Blue Avocado

JANUARY 14, 2025

Quality, dedicated nonprofit volunteers and skilled staff are the key to any successful mission. When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What is your biggest challenge in recruiting and retaining skilled staff or volunteers?” Finding serious and dedicated long-term volunteers is difficult.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 10, 2025

If volunteers make up a large percentage of your nonprofits team, you know how important their support and dedication are in your efforts to achieve your mission. However, 26% of volunteer leaders noted that recruiting volunteers was a top challenge for their organization in 2024.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2025

Software tools help you with many details, such as monitoring fundraising activity, processing payments, building landing pages, and running online events. Other potential fundraisers could include volunteers, recurring donors , and those actively engaging with your organization on social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. To keep employees, volunteers, and donors safe, in-person events have been canceled for the foreseeable future. She helps brands grow engagement and build relationships with their audience.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

in 2022-23 , its worth asking: What are the drivers behind Americans volunteering less, and how can we boost volunteer retention? Here I’ll highlight the key factors Ive seen in my volunteer engagement roles over the past 20 years and suggest practical tips for retaining volunteers. For example, in the U.S.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Partnerships between nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies to boost workplace volunteering and community impact can create significant value for both parties. Encourage use of Volunteer Time Off Eighty-four percent of Civic 50 companies offer their employees paid volunteer time off (VTO). company.

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Candid

JANUARY 23, 2025

Community buildingcultivating a network of engaged donors, volunteers, board members, and beneficiaries who share a sense of belonging and commitmentmight be the most overlooked strategy for long-term success. Trust is the cornerstone herean active, vocal community builds credibility for your nonprofits mission.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2025

Volunteering is the backbone of the U.S. of nonprofit leaders say volunteers enable them to provide essential services they otherwise could not. Yet, the national volunteer rate hovers at just 28% and has not increased significantly in decades. Communities benefit from services nonprofits cant provide without volunteers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Tips to Get Started with Salesforce Identify pain points in your current fundraising and donor management activities: Examples include duplicate data, difficulty in generating fundraising reports, and spreadsheets used as system work-arounds. Then, explore how Salesforce addresses these challenges.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

When people talk about work-life balance , they often mean that they have some engagement with activities outside of worknot just filling the hours of the day when they’re not working. That engagement might involve taking care of family members, engaging as a volunteer, or participating in a hobby. What is going on here?

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Candid

DECEMBER 3, 2024

According to Foundation Source’s survey on how Gen Z and Millennials view charitable giving, the next generation started giving at a young age—just 14 years old for the average Gen Zer—and they show continued interest in charitable activities. They’re often giving by donating items, volunteering their time, and supporting fundraising (e.g.,

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

They had one full-time development director on staff, but everyone – including the staff, the board, the volunteers, even the donors – was constantly worried about fundraising. They lay out (systematize) the steps your nonprofit will take for each of the most important activities you engage in. And this organization was in trouble.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

To adequately fulfill the three duties of a nonprofit board member —Care, Loyalty, and Obedience—a solid understanding of the organization’s financial activities is needed. But for the rest of us, ensuring that volunteer leaders are up to speed on the numbers is a significant responsibility.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Here at Bloomerang Volunteer , we’ve had the privilege of working with dozens of nonprofits during their event planning processes. Connect with new volunteers who are committed to your cause. From securing your vendor to recruiting enough volunteers , keeping track of all these elements is essential.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 16, 2024

Brand Fix #2: Show Supporters “What’s In It For Them” Nonprofits often assume that their cause’s intrinsic value is enough to attract donors and volunteers. They highlight the personal impact of donations and volunteer efforts, sharing stories of families whose lives have been transformed by receiving a new home.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Since then it has grown from 106 million active monthly users to 310 million active monthly users. In years past, if a staff member or volunteer added your organization to their profile and were the first to do so, LinkedIn automatically created a LinkedIn Page for your nonprofit. 4) Experiment with LinkedIn Ads (maybe).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 13, 2020

2) Encourage to Volunteer. Invite them to take their passion for your cause a step further by linking to a volunteer form or page on your website with volunteer opportunities. Include links to your active social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. 3) Send to Social Media. 4) Add to Mailing List.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Nonprofit organizations need funding and support, whether through in-kind contributions, skilled volunteers, or monetary donations. For example, American Red Cross offers training programs for volunteers with specific skills to help during a time of need. Activate your campaigns. Successful Outreach.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Maybe you relied on your database manager, digital fundraising specialist, or volunteer coordinator. One of the findings of the Generosity Commission study showed that people want complete control over when and how to fit volunteering into their lives, which often isn’t possible with the volunteer opportunities they find.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Nonprofit activities shape the students, teaching them valuable skills, helping them foster empathy, and connecting them to causes that matter. Why student involvement matters Engaging students in nonprofit activities isnt just beneficialits transformative. Promotion is critical if youre looking for ways to secure teen volunteers.

