NonProfit PRO
MAY 22, 2023
Personalization results in emails that are 26% more likely to be opened and donors that feel 71% more engaged. The opportunity to personalize a donor’s experience across your nonprofit’s entire digital ecosystem is huge. Here are some low-cost, risk-averse ways to help your organization ease into personalization.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 22, 2023
By Maria Di Mento Mark D. DiOrio, Colgate University John Hoyns gave $20 million to support financial aid at Colgate University. Plus, a lumber heir left a large bequest to two Bangor, Me., hospitals, and Los Angeles philanthropist Wallis Annenberg is giving $10 million to a Beverly Hills performing-arts center she helped to launch 10 years ago.
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NonProfit PRO
MAY 22, 2023
Birthdays are very powerful opportunities to recognize your recurring donors, yet not that many nonprofits do this. Here are some ways you can take advantage of this opportunity and make your donors feel extra special.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
MAY 22, 2023
Writing personal profiles or stories for your newsletter or website is a great way to market your nonprofit, while also recognizing the experiences and contributions of a single person. Those contributions can come in many forms, whether as a program participant, supporter, influencer, or volunteer. When I first started working in nonprofit communications, I wrote a lot of donor profiles for clients.
Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage
This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 22, 2023
Microsoft Corp. announces a suite of new AI solutions and improvements to Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit that are designed to transform the nonprofit industry and how fundraisers engage with donors, manage campaigns, and optimize operations.
Amy Eisenstein
MAY 22, 2023
very helpful, thank you
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Foundation Group
MAY 22, 2023
The post Recruiting Your Nonprofit’s First Volunteers appeared first on Foundation Group®.
Momentum Nonprofit Partners
MAY 22, 2023
Momentum Nonprofit Partners, Mid-South Philanthropy Network, and Christian Brothers University Institute for Leadership Development join together to host the inaugural Nonprofit Talent Summit Charitable nonprofits from across the country have reported significant difficulties retaining staff and filling vacancies since the pandemic changed the world in 2020.
MNA Association
MAY 22, 2023
Are you interested in joining the MNA team? We’re currently hiring an Operations Coordinator. The MNA Operations Coordinator is a customer service and team-oriented person who often serves as the face of MNA, providing crucial support to MNA members and staff. This position is responsible for all aspects of office management, administrative & program support, event management, member and program-related support activities, internal operations, limited accounting support, and data colle
Jeff Brooks
MAY 22, 2023
Hard-to-read writing is bad for fundraising. It decreases response. Why does it persist? I think it’s mainly three factors: Sloppy writing Easy to read is hard to write. It takes care and attention to write clearly and make things simple. First drafts are often complex. That’s okay, even inevitable. As long as you revise for simplicity. Many writers don’t bother with that.
Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business
For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.
Clairification
MAY 22, 2023
When you’re not aware you’re making a mistake, it’s hard to avoid it. So let’s get curious. I’m going to ask you to close your eyes for a minute to imagine a donor you’ve been wanting to ask for a major gift. I’m going to ask you to visualize a space where you’re meeting. Put them in your office, their home, a café or even a Zoom screen. Choose what’s comfortable, and where you think you’d be most likely to meet with this donor within the next month or so.
Veritus Group
MAY 22, 2023
Experience the transformative power of inquiry by asking your team an intentional leadership question. Here are five to get you started. The post The Ultimate Leadership Question: “How Can I Help?” appeared first on Veritus Group.
The Killoe Group
MAY 22, 2023
The post A Complete Guide to Fundraising Galas + Top 10 Event Ideas appeared first on OneCause.
Momentum Nonprofit Partners
MAY 22, 2023
Momentum Nonprofit Partners, Mid-South Philanthropy Network, and Christian Brothers University Institute for Leadership Development join together to host the inaugural Nonprofit Talent Summit Charitable nonprofits from across the country have reported significant difficulties retaining staff and filling vacancies since the pandemic changed the world in 2020.
Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker
Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.
Elevation
MAY 22, 2023
Social media has become an integral cog in the complex machinery of nonprofit communication strategies, acting as an unparalleled conduit for forging connections with supporters, propagating the organization's mission, and raising awareness about pertinent causes. These digital platforms empower nonprofits to partake in real-time dialogues, weave compelling narratives, and cultivate enriching relationships with donors, volunteers, and diverse stakeholders.
Nonprofit Leadership Podcast
MAY 22, 2023
Is your Board on board with your ideas? Do you find it difficult to keep your team focused on the organization’s mission? What is the most effective way to resolve conflicts? Today’s guest, Maryanne Dersch, explains how you can influence your team by getting out of your comfort zone, welcoming conflict, and releasing any attachment you have to your desired outcome.
Care2
MAY 22, 2023
Streaming live online May 30th – June 1st, the Digital Advertising Summit is the best place for charities, nonprofit organizations, and political action groups to improve their ad management skills! Join us for three dynamic days of panels, training, strategy, and conversations; we're excited to offer you a special registration discount. Use the code Care2 for 20% off the attendee fee.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
MAY 22, 2023
By Celina De Sola & Daisy Rosales Eugenia Ponce clearly recalls the tragic day in 2013 when her nephew and 12 other community members were disappeared. In the 10 years since, she has led a local collective in her native Tepito neighborhood in Mexico City to advocate for justice on their behalf. Along with thousands of other families of disappeared people, Ponce is a member of a national movement responding to violence that all too frequently goes unacknowledged and unaddressed.
Speaker: Dave Sackett
Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.
iMarketSmart
MAY 22, 2023
Lead with a gift: The primal-giving game Biologists model sustainable giving in nature with a game.[1] This primal-giving game models reciprocal altruism.[2] What’s the best strategy in this game? To answer this question one professor held an international computer gaming tournament. With many rounds and many players, strategies got complicated. How complicated?
Top Nonprofits
MAY 22, 2023
The word “ quality ” gets tossed around a lot within healthcare, and it can mean different things to different people. In fact, quality for a patient likely translates to the amount of wait time in an exam room or their doctor’s bedside manner. But when primary care providers think of quality they may consider whether all of their patients have made their scheduled appointments or received necessary vaccinations.
Fundraising Leadership
MAY 22, 2023
Issue 229 — May 22, 2023 My grandmother was a Bolshevik. Grandmother Rose was anything but revolutionary by the time she was my primary caregiver during my preschool years in Temple, Texas. She came to America in 1920 to marry her fiancée from their home town in Lithuania, had two children, and learned to play domestic arts like the other traditional housewives in the neighborhood.
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