NonProfit PRO

APRIL 26, 2022

This is especially troublesome when it comes to our development staff as we tend to send them out to create relationships with key donors on behalf of our organizations. For as long as I can remember, people have been concerned with the high rate of employee turnover in the nonprofit industry.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 26, 2022

Nonprofit board members are typically not ready to lead the succession planning. With no succession plan in place, there may be a long gap in leadership before another executive is on board. Nonprofits should manage leadership transitions in advance in case there are unexpected departures.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 14, 2023

CURE International is building an open-source electronic medical record system that will be available to other hospitals in developing countries. The system will allow hospitals to safely and reliably digitize, store, and easily access patient data in one centralized system.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 3, 2022

In your experience, have you dealt with board volunteers that have contributed the right combination of time, talent and treasure needed? Do board members in your organization understand their roles and responsibility to assist their nonprofit generally and with fundraising specifically?

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 4, 2022

If you're a frontline fundraiser, you know that phone call or meeting where you are talking to the donor live really matters. Here is an easy-to-use checklist that ensures you won't miss a step when talking to the donors on your caseload.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 5, 2022

As a nonprofit professional, you probably recognize the need for a solid technology foundation and strategy. But maybe you aren’t quite sure how to take the next steps for your organization.

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Technology Develop Foundation Nonprofit 319

NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

One of the most important roles a nonprofit can play is that of grantmaker. And, while there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to crafting a successful grantmaking strategy, there are a handful of key strategies that any nonprofit can deploy.

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Strategy Develop Work Nonprofit 279

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 28, 2023

Performing well as a sole contributor doesn’t necessarily predict great performance as a manager. Here's how organizations can build these managers’ capacity to lead so they can transition responsibility to their direct reports and free themselves up for more critical tasks.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In the nonprofit arena — like in healthcare — there are best practices, systems and protocols that keep the organization functioning at peak capacity. Much like the human body, when an area is weak or neglected the nonprofit and its mission suffer.

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Develop Management Donor Nonprofit 261

NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 17, 2024

Gravyty released its Donor Engagement Benchmark Report, which highlighted challenges fundraisers faced in 2023, and focuses for 2024.

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Report Donor Benchmark Develop 271

NonProfit PRO

MAY 19, 2023

If major gift fundraising is Morton’s, social fundraising is McDonald’s. We’re not talking about the food; we’re talking about scale. The great thing about the scale of social fundraising is that you get a lot of data. So, here’s what the fast food of fundraising has to offer other income channels.

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Influence Lesson Fundraising Social 279

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 22, 2023

Jennifer Rubin and Terry Pearl of 360 Philanthropy Group shared an anonymous nonprofit case study that relied on storytelling via social media and email to raise $57,000 in unrestricted funds in two weeks. Here’s a look at their recommended social media strategy.

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Social Media Raise Media Case Study 312

NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Let’s take a look at current software trends to consider as you plan your nonprofit’s technology mix for today and the future.

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Software Develop Trend Technology 236

Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Learn how to create a strong donor development strategy that will improve your nonprofit's fundraising! Looking to grow your donor base?

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Develop Strategy Donor Fundraising 134

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

UNICEF has developed guidelines for AI use. From that foundation, AI use policies and guidelines should be created, shared, and iterated upon to keep pace with the rapid development of AI technology. CSO leaders must create structured guidelines for AI integration to address risks and ensure ethical deployment.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Here's some advice on how to develop your ask strategy so you can find year-end success. This is the busiest time of the year for fundraisers.

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Develop Strategy Advice Fundraising 130

NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

OneCause unveiled new developments for OneCause AI, a suite of artificial intelligence tools built directly into its fundraising platform.

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Platform Develop Fundraising Tools 130

Charity Village

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Government of Ontario announced applications are now open for the Indigenous Economic Development Fund, which provides grants and financing to Indigenous entrepreneurs, businesses, communities and organizations. The fund helps promote economic development and improve employment opportunities for Indigenous people.

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Grant Fund Develop Community 111

NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Square Financial Services opened applications for the 24 Squared grant initiative in partnership with the Community Foundation of Utah.

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Utah Grant Service Community 147

.orgSource

AUGUST 8, 2022

To make a point about technology and its impact on the future of work, Hugh Lee, Co-Founder of Fusion Productions, told me this story: “Several years ago, we invited some young presenters who were developing cutting edge farming technology to digitalNow.

