How to Keep Major Donors in the Fold
Experts share tips for cultivating key supporters over the years, including putting plans in writing.
Impact Matters, but How Can Nonprofits Prove It? 2 Scholars Offer Ideas to Get It Right.
Too many charities overinvest in data that do not credibly or responsibly answer questions about impact and underinvest in data that help guide management and improve operations.
The 10 Commandments of Corporate Partnerships
Listen more than you talk; be patient; deliver on your promises, and support a company’s business goals.
By David Hessekiel
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9 Things an Executive Director Should Consider Before Deciding to Step Down
How to plan for a transition, how to know when it’s time to leave, and more.
By Jennifer Lentfer
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How Harvard Raised $9.6 Billion, and What Comes Next for All Campaigns
Other institutions, no matter how small, should see that the economy makes ambitious drives possible, especially when a nonprofit emphasizes how the dollars raised will make a difference to the world.
By Heather Joslyn
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How One Founder Started a Nonprofit — and Raised $1 Million
The daughter of an alcoholic wanted to help youths who had experienced trauma.
By Timothy Sandoval
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10 Steps Nonprofits Can Take to Close the Pay Gap for Women
Experts share advice to help managers identify wage differences based on gender, work to erase them, and build a hiring process that ensures equal pay.
By LISA SCHOHL
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Two relatively new organizations that work on global issues have several things in common that have led to big achievements.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
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Nearly a quarter of the environmental charity’s donations each year come from bequests and other planned gifts, the result of decades of investment in training and personalization.
By Heather Joslyn
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A Cancer Charity Uses Competition and Recognition to Keep Volunteers Engaged
Among other things, the group has a web page that spotlights the events, teams, and participants that raise the most money each year. Volunteers love the competition.
By Heather Joslyn
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