Affnetz

JANUARY 17, 2023

Do You Use Job Descriptions with your Nonprofit Board Members? Nonprofit Management Software / By Mike Crum. We have several blog posts on recruiting board members and engaging your board members, so this post will focus on the job description. I think the blame goes more to Nonprofits than it does board members.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

One of the reasons we created our Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator blog series was to help you lay out everything you do for your organization in a typical day. Compare your to-do list (or job description) with what you actually do. Compare your to-do list (or job description) with what you actually do.

Communication 82

Communication Management Marketing Marketing 82

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 5, 2023

When set up right, your nonprofit accounting system will help you manage your nonprofit and streamline processes like budgeting, projecting cash flow, and even hiring. The problem is that if you’re like most, you haven’t paid a lot of attention to your accounting system. I promise you will.

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 22, 2024

In many nonprofits, burnout is the emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion of employees due to prolonged stress. The impact of this goes beyond individual well-being and can affect your organization’s effectiveness and ability to advance your mission. The term burnout is more than a buzzword.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Culture 52

Women's Non Profit Alliance

OCTOBER 11, 2021

As nonprofit leaders, we have been given an opportunity by the Lord to manage the money that He has entrusted us. Managing your nonprofit’s finances is a big responsibility, but creating a budget will help. Here are some tips to help you successfully start your budget.

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Finance Associations Education 52

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A nonprofit CEO reader writes: “My inbox and mailbox are flooded with fundraising appeals from causes using the words ‘terrifying,’ ‘alarming,’ ‘emergency.’ “Yes, Fundraisers use danger messages because marketing data often—though not always—shows they’re highly effective compared with positive messages.

Advertising 91

Advertising Philanthropy Marketing Marketing 91

The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 27, 2023

As a small nonprofit, it can be difficult to determine what benefits mean the most to your employees, especially if you’re working within a strict budget. This nonprofit employee benefits guide goes through the most common types of benefits and how you can add them to your benefits offerings.

Insurance 52

Insurance Health Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation 52

The Charity CFO

AUGUST 2, 2023

Welcome to the Modern Nonprofit Podcast! Sarah is a seasoned leader in the nonprofit sector, leverages over 18 years of experience to guide organizations towards success. Specifically about how nonprofit organizations can handle budgeting for the next fiscal year. Today our guest is Sarah Olivieri.

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Nonprofits Finance Children Health 52

Non Profit Accounting Academy

JANUARY 27, 2022

Mary Diegert is a recently retired CFO with 25 years’ experience in the nonprofit human services sector. Her focus is on sharing with nonprofit finance directors her lessons learned from 25 years of on-the-job training. Her focus is on sharing with nonprofit finance directors her lessons learned from 25 years of on-the-job training.

Finance 52

Finance Nonprofit Finance Governance Nonprofit Accountability 52

Nonprofit Fixer

JANUARY 13, 2023

Struggling with your confidence in any role, including work in nonprofit organizations, can impact your performance, happiness and overall approach to your career. Or do most people actually face down imposter syndrome at some point in their careers? Is imposter syndrome different in nonprofit work?

Nonprofit Leadership 98

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 98

Top Nonprofits

MARCH 19, 2024

Many nonprofit professionals first interact with grants by helping write a grant proposal. If you’re tossed into a grant writing project with no guidance or training (just the task of securing crucial dollars for your mission), what should you do? Grant writing is a fairly universal, shared activity among nonprofits.

Values 52

Values Universities Management Education 52

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 27, 2022

Because wherever you are with your fundraising, no matter how far behind you think you are, with six months remaining in the year, you have plenty of time to make changes and raise more money. If you operate on a calendar year, your fourth quarter will be your most lucrative by far. Or do you push it out of your mind?

Fundraising 72

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

When I talk with nonprofit and foundation leaders, many ask me how to ensure they get the right consultant for their projects. Here’s my advice for finding the right consultant for your nonprofit. . Your nonprofit feels ready or has a clear need to bring in a skilled consultant, but how do you find the right one? .

