Wed.Sep 28, 2022

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Why Funders Should Go Meta

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Stuart Buck & Anna Harvey. We don’t mean the former Facebook. Rather, philanthropies should prefer to fund meta-issues—i.e., research and evaluation, along with efforts to improve research quality. In many cases, it would be far more impactful than what they are doing now. This is true at two levels. First, suppose you want to support a certain cause–economic development in Africa, or criminal justice reform in the US, etc.

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Developing a Grantmaking Strategy That Works for Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

One of the most important roles a nonprofit can play is that of grantmaker. And, while there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to crafting a successful grantmaking strategy, there are a handful of key strategies that any nonprofit can deploy.

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6 Nonprofit Bookkeeping Tips to Save You Time & Money

The Charity CFO

If you manage a nonprofit, you know very well that every day there are a million and one things to be done. And, of those a million and one things, bookkeeping is not at the top of your favorite things to do list. . Good bookkeeping requires extreme accuracy and attention to detail. But it’s often seen as “busywork,” it rarely makes the priority list, and under-staffed nonprofit teams often fall behind.

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4 Ways to Get to Know Your Audience

NonProfit PRO

As your organization prepares for the year-end, it's important to remember that your constituents may have different priorities now. Here are some tools you can use to assess your current donor database.

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Comment on How to Create a Development Plan that Catapults Your Fundraising by Brenda Garrett

Amy Eisenstein

Amy, your helpfulness just keeps on coming – thank you! Our development team is working on this right now – we are all either fairly new or brand new to the organization, and yet we have a relatively strong donor history of regular giving but it has not been well stewarded in the last couple of years – so we are encouraged that we will be able to create a fruitful plan!

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Notley Launches National Rising Tide Initiative to Supercharge Social Good

NonProfit PRO

Notley, the Austin-based catalyst for social innovation has launched Rising Tide, an initiative powering social good in communities. This first-of-its-kind program allows nonprofits to grow their operating revenue via no-risk interest income.

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Social Media and Newsletter Ideas for October 2022

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Need writing ideas for your newsletters, social media updates, blog posts and more? We’ve got you covered! These ideas come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. Sign up now to get November’s prompts emailed to you next week. On the Calendar. 10/01: National Homemade Cookie Day or World Vegetarian Day. Share your favorite cookie or vegetarian recipes or have your staff or supporters shares theirs. 10/05: Do Something Nice Day.

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Email engagement: Four tips to make the most of your campaigns

Candid

Your nonprofit marketing strategy helps acquire new supporters, engage your current support base, and gain traction on priority initiatives. Email is often the backbone of nonprofit marketing strategy. Around 99% of email users check their inboxes on a daily basis, making this one of the most likely messages your supporters see. Let’s walk through four email engagement tips to help you make the most of your campaigns: Personalize and segment email messages.