NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 11, 2022

Use this guide to help evaluate whether a streamlined software solution that manages many of your nonprofit’s core activities--such as accounting, CRM, and fundraising--will offer a good return on investment and enable you to maximize your impact on the communities you serve.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 20, 2022

But because of their small size and private nature, they’re still unknown to many people who could get value from them. Peer-learning is one of the most effective ways to learn because it encourages active learning. Get nonprofit tips and tools delivered right to your inbox by joining The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Newsletter.

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Mission Minded

MAY 23, 2017

Lukewarm, generic, uninspiring—these words should never describe your brand values. Yet, many nonprofit organizations continue to use solitary words as their values. Yet, solitary words as brand values often lack individuality and impact. The post Make Your Brand Values Active! They […]. They […].

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Image via winnifredxoxo on Flickr This month's thought-provoking article in the Harvard Business Review is titled 3 Ways to Determine What Your Customer Really Values. Let's change the title to 3 Ways to Determine What Your PARTNER Really Values and see what we can learn about corporate partnerships. ⚖️ Commoditized vs Customized.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Black users have long been at the center of digital culture as trendsetting social media influencers, content creators, and key drivers of online racial justice activism, as seen by hashtag movements such as #BlackLivesMatter and #SayHerName. Large audience and engagement numbers are not the only metric of social media success.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Best of Both Worlds: Hybrid Team Building Activities for Remote and In-Person Teams In today’s work environment, many companies have embraced the flexibility offered by hybrid teams. To address this, organizations are now seeking solutions that combine the benefits of in-person and remote team-building activities. Chapters 1.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This is a way you can add value to the fundraising ambassador experience. If you don’t have the capacity to offer full-scale training, offer to pay for a webinar that you think would provide value. Let’s say you have an ambassador who is active in the running community. Don’t you want that? Provide training.

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Pam Moore

APRIL 1, 2019

Smart marketers of today have incredible opportunity to increase brand awareness, build community, establish trust and activate their audience to actions that will bring fans, customers and partners closer to them and their brand while at the same time helping both the audience members and brand achieve their goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 9, 2020

Ngonzi on Twitter and LinkedIn and register for her upcoming on March 24, Digital Storytelling to Access, Attract and Activate U.S. But many international nonprofits/NGOs are unaware of the extent of the available funding, and many do not know how to effectively access, attract and activate U.S.-based Please follow Ms. based donors.

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NextAfter

APRIL 29, 2022

How effectively does your nonprofit express its value to prospective donors? But each of those focuses can gain your organization more donors by communicating a strong value proposition. Through value proposition! A/B Test #1: Adding Value Proposition Copy to a Page. A/B Test #1: Adding Value Proposition Copy to a Page.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

If you're interested in learning about a particular funder’s grantmaking activities, our search tool includes a filter for that as well. . Lessons learned in the field have greater and more enduring value when others can build on them.

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Pam Moore

APRIL 1, 2019

Smart marketers of today have incredible opportunity to increase brand awareness, build community, establish trust and activate their audience to actions that will bring fans, customers and partners closer to them and their brand while at the same time helping both the audience members and brand achieve their goals.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 24, 2021

The Value of the Right Working Place. How can you create the right working place, and what is the value of creating such a space? To create a healthy workspace, you need to: Create a happy workplace through regular team-building activities. What is the value of a healthy workplace ? Here’s how you can get started.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 28, 2024

Why Developing Nonprofit Management Skills Is Important Encouraging professional development aligns with the intrinsic values of many nonprofits, such as growth, learning, and community improvement. If you’re short on time, try listing the activities you’re involved in. Identify the best person to take on the activity being delegated.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 17, 2023

The real challenge lies in retaining those donors over the long-term and increasing their lifetime value. By gaining an understanding of why people give and what motivates them to continue giving, non-profits can develop strategies to increase donor retention and lifetime value.

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NextAfter

DECEMBER 15, 2021

27% of nonprofits indicated that their Board of Directors are not all active donors. The post Executive Report: 27% of Nonprofit Boards Don’t All Actively Give appeared first on NextAfter. You can get access to the full Nonprofit Fundraising Executive Benchmark Report for free here.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 23, 2023

The value of a Fund Development Plan is not only the plan itself, but the intentional process of putting it together. How do you decide which new activities to pilot? After the several years of uncertainty and change, how can you plan for fundraising success in the future?

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Ann Green

MAY 20, 2020

Over the years I’ve come to find the value of keeping things simple. Use the active voice and there’s no need to get fancy by using a lot of SAT vocabulary words. In a way, the COVID-19 outbreak has forced us to keep things simple since we’re limited in what we can do, especially outside the house.

