The Chronicle of Philanthropy
APRIL 30, 2024
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.
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 11, 2024
If you’re always looking externally for your next major gift prospect, you may overlook a loyal supporter already in your database. Here are seven types of donors your nonprofit can locate internally.
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Affnetz
APRIL 30, 2024
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.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
APRIL 25, 2024
Nonprofit email marketing is still a great way for nonprofits to reach the right people with the right message at the right time. It’s a great tool especially when you connect your email engagement work to your nonprofit’s big mission goals. Ultimately, the most strategic way to use email is to work towards good email metrics. But nonprofit email marketing can be complicated!
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
This session will dive into how to create rich generosity experiences that foster long-lasting relationships. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to redefine how you engage with your supporters—emphasizing trust, engagement, and community over transactional giving models. 🤝 Industry expert Tim Sarrantonio will explore data-backed strategies to engage supporters as active participants in a community that values their contributions and shared ideals.
Joan Garry
APRIL 4, 2024
These are the 5 biggest lessons I had to learn when I first became a nonprofit executive director. And understanding how to implement them changed everything. The post The 5 Biggest Lessons of Successful Nonprofit Leadership appeared first on Joan Garry Consulting.
Amy Eisenstein
APRIL 23, 2024
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NonProfit PRO
APRIL 16, 2024
MacKenzie Scott recently awarded $640 million as part of her open call for grant applications. Here's the impact it's already having.
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
APRIL 28, 2024
As a nonprofit professional, you understand that investing in your staff is the best way to develop your organization. These changemakers are on the ground floor pushing initiatives forward, so you want your work environment to support their growth. While some skills are innate, many nonprofit management skills can be taught. It’s up to you to provide your staff with the right development opportunities so they can become stronger leaders for your cause.
Affnetz
APRIL 23, 2024
Nonprofit Donor Management Software | Top 10 Premium Solutions / By Bala Guntipalli Introduction: Buying nonprofit donor management software can be tough, but this blog helps you understand the criteria and sort through the top players in the market. In this article, we will explore the definition of nonprofit donor management software, discuss the importance of effective donor management for nonprofits, and provide an overview of how donor management software can streamline operations and incr
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
APRIL 10, 2024
Like Herding Cats I can recall a few times in my nonprofit journey when coordinating a new marketing campaign across departments felt more like herding cats than orchestrating a symphony. Each team was on its own wavelength, doing its own thing, focused on their own mission-driven priorities. This situation created silos and missed deadlines, hindering our progress.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio
The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.
Joan Garry
APRIL 9, 2024
Dream candidates could be right in front of you and you could completely overlook them if your recruitment process upholds the status quo. Indeed, using the same standard recruiting criteria as everyone else could be an invisible blocker to attracting and hiring your dream team. These two strategies are how you can reinvent your recruiting process with smashing success.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
APRIL 24, 2024
A young nonprofit leader argues that there's a brief window of opportunity to ensure that hate won't thrive on college campuses. By Manu Meel Anadolu via Getty Images Police arrest students at New York University during demonstrations in solidarity with the students at Columbia University in New York City on April 22. A young nonprofit leader argues that there's a brief window of opportunity to ensure that hate won't thrive on college campuses.
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 15, 2024
The U.S. Postal Service proposed mailing services price changes, including a five-cent bump in the cost of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp.
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
APRIL 17, 2024
In the heart of Nashville ’s nonprofit sector , you can find Nicole Olivia Rose, CN P ( Certified Nonprofit Professional ). This exclusive interview gives us a peek into her inspiring career journey and the profound impact one individual can have on their communit y. F rom Education to Nonprofit Management Nicole’s interest in public service began in high school, where her involvement in the Youth Volunteer Corps sparked her passion. “ I saw so many nonprofit professionals passio
Affnetz
APRIL 16, 2024
Corporate Sponsorships for Nonprofits | A Guide to Grow Nonprofits/ By Bala Guntipalli Introduction to Nonprofit Board Management Software: Technology has become an integral part of our lives, changing the way we do business and manage organizations. Nonprofits, just like any other entity, will benefit from using technology to streamline their operations and maximize their impact One area where technology can make a significant impact is board management.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
APRIL 3, 2024
For those coming into the nonprofit world from corporate communications, perhaps the most perplexing realization is that most nonprofit communications teams don’t draft and manage their own budgets. But they should! According to the 2024 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , only 36% of nonprofit communications teams draft and manage their own budgets.
Joan Garry
APRIL 24, 2024
Executive directors complain that they do not receive a formal annual performance review. Here are 10 potential opportunities for achieving a stellar performance review! The post Crush Your Annual Review: 10 Steps For Executive Directors appeared first on Joan Garry Consulting.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
APRIL 25, 2024
If successful, the suit brought by a small nonprofit would damage the charitable world’s legitimacy and fuel partisan divisions. By Craig Kennedy Getty Images If successful, the suit brought by a small nonprofit would damage the charitable world’s legitimacy and fuel partisan divisions.
