Ann Green

JULY 8, 2025

Keeping things simple is important for your nonprofit organization, too. Even so, you need to continue to raise money and communicate regularly with your donors, while not taking on too much. Here are a few ways to simplify your donor communication without making it too difficult for you. Otherwise, aim for once a month.

Food

Ann Green

APRIL 21, 2025

How does your nonprofit organization compete with all this? You need to communicate regularly with your donors and you need to do it well. Choose the right channels Most likely, youll use more than one channel to communicate. Email may be your primary mode of communication and theres a reason for that.

Communication

NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 10, 2024

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Nonprofit Leadership

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

DECEMBER 23, 2024

As of April 2024, 58% of 501(c)(3) organizations have incorporated AI into their digital communications, and milesnla 2024-11-25T21:46:24-06:00 Elevate Conference 2025: Take Your Nonprofit Off Autopilot milesnla 2024-11-25T21:46:24-06:00 November 25, 2024 | 0 Comments 2025 is the year your nonprofit organization needs to take its future seriously.

Public and Nonprofit Management

Ann Green

JUNE 30, 2025

The midpoint of the year is a good time to see if you’re meeting your fundraising and communications goals. Start or enhance your monthly giving program Monthly giving is doable for all sizes of nonprofit organizations, even small ones. Maybe you’re doing a poor job with your donor communication. Are you one of them?

Retention

Ann Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In theory, that sounds nice, but in reality, it’s a day when nonprofit organizations unleash an onslaught of transactional fundraising appeals by email, text, and social media. According to the Giving Tuesday website, “Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity.”

Governance

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Nonprofit boards play a critical role in guiding the organizations they serve, helping steer decisions, ensuring fiscal health, and offering strategic oversight. However, one glaring issue that’s often swept under the rug is the lack of prompt responses to communications from executive directors and nonprofit staff.

Culture

Ann Green

MAY 5, 2025

If youre worried about spending $50 to $100 a month on a CRM/database, you may be able to recoup that expense if you can ask for an upgrade and personalize your communication. If thats the case for you, youre missing out on an effective and more personal way to communicate with your donors. Dont skimp on your communications budget.

Retention

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 16, 2025

Leveraging these tools allows your nonprofit to optimize outreach timing by: Sending timely donor communications: Use email marketing automation to send welcome emails, thank-yous, and follow-ups after events and campaigns. Audit your current communications. Define what success looks like. Let your goals guide your calendar.

Fundraising

Ann Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Its possible to make this a better experience for both donors and nonprofit organizations. You dont have to do an annual report Nonprofit organizations arent required to do an annual report. If youre still creating one of those long, boring booklets, youre not making much of an improvement.

Food

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Based on our experience, this article will offer an end-to-end event planning checklist, complete with best practices to help set your nonprofit event up for success. Here are some benefits of planning a successful nonprofit event: Raise meaningful awareness for your cause. Collect donations from event tickets/participation.

Recruitment

Ann Green

MARCH 17, 2025

Donor retention is a perennial problem for nonprofit organizations. Many organizations spend a lot of time and energy on acquiring donors, concentrating more on volume, and dont seem concerned that theyre churning through different donors year after year. Put together a communications calendar to help you with this.

Retention

Fundraising Leadership

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

It is the 10th anniversary of Take The Lead Women, the extraordinary nonprofit organization co-founded by Feldt with the mission of gender parity in leadership. Ragan Communications just named Take The Lead Women and Women, Power and Leadership the winner of Best Interview in their annual 2024 Video, Visual & Virtual Awards.

Leadership

Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2025

Nonprofit organizations thrive when their operations are efficient, their teams are aligned, and their communities are engaged. This article explores how nonprofits can leverage tools like organizational chart software and donor databases to streamline workflows, manage teams effectively, and enhance donor relationships.

Retention

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 18, 2025

Nonprofit organizations depend on email as a key communication tool for engaging supporters, sharing impact stories, and driving donations. Yet many nonprofit emails remain unopened or ignored, limiting their reach and effectiveness. Monitoring Performance and Adjusting Effective communication requires constant analysis.

Participation and motivation

Candid

APRIL 23, 2025

Nonprofit organizations are facing unprecedented challenges under a new administration. Fund flexibly When we collected data in February for a research snapshot, 70% of the nonprofit leaders we surveyed said the current political climate was having a generally negative impact on their ability to carry out their work.

Foundations

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

DECEMBER 4, 2024

While artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more prevalent across society, its use growing especially quickly in the nonprofit sector. As of April 2024, 58% of 501(c)(3) organizations have incorporated AI into their digital communications, and 68% use it to analyze constituent data.

Healthcare

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Email marketing for nonprofits is a powerful tool that can do much more for your brand than just raising awareness. and Canada find email to be the communication channel that most inspires them to contributebeating all other platforms. Email outreach is as relevant and useful for nonprofits as ever.

Marketing

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Did you know that a lot of nonprofit organizations raise 30%, sometimes as much as 50% of their annual donations during the year-end giving season ? Most nonprofits bring in nearly half of their online donations in the last week of the year. The lion’s share of all giving comes in December. Fundraising is not one-size-fits-all.

