10 Tips to Thank and Retain Your Donors
NonProfit PRO
MAY 8, 2024
Nothing should be more personal and passionate than thanking donors. Here are 10 lessons that are essential to retaining and upgrading donors.
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Boy Scouts of America Changing Name to More Inclusive Scouting America After Years of Woes
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 8, 2024
It’s a significant shift to focus on inclusion as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims. By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press IRVING, Texas Christopher Millette, AP The organization will officially become Scouting America on Feb. 8, 2025. It’s a significant shift to focus on inclusion as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims.
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How Nonprofits Lose Out When Volunteer Advocates Are Asked to Do Little Real Advocacy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 2, 2024
Groups are feeding supporters a steady stream of petitions to sign and checks to write. They should be helping them become effective citizen-advocates. By Sam Daley-Harris Nonprofits are feeding supporters a steady stream of petitions to sign and checks to write. They should be helping them become effective citizen-advocates.
The Hidden Ingredient of a High-Functioning Board
Joan Garry
MAY 8, 2024
What is the well-kept secret of a high-functioning board? Joan shares the hidden ingredient and why every board needs it. The post The Hidden Ingredient of a High-Functioning Board appeared first on Joan Garry Consulting.
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.
One of the Most Important Leadership Qualities That’s Often Overlooked
NonProfit Leadership Center
MAY 6, 2024
When you think about all the traits that make leaders successful, there’s one that is often overlooked: positivity. In today’s complex business environment, great leaders prioritize positivity and authenticity. But what is positive leadership and why should you focus on it? Positive leaders provide the guidance and resources necessary for their team members to do their best work.
Is Climate Change Making Loneliness Worse?
NonProfit Quarterly
MAY 2, 2024
Image credit: Miriam Alonso on pexels.com Loneliness is “the most human of feelings,” Jeremy Nobel, faculty at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, said on the podcast Harvard Thinking. When people’s need for social connection isn’t met, that feeling can turn serious, with potentially devastating consequences for their emotional and physical health as they spiral into isolation.
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Round 1 Applications Are Now OPEN!
NonProfit PRO
MAY 8, 2024
The 2024 IMAGINE Grant cycle is now open. Whether your organization is looking for Momentum to Modernize, eager to Go Further, Faster, or innovate as a Pathfinder, round one submissions are due by 11:59PM EDT on June 3, 2024. Visit the submission portal today to download guidelines, review criteria for evaluation, and submit your proposal!
5 Useful Affirmations for the Nonprofit Marketer
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MAY 8, 2024
Working in nonprofit marketing and communication teaches us many things, but perhaps most importantly, that we’re all in this together. No matter the size or type of our organizations, we face similar challenges every day. We strive to advance our missions with limited budgets and manpower, juggling multiple priorities and often battling misconceptions about the value of good marketing.
Are Donors Even Reading Your Emails? 13 Pro Tips to Help You Write Better Emails
Veritus Group
MAY 6, 2024
Recently on our team Slack channel, our coaches shared that we send a lot of these tips to our clients about how to write an effective email, so I thought it would be a great resource to share them here so they’re all in one place for your easy reference. Here are some of our […] The post Are Donors Even Reading Your Emails? 13 Pro Tips to Help You Write Better Emails appeared first on Veritus Group.
Nonprofit Managers: Get Better Results With This Simple Management Practice
Nonprofit Fixer
MAY 2, 2024
In all my years of nonprofit leadership and management, I have searched for simple tools that get solid results. I am busy, so I want simplicity, not complexity. When you find a management tool or practice that works consistently and is easy to employ, it becomes a power go-to practice. Nonprofit leaders are hired to get results. They need to “Get Sh*t Done” (GSD).
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.
Righteous Attitudes, Ideological Purity Tests, Zero-Sum Thinking: How Philanthropy Stokes Division
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 2, 2024
Privately, anti-polarization nonprofits and practitioners say philanthropy is part of the problem. By Kristen Cambell Privately, anti-polarization nonprofits and practitioners say philanthropy is part of the problem. Three essays offer a critique.
New Report Illuminates Gen Z Philanthropic Giving Behavior
NonProfit PRO
MAY 8, 2024
The Blackbaud Institute released a report showing trends in Gen Z's generosity, what motivates them to give, and more.
