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Three steps to better grant writing

With the end of the “summer slowdown,” nonprofit fundraising professionals are entering the busy year-end season. Their goal: winning grants this fall...

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The fundraising secret no one talks about

Ah, the allure and mystery of fundraising. It is a topic that can evoke feelings ranging from disdain to bliss. After two...

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Donor communication key to successful program expansion, pivot

The ever-shifting conditions of the coronavirus pandemic have forced many nonprofits to adapt their programming on the fly, but responsiveness and clear...

Grant makers hate 4 things: Black man with dark-rimmed glasses wearing gray suit and white shirt sits at silver laptop throwing hands in air with frustrated look

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Grantmakers hate these 4 things

From the local service club wanting a one-page letter to the government agency requiring a hundred-page response, every grantmaker who contributes to...

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How nonprofits can support employee mental health amid ‘burnout’ epidemic

For some, work life became easier during the pandemic, thanks to shortened commutes and virtual meetings. Not so for Jennifer, a nonprofit...

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Seeking grants with limited time and resources

Grantseeking can be an overwhelming, complex process — from the research and strategic plan to the actual writing of the proposal. A...

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Nonprofits absorb lessons of pandemic with hybrid fundraising events

Last summer, a nonprofit organization in Chicago that supports abused women and children canceled its annual fundraising gala and held a virtual...

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Explicit strategies needed to address diversity, equity and inclusion in nonprofit sector

Many resources exist to help even small nonprofits with their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, but experts assert that a deeper...

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Embracing Change: A Post-Pandemic Nonprofit Sector

It is almost unfathomable that just a little over a year ago nonprofits were operating in a "world-as-we-knew it" mentality. The onset of...

7 Way to Recruit More Volunteers for Your Nonprofit: volunteers packing basic needs goods

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7 Ways To Recruit (And Retain) More Volunteers For Your Nonprofit

Volunteers are essential for nonprofits. In a sector where there’s usually more work to do than staff to do it, volunteers boost...

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Finding Your North Star: How Nonprofits Can Develop an Effective Mission Statement

All child welfare organizations are on a mission, whether it’s supporting children’s health, protecting them from violence or reducing systemic inequities that...

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Nonprofit, You Can Get Much More Utility From Your Data

I settled into the uncomfortable silence in front of about 150 nonprofit and government leaders in education. I had asked a question,...

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How to Improve Mission-Related Outcomes (With Performance Dashboard)

By now you’ve surely heard time and again that, as a nonprofit, it’s critical that you measure your organization’s “impact” so that...

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Getting Parents, Community Onboard With Youth Employment Programming

Youth employment programs are one of the most effective ways to assist disadvantaged youth, especially those in the juvenile justice system, in...

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How to Work Successfully With Funders in Youth Work Programming

While it might not be productive to try to rank youth employment stakeholders by their importance, there’s no doubt that funders are...

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The Necessary Ingredients in a Youth Employment Mix

As with almost every social undertaking, youth employment involves numerous stakeholders, each of which has its own perspective, goals, issues and vested...

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How to Help ‘People’ People Interpret and Use Data

Walking into our monthly meeting for preventive services program management, we couldn’t miss the giant chart with numerous hand-written lines of different...