Media Cause

JULY 29, 2022

You can express your creativity in the way you communicate with supporters, in how you approach challenges at your nonprofit, or the way you balance your calendar. Your creative “products” might be saving 30 minutes on your calendar or coming up with new, unexpected ideas. Have fun adding your creative insights into the world!

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

If you don’t already have a set of brand guidelines, now is a great time to put them in place. This can help set the tone, style, and best practices for writing (capitalization of certain words, the oxford comma, etc.). It can be fun and light-hearted, but it should all support your mission. Start writing.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

My calendar and ‘To Do’ list were written in a notebook. Google Calendar has many rivals in the marketplace, but for meeting the scheduling needs of a busy nonprofit, I can’t imagine a more effective tool. When you accept invitations via email, the meeting gets automatically added to your calendar. With a pen.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 29, 2023

Fun Fact These courses were designed by a team of professional educators and instructors to be clear, concise, and useful. If you’re looking to develop a deep understanding of the tools and features in your Neon One account, this is a great place to start. Fun Fact We’re always updating our Support Center articles!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

In this post, I’m sharing my slides , resources , and practical engagement tips with a higher purpose. Let’s look at some practical examples for engaging and connecting with your Alumni Network on social media channels. LinkedIn groups and company pages are a great place to encourage this type of engagement.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

This can be a fun way to engage your volunteers and remind them of a fun memory whenever they wear their masks! Your volunteers can place these portraits anywhere in their homes to remind them how special they are to your team. A party Host a fun experience to show appreciation to volunteers.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Scavenger hunt Scavenger hunts are fun family activities that can really excite your supporters! Your supporters can purchase a ticket to participate and spend a day going through fun clues around your community that focus on your mission. Spring provides the perfect weather and some great scenery for a fun run event.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

8 Fiscal Year-End Donor Retention Action Strategies + Practical Tips. They can’t be expected to keep track of their giving status–especially if you’re on a fiscal year and they think in calendar years. . Begin with an ice breaker to make it fun. Please put it on your calendar for next year as a ‘must do.’

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 25, 2024

A member newsletter or club newsletter is a great tool to share important information with members in a place they likely visit every day, multiple times a day: their email inbox. Here are a few best practices that can help you as you get started with your member newsletter and your communication strategy as a whole.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

This could be practice, memorization, motivation, or something else. An activity where learners must demonstrate understanding of the steps followed by feedback about their choices can help change a practice. Take a look at your own calendar for a moment. Consider which learning activities would lead to the desired change.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Giving Tuesday is a day of global generosity and charitable giving that takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. Explore this definitive guide to learn more about Giving Tuesday, get great campaign ideas, and soak up some best practices. Let’s get started! Host an auction.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

An important part of being an effective fundraiser is staying up to date on current fundraising trends , industry best practices, and donor preferences. One of the best parts of AFP ICON is the emphasis on tactical, practical information. This virtual conference is a free three-day event that takes place exclusively online.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

In the following blog post, we will delve into practical strategies to help your nonprofit maximize its efforts during the crucial calendar year-end period. It goes without saying, but calendar year-end is a critical time for many nonprofit organizations. percent after inflation adjustments) for calendar year-end giving in 2022.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

And with the right event management tools, organizing your guests and tracking your fundraising progress can be done all in one place! Customize your event pages, simplify the registration process, and manage your guests all in one place! Pricing Reach out to Fun Team Events for pricing details.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! The 2015 - 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. Fundraising.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Spotlighting different traditions into your year-end outreach injects a sense of fun and wonder to a season that often can seem predictable, homogenous, and inclusive only to those who celebrate Christmas. Conduct your own research about the faiths practiced in your community. Taking place on Dec. Review your constituent data.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

If you get kids in on the fundraising fun, you have a great opportunity to teach them important values like leadership, responsibility, goal-setting, team building, and community engagement. For a fun twist the kids are sure to appreciate, turn your car wash into a dog wash for the furry friends in your community! Candygrams.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

With Google Workspace you get: Gmail, Chat, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, and many more tools, all for just $6 a month. Cloud storage: For file sharing and storage, you can start with Drive through Google Workspace, so all documents can be stored in a convenient, accessible place. Paid plans start at about $10 per month.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 21, 2022

Members not knowing how to use your virtual donation platform , or not even knowing about your campaign in the first place. In this post, we’ll explore virtual fundraising best practices to engage your members effectively and secure support for your campaign. Stagnant campaigns. Promote matching gift opportunities. Host an event.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 23, 2022

Here are a few tips and best practices for creating a silent auction announcement that will wow your guests! One place to start is by looking at the demographics of your donors and supporters. Now that you have a marketing strategy in place, it’s time to design your actual auction announcement. Outline your marketing strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2011

In a recent slide deck on the “ Visualizing the Agency of the Future , Jess3 and Leslie Bradshaw also touch on new work place skills, emphasizing the importance of data visualization. I check my insights monthly against my editorial calendar. In this case, ”Post geeky, visual, fun stuff on Fridays.”

