Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation. In an effort to turn this trend around, the MacArthur Foundation unveiled in September 2023 the Press Forward initiative, a coalition of 22 founding donors set on “strengthening communities and democracy by supporting local news.”

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 24, 2024

When comparing 2024 to 2020, which also was a presidential election year, all four areas tested in the polling were in negative numbers with private foundations taking the largest hit at 17 points from 2020. The other categories were high net worth individuals (-15%) nonprofits (-2%) and corporate philanthropy (-2%).

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Candid

JANUARY 5, 2023

Chantal Forster, Executive Director, TAG ( Technology Association of Grantmakers ). Whether you’re a nonprofit, funder, or a consortium of both, fundamental questions are surfacing about social sector data that merit your attention. million nonprofit and philanthropic foundation profiles on our platform.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is one of those insightful people who discovers hidden opportunities and helps leaders outline a path and a process to seize the moment. This format uses informal conversations to explore key questions and weave thoughts and ideas into a collective tapestry of knowledge.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

In philanthropy, there can also be worries of time commitment, grantee burden, complicated methods and, frankly, resources circling the drain without adding any function or value. We make information into data when we explicitly attach it to a question and explicitly or implicitly connect it to an approach for making sense of it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

One of them was Vincent Law who is doing interesting work with teaching young children about giving and philanthropy. Empower Young Children through Philanthropy – guest blog post by Vincent Law, CEO and Founder at PhilanthroKids Academy. As you might know, the English word ‘Philanthropy’ has a Greek origin.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

Nonprofit professionals working in this sector of philanthropy cite a strong belief in their organization’s mission and daily activities as critical to continuing to make an impact, even in challenging times. said Cory Howat, Executive Director of the Catholic Community Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. “We Pandemic Impact.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Only 10% of philanthropic foundations have a website to communicate their work. Here at Candid, we’ve been tracking those statistics for the last 12 years as part of our GlassPockets initiative to champion greater transparency in philanthropy. Information about the people leading the foundation. In 2017, Martha S. and Marion L.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The Council on Foundations ’ annual survey and report on staff salaries and benefits at U.S. Unlike sources such as the IRS form 990-PF , the survey goes beyond the top-paid employees by collecting salaries for any full-time staff, which match the descriptions in a predefined list of common 35 roles among grantmaking foundations.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

When there is need, philanthropy steps up. According to the latest report by Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy , i n the first half of 2020 more than $11.9 Community foundations awarded more grants than any other grantmaker type (49 percent of total awards) . Let’s look at how that breaks down: . Cameras on.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company, she has over three decades of experience in designing and delivering training and capacity-building programs for nonprofits and foundations. Using data as a guide, Ashley will uncover clues to illuminate the contemporary nonprofit’s journey.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Jeff Kutash, the executive director of the Peter Kiewit Foundation in Omaha, Neb, deals with grants on a daily basis. What does the head of a foundation that gave $18 million in grant money last year have to say about grant writing and the relationship between foundations and nonprofit professionals? Don’t get trapped.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had recently joined Madison House Autism Foundation as the Director of the Autism After 21 Utah Project (AA21 Utah). He answered all my (very rudimentary) questions with a lot of patience and the mannerisms of a natural-born teacher. and Gail Miller Family Foundation , and others.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The report, BRIDGING THE GAP: Grantee Perspectives on Intermediary Funders , was just released by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based think tank that provides data, feedback, programs, and insights to help individual and institutional donors improve their effectiveness.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2013

Philanthropy is very much a two-sided coin. Foundations fund and coordinate mission-based work. TechSoup also has a new foundation resource area for software donations. Strangely, I find that one side of the philanthropy coin seems to get the lion’s share of attention — nonprofit technology. Attend webinars.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It’s a burning question so many nonprofits have, and to be honest, I can’t say that I blame them! So if you’re reading this article thinking “We’ll just go get a grant for what we need,” I highly encourage you to question that intention. Or maybe your Executive Director or Board wants you to focus on certain ones?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Particularly, as many foundations have bolstered their efforts to collect demographic data from grantees, have changes in how we collect that data helped address inequitable funding practices and bring about systems transformation? The best way to answer these questions is to measure and analyze consistent data. At the W.K.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

But is this the right question? The data collected is usually owned by the grantmaker, not questioned, and not shared back with the grantee or any larger community. For many grantmakers, the answer to these questions is our own institutions. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

The nature of philanthropy is a want to help. It’s what foundations were created to do. But all too often, foundations, corporate grantmakers, and donors end up unintentionally causing problems instead of helping to solve them. I am constantly amazed at the firewalls that some foundations put up around their board members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2011

