Selfish Giving

JANUARY 4, 2023

From the group of people that chose correctly, I randomly chose three people to receive Selfish Giving t-shirts. ?? Partnership Prospecting Who Must You Engage with in Corporate Partnerships? I think about 75% of you said I was the wise ass on the right. Sorry, but I'm the one ON THE LEFT! ? Congratulations to the winners! ??

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

One way to bring in additional revenue and elevate your fundraising strategy long-term is to incorporate matching gifts. Many companies do this by supporting causes their employees care about through corporate giving programs. That’s where software comes in!

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 28, 2024

Offering professional development opportunities can give employees a clear career advancement path and increase job satisfaction. To grow your impact and ensure financial sustainability, consider the following tips to secure the resources your cause needs: Focus on corporate giving. Diversify funding sources.

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Candid

AUGUST 11, 2022

Corporations have the resources to provide significant funding to nonprofits and are becoming a growing part of many organizations’ revenue streams. We’re here to help you crack into the corporate giving options available to you. . Some background: Corporations donated over $20 billion in 2021. Let’s dive in.

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Care2

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The more revenue sources your nonprofit has, the more sustainable your organization will be. One often underutilized source of income for nonprofits is workplace giving programs. These programs allow donors to give through their employers and, in some cases, even have their donations supplemented by employer contributions.

Retention 80

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2024

A massive generational shift in giving is happening right now with donors aged 60 and older. How are my older lapsed donors a literal giving goldmine, you ask? JD , one of the world’s foremost experts on planned giving—even if they’re a member of your legacy society. Deceased people literally give more than corporations.

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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 21, 2019

The survey results are in on asking corporate partners for a minimum revenue commitment (MRC). I asked the team at Accelerist , my partner in the survey series (check out the results of our salary survey here ), to offer their perspective on minimum revenue commitment based on their additional research on the topic. In a hurry?

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Candid

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This includes creating an annual operating budget , a document that breaks down your organization’s revenue, or the money you’ll bring in, and expenses, or the money going out to cover your costs, for each fiscal year. Budgeting your revenue based on its source allows you to make the most accurate projections.

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 3, 2021

Did you know that I literally have hundreds of posts on my Selfish Giving web site??? How Do I Get a Corporate Partner to “Pay Up” After an Event? How Do I Get a Corporate Partner to “Pay Up” After an Event? Corporate Partnerships Manager, Kids in Tech , Greater Boston/Remote ($45k - $60k) 2. Partnership Notes 1.

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Nonprofit Fixer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

To get great talent and entice people to give their all to a nonprofit organization, compensation is standard. Not-for-profit (nonprofit) corporations are legal corporations that must be incorporated (created) in a state. An entity can incorporate as a not-for-profit corporation which gives it special powers and limitations.

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EveryAction

APRIL 18, 2023

We invested in these initiatives to drive more revenue for nonprofit organizations and ultimately help social good organizations do more to power their purpose. Matching gifts present a huge revenue opportunity, yet many nonprofit fundraisers struggle to capture these funds without automation. What is Double the Donation? The result?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to attract corporate matching gifts: Dear Charity Clairity, I have a question about how to attract corporate matching gifts. Donors prompted to envision their gift being multiplied are often inspired to give more.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 7, 2021

Last month, Brittany Hill from Accelerist delivered an outstanding Cause Docs "clinic" on how to prospect for corporate partnerships. As part of the clinic, attendees received Prospect - Like a Boss , part one of Accelerist's new Corporate Partnership Playbook Series - and they loved it! ?? You can watch the replay here.

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

What's your partnership strategy for Giving Tuesday (Monday, November 30th) and the holiday season? Brittany Hill at Accelerist delivered an excellent hour-long webinar last month on How to Raise More From Your Partners This Giving Season. Brittany shared some great Giving Tuesday examples! Just hit reply to this email.

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Selfish Giving

JULY 10, 2019

Newsletter reader Trish Conklin , Director of Corporate Sponsorships at One Warm Coat , had a great idea for a survey question: Does your nonprofit require corporate partners to make a minimum revenue commitment? Imagine having so many corporate partners you could have an "emerging" category! ?? TAKE THE SURVEY NOW! ??

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Picture this: As the new year begins, you review your nonprofit’s year-end donation revenue and realize you’ve fallen short of your projected fundraising goals. Fortunately, your nonprofit can mitigate them by diversifying its revenue with a variety of fundraising sources beyond just donations. Let’s get started! Let’s dive in.

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Selfish Giving

JULY 25, 2017

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan I talk to Mollye Rhea , President of Atlanta-based For Momentum , on what's needed for a national corporate partnership to succeed both for the national headquarters and the field offices. The "Four C's" that characterize the collaboration between HQ and field offices with regard to corporate partnerships.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

tax exempt nonprofit organizations must file various Forms 990 with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) each year. This data source makes up a small percentage of our data but offers early insights and signals about the latest giving on critical topics. corporate donations, public charities that give donations).

