NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In Reimagining Nonprofit Boards , a three-part series based on the NPQ webinar, A New Framework for Boards, Ananda Valenzuela challenges traditional governance models and offers a new vision for boards that empower rather than constrain. So, what does good governance look like? How are major decisions made?

Governance 52

Governance Nonprofit governance and management Leadership Culture 52

Candid

JANUARY 21, 2025

In my more than 20 years as a philanthropy grants manager, nonprofit executive, and consultant, Ive seen how technology decisions can either amplify equity or entrench existing barriers. Philanthropy is uniquely positioned to lead thoughtfully, ensuring an AI-powered future that uplifts everyone. Fund accessible AI initiatives.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While governments, foundations, educators, and unions typically focus on job placements as key to improving people’s economic stability, they often overlook individuals who cannot commit to traditional employment schedules. For one, directly or indirectly, the government is usually the biggest employer of flexible labor in any area.

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Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Recruitment 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Especially as philanthropy has been shifting its focus from individual grants and programs to investing in broader systemic change, addressing confirmation bias becomes all the more urgent: the tools, practices, and cultures for evaluating evidence and learning have not kept pace with this shifting scale.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 31, 2024

As wildfires rage in the West, ranchers who once sued the government over fire management work with federal officials to stop the blazes, thanks to common ground forged with help from a nonprofit. Photo by Bob Keefer Fourth-generation Oregon rancher Gary Miller at his Rock Creek Ranch in Harney County.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In 2019, in Maryland, this is what the Prince Georges County Council and Venture Philanthropy Partners (later known as Youth Invest Partners) were doing in establishing the Nonprofit Capacity Building Program. Community-based organizations are one of the greatest levers for change.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 26, 2024

Petersburg Before joining the Foundation team, Lisa served as the assistant deputy director and managing attorney for the St. Julie Perrelli, CFRE Philanthropy Officer, Suncoast Hospice Foundation Julie is a graduate of the University of Florida. Brody, Esq. Chief Strategy Officer, Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg College.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This article is the third installment of NPQ’s series on Community-Driven Philanthropy. Public lands across the United States are being mismanaged, whether by the federal government or private interests, in ways that mirror the relationship these powers have had with Native people for centuries. This much larger effort comprises 1.9

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As one example, in early 2023, Brian Impact Foundation , which focuses on big-bet philanthropy , donated a total of 12.6 The ultimate success of these young nonprofits—their ability to fulfill their missions—will depend on many things, but good governance is among the most important. billion won (about $9.7

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Governance Nonprofit governance Nonprofit governance and management Universities 111

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In Reimagining Nonprofit Boards , a three-part series based on the NPQ webinar, A New Framework for Boards, Ananda Valenzuela challenges traditional governance models and offers a new vision for boards that empower rather than constrain. To get there, however, requires an understanding of how boards came to be.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 21, 2020

Their job is much wider than governance and fundraising. Their specialty is “improving the quality of life in Grundy County through leadership and philanthropy.” Outside of Grundy County, Julianne is the founder and main brain of Nonprofit Brains and Brawn, a virtual management company for small nonprofits with little to no staff.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Second, there is huge, untapped potential for climate mitigation (efforts to reduce or prevent greenhouse gas emissions), given the scope of land smallholders manage globally. The magnitude of the problem warrants philanthropy and aid at scale.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Philanthropy can play a crucial role in supporting underserved and marginalized communities in their rebuilding process. Alongside that, successful philanthropy also requires a long-term commitment—continuing the work for months and often years to make a real and lasting difference. Be there for the long hall.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

By James Nardella & Maharshi Vaishnav We’ve appreciated the thoughtful conversation going on between smart colleagues on both the philanthropic and implementer side of social change about the merits and pitfalls of Big Bet Philanthropy. First and foremost: We do not mind being the “guinea pigs” for this new, bold kind of philanthropy.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

There are specific funding strategies that philanthropy can employ to shield artists from the capitalist market. Troutman insists, “Historic Clayborn Temple, and others like us, can teach philanthropy a few things.…Artists Anasa is right: Artists can indeed help philanthropy rethink its pace and purpose.

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Philanthropy Culture Agriculture Community Development 111

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

1 Philanthropy’s Conflicting Commitments Over the course of the last two and a half years, Marguerite Casey Foundation has supported efforts across the country to reimagine safety, increase access to public dollars, and seed in everyday people’s imagination the belief that our government dollars should be used to improve their lives.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

By James Anderson Here’s a new axiom fit for the 21st century: The greater the global challenge, the more likely it is to fall to local governments to fix. Local governments are left bearing the brunt and have, understandably, so far struggled. Or take the ongoing global migration wave.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 20, 2024

Doing so means transforming our governing institutions, laws, regulations, and customs in a more fundamental way than tinkering around the edges with policy and programs. When everyday people, institutions, and government act in service, out of love for the particular needs of particular people, the benefits flow outward.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

A Cautionary Tale: Overcoming Governance Nightmares in Nonprofit Organizations No one enjoys it when a nonprofits board doesnt work well together. Learn four ways your CFO can help with your nonprofits grant management. Your nonprofit got a grant now what?

