Wed.Mar 01, 2023

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How to Create Nonprofit Video Stories Using Your iPhone

NonProfit PRO

This year, 87% of online traffic is expected to be 100% video, Matt Carpenter, story architect at Beard & Bowler, said. But a video doesn’t need to be extremely polished and professional to get attention and make an impact. Here's how you can do it right from your phone.

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Gumbo for the Struggle: Recipes of Liberation from the Cultural Kitchen

NonProfit Quarterly

The cultural sector is actively seeking alternatives to business-as-usual. This article concludes the series, “ Remember the Future: Culture and Systems Change ,” which is co-produced by Art.coop and NPQ. In this series, queer, trans, and BIPOC artists and cultural bearers reflect upon the unique role that culture has played and can play in activating and enacting structural change—and in building a solidarity economy.

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Demographics via Candid: Building a movement to promote equity in the social sector

Candid

A lack of standardized demographic data not only hinders our collective work to create a more equitable sector; it also requires nonprofits to take time away from their mission-driven work to respond to disparate requests by funders for this information. To overcome these challenges, Candid, in coalition with a growing number of partners , set out to build a demographic data-led movement to meaningfully and measurably advance equity in the social sector.

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Are Your Messages Right for Right Now?

Mission Minded

Ask yourself these four questions to make sure your organization’s messaging is timely, relevant, and right for right now. The post <strong>Are Your Messages Right for Right Now?</strong> appeared first on Mission Minded.

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Next-Gen Donors want to Donate Now, Pay Later

NonProfit PRO

Millennial and Gen Z donors want to give (or give more), but are often constrained by finances and other economic realities. The solution? Allow them to Donate Now, Pay Later (DNPL). Your nonprofit gets all of the money upfront, but your next-gen donors get to pay over time (interest and fee free). Our CEO gave an excellent presentation recently on the realities of next-gen giving and DNPL.

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Why I Donated: Why I Made A $20 Donation To The Trevor Project

Bloomerang

In this post, we talk to Becky, a n editor in Buffalo, about why she donated $20 to The Trevor Project. The Cause : The Trevor Project offers suicide prevention and mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth. The Donation : $20 What inspired you to make a donation to The Trevor Project? A friend was raising money for The Trevor Project in honor of her upcoming birthday.

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5 Key Strategies for Sustainable Fundraising Success to Really Smile About!

NonProfit PRO

No need to worry about the shutdown of Amazon Smile? There are actually way better, sustainable fundraising success strategies to really smile about, whether or not your nonprofit organization participated in the program. Join Barbara O’Reilly, CFRE, and guest fundraising expert panelists, including Mackenzie Burckbuchler from Double the Donation, for a highly interactive, panel conversation webinar, on Thursday, March 30th at 2pm ET, to learn how to not only easily replace this revenue stream,

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D&O Insurance for Non-Profits: The Key to Non-Profit Risk Management

NonProfit PRO

Running one of the 1.5 million non-profit organizations in the United States can be fulfilling and meaningful. It can also bring significant risk of loss exposures. Every year, non-profit leaders are exposed to Directors and Officers (D&O) claims made against them and their organizations. Read on for more information about the growing exposures non-profit directors face, and the peace of mind D&O insurance can offer non-profits.

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Rest Can Help Fundraisers Get off the Road to Burnout

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Emily Haynes Getty Images Unfamiliarity with the physical signs of stress and burnout can prevent fundraisers from taking the breaks they need to recover.

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Volunteer Orientation and Training Tips

The Volunteer Hub

Your volunteer orientation and training program should foster a happy, prepared volunteer base. Here are 4 tips to help volunteers gain the most value from the experience. A good orientation and training program will provide volunteers with a positive experience and first impression of your organization. Is your orientation and training program creating value and engagement?

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Tips for Creating a Successful Young Professionals Program

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Alex Counts, Sejal Desai, and Jay Sehgal Young professionals may not have a lot of money to donate, but they can offer their time, energy, and ideas. Here's how several nonprofits in India get young people involved in their work.

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National Philanthropic Trust Donor-Recommended Grants to Charitable Organizations Surpass $6B in 2022

NonProfit PRO

National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) granted $6.06 billion on behalf of its donors in 2022, representing an increase of 18% in dollars granted compared to 2021 and an increase of 263% compared to pre-pandemic giving in 2019.

