NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
With more than 20 sessions scheduled over the course of the event, attendees can expect in-depth looks at various aspects of peer-to-peer fundraising Fridays from Sept. 10 to Oct. 8, starting at 9 a.m.
Selfish Giving
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
This is the last newsletter before Labor Day (aka "the unofficial last day of summer") and I just want to say thank you ! ?? Thank you to everyone who has emailed me this summer thanking me for publishing this newsletter every week. Folks - as Mark Twain once said - I can live for two months on a good compliment! I'm currently feasting on this one. "I just want to say THANK YOU for these e-mails - they are always packed with helpful, relevant content and information.
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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Four thousand (4,000) people died. Forty thousand (40,000) people died. Four hundred thousand (400,000) people died. Obviously, there’s a whole order of magnitude — that extra zero — on these numbers as they grow, so they are very different in size. But the reality is that most people have a really hard time comprehending the difference between these three numbers.
Beth Kanter
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Cameras off does not mean meeting participants are disengaged. It helps avoid burnout and improves attention. Before the pandemic, way back In November 2019, a group of academic meeting researchers from several universities, business leaders, and consultants met to review and analyze hundreds of research studies about what makes meetings effective. They published “ Ten Rules Simple Rules for Meaningful Meetings.
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.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 30, 2021
I know this is personal. This is about you, how you work and what you pay attention to. And this is part of your work that has nothing to do with strategy, the quality of the donor or what you have to offer the donor.
Blue Avocado
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
With the pandemic ending, now is an excellent time to reassess your board’s performance. A check-up now can ensure that you are not just surviving, but thriving. To test your boards critical performance or to put in place practices and strategies for a healthy and reenergized board, the best place to start is with a […]. The post Board Assessments After the Pandemic, with Sample Management Questions appeared first on Blue Avocado.
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Candid
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
A weekly update with the latest news from PND. UMass receives $50 million commitment from Robert and Donna Manning. September 2, 2021 The University of Massachusetts has announced a $50 million gift from alumni Robert J. ('84) and Donna Manning ('85, '91) in support of efforts to increase access and opportunity across the five-campus university system.
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
SMS messaging doesn’t just help with fundraising. Organizations have found other ways to incorporate text messaging into their operations. Check out these three ideas.
Mission Minded
AUGUST 31, 2021
Learn how this new role will help our clients develop and lead inspired and actionable plans that put their mission and stakeholders at the center. The post Sonia Torres Appointed as Mission Minded’s Director of Strategic Planning appeared first on Mission Minded.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Here’s what’s happening this month at Nonprofit Marketing Guide…. Online Training: The Annual All-Access Training Pass. Attend live webinars and workshops (including the ones listed below), watch recorded webinars, enroll in exclusive online courses and access our entire library with templates, worksheets, e-books and more, and join our Private Facebook Group all with one purchase.
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.
Blue Avocado
AUGUST 30, 2021
Dear Rita, With availability of Covid-19 vaccines, we, like many employers, opted to implement a voluntary vaccine policy, along with strong incentives for and encouragement of employees to get vaccinated. Then, the effectiveness of the vaccine became more widely accepted. Because our nonprofit serves a population with a large percentage of vulnerable people, we made […].
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Believe it or not, the holidays and year-end are rapidly approaching. You’re probably working hard on your annual appeal, which will hopefully bring in lots of cash both by mail and online. But there’s a new opportunity for nonprofits to bring in that much-needed year-end money and promote the importance of the nonprofit sector: Giving Tuesday.
Mission Minded
AUGUST 31, 2021
Learn how this new role will help our clients develop and lead inspired and actionable plans that put their mission and stakeholders at the center. The post Sonia Torres Appointed as Mission Minded’s Director of Srategic Planning appeared first on Mission Minded.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
AUGUST 30, 2021
Most Mondays I try to put together some resources for you that make your #NPCOMMLIFE a little easier. But as I was doing some reading to come up with an idea for today’s #NPCOMMLIFE post , I came across 30 Good Morning Motivation Quotes To Kickstart Your Day. I got to “I would have it inscribed on the curtains of your bed and the walls of your chamber: If you do not rise early you can make progress in nothing” and literally just screamed “OH SHUT UP ALREADY!
Bloomerang
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
How To Win Your Donor’s Attention and Secure Their Gift. You’ve likely heard about the importance of search engine optimization (SEO), but do you know what it means and how it matters for your nonprofit? In this blog post, I’ll dive into that and how to make sure your nonprofit stays on top of your prospective donor’s SEO results. What is SEO and why does it matter?
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Pledge introduced a donate button for Zoom through its Donations by Pledge app. The addition will allow any of the 300 million daily Zoom meeting participants to instantly become a fundraiser for any one of the two million verified charitable and nonprofit organizations in its worldwide network.
Getting Attention
AUGUST 31, 2021
This is my MASTER LIST of the BEST Golf Affiliate Programs to Join This Year!Mankind has been hitting balls with sticks since time immemorial. Many games involve balls and sticks but few are as famous and as lucrative as the game of golf. Played by over 25 million Americans, golf is one of the largest […].
