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Top Ten Data Challenges (And Solutions) for Associations

Association Analytics

When you turn to another person for relationship advice, whether that’s a trusted friend or therapist, you often start by discussing what’s bothering you. Sound familiar? It can be a challenge to get everyone on board with one language when things have been done differently in the past. Member engagement is everyone’s job.

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An Endowment Can Secure Your Small Nonprofit’s Future

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Their development teams work long hours to meet aggressive fundraising goals, but their sense of urgency is not about meeting payroll and paying for other immediate needs. Think about the personal finance advice professionals dole out. Your nonprofit should take that advice, too. It’s a long-term goal.

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7 Tips on Asking for Donations — It’s Intimidating, We Get It [Updated]

NonProfit Hub

And then, connect their existing passions and desires to our nonprofit’s cause, using the same language they use. Don’t worry, this is easier than it sounds if you follow the next six tips… 2. Your goal is to make your donor both catch your enthusiasm and feel understood. Ask for advice , you’ll get money.”.

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Step-by-Step Plan for Activating Fundraising Ambassadors

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Sounds great, right? Start with five to eight fundraising ambassadors with a goal of understanding them and how they can best engage in ways that will make them feel great while raising money for your organization. Just asking ambassadors to spread the word and “help us reach our fundraising goal” won’t lead anywhere.

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Create an Online Donation Receipt that Leads to More Donations

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Try reading your letter aloud and see if it sounds like you are chatting with your donor. Hero language: When you tell a donor that your nonprofit wouldn’t exist without them, you are speaking the truth. Hero languages reinforces the idea that they made the right choice and increases the possibility that they will give again.

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Authenticity as a Strategy

The Storytelling Non-profit

In both of these posts, my goal was to pull back the curtain on how I make decisions for my consulting clients and even in my own business. Learning about my Fascination language is how and why I write emails the way I do. Over the last two posts in my series on build strategy I’ve talked about making decisions about strategy.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

And while that may sound low, it is double the rate of Facebook Pages. Setting a monthly goal of recommending two current or previous co-workers, partners, and funders will result in your staff receiving more recommendations in return. List all languages spoken, honors and awards received, and publications.

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