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 23, 2024
A new study on donor-advised funds revealed increased long-term and responsive giving, as well as other donor behaviors and sentiments.
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
APRIL 24, 2024
Your nonprofit has plenty of responsibilities to manage , from planning fundraising events to organizing community programs. If you’ve found yourself wishing for an extra support system, we’ve got the solution for you. Corporate partnerships with local businesses can give your nonprofit organization a leg up in furthering its mission—whether you need direct financial support, pro-bono services, or in-kind donations like a venue for your events.
Ann Green
APRIL 29, 2024
Is your nonprofit poised for long-term growth? Check out these future-proof nonprofit fundraising strategies based on today’s top philanthropic trends. By Patrick Schmitt Achieving your mission takes time and resources. As a nonprofit professional, you know this all too well and likely implement all kinds of cost-saving and efficiency-boosting practices into your work.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
APRIL 11, 2024
Kristina and I are about to make one of those big switches that all nonprofit communicators will likely make at some point in their careers: moving an email list to a new email service provider. That means we will need to warm up a new IP address and rebuild our sender reputation. Shaky on the vocabulary? Email service providers (ESP) include companies like MailChimp , Constant Contact , ActiveCampaign , etc.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
APRIL 18, 2024
By Sonya Childress , Sahar Driver , Aldita Amaru Gallardo , Jennie Goldfarb , Allistair Mallilin , Lindley Mease , alicia sanchez gill & angela vo Leaders of several intermediary organizations share how they envision their role within—and how they ultimately hope to upend—the philanthropic landscape.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
APRIL 1, 2024
Philanthropy loves big words. Americans don't By Alex Daniels Chronicle illustration; iStock Philanthropy loves big words. Americans don't. So why is the nonprofit world filled with philanthro-speak?
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 5, 2024
A new report shows that Jewish nonprofit boards perform well but could build stronger cultures, diversify, and improve in other ways.
Clairification
APRIL 8, 2024
I find a widespread misunderstanding about the notion of what constitutes being donor-centered. It derives from two misconceptions: Assuming people don’t want to be asked. Spending all your time on cultivation, assuming folks don’t need an ask and will simply give spontaneously as a result of being wooed. Both of these rationales short-change your would-be donors.
Ann Green
APRIL 22, 2024
Our world is packed with information, too much at times. When I was growing up, we just had a few TV channels to choose from. Now there are countless streaming options. We also have email, the internet, and social media, just to name a few. It’s a lot! How does your nonprofit organization compete with all this? You need to communicate regularly with your donors and you need to do it well.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
APRIL 23, 2024
Need to fill some gaps in your editorial calendar? We have ideas for newsletters, social media, blog posts, and more. These writing ideas for May come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. Fill out the form below to get June’s prompts emailed to you next week. Your Writing Prompts for May 2024 On the Calendar 5/1: National Mother Goose Day.
Candid
APRIL 16, 2024
How do young people today see their role in making the world a better place, and what are the implications for the social sector? A report from the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO) and The Allstate Foundation explores how Gen Z is expanding the definition of “community service” and seeking to maximize impact—for themselves and the communities they serve.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
APRIL 15, 2024
A StoryCorps program is one of hundreds that promote one-on-one dialogue to bridge divides. Philanthropy is all in, but the evidence is mixed. By Eden Stiffman Getty Images Keep up with everything happening in The Commons by signing up for our Philanthropy Today newsletter and joining our Commons LinkedIn group.
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 18, 2024
What do you get when you combine more than 600 nonprofit leaders, 26 speakers and 11 sessions over the course of one amazing day? You get INSPIRED. For those unable to attend the AWS IMAGINE: Nonprofit conference in person this year, the content is now available on-demand. Log-on, listen and share with others. Together we’ll inspire leaders across our mission-driven organizations, as we work to solve the world's most pressing challenges.
Big Duck
APRIL 18, 2024
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Fundraising Leadership
APRIL 19, 2024
The workplace is complicated often by untruths from employers as well as employees. (Adobe Stock Photo) The truth is on hold on both sides of the hiring process at many career levels, as the recruiter often offers misleading information about the job and perhaps the company. Potential employees often pad their resumes. Does the employer’s white lie and candidate’s CV padding cancel each other out?
NonProfit Quarterly
APRIL 3, 2024
Image credit: stevegeer on istock.com Affordable housing programs often neglect small buildings. Typically, federal affordable housing programs encourage investments that focus on large-unit multifamily apartment buildings. For new construction, larger buildings can result in smaller per-unit costs. Additionally, larger buildings have a perceived higher per-project impact.
Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit
APRIL 21, 2024
Chances are, your nonprofit uses its website as a central information hub. Here, people can learn more about the history of your organization, your mission, and how you serve the community. They may even use your website to donate, sign up to volunteer, or register for an event. However, none of this is possible if prospective supporters can’t find your website in the first place.
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