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Report: Support Up After Record Inflation, But Relevancy of Racial Equity Declined

NonProfit PRO

The "2024 Foundation Operations and Management Report" showed that financial support was up, but racial equity became less of a priority.

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Create a Winning New Member Strategy in 3 Easy Steps

Association Analytics

It’s no secret that growing membership is hard. When you’re working with limited resources it can be a struggle to both get new people in the door and then keep them there once you do. Not surprisingly, a 2020 report from Wild Apricot showed that 68% of organizations have difficulty growing membership. What’s slowing these association’s down? Besides facing competition from free online sources of continuing education and mentorship, it can also be a challenge for associations to communicate thei

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How to Get Your Ask for a Second Gift Right

NonProfit PRO

The value of your donors goes up when they donate a second time. Here is some insight on when and how to make your ask for a second gift.

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How To Be More Strategic

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Today’s business leaders are faced with many challenges: intense competition, increased regulation, and the need for constant innovation. Therefore, it’s imperative that as a business leader you have the essential meta-skill to navigate your business with a thorough understanding of your current situation, vision to see the future destination, and the ability to create the path to reach it,” explains Rich Horwath , author of the book, Strategic.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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How Trust-Based Philanthropy Removes Barriers Around Grant Applications

NonProfit PRO

Grantmakers have started embracing trust-based philanthropy. Here's how this ethos can break down barriers to grant applications.

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40 Nonprofit Trends for 2024

NonProfit PRO

Free Trend Report to 40 Nonprofit Trends for 2024 Predictions from nonprofit professionals themselves across multiple areas within the sector

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Want better fundraising results? Rethink your team

Hands on Fundraising

Fundraising results depend on the whole organization You might know that I spent a good number of years working for regional theaters. It’s where my nonprofit career began. And theater is still close to my heart. But over the years – whether in my first theater, where I managed the box office, or in subsequent […] The post Want better fundraising results?

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Share Your Nonprofit’s Challenges and Successes With NonProfit PRO

NonProfit PRO

Each year, NonProfit PRO surveys nonprofit professionals like you to get an inside look at where nonprofits are struggling and excelling.

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Can Nonprofits Look to the Past to Build the Future?

Blue Avocado

Three ways your CFO can help your nonprofit apply for grants. Most nonprofits strive to include grant funding in their revenue streams but often find that large amounts of know-how (as well as a time commitment from the executive level down to the front line) are needed. Indeed, the grant writing team may not realize that, in particular, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has much to contribute to the success of the grant application and the administrative processes that follow.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Next Level Donor Relations: Make The Experience “Unexpectedly Pleasurable”

Bloomerang

In today’s fundraising world , with dozens of nonprofits competing for donors’ hearts and wallets, it’s important to stand out from a donor relations standpoint. Otherwise, no matter how noble your mission, you’ll be left with your hand out as other fundraisers hit their goals. To inspire donor generosity and loyalty year after year, you must stop sending stale thank-you letters and having hollow donor experiences, and start thinking of creative ways to go above and beyond to provide donor servi

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The Nonprofit Guide to Optimizing Website Traffic for Maximum Impact

The Modern Nonprofit

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes The Nonprofit Guide to Optimizing Website Traffic for Maximum Impact A website serves as the digital face and gateway for any nonprofit organization. It provides a platform to share the nonprofit’s mission, programs, accomplishments, and opportunities for the public to get involved. For nonprofits, it’s essential to have an effective website that engages your audience and drives them to take action, whether that’s donating, volunteering, raisin

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Engagement Tools to Prepare Your Board for a Capital Campaign

sgEngage

If you’re reading a blog post with the words “capital campaign” and “board” in the headline, you might be spiraling through questions that are keeping you up at night (hopefully, it’s not 2 a.m.): Did we set appropriate capital campaign goals with our board? Is our board on track for the public phase? How can we get our board more involved? Whether you’re already riding the momentum of an exciting campaign or just considering the planning phase, know you have access to the right engagement tools

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Ep. 26 | Enhancing Donor Journeys, an interview with Julia Devine

DonorDock

Join Matt on Beyond the Donation as he discusses nonprofit best practices with Julia Devine. They talk about creating compelling donor journeys, the difficulties of siloed data, and tips to streamline a donor's experience.

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How to Scale Recurring Giving for Sustainable Growth

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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Candid community: Expanding equitable access to nonprofit resources 

Candid

At Candid, we partner with libraries and nonprofit resource centers across the country to provide nonprofit organizations and local communities with free access to Candid’s educational resources, trainings, and products. As part of an effort to expand equitable access to our resources, we have lowered barriers so more organizations and locations can join our network of partners.

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Creating a donor communications plan

Big Duck

Join Farra Trompeter, co-director, for insights and tools to streamline your donor communications strategy

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Crafting the Perfect Gala Invitation

Greater Giving

Impress & Inform: What Every Gala Invitation Needs Your gala invitation is the first glimpse into your event’s magic. It sets expectations, ignites excitement, and ultimately determines RSVPs. Whether you have a dedicated Event Invitation Chair or are outsourcing this role there are some common information your invitation should hold. Let’s dive in!

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Can Nonprofits Sell Products? Here’s What You Should Know

Wild Apricot

The post Can Nonprofits Sell Products? Here’s What You Should Know appeared first on WildApricot.

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Empower Your Nonprofit With Effective Payroll & HCM Services

Managing a nonprofit involves many challenges, but payroll and HR shouldn’t be among them. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps nonprofits choose the best provider. Efficient payroll services ensure timely, accurate payments, vital for maintaining staff and volunteer morale. Compliance support helps navigate complex labor laws and avoid costly fines.

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Fostering collaboration: How communications and development teams can work better together

Big Duck

The post Fostering collaboration: How communications and development teams can work better together appeared first on Big Duck.

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Digital Strategy Summit 2024: Calling all nonprofit professionals!

Care2

With five packed days of online content, the Digital Strategy Summit 2024 can help your nonprofit organization skill-up in a new digital landscape! The Center for Digital Strategy has designed a summit just for nonprofit professionals. It's a comprehensive learning experience with session content that is backed up by case studies and immediately applicable to your advocacy and fundraising programs this year.