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Can NFTs Mobilize CSO Donors and Volunteers (Using Greener Tech)? image

Dec 16, 2022

Can NFTs Mobilize CSO Donors and Volunteers (Using Greener Tech)?

Instead of recognizing donors with branded gifts or large naming rights, CSOs might consider using NFTs (non-fungible tokens)—in their soon-to-be greener version—that can create residual funding.

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Dec 04, 2022

More People Donating to CSOs, Helping Strangers and Volunteering

Looking for encouragement? The 2022 World Giving Index by the Charities Aid Foundation shows that despite the pandemic and its economic impacts, more people are helping strangers, volunteering and (reportedly) donating to CSOs.

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Nov 17, 2022

What Would Beneficiary-Centered CSO Management Look Like?

Traditionally, grants to CSOs focus on beneficiaries as recipients rather than participants. But this is changing. CSOs are starting to integrate beneficiaries’ experience into their management for more meaningful social impact. Lehn M. Benjamin describes what moving from an evidence-based to a relationship-based model might look like.

Does Your CSO Take Crypto Donations? Blockchain May Help You Fundraise image

Nov 16, 2022

Does Your CSO Take Crypto Donations? Blockchain May Help You Fundraise

Is your CSO considering crypto donations? Proponents of blockchain argue the technology will make CSO fundraising more transparent, streamlines donation processes and attract a new demographic of crypto donors.

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Nov 15, 2022

More Funding for Brazilian CSOs Expected Despite Economic Challenges

Technology and cultural receptivity will increase donations to Brazilian CSOs despite the economic challenges for average Brazilians, writes the Institute for Development of Social Investment.

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Nov 15, 2022

How to Elevate Your CSO's Website

Does your Civil Society Organization's website stand out? The Forbes Nonprofit Council suggests these features for more visibility—and supporters.