NonProfit PRO
JUNE 5, 2023
Effectively incorporating capital campaigns into your general marketing campaigns can inspire donors to contribute not only to specific projects but also to the overall mission of your organization. Let’s explore strategies to integrate this approach into your fundraising.
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. Most people who start or lead nonprofits aren’t numbers people. In fact, they’d rather do most anything else than manage numbers.
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Candid
JUNE 5, 2023
Every year, Candid processes data on nearly two million organizations and more than three million grants. That data makes its way into various products and services to help: nonprofits find funding; researchers, advocates, and journalists derive insights into what is happening in the sector; and all types of funders to make funding decisions. All this work would be significantly more difficult if it weren’t for Candid’s taxonomy, the Philanthropy Classification System (or PCS).
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 5, 2023
Email raises millions of dollars for nonprofits every year, and organizations on the EveryAction platform took over 34 million advocacy actions in 2022—many of which were across digital channels. Digital advocacy can help organizations enlist and retain advocates across geography, time zones, ability, and so much more. Running the right experiments can help busy nonprofit staff develop a stronger and more engaged digital advocacy program.
NonProfit Quarterly
JUNE 5, 2023
A former executive director of the nonprofit Breakthrough New York, Rhea Wong is a podcaster (she hosts Nonprofit Lowdown ), fundraiser, and consultant who helps executive directors and development staff raise money. She runs the Fundraising Accelerator, an executive coaching program. She’s also the author, with Isabella Masucci, of a new book, Get That Money, Honey: The No-Bullsh*t Guide to Raising More Money for Your Nonprofit.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
JUNE 5, 2023
By Maria Di Mento Plus, the Chartwell School, a private school that serves youths with dyslexia and other language-related learning issues, received a $45 million bequest, and two donors gave $25 million to help people struggling with homelessness and opioid addiction.
Blue Avocado
JUNE 5, 2023
Politics - it's the invisible hand guiding every aspect of our lives. From the newly built homes in our neighborhoods to the quality of our tap water, the influence of politics is ever-present. This is why nonprofits, particularly those supporting marginalized communities, must become active players in the landscape of advocacy. This is the call to action embraced by the author, to stand up and leverage our platform for change.
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Foundation Group
JUNE 5, 2023
This article explores best practices for dealing with problems on a nonprofit board, affective conflict resolution, and removal of directors.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
JUNE 5, 2023
By Emily Haynes and Rasheeda Childress Almost 20 percent of Vanguard donor-advised funds have more than $250,000 to give.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 5, 2023
ShoppingGives has launched ShoppingGives Donation App Cartridge for B2C Commerce on Salesforce AppExchange. The app cartridge offers merchants a solution for launching, scaling, and optimizing their charitable giving strategies while aligning their values with their customers.
Clairification
JUNE 5, 2023
I can’t get no… Oh, I can’t get no… satisfaction… Fundraisers report money is the number one reason they leave their jobs [See Part I of this two-part series here ]. Hmmn… hmmn… hmmn… Is it really all about the money? While I do believe too many fundraisers are underpaid relative to their skill sets and performance, I’ve a hunch it’s not the real chief culprit for fundraiser dissatisfaction.
Fundraising Coach
JUNE 5, 2023
As I talk with nonprofit leaders, one of the common complaints I get is “I wish I had more opportunities. I feel like my list is so short. I’ve already reached out to them over and over.” Does this sound like you? My friend Phil Jones has a helpful framework to address this. He says that most of us want opportunities so we can get donations. But the problem is, opportunities don’t just come to us.
Prosper Strategies
JUNE 5, 2023
During the pandemic, we organized a regular Zoom gathering of nonprofit CEOs who came together to talk about fundraising challenges, staff burnout, social justice and returning to the office. It can be lonely at the top, and I hate to bring down the mood, but sometimes it’s helpful for nonprofit leaders to know they are […] The post What keeps nonprofit leaders up at night?
Nonprofit Leadership Podcast
JUNE 5, 2023
When it comes to making the best decisions for the future of your organization, you need to go about this strategically. Two very essential factors necessary for strategic planning are “intended impact” and “theory of change.” Today’s guest, Preeta Nayak, explains what these factors are and why they are necessary to the success of your nonprofit.
iMarketSmart
JUNE 5, 2023
The “one big thing” in fundraising is this: Advance the donor’s hero story. The previous article set in this series explored this in detail. The universal hero story (monomyth) progresses through four steps: The compelling donation experience includes these same steps. It starts by connecting with identity. This can come from the following: I am like them.
Non Profit AF
JUNE 5, 2023
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Ann Green
JUNE 5, 2023
One of the most important aspects of communication (written and verbal) is to make sure your audience understands you. There are many reasons this doesn’t happen. In nonprofit communication, people will overcomplicate things or use jargon and other language donors don’t understand. Some people like to show off their big vocabulary. The problem is if your audience doesn’t understand you, you can’t connect with them.
Jeff Brooks
JUNE 5, 2023
Wondering if you’re doing your donor newsletter right? Here’s some useful information from the BDI Blog: Nonprofit Newsletters 101: Why less is really more. It outlines a series of changes made to an organization’s donor newsletter: Limit the number of newsletters -- from 5 a year to 4. Change mailing months. Instead of February, May, July, September, and November, March, June, September, and November.
NonProfit Quarterly
JUNE 5, 2023
Image Credit: dimitrisvetsikas1969 on pixabay.com The world changes too much for anyone who is invested in social change work to imagine that this work is linear and predictable. Opportunities come and go, whether caused by a pandemic or political shifts. This much most social movement leaders and activists intuitively understand. But what can be done with this realization?
Momentum Nonprofit Partners
JUNE 5, 2023
Learn more about how the 2023 legislative session impacts Nonprofits and the Tennesseans they support The first session of the 113th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned on Friday, April 21st. The legislature passed a $56.2 billion budget which is the same as this current fiscal year. The key difference is this adopted budget includes $4 billion more in state dollars – replacing $4 billion less in federal dollars.
Momentum Nonprofit Partners
JUNE 5, 2023
Learn more about how the 2023 legislative session impacts Nonprofits and the Tennesseans they support The first session of the 113th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned on Friday, April 21st. The legislature passed a $56.2 billion budget which is the same as this current fiscal year. The key difference is this adopted budget includes $4 billion more in state dollars – replacing $4 billion less in federal dollars.
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