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Turn Customers Into Community

.orgSource

How do you grow membership in a harsh climate? Attracting a wider audience and turning those customers into community is a good way to start. We’ve been on notice since well before the pandemic that shifts are occurring in why people join an association and what they want once they sign on. Going virtual has […]. The post Turn Customers Into Community appeared first on.orgSource.

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[FREE WEBINAR] How to Create Highly Engaging Nonprofit Videos

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Time: 1pm EST / 10am PST. Presented by: Doug Scott , Founder & CEO of Tectonic Video. Cost: Free. Engagement is the key to effective nonprofit videos. In this webinar you’ll learn the science behind creating highly engaging videos, review key findings from the largest study of nonprofit videos ever, and receive practical tips to make your nonprofit’s video more engaging.

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Gaining An Edge In The World Of Virtual Events

Association TV

If “pivot” was one of the most used words of 2020, what do you think was the most commonly asked question by associations? Right or wrong – my guess is, “How do I engage with my members if we can’t meet in per. son?”. Enter - virtual events… or in its most foundational form, a single or series of livestreams with interactive digital tools integrated for audience participation.

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Choose the Best Magento Agency for your Business

Byte Technology

To have an excellent retail outlet when opening a brick-and-mortar shop, you will require building planners and architects. Magento is the architect of your online store. This is because it is scalable, solid, and robust. It is the first option of huge eCommerce retailers such as Macy’s, Levis, Pepsi, and many more. This platform boasts store customization, prolific features, data and order management, many themes and extensions, and various significant features required by eCommerce giants to b

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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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8 Types of Annoying Board Members

Wild Apricot

Nonprofits are a magical place filled with super passionate, hardworking, and extremely motivated individuals. I've had many opportunities to work with some of these fantastic people and it's been an absolute pleasure. But, sometimes when you get a.

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Video Making for Nonprofits

The Modern Nonprofit

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Video Making for Nonprofits. Video is a powerful way to tell a story and meaningfully get a message across to supporters. But producing a great video is a real challenge: you must create compelling content, shoot and edit your footage so that it comes across as professional and engaging, and then promote your video so it can make the most impact.

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How to accept bitcoin and other crypto donations

Whole Whale

The price of Bitcoin crossed the $50,000 milestone in February and total cryptocurrencies climb to historical levels in 2021 crossing $1.5 trillion in market cap. This rapid growth also means there will be a quickly minted generation of millionaires that may start considering philanthropy. If you’re at a nonprofit trying to understand this new audience it is important to consider some of the bedrock beliefs of the community.

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7 Community Outreach Ideas for Nonprofits in 2021

Wild Apricot

This is a guest post from Kristina Brunnler, Marketing Manager at MobileCause. Amid the continued COVID-19 crisis, many nonprofits are struggling to raise critical funds for beneficiaries impacted by the pandemic. With in-person fundraising events.

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20+ Nonprofit Tools You Need to Get Your New Nonprofit Up and Running

Get Fully Funded

Building an organization from the ground up is a challenge, but with the right nonprofit tools, the heavy lifting gets easier. There are SO MANY nonprofit tools out there, all promising to make your work easier as you grow your new nonprofit. The key is to find the right tool for the right task. . Yet, sorting through options can be overwhelming. Some tools are free, at least to start.

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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 Nurture Sales Leads After a Virtual Event

AccelEvents

You’ve run a successful virtual event and you’re feeling high on life! Your participants were actively engaged in your brand, your presenters were on point, and you really feel like you hit the mark. So what now? After a successful virtual event, you want to make sure that you are nurturing the leads that you recovered and keeping your brand top of mind.

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How to Start Learning SEO – 6 Simple Steps

Whole Whale

Setting up your own domain will help you see the impact of each SEO technique you implement Click To Tweet. So you want to teach yourself SEO? Look no further, take a seat, relax, and get ready to learn (it will be fun – I promise). Your presence here tells me a few things, but mainly, that you realized that in today’s connected world, learning SEO is crucial for the growth of your organization and your website.

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12 Questions to Ask Before Re-Opening Your Nonprofit's Office

Wild Apricot

As countries begin to ease restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, you might be thinking about how you’re going to safely re-open your physical office. But the world has changed dramatically over the past year, with millions.

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Ask Rita: Can Our Paid Employees Also Do Volunteer Work for Us?

