Social Enterprise
Applying a Gender Lens to Social Entrepreneurship
The social sector will flourish through embracing less patriarchal and more collaborative approaches that focus on long-term systemic change.
Tag: Fundraising
Government
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.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Membership Programs for Nonprofits
What NGOs can learn from the private sector about increasing earned income for sustainable recurring growth.
Technology
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.
Technology
Lessons on Running Virtual Events From Nonprofit News Organizations
With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing civil society groups of all types to take fundraisers online, nonprofit news outlets’ efforts with virtual, discussion-based events can provide additional ideas for any organization seeking to foster community and maintain financial viability.
Podcast
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How Nonprofits Are Leveraging Donor-Advised Funds
Over the past decade, the popularity and use of donor-advised funds have grown dramatically. How can they help nonprofits strengthen their operations? SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Richard C. Shadyac, Jr., of the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Fred Kaynor from Schwab Charitable. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360.
Scaling
Scaling Big in India: Leveraging Behavioral Science to Help Feed Millions
A look at how a community kitchen initiative in India used insights from behavioral science to rapidly scale its services, delivering 4.5 million meals to homeless migrant workers even as the country instituted the world’s largest lockdown to combat COVID-19.
Philanthropy & Funding
Solving the Mystery of Board Engagement and Fundraising
Nonprofit boards still have a long way to go in engaging their board members to improve fundraising.
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Grecian Urns and Trend Reports
The value of a nonprofit is the presence and participation of its stakeholders and constituents. Technology creates the framework to make that value real. Part of the Technology for Change supplement sponsored by Salesforce in the Summer 2020 issue.
Philanthropy & Funding
The Supply and Demand of Charitable Giving
The relationship between donors and nonprofits is built on a complex interplay of motivations, activities, and circumstances. A research article in the Summer 2020 issue.