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We're all guilty of using hard-to-define nonprofit jargon

We describe our work as impactful, empowering, sustainable, synergistic, scalable and replicable with ROI and meaningful outcomes. What...

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May 17, 20161 min read

Ways to ensure your board is engaged and committed to your mission

Bob Wittig and Susan Schaefer, co-authors of Nonprofit Board Service for the Genius advise nonprofits to connect board members to a...

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May 13, 20162 min read

Use social media creatively to raise more money

The May 2016 issue of the Chronicle of Philanthropy highlights "the best of online fundraising." In this article, authors Heather...

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May 4, 20163 min read

Staying healthy while doing good: managing stress in a nonprofit job

Leading and/or working in a nonprofit organization can be enormously rewarding -- and incredibly stressful: the seemingly constant...

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Apr 21, 20166 min read

Lack of training for young nonprofit workers means too few potential next-gen leaders

Nonprofits face a stark choice: provide meaningful professional development opportunities for potential next-gen leaders, or watch their...

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Apr 19, 20164 min read

Personalized philanthropy: the beauty of customized giving plans

In this article author Debra Blum highlights the Weizmann Institute of Science's success in creating customized giving plans for its...

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Apr 13, 20166 min read

Want to create a "culture of philanthropy" within your nonprofit? Really?

In the report Beyond Fundraising: What Does It Mean To Build A Culture Of Philanthropy? author Cindy Gibson interviews experts to help...

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Mar 31, 20164 min read

Want better nonprofit succession planning? Grow leaders from within

In general, nonprofits pay far too little attention to succession planning. Authors Libbie Landles-Cobb, Kirk Kramer and Katie Smith...

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Mar 29, 20164 min read

Share of donors giving via smart phone or tablet up 80% since 2013: how is your organization harnes

Heather Joslyn cites the recently released Campbell Rinker Donor Confidence Survey, which indicates that charitable giving via smart...

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Mar 24, 20161 min read

Do too many nonprofits lack effective leadership?

Author Rebecca Koenig discusses the just-released 2016 Nonprofit Sector Leadership Report, which suggests that many nonprofits lack...

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Mar 17, 20164 min read

Why nonprofits need to give their employees a sense of purpose

There's a widely held notion that most people who work in the nonprofit sector -- in the arts, education, health care, social services --...

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Mar 15, 20164 min read

21st-century fundraising requires nonprofits to shake up their cultures

An exciting conversation is sweeping through the nonprofit world: we acknowledge that we cannot continue to do business as we've always...

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Mar 3, 20164 min read

What nonprofits can learn from #OscarsSoWhite

Lack of diversity is a serious issue within the nonprofit community, especially for nonprofit arts organizations. Here's a thoughtful...

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Feb 25, 20165 min read

Too often, board members can sabotage a nonprofit's success

Engaged and informed board members can benefit the work of a nonprofit organization in amazing ways. Unguided board members, however,...

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Feb 18, 20165 min read

10 steps to success as a non-profit CEO

Atul Tandon, chief executive of the Tandon Institute, is spot-on in his assessment of the do's and don'ts of being a non-profit CEO. ...

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Feb 11, 20166 min read

The imperative for improving non-profit advocacy

Many non-profits -- and non-profit boards -- take a dim view of advocacy, fearing that active support for or against pending public...

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Feb 9, 20164 min read

Volunteers can be a non-profit's blessing or its curse -- depending on how one manages those vol

Virtually all non-profits rely, to some extent, on the time, energy and goodwill of interested volunteers. Managing those volunteers well...

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Feb 4, 20163 min read

Online giving continues to grow at a strong pace

With the stock market tumbling, non-profits are understandably concerned about how charitable giving will fare this year. Here's a...

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Feb 2, 20163 min read

To build a cause into a movement, look beyond hashtags

Here's a thoughtful opinion piece by Derrick Feldman, author of Social Movements for Good. By Derrick Feldmann Think about the past year....

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Jan 27, 20164 min read

Good news! Charitable giving will likely increase this year -- and next!

by Timothy Sandoval [reprinted from The Chronicle of Philanthropy] Despite some recent projections showing that the economy may see...

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Jan 21, 20162 min read