Tue.Apr 30, 2024

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Did a $100 Million Effort Reduce Homelessness? The Results Are In

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

San Francisco's Tipping Point Community pooled big private money to halve chronic homelessness in five years. A new study finds the effort failed to reach that goal, but lessons for philanthropy-government collaborations are rich. By Maria Di Mento Jeff Chiu, AP Photo Tipping Point spent nearly $100.7 million on 32 programs between 2017 and 2022 aimed at halving chronic homelessness.

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5 Takeaways From M+R’s Online Fundraising ‘Benchmarks’

NonProfit PRO

M+R's annual “Benchmarks” report revealed five key takeaways on nonprofits' digital fundraising strategies.

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How To Calculate Donor Retention Rate?

Affnetz

How to Calculate Donor Retention Rate? / By Bala Guntipalli Introduction: When it comes to nonprofit fundraising, it’s not just about getting new donors. It’s also crucial to maintain and build relationships with existing supporters. One important question in this process is: How do we calculate donor retention rate? This metric holds the key to sustainable growth and impact for nonprofits.

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How March of Dimes Established an Innovation Fund to Further Its Mission

NonProfit PRO

March of Dimes created its innovation fund to support companies that are poised to further its mission. Here's how it works.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

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.

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In Unusual Push, Funders Band Together to Give Grants for Election Work 'Early'

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Democracy Fund’s All by April campaign is trying to get grant makers to provide general operating support and to disburse it by the end of the month. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Vasha Hunt/AP The Democracy Fund’s All by April campaign is trying to get grant makers to provide general operating support and to disburse it by the end of the month.

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2024 Event Trends Study Forecasts a Bright Future for the Industry

NonProfit PRO

Community Brands' "2024 Event Trends Study" revealed current event tech trends, insights into event planners' mindsets, and more.

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The nonprofit rut, and what we can do about it

Non Profit AF

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Using A Personalized, Segmented Approach To Storytelling To Raise More Money

The Storytelling Nonprofit

When non-profits undertake fundraising campaigns, segmentation is often involved for the gift array in the ask. But further customizations based on the segmentation are often little to none. It made me curious about whether we could help a client see a lift in giving by segmenting storytelling content in email appeals. In most cases, non-profits approach storytelling as a one-size-fits-all approach.

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The classic book that changed how we think about readability

Jeff Brooks

Type & Layout , by Colin Wheildon, is one of those books that helped change the way a lot of people thought about design. I discovered it not long after it was first published in 1995. I worked at The Domain Group , and the book used a print ad we had created as an example — fortunately, a mostly good example. We all read the book, and we quickly realized there was something in it more important than that ego-stroking advertisement: A whole section about reading-comprehension and print

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Heller Consulting Acquired By RKD Group

The NonProfit Times

The growth at fundraising firm RKD Group in Dallas, Texas continues with the acquisition of Heller Consulting, a strategy, planning and implementation provider of nonprofit technology and leadership training. Heller Consulting, launched 1996 and headquartered in Bay Area of California, touts expertise in systems design and implementation and will be added to RKD Group’s existing fundraising and marketing solutions.

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A New Look At Running Grants & Programs: Why Use A System When You Have Excel?

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.

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How Text Summarizer Can Help You Write More Effective Marketing Content

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

How Text Summarizer Can Help You Write More Effective Marketing Content Marketing content is any form of writing published on social media , blogs, websites, apps, press releases, and print publications to market your services and products to the right audience. Marketers and business owners leverage content marketing strategies to spread their word and bring leads quickly.