So, when I heard that the Foundation Center and the Center for Effective Philanthropy were hosting an event “Transparency and Effectiveness,” I was curious, especially given the speakers and the framing: Foundations are pressed to be more transparent about how they work andmore effective about achieving impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2011

This week I attended Center for Effective Philanthropy’s conference “ Better Philanthropy: From Data to Impact &# where I participated on a discussion panel about social media, foundations, and grantees. It all comes down to intention, capacity, and audience as Jacob Harold observed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

I was asked to facilitate a session on the question, "Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media?". You may be wondering if that means that your executive director and CEO needs to write a blog or have their own Twitter account to share their wisdom. I think it depends. .

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

By definition, board members should be counted on to make sacrificial gifts or at least to consider the organization a high priority for their philanthropy. 3 Ultimately, we were left with 20 people who collectively served as a functioning board of directors. Board service is actually the opposite of pay.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

Leaders at companies, global brands, nonprofits, and everyone in between are asking that important question: what is a purpose-driven company? The company still sells products with potentially questionable chemicals, sugary foods, and alcohol. This isn’t disinterested philanthropy. What is a purpose-driven business?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

Johnson, Founder of WOC, Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy. Last year in the midst of the pandemic, I saw an empty space that truly needed to be addressed within the nonprofit community, so I created a new community called WOC: Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy. By: Yolanda F.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

Few things are more critical to your nonprofit’s success than your board of directors. So, building a thriving, successful board of directors is one of the most challenging things an Executive Director (ED) must do. Board match programs in your community that your local community foundation or United Way may offer.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 27, 2024

What if you defined love as an open state of being that would allow you, in any situation, to answer the question: Am I relating to this (person, situation, problem) with a loving energy? Could you apply that to philanthropy ( philos , love + anthropy humankind) and your job as a philanthropy facilitator ? Ask questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

That’s exactly what the Latino Community Foundation did. Director of Programs and Policy answered a few questions about how they used learning and pivoting to get better results. Tell us briefly about the mission of the Latino Community Foundation (purpose, staffing/budget size, and fundraising history).

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

However, research over the last decade has painted a clear picture of the disparities that Black leaders face in philanthropy. Like Toyin, many proximate Black leaders struggle with the lack of trust and barriers to capital identified in Echoing Green’s Racial Equity and Philanthropy report. .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director, Greenpeace International. Mary Nemerov, Chief Philanthropy Officer, California Academy of Arts and Sciences. She will be interviewed by our own Ebony Beckwith, Executive Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer at Salesforce. You’ll have first-hand access to speakers for questions.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had recently joined Madison House Autism Foundation as the Director of the Autism After 21 Utah Project (AA21 Utah). He answered all my (very rudimentary) questions with a lot of patience and the mannerisms of a natural-born teacher. Foundation Directory and Foundation Maps quickly became two of my favorite tools.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2013

Philanthropy is very much a two-sided coin. Foundations fund and coordinate mission-based work. TechSoup also has a new foundation resource area for software donations. Strangely, I find that one side of the philanthropy coin seems to get the lion’s share of attention — nonprofit technology. Attend webinars.

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Foundation Resource Technology Listserv 36

Candid

JUNE 7, 2022

To better understand how to address anti-Black racism, the social sector needs a stronger research foundation. Founded in 1971, ABFE has organized, advocated, and strategized on behalf of Black people inside and outside philanthropy. Instead, it is a lack of opportunity, equity, and inclusion. . About the research .

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

Claire Díaz Ortiz – Twitter – Claire Díaz Ortiz (nee Williams) leads social innovation and philanthropy at Twitter. She holds an MBA and other degrees from Stanford and Oxford Universities and was a Skoll Foundation Scholar. … My one request of you: If you could ask one question of this panel, what would it be?

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Nonprofit boards have a wide array of functions and responsibilities, which begs the question, which are the most important? We surveyed 121 community foundation executives from across the United States. Click here to read "Fast Lane Philanthropy" by Terri Wogan. We welcome your comments and feedback. Like this article?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Adene Sacks, Senior Program Officer, Jim Joseph Foundation. Albert Ruesga, President and CEO, Greater New Orleans Foundation. Annie Hernandez, Program Officer, The Lumpkin Family Foundation. Casey Foundation. Kimberly St.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Unless you are committed to making a cultural change, the question of DEI is moot. Just while writing this piece, I’ve received email newsletters from the African American Development Officers Network (AADO) and Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC). Focus on Professional Development.

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