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
The Corner Grille. Atlanta, GA. This Friday let’s just cut to the chase and get right to the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we have social media ROI and tools, budget templates, why the system will never be complicit in its demise, and more. It’s time for Mixed Links… Sandy Rees tells you How to Write Fundraising Emails That Get Results.
Elevation
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
You might think that your capital campaign goal should simply be set to the amount of money you need. The reality is much more complicated.
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Classy, a giving experience platform, has made a commitment to streamline giving and connect more donors with appealing causes with new innovations, a new hire to lead that product development and two internal promotions.
Bloomerang
AUGUST 31, 2021
Joining forces with other organizations, rather than competing with them, can help you improve your bottom lines and create exponential reach. If you already have collaborations in place, it’s also important to periodically reflect on them to see if you can do more to maximize those relationships and create an even greater impact. . Don’t have any collaborations in place?
NonProfit Hub
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Whether we recognize it or not, we all have limiting beliefs. You know, those less-than-truthful things we tell ourselves that hold us back. For nonprofit leaders, perhaps it’s the belief that you’re not qualified, or that you’re the best thing to ever happen to the cause sector. A limiting belief can be either positive or negative and still curb your individual and organizational potential.
Women's Non Profit Alliance
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
It has been said that recurring donors give 5 times more to an organization than one-time donors—FIVE TIMES MORE—which makes recurring giving one of the most important topics that a nonprofit should address for long-term sustainability. Attracting first-time donors, retaining donors and converting donors into recurring givers should be a priority. Yet how specifically does a nonprofit leader go about reaching her potential recurring donors?
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Nonprofits insist every dollar counts, and that's true, but they're looking at the big picture. When all those dollars are combined, they can make a big impact with those collective dollars. The same is true on the donor side. While not discounting the importance of individual giving, if multiple individuals with similar philanthropic goals pool their money together, they can make a bigger difference in their preferred cause.
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
AUGUST 30, 2021
5 Ways That Colleges Are Different From High Schools. Before starting your college education, there are many things you need to prepare. These include choosing the academic path you want to take and ensuring that you qualify for your chosen university. . You’ll also need to anticipate a lot of things so you can prepare accordingly. For example, if you’ve chosen a university far from home, you must already be imagining how to live by yourself.
Foundation Group
AUGUST 30, 2021
The post Client Spotlight: Guardian Revival appeared first on Foundation Group®.
Care2
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
After over a year of public health restrictions, organizations worldwide have had to adapt and evolve to keep operations running remotely through new digital strategies. Restrictions helped spark innovations, and many nonprofits turned to new virtual ways to keep their volunteer programs going even when they couldn’t take place in person.
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
I am writing this — call it a lament, a plea, a whine — not as a grant writer or as the co-author of a book about how to write grant proposals, but as a donor. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not a zillionaire philanthropist. I do, however, donate relatively small (not to me) sums to numerous nonprofit organizations.
Concord Leadership
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Have you ever had one of “those” weeks? One of those weeks where appointments and your missed to-do’s seem to be piling up like police cars in the Blues Brothers? That was me this week. Tasks took longer than I’d planned. Volunteer commitments piled up. Days went longer than I’d wanted. And commitments to myself […].
Lets Talk Nonprofit
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
You have to love a book that's titled. All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten. In it, you'll read about some simple lessons we all learn as kids - things that still apply in adulthood. That got me thinking about the simple fundraising truths that I learned early on in my fundraising career. Things that still guide me every day, in every word I write for nonprofits.
NonProfit Hub
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Whether we recognize it or not, we all have limiting beliefs. You know, those less-than-truthful things we tell ourselves that hold us back. For nonprofit leaders, perhaps it’s the belief that you’re not qualified, or that you’re the best thing to ever happen to the cause sector. A limiting belief can be either positive or negative and still curb your individual and organizational potential.
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Today, many years into my work career, I still depend on a visual to-do list that I can constantly review to keep me focused. I continually wonder if there is a better way to prioritize my work activities.
Care2
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Recently, a few Care2 clients reached out to us to share their struggles getting marketing and fundraising emails into the Microsoft domain inboxes of members on their lists. Microsoft email domains include Hotmail, MSN, Outlook and Live.
Bloomerang
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
When you started your nonprofit, you likely had a core group of supporters who provided donations and funding on a regular basis. This made it very easy to reach out to each supporter individually and personalize the communication. However, as you became more well-known in the community, the list of supporters who contribute to your cause continued to grow, making maintaining one-on-one personal communication increasingly challenging. .
Candid
AUGUST 30, 2021
What we can learn about nonprofit results from Platinum Seal holders . How do nonprofits measure success? How do they know they’re making a difference? Questions about the nonprofit sector’s impact and effectiveness abound—and are inordinately hard to answer. But one source for answering these questions resides in data provided by GuideStar Platinum Seal holders. .
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