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Affnetz

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Building relationships, valuing community voices, and prioritizing the mission above monetary targets. This means listening actively, responding genuinely, and involving supporters in decision-making. This involvement empowers people to share their experiences and insights, making them feel valued and heard. Its core objective?

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 31, 2017

companies that want to engage in CSR activities in foreign markets. How people had different feelings toward CSR programs executed by domestic and foreign companies. How marketing messages need to differ for individualistic and collectivistic cultures. Tips for U.S.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 14, 2024

Decreased donation value. The value of your donations may also decrease during periods of high inflation. For nonprofits with endowments invested in interest-bearing accounts, interest rates impact the value of these investments (as these interest funds are usually what nonprofits take for their mission). Service utilization.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Run a report on how many volunteers are involved in your day-to-day activities. Evaluate which opportunities you notice the most volunteer activity in, and consider why. Consider seasonal volunteer activities. Do you notice that certain opportunities or activities generate more volunteer activity than others?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Today and tomorrow, we welcome guest blogger Sean Kosofsky to explain an important marketing concept for all nonprofits to understand: Your Unique Value Proposition (UVP). A unique value proposition (UVP) is an underutilized and really effective tool. Think about how they find value and are transformed because of your work.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 2, 2023

But it’s not just about a leader’s skills and expertise; great board members fundamentally align with your nonprofit’s mission, values and culture. Actively engage with your network and communicate your board recruitment needs. Finding the right board members is critical to every nonprofit organization’s success.

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Affnetz

APRIL 30, 2024

First-Time Donor Program: Don’t overlook the incredible value of implementing a first-time donor program. For example, they might have had a tough childhood and know the value your Nonprofit brings to at-risk students who need a caring adult as a mentor.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 17, 2024

Nicole Olivia Rose working at a Youth Volunteer Corps event Nicole’s journey took an unexpected turn following her position as Activities Coordinator at the Boys and Girls Club. “ Get out, be active, look for young leadership groups, and consider board internships or memberships ,” she urges.

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Affnetz

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Key Principles of Community-Centric Fundraising: Listening and Engagement : Community-centric fundraising starts with active listening. Shared Decision-Making: Community members play an active role in determining fundraising strategies and goals. – It aligns fundraising efforts with community needs and values.

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Jeff Brooks

MAY 8, 2023

It’s a listing of program activities. If you’re an organization insider, the value and importance of these things is likely self evident. No sense of the value or importance of the activities. But if you’re not an insider or expert -- like the large majority of your donors -- it’s just a list. No reason to donate now.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

One of the data points that is often most difficult to access is the long term performance of donors from various acquisition sources, allowing a more holistic evaluation of a donor's lifetime value to the organization. EveryAction's long-term value report puts this information directly into the hands of fundraising professionals.

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The Agitator

MARCH 4, 2013

‘Retention’ and ‘Lifetime Value’ are the fundamental vital signs for virtually every organization that relies on donors. Eastern time, The Agitator and DonorVoice will hold a Webinar titled: “How to CREATE More Committed Donors for a 131% Improvement in Lifetime Value.”. You can register without fee here.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 22, 2024

Bloomerang Volunteer helped co-founder Amanda Anschutz quantify the financial value of volunteer contributions. Compassion Delivered has strengthened its approach to volunteer management by understanding the significant financial value that volunteers bring.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 7, 2024

Our survey asked impact investors to report on how their work compares to traditional (or non-impact) investing when it comes to several activities, as shown in the figure below. Respondents could indicate that impact investing makes the activity much harder, somewhat harder, about the same, somewhat easier, or much easier.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Instead, they are actively shaping the present landscape through their innovative ideas, relentless dedication, and unwavering commitment to creating immediate, tangible impact. Their participation in the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance’s Externship Program challenges the notion that their contributions lie solely in the future.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 24, 2018

Having said that, here are 7 reasons why wealth screening might be a foolish activity: 1. If so, your value proposition better be much more worthy of support. The post 7 reasons why wealth screening your donor list might be an incredibly foolish activity. Wealth information helps them do that. It’s too much.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 12, 2023

With over 400 million active monthly users, Pinterest provides small business owners a unique opportunity to showcase their products and services and connect with potential customers in an engaging and visually appealing way. No wonder Pinterest is a great place for marketing for small-scale businesses.

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The Agitator

MARCH 1, 2018

But you are only likely to send a paper survey to someone who is an active donor or one too valuable to lose. Or, it could be that email is the easiest way to get more information about a donor. Yes, some paper surveys have strong response rates.

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2024

Think about your grandparents’ activities before you lost them. Making donors aware that you value legacy gifts is the first step to getting them. If you have 6,000 active donors, that’s 150 bequests. A public demographic information database sources this data. How are my older lapsed donors a literal giving goldmine, you ask?

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