Tue.Oct 17, 2023

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Why Donor Retention Is Critical to a Successful Year-End Giving Strategy

NonProfit PRO

The holiday season is a traditional time for nonprofits to seek additional donations. Perhaps you're considering reaching out to new leads or revisiting past donors. Regardless, before you make that move, it is crucial to have a clear plan for nurturing these relationships for retention.

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Volunteer Management: 3 Tips to Evaluate Your Volunteer Program

NonProfit Leadership Center

For many nonprofits, volunteers act as a crucial heartbeat, providing invaluable skills, support and capacity to strengthen organizations and communities. But what happens if a volunteer acts inappropriately or in a way that could be harmful to your organization? Nonprofit Leadership Center trainer Sara Leonard, MBA, CFRE, encourages every nonprofit with volunteers to have a structured volunteer evaluation process in place to continuously improve the organization and the experience volunteers ha

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Data Axle Announces Millions of New Audience Indicator Records in Co-Ops

NonProfit PRO

Data Axle announced the addition of more than 100 million audience indicators to its donor database cooperatives, Apogee and DonorBase. Data Axle Nonprofit is launching a comprehensive suite of derived indicators to identify new and expanded donor behaviors, affinities, and gifting potential.

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3 Ways to Improve Your Nonprofit’s Social Media Presence

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Sponsored by C ollidescope – an online platform that connects influencers, nonprofits, and socially responsible companies to create positive change and amplify impact. In our current digital landscape, having a strong social media presence is essential for nonprofit organizations. It not only helps raise awareness about your cause but also enables you to connect with a wider audience and attract potential donors and volunteers.

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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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What to do after your grant proposal is rejected 

Candid

Anyone who has sought a grant has probably heard “no” as often—or more often—than they’ve heard “yes.” Grant writing is challenging. Even if you write a perfect grant proposal, it still might not get funded—simply because there is so much competition. There are lots of reasons your proposal might get turned down. But a grant proposal rejection letter presents opportunity, too.

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10 Easy and Somewhat Unexpected Ways to Lower Your Stress Levels

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

You rushed out the door this morning and left your raincoat or umbrella, and it, of course, rains. You didn’t get gas yesterday because you just wanted to get home after a long day and now you have to unexpectedly drive across town to take your child to the doctor. You didn’t prepare a blog post for today because you were stressed because you’ve been working on a big project and now you are scrambling to post something the weekend after your birthday.

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Thinking About Punishment

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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Staffing for a Capital Campaign: How to Prepare

Fundraising Coach

Growing your fundraising staff for a capital campaign is the norm for most nonprofits. After all, you’re planning a campaign to jolt your organization beyond its current capacity, a campaign that will raise 5 times (or more) the amount you raise through your annual fundraising. And keep in mind that these campaigns don’t occur frequently. 41% of surveyed nonprofits conducting campaigns haven’t done so in six or more years.

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The Israel-Hamas War: A Time for Open Hands, Not Clenched Fists

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The horrors in the Middle East should spur the nonprofit world to work together to create something better — not just tear things down. By Eboo Patel The horrors in the Middle East should spur the nonprofit world to work together to create something better — not just tear things down.