Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Other schools are observing the energy and momentum, and they are eager to join the movement. For 60 days, 60 percent of public schools in Lebanon were converted to displacement centers for families from various (predominantly Shiite) parts of the country seeking shelter in slightly safer areas. far below the previous level of 10.2

Education 75

Education Education Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 75

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 7, 2021

How to build an engaged nonprofit board . The CEO or executive director (ED) is the visionary and the public “face” of the organization. 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.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Recruitment Nonprofits Philanthropy 124

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 15, 2024

By Sean Kosofsky, The Nonprofit Fixer — a strategic advisor who has worked in nonprofits for 30+ years and served as an executive director for five organizations in the past 20 years. Nonprofits are not exempt from this trend. Many other nonprofits have moved in this direction in every part of the US and beyond.

Public and Nonprofit Management 120

Public and Nonprofit Management Production Retention Recruitment 120

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

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.

Fundraising 115

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 115

Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

Conversely, a toxic, dysfunctional, or low-performing board can destroy your nonprofit. How do you recruit board members and onboard them to be high performers who give generously of their time, treasure, and talents? 10 places to recruit board members Your volunteer pool. Young Nonprofit Professionals groups.

Participation and motivation 105

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

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 26, 2015

This article was originally published in our April/May issue of Nonprofit Hub Magazine. Volunteer engagement isn’t just a trivial award or public recognition, but rather part of a nonprofit’s culture. Engagement starts from the recruitment of volunteers and includes training, retention efforts and also appreciation.

Recruitment 77

Recruitment Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 77

Getting Attention

OCTOBER 14, 2010

New York Cares is New York City’s leading volunteer organization and runs volunteer programs for 1,000 nonprofits, city agencies and public schools, enabling more than 50,000 volunteers annually to contribute their time, expertise and energy to a wide array of organizations that address critical social needs citywide.

Communication 71

Communication Recruitment Public and Nonprofit Management Retention 71

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

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Advisory committees let your nonprofit work with others who want to see you succeed. As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys.

Race and Ethnicity 87

Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Production Collaborations 87

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

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Finance Public and Nonprofit Management 119

The Volunteer Hub

MARCH 7, 2022

It’s no secret that a dedicated group of volunteers is an important cornerstone of many nonprofit organization. Susan would like to learn about your organization and refine her management and speaking skills. This example illustrates how crucial it is to gather information from a newly recruited volunteer.

Retention 92

Retention Recruitment Public and Nonprofit Management Activism 92

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 20, 2023

Look, no organization is perfect, and we are as leery as anyone about articles that proclaim that this nonprofit or that company has the secret recipe for building a great culture or achieving great results. Leaha joined eight years ago and helped dramatically advance our approach to recruiting and to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Culture 111

Culture Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation 111

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. public health system. public health system in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Health Medical 52

Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Your volunteers do a fantastic job in helping your nonprofit turn its dreams for a better community into reality. Branding your water bottle design with your organization’s logo and colors will also help raise awareness of your nonprofit. In return, they deserve to be recognized and rewarded for their contributions.

Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Retention Environmental 105

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

Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

Your nonprofit is growing. Capital campaigns are a great reason to talk about the work your nonprofit does. It’s time to ask yourself some tough questions: Does your nonprofit have the structure in place to manage your growth and the additional work that will come with your realized dream of a new building?

Public and Nonprofit Management 75

Public and Nonprofit Management Construction Fundraising Fundraising 75

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

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

Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Volunteers are key to helping nonprofits stay up and running. From donating their time to help out with vital programs and initiatives to lending their professional expertise and skills, volunteers help keep nonprofits on track to complete their goals. Invest in volunteer management software. Make the experience engaging.

Public and Nonprofit Management 59

Public and Nonprofit Management Volunteerism Volunteerism Participation and motivation 59

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 9, 2024

However, with the need to maintain momentum and energy for the campaign for an extended period of time ( research shows the average capital campaign can take over three years to complete), it can be tricky to keep your entire team engaged and excited about the process. This might include your CRM, project management tools, and more.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Communication Technology 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinar series, we are also a provider of donor management software.

Leadership 64

Leadership Fundraising Fundraising Philanthropy 64

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Cause Camp is an annual conference for nonprofit professionals held in Lincoln, Neb. at Innovation Campus, and it brings the best of the nonprofit sector together in one place. If you’re attending in-person, you’ll have access to a workshop on April 7th where you can better your nonprofit organization through hands-on learning.

Public and Nonprofit Management 53

Public and Nonprofit Management Foundations Technology Education 53

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 22, 2025

In these turbulent times, many leaders of the nations growing network of community development financial institutions (CDFIs)which now collectively manage $468 billion in assets, a 615 percent increase over the past decadehave high hopes. The hub model seeks to manage a community development finance ecosystem, which involves more than CDFIs.

Finance 105

Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 11, 2024

While the states economy is ranked number 4 in the nation by US News and World Report , the Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration reported a public sector vacancy rate of 23 percent via the Denver Post , with 7,500 state government positions open as of July 19, 2023.

Culture 103

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

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

They create a suite of environmental problems: from high carbon emissions as trees and soils burn; to public health emergencies when wildfires hit towns and smoke affects distant cities; to water contamination compounding regional drought. Modern land management practices such as fire suppression and logging make forests likelier to burn.

Public and Social Policy 118

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 118

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.” In short, what passes for “economic development” is too often little more than politician-abetted corporate extraction of public resources.

Public and Social Policy 134

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

Anedot

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

To meet the needs of this resilient community, Openhouse has created a suite of services, programs, and trainings, including affordable housing, educational and enrichment programs, a training platform for providers, and navigation and case management, to name a few.

Public and Social Policy 40

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations 40

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? Or take public benefits. Well, those models have failed spectacularlyand routinelyin many different countries. But instead, we do the reverse.

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

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

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.” Doing so will no doubt require a major recruitment and education drive.

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. Public funds amounting to billions of dollars are turned into private profits for services using your assets. The Peoples Money for the Peoples Needs What difference could a public bank make? It turns out, quite a lot. It turns out, quite a lot.

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. In a quest to grow the mission, organizations hired managers.

Nonprofit governance and management 111

Nonprofit governance and management Leadership Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 111