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Accelerating the Formation and Growth of Social Enterprise to Build a More Equitable and Sustainable World
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Isis Bous, Managing Director, Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation The time for small intermittent steps toward inclusivity, equality, and sustainability has passed. Watershed global crises in health, the economy, and climate have...
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How to Help Ukraine
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Sarah Dawn Petrin When you see images of people fleeing Ukraine, you may wonder, how can I help? Watching a war over television and social media can make you feel helpless, like there’s nothing you can do. But there is always...
Teaming Up to Bring Children Healthy Smiles in Orange County
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By John R. Beaver Many corporations, especially those in healthcare, share a common purpose with nonprofit organizations - bettering the quality of life for those in their community (as large or small as that pool may be). There is...
From The Great Resignation to the Great Awakening
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Vicki Pozzebon The last 20 months have put us all on edge, lifted our awareness antennae, and shown us that different opportunities and ways of working are out there and crucial to finding an equitable path forward. While seeking...
How Nonprofits Can Stand Out and Receive Donations During the Holidays
With #GivingTuesday, the holidays and year-end giving, December is a big time for nonprofits. David Seibert from The Lukens Company gives useful advice on how to stand out from the barrage of holiday asks.
Board Diversity as a Social Change Agent – Part 1: How It Works
Board diversity isn’t just a buzzword or a box to check. Boardable’s Jeb Banner explains how a diverse and dynamic board creates change in communities and opens up lines of communication where previously there were none.
How Mission Can Drive a Leader in the Day to Day
Simply put the mission is everything for the nonprofit leader. Whether a small nonprofit just starting out, or a large nonprofit looking to realign, the mission will guide the day to day and the future.
Affecting Systemic Change as a Nonprofit Organization: A Support, Not a Savior
In order to create systemic change nonprofits must work not only with each other, but also leverage the power of the communities they set out to serve.
Stretching Family Control Over Charitable Interests
When a private foundation is established alongside either a charitable remainder trust or charitable lead trust, you and your family can receive all the usual benefits of these trusts while retaining charitable control—potentially forever.
Collaborating with Community Nonprofits to Address the Opioid Epidemic
The combination of a macro-vision with micro-community resourcing and collaboration is going to help us face our most pressing challenges. Collective impact can be achieved when active partners share their skills to reach a common goal.
Bringing your Board on board in Systems Leadership
Systems leadership is complex and challenging, but when done right, can broaden the reach and scope of your nonprofit’s impact.
Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in Your Nonprofit
Nonprofits often benefit and work with individuals who have experienced trauma in their life. This means that the way we provide care and services needs to be trauma-informed. Dr. Peter Gamache and Jackie Griffin from Turnaround Life, Inc. talk about why this is important and what steps nonprofits should do to ensure trauma-informed care happens from top to bottom.
Why Nonprofits Should Leverage a Cloud Financial Management Solution to Simplify Financial Processes for Growth
Growth is good for nonprofits because it means expanding the reach of your mission goals. But with growth comes more complex finances which can bog down your team and reduce capacity. Kim Grider from the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma talks about how implementing a cloud-based financial management system has helped free up time and resources, saved them money, and helped increase their mission work.
Empowering Diversity at Nonprofits
Diversity leads to better thinking, informed decisions, innovative ideas and high performing organizations, so this revelation begs the questions: how and why should organizations bridge the gap between the disparities of leadership and staff diversity? Mari-Anne Kehler of Green Hasson Janks provides actionable tips on how to incorporate diversity into your nonprofit.