NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Image Credit: Centre for Ageing Better on pexels.com. For Black people living along the Black Belt in the American South , history entails stories of enslavement and fortitude. Black farmers exemplify that balance most strongly as, for decades, they have resisted injustices related to land ownership, debt, and social mobility. Patrick Chandler Brown, based in Warren County, North Carolina, is redefining what it means to be a Black farmer.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

I’ve seen two truths: People want to help those in need and be part of a movement. Giving Tuesday offers both opportunities in one day — Nov. 29 this year — which is why your organization should start planning a Giving Tuesday appeal now.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

“WARRIOR TWINS” BY CHIP THOMAS IN COLLABORATION WITH CANNUPA HANSKA LUGER/ JETSONORAMA.NET. Editors’ note: This article is from the fall 2022 issue of the Nonprofit Quarterly , “The Face of Climate Change. ”. Click here to download this article as it appears in the magazine, with accompanying artwork. In my community, cycles are fundamental to understanding our world.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Nonprofits should use a spending policy that provides stable support for constituents’ needs through various market cycles. Here is one methodology that can be used to determine what the best spending policy may be for your organization.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Uncover the Benefits of Maps for Nonprofit Fundraising. You’ve heard that the power of storytelling is essential when it comes to educating people about your cause and converting people into supporters. It is often much more effective to use as few words as possible and let images tell the stories for us. When we use images that are based on real data and facts, our story, and more importantly – our conclusions – become self-evident.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In time for this year’s Giving Tuesday on Nov. 29, nonprofits that have earned a Candid Seal of Transparency will also become eligible to enable and accept donations with Apple Pay, providing donors with an easy, secure, and private way to give to nonprofits they love.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

By Peter McAteer. An excerpt from Pathways to Action on how market-leading organizations must take the lead in accelerating change.

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Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Your homepage is the face of your nonprofit. While marketing appeals will likely be supporters’ first impression of your nonprofit, your homepage tells supporters everything they need to know about your nonprofit (whether it’s intentional or not). To improve visitors’ experience on your homepage, learn how to build and maintain an accessible homepage with a modern design that reflects the sophisticated nonprofit behind it. .

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Donorbox Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Who uses Nonprofit CRM software? Regardless of the size of nonprofits, CRM software is essential for all. It can enable your nonprofit to track the success of fundraising appeals and donor trends and help strengthen relationships with supporters. Technology gives nonprofits their choice of software with different features and at various costs. This guide includes […].

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Successful Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The post Highlighting Our Community of Leaders: Grace Atkinson appeared first on Successful Nonprofits.

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Donorbox Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Your nonprofit may spend significant time and effort cultivating and soliciting major donors, but do you spend the same effort on your organization’s mid-level donors? Most nonprofits don’t know who their mid-level donors are and don’t have a plan on how to communicate and solicit gifts from these donors. As you read this article, we […]. The post Mid-Level Donor Strategy – Identify, Cultivate, and Engage appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Jeff Brooks

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Here are the 5 most-read Future Fundraising Now blog posts in the month of October: What the plumber taught me about bad fundraising. The dream donor who slashed a revenue stream. What to do about your "weakest" fundraising appeal. Keep donors paying attention by raising questions, not spouting answers. 2 things donors NEVER complain about.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

“XÍCIL KÁY ” (“ANGRY GRANDMOTHER”), CARVED AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY SAMUEL BARR/ GUEMESISLANDART.ORG/HOMEPAGE/SAM-BARR. Click here to download this article as it appears in the magazine, with accompanying artwork. Editors’ note: This article is from the Fall 2022 issue of the Nonprofit Quarterly , “The Face of Climate Change. ”. Oftentimes, when people think about the Pacific Northwest and the Salish Sea, they think of lush evergreen rainforests.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If you’re a nonprofit leader, you know the importance of forging a deep bond with your supporters in order to keep them engaged with your mission. The best way to do this is to maintain open lines of communication with them. . But your organization shouldn’t stop there when planning your communication strategy. Instead, make sure you’re segmenting your donor base when planning how to communicate with them.

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Year-end fundraising coincides with the gratitude season, which includes Thanksgiving in the U.S. and the December holidays. Maybe it’s just me, but it seems as if stores go into holiday mode earlier each year. Now is a great opportunity to show some gratitude to your donors. You could hold a thankathon , especially if you haven’t launched your appeal yet.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In my first blog about how I use Asana , I outlined how I (who is, again, by no means an Asana expert) use this platform to capture, organize and create stories for our organization. I use these collected stories as blogs, newsletter articles, media pitches, and social media content. You may be wondering how I organize all of this communication. If you guessed Asana, you get the day’s gold star.

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