The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By Ben Gose A new incentive for giving is one bright spot on a congressional slate filled with peril for philanthropy.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The Department of Homeland Security will distribute $210 million to protect faith-based institutions and nonprofits against targeted attacks.

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Ann Green

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Your website can be a great marketing tool, but it can also help your nonprofit raise funds. Learn how to encourage donations on your nonprofit website. By Ira Horowitz Your nonprofits website is more than just a hub for your online presenceits a versatile platform that can help you connect with supporters, amplify your mission, and make a lasting impact.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Whatever the end of your year looks like, I encourage you to set aside some time to do some prep work to set yourself up for success in 2025. Here are 15 things you can do to get ready for a great 2025 at your nonprofit: Clean off your desk/straighten your office Unsubscribe from emails you don’t need to get anymore Delete files you don’t need on your hard drive Do this exercise to reduce burnout and more Review your workflows and other processes to see what works and what doesnt Set

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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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NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 10, 2024

During 2024, nonprofit professionals 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 our subject matter experts this year. Embrace New Beginnings: Unleash Your Potential in 2024 In an open letter to the Nonprofit Leadership Center community, our CEO, Charlie Imbergamo, MA, CFRE , offered three suggestions to help nonprofit professionals reframe their learning goals and aspirations

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Direct mail offers a personal, tangible way to connect with supporters. Here's how direct mail can strengthen nonprofits' outreach.

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Fundraising Leadership

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Many choices for great podcasts on leadership are available to listen and learn. Lots of choices and options are good, but when you have close to 4.2 million podcasts around the world to pick from, which ones are best for you as a busy person interested in womens business, leadership, and entrepreneurship topics? Take The Lead has selected 10 of the best podcasts for womenby womenthat you can spend your time listening to while doing other things, so you can be the multitasker you are.

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Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2024

One funding trend Candids Research team recently unearthed is that education fundings share of philanthropic giving, especially from institutional grantmakers, is shrinking. Lets take a look at what our latest report shows. Education remains a funding priority but with a shrinking share Education has been a top priority for both institutional grantmakers and individual donors.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 12, 2024

More than one-third of U.S. campaigns on GoFundMe highlighted medical financial hardship and health-related social needs, researchers found.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 10, 2024

We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What is the secret to successful grant writing?” Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: How Does Your Mission Connect to the Funder’s Interest? Know your prospective funder in depth! Know what they fund and what matters most to them and know who you are as a nonprofit and what your funding priorities are.

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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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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

I love technology as much as the next person, and have benefited enormously from its application throughout my personal, professional, and civic lives. Yet, as a lifelong advancement professional for three institutions of higher education, and now as a fundraising consultant/trainer, I have serious questions about the potential of artificial intelligence, or the ubiquitous AI, in the profoundly unique discipline of resource development.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Image credit: Getty Images For Unsplash+ This article is the second in a three-part series Building Wealth for the Next Generation: The Promise of Baby Bonds a co-production of NPQ and the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School for Social Research in New York City. In recent years, baby bondspublicly funded trust accounts created to provide children born into low-wealth families with a guaranteed financial foundation upon reaching adulthoodhave evolved from idea to move

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Dating apps can teach fundraisers a lot about building relationships. Read on to learn why you need to think more like a matchmaker.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In addition to the international days listed below, see also public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedias List of Commemorative Months.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In September 2024, Candid and ABFE published two fact sheets about Black nonprofit leadership : Key Facts about Nonprofits with Majority Black Leadership and Key Facts about Nonprofits with Black CEOs. The data showed the world what Black nonprofit leaders have known for decades: Systemic issues in the social sector impact our ability to obtain the necessary resources to do our work.

