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Donor Fatigue Is a Myth

NonProfit PRO

It’s amazing to me the wild stories nonprofit leaders and fundraisers make up in their heads about why donors are not giving. It’s like you’re trying to develop excuses not to go out and fundraise — and you’re a fundraiser!

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Newsletter: What's Your Partnership Strategy for Giving Tuesday? ; Battle of the Bars Raises Money for Newark Charities ; Guess Who’s Reading Their Email?

Selfish Giving

With Labor Day over, the end of the year will be here before you know it! Time to start shopping for my Christmas present! ?? But really. What's your partnership strategy for Giving Tuesday (Monday, November 30th) and the holiday season? Here are a few resources that will help you. 1. Brittany Hill at Accelerist delivered an excellent hour-long webinar last month on How to Raise More From Your Partners This Giving Season.

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Why You Should Do A Cost-Benefit Analysis Before Throwing Your Next Nonprofit Fundraising Event

Bloomerang

I confess to having a love/hate relationship with fundraising events. I love them as a major donor cultivation tool, but I hate them for everything else! At its best, a nonprofit fundraising event is fun. These events divert attention from one-to-one fundraising efforts, which can be intimidating. After all, it’s easier to sell tickets than ask for a gift. .

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Key takeaways from Candid’s 2021 Nonprofit Compensation Report

Candid

This week, Candid released the 21 st edition of our annual Nonprofit Compensation Report. The report reviews key employee compensation based on 160,726 observations from 101,489 Forms 990 and 990-EZ filed by 501(c) organizations with the IRS for fiscal year 2019. It is the only large-scale analysis of its kind based entirely on data reported to the IRS and continues to be the most comprehensive nonprofit compensation study available. .

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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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Volunteer Fundraisers Could Be Twice as Persuasive as They Think

NonProfit PRO

One of the hurdles that organizations that depend on volunteer fundraisers must overcome is people’s aversion to asking others for money on the organization’s behalf. It isn’t just money by the way.

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The biggest mistake with major gift asks

Fundraising Coach

One of the biggest mistakes I see with major gift solicitations is incredibly easy to fix. If you've ever made an appointment for a major gift ask, you've probably felt the stress of "getting it wrong." The worry that you might offend the other. Or that you won't have the answers they want. Or the worry that you'll let your nonprofit team down. Rather than listen to that doubt and do something about it, most people just carry that stress into the ask.

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Unions and their role in the social sector

Candid

Today is Labor Day, a U.S. federal holiday born out of the efforts of 19th century labor unions to celebrate the contributions and achievements of American workers. While some might not think of labor unions as part of the social sector, they are in fact 501(c)(5) nonprofits and have been included in Candid’s data tools for years. In honor of Labor Day, this blog—the first in a two-part series—offers insights into the various roles that unions play within the social sector, based on data from av

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Avoid Bias and a Cookie-Cutter Approach With Research

NonProfit PRO

Expert research is essential for a nonprofit to achieve its potential for both a major fundraising campaigns and strategic planning.

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How to Land a Meeting With a Venture Philanthropist

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

How to Land a Meeting With a Venture Philanthropist. Are you looking to get more funding for you Nonprofit Organization? Maybe landing a large donation from a Venture Philanthropist is the way to go. Let’s explore. Over the last decade, the nonprofit landscape has shifted, with venture philanthropy playing an important role in nonprofit growth.

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How To Do A Donor Cultivation Event

Bloomerang

Considering doing a donor cultivation event ? Smart decision! According to fundraising expert and author Penelope Burk, 67% of respondents attending a donor cultivation event credited it as the reason why they made their gift. . The number one thing donors want is to know they make a difference. Donor cultivation events allow you donors to experience firsthand how they can make a difference.

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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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How to Prepare Your Brand for Your End of Year Appeal

Mission Minded

Follow these three tips to craft on-brand appeals that will remind your donors why their partnership is vital to mission success. The post How to Prepare Your Brand for Your End of Year Appeal appeared first on Mission Minded.

