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Creating Your 2025 Roadmap to Excellence 

.orgSource

Excellence doesnt happen by chanceits built through thoughtful planning, strategic alignment, and a commitment to continuous improvement. In todays fast-paced, digital-first world, associations need a clear roadmap to navigate disruption, adapt to member expectations, and drive impactful, sustainable growth. As associations tackle challenges like digital transformation and evolving member needs, knowing where to start can be daunting.

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Reduce Admin Time & Increase Donor Acquisition

NonProfit PRO

With so many CRMs on the market, how do you choose which one best aligns with your mission, enhances donor engagement, eliminates duplicate data entry, and supports capacity building? Join our session to find out! With the right CRM your organization can leverage data for actionable insights, personalized donor communications, and increased fundraising success.

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6 Ways to Grow Your Nonprofit’s Following on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Heather Mansfield , founder and editor-in-chief of Nonprofit Tech for Good The average growth rate for social media pages and profiles ranges from 0.% to 1% per month , depending upon the platform. In other words, the era of organic growth on social media is over. To grow your following on social media, you need to make a concerted effort to let your supporters and donors know how to find your nonprofit on social media. 1) Feature social media icons on every page of your website.

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What are the Biggest Challenges in Getting (and Keeping) Your Nonprofit’s Staff and Volunteers?

Blue Avocado

Quality, dedicated nonprofit volunteers and skilled staff are the key to any successful mission. But how do you find them, and once you’ve got them, how do you keep them around? When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What is your biggest challenge in recruiting and retaining skilled staff or volunteers?” , once again, nonprofit leaders came through!

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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The Essential Nonprofit Fundraiser’s Guide to Mobile Giving

Bloomerang

According to the M+R Benchmarks report , fundraising mobile messages generate an average of $92 in revenue for every 1,000 messages sent. Chances are, if youre a nonprofit professional, youre curious about how mobile giving can improve your nonprofits fundraising efforts. Thats why weve created this comprehensive articleto guide you through the ins and outs of mobile giving.

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The Creative Boom: How Gen Z and the TikTok Ban Will Transform Nonprofit Marketing in 2025

NonProfit PRO

The nonprofit sector is on the brink of a creative revolution. And, paradoxically, the TikTok ban may help it arrive.

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Nonprofit and philanthropy and our white moderate tendency to obey tyranny in advance

Nonprofit AF

Next week, because the universe has a perverse sense of humor, we have MLK Jr. Day on the same day.

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How to Price Silent Auction Items (& Raise More) in 5 Steps

OneCause

Item pricing can make or break an auction. Follow 5 steps for pricing your silent auction items to maximize ROI and create excellent bidder experiences.

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5 Components of an Effective Donor Stewardship Matrix

sgEngage

It takes more than thank-you letters to retain donors for your nonprofit long-term. To effectively steward donor relationships and inspire higher levels of giving, you must strategically engage donors in various ways that deepen their connections to your nonprofit. But what types of outreach should you use, and how do you outline a cohesive strategy?

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Words to avoid – 2025 edition

Big Duck

Explore this words to avoid list and discover how to communicate with clarity, inclusivity, and impact.

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Idealist and VolunteerMatch Announce Merger

NonProfit PRO

Idealist and VolunteerMatch merged to expand opportunities for individuals and organizations to make a difference in their communities.

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Five practices for professional growth within your organization 

Candid

When work starts to feel mundane or job frustrations arise, it can be tempting to jump ship. While there are circumstances when leaving an organization is the only viable option for nonprofit professionals, its worth considering internal growth opportunities. January is a great time to look to the year ahead and commit to new goals. Professional growth can include developing new skills, taking on stretch assignments, learning from peers, and advocating for promotions.

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Why Clunky Software Is Costing You Donations

Bloomerang

The hidden cost of clunky software: Why ease of use matters (HINT: You’re Losing Money) Lets be clear: if youre settling for outdated, clunky software , youre likely allowing your team to only scratch the surface of its capabilities. This negligence means youre letting potential donations slip away without even realizing it. The 30% trap: Unlocking lost fundraising potential Imagine this scenario: you’ve designed a dream home perfect for entertaining, complete with inviting spaces fo

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How to Scale Recurring Giving for Sustainable Growth

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Is your organization ready to build a recurring giving program that not only sustains but also propels your mission forward? 🚀 In this new webinar with industry visionary Tim Sarrantonio, we’ll guide you through the critical steps to establishing and scaling a successful recurring giving program. Whether you’re starting fresh or enhancing an existing program, this session will provide the strategies you need to deepen donor relationships and secure long-term support!

