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Rusty Stahl of Fund the People has shared a blog reflecting on two new studies from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) that offer more information about the crisis facing America’s nonprofit workforce — and how much funders do or do not care to address it. Rusty argues "that grantmakers are missing the fundamental connections between their own funding practices, how grantees can compensate staff, why burnout is on the upswing, and how all of this damages the ability of grantors and grantees alike to achieve their shared goals." Read it here: To Ensure Nonprofit Well-Being, Invest in Wages, Workload, and Working Conditions | The Center for Effective Philanthropy (cep.org)

Pride Month is right around the corner, and straight-led organizations flock to the closest queer person or nonprofit to put on an event to attract LGBTQIA+ people to their cause. 🙋♀️ While the intentions are good, most of these organizations don’t even have queer people on their board, or collect LGBTQIA+ data, or even know where to find them…. And that’s ok! It’s a lot to learn and we appreciate your efforts. 🫶 But it’s time to do more and do better. You can start your journey here! 🤩 ✍️My article “Get Q’d In: Advance Your Mission By Engaging LGBTQIA+ Donors” is now available online via Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP Global)’s Advancing Philanthropy! 🤓 💡The article is your guide on quick tips for long-term engagement from one of the most sought-after communities. 👀 🏳️🌈Take your feel-good one-off Pride events and turn your efforts into a sustainable constituency of the most loyal people you’ll ever engage. 🔄 💬After you read it, sound off in the comments — what more do you want to know? We’re just getting started.👇 https://lnkd.in/g43WVpmG

🌟 Exciting news! May Piamenta, Co-founder & CEO of VEE, has been recognized as one of the 24 Israeli Female Leaders You Should Follow in 2024! 🌟 Follow May Piamenta for inspiring content and join our community of individuals passionate about supporting nonprofits. Together, let's create a better future. 💪🌍 For more information about May and her incredible work, check out the first comment! #NonprofitSupport #PositiveImpact #CommunitySupport #FollowMayPiamenta #IsraeliFemaleLeaders

Investing in children is one of the most powerful ways to create a fairer, more equitable future. 📚 We sat down with Carla Haddad Mardini, Director of UNICEF's Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division, who discussed the transformative impact of philanthropic investments in children. Carla explained how UNICEF's integrated approach to philanthropy not only supports children, but also strengthens communities and economies. By focusing on investments in child health, education, and rights, philanthropists can unlock significant returns and drive systemic change. She also highlighted the #UNICEFInternationalCouncil, a global network of over 135 members committed to advancing children's futures through collective investment and advocacy. Watch the full conversation to learn more about the critical role of philanthropy in building a better future for generations to come. 🌟 UNICEF East Asia and Pacific #PAAChats #Philanthropy #UNICEF #ChildRights #GlobalImpact #Leadership #Giving

The multicultural youth GOTV guide that my colleague Henry A.J. Ramos I have been working on has been released! While it is focused on California youth-serving nonprofits, it is mostly transferable to other states. Consult the The Democracy Capacity Project voter assistance guide for your state for supplemental information. The guide is geared towards helping nonprofits turn out young voters of color, but the its recommendations are applicable for GOTV generally. If you work for any nonprofit with a client base, here are two things you can do this year to turn them out to vote: 1. Make sure they are registered to vote! Census data indicates that about 80% of persons who register to vote in a presidential election year actually go out and vote. This is likely because of all the television, radio, and social media messaging that takes place  combined with having just recently having registered. In a sense, new voters in a presidential election year have a GOTV campaign aimed at them from a number of sources. So if you can only do one thing this year, make sure your clients get registered to vote this year. (N.B., we only see this phenomenon during a presidential election year.) 2. If you can only do two things this year, make sure to remind your clients to vote and let them know that their vote matters and they are making a difference! Recent research on voter turnout shows that nonprofit clients are particularly receptive to nonpartisan GOTV campaigns supported by nonprofits they have worked with, and that their turnout rates increase significantly when they are encouraged to vote by those nonprofits. Nonprofit engagement can improve the turnout rates across all categories of voters, and has been shown to make significant improvements in turnout rates for young voters, voters of color, and low-income voters. Improving turnout rates attracts the attention of political campaigns that focus on high-propensity voters. This attention in turn engages voters further and encourages even higher turnout. It’s a virtuous cycle once folks start voting! Make sure to turn out your clients and community to vote this year! #youthvoting #GOTV #nonprofits #nonprofitorganizations #bolderadvocacy #IRPPE #elections

Thank you Maria for this conversation! I really enjoyed discussing how we can take community-centric fundraising from principle to practice. It's very much a work in progress, so taking this opportunity to share a few resources I've found to be especially helpful and inspiring through this process: For dignified storytelling and tying your organization's work to broader systemic issues, Crisis UK's framing toolkit: https://lnkd.in/gqpiES4n Anat Shenker-Osorio's call-in, call-out, call-in messaging: https://lnkd.in/g9i3jBYY For public policy (and other best practice resources), Maytree's Five Good Ideas series: https://lnkd.in/g8qHxAY9 For critical information re. election advocacy, this webinar from the ONN: https://lnkd.in/g5DF-jXX For clear parameters on gift acceptance and community-centric fundraising in practice, FoodShare's fundraising guidelines: https://lnkd.in/gZzhj9fu For a comprehensive guide to embedding decent work practices at your organization, the ONN's Decent Work Pathways: https://lnkd.in/gtKPeVtB

Starting in just over an hour! If you are a white woman working in/with the nonprofit sector, you do not want to miss this free session: “CCF Principles for White Women in Nonprofits.”

Candid's report "The state of diversity in the U.S. nonprofit sector," analyzed demographic data from over 59,000 public charities. This comprehensive dataset offers a benchmark to track progress in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. And the data has a lot to say: ❇️ The sector is racially diverse, but leadership is not. 47% of all staff identify as white, compared with 70% of CEOs and 66% of board members. ❇️ White male CEO representation increases with organization size, while BIPOC female CEO representation decreases. ❇️ Smaller organizations tend to have smaller, more diverse boards. Download the report: https://bit.ly/3XsAOGd

🌟 We dream of a fairer, brighter future for every child—a future where every boy and girl receives the support, care, and opportunities they need to thrive. Investing in programmes for children is key to achieving this vision. 🌍 As Carla Haddad Mardini, Director of Private Fundraising and Partnerships at UNICEF, shared in her recent conversation with Philanthropy Asia Alliance, "Investing in solutions for children yields the highest public returns, with the potential to generate growth and jobs." By strengthening systems for children, we uplift entire communities and economies. 🤝 Discover how the positive ripple effects of philanthropic partnerships with UNICEF and #UNICEFInternationalCouncil extend far and wide, strengthening society and creating a better future #ForEveryChild.

Nonprofits and funders frequently shy away from racial equity work due to its inherently challenging and sensitive nature. This often leads to internal paralysis, where the organization focuses exclusively on learning for fear of offending those they are trying to support. But here’s the reality: Mistakes are guaranteed. As Shannon Rudisill explains at our “Member Education Sessions: Partnering Across the Field” broadcast: “You don’t try to learn everything so that you don’t make any mistakes. It’s not going to happen; you have to learn and do.” Learn more about how cross-sector collaboration can help move the needle on racial equity by watching the full broadcast ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e7Gt6y8F #RacialEquity #RacialJustice #Philanthropy #NativePhilanthropy #SocialJustice #Nonprofit #NativeLed #Native #Indigenous #WeAreIndigenous #NativeGiving #NativeAmerican