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What Does It Look Like for a Community to Own Its Future?
How can a community own its future? What do its citizens need to know and do? Read this…
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5 Nonprofit Resolutions for 2018
What are your New Year’s resolutions? Here’s some inspiration for your nonprofit in 2018.
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How to Ask Your Boss for Time to Learn New Things
Six easy steps to meaningful professional development!
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A New Model of Collaborative Philanthropy
“Co-Impact” is a new effort in collaborative philanthropy which aims to bring together donors to create large-scale change. Read on to learn about how…
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Do You Have an Impact Culture? An Organizational Checklist to Up Your Game
Is your organization making data-driven decisions? Is it acting to implement effective change? Is it being proactive…
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Did you know that Twitter expanded its character limit from 140 to 280? Here are some tips on how to use this new space.
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In the wake of another successful Philanthropy Day, here are four strategies for hosting events that exemplify your nonprofit’s mission and identity.
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5 Ways to Make Your Non-Profit Brand Stand Out
Distinguish your nonprofit with these five key tips.
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Is Execution Where Good Strategies Go to Die?
Four major gaps between vision and implementation.
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Changes in Giving Patterns: Understanding the Dialectics
How are changing social mores and cultural values shaping the way people give? Read on for a prescient take on the state of philanthropy in the U.S.
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Using Data to Accelerate the Impact of Early-stage Investments
“Why having enough money and data is the difference between success and failure for early-stage organizations.”
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How to Be a C.E.O., From a Decade’s Worth of Them
Adam Bryant, who has spent the past decade writing the Corner Office column for the New York Times, has some advice for you on leadership! Read management…
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Finding New Donors Requires Creating a New Market
“Think of your organization’s cause as a product.” How well are you selling your product? Read on to find out how to…
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Simple Ways to Spot Unknown Unknowns
Sometimes the hardest person to manage is oneself. Read these three strategies on helping yourself anticipate your own blind spots.
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Scientific innovation can spark social progress. How can we scale science for the public good, rather than commercial profits? Read this article from Stanford Social Innovation Review and…
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The Social Sector’s F-Word — Failure
How does your nonprofit recognize and learn from its mistakes? Read this article to learn how to overcome and grow from “failure.”
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Board Management Workshop: Is Your Board Structured for Impact?
Watch this workshop on BoardSource‘s 2017 “Leading with Intent” study and its implications for your nonprofit’s board!
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Philanthropy’s Missing Trillions
“In the next 20 years, an estimated $30 trillion will be inherited in the United States as the large and prosperous Baby Boomer generation passes its wealth…
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How to Put Humanity Back Into Your Nonprofit’s Impact
A reminder that your nonprofit serves individuals, not statistics.
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Why Twitter’s 280 Character Expansion is Bad for Nonprofits
Did you know that Twitter is expanding its character limit to 280 characters? Here’s one take on how this could affect…
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How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings from the Wallace Foundation
Is your nonprofit doing enough to build upon current success? Read the Wallace Foundation’s latest report on scaling up social…
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Fundraising in the Wake of a Disaster
Timely articles on best practices for fundraising after major weather events or widespread tragedies.
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“Impact investors have ignored the arts and culture sector, at the expense of the communities they seek to help.” Read on to learn more about the hurdles…
The Declining Diversity of Nonprofit Boards and What to Do about It
The Declining Diversity of Nonprofit Boards and What to Do about It
Did you know that chief nonprofit executives are 90% Caucasian? What can we do about declining nonprofit leadership diversity? Watch this exclusive webinar with Anne Wallestad, CEO…
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Grassroots Campaigning: How to Use Online Channels to Build Offline Support
Leverage the tools you already have to revamp your influence! Read this step-by-step guide on honing your online and…