Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

What steps is your nonprofit taking to retain volunteers in 2021? Here are 5 strategies to incorporate into your retention plan this year. Deploying strategies to retain volunteers in 2021 is crucial to the success of your nonprofit. What steps is your nonprofit taking to combat this loss?

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Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Here are 5 strategies to incorporate into your retention plan going into the new year. Deploying strategies to retain volunteers is crucial to the success of your nonprofit. If your nonprofit is like many organizations, you rely heavily on volunteers to reach your mission and goals.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

When we first started researching the use of AI in nonprofit organizations, we described the key benefit of AI as the “dividend of time.” With many nonprofit workplaces taking up generative AI over the past year, what costs and benefits are staff seeing? This is called “co-botting” or “co-piloting” with AI.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

For many nonprofits, donation data consistently spikes in October, November, and December and declines in January and February. Start with stewardship Research suggests that meaningful donor connections with nonprofit organizations are a key factor in determining their giving patterns. Find a Candid Community partner near you.)

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

So, a year-end fundraising goal and plan is important for nonprofits to take full advantage of donors’ kindness. In fact, recent research shows that a quarter of annual nonprofit revenue is raised in the month of December. But unfortunately, the average donor retention rate in 2022 was 42.6%, making it the lowest rate on record.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

posted by Erin Larkins, Fall 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Professional development (PD) is the "process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training." First, it helps with staff retention rates. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 15, 2018

Check out these social media accounts and websites from the best thought leaders the nonprofit sector has to offer. Julia is an author, consultant and speaker who helps plan and launch modern nonprofit marketing campaigns. Vu takes a humorous, realist approach to nonprofit management with his blog called “Nonprofit AF.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

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. Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

I designed a 90-minute workshop focused on “Human-Centered Social Media Strategy” which teaches how to apply a simple design-thinking technique, creating personas, as the basis of your digital strategy. The next exercise was a small group exercise that modeled the first step a small nonprofit might do to build an audience persona.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2017

on personal and organizational resilience based on the ideas in my new book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces. However, I don’t always have that opportunity because many times nonprofit workshops are hosted at conferences at hotels.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

It wasn’t long after their civil war, and the program was working with child combatants, using sports to teach new skills. 36,333 improved their attendance, engagement, and retention in education. 45,979 accessed opportunities for work experience, internships, training, and employment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

I am thrilled with the response to The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout as my co-author and I have been sharing the ideas on a virtual book tour during the last month. I was thrilled to see this blog SSIR blog post, Five Myths that Perpetuate Burnout Across Nonprofits by Ann-Sophie Morrissette.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Volunteerism definition Volunteerism is the act of contributing free labor to conduct community service or support a nonprofit organization. Plus, nonprofit organizations can utilize these groups of passionate volunteers to help achieve goals in making the world a better and safer place. Let’s take a closer look at this phenomenon!

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Kachuriak and the NextAfter team conducted a survey among 500 nonprofit executives, consultants, managers, and practitioners. Assessing core traits relating to behavior and motivation, the result s reveal three key insights that affect the hiring behavior of nonprofits: Nonprofits seem to be hiring at random.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be co-hosting The Zoetica Salon on my Facebook Page with my Zoetica colleagues, Geoff Livingston , Kami Huyse , and Julie Pippert (the newest Zoetican ) where almost 7,000 nonprofit leaders have been engaging in informal peer learning about nonprofits and social media.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Volunteers are the backbone of any nonprofit organization. Clearly, volunteers are essential to your nonprofit’s ability to move its mission forward. Here’s what we’ll cover: Why are volunteers important to nonprofit organizations? Why are volunteers important to nonprofit organizations? Request a Demo.

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 18, 2023

So, without further ado, we’re going to dive into some of the details of Salesforce AI and how it can make a positive impact on the work of nonprofits and membership organizations. At fusionSpan, we’re ready to help here, distinguished by our singular focus on the association and nonprofit sector.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Take your training online. Because of the unique nature of virtual volunteering and its dependence on web-based tools, your volunteers will likely need specific training to prepare them for the opportunity and introduce them to your organization’s processes. Traditional volunteer training usually happens in person.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 29, 2016

Rachel Muir, CFRE, is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and speaker at Cause Camp 2016. She is Vice President of Training at Pursuant where she transforms individuals into confident, successful fundraisers through classroom, custom and online training. Almost every organization I train is frustrated with their board.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

His research shows that professional development learning experiences need to be as interactive as possible to boost retention and application. Recent research and teaching practice shows that the lecture is a less effective teaching tool. You should have a mix of approaches in your webinar.

