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

Candid

As 2024 draws to a close, we wanted to share some of the most read articles we published this year. Not surprisingly, the Candid insights article with the most pageviews brings together two hot topics, one cyclical and one perennial: elections and nonprofit fundraising. What can fundraisers do? by Chris Maddocks, Blue State.

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Bridging gaps and weaving networks: The vital work of place-based intermediaries

Candid

Leadership development: PBIs help train local leaders, build resilient organizations, and prevent burnout. What do place-based intermediaries do? Here are the primary functions of PBIs: Capacity building: PBIs provide support for grassroots organizations that may lack the infrastructure or resources to scale their impact.

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Tips for using AI technology to do good—safely and ethically 

Candid

Here are some articles to help you get started. These articles explore the ethical considerations AI technology raises for the sector and ways to address them. Candid’s data science manager explains how AI technology is trained on previously created data and can amplify the biases of its human creators—with harmful effects.

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2024 Blue Avocado Year in Review

Blue Avocado

If there’s one thing we’re most proud of, it’s the way we’re giving Not everyone has the time to write a Blue Avocado article. That’s why we’ve put some of Blue Avocado’s most popular articles from the past 15 years in the front of a new generation with Gold Avocado.

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How to Make a Graceful Exit from Your Nonprofit Job

Pamela Grow

GiveButter reported that burnout is affecting more than half of all nonprofit employees. If you’re torn, you’ll definitely want to read these before -and- after LinkedIn articles about a young fundraiser named Kathleen. 4) Offer help: When you resign from your position, offer to help train your replacement.

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The Biggest Mistakes New Nonprofits Make

Blue Avocado

Clarice Williams from WEBS Training Center Lack of succession planning Not having an active succession plan. The problem of keeping qualified volunteers on your board moving into the officer positions so burnout doesn’t happen and your nonprofit is looking and moving forward with fresh new blood and ideas.

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Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

Blackbaud

You and your grantees are driven by a passion for your mission that sometimes leads to burnout. Consider the level of database training the user has. If they are not trained on a powerful feature—or one with access to sensitive personal information—it is best to not provide access now. Working in the nonprofit sector is hard.

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