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 19, 2023

What's important with case studies is asking the right questions, and I'll give you the exact six questions I use in every case study interview. You'll be my "special guest" at the conference You'll be attending the best conference in the world on corporate partnerships and learning from some of the top experts in the field.

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Top Nonprofits

MAY 8, 2024

You know that information about prospects’ financial capacity, affinity for your cause, and established giving habits is valuable, but how exactly does it play into the fundraising process? But when you have a list of 20 or 30 prospects, some are bound to give more than others. What do you do with the data?

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The corporate partnerships! While I unplugged from my newsletter for TWO WHOLE WEEKS (a new record for me), I never really stopped thinking about corporate partnerships. It's a family-led, publicly traded company that makes luxury shoes, leather goods, and generated nearly a billion dollars in revenue last year. I'm back! ????

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This day of global giving has grown into an impressive movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. The average donor often gives to multiple nonprofits according to prospect research data.) Make sure these steps are taken: Gather key donor data during their giving.

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

As the Talkabout audience grows, Marie Curie can generate revenue with ads. They should check out Cleveland Clinic's Health Essentials as an example of a nonprofit site that generates ad revenue. ?? Corporate partnerships are also an option with cross-promotional partnerships, sponsored content and events. Build an audience.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 12, 2024

Who has money to give (and what strings are attached)? Corporate foundations — These foundations are associated with a company and will also have a 990 you can review. Corporate giving — This is simply giving by a company (but without a 990). Funders often want to give one time. How do I find them?

Fundraising 92

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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 21, 2019

The survey results are in on asking corporate partners for a minimum revenue commitment (MRC). I asked the team at Accelerist , my partner in the survey series (check out the results of our salary survey here), to offer their perspective on minimum revenue commitment based on their additional research on the topic. In a hurry?

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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 28, 2019

What does this mean for you and your corporate partnership program? What's a corporate partnership pro to do? But here are two questions: What's the minimum revenue commitment for this campaign? Case Study : How one nonprofit doubled the fundraising revenue for its golf tournament in one year. Free Webinar! Brain Food 1.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 9, 2019

From the mailbag: Joe, I'm curious.why do you emphasize cause marketing over corporate revenue and the numerous opportunities for engagement apart from cause marketing? First, corporate giving is the smallest slice of the pie. Check out the numbers : dead people give almost twice as much as corporations do!

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Prospect research Once you have identified the donor plant prospects, next complete prospect research on each one to determine their total giving, first gift, last gift, largest gift, interests, last contact, relationships, employment, date of birth, and other gifts to charity so as to pre-qualify your chosen prospects.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 8, 2020

Visit Selfish Giving and hit the BOOK NOW button. Larry Weil , aka The Sponsorship Guy , shows you how to recoup sponsorship revenue from your cancelled event. National Director, Corporate Relations, American Lung Association (Chicago) 2. Hit reply to this email and give me the details and a link to the position. ??

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The Charity CFO

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

There are many ways nonprofits bring in revenue, and the healthiest nonprofits have various income streams. In addition, nonprofits ensure steady income from donations by accepting online donations, creating systems for recurring donations, and soliciting planned giving. . Corporate Donations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2022

By Allan Torres , Digital Marketing Specialist at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. What Is Embedded Giving? 6 Ways to Make Giving Easier With Embedded Giving.

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Top Nonprofits

JUNE 21, 2023

In this guide, we’ll explore three data management tips to help your nonprofit forecast fundraising revenue: Expand your nonprofit’s database Identify revenue patterns Analyze past fundraising results When you manage your data responsibly, you’ll be able to use it to power your purpose. What causes do they give to?

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Selfish Giving

JULY 17, 2019

We got a great response to our new survey question on nonprofits that require or request a minimum revenue commitment from corporate partners. Some really interesting feedback, including the responses displayed above for the question: Why DON'T you require/request a minimum revenue commitment for specific fundraisers?

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EveryAction

JULY 31, 2023

People tend to experience heightened generosity and are increasingly motivated to make charitable contributions, which explains why so many nonprofit fundraisers refer to this period as the year-end giving season. By promoting matching gifts during the year-end season, nonprofits can… Inspire donors to give generously.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

By Jess Woloszyn , Content Specialist at Classy.org – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Giving Tuesday 2021 is right around the corner. billion on Giving Tuesday 2020 in the U.S

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

Evaluating Ideas for Fundraising Events When you’re evaluating a potential fundraising event, don’t just look at the potential revenue. They don’t establish any future relationships or revenue streams. Your revenue isn’t sustainable, and you will find yourself living from one fundraiser to the next and one event to the next.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 29, 2023

Here, Bethany could have more capacity to give. The more you can optimize every donation ask, or tailor each donor’s ask to their specific capacity to give, the more effective your ask becomes. Segmenting by income data is an effective start, but it’s only a start—income alone misses other nuances of a donor’s ability to give.

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