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7 Signs Your Organization Is Ready for an Enterprise-Scale CRM

sgEngage

As a tech leader at a growing social impact organization, you know that migrating to an enterprise-scale constituent relationship management (CRM) system can be a daunting proposition. While you may be aware on a general level that your CRM platform is becoming a headwind to your organization achieving its fundraising goals, the prospect of migrating vast amounts of data, retraining staff, and committing the money and resources required for a successful upgrade can make it tempting to say, Lets

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Understanding Nonprofit Audits: A Beginner’s Guide

Wild Apricot

Nonprofit audits help assess and strengthen everyday operations, financial practices and stakeholder trust. Learn what to expect from the auditing process.

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5 Top Inquiries to Improve Philanthropy

NonProfit PRO

Drawing from lessons learned in the for-profit world in 2024, here are five questions for your nonprofit to ask to help improve philanthropy.

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Reimagining equity with AI: What philanthropy can do

Candid

AI is transforming industries, and the nonprofit sector is no exception. For resource-strapped organizations, AI holds enormous promise. But AI adoption comes with challenges. Concerns about authenticity, disparities in access, and biases in AI tools raise urgent questions: Will this technology help bridge societal gaps, or will it deepen them? The inequity in AI adoption today has parallels to the early days of seat belt installation in cars.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

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.

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How to Write a Memorial Donation Family Notification Letter

Bloomerang

After someone passes away, their family members and friends might be motivated to donate to a nonprofit organization in their honor. Memorial donations are a beautiful way to honor someones life and carry on a positive legacy. In-memory fundraisers are growing faster than any other type of peer-to-peer fundraising. That means your nonprofit must create a dedicated strategy for managing and acknowledging memorial donations.

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As a Disaster Unfolds, Fundraisers Can Do More Than Raise Money

sgEngage

No question that cash is crucial in a catastrophe. But if youre a fundraiser for a nonprofit organization or school in the midst of an unfolding disaster, you can do more than raise money. You can take immediate action by doing what you do best, just without the request for cashfor now. Since contributions tend to pour in when hardships hit close to home, appeals for the emergency fund will be immediate.

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How To Unleash Your Full Potential

Eric Jacobsen Blog

To accomplish something great, author Matt Higgins says you need to toss your Plan B overboard and burn the boats. You have to give yourself no escape route, no chance to ever turn back. You throw away your backup plans and your push forward, no longer bogged down by the infinite ways in which we hedge our own successes. Youll learn plenty more about what it means to burn the boats, how to unleash your full potential, and how to tear down your barriers to achieving success in Higgins new book, B

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ASAE Launches Community Impact Coalition

NonProfit PRO

ASAE launched the Community Impact Coalition to educate Congress about the social and economic benefits of tax-exempt organizations.

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Nonprofits Are Leveraging the Cloud, but Does It Have to Be So Complex?

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.

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Demand for nonprofit profiles spiked on GivingTuesday 

Candid

The 2024 Giving Season kicked into high gear with a robust start on December 3, with the GivingTuesday Data Commons reporting a record $3.6 billion raised in the United States. This heightened engagement translated into a big demand for information about charities on Candid nonprofit profiles. We saw significant spikes in overall traffic, nonprofit profile views, and searches.

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Unrestricted: The Gifts That Keep On Giving

Bloomerang

Youre not fit to be a fundraiser unless you hear things that frustrate the daylights out of you. At the top of my list is hearing from nonprofit colleagues that donors arent interested in making unrestricted gifts. Even worse, is when they believe that asking for such gifts is not consistent with being donor centric. I have a one-word response to that sentiment: Poppycock!

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Building an Effective Partner Ecosystem for Your Grant Management System

sgEngage

Data visualization. Document signatures. Fund accounting. Gone are the days when each of those systems required a different login and manual data manipulation to get what you needed. Now your grant management system (GMS) is the hub of your grantmaking organization, and simple API integrations allow you to plug in the systems that work best for you.

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Alberta Nonprofit Listing Dashboard: Information about nonprofit organizations registered in Alberta

Charity Village

The Government of Alberta published the Alberta Nonprofit Listing Dashboard, which improves the accessibility of data, information and analytics about Albertas nonprofit sector using the official records of the Alberta Corporate Registry. The dashboard uses interactive, searchable, sortable fields, charts, and graphs to present information about Albertas registered nonprofits, including: name type of organization current […] The post Alberta Nonprofit Listing Dashboard: Information about n

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.