Fundraising

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JANUARY 8, 2025

As of April 2024, 58% of 501(c)(3) organizations have incorporated AI into their digital communications, and milesnla 2024-11-25T21:46:24-06:00 Elevate Conference 2025: Take Your Nonprofit Off Autopilot milesnla 2024-11-25T21:46:24-06:00 November 25, 2024 | 0 Comments 2025 is the year your nonprofit organization needs to take its future seriously.

Leadership

Ann Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Thanking your donors should be a priority for your nonprofit organization. Your donors have the option to give to countless nonprofit organizations, but they chose yours. Im a big fan of communicating by mail, even if its only a few times a year. We all like to feel appreciated and that includes your donors.

Nonprofits

The Storytelling Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As the calendar year winds down, nonprofit organizations have a critical opportunity to close the year strong by engaging supporters through year-end fundraising campaigns. A strong fundraising letter should reflect your nonprofit’s personality and communicate your need clearly.

Non-Profits

Ann Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Automating communications to retain recurring donors. He currently leads Clover Leafs investment in Snowball Fundraising, an online fundraising platform for nonprofit organizations. Use real-world impact to demonstrate the value of monthly donations.

Nonprofits

Ann Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Asking for donations is not all or nothing Many nonprofit organizations spend a lot of time asking and not that much on thanking and reporting. At certain times of the year, such as GivingTuesday and year-end, nonprofits blast donors with a bunch of generic appeals. A communications calendar can help you with this.

Retention

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

By narrowing your focus, AI helps make sure that your job posting is seen by individuals who are both qualified and interested in nonprofit work, increasing your chances of finding the right fit. Saving Time with Automated Communication In recruiting, keeping candidates informed and engaged is essential.

Recruitment

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

I paid close attention to their experience as a donor, and I stayed in close communication with them. While there are a lot of tasks on the Nonprofit Fundraising Success Path, the underlying principle is simple and unchanging: value your donors. The bottom line is nonprofits need supporters to grow and thrive.

Nonprofits

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Nuances and Compliance While avoiding explicit endorsements is straightforward, 501c3 organizations must also be cautious of subtler forms of political intervention. The governing documents may be viewed by regulators as a framework for the types of issue advocacy that are aligned with the organization’s charitable purposes and permissible.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Hub

MAY 13, 2025

Navigating Funding Uncertainty: What Nonprofits Can Do Right Now Late last week, I answered a somewhat panicked phone call from a client and friend who works with one of my favorite nonprofit organizations. (I 5 Prioritize donor stewardship: Now is the time to communicate with existing donors more than ever.

Nonprofit Administration and Development

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2025

By Shannon Whitehead , Content Strategist at Neon One a software that connects nonprofits with the technology and resources that empower them to build a community of generosity. Determine what youll share and when across your communication channels, including email, social media, text messaging, and your website.

Participation and motivation

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 30, 2025

But for Ian, it also represents a chance to engage stakeholders where they are, not just where they wish to be, to improve communication and partnership efforts. Founded in 2002, the Seattle Police Foundation supports public safety in Seattle through philanthropy, advocacy, and building strong community partnerships.

Foundations

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

There are three key areas that every nonprofit leader needs to develop to be successful: Build successful relationships with staff; Engage their board members and form a strong CEO/Board Partnership; and, Over communicate the positive impact their organization is having on those they serve.

Energy

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

By Rob Leighton , Executive Director at iMission a full-service digital-first marketing agency working exclusively with nonprofits and social sector organizations. Successful nonprofit fundraisers have always understood the power of personalization in effective communications.

Fundraising

Affnetz

JUNE 9, 2025

In a survey of nonprofit organizations , respondents reported only 46% of donors made repeat gifts in the following year and for every 100 new donors gained, 99 were lost. Personalize Communication Segment your donor database based on donors’ interests, preferences, and past interactions with your organization.

Retention

Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2025

In this blog, we will explore smart, effective summer fundraising strategies for nonprofits to keep your mission front and center—and your supporters engaged—all summer long. Understanding the summer slump The summer slump is a common challenge for nonprofit organizations. Read our blog here.

Participation and motivation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 17, 2025

The mobile messaging landscape shifted dramatically with Apple’s 2024 announcement: starting with iOS 18, iPhones will support Rich Communication Services (RCS). For nonprofits, this evolution opens an exciting frontier. Rich Communication Services (RCS) is the next evolution of traditional SMS and MMS. Lets dive into why.

Nonprofits

Top Nonprofits

JULY 24, 2025

As nonprofit organizations continue to face talent gaps, policy changes, and shifting donor priorities, the ability to pivot quickly and make decisive, smart moves can ensure you maintain the momentum of your mission. By bringing together staff from development, communications, programs, etc.,

Leadership

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

I can onboard them to the processes of nonprofit management, strategic planning, and the like, but they must each be willing to step up into actual leadership and not passive rubber-stamping. This person should be committed to establishing a solid foundation for the organization and providing strategic direction. .

Ethics