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Tool Kits

Browse these collections of our most relevant advice on fundraising, grant seeking, communications, careers, and executive leadership. Each tool kit contains a curated selection of articles and tools to help nonprofit leaders succeed on the job.

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  • Your Nonprofit Coach

    Your Nonprofit Coach: Advice for Executives and Board Members

    The columnist Joan Garry tackles tough topics that face CEOs, board members, and other nonprofit leaders as they work together to advance important causes.
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    A Donor’s Perspective on Fundraising, Donor Relations, and More

    Isa Catto, executive director of the Catto Shaw Foundation, explores issues affecting nonprofits and the donors who support them in a series of columns for the Chronicle.
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    Advice on Attracting Diverse Donors

    A collection of articles to help you raise money from a wider variety of supporters.
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    How to Host Engaging Virtual Events

    It’s unlikely that virtual events will fully replace in-person events after it’s safe to gather indoors again, but fundraisers expect some events to remain online. We spoke to fundraisers, event planners, and consultants who explain how to make them special.
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    How to Win DAF Gifts: Advice From the Archives

    Donors who put money into donor-advised funds aren’t all that different from everyone else; they just have one more option for making charitable gifts. We’ve mined our archive for recent articles, webinars, and advice to help your organization develop strategies for connecting with donors who give this way.
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    Achieving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: a Curated Guide to Help Nonprofits

    While nonprofit leaders and employees have long talked about the need to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion, the pandemic’s impact on communities of color and renewed calls for racial justice have underscored that need. Even before Covid, some nonprofit leaders wondered how to begin this…
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    Chronicle Advice on How to Respond to Covid-19

    Chronicle resources to help your nonprofit adapt its policies and operations, keep donors close despite social distancing, and continue serving the community during difficult times.
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    How to Make the Most of GivingTuesday or Any Giving Day

    Some nonprofits spend months planning creative digital campaigns for the fundraising sprint. Others use the day to thank donors or inspire their supporters to give back in other ways.
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    How Foundations Can Foster Diversity and Inclusion

    A collection of articles to help grant makers diversify their staff and boards and advance equity in their communities.
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    How to Diversify Your Nonprofit’s Board

    Advice to help you recruit trustees with varied backgrounds and experiences to ensure an inclusive approach to governance.