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The Top 54 Auctioneers for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

After graduating with a BFA in drama & music from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Ellen spent ten years bringing joy to audiences nightly as one of only ten lead performers in the longest running musical revue in the world—San Francisco’s “Beach Blanket Babylon.”

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How Malala Fund’s Innovative Grantmaking is Revolutionizing Education for Girls

Saleforce Nonprofit

To mitigate the impacts of this pandemic on girls and secure a better future, we’ve found that supporting locally-led initiatives works best. Profound Change Starts With Local Partners. Before joining Malala Fund, she served as the director for philanthropy at the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA).

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How an Effective Partner Ecosystem Strives for Collaboration Over Competition

Saleforce Nonprofit

Terri has over 30 years of success in higher education, politics, international affairs, and nonprofits, including roles as Provost at Menlo College, Vice Provost at University of Texas at Austin, and positions on numerous boards. Senior Director, Global Partner Engagement, Salesforce.org. See you at Unite! About the Author.

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Guest Post: What Good Could Come After a No?

Twenty Hats

It was 2020, and I was already getting nervous about the every 17-year invasion of cicadas these nasty insects, due in the Washington, DC area in 2021. I think volunteer directors, managers and coordinators see things that are necessary and incredibly impactful for our programs. I was more than nervous. I was panicked.

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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

Candid

Notable individual contributions include $30 million from an anonymous Pakistani donor, who reportedly walked into the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C., million in grants to local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Turkey. to make the gift. million ($122 million). To date, TPF has distributed more than $5.5

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

A Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow and a research affiliate of the University of Washington’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, his writing and data visualization have appeared in The Atlantic, The Economist, The Guardian, Vox, and many other publications. Executive Director, Trellis for Tomorrow.

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What strategies should nonprofits implement for high-performing cross-sector collaboration?

ASU Lodestar Center

For a steady and reliable collaboration among nonprofit relationships, Geofunders suggests that, “Staff and Board should study local ecosystems to see who is doing what and where there are opportunities for aligned actions.”. Start building relationships of trust with other nonprofit leaders and across sector lines. Clarity of purpose.