Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2025

Social media is an increasingly powerful fundraising tool, considering that 55% of people who engage with nonprofits on social media end up taking some sort of action. You can accomplish this through social listening, which involves monitoring and joining online conversations about your organization or related topics.

Public and Social Policy 59

Public and Social Policy Fundraising Fundraising Participation and motivation 59

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 7, 2009

As you may know, I am in the middle of writing the full-length, printed book version of Nonprofit Marketing Guide, to be published in Spring 2010 by Jossey-Bass. Here is the my list of 10 marketing realities for nonprofits, with abridged commentary. Neither is communications or public relations.

Marketing 218

Marketing Marketing Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 218

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

As close observers of the world of family giving, we are convinced this is an historic moment for families and the future of philanthropy as well. What makes this moment perhaps the most notable time in the history of family philanthropy is that it is a time of crucial choices—with huge potential consequences and opportunities.

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 131

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Failures to Act Let’s begin with a statement of the obvious: philanthropy alone will not solve the climate crisis. Advancing climate justice requires, as does most social change, pressure from social movements from below. How many of those 29 leaders expect their foundations to begin acting on the “extremely urgent” crisis?

Philanthropy 136

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Universities 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 5, 2023

Public institution spending dwarfs private philanthropy in most countries in the world. In the United States , private philanthropy totaled $176.7 billion across social, health care, and education in 2021, while government spending in the same areas was approximately 25 times more. By Kevin Tan & Nadia Ahmad Samdin.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Governance Philanthropy Poverty 124

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Many times, government and nonprofit representatives had come to Starleen’s Summit Lake neighborhood and indicated that things were going to improve, but not much ever came of it. “My In Akron, more than 20 public, nonprofit, and community groups came together to form the Civic Commons team. My first thought was, ‘Here we go.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

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.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Nonprofits 124

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2020

As a nonprofit, there are certain ways you can encourage your donors to use their phones for good. With these methods, your nonprofit can advocate for general philanthropy and altruism. In a few different instances, you can even point donors toward helping the cause that your nonprofit champions. Ready to get started?

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Altruism and Helping Public Policy Participation and motivation 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Last year, our social impact startup hit a milestone that eludes 96 percent of female founders: we hit one million dollars in revenue. We know that for social entrepreneurs trying to solve global challenges, the system is rigged. Underneath every accomplishment lies a profoundly broken funding landscape for social innovation.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Non-Profits 119

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

Many in the nonprofit sector look at their income statements (also known as the “profit and loss” report), but unless you’re a chief financial officer or perform a similar role, you may spend far less time looking at your organization’s overall financial position. These assets help nonprofits deliver on their missions by generating income.

Public and Social Policy 126

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2013

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. nonprofit research, but I would also like to add similar reports from other countries. 4) 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report :: Download.

Technology 96

Technology Public and Social Policy Fundraising Fundraising 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 29, 2023

In the realm of social change, community-based leaders are skilled at influencing and using momentum to advance local solutions but often lack all the financial resources they need to push those solutions to their full potential. In its wake, momentum for change seemed to build.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development 119

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 24, 2017

Will the way an arts organization approaches its communications work vary significantly from a social service agency? Over the seven years that we’ve done the Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , we’ve seen few significant differences between nonprofits with different missions.

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Food Philanthropy 139

Candid

JANUARY 2, 2025

Candids Issue Lab is an open-access library dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing reports, case studies, surveys, and toolkits published by social sector organizations. Futures Philanthropy: Anticipation for the Common Good by Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea) and Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Children Philanthropy Energy 52

Affnetz

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Nonprofit Board Give, Get or Get Off? Nonprofit management software / By Mike Crum. Some Nonprofit boards have a give, get, or get off policy and their Nonprofits are suffering because of it. For example, I worked with a local educational Nonprofit that served children in public housing communities.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Recruitment Nonprofits 130

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2024

Image credit: Miriam Alonso on pexels.com Loneliness is “the most human of feelings,” Jeremy Nobel, faculty at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, said on the podcast Harvard Thinking. How many seasonal celebrations were deferred, and social connections interrupted or never even made?

