NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Karen Cincotti, Mary Sorensen and Noel Beebe discuss the findings of a survey evaluating the peer-to-peer fundraising landscape in 2024.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Member engagement sits at the core of everything an association does. No matter the staff-member, no matter the member benefit or event or email sent, each is a piece of the larger tapestry that is member engagement. While this is a generally accepted fact for any forward-thinking and plugged-in association leader, knowing what to do with this knowledge – or even what membership engagement really means – can be a nebulous task.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Fundraisers rarely engage in balanced dialogues with donors. Instead, incorporate active listening into your major gift asks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Time: 1 pm ET / 10 am PT (20 minutes) Cost: Free Presented by: Heather Mansfield , Founder of Nonprofit Tech for Good Email is a powerhouse for fundraising. Twenty-six percent of online donors say that email is the tool that most inspires them to give – outpacing social media, websites, and print materials. Email is also their preferred communication method to receive news updates, appeals, and thank you messages.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Many of us working to strengthen civil rights see recent court rulings overturning affirmative action and campaigns to limit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and ban books as undermining this country’s vision of pluralism and equal opportunity. In this climate, advocates are working to sustain movements that build on the social progress achieved by previous generations.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The post 5 Reasons Analytics Scares People Off (And Why It’s Not So Spooky) appeared first on Association Analytics.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Think you’re a phony? You aren’t — you just have imposter syndrome! Here are just a few ways to combat imposter syndrome.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Giving by bequests accounted for $42.68 billion, or approximately 5% of the total philanthropic pie in 2023. Are you getting your share? Contrary to what you may have heard, incorporating planned giving into your fundraising doesn’t have to be complex. Quite the opposite, you can use what you already have in place. In this MotivateMonday session, we’re joined by Christopher McGown of Peak9860.

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VQ Strategies

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Over and over again, we have a front row seat in seeing research-based benefits of engaging volunteers really do play out in practice. We see that organizations which engage volunteers strategically and effectively really do outperform those that don’t, as volunteer talent and advocacy helps make these organizations be successful. We know that volunteers are an important part of the workforce – bringing in labor, talent, and connections — and important resource multipliers, as volunt

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Running a small business is no small feat. Payroll management, in particular, can be one of the most time consuming and complex parts of that equation. Yet, businesses that crack the code on streamlining these processes often discover not just savings, but new avenues for growth. Our expert speakers will share actionable insights and real-world examples of how businesses have reduced overhead and improved payroll efficiency.

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

According to the Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey, Canadian organizations are reskilling existing employees rather than recruiting new staff amidst budget constraints. The study found that two in five organizations (41%) are not planning to recruit new staff this year, and 8% are planning a workforce reduction. Budgetary constraints are the top reason for organizations […] The post Canadian organizations reskilling existing employees rather than recruiting new staff amid

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Struggling to find donors for your nonprofit? Explore effective strategies and tips to attract and retain supporters. Learn how to build relationships, leverage online tools and craft compelling campaigns to boost your fundraising efforts.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

According to 2023 IRS data, there are about 1.9 million registered nonprofits in the United States vying for charitable giving from individual donors and institutional grantmakers. What do we know about the causes and states each type of funding flows to and the factors that affect giving trends? In this article, we highlight key insights from our report, Dollars and Change: A Look at Individual and Institutional Giving Across the United States From 2015 to 2022 , which combines data from Candid

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This Article is Certified Gold Avocado Gold never goes out of style — and neither does good advice. The Gold Avocado series showcases some of the very best content that Blue Avocado has for nonprofit leaders, based on overall popularity, reader response, and quality. Creating a draft of your nonprofit’s accounting procedures manual from scratch can feel like a daunting task, and one that may be tempting to put on the back burner for another day… or month… or even year.

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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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M+R

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Read time: 2 minutes Remember a few months ago, when Apple unveiled the new iPad Pro with an ad featuring a hydraulic press crushing paint cans, guitars, and the very spirit of human creativity? Now, Apple’s iOS 18 will bring that same approach to your email preheader text. With the new update, Apple will remove standard preheaders from its Mail app, replacing them with AI-generated summaries tailored to each recipient.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The Web Marketing Association has recognized Blackbaud school websites in the prestigious WebAwards competition for the seventh year in a row. Since its inception in 1997, the WebAwards have been the leading award program for website developers and the online marketing community. “We are honored to receive three WebAwards again this year,” said Mark Davis, Vice President of Education Products, Blackbaud.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Despite the rise of digital, traditional channels like direct mail are still crucial. Here's what's going on in nonprofit direct mail now.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In 2023, nonprofits raised over $3.1 billion across various platforms for GivingTuesday! With the numbers growing each year, the bar is set for another huge GivingTuesday in 2024. We understand that a big contributor to a successful GivingTuesday is your fundraising campaign site. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for you to prepare for December 3, and then execute a solid campaign.

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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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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Once upon a time, there was a beloved children’s museum in the middle of a thriving city. It was tiny and well-loved. Being small and immensely popular, it was usually overcrowded. The brilliant team at the museum set out to find a bigger space and ran a successful capital campaign to expand to a much larger location. The new space was phenomenal—from outdoor climbing and obstacle courses, interactive exhibits that spanned life-size light-up games, to aeronautics with flying balls, to roller coa

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This article is a short excerpt from our recent webinar, Board Revolution: Rethinking Nonprofit Governance for Organizational Impact, presented by Nic Gagliardi. Click here to watch the full recording and access the additional resources. The conventional or most common model that we see for nonprofits right now and for the last 20 years, certainly as […] The post Rethinking Governance: Moving from a board-centric approach to focusing on core purpose appeared first on CharityVillage.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Making up directions as you go along might work when you are trying to recreate your grandmother’s made-from-scratch apple pie. But it’s never a good plan when you are managing accounts payable for your nonprofit organization. Consistent AP processes keep data accurate, approvals moving quickly, and your month-end close stress-free. Your nonprofit’s accounts payable policies create easy-to-follow guidelines to help provide that consistency.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The Blackbaud Giving Fund disbursed nearly $600 million to nonprofits in 2023, bringing its lifetime disbursements to over $2.2 billion.

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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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Hands on Fundraising

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

If you fixed just 6 fundraising mistakes, you’d raise more money. And I know, like it isn’t hard enough being a small organization, right? Not enough staff. Not enough time. And definitely, not enough money. You get used to making do. Find shortcuts. You work a lot. But too often, you don’t do the things that […] The post 6 big fundraising mistakes small organizations make appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Have you ever sat through a board development retreat and thought, “What a waste of time!” You’re squished in a windowless room, squirming in a chair that feels like granite, and longing for the next break. Worse yet, the facilitator is boring, the content is useless, board members are texting, and the food is stale! If you’re in the process of planning a retreat, don’t settle!

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The Canada Revenue Agency released the Report on the Charities Program for 2022 to 2023. The report showcases the work that the Canada Revenue Agency does to support registered charities and other qualified donees, and to maintain public trust in the Canadian charitable sector. The Charities Directorate’s goal is to help charities comply with income […] The post Canada Revenue Agency releases Report on the Charities Program for 2022 to 2023 appeared first on CharityVillage.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Amid ongoing economic uncertainties and the global pandemic aftermath, nonprofits have had to navigate a lot of change in recent years—shaping the global nonprofit space towards digital-first experiences and processes. What’s more, modern innovations are making their way into the nonprofit sector, too, further changing the needs and expectations of prospects, donors, and stakeholders.

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