Tue.Nov 15, 2022

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Bloomerang Launches Tribute Notifications

Bloomerang

Streamline your tribute letters with a personal touch. Tribute donations can be a major source of revenue for nonprofits that can lead to legacy gifts and deeper relationships with the family. And tribute donations are growing faster than any other type of peer-to-peer fundraising , which means the need for a time-saving way to manage post-gift communications is becoming increasingly important.

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The Best Volunteer Management Software – Our Top 10 Picks

Donorbox Nonprofit

Many nonprofits are volunteer-led, and even more, they require volunteers to complete their work. Hence, volunteers are necessary, but managing volunteers can be difficult if you’re unprepared. Volunteer management software is an efficient tool that nonprofits should consider. Nonprofit budgets don’t often have extra funds, but there are several free and affordable volunteer management software […].

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Rounding Up for Nonprofits: New Technologies and Habits Create Everyday Donors

NonProfit PRO

Most nonprofits recognize that the Holy Grail of giving is connecting with the “everyday donor.” These donors take advantage of monthly recurring donation programs, or have a way to steadily give throughout the course of their everyday lives. Here is how your organization can gain everyday donors.

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Weathering the Storm: Disaster Philanthropy that Builds Stronger, More Equitable Communities

NonProfit Quarterly

Floods devastated the eastern part of Kentucky in July of this year. Just months before, tornadoes tore a path of destruction through towns in West Kentucky. A few states south of us, Jackson, Mississippi, saw heavy rains that caused flooding, overwhelming a water treatment plant and leaving a city of 150,000 without safe water. While the affected areas in Kentucky are rural, they share with urban Jackson years of underinvestment in infrastructure and a lack of adequate resources, making their p

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Daffy.org Transforms the Donor-Advised Fund Into the LinkedIn for Giving

NonProfit PRO

Daffy.org announces the roll-out of new features to better discover charities through friends and colleagues, support causes and organizations together, and inspire one another with our philanthropic passions.

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What Large, Unrestricted Gifts Do for Leaders

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Phil Buchanan & Ellie Buteau. MacKenzie Scott’s giving has shattered conventional norms for big donors and foundations. Consider this: in her first three rounds of giving, between the summers of 2020 and 2021, the median grant size was $8 million, according to the data we collected for a just-published report entitled Giving Big: The Effects of Large, Unrestricted Grants on Nonprofits.

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To Sustain Your Mission, Take Care of Your Strategic Plan

NonProfit PRO

As we slowly emerge on the other side of the biggest health challenge our planet has faced in a century, it’s the perfect opportunity for nonprofits to review their strategic plans. For some, it’s also time to discern how to kickstart the plan back into effective, measurable action after several years in limbo.

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How Inflation, Economy Could Impact Your GivingTuesday

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Rasheeda Childress. Charities are trying to make the most of the event by lengthening its duration, teaming up with colleagues, and changing how they talk about giving.

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Running Your Fraternity’s Fundraising Events: A Mini Guide

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

There are a number of ways fraternities can approach fundraising projects, but by far one of the most popular strategies is to host a fundraising event. After all, a fundraising event allows brothers to gather together, get to know each other, create memories, and make a difference. . But there are a lot of moving parts to manage when it comes to hosting a fundraising event, from attendee comfort level to your marketing strategy.

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Donors Added $73 Billion to Their Donor-Advised Funds Last Year. More Than $243 Billion Is Now Available to Flow to Charity.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Alex Daniels. Getty Images. Some $46 billion flowed to working charities last year, and now more money is available even as the stock market has been on a rollercoaster and could dampen charitable giving.

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Does Your Nonprofit Have Main Character Syndrome?

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

What do you mean I am not the main character? OK, Main Character Syndrome may not be an actual mental health diagnosis (for now), but most of us have that one friend who thinks the world revolves around them and they deserve all the credit and attention. I am not saying we shouldn’t be the protagonist in our own story, BUT there is a fine line between advocating for ourselves confidently and thinking everyone around us is just a supporting character here to serve us.

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A Handy Guide to Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation [Free Sample]

Donorbox Nonprofit

New nonprofits must file several documents with their state and federal governments. Many nonprofits, but not all, are 501c3 organizations and must apply for tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). However, all nonprofits must file their article of incorporation with their state regardless of their tax status. Each state has different rules, so […].

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How to make your fundraising relevant [Book Review]

Jeff Brooks

Book Review: The Art of Relevance by Nina Simon. One of the main causes of weak fundraising is that it's irrelevant to donors. Fewer give, because the ask doesn't connect with their lives in any way they can perceive. It could be superbly written, masterfully designed, a great call to action, smart segmentation. and still fail because it's not relevant to the people you're talking to.

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Rethinking Food Culture Might Save Us

NonProfit Quarterly

“HAWTHORNE IN THE CORNFIELD” BY CHIP THOMAS/JETSONORAMA.NET. Editors’ note: This article is from the fall 2022 issue of the Nonprofit Quarterly, “The Face of Climate Change.” and was first published by NPQ on April 4 , 2022 , and is republished here with minor alterations. Food changes into blood, blood into cells, cells change into energy which changes up into life. food is life.

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How Can We Make Public Commissions More Democratic?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Luca Nardone on pexels. As we move toward a just energy transition, public participation in energy regulatory processes must shift. Such participation, which requires clear pathways to engagement, accessible information, and dialogue, is critical to a just transition. Yet, historically, energy commissions and other related institutions have excluded their constituents from decision making.

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