Moving Closer to the Problem and Closer to the Solution
Lessons learned when PIVOT shifted its center of gravity from the United States to Madagascar by letting go of the majority of its US-based team.
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The Feminist Trailblazer of Black Philanthropy
A new biography of Madam C. J. Walker shows how America’s first self-made female millionaire and Black entrepreneur put philanthropy at the center of her business and life.
Nonprofits, It’s Time to Own Your Social Media Audience
A call for organizations to mitigate the risk of change in the social media landscape by strategically decoupling themselves from platforms that are causing harm.
A Strategic Plan to Rebalance Power in Fresno for Inclusive and Equitable Growth
Establishing a shared understanding of Fresno’s racist policies and practices is key to how The Shared Prosperity Partnership will share power with residents who have been routinely excluded.
Rediscovering Fixed Amount Awards
With pending changes to the federal grantmaking regulations promoting results-oriented accountability, now is a good time for grant makers and grantees to see how using fixed amount awards can promote performance over compliance.
Membership Programs for Nonprofits
What NGOs can learn from the private sector about increasing earned income for sustainable recurring growth.
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Creating Strategic Value
A new book explains how to apply value investing principles to corporate management.
Rehumanizing Fundraising With Artificial Intelligence
As nonprofits emerge from the shock of the pandemic and financial crisis, there is an opportunity to rethink fundraising and improve donor retention rates by embracing emerging technologies like artificial intelligence.
Nowhere to Grow
The systematic scale-up of social entrepreneurs’ solutions by Big International NGOs (BINGOs) is simply not a thing. Why not?
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Determining the Right Gift for Both Donor and Nonprofit
Donors trying to decide what type of gift to make can sometimes face a challenge as difficult as knowing what cause to fund in the first place. SSIR Publisher Michael Voss discusses restricted gifts, unrestricted gifts, and endowments with Lisa Spalding of The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI) and Stephanie Diamond of Schwab Charitable. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360.