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Which Fundraising Events Bring in the Most Money for Small Nonprofits?

Get Fully Funded

A very common “go-to” funding idea for small nonprofits is fundraising events. Events are a great way to bring like-minded people together and have a good time in the name of your cause. Some fundraising events are huge, drawing attendees and sponsors like moths to a flame. Other events are smaller, more intimate gatherings where guests are directly asked for money.

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Focus on the Right Donors With a Tiered Caseload

NonProfit PRO

Tiering your caseload is a strategy that organizes your caseload so that you can create a strategic, meaningful plan for every donor while focusing your time and energy on the right donors. Here is why it is valuable.

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5 Ways To Use The Text-to-Donate Feature To Reach Your Donors

Bloomerang

Text-to-Donate , also sometimes called Text-to-Give or text fundraising , is a tool that allows your nonprofit to receive donations by contacting individuals in your organization’s donor list via text message. It’s a convenient way to reach a vast number of donors, and so long as your organization’s donation form is mobile-friendly, this option simplifies mobile fundraising.

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Just Announced! 2023 Spring Nonprofit Training Events

NonProfit Leadership Center

Writer Leo Tolstoy once said that “spring is the time of plans and projects.” Here at the Nonprofit Leadership Center, we believe spring is the perfect time to make plans for your personal and professional development. We’ve launched 17 (yes, 17!!!!) new training events and certificate programs to help you renew your commitment to growth and to nurture your organization’s learning culture.

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Sankofa Philanthropy: Hip Hop’s Sixth Element

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Gordon Cowie on unsplash.com Hip hop—the music and its culture— turns 50 this year. The artists behind this popular genre are also at the forefront of philanthropic giving today. That’s because hip-hop culture embraces the principle of “ sankofa ,” valuing the importance of going back to a community after becoming successful and bringing others along.

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How to Run a Good Meeting

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

You’ve been in your share of awful ones. Here’s how to make them better. By Allison M. Vaillancourt Illustrations by Jason Hoffman for The Chronicle You’ve been in your share of awful meetings. Here’s how to lead better ones.

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Is it a movement or a moment?

Candid

Movements are having a moment. In 2022, the term “social movement” generated more internet searches than in the previous five years according to Google Trends. Given this level of interest, some nonprofits are applying the phrase to such a broad range of activities it is becoming watered down. When it comes to raising visibility on a given issue, nonprofits often strive to achieve broader impact—the kind of change that comes through collective action.

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Performance Appraisals Are Broken—Here’s How Managers Can Fix the Process

Blue Avocado

Neither supervisors nor employees think that the current process for performance appraisals is working. In this article, our author uses her experience as a trainer and coach with more than 2,000 managers, direct service staff, board members, and other volunteers to present a 6-pointed, human-centered approach that supervisors can use to fix the performance appraisal process.

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How to Manage Walk-athons and Similar Fundraising Events and Get Participants to Become Big Donors

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Rasheeda Childress Allen Eyestone, USA TODAY NETWORK Susan G. Komen, which raises money through its Race for the Cure events, regularly evaluates its fundraising events to be sure they’re still serving the organization. Making sure the most valuable events get the attention they need, revitalizing or eliminating those not so successful, and considering ethics in storytelling were a few of the topics discussed at a recent Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum Conference.

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7 ways you can out-write AI in your fundraising

Jeff Brooks

Afraid AI writing is coming for your writing job? You just need to make your real intelligence to work. Yours comes with heart, experience, and depth beyond anything the artificial kind can imitate. Here’s a post from the On Message Blog on How to Out-Write ChatGPT. Here are 7 ways to leverage your advantage over artificial intelligence: Draw from your experiences.

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It’s Fundraising Malpractice Not to Build Future Reserves

Clairification

Just like it’s prudent for individuals to have both a checking and savings account, it’s prudent for nonprofits to have both operating funds and endowment reserves. Living paycheck to paycheck is less than ideal , especially when constituents rely on you for services that really matter. Seriously ask yourself: Are we potentially one lost grant away from having to close our doors?

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Roy and Diana Vagelos Give $175 Million for Physician-Scientist Training at Columbia U.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest Also, Mary and Richard Templeton donated $20 million to Southern Methodist University for engineering education and scholarships, and California State University at Fullerton has received a pledge of $4 million for desert-science studies.

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Have You Tried Being a Donor?

Veritus Group

Being a donor is a joyful way to discover the insight you need to build meaningful relationships with your donors and inspire more giving. The post Have You Tried Being a Donor? appeared first on Veritus Group.

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The Power of Persuasion: Turn Your Prospects Into Donors

Bloomerang

The post The Power of Persuasion: Turn Your Prospects Into Donors appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Just Announced! 2023 Spring Nonprofit Training Events

NonProfit Leadership Center

Writer Leo Tolstoy once said that “spring is the time of plans and projects.” Here at the Nonprofit Leadership Center, we believe spring is the perfect time to make plans for your personal and professional development. We’ve launched 17 (yes, 17!!!!) new training events and certificate programs to help you renew your commitment to growth and to nurture your organization’s learning culture.

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How Petco is impacting the lives of both pets and humans

Nonprofit Leadership Podcast

Humans are not the only ones who suffer through troubling times, their pets do as well. Pets are often the only companion a person may have and they play a big role in one’s mental and physical health, especially during trying times. Today’s guest, Susanne Kogut, explains why her nonprofit is committed to the wellbeing of pets and their families.

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DEI Donor Best Practices

Bloomerang

The post DEI Donor Best Practices appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Highlighting Our Community of Leaders: Allison Mayfield

Successful Nonprofits

The post Highlighting Our Community of Leaders: Allison Mayfield appeared first on Successful Nonprofits.

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Report #1 From the Field: Forbes 30/50 Summit

Fundraising Leadership

Issue 223— March 7, 2023 Greetings from Abu Dhabi where I’m attending the Forbes 30/50 Summit. That’s an event to which both those women on the 30 under 30 list and those on the 50 over 50 list are invited, along with their plus ones if they choose to bring someone, and many additional individuals who are here to soak up the inspiration and networking opportunities.