The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Shared leadership helps organizations find the skills they need and can be an answer to candidates' demand for greater work-life balance. By Ben Gose Project for Public Spaces Kelly Verel and Nate Storring are co-executive directors at the Project for Public Spaces. Shared leadership helps organizations find the skills they need and can be an answer to candidates' demand for greater work-life balance.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Staff transitions are an inevitable part of growth and change at nonprofits, but nurturing donor relationships through these shifts can be challenging. Here are four ways that your organization can limit the negative effects of staff transitions.

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Ann Green

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Year-end fundraising season is starting to get underway. I’m already seeing appeal letters in my mailbox and this is just the beginning. Speaking of appeal letters, you should plan to send one by mail. I know email is easier and less expensive, but people respond better to mail and it’s well worth the investment. However, if you just send one fundraising letter and wait for the donations to come in, prepare to be disappointed.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 17, 2023

You rushed out the door this morning and left your raincoat or umbrella, and it, of course, rains. You didn’t get gas yesterday because you just wanted to get home after a long day and now you have to unexpectedly drive across town to take your child to the doctor. You didn’t prepare a blog post for today because you were stressed because you’ve been working on a big project and now you are scrambling to post something the weekend after your birthday.

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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.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Donors committed to racial repair need to support reparations for Black people forcefully and unapologetically. By Cora Daniels Donors committed to racial repair need to support reparations for Black people forcefully and unapologetically.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The holiday season is a traditional time for nonprofits to seek additional donations. Perhaps you're considering reaching out to new leads or revisiting past donors. Regardless, before you make that move, it is crucial to have a clear plan for nurturing these relationships for retention.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 16, 2023

While many nonprofit employees go into the sector because they feel strongly about certain causes, those charitable efforts aren’t enough to keep them at your organization long term. Much like you focus on donor retention, you also have to develop a plan for employee retention to ensure your team feels satisfied coming to work each day and upholding your mission.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Six years into a collaboration designed for Syrian refugee children, the hope is that the adapted TV show will validate early-childhood development as a key to any humanitarian emergency response. By Alex Daniels Ryan Heffernan, Sesame Workshop Six years into a collaboration designed for Syrian refugee children, the hope is that the adapted TV show will validate early-childhood development as a key to any humanitarian emergency response.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 16, 2023

I previously shared answers to the top five questions on monthly giving. Now, I’d like to share the top three tips for fundraisers who are looking to start growing their monthly giving program to the next level.

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Amy Eisenstein

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Supporting other women in leadership roles matters at nonprofits and throughout the fundraising sector. Learn why it's so important and how you can help.

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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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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 19, 2023

My third book urges you to be CALM not BUSY if you want more communications success. Let’s explore what I mean by that. Being CALM (Not BUSY) Means Being Collaborative, Agile, Logical, and Methodical. It’s all about how your nonprofit communications team and your organizational as a whole work together. C is for Collaborative. Build listening into your ongoing routine.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Center for Democracy & Technology’s Alexandra Reeve Givens on why tech policy is now social-justice policy. By Lynn Schnaiberg Getty Images The Center for Democracy & Technology’s Alexandra Reeve Givens on artificial intelligence’s proliferating risks, and why tech policy is now social-justice policy.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 20, 2023

With informed delivery, U.S. Postal Service customers who sign up for emails can get a digital preview of their mailbox. This means that prior to getting your mail piece, recipients can click on your link and start donating. Here's how to use this service to your advantage.

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Joan Garry

OCTOBER 18, 2023

I am asked with some regularity to coach Chief Diversity Officers. I am tempted because helping an organization to become more culturally competent, where everyone has a true sense of belonging, is important to me. But I always say no. I can’t coach them to success. They are not set up for it. Now, I. Read more The post Chief Diversity Officers Are Set Up To Fail appeared first on Joan Garry Consulting.

