Sat.Nov 21, 2020 - Fri.Nov 27, 2020

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When and How to Follow Up With Giving Tuesday Donors

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Did you know that 63% of Giving Tuesday donors only give on Giving Tuesday ? What if you could convert those one-time donors into engaged supporters that give again? That process begins on Welcome Wednesday, the day after Giving Tuesday.

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How to Do Year-End Fundraising the Right Way (Part I)

The Fundraising Authority

We all know how important the final 4-6 weeks of the calendar year are for non-profit fundraising. According to Charity Navigator , mid-sized non-profits may see up to 40% of their total yearly contributions come in between the Thanksgiving Holiday (in the US) and the New Year! You may have seen my post about #GivingTuesday , where I outline why a single-day strategy for year-end giving is a mistake.

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40 Free Nonprofit Webinars for December 2020

Wild Apricot

Every month, I compile the internet's biggest list of free nonprofit webinars. As we get closer to the new year, it's time for nonprofits to take all we learned in 2020 and start planning for a successful 2021. This month, nonprofit experts are offering.

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How data silos hurt your association and how to break them down

Nimble AMS

Data silos. You hear the term, and you know they’re not good for organizations. So, why do so many organizations still have them? Let’s think about how data silos come about in the first place: Organizations often implement systems to achieve specific tasks. Over time, the organizations find themselves with multiple systems, some of which become outdated technology.

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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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Graphic Designers for Hire for the Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As the shift to digital marketing and fundraising continues to rapidly increase in the nonprofit sector, it is inevitable that your nonprofit will need to invest in professional graphic design. Below is a list of recommended graphic designers that have experience working with nonprofits, NGOs, and charities. For your reference: = $50 USD/hour. = $100 USD/hour. = $150 USD/hour.

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5 Tips to Adapt Your Nonprofit Fundraising During COVID-19

Wild Apricot

To navigate the challenges of COVID-19, nonprofits must adapt their fundraising messaging and communications approach. In this post, we cover the 5 critical elements to delivering the right message to the right audience at the right time.

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How the Medical Industry Can Find Success with Virtual Trade Shows

AccelEvents

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many industries into a “new normal”. With dropping revenue and antiquated sales models dying left and right, each industry must work toward a new way of doing business and doing it effectively enough during these unique circumstances. . This pandemic has forced businesses to work remotely, if possible, and to jump through additional hoops if allowed to remain open in a physical location. .

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[FREE WEBINAR] Online Fundraising Compliance: How to Stay Compliant While Building Trust and Increasing Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Time: 1pm EST / 10am PST. Presented by: Sharon Cody , Partnership Manager at Harbor Compliance. Cost: Free. Your website and social media channels are remarkable tools that provide boundless opportunities to reach new donors to fuel your mission. But along with wider support, online fundraising brings increased fundraising registration and reporting requirements.

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The Four Key Fundraising Roles of Your Board of Directors

The Fundraising Authority

Far too many non-profit fundraisers approach board fundraising as if they have boards full of movers and shakers who know how to raise money, even when that’s not the case. These fundraisers and non-profit managers get annoyed and frustrated with their boards, which doesn’t help anyone, including the organization itself. Acting like your board is something it isn’t doesn’t help, and only leads to constant turnover and frustration.

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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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38 Free Nonprofit Webinars for December 2020

Wild Apricot

Here are all the free nonprofit webinars happening in December 2020 that the Internet has to offer.

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Habitat for Humanity Affiliate Recommends VolunteerHub Without Hesitation

Volunteer Hub

VolunteerHub has played an important role in Habitat for Humanity of Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg’s volunteer program. We had an opportunity to interview Habitat’s Mimi Mitchell, Director of Community/Volunteer Engagement. Here is what she had to say. Listen to the audio interview here. What is your role at Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg?

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How to Plan a Virtual Holiday Fundraiser

AccelEvents

As the holiday season approaches, you might be wondering what your options are in terms of hosting a holiday fundraiser or a physical holiday event. . For corporate holiday events, you might have considered hosting a virtual holiday party such as a Santa exchange. You could also host a holiday fundraiser to raise awareness and money for a certain charitable cause or business.

