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    Why Nonprofit Organizations Need to Strengthen Cybersecurity Practices

    PhilanTopic Nov 23, 2021

    “We do not attack health care, education, charitable organizations, [and] social services,” said a representative of LockBit 2.0 (a prominent cybercrime gang) in an interview with the Russian YouTube channel OSINT earlier…

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    Tips for Advancing Nonprofit Health

    Independent Sector Nov 22, 2021

    In October, Independent Sector released our second annual Health of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector. The report details the status of nonprofits’ finances, human capital, governance, and efforts to shape their…

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    What Makes an Effective Nonprofit? Five Common Characteristics

    Exponent Philanthropy Nov 22, 2021

    Often, excellent nonprofits are made, not found. As a donor, you have the power to build and strengthen the nonprofits most aligned with your goals. Identifying the impact you want…

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    Nonprofit Board Research on Practices and Leadership

    BoardSource Nov 22, 2021

    The support that BoardSource provides to individual nonprofit leaders and organizations is strengthened by our broader research to identify and map trends within the nonprofit sector and to unleash the…

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    Nonprofits Ought To Keep Their Promise On Equity

    Candid Nov 21, 2021

    While nearly all foundation leaders reported making changes to their grantmaking efforts in 2020, not all are necessarily planning to sustain those changes, a report from the Center for Effective…

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    Climate Innovation: Why We Must Accelerate Action

    Forbes Nov 19, 2021

    The pandemic, mental health concerns, inflation, the “Great Resignation,” cyberattacks: Leaders of organizations across sectors have a wide range of worries these days. Dealing with these concerns requires us to…

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    Getting Better at Talking About Mental Health at Work

    The Bridgespan Group Nov 18, 2021

    Events of the recent past have moved mental health support in the workplace from a nice-to-have to a must-have, as the pandemic, racial trauma, and political unrest have weighed on…

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    How Behavioral Nudges Impact Donor Response

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Nov 15, 2021

    When we think of the “giving season” it is easy to imagine scenes from old holiday movies. A volunteer dressed in festive attire stands in front of a shopping mall…

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    When Are Outside Experts Appropriate in Nonprofits?

    Vu Le Nov 15, 2021

    I always joke that when I start writing and producing Nonprofit The Musical, one of the characters would be a consulting robot. It’s a robot that is a consultant, and…

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    What the American Rescue Plan Act Means for Donors

    Candid Nov 13, 2021

    In March 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which provides $1.9 trillion in funds across federal, state, and local governments. The funding streams are numerous…

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    The South Lacks Much Needed Funding in the Arts

    Artnet News Nov 13, 2021

    According to the latest United States Census, the South is home to nearly 40 percent of all Americans, making it the most populous region in the country. It is also…

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    How Nonprofits Can Leverage Listening to Shift Power

    Feedback Labs Nov 9, 2021

    Essentially, we asked a computer program to group reflections from different nonprofits together. The algorithm looked at every word in each response and detected patterns in how the words were…

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