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Are education nonprofits worth our support and resources? 💭 Witnie A. Martinez, Ed.S. raises a crucial question about the vital role they play in our schools and communities. New episode of Our Classroom 2/28.

In yesterday's newsletter, 'The Mission Memo,' our new President and CEO, Meagan Flippin, shares her vision for CNM. "I envision CNM as a center for nonprofit excellence and as an organization that champions, advises, and partners with nonprofits to ensure that inclusion, diversity, equity, and access are the foundation for addressing community issues, responding to change, and elevating collective potential." Subscribe to our newsletter to learn more. https://bit.ly/3OkJ06J Meagan Flippin Charles Sueing Kara Duke

What local issues do the nonprofit partners in Spur Local's 2024 Class work to address? Short answer: Everything! Many of these issues are inter-connected. This year's community-based organizations preserve and elevate stories of local history, equip the next generation to be engaged civic leaders, cultivate vibrant regional food systems, and directly provide services and support across our region. Together, they work holistically to make Greater Washington more equitable, reminding us that collaboration strengthens our collective impact. Read on to learn about our issue categories and visit https://lnkd.in/e3XcjUXw to see the full list of nonprofit partners in our new 2024 Class!

The Solidarity Collaborative’s work will draw from and build upon existing efforts of leaders and organizations at the forefront of solidarity work, offering inspiring examples of what is possible with greater intentionality around and investment in robust solidarity efforts. These examples include a series of cross-community Solidarity Summits, dedicated to fostering and supporting solidarity among social justice communities, where leaders such as Judith Browne Dianis were able to come together and share in their experiences. In our recent case study, Dianis, Executive Director of the Advancement Project, shares about how Solidarity Summits offered the unique opportunity to learn about movement building and resource sharing alongside fellow social justice philanthropic leaders. Read the full case study here: https://lnkd.in/gKy2V6nF

When your nonprofit board lacks racial or ethnic diversity, you risk enacting plans that ineffectively address societal challenges and inequities, or even reinforce them. Launch your board’s DEI journey by discussing these five questions:

To transform how your community engages with you and your work, consider listening before you act.     In 2019 and 2020, Mission Partners served as the messaging and communications partner for NewsMatch—the largest grassroots fundraising campaign designed to support nonprofit news in the U.S. Through research, collaborative strategizing, and community listening, their fundraising goals exceeded the years prior despite the pandemic and politically charged attacks on the free press.     What might your community be trying to tell you that could drive your mission to new heights?    🔹Read more about our work with NewsMatch: https://lnkd.in/eXWx4tAX  🔹Learn more about how Mission Partners can help you build community engagement: https://lnkd.in/e-p458pc 

Happy Juneteenth! Today marks the 3rd annual federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in 1865, and honoring their legacy of power and resilience. Millions of grassroots activists, artists, and scholars fought for Juneteenth's official recognition as a momentous day in American history. Just as grassroots activism played a crucial role in nationally honoring Juneteenth, it is also an immense driving force in our current clean energy revolution. While many BIPOC-led nonprofits serve areas overburdened by climate change, transitioning to solar is one way these organizations build a green world for future generations. From providing after school youth groups in Oakland, California, to building community-run food systems in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Black-led nonprofits are providing on-the-ground resources and services to their communities. RE-volv proudly stands with our nonprofit partners who advance clean energy equity through solar. Learn more about our BIPOC-led nonprofit partners' missions on our website, including volunteer and donation opportunities ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gJWzkAt

For highly educated, highly indebted nonprofit workers, PSLF can be "a light at the end of the tunnel." Check out these highlights from our latest webinar, and join us in thanking Dr. LaTonya Henderson, Carli Coyne Reddy, CSLP, and Michaela (Noé) Rubin for sharing their insights!

Have you ever heard of a giving circle? It's a group of individuals who come together to pool their resources💰and make collective decisions about how to donate their money to charitable causes. In a word - we get to #AMPLIFY our impact. And.... as an added bonus we get the chance to network and hang out with really awesome professional women, as a member of Denver Women in Business for Good. ➕ as another bonus we get to learn about the truly amazing work that local nonprofits are doing in our community. See 👀 below to click on 🔗 links for the 3 organizations that we learned about last night. 🩷💛💚So that was the meaningful way that I spent my evening last night.... at the intersection of giving back to my community while spending time with talented & successful women. DWB is a local chapter of the amazing national organization called Grapevine. I bet there's a location near you, if this sounds like it would be your thing. Curious if anyone in my network is part of Grapevine, or has had similar experience with giving circles? Share in the comments! ✅ Pro tip: If you typically dislike networking, this is a great way to do it while being part of a greater purpose. #networking #donate #community

Diving into Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)'s new strategic plan. Here's one spot to linger: "#Grantmakers in the GEO community advance responsive and equitable practices such as providing long-term, flexible support to communities harmed by intersecting systems of oppression; centering community and shifting power in their #grantmaking, capacity building, learning, and evaluation; and fostering equity in internal operations." #philanthropy #FunderListening