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Post-Election Reflections for Nonprofit Leaders

NonProfit Leadership Center

Nonprofits can do with efficiency and effectiveness what governments cannot always accomplish. Hosting open forums or small listening sessions can provide a platform for people to share their thoughts and concerns and remind them that we value their voices and perspectives. In what ways can we hold space for our teams?

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Creating a Unique Value Proposition for Your Nonprofit (Part 2)

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Yesterday and today, we welcome guest blogger Sean Kosofsky to explain an important marketing concept for all nonprofits to understand: Your Unique Value Proposition (UVP). In part 1 of this two-part blog series, we covered the first few steps of creating a Unique Value Proposition statement. Could it be the government?

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Safe At Work: How To Lead During Election Season With Fairness and Civility

Fundraising Leadership

Read more in Take The Lead on women in politics That stress and political anxiety can lead to reduced productivity at work, extended absences from work, breakdown of collaboration across teams, and a failure to produce required outcomes and meet deadlines. “In APA’s 2024 Stress in America survey, 77% of U.S. Why is this so important?

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How ‘Productizing’ Innovative Finance Hurts Development

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Innovative finance is based on the premise that there is not enough money from governments and philanthropic organizations alone to address pressing global issues like poverty, climate change, and access to electricity and clean water. Productization makes the product the end instead of a means.

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When It Comes to Promoting Prosperity, Production Beats Consumption

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In this sense, many international development philanthropies are neglecting the most powerful route to prosperity: productive employment in a thriving economy. Historically, these resources have only materialized when countries have achieved massive expansions of economic productivity and opportunity. The empirical record is clear.

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3 common fundraising mistakes nonprofits make—and how to avoid them 

Candid

In this age of digital overload and short attention spans, nonprofits that want to raise more money will instead create and sustain authentic, productive, long-term relationships with a network of individuals, corporate executives, government representatives, and/or impact investors.

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An Experimental Approach to Early-Stage Nonprofit Governance

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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. This includes the value of experimentation. Here’s a closer look at each of these five lessons.