Joan Garry
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Survey says…! Name the top 8 things that every nonprofit organization needs in a board chair. The number one answer is…. The post The 8 Attributes of an Outstanding Board Chair appeared first on Joan Garry Consulting.
Clairification
DECEMBER 1, 2022
As we enter the season of light, and you move into full-steam-ahead year-end fundraising mode, there’s something I want to remind you about your messaging. “Oh, by the way, it’s not about you. The biggest mistake you can make is thinking your organization is the story. People aren’t buying your organization. When someone asks: “What do you do?
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NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 1, 2022
If you are looking to increase your direct mail response rates in time for your year-end appeal, time is running out. Here are some tips based on behavioral science to help you right now.
Fundraising Coach
DECEMBER 1, 2022
You’ve made it. It’s after GivingTuesday. Your year-end fundraising letters are written, edited, and stuffed. Your year-end fundraising emails are scheduled. Your fundraising systems are in motion. Now what do you do? This is supposed to be the biggest month of the giving year, isn’t it? 2 Things To Do When All Other Fundraising Is Done.
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Leadership gets easier as you plan for the critical conversations you have daily. Having some phrases and questions ready will help you and your team move forward.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
DECEMBER 1, 2022
By Mercedeh Mortazavi & Alana Greer. Too often, national funders look at national problems and think the solutions must be in Washington, DC. Well, we know that’s not always the case. Usually, new solutions are imagined, developed, and piloted at the local level by local leaders. From historic, regional supportive housing efforts in Portland, Oregon, to first-of-its-kind tenant voting blocs in Kansas City, Missouri, the local level is often where new challenges and creative solutions a
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
DECEMBER 1, 2022
By M.J. Prest. Also, the former president of the Headwaters Foundation for Justice has joined the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, and two co-CEOs will now lead If, a Foundation for Radical Possibility.
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NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 1, 2022
A survey finds the majority of donors are giving at the same level on Giving Tuesday and in December, despite giving more than unusual throughout the year for Ukraine and other emergencies.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2022
In 2023, you’ll find a few changes in how we organize and present our nonprofit communications training and coaching content to you. Why We Are Making Some Changes. For the last few years, we’ve tried to help you “level up” from beginner to intermediate to advanced as a nonprofit communications professional. We published nonprofit communications training plans to help you better understand what you should be focusing on as you level up.
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 1, 2022
The Year-End Fundraising Cheat Sheet invites you to plan your year-end strategy around the donor engagement cycle. When you tap into your donors’ natural giving rhythms and feelings of generosity around year-end, they feel more connected to your mission and more likely to give — and DonorPerfect is here to help!
The LAPA Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2022
For me, I am a fundraiser because I believe the nonprofit sector can do a lot more to reduce poverty; so I raise funds toward achieving that aim, toward securing the necessary capital for designing and implementing anti-poverty policies and program solutions. With Gandhi, I believe that “Poverty is the worst form of violence.” That’s why I’m a fundraiser, and why I’m also committed to the constant improvement of my vocation.
Caring Truth-Teller
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Well, did you? Meet your Giving Tuesday fundraising goal, that is. I was woefully disappointed by most of the emails and social media posts that crossed into my awareness this week. Many posts and emails simply reminded me that it was Giving Tuesday with what felt like an expectation to give money. What was missing? Who would my contribution help? How much money would make a difference?
Jeff Brooks
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Here are the 5 most-read Future Fundraising Now blog posts in the month of November: The case of the irrelevant fundraising envelope that really works. Your fundraising might just be "white noise" for donors. Is 2022 a bad year for fundraising? What about 2023? How to use photos in fundraising [PODCAST]. What happens when you "dumb down" your fundraising.
The Charity CFO
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Churches often want to help those in need, especially among their congregation. But if you’re not careful, you could be accepting pass-through gifts that could cost the entity’s 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Pass-through gifts are donations given with the expectation that they will be used to benefit a specific individual or organization. .
Lets Talk Nonprofit
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Whether your nonprofit operates on a calendar year or fiscal year, what happens in December is critically important to your annual fundraising success. Did you know that giving spikes at the end of the year, every year? Fully one-third of December's gifts occur on December 31. So, how can you raise more money in the last four weeks of the year? Look at LYBUNTs What's a LYBUNT?
Stanford Social Innovation Review
DECEMBER 1, 2022
By Aida Mariam Davis. Changes in the workplace spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic have given many of us more flexibility in our place of work. Lockdowns and social distancing often meant holding work meetings from whatever remote corners of our homes—nooks in the closet, the kitchen counter, the bathtub—could afford us some sense of privacy.
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Image Credit: Jeffrey Czum on pexels.com. At the urging of thousands of borrowers and over 220 organizations representing students, workers, and people of color, the Biden-Harris administration just announced an eighth extension to the federal student loan repayment pause. Payments were set to resume in January 2023, after a Trump-appointed judge’s federal injunction blocked the administration’s planned student debt relief program.
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