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4 Reasons Donor-Advised Funds Benefit Donors and Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

In the philanthropic sphere, donor-advised funds (DAFs) have clearly gained notable, ongoing popularity in recent years. Here’s a specific look at the four benefits and considerations that generate the popularity surrounding DAFs and the corresponding benefits for nonprofits.

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The complete year-end guide to maximizing matching gifts

EveryAction

from our friends at Double the Donation The final few months of the year hold great significance for nonprofit organizations as a critical time for fundraising. People tend to experience heightened generosity and are increasingly motivated to make charitable contributions, which explains why so many nonprofit fundraisers refer to this period as the year-end giving season.

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Weaving Empathy into Action: The Crucial Role of Storytelling for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Lyn Chamberlin , President at Lyn Chamberlin Leadership – an award-winning nonprofit brand strategist who works with organizations and successful women to create transformative brand narratives. Your organization’s brand story holds immense power, especially for nonprofits striving to engage donors, volunteers, and partners. From showcasing outcomes through compelling stories to highlighting the transparency and accountability that donors, volunteers, and partners who share your vision

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Good CEO, Bad Call—How to Recover

.orgSource

Martha Stewart took her company public in 1999 and became America’s first self-made female billionaire. Then, in December 2021, she acted on an illegal stock tip and was sentenced to five months in prison. You probably won’t become a billionaire and I don’t see any of my readers going to jail, but there is one fact about your future that I can guarantee.

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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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Blackbaud Invests in Generative AI Startup for Social Impact

NonProfit PRO

Blackbaud has made a strategic investment in Momentum, an AI-focused partner and graduate of Blackbaud's Social Good Startup tech accelerator program. This investment aligns with Blackbaud's new wave of its Intelligence for Good strategy.

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6 Generations of Giving: Who Gives the Most and How They Prefer to Give

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Michelle Kocin , Digital Marketing Manager at Sylogist Mission CRM – a donor management, fundraising, and volunteer management platform build for nonprofits and NGOs in the Microsoft Dataverse. When we look at the giving landscape in North America, the preferences and motivations for giving vary across different generations. It’s reasonable to focus on older donors, specifically members of the Silent Generation and Baby Boomers because together they account for almost 70% of total doll

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6 smart fundraising strategies to drive major giving success

EveryAction

from our friends at Double the Donation Major giving strategies play a major role in many nonprofit organizations’ fundraising success. And the larger your organization, the larger the gifts you can expect to receive⁠—that is, of course, when your team has a plan to cultivate and steward key donors. Feel like your fundraising team could use a boost?

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AI Coming for Your Job Is Actually a Good Thing

NonProfit PRO

As someone who works on the ground with AI everyday, let me clear the air: AI is coming for your job. But here's the catch — it's specifically targeting the most dreaded parts of your job.

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The Dating Playbook: Applying the Rules of Love to Your Membership Campaigns – On Demand

Association Analytics

Traditional ways of starting a relationship with new members is dying. The new, more successful approach looks a lot like nurturing a romantic relationship.

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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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Innovative Nimble AMS returns to the 2023 ASAE Annual Meeting and Exposition

Nimble AMS

Our Nimble AMS team is returning to the 2023 ASAE Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. We can’t wait to meet with thousands of association professionals, attend meaningful sessions, and get inspired to innovate. Join us at ASAE 2023 on August 5-8. We’re looking forward to seeing you there! What is the 2023 ASAE Annual Meeting and Exposition?

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Doing Your Appeal In-house? 5 Tips to Save Time & Money

Get Fully Funded

Should you print, stuff, and mail your own fundraising letter? If you have fewer than 200 mail recipients, the answer is probably yes. When you get more than 200 donors, you may be eligible to mail at nonprofit postage rates as low as 19 cents per piece (as of July 2023). Of course, USPS makes you jump through hoops for that discount. That’s why nonprofits outsource to nonprofit mail experts as their donor file grows.

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How to Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Donation Page to Increase Donations

NonProfit PRO

Once potential donors make their way to your donation page, they’re likely interested in supporting your organization. Here are ten simple ways to tweak your donation page to boost your fundraising results.

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The Dating Playbook: Applying the Rules of Love to Your Membership Campaigns – 8/23/23

Association Analytics

The post The Dating Playbook: Applying the Rules of Love to Your Membership Campaigns – 8/23/23 appeared first on Association Analytics.