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Sociology Health Medical 134

Beth Kanter

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently published an opinion piece, “ AI Can Help Nonprofits Reach More Donors But Fundraisers Can’t Ignore Potential Pitfalls ,” a topic that Allison Fine and I have been researching and writing about since 2017. And while the outputs may appear to be smarter than humans, they won’t replace humans.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Ethics Philanthropy Nonprofits 133

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

Social progress, on the other hand, shows a very different picture. What explains this massive split between the corporate and the social sectors? Some refer to this as the “ data divide ”—the increasing gap between the use of data to maximize profit and the use of data to solve social problems.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 111

Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Candid’s Issue Lab is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing social sector knowledge. Here we highlight some of the most popular publications from 2023.  The Philanthropy Transformation Initiative Report , by WINGS  This report reminds us that the original meaning of “philanthropy” is a love of humanity.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Education Education 120

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

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public Policy Ethics 108

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Rather, philanthropies should prefer to fund meta-issues—i.e., If you invest significantly in social and behavioral science research, you might find innumerable ways to improve on the existing status quo of donations. Perhaps some of your favored policies are indeed good ideas (e.g., By Stuart Buck & Anna Harvey.

Psychology 144

Psychology Public and Social Policy Public Policy Philanthropy 144

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. There’s more.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In recent years, social justice leaders have consistently called for a systems change approach to redressing the root causes of social problems, rather than only mitigating their symptoms. After all, social justice is by nature utopian. Public awareness: to change the perception of a group at a societal or cultural level.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 122

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. He is an award-winning social strategist, noted public speaker, & conflict mediator. Register here

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 89

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The social sector is using big data to enhance nonprofit transparency and knowledge more than ever before, and the opening of the Form 990 has made an essential contribution. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, which points to dozens of breakthroughs where open Form 990 data enabled new insights and practices.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

But this modern reality comes with an inconvenient truth: Our public institutions are not equipped with the updated skills they need to effectively tackle the world’s ever-escalating challenges—not by a long shot. Consider the climate crisis. There’s good reason for that, as these skills are foundational to the work of a well-run city.

Nonprofit governance and management 144

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 144

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 14, 2024

Lastly, from NPQ ’s latest magazine on Escaping Corporate Capture , we reflect on what corporate capture is and a story of how workers are organizing to leverage their pension dollars for public benefit. Helping Movements Meet the Moment: What Philanthropy Can and Must Do 1.

Public and Social Policy 95

Public and Social Policy Finance Philanthropy Nonprofits 95

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Breath and brotherhood are enormously important to the work of the collective of socially engaged artist-activists that I cofounded several years ago. If we rely solely on the world of traditional LGBTQIA+ philanthropy and the nonprofit-industrial complex, we will suffocate and die. Holding my breath.

Race and Ethnicity 130

Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Culture Philanthropy 130

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 22, 2023

By comparison, the $75 million (33) that Jahi indicates is invested in social justice is roughly one millionth as much. One sign of this is the rapid growth of what is variably called “socially responsible investment” or “impact investment.” But the phrase, “impact investing,” implies pursuing some positive social benefit.

Nonprofit governance and management 121

Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 121

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The nine reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. nonprofit research, but I would also like to add similar reports from other countries. 3) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download.

Public and Social Policy 92

Public and Social Policy Technology Nonprofits Foundations 92

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 31, 2016

Recently, we explored why it’s important to create a reporter-friendly online newsroom on your organization’s website to help ensure that you’re putting your best foot forward to journalists who might be interested in covering your nonprofit. The public — and reporters — use these pages as the gateway to the tax forms.

Public and Social Policy 151

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 151

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

According to The Generosity Commission, they instead are complex actions that go straight to the core of civil society and democracy, which includes declining trust of institutions and neighbors and social isolation. The report examines why the rates of both the number of donors and volunteering have plummeted for the past decade or more.

Civil Society 110

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Volunteerism Volunteerism 110

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Policy gains have been significant, especially at the state level. 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. In addition to the skills gap, there is a “cultural” gap between grant-funded nonprofits and business owners.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

But networks are not only key to speed and scale in the technology sector; the same is true for ambitious climate policy. 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.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Energy Nonprofit Administration and Development Collaborations 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Dozens of states and localities passed new short- and long-term protections for tenants and explored new kinds of partnerships with nonprofit and community groups. Philanthropy has important roles to play in these efforts in providing funding, supporting community-led or directed efforts, and generating research and learning.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 126

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2019

By Paul Lamb , Principal at Man On A Mission Consulting , has over 25 years of experience in business, nonprofit management, technology, and public policy. But what exactly is blockchain it and how is it relevant for nonprofits? Relevant Use Cases for Nonprofits. Blockchain Simplified.

Technology 102

Technology Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Homelessness 102

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Over the past two centuries, economists, policy makers, and researchers have aspired to “harden” social science. This is particularly important in social impact, where we need evidence to make decisions related to policy, funding, and programs, so we can solve intractable problems. million studies.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 111