Sat.Sep 03, 2022 - Fri.Sep 09, 2022

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Direct Mail Personalization Pays Off

NonProfit PRO

As a nonprofit, every penny spent on direct mail needs to be accounted for. It also needs to be justified. However, if you find a simple way to increase your ROI, you should jump all over it. That simple thing is direct mail personalization.

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Newsletter: Advice for New Corporate Fundraisers ; 25 Hot Retailers to Add to Your Prospect List; How to Use YouTube to Drive Traffic to Your Website

Selfish Giving

The gang at Remarkable Partnerships (RP) in the UK has shared a helpful article for new corporate fundraisers. It's called 5 Top Tips for New Corporate Fundraisers. I agree with every point! Those Brits are so wicked smahht!?????? However, let me take a moment today to expand on their points and offer a few key insights of my own. ?? Be a sponge. You need to learn the job, and the best way to do that is to shadow someone else who is already doing it.

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Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Names Interim President for a Planned Leadership Transition

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Date: September 7, 2022. CONTACT: Shara Szott, Chief Solutions Officer, shara@nla1.org. Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Names Interim President for a Planned Leadership Transition. KANSAS CITY, MO – After more than 17 years of leadership at the national organization, Susan Tomlinson Schmidt, CNP, is stepping down as President of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance effective September 30, 2022.

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A Step-by-Step Recipe For Meaningful Board Engagement

Joan Garry

An engaged board is a high-functioning board. Keep reading to learn how to empower your board to engage in strategic decision making for your nonprofit. The post A Step-by-Step Recipe For Meaningful Board Engagement appeared first on Joan Garry Consulting.

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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 Expert Tips on Fundraising in Today’s Economy

NonProfit PRO

One of the most pressing issues for today’s nonprofit professionals is the uncertainty of today’s economy. Inflation is skyrocketing, and consumer prices are through the roof. So, what does this mean for fundraisers? Logic would tell us that with higher expenses, potential donors have less money to give to their favorite causes.

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Submit a Photo for the 2022 Nonprofit Leadership Conference Video

NonProfit Leadership Center

On September 28, 2022, more than 700 nonprofit and business leaders will come together at the 12th Annual Nonprofit Leadership Conference , hosted by the Nonprofit Leadership Center and presented by Bank of America, for a day of inspiration, education and connection. We invite you to submit a photo that shows your nonprofit in action for a chance to be featured in the opening video at the conference.

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Who Qualifies as a Major Donor Prospect for Your Organization? (3 Guidelines)

The Fundraising Authority

The following is an excerpt from our class How to Find New Major Donors and Get Them to Give to Your Non-Profit. Who qualifies as a major donor prospect for your organization? As you are looking for donors to make contact with and insert into your fundraising funnel, you don’t want to waste time. Who can you truly call a “major donor prospect?” Far too many organizations reply “everyone is a prospect” or “everyone with enough money is a prospect.

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Mastercard Extends Deadline: How to Comply to New Recurring Giving Regulations

NonProfit PRO

Mastercard extended the deadline for its new recurring donor payment regulations that include regular email receipts, online cancellation options and more. Here’s what we know now and what your nonprofit needs to know to be in compliance.

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5 Simple Steps to Take Right Now to Plan Your 2023 Golf Fundraiser

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If your nonprofit is thinking about planning a golf fundraiser in 2023—whether it’s a brand new event or an established tournament—there are a few simple steps to take right now to make sure your outing is set up for success. 1. Start With Technology. The right technology tools are key to easy planning and successful execution of a golf fundraiser. Because golf events have unique components—like handicaps, flighting, hole assignments, scoring—having a platform that’s specifically designed for go

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How (Not) to Scale a Nonprofit

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By KC Hardin. In 2020 I shut down Esperanza San Felipe, a nonprofit I had founded seven years earlier that some, including myself, once thought held the secret to tackling one of the world’s most intractable problems: gang violence. Esperanza demobilized four street gangs in one neighborhood in Panama City with positive social outcomes for many of their members.