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Lilly Endowment Will Give $300 Million for Collaborations Between Indiana Colleges and Community Leaders

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest Lee Klafczynski, The New York Times, Redux Among the eligible institutions for the Lilly Endowment’s College and Community Collaboration is Indiana University. Also, the Citi Foundation has committed $25 million to improve food security worldwide, and Salesforce gave $1 million in unrestricted grants to 10 nonprofit groups with Black leaders.

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Get Rid of Your Giving Club

Veritus Group

When you look at the data, your giving club may be doing more harm than good. How can you break out of that transactional mindset? The post Get Rid of Your Giving Club appeared first on Veritus Group.

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How Leaders Can Help Fundraisers Avoid Burnout

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Emily Haynes Getty Images Nonprofit managers should check in with fundraisers early and often and show appreciation for their achievements.

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How Gift-Giving Can Make You A Better Fundraiser with Patrick Kucharson

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

Support for this show is brought to you by our friends at Bloomerang. Bloomerang offers donor management and online fundraising software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron , a nonprofit that empowers kids and teens through the game of golf. After just one year with Bloomerang they doubled their unique donors, improved donor stewardship, and raised more funds.

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What are the latest nonprofit communications trends?

Big Duck

The post What are the latest nonprofit communications trends? appeared first on Big Duck.

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Top 5 blog posts of the month

Jeff Brooks

Here are the 5 most-read Future Fundraising Now blog posts in the month of February: The hard part of fundraising: getting attention (the money is the easy part) An easy way to stand out in your donor's mailbox 2 things donors don’t care about -- and one they really do What’s bad about AI writing is nothing new When fundraisers make up stories about their donors

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Why Major Donors Give – How to Tap into Their Motives and Inspire Transformational Gifts

iMarketSmart

So many nonprofits seeking major gifts keep doing what they’ve been told by the so-called experts, consultants, and traditionalists. Ask, ask, ask. Keep your metrics consistent. Stick to the script. Wealth screening. RFM. When something new and flashy like AI comes along, they might add that to the mix because, “Yay! Technology.” But does any of that stuff work as well as it should?

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How to Make Your Kitchen a Cozy Home Space

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

How to Make Your Kitchen a Cozy Home Space By following these tips, you can turn your kitchen into a cozy home space. Not only will it be inviting and comfortable, but it will also be a place where you can enjoy preparing meals and spending time with your family. With the right strategies, you can easily transform your kitchen into a cozy and inviting space.

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Comment on Fame and Fortune Await! Take the NEW Major Gifts Challenge by Heather Bunting

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What I Wish I’d Known Before I Went Into Freelancing

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

What I Wish I’d Known Before I Went Into Freelancing To be a successful freelancer, you need to take it one step at a time. Be disciplined and flexible. Doing this will not only raise your standard before you know it, but you’ll be landing notable high-paying clients while also developing your personal skills and bank account. Freelancing is undoubtedly a good way to develop a firm set of life-changing skills while also making loads of cash.

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Newsletter: How to be a Case Study Superhero ??? ; Corporate Giving Expert Pulls Back Curtain on In-Kind Donations ; This Generational Group Controls Half of America’s Wealth

Selfish Giving

Last week I told you about Corporate Partnerships Everywhere (CPE23) on Thursday, March 16th. Many of you responded and signed up for the only truly international conference on corporate partnerships. ? ? ? This week I want to tell you about my session on case studies. It's titled Write a Wicked Awesome Case Study & Close More Partnerships. ?‍♀️?

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Building a Watch Collection? Here Are Some Tips to Choose a Unique One

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Building a Watch Collection? Here Are Some Tips to Choose a Unique One The reason why people collect watches may be different from one another, but the main reason is that they are all watch lovers. People who like to collect watches tend to have specific and unique information about their types of watches. People collect different kinds of things for different kinds of reasons.

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How to Earn Quality Backlinks through Guest Post Outreach Service

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

How to Earn Quality Backlinks through Guest Post Outreach Service A backlink strategy will not only help a site get onto the number one page in Google but blending it with the right SEO tactics will also help grow the ranking of the website. Guest posts and links go hand in hand. A good number of backlinks to a website indicates the value of content.