Strategic Philanthropy: Unlocking Entrepreneurial Potential

Philanthropists are increasingly recognizing the importance of adopting a more business-like approach to philanthropy to maximize social and environmental returns of their philanthropic investments. This links well to the innovation that cuts through development thinking, which incorporates entrepreneurial thinking in development. New approaches focus increasingly on driving economic growth by stimulating small and medium enterprises. Enterprises and social organizations based around business principles have the potential to produce more significant and long lasting returns on investment than those that are not. Although they have huge potential in emerging economies, small and medium enterprises face severe obstacles in realizing this. Enterprises in a developing country need improved access to capital and business knowledge and an enabling environment to grow and thrive.

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House of Ruth Louisville

House of Ruth is a nonprofit organization that strengthens lives for those with or affected by HIV/AIDS. Founded in 1992 by eight friends, four of whom were Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, House of Ruth was incorporated to meet the local service needs of women and children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. The service population has since expanded to include men living with HIV/AIDS, and the lives of more than 1,100 people, including nearly 300 children, and 700 households each year.

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What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know About Software Subscription Fees

whitePaper | April 16, 2020

Online fundraising has revolutionized the giving landscape and created exciting new opportunities for nonprofits. Instead of direct mail and telephone fundraising, nonprofits are turning to advanced fundraising software that allows them to gain valuable insights about their supporters, streamline their fundraising campaigns, and massively expand their reach.

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Help Employees Overcome Unexpected Financial Hardships and Stress with Employee Assistance Funds

whitePaper | October 2, 2021

No matter the scale or severity of the crisis, employee financial stress hurts companies and their employees. An Employee Assistance Fund (EAF), also known as an Employee Relief Fund, Employee Crisis Fund, and a host of other names, allows your company to help employees overcome unexpected financial hardships and demonstrate your commitment to responsible corporate citizenship. There are different ways to administer an EAF. The best method for you will ultimately depend on factors such as the size of your company, how you will fund the EAF, and the complexity of your program.

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The Secrets to Creating a Successful CRM Strategy

whitePaper | November 26, 2019

Our dedicated team has delivered digital projects to over 100 customers in the charity and membership sector. Throughout these projects, as well as dedicated events, roundtables and partnerships, we have learnt a lot about what makes a successful CRM strategy. As part of our commitment to non-profits, we’ve taken some key learnings from our team, our customers and attendees at our events, and compiled this guide to help you in the planning, execution and maintenance of your digital strategy. Thank you to all of our contributors for sharing valuable insight and advice.

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How to Build an Insight-Driven Culture at Your Nonprofit

whitePaper | July 8, 2022

Digital transformation is occurring across each sector. Organisations across each sector are utilising digital technology to fundamentally change their operations. They are replacing their processes, reimagining their customer experience, and innovating with the help of digital transformation. The result? Improved efficiency ensuring that resources are making the biggest impact possible, added value which can easily be measured and communicated with stakeholders and a sophisticated use of data leading to insights and transparent decision making

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New best practices to connect with today’s charitable donors

whitePaper | March 9, 2021

Nonprofits have adapted to the challenges of 2020 and pivoted from charity galas to virtual events, while ramping up digital outreach and direct mail campaigns. To help nonprofits continuously connect with donors Data Axle surveyed 1,200+ charitable donors and gleaned insights into their behaviors and preferences – including how they like to give, why they remain loyal, their legacy giving plans, and much more.

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Cloud Software Considerations for the Nonprofit CFO

whitePaper | March 31, 2020

In recent years, the cloud computing market has experienced a remarkable surge in growth, and it is transforming the way people communicate and do business. Gartner recently published data that shows that the worldwide public cloud services market is expected to grow from $209 billion in 2016 to $383 billion by 2020. Despite this global shift to the cloud, a number of concerns remain for firsttime cloud adopters, especially for those who manage applications with sensitive data. System security tops the list of concerns that also includes accessibility, reliability, total cost of ownership of cloud services, and applications.

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House of Ruth Louisville

House of Ruth is a nonprofit organization that strengthens lives for those with or affected by HIV/AIDS. Founded in 1992 by eight friends, four of whom were Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, House of Ruth was incorporated to meet the local service needs of women and children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. The service population has since expanded to include men living with HIV/AIDS, and the lives of more than 1,100 people, including nearly 300 children, and 700 households each year.

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