The Fundraiser Coach
MAY 29, 2024
How can you craft a more effective donor tour underpinned with a solid major gift strategy? I've had several clients ask me how they can improve the donor tours. I'll use a recent coaching call as an example, with a food bank in the United States. This food bank had a unique opportunity – a well-known regional company that previously had not been open to supporting a food bank was now interested in giving.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 29, 2024
By Sara Herschander Stephanie Dalton Cowan for the Chronicle A new generation of A.I.-driven organizations is upon us. What do they say about how charities will use the powerful technology? Plus: See the rest of our June issue, posted online today.
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Candid
MAY 29, 2024
Over the last few years, the language of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has gone mainstream. As a DEI researcher, I both welcome and worry about this change. On the one hand, the DEI movement must go mainstream if we are ever to make real progress. On the other hand, it sometimes feels like the words have gone mainstream without their meaning.
Center for Effective Philanthropy
MAY 29, 2024
In CEP's new State of Nonprofits report, nonprofit leaders overwhelmingly express concern about burnout for themselves and their staff.
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This prompt guide for ChatGPT contains 20+ tested ChatGPT prompts, along with tips on how to use this tool the best way. Nonprofits can engage with ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas, refine project plans, and craft compelling narratives for grant proposals.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 29, 2024
Altman and Oliver Mulherin say they plan to focus on supporting technology efforts. By Maria Di Mento Getty Images for TIME Sam Altman and his husband Oliver Mulherin said in their Giving Pledge letter t hat they intend to focus their giving “on supporting technology that helps create abundance for people, so that they can then build the scaffolding even higher.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 29, 2024
The report by the Center for Effective Philanthropy also finds that charities are struggling to hire new employees. By Ben Gose The report by the Center for Effective Philanthropy also finds that charities are struggling to hire new employees.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 29, 2024
Blink launched "Blink for Everyone," a program offering nonprofits access to its employee engagement platform free of charge.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 29, 2024
By M.J. Prest The California Endowment The California Endowment’s $85 million gift to the Movement Innovation Collaborative will support community organizing among marginalized people. Also, the Nationwide Foundation commits $100 million to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and the ArtsFund and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation jointly give $10 million in unrestricted grants to 811 arts organizations in Washington state.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 29, 2024
Rick Ericson and Mike Snusz join The NonProfit Voice to discuss how to use text messaging across the donor pipeline.
CauseVox
MAY 29, 2024
You’ve worked hard to build up relationships with corporate sponsors, a major donor, or compiled a matching grant application, and now you have successfully secured a matching grant for your campaign. Hooray! Now you can sit back and watch the funds pour in. But wait! There’s a few more things you can do to ensure your matching grant gets the attention of your donors.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 29, 2024
Join us on Thursday, June 6th at 2pm ET for an exclusive webinar designed for nonprofits leaders like you, featuring Chris Miele, President of Golden Retriever Foundation. Discover new techniques to increase your online presence and significantly boost your fundraising efforts. Learn how to create engaging, donor-centric websites that captivate and retain supporters.
GrantNews
MAY 29, 2024
Celebrate Canada with Grant Funding! In terms of wide open spaces, with close to 4 million square miles, Canada, as a country, is only second in size to Russia in terms of sheer land mass. With that much size, it’s no wonder that there are numerous grants available for a variety of projects and purposes that help contribute to Canada’s continued economic growth and development.
The NonProfit Times
MAY 29, 2024
Elements of the charitable sector appear to be suffering from long COVID, which impacts those infected for months and even years. New data from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) shows executive and staff burnout top the list of issues. In a new report, “State Of Nonprofits 2024: What Funders Need To Know,” one-third of nonprofit leaders surveyed say that they are “very much” concerned about their own burnout (33%), and half report that they are more concerned about their burnout now th
Grant Professionals Association
MAY 29, 2024
Indirect costs are the backbone of an organization’s operations. Also known as overhead or administrative costs, they ensure organizations smooth functioning. In the grant sphere, indirect costs represent the expenses associated with general operation and support of an organization or project. Unlike those tied to direct costs (i.e., related to the project's activities), they are essential for the overall functioning of the organization.
Future Fundraising Now
MAY 29, 2024
Copy is never produced by just one person. Forget the image of the lone writer in a garret, pounding out inspired prose in a steady stream. In any project, the written word is just one link in a long chain that includes: Content. The writer needs to have something relevant and motivating to write about. Strategy. It it doesn’t matter if the copy is brilliant if the fundraising strategy is flawed.
Veritus Group
MAY 29, 2024
Change agents, do not despair! Progress takes place over time, and in the long run, your efforts towards relational fundraising will win out. The post Don’t Revert to the Old Way of Fundraising! Stay the Course. appeared first on Veritus Group.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 29, 2024
By Nicole Wallace Courtesy of Core The humanitarian nonprofit started by providing food, toiletries, mattresses to people in shelters, then helped them move into apartments.
Grant Professionals Association
MAY 29, 2024
I have a special admiration for GPA. Grant Professionals Association and communal safe space for grant professionals. Arguably one of the best professional development opportunities in philanthropy, for 4,500+ members, we’ve witnessed 26 years of innovative grant resources from GPA making it THE place for ethical standards in grantsmanship. In parallel, GPA provides cross-functional and multidisciplinary expert advice for grant professionals that encourages us to lead in our communities and chal
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 29, 2024
Recruiting the USC dean marks a generational change in leadership for the $13 billion foundation. By George Anders Courtesy of the Hewlett Foundation Amber Miller will be the first scientist and the first woman in a permanent role to lead the Hewlett Foundation. Recruiting the USC dean marks a generational change in leadership for the $13 billion foundation.
Center for Effective Philanthropy
MAY 29, 2024
Burnout is top of mind for nonprofit leaders in 2024, despite relative consistency in nonprofit organizations’ finances and relationships with funders. This is one of the key insights in a […] The post This Year’s State of Nonprofits Highlights Mounting Concern About Burnout appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.
Center for Effective Philanthropy
MAY 29, 2024
Burnout is top of mind for nonprofit leaders in 2024, despite relative consistency in nonprofit organizations’ finances and relationships with funders. This is one of the key insights in a […] The post This Year’s State of Nonprofits Highlights Mounting Concern About Burnout appeared first on CEP (Alloy 2024).
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