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New Tool Aims to Help Fundraising Teams Improve Diversity

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Rasheeda Childress The Council for Advancement and Support of Education created the assessment to help university development departments take stock of their diversity and inclusion efforts, but any nonprofit with a fundraising team can use it.

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How to Prepare for a Summer Fiscal Year-End

NonProfit PRO

For many organizations, a big part of your summer planning is focused on the fiscal year-end. But before you get too deep into your fiscal year-end preparations, I wanted to share a few reminders and tips to help you keep this time of year strategic and relationship-focused for your donors.

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Woodruff and Whitehead Foundations Commit $100 Million for Low-Cost Housing in Atlanta

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Frank Fernandez, president and CEO of Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, announced a $100 million commitment from the Robert W. Woodruff and Joseph B. Whitehead foundations for affordable housing. Also, the Walton Family Foundation gave $34 million to build a new theater for opera in Arkansas.

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Submissions for $1M Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge to Open June 1

NonProfit PRO

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the Seeding The Future Foundation announced the return of the annual Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge.

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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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Ending Persistent Poverty in Rural America: The Role of CDFIs

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Oladimeji Odunsi on unsplash.com Rural America is far more diverse than how it is portrayed in media and popular culture. This article introduces a new series, titled Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , the authors highlight efforts to address multigenerational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and

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Struggling? Alone?

NonProfit PRO

Turnkey Convenings: You. Your Peers. Exchanging Experiences. Without Judgment. With Compassion.

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Content Marketing for Nonprofits – The Ultimate Guide

Donorbox Nonprofit

Without the right strategy, nonprofit marketing can feel a lot like spinning your wheels – and getting nowhere. If you’re posting the same material to Facebook over and over, you’re missing out on a lot of engagement and excitement. Adding valuable, content-driven marketing campaigns to your nonprofit fundraising strategy can significantly boost your fundraising, awareness, […] The post Content Marketing for Nonprofits – The Ultimate Guide appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Highs and lows of the naming journey

Big Duck

The post Highs and lows of the naming journey appeared first on Big Duck.

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Question of the Month: How do you actually tier a donor caseload?

Veritus Group

In this Question of the Month video, Jeff Schreifels and Richard Perry explain how to tier your donor caseload to maximize your efforts. The post Question of the Month: How do you actually tier a donor caseload? appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Comment on Empowering Women Fundraisers: 9 Tips to Excel in Nonprofit Leadership by Lynn Wiles

Amy Eisenstein

This is a great article that framed some concepts for me. I am sure I lack more confidence than my male counterparts, but I had never thought of it that way. Your advice is super helpful, as always.

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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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10 Reasons Why Major Gift Officers Quit to Look for New Jobs

iMarketSmart

Why do gift officers quit their jobs so frequently? Gift officer turnover is holding so many nonprofit organizations back. And not just in terms of the higher revenue they could be bringing in. It’s also holding them back in their internal culture. Gift officers are feeling burned out, ignored, pressured, and that their time is being wasted. Some experienced major gift officers have seen the same donor prospects interact with up to 15 different MGOs over the course of their years of involvement

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Real Talk About Social Media Management and Mental Health

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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Social Media And SEO: A Guide For Small Businesses

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Social Media And SEO: A Guide For Small Businesses Social media and SEO are crucial for small businesses to succeed online in today’s digital age. By understanding the relationship between social media and SEO, small businesses can create a comprehensive digital marketing plan that leverages the strengths of both channels. In today’s digital age, social media and search engine optimization (SEO) are critical components of any successful marketing strategy for small businesses.

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Together We can End the Epidemic of Childhood Drowning

Volunteer Match

Guest Author: Chezik Tsunoda, Founder of No More Under and director of Drowning in Silence May is National Water Safety Month. This is a time for us to educate ourselves and each other about drowning prevention, take a moment to remember those lost to drowning, and get involved with creating solutions to ending the silent epidemic of drowning.

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The Digital Fundraiser’s Guide to Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

NextAfter

By now you’ve heard the news: Google Analytics 4 is set to replace Universal Analytics. Soon. In fact, if you’ve recently logged into your Universal Analytics account (often called GA3), you’ve no doubt seen Google’s none-too-subtle reminder… So in case you’ve been crossing your fingers and toes and hoping against hope that maybe Google would change its mind about forcing users to migrate over to GA4.

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Is it Time to Renew Your CVA?

Volunteer Match

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The Nonprofit Fundraiser’s Guide to Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

NextAfter

By now you’ve heard the news: Google Analytics 4 is set to replace Universal Analytics. Soon. In fact, if you’ve recently logged into your Universal Analytics account (often called GA3), you’ve no doubt seen Google’s none-too-subtle reminder… So in case you’ve been crossing your fingers and toes and hoping against hope that maybe Google would change its mind about forcing nonprofits to migrate over to GA4.

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Impact Investing Can’t Deliver by Chasing Market Returns

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Jim Bildner In 2012, more than a decade ago, in response to a growing wave of impact investing obsession, Kevin Starr warned that impact investing was doomed to fail: “Few solutions that meet the fundamental needs of the poor will get you your money back,” he observed, and “overcoming market failure requires subsidy.” These realities have not changed since Starr wrote “ The Trouble With Impact Investing.” In fact, if anything, the cost of solving for inequi

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Fixing the Forests Problem in the US

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Adam Wilson on unsplash.com This is the f ifth article from A Green New Deal on the Ground , a series produced with Climate and Community Project, a progressive climate policy think tank developing cutting-edge research at the climate and inequality nexus. The series examines how Green New Deal initiatives aim to create climate policy that positively impacts everyday life, explores the political coalitions and campaigns centering environmental justice and equity in decarbonization

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A Postcard Can Pack a Punch

Ann Green

I’m a big fan of communicating by mail. It’s more personal and your donors are more likely to see something they receive in the mail, as opposed to any type of electronic message you send. Plus, people never get nearly as much mail as they do email and social media messages. Electronic communication is good, but communicating by mail is better. Now you might say – “But mail is too expensive.

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Newsletter: 6 Steps to Kickstart Corporate Partnerships; Let’s Meetup at the EFG Conference This Week ; Nonprofit or For-Profit? Consumers Are Confused by Value Village

Selfish Giving

As you read this email, I am on my way to the Engage for Good Conference in Atlanta. I'll be there all day today and tomorrow. A few things. ? This evening, my friends at Good Scout and I are hosting a mixer. This event is for friends of GS and for folks who registered for the conference with the special acronym "SGEFG" (which is basically a secret code for "special guests" of Joe!).

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