sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Philanthropy loves “new” things. Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. A History of Knowledge Work in Philanthropy Knowledge building and philanthropy have a long past.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In philanthropy, unlike democracy, there is often no way for people to participate–to share what they think or to influence decisions. People impacted by the grants typically have no say in who gets the funding, for what, how much, and for how long. In recent years, that model is being challenged. Those at the top decide.

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Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

To overcome these challenges, Candid, in coalition with a growing number of partners , set out to build a demographic data-led movement to meaningfully and measurably advance equity in the social sector. The post Demographics via Candid: Building a movement to promote equity in the social sector appeared first on Candid Blog.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. However, the traditional reliance of nonprofits on governmental and charitable funding is increasingly unsustainable.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

PEAK Grantmaking’s work centers on five core principles , each challenging our community of 8,000 philanthropy professionals to critically consider their internal grantmaking processes and perspectives, as a means toward operationalizing equitable grantmaking practices.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

The economic outlook predicts growth in philanthropy for 2024 and 2025, with expected increases of 4.2% Indeed, the report has always played a role in the Simple Development Systems’ Ask+Thank+Report+Repeat model, which skews toward building your strong base of individual giving (AKA general operating support).

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Since it’s often easier to predict expenses than revenue, and your projected costs will inform your funding goals, let’s begin by discussing how to create the expense side of your budget. Treat the 65/35 “rule” as a guideline to put as much of your nonprofit’s funding toward your programs as possible. Corporate philanthropy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Many of these virtual events were born from a spirit of innovation and resiliency from organizations that were forced to evolve in a matter of days and raise much-needed funds in new ways. On one hand, consumers and employees alike are demanding that businesses add more purpose to their profit-centric model.

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sgEngage

JULY 19, 2024

Yet many nonprofits fail to strategically engage middle tier donors beyond building a pipeline for major gifts. The goal when building midlevel programs is to identify the best midlevel donors (both prospects and existing middle donors) to nurture for continued support while ensuring the investment yields positive returns.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2024

Let’s take a look at six underlying reasons for the sector’s inability to build sustainable capacity to solve the world’s pressing problems. Where are our cultures of philanthropy? Fund published a three-part series of reports exploring culture of philanthropy. To be loving, one must begin with a loving stance.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining two years of giving , by Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) As a follow up to their 2020 and 2021 studies, this report delves into data to explore philanthropic giving from the first two years of the pandemic.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The MacArthur Foundation itself pledged $150 million to the new fund. It’s a call to action for philanthropy to step up.” It’s a call to action for philanthropy to step up in this moment….We But beyond the monetary investment are the types of funding available. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2017

Is culture of philanthropy embedded in the way that everyone does their work? What is a culture of philanthropy? In the nonprofit sector, there is growing understanding about the importance of creating a culture of philanthropy to power effective fundraising. But, does your entire organization treat it this way?

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Philanthropy Culture Create Chapter 71

Candid

APRIL 11, 2024

When the Supreme Court gutted race-conscious admissions last summer and the American Alliance for Equal Rights followed with a lawsuit against the Fearless Fund, some in the philanthropic sector feared that demographic data had become a potential liability. It also provides a quantitative baseline to evaluate and build upon equity strategies.

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Candid

MAY 13, 2024

The practices of this relatively new form of philanthropy are still evolving. In a 2022 survey, nearly 70% of respondents cited building measurement, evaluation, and learning capabilities as a critical area in which they would like to invest. Modeling equitable grantee- and constituent-centered practices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2018

Note from Beth: In my recent book, The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit and leading workshops for nonprofits all over the world on this topic, I continue to be passionate about the need to build resilient and sustainable nonprofit leaders and organizations. Indeed, the sector’s current approach to “capacity building” needs an overhaul.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2024

We are a funder collaborative that harnesses the collective power of philanthropy, financial institutions, and local governments to close racial income and wealth gaps and advance inclusive and equitable economic progress in American cities. million to member cities to develop such initiatives.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2021

Finding new opportunities to build donor relationships. Aligning around fundraising goals from the start helps to build trust between teams and show teammates how they can play important roles in your success. Successful nonprofits diversify their revenue stream by continuing to build a variety of campaign types.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 24, 2024

Jump to : Aly Sterling Philanthropy Donorly Brian Lacy & Associates Alexander Haas Byrne Pelofsky & Associates, LLC CCS Fundraising Graham-Pelton Changing Our World, Inc. Chelsea Brown I have experience as a “double agent” in philanthropy. I raised $14M in the 3rd poorest county in the US. Katherine Ngaruiya, Ph.D.