Impact Investing Should Be Hard
Stanford Social Innovation Review
MAY 7, 2024
By Maoz (Michael) Brown Investors have a lot on their plates: inspecting quarterly reports, following market trends, meeting with management teams, sourcing deals, courting potential co-investors, and much more. It stands to reason that investing becomes even more burdensome when it includes dedication to positive impact. Think of all the time and effort that must be spent on understanding social and environmental problems, anticipating potential conflicts between business growth and mission fid
What Are Reparations?
NonProfit Quarterly
MAY 2, 2024
The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar “Remaking the Economy: A Policy Vision from the Movement for Black Lives.” View the full webinar here. When it comes to even repair and what Black people need, people have so many different definitions on what reparations is for Black people. But there are key elements that must happen.
Clairity Click-it: MAY Nonprofit Links + Free Resources Be Yours
Clairification
MAY 2, 2024
It’s not always easy to find all the good stuff across the web. That’s why I do the work for you! Thanks again to my Clairity Click-it sponsor, Bloomerang , for making it possible for me to spend the time hunting and gathering. You’ll find this is another robust issue. Find a topic that interests you, and… click away! Whatever type of learner you are, there’s something here for you.
MacKenzie Scott and the Case for giving to Very Small Nonprofits Like Mine.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 7, 2024
Ninety-two percent of organizations — including the one I lead — have budgets of less than $1 million and know what their communities need most. But Scott and others make it impossible for us to get needed funds. By Sneha Dave Ninety-two percent of organizations — including the one I founded — have budgets of less than $1 million and know what their communities need most.
On Your Mark… Get Set… Submit!
NonProfit PRO
MAY 8, 2024
In case you missed it, AWS for Nonprofits has announced the addition of a third IMAGINE Grant category - offering three ways, and up to $200,000 of unrestricted funding, to advance your impact on mission. The 2024 submission portal is now open and accepting proposals until 11:59PM EDT on June 3, 2024. So, visit the website, download the guidelines, invite your AWS Account Manager to support your submission process, and leverage AWS cloud technology to accelerate your mission.
We Must Be Founders
Stanford Social Innovation Review
MAY 6, 2024
By Michael McAfee After this nation was founded under the revolutionary idea that all are created equal, its Constitution invited us to bring its ideal to life with the words “We, the People.” Today, this promise remains unfulfilled. Yet it is precisely at this moment, when democracy is being challenged from all sides, and when the limitations of our nearly 250 years of governing are coming to a breaking point, that we must rise up and fulfill this mandate.
Do AI images work in fundraising?
Jeff Brooks
MAY 6, 2024
I asked it for “sad kitten.” It gave me “demonic kitten.” The right photo can really boost the power of a fundraising message. But photos pose some ethical and logistical challenges. AI-generated images seem to be solutions to some of those challenges: AI images protect the privacy of beneficiaries, because they aren’t really people.
Do You Need Both Revenue AND Aspirational Goals in Major Gifts?
Veritus Group
MAY 8, 2024
We recommend setting an aspirational goal that will help you imagine the possibility of asking for a larger gift. The post Do You Need Both Revenue AND Aspirational Goals in Major Gifts? appeared first on Veritus Group.
3 Grammar Rules You Can’t Break in Fundraising Copy (and Some That You Can)
NonProfit PRO
MAY 6, 2024
Good copywriting is informal and conversational, which helps engage donors. However, there are three rules that must not be broken.
Understanding the New Beneficial Ownership Information Rules: Implications for Nonprofits
Foundation Group
MAY 6, 2024
This article explores the new FinCEN beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting rules and their impact on nonprofit organizations.
8 ways to get your fundraising metrics wrong
Jeff Brooks
MAY 8, 2024
Fundraising is at least half a numbers game. At least, if you want to succeed in a non-random way. But you have to look at the right numbers in the right ways. Here’s some help from Fundraising Report Card, at Avoid These 8 Common Fundraising Metric Analysis Pitfalls to Make Better Nonprofit Management Decisions : Focusing Solely on Revenue. If all you’re tracking for your fundraising program is net revenue (or worse yet, gross revenue) you could be entirely blind to the fact that your fundraisi
Creating partnerships: Closing the gender pay gap by challenging the status quo together
Candid
MAY 8, 2024
This year, Equal Pay Day —which indicates how far into the year a woman must work to receive the same wage that a man received the previous year—fell on March 12. The National Partnership for Women & Families marked the day by drawing attention to the persistent wage disparities that hamper millions of working women, along with the steps that we and our allies can take to close this pay gap once and for all.