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Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2024

Why are volunteer apps important? According to the Volunteer Management Progress Report , recruitment was the top challenge and priority of volunteer coordinators in 2023. This guide will cover top volunteer apps, features to look out for, and best practices for using your app effectively.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 19, 2019

Your CRM can help you to filter for anyone who has a lot of activity in their constituent record. Try filtering for donors who: have a lifetime gift amount of $500+, 10+ volunteer hours, 10+ soft credited gifts, and gifts coded with your social media campaign or your annual appeal solicitation. Direct people to your website.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 23, 2025

Supporting Volunteer Recruitment: Nonprofits can run campaigns to attract new volunteers for events, programs, or ongoing support roles. For example, a food bank might use keywords such as local food donations, volunteer opportunities near me, and community food pantry. Good: “Help fight hunger in your community! .”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It not only helps raise awareness about your cause but also enables you to connect with a wider audience and attract potential donors and volunteers. Personal stories from beneficiaries or volunteers can be particularly effective in conveying your organization’s message.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 22, 2024

At the core of every nonprofit organization is a mission driven by passion and fueled by the hard-working hands of volunteers. Their stories not only highlight their profound missions but also showcase how the Bloomerang Volunteer Management solution has amplified their impact.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 11, 2024

Volunteers are an important part of your association! You likely leverage your association management software (AMS) to manage, recruit, retain, and engage your member volunteers. But have you considered leveraging your online member community to give your volunteer program a boost? Register now.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

While traditional events still have an important place in the fundraising calendar, activity-based fundraising events now encompass a diverse range of experiences, from yoga to pickleball to kayaking and more. What Activity Will Appeal to Your Donors? That means more donors and more dollars.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 15, 2025

This detailed plan defines the activities your nonprofit will use to steward donors at different levels and how often youll complete each activity. Acknowledgment Activities Acknowledging gifts and thanking every donor is the baseline of donor stewardship. The answer is a donor stewardship matrix.

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Achieve

JANUARY 27, 2025

Volunteers, funders, board members, staff, and other community members dedicate their hard-earned funds, time, and energy to your organization, so you must be transparent with them about your operations and impact. Statement of Activities. Statement of Functional Expenses. Show operational efficiency.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). your neighbors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 21, 2021

Positions actively posted and recruited for on Foundation List include part-time and full-time positions from executive to entry-level. Idealist connect Idealists—people who want to do good—with employment and volunteer opportunities for action all over the world. Job Seekers. 1) Chronicle of Philanthropy :: jobs.philanthropy.com.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Are they active with election- or issue-related social media: likes, dislikes, shares, comments? But that single act is not the same thing as activism or commitment to a cause. Outrage can be an opportunity to nurture advocates, members, and volunteers. Did they make their first (only) gift during the election cycle?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Before you start making Asks, you have to assemble your Board, recruit your initial volunteers, set up an accounting system, establish a website, and tackle a few other tasks. We had some existing fundraising activities for me to build upon, fortunately. I tweaked those activities, and money started pouring in!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

We’ll also look at how popular fundraising activities can be adapted to these different galas and what online platforms you can use to help build a better fundraising strategy. And they motivate people to give more — either through monetary contributions or volunteering. Advantages of In-Person, Virtual, and Hybrid Fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

List the platforms you’re active on and how your new Giving Tuesday donors can connect with you there. Join Our Latest Events + Volunteer Days. Inviting donors to year-end virtual events and recruiting them for volunteer opportunities can be powerful ways to connect with your Giving Tuesday supporters. Why send this email?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2020

Idealist connect Idealists—people who want to do good—with employment and volunteer opportunities for action all over the world. Positions actively posted and recruited for on Foundation List include part-time and full-time positions from executive to entry level. 9) Idealist (Worldwide) :: idealist.org.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 14, 2025

In-person visits should be approached with caution in an active disaster zone, but you can improve your organizations communications remotely via email, phone calls, text, and social media, assuming services remain available. This can be in addition to your CEOs official announcements.

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