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sgEngage

MAY 13, 2022

Philanthropy has had a history of being notoriously opaque and inaccessible to organizations seeking funding. In my years as a grantseeker and nonprofit consultant, I’ve waded through dozens of ambiguous foundation websites that make it impossible to know how to get even a foot in the door to be considered for funding.

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Relationship Foundation Grant Fund 87

Candid

JULY 27, 2022

Who is funding them, and what activities do donors support? To help the sector understand the emerging funding picture, Candid prioritizes collecting current, “real-time” data. For grant seekers, the data shows who’s providing funds to address a crisis. With breaking news, it takes time for the full picture to emerge.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Powered by technology and tools that make it easier than ever to communicate, manage data, and process and distribute funding, many foundations now see collaboration as a critical tool for accelerating – not delaying – their work. New Collaboration Models Emerge. While it was once a nuisance, it is now a necessity. Why Collaborate?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In a recent discussion that included Adriana Jiménez , PEAK’s former board co-chair, she spoke about how some nonprofits have chosen to be small or nontraditional because it’s the best model for them to advance their mission. Risk models were not designed for our sector. Conquering the Myth of Risk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Building Capacity for Social Change 2.0 Most often these new experiments have grown out of frustration with the fact that, despite several decades of rapid growth in philanthropy and nonprofits, many of the same social and environmental problems persist, or are getting worse. Guest Post by Heather Grant-McLeod. So what to do?

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

It requires substantial funding. . I quickly became responsible for identifying potential funding opportunities, grant-writing, stewardship efforts, and reporting to funders. I have also become more familiar with the funding world through Candid’s Philanthropy News Digest. .

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Utah Project Lesson Fundraising 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

Note from Beth: I first learned about this project last year, when Shiree Teng, the project leader, interviewed me as part of some research on capacity building consultants that lead to the design of ImpactRising. The project is funded by the Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, and The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

While some may think corporate philanthropy means writing a check and calling it a day, many corporations seek multilayered, strategic partnerships with nonprofits that fall in line with their core business objectives. By doing so, nonprofits can build robust, mutually beneficial relationships with companies. How can you get started?

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2023

Rethinking Risk with Trust-Based Philanthropy The ideas behind Trust-Based Philanthropy have been simmering for a while, but a culmination of events over the past few years makes now the time for them to gain some traction. With Trust-Based Philanthropy, you focus on truly understanding the needs of the nonprofits you work with.

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Trend Participatory Philanthropy Grant 80

sgEngage

MAY 16, 2024

Data Governance: Building a Strong Foundation for Effective Grantmaking Data governance provides a framework to navigate this complex data landscape. Informed Decision-Making: High-quality, readily accessible data makes informed funding decisions possible.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

I have good news: For $5 million a year, we can build a global library that provides tens of millions of people around the world who are blind, low vision, or dyslexic free access to books that will work for them. We have a new business model. because we rely on the community to build the digital library. We can scale quickly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Allison Fine and I have been looking at artificial intelligence, nonprofits, and philanthropy. It envisions this as an ethical guiding compass and a global normative bedrock allowing to build a strong respect for the rule of law in the digital world. Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) .

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2021

Violence, hate, and discrimination against AAPI communities is a long-standing issue in the United States and has been building in recent years. Foundation funding trends for AAPI communities. percent of annual funding explicitly focused on AAPI populations. percent of annual funding explicitly focused on AAPI populations.

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Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

To this end, the Job-Demands-Resources model offers a simple equation: burnout = demands > resources. This model highlights three important things to understand about burnout: Burnout isn’t about too many demands but demands without enough resources. workers reported experiencing burnout symptoms this year.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 16, 2024

It builds on the firm’s suite of audience indicators that show donor behaviors, affinities, and gifting potential without time-intensive custom modeling. Data Axle Nonprofit added audience indicators within its Apogee and DonorBase omnichannel cooperatives that identify donors poised to give following an emergency event.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Today’s episode features an excerpt of a panel session at bbcon 2019 with John Cashman, Senior Principal Account Executive and Tony Boor, Chief Financial Officer at Blackbaud, Paul Preziotti, Principal at Johnson Lambert LLP and Traci Drake, Chief Philanthropy Executive at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Funding transparency.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

Leadership must recognize this impact on their staff and adapt to strengthen and build a more resilient workplace to achieve sustainability. Leaders need to evaluate their leadership approach to ensure the style employed is designed to positively influence and empower their staff, promote success, and build collaboration.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

” You’ll also hear exciting updates from Blackbaud executives and discover how we’re building software solutions to help your organizations maximize impact. bbcon offers more insight into navigating uncertainty in these breakout sessions: Philanthropy Through Recession: How Savvy Organizations Build a Strategy for Resiliency.

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