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What is the Secret to Successful Grant Writing?

Blue Avocado

Know what they fund and what matters most to them and know who you are as a nonprofit and what your funding priorities are. Alice Rossignol, Nonprofit Consultant Avoid AI Shortcuts and Put Yourself in the Donor’s Shoes Some suggest grant writing can be done by AI. Know your prospective funder in depth!

Sociology 100
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Strengthening Democracy by Practicing It

NonProfit Quarterly

The same goes for skills related to group decision-making, managing internal conflict, or holding one another accountable—the most basic democratic practices. Development economist Albert Hirschman described democratic governance as offering voice in return for loyalty. But not all social movements strengthen democracy.

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Safety First: CEO Grows Organization, Leads Communities By Doing The Right Thing

Fundraising Leadership

While she did later return to earn a bachelors in sociology from College of New Rochelle and a masters in nonprofit and organizational management from Maris College School of Management, Chan Shue joined the NYPD in 1993. I take care of everyone,” Chan Shue says. They call me Mother Teresa.”

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[VIDEO] Exploring Cryptocurrency: Introducing New Giving Methods to Your Nonprofit

Bloomerang

New giving methods for your nonprofit. And something we’re really known for here, but if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinars, Bloomerang is also a provider of donor management software. Sorry, and understand how your nonprofit can accept crypto in these safe, simple, insecure environments.

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Excessive Wealth Has Run Amok—This Must Stop

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Malik Cıl on pexels.com I’ve been a student of inequality for a long time—as a curious child and later as a sociology professor. Why Excessive Wealth Matters Academics and nonprofit activists have long talked about income inequality—and, more recently, have begun to address the more significant issue of wealth inequality.

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How to Advance a Just Energy Transition in Oil-Dominated New Brunswick

NonProfit Quarterly

A report issued by the Atlantic Economic Council in February 2024 says the company can survive the net-zero transition, but only with government aid. The moratorium was partially lifted in 2019 by what was then a new provincial government. The company that owns the refinery, Irving Oil, is facing a precarious future.

Energy 107
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Beyond Karen: White Woman Archetypes in the Third Sector

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Yermine Richardson/ www.popcaribe.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s spring 2024 issue, “‘Stop Drowning Us, and Stop Making Us Disappear’: A Critical Report on the State of Black Woman Leadership.” 4 The largest relative turnover and promotion gap was between White women and Black women.