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Amy Eisenstein

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Another great way to support women is by joining an all-female networking group in your area. We have one called “Women in Leadership” It provides professional development (98% of speakers are women), networking, and mentoring. I firmly believe it is the leadership skills and network I developed in this group that enabled me to become an executive director.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Jewish philanthropic community is in pain. We need our friends and allies to stop equivocating. By Andrés Spokoiny Mark Peterson, Redux The Jewish philanthropic community is in pain. We need our friends and allies to stop equivocating.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The fact of the matter is that because the unexpected can strike at any moment, the best thing you can do as a nonprofit leader is to be ready for any disaster — regardless of your mission. Here are some tips on starting a disaster fund for your organization.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 17, 2023

For many nonprofits, volunteers act as a crucial heartbeat, providing invaluable skills, support and capacity to strengthen organizations and communities. But what happens if a volunteer acts inappropriately or in a way that could be harmful to your organization? Nonprofit Leadership Center trainer Sara Leonard, MBA, CFRE, encourages every nonprofit with volunteers to have a structured volunteer evaluation process in place to continuously improve the organization and the experience volunteers ha

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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

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This is so interesting… and timely. I recently had a high net-worth donor come on to me. All 5 of these reasons apply to my situation. The perfect outcome would be for another man or woman to back me up when I see him again at a group meeting. Because of this article, I am trying to have such a person there for me in case I need it.

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Leadership 189

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Environmental advocates say philanthropy can help the drastically pared-down American Climate Corps succeed. By Kay Dervishi California Volunteers, Office of the Governor California Climate Action Corps Fellows and volunteers at a Community Climate Action Day learn how to remove invasive plants. Environmental advocates say philanthropy can help the drastically pared-down American Climate Corps succeed.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon Web Services recently said, “there is no AI without the AWS cloud”. If you’re new to the cloud, you may wonder what he meant? Simply put, the cloud allows organizations to transfer, store and analyze data using AI models – making it essential. Yet estimates suggest that 96% of nonprofits specifically are at the beginning of their cloud journey.

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Image via winnifredxoxo on Flickr This month's thought-provoking article in the Harvard Business Review is titled 3 Ways to Determine What Your Customer Really Values. Let's change the title to 3 Ways to Determine What Your PARTNER Really Values and see what we can learn about corporate partnerships. When approaching a prospective partner, consider where they sit on these three scales. ⚖️ The author suggests you do this in the order presented. ⚖️ Commoditized vs Customized.

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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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Amy Eisenstein

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Hi Amy; Read your article and support women to speak up. However, jumping to the conclusion that the bad behavior was due to gender bias is a tricky one. I have been at board meetings seeing men attack men in the same manner. Only astute leaders call out the bad behavior. It is knowing how to call out the bad behavior during board meetings that is important.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 16, 2023

With donations from Bezos Earth Fund and Open Philanthropy, the Good Food Institute has helped shaped the market for alternative meat. Yet the industry doesn’t appear to be taking off. By Eden Stiffman SAN FRANCISCO STRF, STAR MAX, IPx, AP Companies like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat promise new choices for meat-eaters through plant-based foods that mimic the taste and texture of the real thing without the environmental harms.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Download this fund accounting software guide to understand key core functionality; like GL, budgeting, fund tracking, grant administration, AP, AR, reporting, etc., and important questions to ask. Use it as an explainer for navigating the features, implementation process, and ways to get the most out of fund accounting software long-term.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

By Irene Mwendwa , Bonnita Nyamwire & Sally Roever Roughly six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of international media outlets reported on a silver linings story in Uganda. A Kampala woman who had lost her logistics job during the shutdown founded a new, all-women ride-hailing app called Diva Taxi, hiring dozens of Ugandan women, many who were also laid off or furloughed, providing these workers an economic lifeline and women riders a safer option for travel.

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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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Amy Eisenstein

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This information is very crucial. I have observed the male dominance on boards and in offices. And in such situations, females shy away, failing to bring out brilliant ideas which when shared after the meetings, are discovered to be more pertinent.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 20, 2023

By M.J. Prest Courtesy of TheDream.US Gaby Pacheco Plus, Year Up has promoted Ellen McClain to succeed its founder as CEO, and the MAP Fund has a new executive director.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 19, 2023

From startups to enterprises, organizations of all sizes are getting started with generative AI. So how can a nonprofit leader separate the hype from the helpful, to ensure responsible adoption of AI to their advance mission? One place to start is a simple online assessment of your organization’s cloud maturity. Invest 5min today, to guide the steps you should take tomorrow.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Sponsored by C ollidescope – an online platform that connects influencers, nonprofits, and socially responsible companies to create positive change and amplify impact. In our current digital landscape, having a strong social media presence is essential for nonprofit organizations. It not only helps raise awareness about your cause but also enables you to connect with a wider audience and attract potential donors and volunteers.

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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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