The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Media-literacy instruction should be a requirement in schools. For philanthropy, that means stepping up support of nonpartisan legislative advocacy. By Charles Salter To build a future founded on facts, more states and school districts need to make media-literacy instruction a requirement. For philanthropy, that means stepping up support of nonpartisan legislative advocacy.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 9, 2023
The allure of technology and automation can be enticing, but the importance of being “high touch” rather than “high tech” in nonprofit communications and donor relations should not be underestimated. Here are some reasons nonprofits should embrace the “high touch” approach, and some examples of how to carry it out.
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Congratulations! Whether you are about to embark on your fundraising career or are a seasoned veteran looking to take that big leap into a leadership position, looking for that “just right” fundraising job is likely to create enthusiasm. Two things jump out at you: the organization – its mission, vision, culture, etc., and the actual job, or in this case the fundraising job posting (because that’s all you can go on right now, right?).
Selfish Giving
OCTOBER 11, 2023
I'm talking about nostalgia with some nostalgia of my own today. This post was a big hit last fall. I've updated it with some new pumpkin spice! ? ? ☕️ Have you noticed that pumpkin spice is like. EVERYWHERE. Candles, coffees, teas, chips, vodka, donuts, Twinkies, and PEEPS (my favorite!). ???? So, if everything has pumpkin spice in it this fall, shouldn't your partnership strategy also have a little pumpkin spice mixed in??
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.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Meta has covered processing fees for billions given through its platforms. That stops October 31. By Phoebe Farag Mikhail Getty Images Meta has covered processing fees for billions given through its platforms. That stops October 31.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Many think of nonprofit marketing measurement in a purely performance-based way, but this doesn't always tell you where the audience is in their relationship with your nonprofit when they took action and how that deepened their relationship with the organization. This is where lifecycle-forward measurement is helpful.
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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Effective Lifecycle Email Marketing for Nonprofits (Strategies + Examples) Do you want to gain more email subscribers for your nonprofit organization and keep these supporters giving again and again? Email doesn’t have to be complicated. Follow these tips below. Email marketing is an effective tool for nonprofits. While many might try to argue that email marketing is dead, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 10, 2023
He was in many ways a forerunner of the "giving while living" philosophy — in his case, giving it almost all away. By Maria Di Mento Brad Vest, The New York Times, Redux Charles Feeney made good on his promise to give away his fortune by 2016 and shutter his philanthropy. He was in many ways a forerunner of the "giving while living" philosophy — in his case, giving it almost all away.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 11, 2023
For some organizations, digital fundraising efforts are humming along quite nicely. But for most, this scenario is a distant utopia. Here are three foundational areas that contribute to the persistent problems related to the failure of establishing strong digital fundraising programs.
Candid
OCTOBER 10, 2023
This GivingTuesday, you may want to try something a little different as part of your social media strategy : Consider social media sharing and engagement as a form of generosity. By doing this, you’re encouraging your followers to amplify your organization and cause to reach a broader audience. It also helps cultivate the support of a younger generation that’s also highly active on social media, potentially turning them into future donors.
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.
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Image credit: Matthew Moloney on unsplash.com This is the third article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America, coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ). Authors in this series highlight stories of comprehensive community development in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities across the United States.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Plus, a college registrar, a Broadway producer, and a billionaire novelist donate huge sums to higher education, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and a career-training charity. By Maria Di Mento Courtesy of Art and Alex Photography via University of Chicago Richard and Amy Wallman’s pledge will launch an effort to raise an additional $75 million from other donors to create 30 endowed professorships across the university.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 13, 2023
The Bank of America Private Bank and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University released the "2023 Bank of America Study of Philanthropy." The study found that affluent households gave an average of $34,917 to charity in 2022, up from $29,269 in 2017, though less than the $43,195 they gave in 2020.
Clairification
OCTOBER 9, 2023
You likely collect a lot of data in your donor database, but is it really valuable to you? It’s not if you just let it sit there, rarely look at it, and never run reports based on data that will help you with meaningful donor segmentation for appeals. And by that, I mean meaningful from the donor’s perspective. I’m not talking about the most basic segments, like donor vs. non-donor or small donor vs. large donor.
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Click here to learn more about this new series from Edge Studios , and follow @npquarterly and @offthehookshorts on social to see episodes of “Off the Hook” as they are released. (Saphia emerges from a subway station reading Where We Stand: Class Matters.) SAPHIA: I have very good reason to believe that bell hooks was anti cancel culture. (Shots of New York City.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 11, 2023
U.S. donors gave more than $8 billion to groups that serve women and girls in 2020, an increase from the year before. By Maria Di Mento Getty Images U.S. donors gave more than $8 billion to groups that serve women and girls in 2020, an increase from the year before.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 10, 2023
The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission of mailing services price changes to take effect Jan. 21, 2024. The proposed adjustments, approved by the governors of the Postal Service, would raise mailing services product prices approximately 2%.
Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit
OCTOBER 11, 2023
The Nonprofit Social Media Summit sponsored by Neon One is back and bigger than ever! Go to nonprofitsocialmediasummit.com to get your free ticket, and you’ll get access to the complete session line-up, with speakers on social media advertising, LinkedIn for nonprofits, AI and ChatGPT, influencer marketing, YouTube strategy, and more. You can upgrade your ticket to get the recordings, slides, and a special bonus live training with me to plan for next year.
