NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 20, 2025

Image Credit: Getty Images on Unsplash Broad segments of the nonprofit sector are concerned about the new presidential administration and the threats it poses to nonprofit organizations. A charity or nonprofits plans can be shut down for a failure to properly register. See, for example, The Project Grant Rule Hub.

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Clairification

APRIL 10, 2025

Survival Depends on Collective Commitment and Deep Support Too often, fundraising is relegated to an administrative function rather than a mission-central function. Seriously, thats the entire purpose of what nonprofits call ‘development’ (aka fundraising and marketing). Its viewed as a necessary evil.

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Candid

JANUARY 21, 2025

AI is transforming industries, and the nonprofit sector is no exception. Similarly, in the nonprofit sector, well-funded organizations are already leveraging AI to increase efficiency and reduce burnout, while smaller nonprofitsoften serving the most marginalized communitiesare being left behind. But AI adoption comes with challenges.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Ethics Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 4, 2021

Early in my nonprofit career, I learned that the job of a fundraising professional was securing resources to achieve a financial goal that would serve my employer. So, what does it look like to begin transforming your development practice in the context of community centric fundraising ? Development Planning. Donor Engagement.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Todays question comes from a nonprofit leader who wants metrics and advice on how to justify and calculate fundraiser salaries: Dear Charity Clairity, I am looking for some updated industry standards for fundraising metrics around staff positions. The organizations culture of philanthropy (or lack thereof).

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

SSIR is a nonprofit media organization that is entirely funded from subscriptions, events, webinars, and donations. One nonprofit is working to change that. We hope they leave you with a feeling of hope as the year endsand serve as inspiration for the collective work of social change thats before us in 2025. *

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Image Credit: Photo by Isabella Rubie on pexels.com What is social justice philanthropy? The network defines social justice philanthropy as giving that “focuses on the root causes of social, racial, economic and environmental injustices.” In the conservations, speakers highlighted innovations in social justice philanthropy.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 5, 2024

Could you outline what some of those strategies and forms of power are, and talk about how philanthropy can support movement strategies and help build movement power? From my perspective, philanthropy has a pivotal role in supporting efforts to build the power of people who have been denied it. We can support efforts to engage.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The nonprofit sector is increasingly invested in equitable philanthropy and community-driven initiatives for social impact. Leadership development: PBIs help train local leaders, build resilient organizations, and prevent burnout. We celebrate that.

Collaborations 89

Collaborations Nonprofit Administration and Development Leadership Finance 89

NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The Nonprofit Leadership Center is pleased to welcome two new members to its talented and dedicated board of directors : Stacy Baier, Ph.D., Stacy has nearly 30 years of experience in foundation development and capacity building, grantmaking, programmatic design and nonprofit management. and Nathan Penha, CRPS®, AAMS®.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

As a nonprofit management student, preparing to enter this field can be challenging because it’s still developing. The University of San Francisco was the first school to offer a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration less than 40 years ago, and the first School of Philanthropy was created just nine years ago at Indiana University.

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Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy Foundations 119

Clairification

OCTOBER 21, 2024

How do you help people afraid of fundraising become comfortable in what should be a mission-aligned role for everyone associated with your nonprofit organization? After all, everyone benefits from increased philanthropy. Not just development staff.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2021

This nonprofit culture strategy post is part 3 in a 3-part series. There are three pillars of transformation required of philanthropically-funded nonprofits that want to thrive in the post-disruption, post-COVID economy. Let’s move now to the third and final pillar: nonprofit culture strategy. . Line staff vs. administration.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

mid-south nonprofit conference announces keynote speaker Xavier Ramey, one of the most respected voices in the DEI space, will deliver the keynote address for the 2023 Mid-South Nonprofit Conference. We are also happy to announce that the Nonprofit Catalyst Awards returns and will be held in-person for the first time!

Public and Social Policy 89

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 18, 2024

By Jackie Sue Griffin Securing grant funding is crucial to a nonprofits growth, and it starts with crafting a well-planned and realistic budget. Before diving into the budgeting process, its essential for nonprofit managers to thoroughly review the grant guidelines and restrictions provided by the funding organization.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Image credit:Rayson Tan on Unsplash Below is a transcript, edited for length and clarity, of “Escaping Corporate Capture: Nonprofit Survival in a For-Profit World,” hosted by Opus 40 in Saugerties, NY, on July 26, 2024. Moderating the conversation are Caroline Crumpacker of Ultra Advising and Steve Dubb of Nonprofit Quarterly.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The nonprofit sector, along with community-based mutual aid networks , stepped up to meet immediate needs. If we want nonprofits to support us in the next crisis, they must have sufficient resources. And to know what nonprofits need to do their jobs effectively, we must ask them directly. It wasn’t for-profit companies.

Governance 111

Governance Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 111

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 3, 2023

The Mid-South Nonprofit Conference + Catalyst Awards will offer a keynote address + 12 breakout sessions The Mid-South Nonprofit Conference returns for its 5th year and aims to address barriers, solutions, and best practices within the nonprofit sector.

