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10 Powerful Online Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Those aboard the online fundraising train tend to not look back. That’s because a digital strategy can truly transform every aspect of your organization’s work – from marketing to events. So much so that online revenue in the nonprofit sector grew by 32 percent in 2020.

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6 Takeaways from GivePanel’s Facebook Fundraising Benchmarks Report

NonProfit PRO

We’re going to review the Facebook Fundraising Benchmarks Report 2020 by GivePanel. Let’s clarify what “Facebook fundraising” refers to. It’s probably exactly what you think it is: when someone on Facebook starts a fundraiser to support your nonprofit. But there’s some fine print here.

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Strategies for Innovation Stop Groundhog Day Thinking

.orgSource

In the movie Groundhog Day, actor Bill Murray is condemned to live the same day of his life over, and over, and over again. Groundhog Day thinking is the seductive loop that lurks in offices and conference rooms tempting us to reject fresh ideas for recycled solutions. How do you resist the pull of the […]. The post Strategies for Innovation Stop Groundhog Day Thinking appeared first on.orgSource.

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The Ultimate Social Media Guide for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

Whenever Kathleen thought about ramping up her nonprofit’s social media presence, she quickly found herself overwhelmed. When she’d started the organization, social media didn’t even exist! She’d invited people to the first.

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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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On Vacation and Offline Until July 24!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Once a year Nonprofit Tech for Good goes offline for two weeks. Tech breaks are essential for healthy minds, hearts, and bodies! We’ll be back online July 24. Thank you for your support this past year and we hope you’ve scheduled some time off this summer too!

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4 Strategies to Increase Donor Loyalty

Bloomerang

Did you know as many as 81% percent of new donors don’t return to give again? And only 43% of all donors remain loyal? Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade, since the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report began collecting data.

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Automation for Nonprofits: 3 Dangerous Pitfalls to Avoid

Candid

How often do you read about the wonders of automation for nonprofits? Chances are, you’ve seen a little bit about this everywhere. As technology continues advancing , we see more articles discussing how automation takes pressure off of staff members and how organizations need to increase their use of software to optimize their communications with supporters. .

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Increase Fundraising Agility with FinDock and Accounting Subledger

Saleforce Nonprofit

By: Peter van der Meij, Senior Solution Specialist and Principal Trainer at FinDock. Donor-focused fundraisers demand flexibility; they need space to maneuver when it comes to engaging donors. But too much flexibility can be at odds with the control needed by finance and accounting teams — especially when that flexibility involves new and alternative payment methods or processors.

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Start Your Ask with the Problem!

NonProfit PRO

“Last year more than one million quarter-inch drills were sold – not because people wanted quarter-inch drills, but because they wanted quarter-inch holes.” This often-quoted concept by Theodore Levitt sums up exactly what your focus should be as a major gift officer (MGO). Donors want to solve problems. They do not want to hear all the wonderful things about your organization or process.

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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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How To Attract New Potential Donors With 3 Questions And A 6-Step Process

Bloomerang

Consistently attracting new potential donors is vital for you to expand your mission and, more importantly, to have the funding needed to make it through unexpected times. Unfortunately, if you can’t have in-person events or if you don’t have a big marketing budget, finding new donors can be difficult. . This is why a fundamental shift in your approach to marketing, to fundraising, and even to your mission is needed.

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What's Next in Nonprofit Technology

Tech Soup

As a man of a certain age now, I'm sad to say that I'm retiring from TechSoup. So I'm eager to do one of my favorite things in all the world — report on what's next for nonprofit technology. We're hopefully on the recovery side of the pandemic now in the U.S. NGOs in other countries are not nearly as fortunate, where the disease still rages and vaccines remain scarce.

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Membership Dues… and Don’ts

Nimble AMS

Membership dues. Where would your association be without them? Association industry research from Community Brands shows that organizations of all sizes say that membership dues typically provide 45 percent of revenue for their organization. The last thing you can afford to do is lose any membership dues. So, how can you hang onto the dues you’re already receiving?

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The NonProfit Voice Ep 49: Finding and Maximizing a Website Platform

NonProfit PRO

In this episode of The NonProfit Voice Tech Series, Mark is joined by Maureen Wallbeoff, a nonprofit digital strategist and technology coach, to share her insight on how to find and maximize a content management system for a nonprofit website.

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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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Personal Nonprofit Branding: What’s Your Nonprofit’s Superpower?