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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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You Got the Grant! Now What?

Blue Avocado

Nonprofits that do not deliver on the terms of a grant contract are at risk of having to return the funding. Make sure you have a plan. The post You Got the Grant! Now What? appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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5 Key Performance Metrics for Fundraising With Artificial Intelligence

NonProfit PRO

Artificial Intelligence can now be used to enable behavioral economics modeling (BEM), the well-established field that combines economics and psychology to comprehend how and why people behave the way they do when making financial decisions.

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Compensation in the new age: findings from Candid’s 2022 Nonprofit Compensation Report

Candid

The workplace landscape has fundamentally shifted since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. As more people are working from home and expecting flexibility with their hours, the demand for better benefits and higher compensation is on the rise. The younger generation is leading these efforts by realizing that they will no longer settle for lower paying jobs and that it is the employer’s responsibility to keep workers inspired, supported, and motivated. .

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Reading List: Bridging Divides to Create Social Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By SSIR Editors. Stanford Social Innovation Review ’s 2022 Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) will focus on opportunities to bridge the divides that exist in society. How do we encourage greater cooperation and collaboration in what can feel like an increasingly divisive world? The conference will explore the role of civil society organizations in finding common ground, ways to facilitate collaboration, combatting disinformation, and other topics.

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Retargeted advertisements: A quick nonprofit guide

Fundraising Report Card

Nonprofit marketing is an essential component of your organization’s overall strategy because it enables you to get the word out about your various initiatives and to make the world more aware of your cause. Many organizations focus the majority of their efforts on promoting their cause to brand new prospective supporters. Supporter acquisition is essential … Continue reading "Retargeted advertisements: A quick nonprofit guide".

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Be Careful With Wealth Ratings

NonProfit PRO

Using data in the form of stories, not statistics, is a powerful idea that is important to apply in major gifts as it relates to the use of wealth data to determine the inclination of a donor to give to your organization.

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10 Best Content Marketing Strategies to Boost your Online Business

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Tips for writing a non-profit vision statement that will shape your organizations future. Whether you use social media, emails, or any other means to reach your target audience, always deliver engaging, creative, and unique content. Improve your Content Marketing Strategy. There is no doubt that growing an online business can be challenging if you don’t know the right ways to promote it.

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A Better Feasibility Study: How to Prepare for a Successful Campaign

Bloomerang

The post A Better Feasibility Study: How to Prepare for a Successful Campaign appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Five Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits That Don’t Work (or Why You Aren’t Raising Enough Money)

Foundation Group

The post Five Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits That Don’t Work (or Why You Aren’t Raising Enough Money) appeared first on Foundation Group®.

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Authentique Agency Launches ‘Project 1800,’ to Help Local NonProfits with Marketing Services

NonProfit PRO

Authentique Agency announced the launch of its newest initiative, "Project 1800," an inaugural program developed to support the community by offering 1,800 pro bono hours annually to deserving U.S. nonprofits. Qualified organizations will receive free marketing resources and services from Authentique's team of professionals.

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Time to Chase the Summer Blahs Away: 7 Tips on Getting Motivated at Work Again

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Earlier this summer I shared Why It’s So Hard to Work During the Summer , but since everyone knows that Labor Day means summertime is over (at least here in the US), it’s time to buckle down again. You’ve got annual reports to create, year-end fundraising campaigns to perfect, and the 101 other things nonprofit communicators are asked to do.

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Year-End Fundraising Basics: From Donor List Vitality To Finding The Best Angle For Your Creative Content

Bloomerang

Across the nation, as summer draws to an end and mother nature prepare for her fall showstopper, so does the nonprofit sector. Listen carefully and you’ll hear the call going up in charity offices everywhere: What’s the plan for our end-of-year fundraising campaign ? There is no one size fits all answer to this question. While one particular organization may get greater traction with their in-person events , another makes better use of their donor relationships.