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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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Tips to enhance your association’s member experience by leveraging Nimble AMS and Salesforce Experience Cloud

Nimble AMS

Built on Salesforce, Nimble AMS provides powerful tools for member management. To empower associations to create exceptional online experiences for members and stakeholders, Nimble AMS leverages Salesforce Experience Cloud. Nimble AMS uses Experience Cloud to provide you r organization with guidelines and custom components for creating a branded and personalized member experience.

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Maximizing Outreach: Why Nonprofits Need a Powerful Online Presence

The Modern Nonprofit

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Maximizing Outreach: Why Nonprofits Need a Powerful Online Presence As a leader of a nonprofit, you know the importance of reaching your audience effectively and making the most of your limited resources. You might already have a presence on social media platforms, like Facebook, which is a great starting point. But have you ever considered the benefits a dedicated website could bring to your nonprofit?

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5 Tactics to Establish a Sustainer Donor Journey and Reliable Revenue for Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

Building a strong sustainer giving program helps grow programs and services with consistent, reliable revenue. Here are five tactics John Coogan, of CharityEngine, and Paul Zimmerman, of the Wounded Warrior Project, shared at BridgeTECH that will strengthen your organization’s sustainer efforts.

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8 Things You Should Do NOW to Raise More Money This Fall

Get Fully Funded

Here we are in the heat of the summer, and I’m thinking about the cool temperatures of Fall. And how to raise more money this Fall. It’s closer than you think and will be here before you know it. If you’re a Last-Minute Lucy or Larry, and usually wait until it’s time to send something to even start writing it, then this is for you. You see, great fundraising takes planning and preparation.

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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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9 Tips for Recruiting and Retaining Peer-to-Peer Participants

OneCause

Peer-to-peer fundraising offers big benefits for your nonprofit. It’s a powerful fundraising approach. It helps to get the word out about your mission, attract new donors to your nonprofit, and deepen relationships with your existing supporters. One of the most important components of a strong peer-to-peer fundraising event or campaign is your participants, or volunteer fundraisers.

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From Startup to Success: Guiding Nonprofits with Six Core Principles of Improvement

Blue Avocado

Six core principles, drawn from STEM education, can help new nonprofits assemble a diverse team, raise funds successfully, and learn to use the gathered resources for strategic growth. The post From Startup to Success: Guiding Nonprofits with Six Core Principles of Improvement appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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How to Elevate Donor Retention & Future-Proof Fundraising!

NonProfit PRO

Register now for this transformative webinar featuring fundraising expert Barbara O’Reilly, CFRE. We’ll be sharing insights and key takeaways from the 2023 Giving USA Report. The need for nonprofits to elevate donor retention as a top priority has never been more evident or resonated so loudly. Learn key strategies that you can execute to elevate donor retention to build lasting impact and long-term, future-proof fundraising success.

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How And When To Ask Questions

Eric Jacobsen Blog

"Questions help us break down barriers, discover secrets, solve puzzles, and imagine new ways of doing things, But few of us know how to question in a methodical way," explains Frank Sesno , Emmy-award-winning journalist, and author of the book, Ask More. Sesno's book teaches readers how the power of questions: Opens doors Uncovers Solutions Sparks Change More specifically, he reveals: The power and payoff of targeted diagnostic questions.

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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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Volunteer Management & Retention Best Practices for Nonprofits

Qgiv

Volunteers are the backbone of every nonprofit’s workforce, and having a good volunteer staff helps your organization accomplish more for your cause. To keep your volunteers as effective as possible, develop a volunteer management process that helps you recruit, train, and steward volunteers for your organization. Having a successful volunteer management strategy will help you increase your volunteer retention rate, which ultimately creates more efficient volunteer staff.

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Do THIS…and get the job you want

Charity Village

Clarity, courage, honesty, intention, and focus are all critical to your success. Follow these steps and you’ll be well on your way. #1. Gain clarity on your path. This may sound obvious, but for most of us, this is the most difficult part. There are so many reasons why we don’t want to speak […] The post Do THIS…and get the job you want appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Bonterra Jumpstart Report Reveals That Fundraising Continues to Be a Major Hurdle

NonProfit PRO

Bonterra announced key data insights and takeaways from a recent study conducted by Jumpstart, its nonprofit capacity building program, which shed light on the challenges faced by the nonprofit community. The report finds fundraising is a major hurdle for nonprofit organizations.

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How 25 Awesome Twentysomethings Nailed It

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Prepare to be enlightened, fascinated and inspired by the stories of some of history’s iconic men and women that show where they were at near the age of 25. And how they overcame obstacles, defied their critics and forged ahead to attain success. Author Robert L. Dilenschneider tells these stories of 25 men and women from around the globe who shaped the world in his new book, Nailing It.

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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.