Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The end of the year is easily one of the busiest periods for nonprofits. With both GivingTuesday in November and year-end donations in December, it’s also a great time for nonprofits to gain new donors. In fact, GivingTuesday is one of the biggest days of giving annually. This year donors contributed $2.7 billion on GivingTuesday! However, one problem still plagues GivingTuesday and year-end donations: most of them are one-time donations.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The challenges of 2021 also brought opportunities to learn, grow, and shift perspective.orgCommunity’s goal is to advance this bright side of disruption. The organization, our professional development and networking affiliate, was launched by my business partner Kevin Ordonez and me to help our colleagues solve their toughest problems. Our goal is to connect association […].

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VisionLink

DECEMBER 31, 2021

We are so saddened by the devastation across Boulder County--and we thank so many of you who have checked in with us. Some 600+ homes and 6,000 acres are expected to be lost as winds, drought, and flames breached the grasslands / suburban boundary yesterday afternoon in the eastern part of our county. We are of course reaching out to local authorities to offer support.

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Hands on Fundraising

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Fundraisers – and fundraising – need to be funded. The pandemic has caused an interesting shake-up: many employers are struggling to find or keep employees. Meanwhile, the nonprofit sector has an unfortunate history of paying poorly – that matches up to a history of short stays for employees. (It always seems like the person who […].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 26, 2021

The Open Data Project [ español , français ] seeks to gain a better understanding of how nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide use technology for digital marketing and fundraising. At the core of the project is the Global NGO Technology Survey and the data below is based on the survey responses of 1,576 digital marketers and fundraisers that work in the nonprofit sector worldwide.

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DipJar

DECEMBER 28, 2021

DipJar Helps Nonprofits Raise Millions in 2021. Eighty-eight percent increase in year-over-year fundraising using DipJars at in-person events and on-site appeals . December 28, 2021 (BOSTON) – DipJar , a giving technology platform, is applauding its customers on an outstanding and inspiring 2021. Over the course of the year, 2,130 organizations used 3,725 DipJars to raise nearly $5M.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 29, 2021

With a rapidly changing industry, nonprofit marketers and organizations have needed to become more effective and efficient in their strategy and implementation. Changes are occurring so quickly that 89 percent of nonprofit marketers have already changed their digital engagement strategy in the last year.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Plan for the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders. While it may seem like jumping the gun, your nonprofit should start planning for leadership succession in advance of actually passing the torch. This involves both choosing who these new leaders will be, as well as preparing them with the best possible leadership skills.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 29, 2021

An acronym is a much beloved tool of English teachers and PowerPoint presenters all over the world. They cancel down core ideas and are remarkably useful aids to recall advice. So here’s why reflecting on the acronym “RESULTS” is so worthwhile in our efforts to achieve nonprofit success! R ead up on the latest research. Read up on the latest research.

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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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DonorPerfect

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Nonprofits, have no fear. Your End-of-Year cheat sheet is here. Whether you want to simplify your end-of-year fundraising tasks this year or next, this guide is meant to help you organize now, and mobilize when the New Year comes. SKIP TO YOUR SPECIFIC NEED: PART 1: End-of-year campaign planning in 5 steps PART 2: End-of-year Read More ». The post End-of-Year Fundraising Tasks Summarized & Simplified appeared first on Nonprofit Technology & Fundraising Blogs.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As 2021 draws to a close, one word comes to mind: gratitude. Yes, it has been a year of challenge and change. But at Salesforce.org, every day we work to create change in the world — to help overcome challenges and improve people’s lives everywhere. I feel very fortunate to be part of this organization. We had the opportunity to help organizations like Gavi and COVAX ship nearly 740 million COVID-19 vaccines to 144 countries.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2021

That’s a wrap! As another challenging year comes to a close and your end of year fundraising winds up, how did your peer-to-peer strategy perform? Did you hit or miss the mark in 2021? Maybe your nonprofit is still redefining their goals in light of changing social and professional environments. Either way, it’s important to go into 2022 with a strong digital fundraising strategy to take advantage of an increasingly more captive online audience. .