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In Reimagining Nonprofit Boards , a three-part series based on the NPQ webinar, A New Framework for Boards, Ananda Valenzuela challenges traditional governance models and offers a new vision for boards that empower rather than constrain. This [collective governance] framing inherently challenges the top-down board knows best assumption.

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Nonprofit governance and management Governance Culture Poverty 52

Candid

AUGUST 13, 2024

The study found that these organizations grew to their current size mainly by focusing on a single revenue category—such as government, program revenue, corporate, or philanthropy—rather than diversifying across categories. Should it put more effort into other categories like philanthropy or individual giving?

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Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

A pre-pandemic study by the Urban Institute – a research center based in Washington DC – also found eighty percent of nonprofits relied on volunteers, but did not have the knowledge to engage and adequately manage them effectively. I’ve added an extra few cost-free ideas to help manage volunteer re-engagement at this critical time: .

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Clairification

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The work of philanthropy facilitation is very personal. But, if you rely on philanthropy to survive and thrive, donors are just as important a constituency as your mission-centered beneficiaries. And, fundamentally, its based on trust. Which is why establishing and building trust should be part of your nonprofit and personal mission.

Ethics 57

Ethics Philanthropy Governance Nonprofits 57

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Government. GrantScape is a database of current grant opportunities offered by foundations and federal, state, and local governments. Instrumental is an online database of grant opportunities that matches nonprofits with the right funders and then enables nonprofits to efficiently track and manage their grants. About the Author.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 10, 2017

Such engagement could allow brands to share their charitable commitments and could bring customers along, join in the efforts and give via a customized e-commerce experience." - Kasia Reterska, Managing Partner, McPherson Strategies. 2016 America’s Charity Checkout Champions. It is migrating away from the counter and into the virtual world.

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Retail Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management 213

Affnetz

JULY 10, 2023

Short answer – philanthropy from individuals, foundation grants, government grants, events, earned revenue, membership dues, social entrepreneurship, investments (endowments), and probably a few more things! Philanthropy is almost essential for Nonprofits. What pays for these budgets? Let’s unpack!

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2024

Spottin g and Fixing Dysfunctional Nonprofit Boards by Alex Counts Micromanaging, rubber stamp, and Balkanized nonprofit boards of directors are more common than not, and turning them into high-functioning governing bodies requires being on the alert for six warning signs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 21, 2013

Fundraising, Research, Philanthropy. Charity Reviews, Philanthropy, Research. Chronicle of Philanthropy :: @ Philanthropy. Philanthropy, News, Research. Grants Directory, Philanthropy, Research. Charity Ratings, Philanthropy, Research. Policy, Leadership, Governance. News, Jobs, Management.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

You all think the federal government paying reparations is inevitable and that it’s going to happen within the next 20 to 30 years. And I am the co-founder and managing director of Liberation Ventures (LV). So first, on the recipients—the reality is this is actually exactly what the federal government is set up to do.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 22, 2025

Over 20 years ago according to the Edelman Trust Barometer , more people trusted nonprofits than government or business, and this continued even as late as 2015. Only 42% trust government, but that figure has been rising. And those organizations generally do fantastic work and are far more effective than the government.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 31, 2016

They also provide charities with opportunities to provide contact information, social media links, as well as details about their governance practices and diversity measures. It makes sense, then, for nonprofit media relations managers to spend some time building out their profile pages. Governance.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

At least 50 percent of the earth’s land area is owned, used, or managed by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs), with 36 percent of all intact forests on recognized Indigenous lands. Funders will need to marshal their creativity in changing funding practices, as well as invest in their own internal management capacity.

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Civil Society Environmental Public and Social Policy Governance 119

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Now, they’re expanding their philanthropy to news organizations that report on food, agriculture, and the environment and, in turn, amplifying the family’s other efforts. Journalism is welcoming the new infusion of philanthropy. Notably, Walton family journalism philanthropy is focused in overlapping areas.

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Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 136

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

Developing a sound approach to managing these assets is part of the fiduciary responsibility of nonprofit boards. Liquidity policies help organizations understand the resources needed to carry out ongoing operating activities, but even liquid assets can be managed with an eye towards mission. But should they be?

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Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 126

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The key to achieving this kind of financial sustainability is implementing effective management practices at your organization. To help you get started, this guide will cover four essential tips for improving your nonprofit’s financial management strategy. Corporate philanthropy. Bookkeeper. Accountant. Earned income.

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Management Nonprofit governance and management Finance Nonprofit Finance 64

Candid

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This includes AI-driven financial decisions, health-tech solutions based on incomplete data, and the use of digital surveillance against communities that already distrust law enforcement and government agencies. Philanthropy can play a pivotal role in shaping a fair and equitable data future.

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Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 106

Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Today, Joe Meehan pointed me toward’s the article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy about President Obama’s new bill limiting charitable deductions. Are nonprofits just another special interest, complaining about government debt but crying foul when attempts at fiscal management impact us? I mean, really.

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