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OneCause

MARCH 14, 2023

Below, we’ll explore best practice tips and tricks to help your nonprofit team attract the right guests, engage them in your fundraising, and continue the excitement long after the fundraiser wraps up. Once the foundational pieces of the event are secured, it’s time to build out a marketing calendar.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

Not a fun place to be. But you need some practicality and planning to go with it. Mark off a couple of blocks of time on your calendar to research things like supplies, materials, and equipment online or call local vendors to find out what things cost. Now, hope is not a bad thing.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

When people visit your donation form, they shouldn’t be confused about whether they’re in the right place to give to your organization. For the new year, you could put together a calendar for your donors to use that will serve as a constant reminder of the work your nonprofit does all throughout the next calendar year.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

13 Pre-Planning Best Practices for Fundraising 1. An organization that started a drive-through hot chocolate and cookies fundraiser during the pandemic turned it into a fun in-person event, and it sold out! Block off time on your calendar for fundraising planning. Focus on donors, not money. Believe me, I get it. Doesn’t work.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

The time you spend learning best practices or software shortcuts will be paid back exponentially in efficiency in your workdays. Schedule time on your calendar monthly for training so it doesn’t drop to the bottom of the priority list again! Get your Certification – it’s more than just a fun icon in your email signature!

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The nonprofit industry stands to gain the most from this trend and the most proactive ones are already gearing up for the typical hiring binge that happens at the beginning of a calendar year when new budgets kick in. Here are the four top nonprofit job trends we’re seeing as we close out 2021: 1.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 5, 2009

NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference held each Spring is always THE place to be for nonprofit techies: whether you work in a nonprofit organization or with one, are totally technical or fell into your techie job, like social media or like wiring an office. The 10NTC will be April 8-10, 2010, in Atlanta, GA - mark your calendars now!

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 18, 2022

In light of these difficulties, organizations have needed to adapt their practices, especially with how they use technology. This song is currently living rent-free in my head and is a fun reminder that we all have unique perspectives. Need another reason to add our demos to your calendar? You Get What You Give — New Radicals

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

To help your team similarly during this isolating time, we put together some engagement ideas and activities to get on your employees’ calendars. Pro-tip: when sending out a calendar invite, try to make the event for the same time each week to avoid conflicts and keep it top of mind. Virtual Happy Hours. Virtual Show and Tell.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And yet the most charitable giving that happens in all of the calendar year is December 31st. Does the calendar year matter to you? I want you to ask them questions, “Hey, so does the calendar year matter to you in your charitable giving?” ” “Does the calendar year matter to you in your charitable giving?”

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Not only that, but with the move to more and more online giving (there was a 32% increase in online revenue in 2020), events like #GivingTuesday have become an even more important part of your fundraising calendar. When asked, Melissa mentioned having a strong fundraising strategy begins with having a strong plan in place ahead of time.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

Who you mail to depends on the timing of your mailing, how close it is to other fundraising activities, and what else you have planned, so check your fundraising plan and activity calendar to see what makes the most sense for your situation. If using a window envelope, make sure the address shows through the window in the correct place.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? You can even have fun engaging your supporters and board members when coming up with these designs. Swag or merch: calendars, printables, planners, notebooks. You can also send fun cards using Felt. A set of screensavers and background images. Welcome packet.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The final months of the calendar year bring out the best in all of us. In this article, we’ll walk through 21 end-of-year giving best practices to help your nonprofit end the fundraising year with a bang: Start planning your campaign early. As you review these best practices, remember to keep your donors’ needs top of mind.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

So, find a system for keeping all your to do items in one place, whether that’s on a piece of paper, in a notebook, in a Word file, or somewhere else. There are places to create checklists, add notes, and create templates for tasks that are repetitive. Time-block your week with an online calendar. Watch this 6.5

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Success Crew block was tailgate-themed and gave attendees the opportunity to play games like cornhole, mini golf and giant Jenga, as well as meet fun folks decked in branded sports jerseys and the chance to win one of five $1,000 cash prizes and one $5,000 prize! It was a night everyone in attendance surely won’t forget.

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