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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

Candid

As the saying goes, “Money talks,” and there’s no better example of this than the Giving Pledge and its effect on the social sector. To date, 241 individuals with a cumulative net worth easily surpassing $1 trillion have made the pledge—a public commitment to give the majority of their fortunes to charity.

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Lever for Change: How ‘big bet philanthropy’ is transforming the sector 

Candid

MacArthur Foundation and I established Lever for Change five years ago, we didn’t use any complex formula in setting our goal of mobilizing $1 billion by 2023. Trust in collaborative relationships Increased due diligence on the front end is helping many philanthropists embrace trust-based philanthropy. I am an economist by training.

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The Top Seven Reasons to Integrate Your Fundraising CRM and General Ledger

sgEngage

Change the Scene with a Connected Fundraising and Fund Accounting System Regardless of which team you’re on (and I’ve been on both), you want to love your numbers whether they’re up or down, knowing that you can confidently get them to reconcile with those of the other team.

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GivingTuesday Best Practices & Ideas for Nonprofits [2024]

CauseVox

Pledges: How many people do you want to pledge a donation to the cause? They’re part of the greater movement for change. Running a recurring giving campaign or a pledge campaign is one of the top GivingTuesday 2023 ideas that will help you stand out and drive more donations year round.

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5 Tips To Help Your Nonprofit Receive MacKenzie Scott Funds

Bloomerang

Scott is a member of the Giving Pledge. When she signed the pledge she said: “ I have a disproportionate amount of money to share. Despite its name, the pledge is not legally binding. . There is no required distributions as of yet, although there is proposed legislation to change that. . But I won’t wait.

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#GivingTuesday 2021 Ideas & Best Practices

CauseVox

Pledges: How many people do you want to pledge a donation to the cause? Use #GivingTuesday To Drive Gift Committments With Recurring Donations Or Pledge Now, Pay Later. For example, a donor could pledge to give $1000, broken up into 12 monthly installments — making it an easy $83/mo payment. Get A Matching Gift.

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Got Silos in Your Nonprofit? It’s Time to Build Some Bridges!

sgEngage

Every month, Barbara’s team had to do hours of detective work to find a missing pledge payment, or correct coding errors, or ask Alan’s team multiple times for reports on event sponsorship purchases. The pledge payments? The Benefits of Working Collaboratively. Why is this so hard?” Barbara asked me. Those coding errors?

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