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sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2022

This will catch participants while they’re still enthusiastic from the past event and gives them time to build their fundraising and train for the next event. Think about the four stages of their journey with your peer-to-peer event or campaign: recruiting, activation, optimization, and retention. . Teach people to fundraise more .

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 15, 2016

Rachel Muir, CFRE, is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. She is Vice President of Training at Pursuant where she transforms individuals into confident, successful fundraisers through classroom, custom and online training. Anne Melvin, Director of Training and Education at Harvard. Roger Craver, Editor The Agitator.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Guest post blog submitted by: Artisan E-Learning, a nonprofit e-learning consultant. What do your nonprofit training efforts look like right now? Your organization uses nonprofit technology to track data, research donors, communicate with volunteers, and market upcoming opportunities. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.”.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 26, 2015

This article was originally published in our April/May issue of Nonprofit Hub Magazine. Volunteer engagement isn’t just a trivial award or public recognition, but rather part of a nonprofit’s culture. Engagement starts from the recruitment of volunteers and includes training, retention efforts and also appreciation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Download 54 Ways to Skyrocket Your Nonprofit Email List ! Get creative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

He welcomed me to the Bay Area and asked if I would be interested in doing some trainings for the local arts community. I think this style is a better match for social media as well as social media training. Varying the delivery improves retention. I said yes. Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1.

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sgEngage

APRIL 25, 2022

We’re heading into the “off-season” for many nonprofits. Once year-end fundraising passes and we’re in the new year, your nonprofit is in position to focus on development activities —including training your staff and volunteers to reach greater heights in 2022. . However, creating e-learning courses is a major undertaking.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Over the years, as we’ve spent more time on our phones and computers, peer-to-peer fundraising has become one of the core avenues through which individuals donate to and advocate for the nonprofits they love. Hosting a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign can be a very lucrative strategy for your nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Jacobwith will show you five powerful and simple “must do’s” to cut through year-end fundraising noise, help increase your Giving Tuesday success, and increase donor retention. And in 2001, I joined a training company and worked for them for five years and then set out on my own in 2007. Full Transcript: Steven: All right.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Jesse Lane will share the super-simple process for raising more money for your nonprofit. He and his team over at Branches Mission Lab do really awesome work for a variety of nonprofits, especially those of you in the ministry space. I know that you’re nonprofit leaders and for that, I want to say thank you.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2022

For another entertainment option, try partnering with local dance studios or connecting with local dance teachers to see if they’d be willing to lend their time to teach your fundraisers some simple choreography or basic dance lessons. You could also consider adding a live band to the entertainment lineup to mix things up every now and then.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 21, 2016

Nonprofit Hub recently partnered with EveryAction to perform a survey on the state of data in the nonprofit sector. For the survey, 467 nonprofit professionals participated. Initially, the process of figuring out the best way to use data for your nonprofit will take some time, but it’ll pay off. Lack of Analysis Tools.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Saturday, October 2, 2010 Must-Read Book For Nonprofit Leaders If you lead a nonprofit organization, the one hour it will take you to read Peter F.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

And I have 27 years working for and with nonprofits. ” So there should be one person who is trained and who is the person who does all of the donor data. So a lot of vendors like Bloomerang, I get a weekly e-mail, I think it’s on Fridays, with all the training that’s available for the database. ” OMG.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Employee pay often is not the most important driver for employee retention. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

And if the collection of resources and highlights below are any indication, a lot has happened in the nonprofit industry over the past 365 days. Here’s Your 2013 Nonprofit Roundup: THIS – thanks to Marc Koenig of Nonprofit Hub: Nonprofits, 2014 is the Year of the Blog. So what’s a nonprofit to do?

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