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Nonprofit Fundraising Study: Covering Charitable Receipts at U.S. Nonprofit Organizations in 2011

By: Nonprofit Research Collaborative Based on a survey of more than 1,600 organizations about charitable receipts from January through December 2011, this report analyzes the survey findings from actual receipts to how organizations include their boards of directors in fundraising, and expectations for fundraising during the coming year.

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Leadership Development in the Social Sector: A Framework for Supporting Strategic Investments

By: Grady McGonagill and Claire Reinelt This article offers a framework for assessing a foundation’s current approach to the rising significance of collective leadership.

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A Dance That Creates Equals: Unpacking Leadership Development

By: Denise Alvater, Bethany Godsoe, LaDon James, Barbara Miller, Sonia Ospina, Tyletha Samuels, Cassandra Shaylor, Lateefah Simon, and Mark Valdez. This report explores the question “How can we create the space/opportunities for individuals to recognize leaders and develop leadership?” The study refers to the details of close working relationships with people in our organizations and […]

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Out of the Spiritual Closet: Organizers Transforming the Practice of Social Justice

Using “transformative movement building” as a framework for social change work, this report explores spiritual practice as a means of sustained vision for social justice organizations.

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Evidence of Change: Exploring Civic Engagement Evaluation

This report offers a look into how organizations currently view their relationship with impact measurement. It then presents a brief summary of the key findings that came out of the Civic Engagement Evaluation Summit convened by the partner organizations and ends with a set of recommendations for how to increase the nonprofit sector’s capacity to […]

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