Bloomerang
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Today’s donors rarely carry cash. They’re using their smartphones, smartwatches, and credit cards to tap to pay for everything from clothes to cars, food to furniture. To help you tap into this new era of modern fundraising, we’re excited to share the latest feature release included with the Bloomerang Mobile App : Tap to Pay. Today’s donor landscape: Cash is no longer king Overall, charitable giving decreased more than 10% in 2022.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 12, 2023
To appeal to a new generation of donors, the Brooklyn Community Foundation is renaming itself Brooklyn Org. By Alex Daniels To appeal to a new generation of donors, the Brooklyn Community Foundation is renaming itself Brooklyn Org.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 13, 2023
The fifth annual Women and Girls Index found that while giving to women and girls grew during 2020, philanthropic support for these organizations was lower than the 11.3% growth in overall charitable giving that year. It represented less than 2% of all giving in the U.S. in 2020.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
OCTOBER 10, 2023
By Kartik Akileswaran & Jonathan Mazumdar What is the most powerful route to prosperity? And how can philanthropies fund it? For most US-based foundations, the answer has traditionally been to focus on confined problem areas, projects like reducing malaria incidence, improving school attendance, or increasing access to safe drinking water. Between 2016 and 2019 , nearly half of global giving by US foundations went to health, while environment and human rights accounted for roughly 11 percent
Bloomerang
OCTOBER 13, 2023
To ensure that your GivingTuesday subject lines get your emails opened, these eight criteria will win the day. Follow them closely. The subject lines of your GivingTuesday emails are incredibly important. How important? Here’s what one expert fundraiser declares: “ If your fundraising emails didn’t get opened there’s one big thing you can do to fix that: change your subject line.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Twenty-five years ago, a college student took his own life. Now a foundation bearing his name — and based on an Air Force program — is working to improve mental health in hundreds of colleges. By Kay Dervishi Courtesy of the Satow Family Jed Satow (second from right) was a 20-year-old sophomore at the University of Arizona when he took his own life.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 9, 2023
With recent interest in AI, Nathan Chappell of Fundraising.AI has developed 10 best practices for fundraising with artificial intelligence, which were released in July. Here's more about the implications of the framework for nonprofits and the future of Fundraising.AI.
Non Profit AF
OCTOBER 9, 2023
[Image description: A golden mask, the kind that might be used at a masquerade party. Image by Julio Rionaldo on Unsplash] Hi everyone.
MNA Association
OCTOBER 13, 2023
A Commitment and an Invitation We write today with a spirit of openness, inviting you to join us as observers, commenters, questioners, participants, or anything in between on a journey of learning and humility. Our role as a membership organization is to serve our members. That is an inherently exclusive process – we serve organizations who have chosen or are able to contribute a portion of their budget in order to belong to MNA.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 13, 2023
By M.J. Prest Also, the California Association of Nonprofits has named a new CEO, and March for Our Lives promoted its next executive director from within.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Did you know every nonprofit using any one of the 250+ services available from Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a dedicated account manager? Your account manager is a free resource available to help you activate the full suite of experts and resources available throughout Amazon. Meet your account manager today!
Concord Leadership
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Is your follow up practice strong, but you’re still not getting the results you need? You might be following up on the wrong things. In this week’s class of Pam Slim’s “Tiny Marketing Actions” course, she shared a “CVOO” framework she and Charlie Gilkey use. In short, there are four areas for marketing – and […] The post Why your follow up isn’t working appeared first on The Concord Leadership Group, LLC.
Fundraising Leadership
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Women small business owners and entrepreneurs are optimistic about success. Finally. We all could use positive news about women business owners in the post-pandemic, pre-recession universe. Thankfully, it’s here. “Women business owners have a positive business outlook… Most expect revenue growth over the next 12 months, and a majority feel equipped to weather a potential recession.
The Charity CFO
OCTOBER 13, 2023
WIN Warehouse began in 1991 by Clinton Laws. Today, we spoke with his son and our guest, Travis. The mission is simple, to connect nonprofit organizations with corporate excess inventory. This business model could largely be one of the better win-win scenarios out there. Essentially, WIN Warehouse will act as the middleman between excess corporate inventory and 501c(3) organizations in need of resources.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Being a nonprofit leader is different than being a leader in the private sector. The role comes with a unique set of challenges, and even more rewards. Amazon understands that, and established a team dedicated to serving the unique needs of nonprofit leaders. From storage to AI to security to digital experience, the team at AWS for Nonprofits is obsessed with understanding your challenges, and helping you solve for them.
Nonprofit Fixer
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Writing grants for your nonprofit organization can entail a lot of work. Not only are you compiling and updating reams of supporting information, but you are drafting a grant proposal that can be thousands of words long. If you start from scratch with every grant proposal, the work of grant writing can become incredibly hard. Luckily, there is an easier way to write your grants throughout the year: start with a boilerplate grant proposal.
NextAfter
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Shoppers, let’s start the clock because it’s time to learn how you can win your year-end fundraising race. You may already be thinking, “What does year-end fundraising have to do with the 90s game show Supermarket Sweep?” Let’s look at three taglines from the show, and you can decide if you’ve ever felt the same way about your year-end fundraising.
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