Blue Avocado

Dear Rita: We operate a nonprofit housing clinic for homeless persons. The pandemic, along with the holidays, has inspired some of our employees to inquire about doing extra work for us as volunteers. We don’t normally use volunteers. However, we appreciate the offers of help from our staff and could certainly use the extra help […]. The post Ask Rita: Can Our Paid Employees Also Do Volunteer Work for Us?

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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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What you need to know about before and after

Hands on Fundraising

Before and after… it’s the line between so much in a story – in all our stories. Think about your own. There are the “before I knew better” stories. The “before I met my partner” stories. The “after the kids were born” stories. The line between before and after signifies an important point in time […]. The post What you need to know about before and after appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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How to Plan Virtual Fundraising Events

NTEN

The COVID-19 pandemic forced nonprofits to shift long-planned fundraising events online. But while many nonprofits have deep experience with in-person events, even they quickly learned that virtual events come with unique challenges and considerations. This guide is designed with nonprofit staff in mind, especially those planning a virtual fundraising event for the first time.

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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Free Membership Management Software

Wild Apricot

Note: This guide was updated to remove membership management software options that are no longer free. The membership organizations I’ve talked to usually began to search for a membership management solution when they reached about 50 members.

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How to Use Asset-Framing to Strengthen Nonprofit Work

Blue Avocado

In The Antidote, a new documentary created in response to growing divisions of our times, award-winning filmmakers John Hoffman and Kahane Cooperman tell the stories of nine ordinary people using “kindness, decency, and the power of community” to find solutions. If that’s a little too vague to be helpful, let me zero in on a […]. The post How to Use Asset-Framing to Strengthen Nonprofit Work appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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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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Biggest Challenges Event Planners Face in 2021

AccelEvents

As we move into the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the events industry is still seeking ways to challenge the expectations around what events can be held and push the boundaries of what events can do. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken precedence over the industry and our lives and is likely to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Knowing that the virus remains unresolved and that virtual and hybrid events are here to stay, here’s a look at the industry landscape and the biggest cha

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Avalara: Your Trusted Advisor in Nonprofit Tax Compliance

Blue Fox

The core of Blue Fox’s philosophy is the synergy between technology and humanity – that’s why our tagline is Agile Accounting for Impact. We serve our clients with the best solutions and virtual tools to run their nonprofit organization’s back office with efficiency and excellence. We listen to the nonprofit buzz every day and understand that tax compliance is a major pain point for many organizations.

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February Update: Building Relationships

Wild Apricot

The theme for February is building relationships, whether it’s with your nonprofit board or members. With the next product release, you can show your members appreciation by offering them free products in your online store. We've also added more.

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A look back at Nimble AMS in 2020: Rapid growth and new capabilities for associations

Nimble AMS

The year 2020 was unprecedented, and many faced personal and professional challenges that no one expected. However, many also found ways to be successful in spite of the challenges, and there are successes and silver linings to build on for 2021. At Nimble AMS, we were working hard to keep up the momentum with our products and initiatives for the association industry.

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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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6 Types of Nonprofit Video Messages

Greater Giving

It’s impossible to overstate the importance of creating a meaningful message when a nonprofit wants to engage with their donors. With the captivating visuals and persuasive copy that come from the work of a nonprofit, these messages are naturally compelling and have the potential to motivate donors to act. When you add a cinematic touch via video to that message, it becomes the most effective method to draw in viewers and spread the word about the work than any other available option.

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Nonprofits, Have You Taken The Board Doctor’s Wellness Test?

Blue Fox

We are partnering up with our friend Cathy Allen, The Board Doctor, to share a free Wellness Test for nonprofit board members. Have you ever been at a flea market or street fair and come across the booth run by the local health department? They are offering free tests: blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol, BMI calculation, etc. This kind of screening does not catch every malady, but it can detect some of the most common health-related issues.

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We must all think about sunsetting, not just foundations

Nonprofit AF

Hi everyone. A couple of things before we start. If you can spare it, here are some places to donate.

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How Partnerships Help Nonprofits Stand Out in the Race for Funding

Blue Avocado

One strategy that charitable organizations can adopt in the face of rising competition for donations is placing a greater emphasis on innovation through partnerships. Partnerships are an opportunity to step up, tune out the noise, rethink funding priorities, and advance the common good. This article provides steps and a workbook to help you form effective […].

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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.