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What I've Learned from Working at Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Annie Schmitz Says Goodbye to Memphis and Momentum Nonprofit Partners At the end of this week, I will be moving on from my role as Director of Programs and Research at Momentum Nonprofit Partners. My husband was recently offered his dream job in Minneapolis, and after much deliberation, we made the decision to accept this exciting opportunity for our family.

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4 Best Practices for Developing Engaging Volunteer Orientations

NonProfit PRO

Volunteer orientations present the opportunity to make a good first impression. They also allow your organization to get to know supporters, build relationships between volunteers, communicate your mission and confirm that volunteers understand their commitment to the cause.

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How to Convey Voice, Style, and Tone to Other Staff in Your Style Guide

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Style guides are essential tools for nonprofit communicators. They convey the “rules” for everything from whether you use the serial or Oxford comma, to how you punctuate abbreviations like a.m. and p.m. to what words you use to describe certain groups of people ( seniors, elderly, older people, etc. ) and more. And that’s just on the language side.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] How Do You Handle A Major Gift Solicitation When You Believe More Cultivation Is Needed First?

Bloomerang

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to handle gift solicitation when more cultivation is needed first. . Dear Charity Clairity, What do you do if the purpose of your visit is to get to know the donor better, understand what floats their boat, and begin to build a trusting relationship, yet midway through

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The Foundation for Great Follow Up

Concord Leadership

Have you ever done business with someone and then feel like they’ve ghosted you? You thought things went well, they seemed to like you, but now they don’t reply to anything? Even things they’d promised to respond to? Yesterday, I got to spend the day training a great team of fundraisers. I shared a number […]. The post The Foundation for Great Follow Up appeared first on The Concord Leadership Group, LLC.

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Be Cautious When You Transition to a Different Sustainer Processor

NonProfit PRO

There is an important new trend where nonprofits have to or want to transition from one recurring donor processor to another. And there's been horror stories about the number of sustainers a nonprofit can lose if the organization doesn’t do it right. .

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Tips for hiring major gift fundraisers

iMarketSmart

“Let’s hire Johnny… He knows everybody!”. Here’s the problem: Johnny is an idiot. Let me explain. So many times, organizations want to hire major gift fundraisers because of the people that the gift officer knows. Or worse, the fundraiser presents themselves as valuable because of the connections they have. These are the worst fundraisers in the industry.

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Succession Planning: Strategies That Work

Bloomerang

The post Succession Planning: Strategies That Work appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL), Green Valley Fire Safe Council, and Community Partners Honor Anniversary of 9/11

Anedot

Solano County, CA, September 8, 2022 – September 11, 2022, will mark the 21st anniversary of September 11 th. The September 11 th National Day of Service and Remembrance or 9/11 Day is a federally recognized National Day of Service encouraging individuals, families, teams, communities, and service groups to help others and make a positive mark on the world. .

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The Importance of Reunions for Education Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

An institution’s alumni are a reflection of its past, a representation of its present, and a link to its future. An alumni reunion is a memorable event where attendees can reminisce about the good old days with former classmates. It can also provide tremendous increases in alumni giving to their alma mater. .

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Creating a Theory of Change: Everything Your Nonprofit Needs to Know

Prosper Strategies

A Theory of Change is a visual definition of the broader social change an organization is looking to achieve, hand-in-hand with others in its ecosystem, and a map of all of the outcomes and activities necessary to achieve it. The post Creating a Theory of Change: Everything Your Nonprofit Needs to Know appeared first on Prosper Strategies.

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Recession-Proof Your Nonprofit…with Grants!

Bloomerang

The post Recession-Proof Your Nonprofit…with Grants! appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Pay Me Now: 5 Essential Invoicing Tips Entrepreneurs, Leaders Can’t Afford to Miss 

Fundraising Leadership

Invoicing tips can help ease time spent on this crucial task. The global electronic invoicing market is booming, and according to imarc's E-invoicing market forecast report for 2022-2027, it’s not going to stop anytime soon. As businesses across various industries make the switch from paper-based invoices to completely digital ones, entrepreneurs are uncovering smart ways to further optimize their billing systems.

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