Bloomerang

Do enough people outside of your organization know what its main contribution is to this world? What your work is leading towards? Do they recognize your personal nonprofit branding and know what it is your organization stands to change? Taking a leaf from the inventions of the superhero genres is a well tried and fun way to understand what works and which areas we could improve on in our communications with the public.

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Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org: Staffing Recommendations

Cloud 4 Good

You’ve implemented Salesforce – Congratulations! This tool is a game-changer in elevating the advancement, recruitment and admissions, student success, communication, and other critical business capabilities of your institution. Salesforce is an investment that can pay incredible dividends to your campus in both the short and long term; protect your investment by putting the right people in the best positions to succeed and ensure lasting success for your institution at large.

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3 Things You Can Do Right Now to Prepare for End-of-Year Giving

Saleforce Nonprofit

If you attended our recent webinar , you know we’re starting early this year in preparing for end-of-year fundraising. Coming out of 2020, we’ve learned the power of trying new things. Richard Shadyac, CEO of ALSAC says “We fundamentally believe that innovation needs to be at the core of what we do. We need to be agile and adapt to these times, and it requires an innovative mind.”.

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Live Video Versus Pre-Recorded Videos for Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

Not too long ago, a nonprofit pro asked in a social group what others would do to market and promote their organization with a limited budget. Interestingly, many of the answers involved investing in pre-recorded videos and photography with a professional photographer. While that might sound good in theory, is it indispensable to make that spend if a nonprofit has a small budget?

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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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How to Source the Right Donation Match Partner for Your Nonprofit

Classy

Donation matching is a powerful way to inspire your supporters to give. While many nonprofits think of donation matching as a year-end effort or something for which you need a major corporate sponsor, sourcing the right matching partner can happen year-round and leverage a variety of partners. Don’t Let These 8 Donation Match Myths Hold You Back. In this post, we’ll walk you through the different types of donation match partners and how to leverage your existing relationships to find the right

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9 Things Every Nonprofit Website Should Have

Donorbox

As a nonprofit organization aiming to reach a wider audience and soliciting support, a functional website is one of the most valuable communication tools at your disposal. Effective fundraising and brand management are streamlined through clear, well-designed websites, providing stakeholders and visitors with need-to-know information. There are important things that every nonprofit website should have […].

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Fundraising in 2021: 5 Trends That Will Stick Around

OneCause

As we move into the era of mass vaccination and the economy is opening up more and more, it’s time to reflect on the old adage: “Every cloud has a silver lining.”. What will be the silver lining of the COVID-19 storm that kept nonprofits from hosting in-person events , that disrupted traditional fundraising efforts and that estranged donors from some of their favorite charities?

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Donor Retention and an Oprah Winfrey Moment

NonProfit PRO

Hold on to your seat — you are in for a big surprise. Come with me as we explore new insight into donor retention. And there’s a free prize inside, too. Right now, I am going to give your organization 100 brand new donors; and you get 100 new donors; and you get 100 new donors; and you get 100 new donors. This is my Oprah moment — don’t spoil it.

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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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Some Money Isn’t Worth The Chase: Why You May Want To Rethink Your Events And Grants Strategies

Kindful

Some fundraising strategies cost more than others, just like some donors cost more than others if they have poor retention rates. . Rated by cost-effectiveness based on the cost to raise a dollar, the two most expensive fundraising strategies are direct mail acquisition and special events. On average you spend 50 cents for each dollar you raise at a special event. .

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Top 10 Best Veteran Nonprofit Organizations That Are Making A Difference

Donorbox

Thousands of nonprofit organizations have formed to provide financial assistance and necessary services to veterans, active service members, and their families. Each of these organizations offers essential relief to those who sacrifice so much for their country. The following list is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to exceptional veterans organizations.

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Benchmarks UK is here!

M+R

Read time: 1 minute. The first-ever Benchmarks UK supplement has hit international newsstands! We are hella stoked to share it with you; our UK partners at Rally are dead chuffed. . Discussion of the digital space is often quite dominated by a US-centric perspective, but the kind of data we share in Benchmarks is only useful to the extent that it’s relevant to your experience.

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6 Easy Steps to Fuel Donations with Data

NonProfit PRO

Technology and data don’t have to be intimidating and you don’t need to be a tech-savvy guru to make them work for your nonprofit. This eGuide gives you six easy steps to harness your own data and fuel more donations.

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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.