NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The 2023 Nonprofit Leadership Conference was an amazing moment. As I looked out at the crowd of more than 750 nonprofit professionals and business leaders who gathered at the Hilton Tampa Downtown, I saw some of the most mission-centered and generous people in our communities. What is Possible When Nonprofits Come Together?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2021

By Brian Greenwald , Nonprofit Superfan at Generate_Impact – a human-centered technology services company focused solely on celebrating and serving humanitarian, social impact and sustainability organizations and causes. Simply put, “Tech Team Aug” means establishing a dedicated tech services partner for your nonprofit.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In our first 10 years, we managed to mobilize 400,000 out-of-school girls, while we mobilized 1.3 When the opportunity came to apply for big bet philanthropy, it enabled us to transition our organizations into a new kind of vehicle, operating at a much larger scale with a new kind of energy. That was our wishful thinking, too.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

To fully fund your nonprofit, you need a diversified fundraising stream. In other words, you need to get your money from many different sources, not just one awesome foundation, one government grant, or one generous donor. Getting your funds from multiple sources is especially important when fundraising for a new nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JULY 16, 2021

These could be nonprofits, government initiatives, green communities, etc. . They teamed with Energy Star, a program run by the U.S. Department of Energy. The program promotes energy efficiency. Namely, IMB has 11 green storage systems, all of which are approved by Energy Star. . Other related articles.

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The Charity CFO

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Nonprofits exist to meet a societal need or provide a public benefit. Unlike an organization whose primary goal is to make money, nonprofits exist to meet a community’s needs. That said, while it’s not your primary purpose, your nonprofit must find ways to make money. . How do nonprofits make money?

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Nonprofit Fixer

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Keep the plates spinning Have you ever thought about starting and running a nonprofit? Are you considering applying for or accepting a role as a nonprofit executive director (ED) or CEO? If you have ever been curious about nonprofit leadership, you probably have wondered what a nonprofit executive or CEO does.

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The Kindful Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

If the problem you are trying to solve or the need you are addressing isn’t a quick fix but instead long range, ongoing and/or escalating, you might consider forming your own nonprofit. In this post, we’ll review frequently asked questions about starting a nonprofit and nine key steps to get your own organization up and running.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

Moonsoon Fund, where Gloshay focuses her energies, has similar ambitions. It is about rebalancing the feminine energy back into decision circles and rebuilding and reimagining systems through a matriarchal lens. Indigenous women are the backbone of their communities. The barrier to entry is extremely high.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Why Energy-Efficient Renovations Are Good Investments In an age where sustainability is not just a trend but a necessity, energy-efficient renovations have emerged as a cornerstone in modern property development and ownership.

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 9, 2024

To find out, NPQ interviewed Malik Kenyatta Yakini, cofounder of the Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network (DBCFSN); Lanay Gilbert-Williams, current co-op board president; and Akil Talley, the co-op’s first full-time permanent general manager. We did a lot of community engagement sessions.” Detroit is going through gentrification.

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Getting Attention

JANUARY 25, 2013

Please post your nonprofit marketing position here for full-time or part-time staff, consulting or internship opportunities. Communications and Technology Manager , Association of Small Foundations (Washington DC). Communications Manager , Communities Creating Opportunity (Kansas City, MO). New Opportunities.

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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 14, 2024

Image: “Death Caught From A Plane Window” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” And even if there isn’t, why do you think that nonprofits have been so ineffective at preventing the growth of inequality?

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Editors’ note: This article is from the fall 2022 issue of the Nonprofit Quarterly , “The Face of Climate Change,” and was first published on May 1, 2022. It is jointly governed by members of the Nakoda and Aaniiih nations, and includes a 22,000- acre (over 34,000 square miles) bison reserve, home to a herd of over 500 buffalo.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 11, 2024

By Caroline Whistler & Tony Gherardini As of 2023, nearly 20 million people are employed by the government at the state and local level. Despite playing a crucial role, government agencies across the United States are facing a challenge.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Yet Paul Farmer was also a brilliant, original, and often iconoclastic thinker when it came to nonprofit leadership. ” Paul was fond of this phrase—“hermeneutic of generosity”—which has deep roots in theology but that we rarely hear in management literature or political discourse.

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Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Medical 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Image credit: “Sister Secrets ” by Renée Laprise Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2024 issue, “Supporting the Youth Climate Justice Movement.” 3 Built on the Sesan River, the dam was part of the Chinese government’s “Belt and Road Initiative,” which sought to expand its “foreign policy interests.”

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Getting Attention

JULY 14, 2015

Post YOUR comms job here —nonprofits, grantmakers, B Corps & vendors serving nonprofits. Communications Manager for Reproductive Rights ACLU (New York, NY). Communications & Outreach Specialist California YMCA Youth & Government (Sacramento, CA). Nonprofit Marketing & Communications Jobs—June 22, 2015.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The shade provided to the crops reduces water evaporation and temperature stress, leading to increased crop yields and better water management. Local Food Production Combining solar energy with agriculture allows local food production, reducing transportation emissions from importing produce.

