Thu.Aug 17, 2023

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Blackbaud Announces 2023 Second Quarter Results

NonProfit PRO

Blackbaud announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2023. Compared with last year's quarter 2 results, GAAP total revenue was $271.0 million, up 2.3%, with $262.4 million in GAAP recurring revenue, up 3.9%. Non-GAAP organic recurring revenue increased 4.4%.

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Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Installs New CEO

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest Plus, the Connecticut Children’s Foundation has tapped its next leader, and the philanthropic consulting firm Marts & Lundy has appointed Douglas Stewart as CEO.

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GiveSmart Is Now More Connected than Ever With New Automated Data Sync Product Update

NonProfit PRO

GiveSmart announced its platform's latest innovation, Automated Data Sync. The time savings involved with Automated Data Sync, combined with the accuracy it affords, makes reporting, progress to goals, and increasing donor retention easier than ever.

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How a Donor's Embrace of a Neglected Idea Allowed This Nonprofit to Thrive

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Monica Aleman and Ndana Bofu-Tawamba Getty Images In an unusual move, the Ford Foundation helped a grantee build an investment portfolio. Two results: better fundraising and a $20 million MacKenzie Scott donation.

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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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3 Ways Nonprofits Can Leverage Technology to Support Expansion Efforts

NonProfit PRO

Nonprofits are traditionally lean organizations that depend on a mix of volunteers and paid staff. This makes meeting IT needs challenging. Here are three ways that growing nonprofits can plan ahead to create operational efficiencies in managing technical tools.

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Warren Buffett Gives $27 Million in Berkshire Hathaway Stock to an Unnamed Charity

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

He has said that more than 99 percent of his nearly $118 billion fortune will eventually go to charity. By Josh Funk, AP Business Writer Omaha, Neb. Warren Buffett disclosed a gift of 50 Class A shares of Berkshire stock in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Wednesday. He has said that more than 99 percent of his nearly $118 billion fortune will eventually go to charity.

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The Problem with Mass Supervision (as an Alternative to Mass Incarceration)

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Photo by Florian Olivo on Unsplash Despite some progress in recent decades in reducing the overall number of people incarcerated nationwide, the United States easily remains a paragon of mass incarceration. There are, at last count, some 1.9 million Americans locked up in federal, state, and county prisons and jails—a rate of incarceration that exceeds any in the developed world.

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Tips for Sharing Curated Content (the Good Stuff You Find)

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

You’ve heard the message that sharing content from other sources with your own supporters is not only a good idea because it’s less content you have to create yourself, but also because it positions you as an trusted and reliable source of information. But once you’ve found a bunch of great stuff to share, how do you actually go about doing that?

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Communalism Depends on Reciprocity

NonProfit Quarterly

Click here to learn more about this new series from Edge Studios , and follow @npquarterly and @offthehookshorts on social to see episodes of “Off the Hook” as they are released. (Saphia sits out on her front stoop.) SAPHIA: The thing about communalism is that it sneaks up on you. We are not meant to be solitary, much as we think we may already be.

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[Free Mini Webinar] How to Grow Your Nonprofit’s Following on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The average growth rate for new social media followers ranges from.64% to 3% per month, depending upon the platform. In other words, the era of organic growth on social media is over. To grow your nonprofit’s following on social media, you need to make a concerted effort to let your supporters and donors know how to find your nonprofit on social media.

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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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We’re Going on a Summer Break

NonProfit Quarterly

Click here to learn more about this new series from Edge Studios , and follow @npquarterly and @offthehookshorts on social to see episodes of “Off the Hook” as they are released. (Saphia sits in front of a white wall.) SAPHIA: Hi, my name is Saphia Suarez, I’m the creator of “Off the Hook.” I just wanted to let you know that Nonprofit Quarterly is taking an end-of-summer hiatus, so “Off the Hook” will be taking a break, and we will be back with new episodes at the beginning of September.

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How to Get More Email Engagement (Based On Data) with Abby Jarvis

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

Having an effective email program is an important part of building an engaged community. 48% of donors prefer to receive updates and appeals via email. But accurate data about nonprofit email performance has historically been hard to come by—especially for small to midsize nonprofits—and that makes it hard to gauge your own campaigns’ performance. That all changes with a new sector report, The Nonprofit Email Report: Data-Backed Insights for Better Engagement.

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Top 10 Strategies to Navigate the Current Cloudy Nonprofit Landscape

Clairification

In Take Heed Nonprofits: The Sky is Not Falling, but it’s Cloudy we looked at trends in giving and how this might impact your strategic fundraising planning. Some of the data-based take-aways included: Less Donors and Dollars Overall Less Individual Donors — Shrinking Slice of Fundraising Pie More Foundation and Corporate Giving Focus of Giving Changed – or Did It?

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How old are your donors? [PODCAST]

Jeff Brooks

For most fundraisers, your donors are a lot older than you think. We’ll look at why this is so and what it means for you: How do you communicate with these people? About what? And in which channels? Knowing hold old your donors are — and responding appropriately — is the key to success in fundraising. Knowledge is power! From the archives of the now-defunct podcast Fundraising Is Beautiful.

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Volunteer value reached almost $32 per hour in 2022

EveryAction

Candid has reported that new data from Independent Sector and the University of Maryland’s Do Good Institute estimates the national value of a volunteer’s time in 2022 as $31.80 per hour. A more than 6% increase over the $29.95 per hour national estimate for 2021, this finding is a continuation of the steady two-decade-long trend of the growing value of a volunteer’s time.

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Announcing! Take The Lead’s 2023 Honorees: Angel City FC, Kathleen Turner, Ms. Magazine, Darnell Moore

Fundraising Leadership

It is with deep admiration for each of these extraordinary honorees: Angel City FC, Kathleen Turner, Ms. Magazine, and Darnell Moore, that we look forward to recognizing at the Women’s Equality Day Power Up Concert and Conference on August 26 , in person at the Luskin Conference Center at UCLA and available virtually wherever you are in the world! Tickets are going fast — do you have yours locked in?