Seeking engagement and purpose, corporate employees turn to workplace volunteering
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 2, 2024
Employees increasingly find that robust workplace volunteer programs meet their desires for in-person connections, professional growth and altruistically inclined employers. By James Pollard, Associated Press Charles Krupa, AP Photo Ron Waddell, Founder and Executive Director of Legendary Legacies, second from left, says Blue Cross Blue Shield volunteers provided help in the short term, while also staying engaged over the long term.
Strengthen Your Nonprofit With These 4 Key Strategies for Capacity Building
NonProfit PRO
MAY 3, 2024
Strengthening your organization's capacity turbocharges your ability to create tangible change. Here's how to kickstart your growth.
Understanding Wealthy Donors – 3 Truths Every Gift Officer Needs to Know
iMarketSmart
MAY 8, 2024
There’s a chasm in major gifts fundraising. It lies between the wealthy donors who often make up over 80% of your giving base (sometimes over 90%), and the gift officers and fundraising teams who reach out to them and interact with them. While the wealthy donors may have seven, eight, or even nine figures in net worth, the people from your organization who are trying to build relationships with them tend to have far less.
Strategies To Re-Engage Your Lapsed Donors
Bloomerang
MAY 8, 2024
What comes to mind when you hear “ lapsed donors ”? Do you feel embarrassed because it’s been a while since you last communicated with them? Maybe you’ve tried numerous ‘ win back’ campaigns that failed to convert them, and you’re wondering whether you should just delete them from your database. Don’t do it! A massive generational shift in giving is happening right now with donors aged 60 and older.
Common Sense Nonprofit Event Planning Advice
Clairification
MAY 6, 2024
Let’s begin with the Big Kahuna piece of advice: Ask yourself WHY you want to do this event. Were you to bring your event proposal to a wise shaman or mentor, this is the question they would ask you first – well before asking what theme or format you have in mind or what color scheme you want to use! And yet this is the one question I find nonprofits failing to ask.
Expiring Tax Breaks, Charitable Giving, and What’s At Stake for Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 8, 2024
Proposed changes to the tax code will significantly reduce donations, the author argues, spelling trouble for charities. By Jack Salmon Victoria Valdivia, Hans Lucas, AFP, Getty Images Proposed changes to the tax code will significantly reduce donations, the author argues, spelling trouble for charities.
A Conversation to Guide Your Generative AI Journey
NonProfit PRO
MAY 8, 2024
Being a nonprofit leader is different than being a leader in the private sector. The role comes with a unique set of challenges – and that was before the insurgence of Generative AI tools can capabilities. The team at AWS for Nonprofits exists to support the unique needs of nonprofit leaders like you. From security, to digital experience, to charting your Generative AI journey, your AWS Account Executive (a free resource) exists to support you.
Is it just as hard to give out money as it is to seek it?
Non Profit AF
MAY 7, 2024
Hi everyone, if you’re interested in being involved with the Crappy Funding Practices movement, please join a special meeting we’re.
Grow Or Stagnate?: Nurturing A Growth Mindset
The NonProfit Times
MAY 6, 2024
By Olga Moshinsky Woltman “The growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts.” – Carol Dweck It is a truth universally acknowledged that employees who are motivated to continuously learn and grow will be the ones to take on new challenges, innovate, and problem-solve. The concept of growth mindset, developed by psychologist Carol Dweck, is described as a belief that our abilities and intelligence can be developed and impro
Year-Round Donor Engagement Strategies for Nonprofits | Ultimate Guide
Donorbox Nonprofit
MAY 8, 2024
While nonprofits are fueled by passion and purpose, it’s donors who turn aspirations into tangible achievements. Yet, many nonprofits struggle to foster these important relationships. An effective donor engagement strategy goes beyond transactions, focusing on deep connections and shared value. By reinforcing these bonds year-round, not just during fundraising peaks, nonprofits can gather momentum to […] The post Year-Round Donor Engagement Strategies for Nonprofits | Ultimate Guide
Financier Kravis Gives $100 Million to His Long-Ago Prep School
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 6, 2024
KKR co-founder Henry Kravis’s donation to Loomis Chaffee School will back scholarships and other programs. By Maria Di Mento Loomis Chaffee School Henry Kravis gives the commencement address at the Loomis Chaffee School graduation ceremony in 2015. Plus, Bowling Green State University received more than $76 million to help ensure that students who are struggling financially will graduate in four years with little debt.
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