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Nonprofits Values Finance Management 122

The Charity CFO

JUNE 7, 2023

Nonprofit financial statements. Or can your financial statements be a lens to view your organization and fuel the mission? The categorization of uses may vary depending on the specific context and goals of your nonprofit organization.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Activism Management 52

Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2021

Picking a great nonprofit email provider is a lot like buying a house, just nowhere near as expensive! Since picking a nonprofit email provider is indeed a pretty big deal in the sector, what should you look for when you’re window shopping for a great nonprofit email provider? . Does it play nice with your donor database ?

Non-Profits 126

Non-Profits Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits 126

The Charity CFO

MARCH 23, 2023

Nonprofit accounting financial statements may seem like a chore. Nonprofits use financial statements to comply with IRS regulations, build trust with donors, and plan for the future. You may think that nonprofit financial statements are the same as those at for-profit companies, but this is not the case.

Nonprofit Accountability 52

Nonprofit Accountability Finance Activism Nonprofits 52

The Charity CFO

APRIL 12, 2022

Cash flow isn’t just an issue for small nonprofits that depend on donations to meet payroll each month. A lack of cash on hand impacts nonprofit organizations of all sizes. A few years ago, we were working with a fully-funded nonprofit. . Their budget projected a surplus, and they were hitting those numbers.

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Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Governance Foundations 105

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

However, when she and her team looked at philanthropic budgets and funding, BIPOC women-led movements were almost invisible. When…the Hive Fund looked at philanthropic budgets and funding, BIPOC women-led movements were almost invisible. That work is vital, yet it is full of the now familiar traumas of being a woman leader of color.

Environmental 86

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 4, 2023

There is often preference among nonprofit administrators, directors, and board members for gifts of cash. And unless you ask, you might not even know when the money actually comes in. Here are five reasons you should almost always aim for gifts of assets from your major donors, with cash as a fallback. It’s easier. It’s simpler.

Insurance 52

Insurance Nonprofits Philanthropy Fundraising 52

Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2021

The reality is, whether you are trying to grow a new file or stop attrition on your existing file, there’s no better way to obtain and keep new donors than with a well-executed donor acquisition program. The first thing you need to do is understand who your target donor is. Think of this as your sketch artist’s drawing.

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Children Retention Fundraising Fundraising 118

Lets Talk Nonprofit

JUNE 7, 2017

Alas, summer isn't always a picnic for nonprofits. And for many nonprofits, June 30 marks the end of their fiscal year. Regardless of where you are in your nonprofit's "year," there are five things you need to do now. IF JUNE 30 MARKS THE END OF YOUR FISCAL YEAR, Compare your year-to-date actuals to your budget.

Foundations 52

Foundations Environmental Retention Health 52

Non Profit Accounting Academy

MARCH 2, 2020

He was also perpetrating a nonprofit fraud by pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen donations meant to help area residents in need. He had also served as mayor in their small town of Milton, Florida for 20 years. By all appearances, he was an esteemed community leader and philanthropist. Internal controls, anyone? Opportunity.

Nonprofits 52

Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management Finance Universities 52

Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Learning grant writing is a rite of passage for many nonprofit professionals. After all, you’re presenting your organization for judgment with real money and support on the line during a time when many nonprofits are seeing drops in their donation numbers. Writing a grant proposal might seem like a big, scary task.

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Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Energy Foundations 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In this Microfilm Series from Edge Studios , writer and director Saphia Suarez proposes three tenets for people of color in the nonprofit sector. It was the part of the agenda that moved the quickest compared to the other two, which were semiotics and materiality, thinking and building. Cyndi Suarez. Saphia Suarez. Cyndi Suarez.

