NonProfit PRO
JULY 7, 2022
In her latest blog, Erica Waasdorp begs the question: What can you do with just $1? She points out that combining those dollars will help make the giver stand tall, and that microdonations will eventually make a huge difference.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 7, 2022
Creating your next fundraising campaign requires a lot of work: you must identify your goals, your audience, segment your lists, create compelling content, and set up and test everything in your CRM. When the moment finally arrives to call your constituents to action, the last thing you want is for your hard work to be whisked away into a junk folder, never to be seen by your supporters.
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Wild Apricot
JULY 8, 2022
You’ve designed a value-packed membership program that offers amazing benefits and gives your members access to highly sought-after resources. So how is it possible that your renewal rates keep declining? Why are members dropping off when they.
Bloomerang
JULY 7, 2022
Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on when it’s a good idea to give gifts to donors. . Dear Charity Clairity, I know public broadcasting offers donors gifts in exchange for their donations at various levels.
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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.
NonProfit PRO
JULY 8, 2022
For most nonprofits and charities, volunteers are a vital part of their operations, allowing many organizations to make a big impact even with lean budgets. But the pandemic has created an epidemic of volunteer shortages. As a result, nonprofits are scrambling to make up for the lost assistance.
Nonprofit Technology brings together the best content for nonprofit technical enthusiasts from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
sgEngage
JULY 8, 2022
HBO’s Silicon Valley is a not-too-far removed parody of work at a small technology startup. In season four, Jian Yang creates a machine-learning app called SeeFood. The idea is that the app can interpret an image taken from a mobile phone and tell you, in text, what the food is. Jian Yang works relentlessly on the app and is immensely proud to demonstrate the final product to his housemates.
Bloomerang
JULY 7, 2022
Best Practices for Donor Acquisition and Retention Through Direct Mail. Sending a personalized, well-written appeal via direct mail can be one of the most impactful ways for schools to fundraise. Although some people think that all communication should happen online in this digital age, sending appeals through direct mail continues to be a critical fundraising strategy.
NonProfit PRO
JULY 5, 2022
As a board member of a nonprofit organization, the most important responsibility you are likely to ever undertake will be to hire your next CEO. Before you embark on this tremendous and most important responsibility, here are some best practices you can implement into the hiring process.
Candid
JULY 7, 2022
July 15 is officially Social Media Giving Day. This ‘holiday’ began in 2013, when Givver.com promoted it as an opportunity to leverage social media platforms for donations. Since then, a lot has changed. Meta and TikTok have made donations even easier, giving potential donors the opportunity to donate without leaving the platform. Now, you can donate without interrupting your scrolling. .
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.
Blue Avocado
JULY 5, 2022
Nonprofit organizations are givers: we recruit like-minded staff and volunteers who give and give until they are spent. All too often burnout leads to poor performance and high staff turnover. However, reframing self-care as self-defense can help us to prioritize our people and protect our organizations. What’s the best self-defense move? That’s our first question […].
Bloomerang
JULY 7, 2022
Making fundraising calls can be nerve-wracking, but it helps to have a plan in the form of a fundraising script. In this guide, we’ll offer some tips and sample scripts you can use when calling donors to request a face-to-face meeting or directly request donations. Let’s dive in! Why and when to use a script for fundraising. When thinking about how to ask for donations, it’s natural to wonder: What should I say?
NonProfit PRO
JULY 7, 2022
Your nonprofit has its own identity, and it’s likely that you want to tell your whole story to your stakeholders. However, when nonprofits wrap everything that the organization is about into its mission and vision statements, a lot of the power and decision-making value is lost in these lofty and winding statements. .
Qgiv
JULY 8, 2022
Karen Rotko-Wynn, CFRE, Chief Business Enterprise Officer, Alford Group. Karen brings over 30 years of experience in the nonprofit community and has provided counsel to more than 70 organizations, offering her expertise in major gifts fundraising, feasibility studies, and capital campaigns. On Tuesday, June 21, Giving USA released The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2021.
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!