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Teacher Crowdfunder Receives iHeartMedia Support and Corporate Match for Back-to-School Fundraisers

NonProfit PRO

Public school teachers spend nearly $500 of their own money on school supplies every year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This year, DonorsChoose, a crowdfunding platform for teachers, donors and school districts that helps to bridge that gap, has teamed up with iHeartMedia to support public school classrooms.

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Adding Urgency to Appeals: Why They Should Do It NOW

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

You are busy, and so is everyone else. So why should they stop what they are doing and respond to your call to action (like donate!) now? There are several ways that you can make something feel more timely and therefore urgent. As you work through your campaign’s messaging, give these questions some thought and see if they will help you add more urgency to your content.

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Maximizing Social Engagement for #GivingTuesday

NonProfit Hub

As vacations end, students return to school, and the final days of summer approach, your nonprofit is busy gearing up for your year-end fundraising strategy. At this point, you’re probably finalizing your plans for the year-end giving season and preparing to put your fundraising and social engagement strategies into action as the first leaf turns orange.

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Bloomerang Appoints Ann Fellman as Chief Marketing Officer

Bloomerang

Company Adds to Leadership Team to Accelerate Delivery of Solutions for Nonprofits. Bloomerang, the complete donor management solution for thousands of small and medium-sized nonprofits, announced they welcomed Ann Fellman as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). As Bloomerang’s CMO, Fellman will lead all aspects of marketing, including product marketing, brand development, corporate marketing and demand generation for the company.

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AmeriCorps Launches 9/11 Day Search Tool for Nonprofit Service Opportunities

NonProfit PRO

A new search tool makes it easier for volunteers to find local causes participating in the annual Sept. 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance.

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See the Evolution of Social Media Usage

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

A new report by App Annie takes us through the last 10 years of social media usage around the world and it’s interesting to see the landscape change from text to images to video. Download the full report: [link]. While most people around the world spend the most time on YouTube, the report notes: “YouTube remains the leader in the streaming, social and photo and video space due to both depth and breadth of engagement, but the average time spent per user in TikTok has surpassed YouTub

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

A weekly update with the latest news from PND. Sanford Health receives $350 million gift for virtual care center. September 9, 2021 Sanford Health has announced a gift of $350 million from philanthropist T. Denny Sanford in support of a clinical initiative to create a virtual care center that will provide accessible care in rural and underserved areas of the Midwest.

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Become a certified coach!

Concord Leadership

Have you ever dreamed of becoming a certified coach? Now is a great time! Research shows coaching skills make organizations more stable, teams more cohesive, and leaders more confident. Our brand new Quadrant 3 Leadership Coaching Certification will teach you how exactly how to coach. We teach you to coach. You choose your niche. This […]. The post Become a certified coach!

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Addressing the Elephant in the Boardroom

NonProfit PRO

There is an elephant in boardrooms across national and international lines that can no longer be ignored. That elephant is named discrimination and most frequently it takes the form of racial discrimination. Too many boards lack diversity.

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50 Nonprofit Facts and Statistics

Foundation Group

The post 50 Nonprofit Facts and Statistics appeared first on Foundation Group®.

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The biggest mistake with major gift asks

Fundraising Coach

One of the biggest mistakes I see with major gift solicitations is incredibly easy to fix. If you’ve ever made an appointment for a major gift ask, you’ve probably felt the stress of “getting it wrong.” The worry that you might offend the other. Or that you won’t have the answers they want. Or the worry that you’ll let your nonprofit team down.

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Maximizing Social Engagement for #GivingTuesday

NonProfit Hub

As vacations end, students return to school, and the final days of summer approach, your nonprofit is busy gearing up for your year-end fundraising strategy. At this point, you’re probably finalizing your plans for the year-end giving season and preparing to put your fundraising and social engagement strategies into action as the first leaf turns orange.

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‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Concept Now Available for Nonprofit Donations

NonProfit PRO

The number of people using buy now, pay later purchasing services has grown 48% in the last year, according to a recent study. With the technology entering the nonprofit space, nonprofits can make giving more affordable for the donor and potentially turn millennials and Gen Zers into major donors.

