4 Reasons to Launch Your Team of Passionate Messengers Today
Wild Apricot
JULY 15, 2019
Learn how to get your passionate team off the ground and spreading your mission
Wild Apricot
JULY 15, 2019
Learn how to get your passionate team off the ground and spreading your mission
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 17, 2019
Allison Fine, my co-author for the Networked Nonprofit , and I are actively researching the use of AI for Good, in particular to scale giving and to spread generosity. We are particularly interested in the human side of AI and how it will augment the work of fundraisers and support donors. This week I interviewed long-time blog reader, Alison Lowndes who I first met via my blog as a regular commenter.
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ASU Lodestar Center
JULY 17, 2019
Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. posted by Heather Aal Spring 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Not all revenue streams are created equal in the nonprofit sector. They are often riddled with limitations and unrealistic expectations. Rarely do funds cover operational or administrative costs and often they may have additional matches or indirect expenses needed to fulfill all requirements.
Elevation
JULY 16, 2019
An effective online fundraising page is crucial to the success of your nonprofit’s fundraising campaign as a whole. It might be all too easy to focus all of your team’s efforts on planning fundraising events and email campaigns, but you can’t overlook the importance of an effective online fundraising page¹.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
This session will dive into how to create rich generosity experiences that foster long-lasting relationships. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to redefine how you engage with your supporters—emphasizing trust, engagement, and community over transactional giving models. 🤝 Industry expert Tim Sarrantonio will explore data-backed strategies to engage supporters as active participants in a community that values their contributions and shared ideals.
Wild Apricot
JULY 19, 2019
Managing your donors doesn't have to be difficult. Explore these 19 donor management software solutions to engage, nurture and give value to your donors!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 16, 2019
When I facilitate staff retreats or workshop on wellbeing in the workplace based on the Happy Healthy Nonprofit , we do some reflective exercises, including taking the nonprofit burnout assessment , identifying stress triggers and reactions before creating a self-care plan and addressing cultural norms. As a group, I have participants take an online poll or do an exercise with sticky notes, answering the questions, “What are your workplace stress triggers?
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DonorDrive
JULY 15, 2019
The 2019 American Web Design Awards from Graphic Design USA Magazine have been announced and for the fifth year running DonorDrive has won multiple awards.
Gyrus
JULY 17, 2019
A learning management system is one of the most talked-about topics in the global business world. Be it a large scale organization or a small scale one, an LMS is known to commit endless benefits or rewards to the business owner. But, is it really so? This article will give an overview of the Learning Management Systems reality.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 19, 2019
Here are some of my favorite takeaways from the book, The CollaborationImperative , by Ron Ricci and Carl Wiese: Across every organization lies hidden treasure just waiting to be discovered. It’s not hiding in a budget spreadsheet of a warehouse full of inventory. It lies within your people —their ideas, their experiences, their focus, their energy.
NonProfit Hub
JULY 17, 2019
It’s a big world out there. As a nonprofit, there are plenty of opportunities to take and tough decisions to make. But with everything you do, there’s some amount of risk that comes with it. It can be hard to know where you’re vulnerable and which bases you forgot to cover. That’s where we come in. Risk management is something that needs to be a priority for nonprofit and for-profit businesses alike?
Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker
Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.
Connection Cafe
JULY 15, 2019
Summer is far from over! There are still many weekend getaways, road trips, and beach vacations to be had. If you grew up with a family similar to mine that believed road trips were “about the journey, not the destination” I’m sure you can relate to the fact that no matter how beautiful your surrounding, long drives can still be quite… boring.
