Toxic Culture: The 10,000-pound Elephant in the Nonprofit Boardroom

Published March 18, 2024

By Laura Hutyra, CFRE, Vice President of M. Gale In today’s world, there are a lot of opinions about culture. It’s become quite the buzz word, and unfortunately some discussions even get ugly. However, one of the silver linings of the Covid pandemic was renewed focus and positive attention to the importance of company culture. Leaders […]

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Enhancing Nonprofit Board Effectiveness: A Strategic Imperative for Organizational Success

Published March 12, 2024

By Betsy Chapin Taylor, FAHP, CEO, Accordant At the heart of every successful nonprofit organization lies a high-functioning board of directors. Boards serve as champions of an organization’s mission, stewards of its resources and architects of its strategic direction. Boards provide essential oversight, guidance and support to elevate the organization’s mission, vision, values and strategic objectives. […]

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What to Do About Giving Declines, Nonprofit Staff Turnover, and Donor Fatigue

Published March 4, 2024

By Emily Zacek, Copywriter, DonorPerfect It feels like the last decade has been one unprecedented event after another. From global pandemics and extreme inflation to war and civil unrest, it can be difficult to keep pace with how your colleagues and donors react to the world’s news. According to the 2023 Donor Trust Report by […]

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8 Strategies to Overcome 2024’s Biggest Fundraising Challenges

Published February 19, 2024

By Todd Baylis, Qgiv CEO. Todd Baylis founded Qgiv in 2007, a digital fundraising platform that provides user-friendly fundraising software to more than 6,500 across North America.   It’s no secret the last few years have been challenging for the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit professionals face several challenges: declining donor numbers, dwindling donor retention rates, a […]

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Hot Take: Digital Marketing Is Not What You Think It Is

Published February 12, 2024

By Danielle Rice, Chief Technology Officer, Dunham+Company When someone says they do “digital”, a variety of things may come to mind – anything from social media content creation to website development to sending emails and texts. These channels are so common in marketing strategies these days that marketing professionals must find a way to integrate […]

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What Divides and Unites Us in Charitable Giving

Published February 7, 2024

By Lori Collins, Senior Vice President, Giving Sciences, Truesense These Divisive Times There is much talk of the divisiveness in today’s political climate. There seems to be a lack of tolerance in accepting viewpoints that are different from one’s own – not just different from cultural norms. Historically, religion held a prime spot for dividing […]

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5 Key Traits That Make Ted Lasso an Incredible (Advancement) Leader

Published December 11, 2023

By Venancio Batista-Pedro, Director of Business Analytics and Senior Researcher, Advancement Resources A Ted Lasso craze is sweeping television viewers everywhere. The show revolves around an American football coach who has been hired to coach an English football team—a sport Americans refer to as “soccer.” The catch? Ted Lasso knows nothing about English football, so […]

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How EDI Practices Can Help Nonprofits Attract Talent in a Challenging Labour Market

Published December 5, 2023

    By Ellie Rusonik, Vice President, Search + Talent, KCI     By Samantha David, Associate Vice President, Search + Talent, KCI “Charities and nonprofits contribute to addressing some of the most pressing social and economic inequities. But having a social mission doesn’t mean an organization is intentionally and meaningfully incorporating equity, diversity and […]

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Future of Philanthropy: How Impact Investing Is Advancing Philanthropy

Published November 16, 2023

Written by Jeffrey D. Byrne, Co-Founder + CEO, Byrne Pelofsky + Associates Foundations and nonprofit organizations have been engaging in impact investing since the 1960s. Only in the last decade has the nonprofit sector started adopting a more strategic approach to incorporating impact investing into fundraising. By aligning endowments, investment portfolios, and cash management tools […]

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