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Why Your Non-Profit Should Avoid #GivingTuesday Like the Plague

The Fundraising Authority

Have you heard about Giving Tuesday (or, as most people write it, #GivingTuesday)? It’s a noble effort by those in our profession to transform the holiday season from take, take, take to take, take, give. (For some of the hoopla, see here , here and here ). The idea is that everyone shops in person on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving, for those of you not in the US), everyone shops online on Cyber Monday (the Monday after Black Friday), so why not try to get people to give some of what

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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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November Update: Give the Gift of Digital Products This Season

Wild Apricot

The holiday season is fast approaching with lots of goodies in store. For one, digital products for your Wild Apricot store will be available in the next release, allowing you to sell products with instant delivery. There’s also a new CEO in town we’d like you to meet. To top it all off, there are new webinars to sign up for and updated resources to help grow your organization's revenue this season.

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Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity Replaces Volunteer Management Solution with VolunteerHub

Volunteer Hub

Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity has seen substantial improvements in volunteer recruitment, engagement, and reporting after switching to VolunteerHub from another volunteer management software provider. Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity , an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), has a vision of “a world where everyone has a decent place to live”.

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You’re our reason to be thankful

Network for Good

This year has been full of challenges for our nonprofit friends and their communities. But, it’s a tradition here at Network for Good to spend this time of year reflecting on the bright spots and finding reasons to celebrate. And this year, despite everything, there have been many. We saw donors come out in force to make this a record year of charitable giving.

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Getting Serious About Your Fundraising Efforts

The Fundraising Authority

How serious is your non-profit about your fundraising efforts? Depending on the size of your organization, here are some things to think about: For Small Non-Profits…. If you run a small non-profit organization (many churches and schools also fit this category), how much time, per week, is your staff dedicating to fundraising? Are you out there doing prospecting and building a fundraising pipeline?

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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10 Advocacy Websites That Are Doing it Right

Wild Apricot

If you're looking to build or update your advocacy organization's website, look no further than these 10 great examples for inspiration.

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How to Boost Online Donor Retention

NonProfit Hub

Your nonprofit’s donor retention rate is the percentage of donors who give from year to year, or over any other specific time period. It’s probably one of the most critical metrics you should be studying in 2021. . Your ability to retain donors and keep them engaged can directly impact your nonprofit for a few reasons: Retained donors can be more easily guided towards making larger gifts in the future.

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Tip For How To Think Outside The Box

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Here is a tip for how to think outside the box. Thanks to Michael Kallet , author of, Think Smarter: Critical Thinking to Improve Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills. To think outside the box, you have to acknowledge that the box is bound by your premise. You therefore have to push the box's sides and premise components to think outside of that.

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How the Medical Industry Can Find Success with Virtual Trade Shows

AccelEvents

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many industries into a “new normal”. With dropping revenue and antiquated sales models dying left and right, each industry must work toward a new way of doing business and doing it effectively enough during these unique circumstances. . This pandemic has forced businesses to work remotely, if possible, and to jump through additional hoops if allowed to remain open in a physical location. .

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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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5 Tips to Adapt Your Nonprofit Fundraising During COVID-19

Wild Apricot

This is a guest post from Andrew Goldsworthy, Director of Client Success & Growth at Rootid. If nothing else, 2020 has been a test of our resilience and adaptability both at a personal level and for nonprofit organizations. The challenges are.

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You’re our reason to be thankful

Network for Good

This year has been full of challenges for our nonprofit friends and their communities. But, it’s a tradition here at Network for Good to spend this time of year reflecting on the bright spots and finding reasons to celebrate. And this year, despite everything, there have been many. We saw donors come out in force to make this a record year of charitable giving.

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How To Lead Your Workplace With Gratitude

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This Thanksgiving holiday week is the perfect time to read the leadership book, Leading With Gratitude , by authors Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton. Published this past spring, the book provides managers and executives with easy ways to add more gratitude to the everyday work environment to help bolster moral, efficiency, and profitability. Gostick and Elton also share eight simple ways managers can show employees they are valued.

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How to Plan a Virtual Holiday Fundraiser

AccelEvents

As the holiday season approaches, you might be wondering what your options are in terms of hosting a holiday fundraiser or a physical holiday event. . For corporate holiday events, you might have considered hosting a virtual holiday party such as a Santa exchange. You could also host a holiday fundraiser to raise awareness and money for a certain charitable cause or business.

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Nonprofits Are Leveraging the Cloud, but Does It Have to Be So Complex?

Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.