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Where Have All the Donors Gone?
Not every trend is worth wringing your hands about. And one of those is how much money people give globally or nationally. This article is about the trend everyone in the social benefit…
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Watching “When They See Us”: Reflections as a White Woman in Nonprofit Leadership
When we watch a truly great film, especially one about real, unspeakable events that happened in plain view, like Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us, our watching…
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How Reverse Mentoring Can Lead to More Equitable Workplaces
To establish more diversity, equity, and inclusion across sectors, we need to reimagine the traditional mentor and mentee relationship to shift power to younger and less experienced colleagues who possess…
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Tito’s Vodka Gives Its Employees the Power to Choose Charities
The company gives each worker a budget to support nonprofits. It has limited its marketing budget in favor of giving more away to good causes.
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The Nascent Nonprofit Organization—What Happens Before a Nonprofit is Born
Is thinking about starting a new nonprofit organization enough to say that a new nonprofit has been created? Is gathering information or talking to people about starting a new…
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Vacation Tips For Nonprofit Professionals Who Suck at Vacationing
If you are terrible at relaxing and recharging on vacation, perhaps some of these tips may help. Or not! Thank you to the colleagues who provided them, some while they…
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Giving Drops Despite Advisors Pitching it More
Almost every metric monitored by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) decreased during the first quarter of 2019, leading to concerns about the growth of charitable giving for the rest of…
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How Philanthropic Collaborations Succeed, and Why They Fail.
Funders need to push past politeness and hammer out expectations for how their collective action will create value—for beneficiaries, grantees, and themselves—beyond what they could do alone.
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2019 may just be the year of the team. From the NCAA championship UVa. Men’s basketball and lacrosse programs to the newly crowned USA Women’s Soccer World Cup winners (a team which includes three
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11 Ways to Make the Most of the Summer Slump
Summer is an exciting time of year for outdoor activities, family vacations, and backyard BBQs. There are also plenty of opportunities for fundraising, but many nonprofits still struggle with…
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What is Community and How Do We Measure It?
What makes a community a place where you want to live? What can a community do to promote growth – beyond investing in economic development? With all the areas…
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How to Transition Social Solutions to Government
“Sustainability” has long been a buzzword in the development community, but the road to long-term social impact is not always clear. Success often depends on an organization’s ability to support governments as…
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