No Market for Marketing
Nonprofits do not use -- and often don't want -- for-profit marketing techniques.
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Going, Going, Sold for Too Little!
Why nonprofit auctions are inefficient, and how they can raise more money.
Untapped Donors
Volunteers and young people are among several overlooked source of funds.
Squeezing the Dollars Until They Holler
All but the largest nonprofits are still struggling to make ends meet.
Are Local Organizations More Deserving of Donations than the Red Cross?
What's holding community foundations back from asking for donations?
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Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
With an understanding of these 10 funding models, nonprofit leaders can use the for-profit world's valuable practice of engaging in succinct and clear conversations about long-term financial strategy.
Centering Equity in Collective Impact
A decade of applying the collective impact approach to address social problems has taught us that equity is central to the work.
Measuring Social Value
Too many people believe social value is objective, fixed, and stable, when in fact it is subjective, malleable, and variable.
Protest Movements Could Be More Effective Than the Best Charities
To do as much good as possible with limited resources, funders should look to woefully underfunded protest movements.
Overcoming the Racial Bias in Philanthropic Funding
Racial bias creeps into all parts of the philanthropic and grantmaking process. The result is that nonprofits led by people of color receive less money than those led by whites, and philanthropy ends up reinforcing the very social ills it says it is trying to overcome.