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Have you recently recruited a new board member? If so, congratulations! That’s amazing news for you and your nonprofit. However, recruitment is only one part of building an effective board. So, what do you do once you recruit them? You hold a board member orientation and make sure they’re equipped to help you move your nonprofit’s mission forward. .

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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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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 30, 2021

When Founder and CEO Tal Frankfurt first established Cloud for Good in 2010, he planted the seeds for what would soon grow into one of the most impactful, transformative organizations in the Salesforce ecosystem and crafted a company culture that unites Goodies in their connected pursuit of positive change through technology. As we close the final pages on 2021 and prepare for what 2022 has in store, we’d like to take a moment to review, recap, and reminisce a few of Cloud for Good’s most memora

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Modern technology now makes it easy for associations to put predictive analytics and AI to work for their organization. . Read on to learn more about why now is the time to get going with AI and predictive analytics. You’ve probably heard a lot about predictive analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) in the past few years. And for good reason.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Cue the fireworks–the year is coming to an end we can look forward to a fresh start in 2022! Let’s reflect on this year’s most popular sgENGAGE articles. Topics include maximizing healthcare fundraising, deep dives into environmental social governance, and the importance of online fundraising and marketing. Whether you are seeing these for the first time or this is a refresher for articles you’ve read and loved, we hope this list helps you to continue to navigate the current social g

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Forum One

DECEMBER 28, 2021

As we say goodbye to 2021 and look ahead to 2022, we are reflecting on our work in the last year. Thinking about our clients’ biggest challenges and successes, we take a look at what our readers have found to be our most helpful blogs of 2021. From practical advice on personalization to tackling a digital transformation, here are 10 of our most popular blogs from 2021.

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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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Elevation

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Nonprofits achieve their objectives by collaborating with strategic partners and pooling resources from donors. Even though their goal is the collective good, they have to compete with other organizations in the crowded web space.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Remember these words: Your nonprofit’s logo is not your story. If you Google “nonprofit logos,” you’ll see some common themes. Hands. Globes. Holding hands around a globe. Hearts. I get how this happened. Many nonprofit leaders really want to take every opportunity to help you understand that they are helping people. They want that to be clear.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 27, 2021

It’s been a long year in so many ways, but before it’s done, let’s take a look at the top fundraising articles of the year. These fundraising articles have been popular ones that our readers have loved and I wanted to gather them together for you in case you missed any of them earlier this year. Our mission is to provide you with practical ideas that you can use right away.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 30, 2021

We shared our most-read blogs from 2021 earlier this week, and now we’re sharing our most-watched webinars from the year. As you look forward to 2022, you can watch or listen to a few of our webinars that our community enjoyed the most. Website Modernization: Migrating to Digital Government Services. Co-hosted with Siteimprove Most government digital ecosystems are a complex web of platforms, systems, and governance models that are often delicate and difficult to untangle.

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Twenty Hats

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Browse through the Twenty Hats archives and you’ll find plenty of actionable ideas. After eight years and 164 posts (including some awesome guest posts), the time has come to wrap up the Twenty Hats blog. Needless to say, this was a tough decision. Volunteer engagement is endlessly bloggable because our profession is about people, building community, and transforming this world for the better.

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Global Giving

DECEMBER 30, 2021

As corporations become more global, their employees and customers are asking them to engage more with nonprofits in their communities. Remote work is creating more widespread workforces, and employees want to support new places. Meanwhile, mental and family health are front of mind for many employees, surfacing a need for purpose that can often be fed by engaging in social good work.

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Donorbox

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Volunteers are a vital part of every nonprofit, regardless of their size. Many organizations spend the same amount of time looking for and training volunteers as they do their staff. With this much work and reliance on volunteers, you’d think organizations would have a system set in place to thank their volunteers and encourage them […]. The post How to Write a Volunteer Thank You Letter (+ Template) appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Remember these six words: Your logo is not your story. If you Google “nonprofit logos,” you’ll see some common themes. Hands. Globes. Holding hands around a globe. Hearts. I get how this happened. Many nonprofit leaders really want to take every opportunity to help you understand that they are helping people. They want that to be clear. They want to use every tool, including their logo, to tell their story.

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