Museum 2.0
JULY 16, 2019
Visitor (though, really my child) at the Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK As I said, last week, I’ve been to a travelin’ girl for the last couple of years. Not quite a troubadour, as my karaoke skills are more humorous than sonorous, I’ve enjoyed being on the road. In writing this post, I couldn’t help but think of that old Johnny Cash song, made famous again in hotel ads.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 17, 2019
“By understanding how their own mind works and training it for the most essential qualities, leaders can lead themselves effectively first, in order to better lead their people and tap into their human need for meaning, fulfillment and human connectedness,” explain Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter , authors of the book, The Mind Of The Leader. Their book is based on extensive research, including assessments of more than 35,000 leaders and interviews with 250 C-level executives.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 18, 2019
SalesForce.Org recently presented a webinar where they shared a research report on marketing and engagement tools, channels, and strategies for nonprofit organizations. I was curious to see if they were tracking current or future uses of AI. . In the survey, they found most nonprofits plan to focus on social media & advertising, fundraising and email marketing to build out their marketing strategy over the next three to five years.
Advertiser: Digital Ocean
Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.
Connection Cafe
JULY 16, 2019
Information and technology are at the center of everything we do. This is something highlighted often here on npENGAGE as we think about new ways the landscape of fundraising is changing due to the world becoming smaller and more transparent. Private foundations, public charities and other social good organizations have an IRS Form 990 online, open to the public eye at any time.
Nimble AMS
JULY 18, 2019
What blockchain technology is and what your association should know about this trending technology. Blockchain technology may seem like distant, futuristic technology, but according to Enterprise Technology Trends report, it was one of the 10 key trends impacting IT leaders. Here’s how you can prepare your association for this trending technology.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 16, 2019
Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more “conventional” teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. Value members’ cultural fit and ability to collectively produce results. Pursue a limited set of vital priorities —less is more.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 15, 2019
There is good reason why, The Leadership Challenge , book is now in it’s sixth addition. It expertly teaches you what to do as a leader to mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done in your organization. Revised to address current challenges, this sixth edition marks thirty years since the book was first published. Embedded in The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership are behaviors that can serve as the basis for becoming an exemplary leader.
Advertiser: Syncrony
Looking for cost reductions for your nonprofit? Why not consider modernizing with a digital board management system that's designed to work with remote meetings, with immediate cost reductions if you still distribute paper packets to members? Get going in less than an hour on a fully hosted cloud solution built on the latest technology that runs on any device - from desktops to tablets and smartphones - without any installation.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 14, 2019
Because Dr. Rodger Dean Duncan delivers so much timely, straight-forward and relevant wisdom in his book, Change-friendly Leadership , reading it is like talking with your trusted best friend. Or, listening to your favorite teacher. Or, soaking in the thoughts from your respected mentor. That's why you'll want to spend plenty of time reading the book.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 13, 2019
One of the most difficult words for anyone, leaders included, to say is, " sorry." Yet, the time will likely come when that's the word you need to say. Research shows that apologizing in a heartfelt way can help you reduce stress and alleviate guilt. In the position of needing to apologize? Do this: Apologize immediately. Say you are sorry. Take responsibility for the situation.
Connection Cafe
JULY 18, 2019
This episode was originally published on April 5, 2018 as part of Blackbaud’s previous Raise & Engage Podcast. In recent years we’ve seen the power of movements. Movements can create trends, bring people together in support of a common cause, and drive meaningful and significant change. But how do they happen? What gets a movement started, and then what causes it to grow and accelerate?
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 18, 2019
The book, Fit at Last: Look and Feel Better Once and for All , co-authored by Ken Blanchard and Tim Kearin traces business author Blanchard's weight-loss journey with fitness expert Kearin, and how finally at the age of 73, Ken dropped over thirty pounds in the course of a single year. In each chapter, Ken shares the personal ups and downs of his story, relating how anyone can use his Situational Leadership approach to determine their developmental level in each of the fitness areas outlined by
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio
The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.
Connection Cafe
JULY 16, 2019
Any time your organization puts anything online—e.g., a website, email, social media post, etc.—your primary goal should always be to make an impression, to stick in the mind of the reader. In their excellent book, Made to Stick, Dan and Chip Heath identify six characteristics of ideas that cut through the noise and stick with people. They are: Simple.
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