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NonProfit HR

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In the nonprofit sector, leaders often face the unique challenge of balancing mission-driven work with the demands of supporting staff, clients and stakeholders. While the commitment to making a positive impact is deeply rewarding, it can also be emotionally and physically taxing. Nonprofit sector leaders are frequently under immense pressure to navigate crises, adapt to … Read more The post Trauma-Informed Leadership: Why Self-Care Matters for Nonprofit Executives appeared first on.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 10, 2024

New data from AmeriCorps identified the largest expansion of formal volunteering ever recorded, plus other volunteerism trends.

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Pam Moore

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Have you ever thought about the immense potential locked within your own expertise? Your knowledge, your experience, your unique perspectivethese are more than just assets; theyre your superpowers. The question is, are you using them to their fullest potential? The truth is, were living in an era where the knowledge economy is booming. People dont just want information; they want transformation.

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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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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Todays question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to increase donor-advised funds: Dear Charity Clairity, Ive been hearing a lot about donor-advised funds as a growing source of philanthropic dollars, but Im not sure how to go about leveraging some of this money.

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Jeff Brooks

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Yikes. Here are some scary ways nonprofits are keeping away from the giving they want to do, from Clairification, at Are You SCARING Nonprofit Donors Away? : Your website isnt donor-friendly. They cant find what they need to know in order to donate. Lots of talk about your organization, but not much about what they can do. Giving pages are hard to find.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Here are the top tips to drive impactful year-end marketing campaigns that turn one-off donors into lifelong supporters.

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Clairification

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The more publicly people commit, the more resistant they are to changing their minds This relates to one of Robert Cialdinis principles of influence and persuasion : commitment and consistency. The main point is this: Once we make a decision, and strongly attach ourselves to an idea by agreeing orally or in writing, its more likely well stick with that decision than change our minds.

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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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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 12, 2024

If youre an experienced marketing pro, social media is already on your radar as a valuable communication channel for acquiring donors and spreading awareness of your cause. But you can also use social media platforms to strengthen another facet of your support base volunteers. Your existing volunteers are some of the best marketing tools in your toolkit for boosting volunteer opportunities and adding to your ranks.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By Amanda Wasson In the ever-evolving landscape of fundraising, its clear that the traditional channel-first mindset is no longer sufficient. For too long, success was measured by the performance of individual channels, often overlooking the holistic experience of our donors. Its time to embrace a paradigm shift toward audience-first fundraising. Why this change matters Donors today engage with organizations across multiple touchpoints.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Religious people are more likely to trust charities and be open to solicitation, data from BBB Wise Giving Alliance showed.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Image credit: Orkhan Musayev on Unsplash Oil and gas? They are indeed a gift of God. That quote is perhaps unsurprising given its source: Haitham Al Ghais, a Kuwaiti oil executive and secretary general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). But Al Ghais called oil and gas divine gifts while giving a speech on a startling stage: COP29, the United Nations international meeting focusing on climate.

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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

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Candid

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Reactive giving is on the rise. Whether as a flash point response to a crisis, natural disaster, or an election, one-time, smaller donations are becoming commonplace. Reactive donors respond based on emotion, giving less than donors who give regularly, and historically have been fleeting supporters. For nearly all nonprofits, converting one-time donors into long-term partners is a struggle.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Pitching is not about asking or soliciting as much as it is about having a powerful, compelling, and consistent way of explaining your nonprofit’s cause. In this free 20-minute webinar , you will learn the fundamentals of pitching your nonprofit which will leave you feeling empowered to confidently ask for financial support. The presentation will help you: Identify the key elements of a repeatable and compelling pitch or case for support Find 1-3 powerful stories, results, or goals that li

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Failing in the nonprofit sector is the path to change and innovation. Here are three critical strategies I've learned for failing forward.

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Clairification

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As we enter the season of light, and you move into full-steam-ahead year-end fundraising mode, theres something I want to remind you about your messaging. “Oh, by the way, its not about you. The biggest mistake you can make is thinking your organization is the story. People arent buying your organization. When someone asks: What do you do? theyre not interested in your organization so much as what your organization accomplishes.

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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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