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A Matching Gift Brings in Big Bucks

Get Fully Funded

A matching gift is a great opportunity to leverage a generous donation from one donor, or a group of donors, to bring in even more money from other donors for your nonprofit. Here’s how it works: Let’s say you urgently need to replace six laptop computers for students in your program. You mention to one of your best donors about the laptops and that replacing them isn’t in the budget but it really needs to be done so the students can continue learning.

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Say No to Scarcity: Embracing the Abundance Mindset

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

“We currently live in a reality of scarce justice, scarce attention, scarce liberation…That scarcity is the lie. Actually the society we want to build, the society we want to structure and move toward is one in which there’s abundant justice, abundant attention, abundant liberation, where there is enough for all of us to feel attended to.”. – adrienne maree brown.

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4 Tips For Telling Nonprofit Stories About Difficult Subjects

Bloomerang

In the nonprofit world, we often walk a delicate tightrope when it comes to the stories we tell. Many nonprofits deal with difficult subjects—illness, hunger, abuse, war, loneliness, addiction—and it’s often detailed accounts of those subjects that inspire people to give. However, raising money isn’t as simple as telling difficult nonprofit stories every single day.

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Is it Better to Be a Generalist or a Specialist?

NonProfit PRO

If you learn the differences between a generalist and specialist, you are better able to make the ultimate decision of what direction you want to take in your career.

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3 Tips for Planning Eco-Friendly Events

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

3 Tips for Planning Eco-Friendly Events. Are you planning to plan an event, but want to be eco-conscious about it? Here are some simple tips for hosting an Eco-Friendly event. Who doesn’t love a fun get-together with family and friends? From the backyard barbecue to a birthday bash, most people are happy to find an excuse to plan an event. Unfortunately, as fun as big events might be, they can also be problematic for the environment. .

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Mixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators – September 10, 2021

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Everyone still hanging in there? Take a moment to do some deep breathing if you need to. I can wait… all good? OK, let’s jump into the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we have some social media campaign inspiration, creating a Wikipedia page, tips from the Press Secretary and more.

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[VIDEO] Using WhatsApp to Increase Engagement with Multicultural Communities

Bloomerang

Naira Bonilla will show you how to connect with diverse communities and create strong relationships using WhatsApp, the #1 messaging app in the world. Full Transcript: Steven: All right. Naira, I got 2:00 Eastern. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started? Naira: Yeah. Go ahead. Steven: All right. Awesome. Well, good afternoon, everybody. Good morning if you are on the West Coast and if you’re watching this recording, I hope you’re having a good day no matter where or when

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5-Question Playbook for Year-End Giving Success

NonProfit PRO

Roughly 31% of all annual giving occurs in December. Are you looking to maximize year-end donations? Melissa’s 5-Question Playbook to Increase Donations shares how to improve donor retention, strengthen current relationships and foster new ones. It’s not too late to start leveraging better data - download the playbook today!

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How to Create an Effective Content Strategy for your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

How to Create an Effective Content Marketing Strategy for your Nonprofit. Why is Content Marketing important for Nonprofits and how to create an effective Content Marketing Strategy for your charity. Check out these tips by Josh Wardini. In the ever-evolving digital world, every organization needs a solid online presence to reach and connect with their intended audience.

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Ladies Wanting to F**k

Fundraiser Ideas

The dating site has over a half of a million enrolled members and nearly 300,000 are busy regular users from countries all over the world. The Juice’s calendar gives individualized updates to thousands of subscribers. You shouldn’t ever have to convince yourself to stay with somebody who does not treat you puts down you or causes you to feel fearful or unworthy.

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A Nonprofit’s Guide to Targeting the Right Donors

NonProfit PRO

Start exploring and expanding your fundraising efforts! From virtual and hybrid events to digital engagement of your donor audience, there are so many new ways to raise funds to do more good. Download the eGuide today to learn how to target the right donors and inspire them to give larger and more frequent fundraising gifts!