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For Nonprofits, Mergers Should Never be a Lifeline
Special to the Philanthropy Journal by Greg Miller, President and CEO of Penn-Mar Human Services In the nonprofit sector, the concept of merging with another organization is often only seen as a dramatic, desperate move when the future of the entire organization is in...
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3 Reasons Why Spend Visibility is Vital for Nonprofit Businesses
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Stanton Jandrell, CEO of Fraxion There are 29 different types of nonprofit organizations, but one fact holds true for all, they are operating on limited budgets. Whether relying on donations from individuals in the community or...
Getting to the Heart of It: Making Systemic Changes for a Healthier Nonprofit Industry
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Laurie De Armond and Adam Cole Nonprofits have always faced myriad challenges balancing the pursuit of their mission with long-term financial and operational stability, but those issues have been exacerbated in recent years by...
Making Nonprofit Revenue More Predictable
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Christopher Purdy According to Giving USA’s 2018 numbers, the $427.7 billion that Americans gave to charities in 2018 represented a slight increase over 2017 donations, although the inflation-adjusted total actually declined by...
How to Manage the Volunteer Life Cycle
Your volunteers are making a world of difference every day. The more strategic you can be in using this valuable resource, the greater the rewards for your community.
Experiencing Information Overload?
We live in a world of information overload. Carolina Cause Communication’s Marshéle Carter and UNC-Chapel Hill’s Olivia Ballard offer up three blogs to make your professional life easier.
How Nonprofits Can Break into Consumer Events
With so many valuable causes, it’s our job as nonprofit professionals to continually seek out creative ways to expand the message around our mission. Consumer-facing events have the opportunity to reach new audiences in new places.
The Overhead Ratio Mindset
Grey Matter Research’s Ron Sellers shares findings from The Donor Mindset Study, which explores donors’ perceoptions about overhead ratios and the organizations they favor.
Five Easy Ways to Grow Your Donor Base
It doesn’t take fancy or expensive plans to grow the reach of your organization. OneCause’s Karrie Wozniak shares easy ways to amplify your efforts.
The Amplifying Power of a Story Well-Told
Organizations can start the process of telling the stories of their work by focusing on their most quality programs, spotlighting the people who most benefit from their efforts, and staying in contact with the success stories.
Empowering Nonprofits Through Technology and Communications Tools
WAKE’s Amanda Schwartz shares lessons learned from Tech2Empower USA.
Leveraging Bitcoin For Global Philanthropic Impact
By taking advantage of efficiencies created by Bitcoin technology, and the greater blockchain network, nonprofit organizations can pave a data roadmap that will streamline processes, add value, and increase social impact globally.
Local Partnerships & Increased Impact
By working together and building relationships with local people and institutions, nonprofits can set up and fuel their programs for increased success and longevity. LifeNet International’s Stefanie Weiland shares four essential lessons on collaboration.
Private to Public; Institutions to Individuals
As social impact investing expands to an ever-growing group of institutional and individual investors, the investment banking community will continue to find creative ways to meet the increasing demand for social impact investments, working with nonprofits to identify capital market solutions.