Wed.May 03, 2023

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How to Create a Corporate Partnership That Accelerates Your Impact

NonProfit PRO

It’s easy for nonprofits to fall into the mindset that corporate partnerships are transactional. But I’ve learned that a corporate partnership can be truly transformative when it’s rooted in a deep level of mission alignment, mutual respect, and a willingness and ability to contribute to each other’s objectives.

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How Some Fundraisers Are Using ChatGPT Technology to Do Their Jobs Better

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Emily Haynes The chatbot can automate mundane, time-consuming tasks like writing social-media posts, drafting thank-you notes to donors, and completing grant applications.

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Charity Dynamics Releases Enhanced TeamRaiser

NonProfit PRO

Charity Dynamics has released Enhanced TeamRaiser, its newest turnkey solution that provides nonprofit organizations with a branded user experience in Blackbaud’s TeamRaiser Participant Center 3 (PC3).

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $75 Million for the Mental-Health Center at Columbia U.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest Getty Images Also, the Ballmer Group and the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation jointly donated $30 million to help community-college students find good jobs in the Detroit region, and the X Prize Wildfire will award $11 million to teams that develop technology to detect, contain, and extinguish extreme wildfire events.

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How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

This session will dive into how to create rich generosity experiences that foster long-lasting relationships. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to redefine how you engage with your supporters—emphasizing trust, engagement, and community over transactional giving models. 🤝 Industry expert Tim Sarrantonio will explore data-backed strategies to engage supporters as active participants in a community that values their contributions and shared ideals.

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The Benefits of an Integrated, Annual Plan for Appeals and Stewardship

NonProfit PRO

Have you considered the positive impact an annual plan for marketing and communications can have on your annual giving and stewardship processes? The right marketing partner can help you engage more donors, alleviate resource challenges, and make your job easier. Download the case study and see how this approach might help your fundraising communications in FY24.

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Family Dynamics and Fundraising: Pitfalls to Avoid

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Isa Catto Getty Images Tips for fundraisers on navigating philanthropic families, from a donor who heads a family foundation.

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Newsletter: Tito's Makes it Easier to Drunk-Walk Your Dog & Give Back ; Why Harnessing Trends is the Future of Marketing ; How to be Extraordinary

Selfish Giving

Remember to register for tomorrow's live Q&A on maximizing corporate partnerships! On Thursday, May 4th, at 1 pm EDT , I'll be hosting a Q&A session with Charisse and Blair from Good Scout. ❤️❤️ ?????? The theme of this Q&A session will be how you can MAXIMIZE corporate partnerships with your current resources, assets, and staffing. We've got some great questions!

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Request for Proposals: Conference Sessions

MNA Association

Montana Nonprofit Association (MNA) invites your proposal for our 2023 Annual Conference. This year’s conference will begin in person with an audience of around 200, to be followed by a virtual conference experience the following week for entire teams, an anticipated audience of 800-1,000. Nonprofit executives, staff, and board members will once more be welcomed at the flat Whole Organization rate to participate in the virtual event and can also send delegates to the in-person event for an addit

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Care Workers Are Not an Afterthought

NonProfit Quarterly

The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar on “Remaking the Economy: Caring for the Care Economy.” View the full webinar here. Mary Wilder: Childcare workers are not in the same conversation [with] regular teachers…we don’t get lumped into that same conversation. We’re an afterthought, so we have to fight harder for funding than normal schools—and there is funding out there, but you just have to dig for it and find it.

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Three tips to connect your donation experience with your brand

Big Duck

The post Three tips to connect your donation experience with your brand appeared first on Big Duck.

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.

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What Should My Focus Be as I Build Relationships with My Donors?

Veritus Group

Have you ever caught yourself not really listening to what your donor is saying on the phone because you’re so busy thinking about how you can get them to meet with you? Or have you ever asked a donor to meet with you, saying you want to get their input, but you really don’t plan […] The post What Should My Focus Be as I Build Relationships with My Donors?

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How to Build a Brand Ambassador Program with Nick Lynch

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

This episode is sponsored by my friends at Keela , a comprehensive fundraising and donor management software that will help you expand your reach, increase fundraising revenue, and foster a dedicated community of supporters. Keela is hosting a webinar, led by me, on June 6 – How to Drive Donations and Get Engagement Using Social Media. It’s totally free, and you can get all the details and sign up by clicking here.

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Education vs fundraising: What are you doing?

Jeff Brooks

That’s not at all what works in teaching! That’s what a board member, a teacher, observed after a presentation on fundraising best practices. They were completely correct. The things you do in successful fundraising have almost nothing with the things you do in successful teaching. Unfortunately, the board member was not intending to underscore the central point of the presentation -- that fundraising is different from other types of discourse.

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If you don’t like wealthy people, it’s time to think about a career change

iMarketSmart

Nobody gives when they feel the professionals working for an organization or institution dislike them. I’m writing this today because I’m constantly befuddled when I see some fundraisers or nonprofit leaders post messages on social media (such as LinkedIn ) that essentially complain about wealthy people. Some of these posts insinuate that most wealthy people gained what they’ve got through ill-gotten means.

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Comment on Let’s Get Personal – Getting to Know Your Donor BEFORE Asking for a Major Gift by Joseph Najuna

Amy Eisenstein

I have appreciated your programs, they’re amazing. I am interested.

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Rethinking Leadership Development Evaluation

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Lisa Frantzen , Jared Raynor & Hannah Taylor The social sector generally considers leadership development a good investment, especially when it comes to cultivating systems-level change. But ask leadership program developers and evaluators, “What is leadership?”, and you will often get vague responses rife with potential bias: “You’ll know it when you see it,” or “It’s the special sauce,” are two surprisingly common answers.

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How Dollar Store Kudzu Consumes Local Economies—And What to Do About It

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Justin Wilkens on unsplash.com In 2021, more than 40 percent of all retail stores that opened in the United States were dollar stores. These stores—which now total over 37,000 outlets nationwide—are often located in low-income neighborhoods populated mainly by people of color. Today, more Americans live within five miles of a dollar store (75 percent) than within five miles of a hospital (60 percent).

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Making The Right Investments Can Help You Raise More Money

Ann Green

You may have heard that nonprofit giving declined in 2022. It’s been a tumultuous few years. Some organizations saw a COVID bump, but now we’re dealing with an uncertain economy. If you’re interested in the numbers, read the latest results from M + R Benchmarks and The Fundraising Effectiveness Project. If your giving has gone down, you may have cut back on some expenses.