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How Funders Can Strategically Invest in the Growth and Impact of BIPOC Nonprofits

NonProfit Quarterly

Organizational growth isnt linear. Organizational change and growth are not short-term investments. Funders should understand that organizational change and growth are not short-term investments and that longer engagements lead to more significant results. Every organization is different.

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Making Economic Democracy Work: How to Practice Shared Leadership

NonProfit Quarterly

In 1963, Civil Rights activist Ella Baker said she was “very much afraid of this ‘Foundation Complex.’ 2 As Ruth Wilson Gilmore reminds us in The Revolution Will Not Be Funded , “Foundations are repositories of twice-stolen wealth—(a) profit sheltered from (b) taxes” (46). We’re getting praise from places that worry me.”

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[BOOK REVIEW] Truly great fundraising needs a great organization … here’s how to create that

Jeff Brooks

But theres one big reason that overshadows all of those things: The problem: The culture and leadership of your organization. I say your organization because the same set of organizational problems hobble virtually all nonprofits to some extent. As you can see, this is a foundational, built-in challenge for pretty much any nonprofit.

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Keeping the Dream Team: Unleashing the Power of Employee Retention in Nonprofits

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Beyond the cost associated with replacement, high turnover rates also result in loss of institutional knowledge, lower productivity and morale, and community image issues. To help you better understand the “hidden” costs of employee turnover, the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance has created a free Cost of Employee Turnover Calculator.

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Operationalizing Co-Leadership Structures: Lessons from the Nonprofit Intermediary Field

NonProfit Quarterly

Incoming BIPOC leaders, in particular, are questioning how we reconcile commitments to dismantle oppressive systems externally while practicing a highly individualistic and heroic notion of organizational leadership internally. Thus, the seed was planted for co-leadership as a possible structure at ProInspire.

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How to Conduct Racial Equity Audits

NonProfit Quarterly

These audits are part of the bigger picture of organizational change management. And every piece of the puzzle is required to complete the scene and make change happen. Significant racial equity advancement will remain elusive until organizations are willing to examine their own purpose, leadership, strategy, and culture.

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What are your nonprofit’s priorities and goals for 2025?

Blue Avocado

We will research and target high-priority foundation s and government funding sources while strengthening our relationships with our current funders. Christy Crosser from Estes Park Museum Friends & Foundation, Inc. We will demonstrate the real-world impact of donations and gifts to create trust and confidence among our community.