NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Informed Delivery can increase the effectiveness of your direct mail fundraising campaign while decreasing your postage costs. With only two more months left to take advantage of its dual benefits, here are the answers to the frequently asked questions I get on this strategy.
NonProfit Leadership Center
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Now through Friday, November 18, the Nonprofit Leadership Center is accepting submissions for its 2022 Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide. Started in 2019, this festive guide highlights holiday gifts that give back to nonprofit organizations to strengthen our communities. SUBMIT MY NONPROFIT. All you need to complete your submission is the following information: Name of the nonprofit organization Description of the product or service that benefits the nonprofit organization Cost of item(s) Link to lea
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NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
The Year-End Fundraising Cheat Sheet invites you to plan your strategy around the donor engagement cycle to tap into your donors’ natural giving rhythms.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
By Michael Kurtz. Nuthawut Somsuk/Getty Images/iStockphoto. Asking alumni of a small college to reflect on something that benefited them was far more successful than the standard pitch, a study found.
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
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
You might be seeing effects of the Great Resignation at your organization and tighter budgets due to economic inflation. If so, your approach to technology training can impact employee satisfaction and efficiency as well as staff turnover. Here are two things to consider.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
By Maria Di Mento. Jenna Braunstein George R.R. Martin, center. Plus, Salvation Army of San Diego landed $35 million to expand programs serving people struggling with homelessness, and five other donors gave big gifts to support democracy programs, climate resilience, and medical care.
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Amy Eisenstein
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Hi Amy: I am delighted to join your list (which I only just learned of through AFP). I am an avid follower of Andrea and you via the Capital Campaign Toolkit. Thank you, John.
Non Profit AF
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
To my esteemed colleagues, On a webinar about Donor-Advised Funds that took place on October 19th, 2022, with Susannah Morgan,
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
This article is the second installment of NPQ’s series on Community-Driven Philanthropy. In this series, movement leaders explore what’s possible if philanthropy adopts a reparative model—one in which it supports the leadership of BIPOC communities, not just by writing grants, but by shifting assets and control over resources to frontline communities.
Veritus Group
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
In times of economic uncertainty, donors become more discerning and careful with their giving. Here's what fundraisers need to know. The post How to Stay Calm When Donors Get Anxious or Demanding in Tough Economic Times appeared first on Veritus Group.
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.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
By Jason Saul , Heather King & Liz Noble. Over the past two centuries, economists, policy makers, and researchers have aspired to “harden” social science. A lot of progress has been made: using randomized, controlled experiments; making “evidence-based” decisions; and generating rigorous data. At the same time, there are limitations to how far the field can go towards becoming a “true science” which involves generalizability, replicability, and prediction.
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Image Credit: Ernest Brillo on unsplash.com. A few weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, the executive director of California Youth Connection (CYC) abruptly and unexpectedly resigned. There was no succession plan to fill the leadership gap, jeopardizing the organization’s mission to develop young leaders who can transform California’s foster care system.
Bloomerang
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
The post Don’t Panic: Prepare for Giving Tuesday! appeared first on Bloomerang.
Blue Avocado
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Article In Brief: The Problem: Nonprofits have long known the value of building community, but our voices have been ignored or devalued. Now we are learning that valuing private profit over community has brought us to the edge of extinction. Why it Happens: Our existing economic structure is designed to reward profit-seeking and to devalue […].
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.
Blue Avocado
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Nonprofits have been leaders in building sustainability for generations. Nonprofits can be the catalysts for the systemic change in consciousness we so desperately need by advocating for a community-benefit approach in our economic system. The post Nonprofits Have Been Right All Along: Community Benefit Models Can Solve Our Toughest Environmental Challenges appeared first on Blue Avocado.
The Volunteer Hub
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Creating, developing, and sustaining corporate partnerships is a win-win scenario for both your nonprofit and the businesses that support it. According to Nonprofit Source, 90% of company executives indicated that partnering with a reputable nonprofit organization enhanced their brand and 89% believe partnering leverages their ability to improve the community.
The Storytelling Nonprofit
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
It’s never too early (or too late for that matter) to prepare for year-end fundraising. The fact is, the non-profit sector sees a huge bump in giving during the holiday season. It is one of the best times of the year for fundraising because many people are already primed to give. Your non-profit likely have donors who give multiple times a year, but there’s probably a segment that makes a one-time gift in December every year.
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.
Philanthropy 2173
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
NOTE About this post: I'm trying to make sense of something happening around me rapidly. Will be back to revise my thinking and (I hope) improve the text. The following post is about the chaos that is now Twitter, the growth in the #fediverse, the damage being done in real time to disbursed communities of people and activists, the possibilities of digital civil society coming through to shine, and the need to think carefully and collectively.
Anedot
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership Announces November 19 th – Family Volunteer Day Wildfire Prevention Event on San Pedro Ridge, Marin County. Join CVNL, San Pedro Ridge Fire Safety, and California Climate Action Corps and volunteer to help make San Pedro Ridge safe from wildfire! Marin County, CA, November 8, 2022 – Throughout the year, Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) joins others across the country to celebrate national and local days of service.
Top Nonprofits
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Picture this: as the new year begins, you review your nonprofit’s year-end donation revenue and realize you’ve fallen short of your projected fundraising goals. As fundraising reports have shown , end-of-year donations can account for up to 22% of a nonprofit’s total annual fundraising, meaning potential shortfalls can have impacts on your programs for the rest of the year.
Jeff Brooks
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
The question: Why should I do fundraising? It annoyed me. I was thinking, Why are you at a fundraising conference if you haven't figured that out? But I bit my tongue and did my best to be helpful. I'm not sure I was helpful. Because I kept thinking about the question. Over time it dawned on me that this terrible question might have been a very good question.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!
iMarketSmart
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Monomyth steps. The “one big thing” in fundraising is always the same: Advance the donor’s hero story. The universal hero story, called the monomyth, includes specific steps. The hero, Begins in the ordinary world. Is faced with a challenge (the call to adventure). Rejects then accepts the call and enters the new world. Undergoes ordeals and overcomes an enemy.
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Image Credit: – – on unsplash.com. This article introduces a new NPQ series titled Community-Driven Philanthropy. In this series, movement leaders explore what’s possible if philanthropy adopts a reparative model—one which supports the leadership of BIPOC communities, not just by writing grants, but by shifting assets and control over resources to frontline communities.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
By Daniel Epstein & Travis Barnes. A 1983 US government study documenting the placement of hazardous waste landfills in low-income and Black communities was one of the first studies to highlight the intersection of environmental issues and racial inequity. In the nearly 40 years since, tackling climate change has become an increasingly important aspect of the environmental justice movement.
Clairification
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
If you are a U.S. Citizen, it is VOTE! BE THE CHANGE you want to see. “Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.” – Sydney J. Harris. For more thoughts and info on how much YOUR vote matters, see: Five reasons why you should vote! Alta Med. Choices have consequences.
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Fundraising Leadership
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Issue 209?—?November 7, 2022 Voting is a form of leadership. My grandparents, who were immigrants and entrepreneurs, taught me that everyone has an obligation to participate in the community. If you have not already cast your vote in the crucial midterm elections, here is where you can go to make sure your vote counts , where and how to vote in your state, and information about where candidates stand on issues of concern to you.
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