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On Being a White Thought Leader in the Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

We teach several different styles of thought leadership, but what they have in common is the willingness to say something others are not saying or to say it out loud in a new way. It — and thought leadership in both the substance of what you say and the style in which you say it — are risky business. We don’t know yet. .

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What nonprofits want: Support for capacity building and collective impact

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Capacity Building funding provides much-needed support for what many organizations had been doing without: resources to strengthen leadership and boards, professional development, technology, evaluation, strategic planning, communications, etc. We held live webinars and community office hours where applicants could ask questions.

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A Nonprofit Partnership: How One Board Member Connected Two Organizations and Boosted Both

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The second is the ESPERA (Economic Systems Providing Equitable Resources for All) program , which invests in women in Central America and Mexico, by providing accompaniment in business skills and entrepreneurship, strengthening leadership, family farming, and emotional wellness. “I

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Listen, Hear: 10 Best Podcasts For Women’s Leadership & Why

Fundraising Leadership

Many choices for great podcasts on leadership are available to listen and learn. 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? Lots of choices and options are good, but when you have close to 4.2

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  Freedom To Fight For DEI: How Legal Battles Affect Leadership Policies, Commitment

Fundraising Leadership

These issues demand response and action in the workplace now and require deep understanding of the laws, processes and practices in order to be successful in achieving parity and equity in leadership across gender, race and identity. “ “ Prevailing in an anti-DEI climate requires intention and effort.

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Thank Heaven For 11: Take The Lead Celebrates 11 Years Working Toward Mission of Equity

Fundraising Leadership

Eleven years ago, Gloria Feldt and Amy Litzenberger co-founded the organization with the bold mission of society reaching leadership gender parity across all sectors by 2025this year. For the past 11 years, Take The Lead has been working towards achieving gender and racial equity in leadership across all sectors and industries.

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How to secure essential technology funding to deliver on nonprofit missions

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We believe that by supporting nonprofits in areas like technology, we can help advance economic mobility through college access and completion, workforce and career development, and entrepreneurship, says Donell Hammond, chief information technology officer at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.