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Philanthropy Culture Production Leadership 89

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 28, 2015

The days are getting shorter, you’ve just finished the next email in your year-end campaign and you’ve finally finished putting together your amazing Kylo Ren halloween costume. In the midst of the end-of-year preparation, don’t neglect one simple task that can set up your organization for a successful year—developing a budget.

Finance 65

Finance Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Collaborations 65

Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2021

Consistently attracting new potential donors is vital for you to expand your mission and, more importantly, to have the funding needed to make it through unexpected times. Unfortunately, if you can’t have in-person events or if you don’t have a big marketing budget, finding new donors can be difficult. . But how can it do this?

Marketing 135

Marketing Marketing Fundraising Fundraising 135

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion. 67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more.

Public and Nonprofit Management 86

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Management Public and Social Policy 86

iMarketSmart

APRIL 6, 2022

This news can be shocking to hear and might even make some fundraisers and nonprofit administrators fall out of their seats. It’s a very simple truth to understand, and yet so much fundraising presumes that whatever matters to some fundraisers and most nonprofit administrators must also matter to donors. But it’s true. The donor is.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy 52

Lets Talk Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2018

Now, how does your nonprofit spell success? If June 30 is the end of your fiscal year, you might be focused on year-end fundraising and meeting your financial goals. If so, I want you to remember that one number doesn't tell your whole story. So it makes sense to set goals beyond your budget.

Advertising 52

Advertising Foundations Leadership Fundraising 52

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It’s one of the most overlooked places to seal the deal with your donor: the fundraising landing page. . This valuable piece of online real estate is where the donor goes to take action and give your organization money. Your fundraising landing page is a perfect opportunity to make a strong connection with your donor.

Fundraising 119

Fundraising Fundraising Psychology Values 119

Getting Attention

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Dive into this third installment in my series to learn how to shape and use budget projections. Q: How important is it that my actual expenses match my projection? I feel like my marketing budget is just made up. Use that first year to scrupulously track your expenses—by program, campaign or service; and by expense type (e.g.

Marketing 65

Marketing Marketing Leadership Nonprofits 65

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 16, 2022

Nonprofit budgets are often tight, and each of your campaigns should aim to hit as high a return on investment (ROI) as possible. For each of your online campaigns, your revenue goal should tie into your overall fundraising strategy. You’ll also need to measure your outputs.

Advertising 59

Advertising Associations Activism Marketing 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Over the past two centuries, economists, policy makers, and researchers have aspired to “harden” social science. A lot of progress has been made: using randomized, controlled experiments; making “evidence-based” decisions; and generating rigorous data. According to Google Scholar, there are 5.7 million studies. .”

Public and Social Policy 102

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Universities Governance 102

iMarketSmart

OCTOBER 10, 2022

But a nonprofit is not just a fundraising organization. Effective fundraising culture isn’t just different from the rest of the nonprofit. Advance the donor’s hero story. In major gifts fundraising, this works. It works for the donor. The donor is the hero. It works for the fundraiser. The fundraiser is the guiding sage.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Culture Public and Nonprofit Management 52

The Agitator

MAY 2, 2018

It advocates breaking your mental jars of acquisition money and (shockingly) using them where they can do the most good. Here are how nonprofits spend their digital ad budgets and the return thereto (adding in average gift as a calculated field): % of digital fundraising budget. In our minds, though, we hate fungibility.

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Retention Food Marketing Marketing 45

Lets Talk Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Here are a few takeaways from Mark's most recent findings and what it means to your nonprofit. Not just who you voted for, but how you actually voted. These are nonprofits that don't do work that is impacted by COVID or, more likely, are irrelevant to the donor's personal interests and values. Your budget?

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Values Fundraising Fundraising Activism 52

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Roy Cheran is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. Roy is the Vice President of Marketing at DonorPro , an innovative software company that helps nonprofits grow their fundraising revenue by an average of 37 percent each year. With nonprofits, evaluation is not in bold and it is dimly lit. A saleswoman tracks products sold.

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Retention Nonprofits Education Education 67