Smart Funding in tough times: Philanthropic Funding in an Economic Downturn

This report examines historical trends for US philanthropy during economic downturns, and explores the effects of the current recession on funders and nonprofits. It also provides a series of recommendations for philanthropists and their advisors on grantmaking during the downturn.In 2007, total charitable giving in the USA was a record $306.39 billion, with 74.8% coming from individual donors, 12.6% from foundations and 5.1% from corporations. Giving in the USA has increased in real terms by 2.8% per year since Giving USA Foundation began recording philanthropic data in 1967

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Leadership Search Partners (formerly Leyna Bernstein Consulting) specializes in helping Northern California based small and medium-sized nonprofits assess, recruit and retain strong leaders. Our focus is on searches for Executive Directors/CEOs, Development Directors and other C level positions (COOs/CFOs/Program Directors). We often work with organizations undergoing a significant change, as in the transition of a founder or hiring of a development director for the first time. We take a holistic approach to our work, bringing an understanding of the whole organization, its culture and values, to each project. We offer our clients a depth of expertise in nonprofit governance and management, combined with over 30 years of recruiting experience.

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The Big Fundraising Secret

whitePaper | August 2, 2021

You’ll learn how traditional fundraising BLOCKS overall revenue growth and KEEPS you from reaching your overall revenue goals every year. There's also a checklist on Page 8 where you can assess if you need to make fundamental shifts in your current Funding Model & Fundraising Activities.

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Purposeful Collaboration is the Key to Drive Results

whitePaper | October 28, 2021

A recent survey sent to over 1,000 foundations and nonprofits showed that both stakeholders agree that collaboration is the key to tackling complex issues. However it also illuminated a lack of alignment around key outcomes of collaboration and the advantages it can offer. So how can we create an optimal approach to collaboration, reaping its potential benefits, if we aren’t all approaching partnerships with the same goals? Learn more about the findings of the survey in this new report from UpMetrics, and get your next steps to set your organization up for success with future collaborative efforts.

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Lack of Administrative Support Is an Obstacle to Nonprofit Growth

whitePaper | December 3, 2019

Nonprofit organizations are consistently understaffed. One area of significant impact is the lack of administrative support, often leaving nonprofits to buckle under the weight of the workload. Virtual administrative assistants present a cost-effective solution to help nonprofit organizations meet their growth goals.

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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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2022 COMMUNITY IT NONPROFIT INCIDENT REPORT

whitePaper | June 7, 2022

We saw a leveling off in email incidents such as spam and spear phishing, probably related to the use of more tools to protect email. Successful malware attacks declined significantly; whether from protective tools or from a shift in the attack landscape remains to be seen. However, our report shows the blanket risk of cyber fraud attacks on our sector, as in the for-profit and government sectors, is unabated and rising.

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Three Components Of The Nonprofit Tech Stack

whitePaper | December 12, 2019

Your donors have entrusted you with their hard-earned money and they expect you to acknowledge them and their contributions. If you interpreted that to be a manual process, like looking up donors to make sure you’re updating the correct record, you may have the wrong technology stack.

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Leadership Search Partners

Leadership Search Partners (formerly Leyna Bernstein Consulting) specializes in helping Northern California based small and medium-sized nonprofits assess, recruit and retain strong leaders. Our focus is on searches for Executive Directors/CEOs, Development Directors and other C level positions (COOs/CFOs/Program Directors). We often work with organizations undergoing a significant change, as in the transition of a founder or hiring of a development director for the first time. We take a holistic approach to our work, bringing an understanding of the whole organization, its culture and values, to each project. We offer our clients a depth of expertise in nonprofit governance and management, combined with over 30 years of recruiting experience.

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