Greater Giving
JULY 6, 2022
In the last two years, nonprofits have faced immeasurable challenges. Adapting to a tech-driven future has been one of the biggest. It wasn’t just learning how to use Zoom or work collaboratively from home that hindered nonprofits in pandemic times. In the absence of in-person events, fundraising was challenging, particularly engaging donors without face-to-face meetings and stewardship events.
Bloomerang
JULY 6, 2022
One-time donations are great, but nothing beats the ongoing positive impact of monthly giving. Monthly donations provide your nonprofit with access to reliable, sustainable funding all year round. These donations can help you continue working toward your mission in spite of any fundraising dry spells. Online monthly giving has grown by 40% in recent years as recurring donation options become increasingly popular among donors.
NonProfit PRO
JULY 8, 2022
Currently, the job world is upside down due to factors such as employees working from home, compressed or hybrid work schedules, salary constraints and new demands from employees who feel like they control the job market. Today’s nonprofit employees better understand the concept of workplace culture.
Cloud 4 Good
JULY 5, 2022
The Salesforce Summer ’22 Release is here! This release is packed full of intuitive new features, updates, and functionalities that are sure to make your user experience easier and enhance your Salesforce instance. We’ve read through all of the release documentation to give you the highlights. Read on to learn more! . New Product Names . Salesforce announced a legal name change from Salesforce.com to Salesforce, Inc. in March.
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.
sgEngage
JULY 6, 2022
Social media is no longer a novel concept, so you’ve probably seen firsthand the impact influencers can have. Experts and popular advocates will support the organizations they care about on social media and market that organization to their thousands — or in some cases, millions — of followers. This trend has been made popular on networks like TikTok and Instagram.
Donorbox
JULY 5, 2022
National Nonprofit Day was declared a national holiday on August 17, 2017. Sherita J Herring, a speaker, author, and business strategist, promoted this holiday to recognize nonprofits’ impacts on their communities and the world. She had chosen this day as the National Nonprofit Day because the Tariff Act was signed on August 17, 1894. This […].
NonProfit PRO
JULY 6, 2022
In this episode, Laura MacDonald, chair of the Giving USA Foundation, and Una Osili, philanthropy expert and researcher at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, provide an in-depth look at the report’s key takeaways, including what 2021’s giving source and sector breakdowns mean.
Candid
JULY 5, 2022
Every January, Candid surveys large U.S. private and community foundations to understand recent giving trends and forecast where giving is headed. [ 1 ] This year, we asked funders about their giving in FYE (fiscal year end) 2020 and 2021, including funding designated for COVID-19 [ 2 ] and what trends they are paying attention to this year. Here are some highlights from what we learned, followed by more in-depth analysis: .
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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.
Charity Village
JULY 8, 2022
The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage culminated their study of the arts and culture sector with a new report, Challenges Related To The Recovery Of The Arts, Culture, Heritage, And Sport Sectors, Which Have Been Deeply Impacted By The Covid-19 Pandemic. The report highlights the need to provide more funding over a longer period to ensure […].
sgEngage
JULY 8, 2022
Research has shown that women are more prone to burnout than men for a variety of reasons, including societal expectations and imbalances in responsibilities across work and home. This can be further intensified for women working at nonprofits and other social good organizations, which often have higher than average rates of burnout and turnover. Today’s guest, Stacie Barber, is an integrative life coach and the founder of Stacie Barber Lifestyle.
NonProfit PRO
JULY 5, 2022
Inflation and a troubled economy should not affect giving, yet, that is the case for nonprofits without strong mid-level, major, and planned giving programs. Now is the time to get your development house in order and start investing in mid-level, major and planned giving.
Bloomerang
JULY 6, 2022
An easy-to-use, accessible, mobile-friendly online donation page is crucial for modern nonprofits. Research by the Blackbaud Institute shows that 12% of total fundraising comes from online sources. And, their studies have revealed a 42% increase in online giving over the past three years. Your online donation page is your virtual fundraising hub , providing donors with a way to support your cause from anywhere, at any time.
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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.
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