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.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Governance Leadership 98

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.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 98

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.

Nonprofit governance and management 110

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 110

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. A good board starts with good recruiting. The process of engaging your board begins at the recruitment stage.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Recruitment Nonprofits Philanthropy 124

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.

Fundraising 115

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

Few things are more critical to your nonprofit’s success than your board of directors. A strong and effective board can help provide strategic direction, keep your finances in check, and uphold a high standard of governance. Conversely, a toxic, dysfunctional, or low-performing board can destroy your nonprofit. Your donor pool.

Participation and motivation 105

Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Leadership 105

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Special attention was placed on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund , a $27 billion clean-energy loan fund created by last year’s Inflation Reduction Act. [Today] CDFI assets total $457.9 One was the rise of nonprofits within the CDFI sector. An overwhelming majority of CDFIs today, however, are nonprofits. That’s true.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 119

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In facilitating the development of systems change plans for a variety of nonprofits, I’ve found that principles associated with social justice offer a unifying framework to help staff and boards understand not only the end goal of systems change, but also the root causes of social problems and what strategies will solve them.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 122

Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 7, 2023

Nonprofit organizations, with their focus on social causes and community welfare, play a crucial role in shaping society. The board of directors is responsible for the overall direction and governance of the organization, and their decisions can make or break the nonprofit’s mission.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising apps are helpful tools that drive your nonprofit’s fundraising campaigns by empowering you to pull in more donations, and there are hundreds to choose from. Know What You’re Looking For: 2 Types of Fundraising Apps There are two types of fundraising apps you should be aware of: nonprofit-facing, and donor-facing.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Candid

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Nonprofits focused on diverse talent acquisition in 2022, survey finds. nonprofits (79 percent) plan to prioritize talent acquisition in 2022, up from 59 percent in 2020, a report from human resources firm Nonprofit HR finds. A weekly update with the latest news from PND. December 9, 2021. Nearly eight in ten U.S.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Health Medical 52

Nonprofit Fixer

JANUARY 24, 2023

The Complete Guide to Implementing the Four-Day Workweek If you want to create the kind of workplace no one wants to leave, while still pushing for excellence and work-life balance, consider this long overdue, and much-misunderstood management tool. As a manager, I kept reading about how the pandemic caused burnout and stress.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Production Public and Social Policy 98

Fundraising Leadership

APRIL 14, 2023

At their recent Catalyst Awards 2023, the global nonprofit founded in 1962 to “accelerate and advance women into leadership” applauded an exceptional roster of those at the helms of “forward-thinking organizations that are developing new and innovative ways to advance gender equity and strengthen their organizations.” asks Bible. “We

Culture 52

Culture Race and Ethnicity Health Manufacturing 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

Investing in forests, their managing agencies, and communities that care for and depend on them is vital to handling climate change and its attendant health and economic crises. After decades of neglect, federal and state governments are making substantial investments to combat the wildfire crisis.

Public and Social Policy 118

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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.

Culture 103

Culture Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 103

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 7, 2024

Image: “ Hiding From My Shadow” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” T]he federal government has largely left each state on its own to compete against other states for jobs and tax revenues.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 134

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The AI Mirror by DALL-E 3/OpenAI.com/DALLE Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? You would have named things like finding quicker paths to clean energy, finding ways to make crops more resilient to climate stress.

Nonprofit governance and management 95

Nonprofit governance and management Technology Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 95

Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

We are here to talk about how to build your nonprofit’s engagement engine. But, if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinars, we are also a provider, primarily a provider, of donor-management software. She has been the founder since 1994 helping nonprofits with branding, websites. What is it?

Public and Nonprofit Management 126

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Communication Public and Social Policy 126

Nonprofit Fixer

JULY 23, 2020

Thousands of nonprofits have this challenge every year. This is why organizations need to guide and educate donors and foundations in evaluating nonprofits. Why do we set up our nonprofit sector like this???) By helping funders be more flexible, you are doing the whole nonprofit field a favor. This is bull!

Public and Social Policy 52

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Image: “Color My World” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.”

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Production 137

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

This happens daily when local governments park public funds in banks. If governments can work with a publicly owned bank that makes modest profits and reinvests those profits in the communities that own it, they can participate in a restorative local economy.

Nonprofit governance and management 128

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Finance 128

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 27, 2023

Nearly all have faced power struggles from within that they didn’t anticipate and can’t seem to get beyond without considerable time and energy that would otherwise be spent on the job they believed they were hired to perform. She started recruiting in pool halls and bars.

Nonprofit governance and management 111

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