Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

???? Important Notice: I'm off to Italy?? on Sunday and WILL PROBABLY NOT be publishing a newsletter for the next two Wednesdays (September 21st & 28th). Sad, right? But my wife says I have to finally leave the house! ?? I strongly disagree, but she tells me she knows best! I say PROBABLY NOT because I ?? publishing my newsletter. After all, consistency is really my ONLY true talent and virtue!

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A blunder is a careless mistake. It happens when you don’t 100% have a handle on what you’re doing, so taking good care becomes challenging. Have you ever blundered into disaster asking for a major gift? Let's review the top eight blunders I have encountered.

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The Charity CFO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

If you know only one thing about 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations , you probably know that they don’t pay federal taxes on their income. . But what if I told you that’s not always true? It’s true that due to their uniquely valuable societal contributions, such as charitable actions or educational priorities, nonprofits receive tax exemption for income from activities substantially related to their primary purpose. .

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

By Genevieve Smith & Ishita Rustagi. Picture it: At 11 a.m. on a Thursday, you get a personalized Slack notification prompting you to connect with a colleague you haven’t seen in a while. Then, at a midday team meeting on Zoom, you are alerted about who is speaking up less, so you can invite them to contribute. Later that day, while you are writing, an AI-powered plugin prompts you to use “chairperson” instead of “chairman.” The next day, in preparation for a qu

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

At Boys & Girls Clubs of America, we are grateful to have many outstanding corporate partners. Through the years, we have found that the foundation of a strong partnership is twofold: engagement and long-term commitment.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

I had the pleasure recently of teaming up with my fundraising bestie and copywriting guru Julie Cooper to host an “ End of Year Appeal Writing Made Easy ” workshop. We had close to 2,000 fundraising friends sign up, and we kicked things off by surveying the audience about their year-end fundraising goals (which we defined to include Giving Tuesday ).

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Hustle launched its Conversational Video Platform — a comprehensive suite of solutions that leverages short-form video to personally connect brands to consumers, scale communication efforts and deepen trust. .

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Ann Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Year-end fundraising season is underway. You may have started working on your appeal, which is great. But don’t stop there. It’s just as important, if not more important, to plan how you’ll thank your donors. I highly recommend creating a thank you plan , which will help you show gratitude before, during, and after a campaign. . Many organizations treat thanking their donors as an afterthought and it shows.

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Top Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Imagine your nonprofit is conducting prospect research and finds a promising potential major donor. Based on factors like wealth indicators and past giving behaviors to other organizations, you assume they’d be a perfect match and expect you could successfully build a relationship with them to eventually solicit a large donation. . However, after investing your development team’s time and effort into researching the donor, meeting them, and inviting them to events, you find that they actually ar

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Nonprofit Megaphone

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Every nonprofit staff member and volunteer knows that successful fundraisers are essential for the survival and growth of any organization. For this reason, it’s imperative to choose the event type and components carefully in order to minimize costs while maximizing donor engagement. This is no small feat; it requires considerable forethought, attention to detail, and collaboration with local businesses and community leaders.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Written by: Tabby Robinson, CNP. Reading Time: 4 minutes. An estimated 500,000 to 1 million Americans work as unpaid interns every year. Though paid internships are becoming more popular, unpaid internships are still a reality for many. Without any wages to shoulder the cost of living, an unpaid internship ends up deepening the existing social divide.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Corporate philanthropy encompasses mutually beneficial relationships between nonprofit organizations and for-profit businesses. This typically involves donations of money, time, and/or resources from corporations to charitable causes. Sounds like a win-win situation, right? It is?—especially when you consider that a company’s employees and consumers also benefit by knowing they’re supporting socially responsible brands.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Getting Top Grades in Your Research Paper Writing. How to Create an Effective Presentation Using Technology. Presenting your research can be a daunting prospect. The research can take months or even years from the time you decide on a topic and design your data collection to when you analyze the data and write up your results. Your presentation usually takes under an hour, so it can be difficult to decide what to include or leave out.

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Successful Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The post 7 Tips for Facilitating Your Next Focus Group appeared first on Successful Nonprofits.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As a non-profit marketing and development professional, I have spent my career figuring out how to cut through the noise of a crowded marketing space. In doing so, my job is to write and design to connect and motivate my audience: be it to volunteer, donate, sign a petition, engage, et cetera. Like many nonprofit professionals, capturing my audience’s attention with copy is one part of a litany of other job responsibilities , not limited to graphic design, social media, communications strategy,

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Social Media Marketing Tips to Boost Your Nonprofit’s Online Presence. Social Media Marketing has proven to be one of the most effective forms of marketing. How are you using it to boost your Nonprofit’s online presence? Check out the tips below. You wanna know how many people are using social media today? 4.70 billion! You know what this means for your nonprofit?

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