert staff.

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Event Sponsorships: The Secret to Record-Breaking Revenue

NonProfit PRO

Event sponsorships can help you generate more revenue while also building valuable partnerships in the community. Review essential tips in this quick guide.

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Failure As Opportunity: How to Value the “No” In Your Life

Veritus Group

When you hear "no," it's easy to get discouraged. But "no" is not failure; it's new information that can help direct your efforts. The post Failure As Opportunity: How to Value the “No” In Your Life appeared first on Veritus Group.

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How to Make Guaranteed Income Work: Ten Lessons from Newark, New Jersey

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Vitaly Taranov on unsplash.com. Having worked in the social sector for a little over a decade, I have firsthand experience with the art and science of getting social impact programs off the ground. Towards the tail end of 2020, I was hired by Newark, New Jersey, to launch the city’s inaugural two-year guaranteed income pilot program and led the program for its first year.

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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.