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Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang besides our webinars, Bloomerang is a provider of donor management software. You’re teaching grant writing and doing board development and super involved in the nonprofit community there. I do run the Cal State East Bay Nonprofit Management Certificate Program.

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Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Energy Public and Nonprofit Management 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 10, 2023

By Joan Garry The nonprofit sector is deeply in debt to individuals who identify a needs gap in their communities and are propelled to launch a formal effort to address that need by founding a 501(c)(3). In that context, it is ironic that we often brand nonprofit founders, Hester Prynne-like, with a chronic illness we call founder syndrome.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

However, eight months after Lumumba was elected, he died of heart failure, and the anticipated alliance with the city government did not materialize. But, even so, the city government and the social movement represented by Cooperation Jackson and its allies have not always seen eye to eye. Workers, in short, are exhausted.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 25, 2023

Image Credit: Askar Abayev on pexels.com Leaders in the social sector hear it all the time: nonprofits should run like a business. The distinct purposes of businesses and nonprofits require unique approaches. Of course, nonprofits are businesses. The distinct purposes of businesses and nonprofits require unique approaches.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

billion) in assets under management and a 30-year track record, isnt wrong per se. An investment portfolio that limits energy investments to renewables, for example, may well outperform a portfolio that includes fossil fuel firms; holding on to fossil fuel stocks is arguably riskier. Each fund is unique.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

” Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: A Deep and Sincere Caring About the Nonprofit’s Mission The most important “quality” in a board member would be a real and heartfelt caring about the mission/goal of the nonprofit they will be involved with.

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Ethics Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Children 105

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 7, 2023

There are also opportunities to advance equity and establish more community-responsive co-governance in the process. Because public dollars often have extensive reporting requirements, CTC feared that accepting these funds might invite financial instability and divert energy from existing programs.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This holiday season, give back by shopping for unique gifts from nonprofit online stores. In this gift guide, you’ll find selections from nonprofits that you won’t see in regular shops. What’s more, your purchases from nonprofit shops will support the essential work of these organizations and the individuals they help year-round.

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Children Environmental Nonprofits Agriculture 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 18, 2024

But neither extreme heat nor wildfire smoke are currently considered response-worthy disasters by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). A leader of the petition, Jean Su, director of the Energy Justice Program at the Center for Biological Diversity, told NPR , “Hurricanes are terrible. Earthquakes are terrible.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 28, 2023

Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) The shape of government relations for worker co-ops has experienced a massive shift in the past five years. Image Credit: Amina Filkins on pexels.com [W]e must be relentless in centering the needs and voices of workers. The worker cooperative model is one of our best tools for achieving that goal.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

You might be inspired to bring your idea to life by starting a nonprofit. million registered nonprofits in the United States, making these charitable organizations a staple of modern society. However, any new nonprofit needs a strong foundation to thrive. Around 30% of nonprofits cease to exist within 10 years of their founding.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

We hear from folks all the time who are looking for new fundraising ideas for nonprofits, especially fundraising ideas for a new nonprofit. Sometimes when people are looking for new fundraising ideas for nonprofits, they’re looking for a quick solution to solve their funding problems. Avoid them!). Broken Model #1: Self Pay.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. Other schools are observing the energy and momentum, and they are eager to join the movement.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 7, 2021

How to build an engaged nonprofit board . Nor do they have the time or energy to find, meet, and cultivate everyone in the community who shares a passion for the organization’s mission. The orientation is the critical next step in nonprofit board engagement. Below I’ll talk about engaged boards and how you can build one. .

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Blue Avocado exists to help nonprofits succeed , and our community of nonprofit experts, leaders, and trailblazers continues to share their wisdom, strengthening us all. Make sure you check out all the real-world advice that nonprofit leaders have contributed this year. Why not ripe?

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 18, 2024

In a Washington Post interview , Raj Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, explains how he and his team scaled a proven renewable energy program, in part by raising money from the Bezos Earth Fund and the IKEA foundation. Funding the last mile. One is that it may divert funding away from other important areas. Consider alternatives.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

When you hear the words “Nonprofit Board Meeting,” what comes to mind? If you are like most nonprofit leaders, the thought of a Board meeting creates feelings of dread, the blahs, the “let’s get it over withs”, the “I don’t have time for this” mindset, or the “I don’t know why we even bothers”. How do you feel? In one word, “UGH.”

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 13, 2023

That’s why Momentum Nonprofit Partners launched our consultant directory in 2017 and have linked hundreds of nonprofits to qualified consultants in Memphis and across the country. Tell us about your previous experience working in the nonprofit sector. For those organizations, managing with limited resources.

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