Public and Social Policy 108

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2024

By Michelle Kocin , Digital Marketing Manager at SylogistMission – a donor management, fundraising, and volunteer management platform built for nonprofits and NGOs in the Microsoft Dataverse. And how, exactly, do nonprofits fit in? 33% of nonprofit leaders were “very much” concerned about their own burnout.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

studio on pexels.com Discussions of trust-based philanthropy have gained increased prominence over the years, but how can philanthropy operate as an effective part of social justice movements—beyond just providing grants to movement nonprofits? Image credit: RF._.studio It’s a question that I have struggled to answer for years.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Image credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” W hat would a nonprofit sector that pursued economic justice look like? The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations. Two of them—Dr.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Understanding the Role of the SBA The leading source of small business financing nationally is federally guaranteed small business loans through the US Small Business Administration. With more support from philanthropy and impact investors, we believe this work—not just by us but by the field as a whole—could be radically increased.

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Public and Social Policy Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 126

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Have you ever wondered about the powerful connection between volunteers and donors in the nonprofit world? GWU Hospital, with its 140 volunteers working 29,000 shifts a year, faced a challenge many nonprofits encounter: efficiently managing this resource and harnessing their potential as donors. donors also volunteer.

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Nonprofit Administration and Development Healthcare Medical Technology 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This aligns with other research showing that nonprofits further their missions more effectively and efficiently by investing in external networks and tapping into resources outside their direct control. Philanthropy must facilitate the rapid spread of solutions by investing in networks. Knowledge exchange must be reciprocal.

Public and Social Policy 132

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

JUNE 16, 2015

(Editor’s note: Today’s post comes from our friends at the National Council of Nonprofits. Jennifer Chandler , Vice President and Director of Network Support & Knowledge Sharing, offers insight on new legislation that will allow nonprofits to own their true costs.). A “ game changer.”

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

One path leads to this arable land being sold to a developer and turned into a small strip mall. When RIFPC was first formed, it was intentionally made independent from state government, to protect it from shifts in political will or administrative priority. Let’s bring it down to earth (literally). Don’t forget to compost!

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Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 81

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 24, 2024

Coproduced with Justice Funders , a group that organizes philanthropy to advance a just transition to an equitable and sustainable economy and planet, this series highlights case studies of emerging funding networks facilitating investment in liberatory economic practices in frontline BIPOC communities.

Finance 140

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 140

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Image Credit: Sivani Bandaru on unsplash.com The common headline in the nonprofit press has been simple: Giving declined in 2022 for only the fourth time in 40 years. One key takeaway message: the rise of the über-wealthy in US philanthropy continues. Nonprofit reliance on wealthy donors has other, perhaps less obvious implications.

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Nonprofit Administration and Development Universities Philanthropy Public and Nonprofit Management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Some leading emerging strategies that we found from across the nation include the following: Leveraging philanthropy to ensure community control of public dollars In Memphis, TN, the Center for Transforming Communities (CTC) cultivates “neighborhood democracies” through place-based organizing.

Governance 106

Governance Community Development Environmental Collaborations 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

Piecemeal responses will be chipped away, from administration to administration. What if we had a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that took its mandate to ensure human flourishing rather than real estate profit? I invite you to imagine with me what this would look like.

Public and Social Policy 123

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 123

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Today, nonprofit fundraising and especially large capital campaigns emphasize naming opportunities to attract seven-, eight-, and nine-figure donations from high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). In response, I returned to school to study fundraising and nonprofit sector leadership and their relationship to normative ethics.

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021. Recent evidence from the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) indicates that grantmakers are asking the same questions with slight differences across funders, wasting a significant amount of a nonprofit's time during the application process. We reflected. We adapted.

Public and Nonprofit Management 111

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Foundations Collaborations 111

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MAY 22, 2023

National Council of Nonprofits launched a Survey of Nonprofit Workforce Shortages to determine the scope and impact of these difficulties. What do nonprofit leaders need to know about effectively handling organizational change? What does DEI have to do with the workforce shortage, and what can organizations do about it?

Organizational Change 78

Organizational Change Nonprofit Administration and Development Recruitment Culture 78

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 31, 2023

Perhaps we should instead call modern philanthropy new and unproven. Modern philanthropy in the US emerged in the early 20th century and was developed primarily by the robber barons of the time. It is difficult to prove that modern philanthropy has done much good.

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Getting Attention

JANUARY 20, 2012

Please post your nonprofit marketing position here — FT or PT staff, consulting or internship opportunities. 6) Communications Manager , Philanthropy Northwest (Seattle, WA). 2) Administrative and Communications Coordinator , Congregation Beth El (Berkeley, CA). 3) Associate of Development & Communications and.

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Marketing Marketing Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 63

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 20, 2020

How to Train Your Nonprofit Team in 5 Easy & Effective Steps. Nonprofit training is a critical component of running a successful organization. Nonprofits hire for passion. That’s why the key to successful nonprofit growth is to find the perfect balance between passionate team members and mission experts. Author bio.

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