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DANA Partners with MindEdge Learning to Expand Educational Opportunities for its Members

MindEdge is a leading provider of online and on-demand higher education and professional development courses.Β  Since its founding by Harvard and MIT educators in 1998, it has served more than 3 million learners. DANA is pleased to partner with MindEdge and offer DANA Members access to their classes at reduced fees. These classes will complement […]

Advocating for Nonprofits During Election Cycles: What to Ask Candidates

by Melissa Hopkins, Executive Vice President of Sector Engagement β€œDon’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” — President Joe BidenΒ  As civic-minded philanthropic funders, election cycles present unique opportunities to advocate on behalf of nonprofit organizations. Candidates and incumbents vying for public office are seeking your […]

Your DEI Journey is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

by Nadine Moone DANA provides a lineup of thought-provoking diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) learning opportunities. Thanks to a generous grant from Barclay’s, most are available at little to no cost. Record registration levels affirm the interest in these learning opportunities. January 2022 wrapped up the fourth installment of our four-part DEI Trauma series where […]

Delaware nonprofits escape budget cuts

Employees of nonprofits that receive state government funds breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday whenΒ lawmakers voted to spare them from budget cuts. “We couldn’t believe it,” said Jim Purcell, president of Communities in Schools of Delaware, afterΒ watching the Joint Finance Committee vote. “I think they really looked at the nonprofit community andΒ the impact that we’re […]

Evaluation Matters

by Pamela Leland A truism in strategic planning is that you’ll never get there if you don’t know where you’re going. The same principle applies to program evaluation … i.e., you’ll never be able to document your impact if you don’t know what you are trying to accomplish. As someone who is, by nature, both […]

DANA hosts annual conference

More than 275 members of the state’s nonprofitΒ community attended the Delaware Alliance forΒ Nonprofit Advancement Annual conference at theΒ Chase Center on the Riverfront. Keynote speaker Hildy Gottlieb shared an innovativeΒ method of reshaping questions in order to bring out theΒ best in people and situations as part of the event’sΒ theme of β€œcatalytic leadership.” From left: Michael Kumer, Hildy […]