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Associations Trend Technology Product 419

.orgSource

MAY 28, 2021

What magic will– Define your association as the go-to source for education and career development? Engage members to click, like, share, download, purchase, and participate? Generate revenue, increase recognition, and build reputation? It’s a tall order, but no wands or capes are involved.

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Content Strategy Associations Generation 398

.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Orientation is a good opportunity for the CFO to develop a rapport with incoming volunteers and an understanding of their individual capabilities. Describe the board development programs that will be available in the future. Developing a consistent format that allows for easy comparison across months and years.

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Raise Law Associations Director 419

The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In Part 1, we will talk about what fundraising systems are and why they are important for development. 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. One Seriously Stressed Out Nonprofit.

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System Create Fundraising Nonprofit 354

NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 12, 2024

Several development directors recently asked me about consulting as a side hustle, which made me consider three critical things.

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Consultant Fundraising Director Develop 306

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Cabral, MA, CFRE, MFIA , founder of Development Consulting Services , which serves both fundraising professionals and executive directors new to fundraising, wanting to excel in their fundraising role, or advance in their career. Groups need to be willing to embrace them to see increasing returns on the health of their development programs.

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Social Media Donor Media Social 354

NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 15, 2022

As the Great Resignation continues, learning and development opportunities have proven key to retaining employees. The good news is that this can be done with a few, easy-to-implement strategies and on a shoestring budget.

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News Develop Strategy Learning 264

NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It’s like you’re trying to develop excuses not to go out and fundraise — and you’re a fundraiser! It’s amazing to me the wild stories nonprofit leaders and fundraisers make up in their heads about why donors are not giving.

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Donor Story Fundraising Develop 328

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2023

By Coralie Meade Rodriguez , Senior Production Specialist at Firefly Partners – a women-owned, LGBTQ+ certified, and minority-owned digital marketing agency that develops accessible online experiences that empower progressive organizations to thrive. Understanding WCAG Standards WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

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Accessibility email Practice Ratio 318

NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

There is a lot of talk in our industry about developing a culture of philanthropy. But what does developing a culture of philanthropy really mean in the day-to-day life of a nonprofit professional? It’s the hot buzzword these days at strategic planning sessions and board retreats.

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Culture Philanthropy Charity Industry 279

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Implement and Test : Develop and implement your ChatGPT-powered initiatives. The following prompt and instructions can help you develop it. The following prompt and instructions can help you develop it. The following prompt and instructions can help you develop it. Output as a table.” Output as a table.”

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Digital Strategy Guide Create 303

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Survey questions covered website and email communications, online fundraising, social media, and professional development in the nonprofit sector. The 2023 report is based on the survey responses of 1,732 nonprofit professionals that subscribe to or follow Nonprofit Tech for Good on social media.

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Tech Report Social Media Survey 362

Association Analytics

JULY 20, 2021

Build : In addition to “cost”, another challenge for in-house development is time. The next step is to develop everything from scratch, including performing integrations with all of your other software platforms and building all the dashboards and visualizations for your performance metrics. And we all know that time is money, right?)

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Software Build Analytics Associations 321

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2021

For nonprofits to survive – and thrive – in this new normal, it is essential to understand the all-in-one technology platforms available to help your organization develop an effective virtual fundraising strategy.

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Virtual Free Fundraising FAQ 363

NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 30, 2023

As we move forward in a new year, nonprofits that work hard and work smart can boost gift income to enjoy record resource development years. I want to highlight 10 pragmatic ways that nonprofit leaders can more effectively ask for and secure gifts that will fuel their missions.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here are some things to keep in mind as you develop your year-end fundraising marketing strategy. In line with campaigns throughout the year, end-of-year marketing campaigns should focus on an organization’s mission and stay true to its branding.

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Marketing Fundraising Campaign Mind 299

NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Calling all development, marketing, and nonprofit tech enthusiasts! Join StratusLIVE and our guest speakers for the Future of Fundraising — an inspiring professional development event. New York City, Chicago, Seattle, and the surrounding areas to learn trends within development.

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.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

To share the responsibility as well as the achievements, teams should develop these objectives together. If the board needs convincing to include those dollars in the budget, share these statistics from the ClearCompany Blog: Employees who have access to professional development opportunities are 15% more engaged.

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