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The more you know: Key facts about Black nonprofit leadership 

Candid

Based on data from nonprofits that shared information on their CEO’s race with Candid between July 2019 and January 2024, 15% of CEOs identified as African American. Out of 6,119 organizations with Black CEOs, 2,165 had majority Black leadership—defined as having a Black CEO and 51% or more Black board members.

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The most read Candid insights articles in 2024: Fundraising, AI, and diversity 

Candid

According to the authors of The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Age of AI, the human risks of over-reliance on AI tools for time and cost efficiency include exacerbating the burnout crisis and eroding internal collaboration and communication. nonprofit sector demographics by Kyoko Uchida, Candid.

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Using smart tech to reimagine nonprofit work

Candid

The warning signs included the ongoing toxic combination of low pay and overwhelming workloads endemic in nonprofit work that leads to exhaustion, mistakes, and ultimately burnout. In 2019, the World Health Organization defined workplace burnout not as an employee problem, but as an organizational culture and leadership problem.

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Learning From COVID: 5 Self-Care Approaches For The Nonprofit Sector

The NonProfit Times

The rise of the $10 billion self-care industry goes beyond the #TreatYourself hashtag that permeates popular culture (Conlin, 2019). Recognize that burnout is real. Yet burnout in the form of chronic stress and energy depletion hit the sector long before coronavirus.

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What to know about U.S. nonprofit sector demographics 

Candid

Based on data from 59,550 public charities that shared demographic data between July 2019 and January 2024, 47% of all staff identify as white, 24% as Black/African American, 19% as Hispanic/Latino, 6% as Asian American/Pacific Islander, 1% as Native American, and 4% as multiracial.

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Use This Email Template to Upgrade Donors from One-Time to Monthly

Network for Good

In 2019, only 19% of first-time donors gave a second time. You can’t sustain a nonprofit with that level of attrition — it will lead to burnout. Attracting new donors is an essential part of every fundraising strategy. But it’s not enough. Fortunately, there’s a simple way to convert one-time donors to monthly supporters.

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Why is leadership aspiration down among BIPOC nonprofit staff? 

Candid

Based on a 2022 survey of more than 3,000 nonprofit staff, The Push and Pull: Declining Interest in Nonprofit Leadership found that fewer respondents said they aspired to lead than in 2016 and 2019. These findings raise real concerns about the future of leadership in the sector.