October, 2022

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One of the Most Creative Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Ever

Joan Garry

Do your org’s diversity & inclusion initiatives go deeper than how diverse your board and staff is (or isn’t)? Learn all about a creative move one of my clients made to bring racial diversity to life in their organization!

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Benefits of incorporating AI Tools in your Content Marketing Strategy

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Benefits of incorporating AI Tools in your Content Marketing Strategy. Are you looking to scale your content marketing efforts? Check out how AI Tools fit in your Content Marketing Strategy. Do AI Tools serve content marketing strategy? Yes, they do!

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Pleasant Persistence (it’s boring but effective)

Fundraising Coach

One of the hard truths about fundraising is that: fundraising isn’t always fun. Good fundraising is. tedious, meticulous, regular, pleasant persistence. Even when you don’t feel like being pleasant.). If you’re not getting the results you want, look at your own activity.

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Mastercard to Exempt Nonprofits in Good Standing From Recurring Donation Regulations

NonProfit PRO

Mastercard announced the recurring donation regulations that took effect Sept. 22 — and were going to kick in March 21, 2023, for nonprofits — will now be deemed best practices and not required for for-profit or nonprofit merchants, as long as they aren’t cited with excessive chargebacks. .

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4 Unique Call-to-Actions to Test on Your Nonprofit’s Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to the 2022 M+R Benchmarks Report , nonprofits pay an average of $3.31 to secure a lead [i.e., capture an email address] through digital advertising.

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When Opportunity Knocks, Open the Door: Donor Acquisition

Clarification

Don’t look in the mirror. Look out the door. No nonprofit can afford to be an island. As tempting as it may be to stay in your comfort zone, wearing blinders that enable you to forge straight ahead without noticing what’s going on around you, this is a dangerous practice.

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Joan’s Top 10 Nonprofit Leadership Books

Joan Garry

Check out my list of the top 10 nonprofit leadership books everyone should read to learn valuable insights on things like messaging, running effective meetings, and navigating the currently evolving workplace dynamics.

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We must prioritize nonprofit leaders’ rest and healing, and here are some cool funders doing that

Non Profit AF

Hi everyone, it’s almost Halloween, and the NonprofitAF Scary Story Contest closes this Thursday! Write (or record) and submit a. leadership nonprofit field Race, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion self-care

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7 Ways the Next Generation of Giving Will Look Dramatically Different

NonProfit PRO

Nonprofits are poised now more than ever to embrace a new way of interacting with donors that will help them establish a donor base that is truly engaged. Here are seven ways we can expect to see the next generation of giving change.

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8 Grant Research Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to the Giving USA 2022 Report , giving by foundations to nonprofit organizations grew by 3.4% in 2021 to $90.88 billion. Foundation grants now represent 19% of total giving to nonprofits – the largest share on record.

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Why Being a Frontline Fundraiser is NOT Just a Career

Veritus Group

When you're a frontline fundraiser, your job becomes more than just a career as you help your donors make an impact on the world. The post Why Being a Frontline Fundraiser is NOT Just a Career appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide

Nonprofit Megaphone

In recent years, we’ve seen a gradual shift toward giving more meaningful gifts rather than extravagant items. These can be thoughtful gifts that simply show how well you know your family and friends.

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Plan Now to Delight and Retain Year-End Givers

Bloomerang

The post Plan Now to Delight and Retain Year-End Givers appeared first on Bloomerang

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11 Phrases to Retire

Clarification

Negative self-talk can really mess you up. So say behavioral scientists, psychologists and researchers. I recently ran across an article on the CNBC Make It blog by Kathy and Ross Petras , and want to share it because it rings so true for me. And I hope for you as well.

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How (and Why) to Attract Gen Xers and Baby Boomers for Year-End Giving

NonProfit PRO

While the younger generations make sense for brand awareness, the older generations make sense for high-level gifts. So, it's time for a strategy update if you're struggling to attract Gen Xers or boomers as donors or have been ignoring them. Here are four ways to target these groups.

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5 Tips to Craft Your Nonprofit’s Year-End Fundraising Campaigns

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Your nonprofit does incredible, life-changing work. Your year-end fundraising campaigns should show your donors what you’ve accomplished together over the past year, and invite them to give toward an even brighter future.

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Failure As Opportunity: How to Value the “No” In Your Life

Veritus Group

When you hear "no," it's easy to get discouraged. But "no" is not failure; it's new information that can help direct your efforts. The post Failure As Opportunity: How to Value the “No” In Your Life appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Improve Your Fundraising and Communications by Segmenting Your Donors

Ann Green

Do you send all your donors the same appeal and thank you letter? Do you also feel your appeals aren’t bringing you the donations you need? Hmm, there may be a correlation here.

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

For the majority of nonprofits the last quarter of the year makes the majority of the year’s revenue. Why is this? Outside of tax incentive deadlines, it’s fair to conclude that the fourth quarter is the season most of us choose to give.

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Nonprofit Radio for October 31, 2022: Team Care

Tony Martignetti

Susan Comfort: Team Care Susan Comfort wants you to go beyond self care, which we’ve covered over the last two weeks, to team care. Yes, take care of yourself and your friends, then look after your team.

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10 Tips to Create an Effective Website Donation Page

NonProfit PRO

Donors, especially first-time donors, can lose confidence in their decision to give if your donation page is purely transactional or difficult to use. Here are 10 ways to ensure your donation page makes it easy for donors to give and feel great about supporting your organization.

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6 Ways to Make Giving Easier With Embedded Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Allan Torres , Digital Marketing Specialist at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Every visitor of your nonprofit website is a potential donor.

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Global Tech Leader: Why Collaborating And Supporting Women in Tech Is Urgent  

Fundraising Leadership

Kristin Naragon, VP of global marketing and strategy at Akeneo, at a recent conference. The customer may or may not be always right, but Kristin Naragon tries to always do right by the customer. She also tries always to do right to create gender fairness, equity and inclusion for women in tech.

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Your Fundraising Campaign Will be More Successful if You Go Multichannel

Ann Green

Year-end fundraising season is starting to gear up. I’m already seeing appeal letters in my mailbox and this is just the beginning. Speaking of appeal letters, you should plan to send one by mail.

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Navigate Change Management: Set Your Nonprofit Up For Success

Bloomerang

“Change is inevitable, growth is an option.” – John C. Maxwell. It’s no secret that as a global society we’ve had a few changes thrown at us in the last few years.

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Comment on 27 Ways to Cultivate Donors and Build Deep, Lasting Relationships by Irene Kaufman

Amy Eisenstein

Am returning to work in the field of non-profit fundraising, and really appreciate your articles. They have been so helpful in helping feel I am getting back up to speed. BTW – is there a typo in the header of item 25? Please feel free to edit this bit out if you decide to post my comment :0

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Maximize Your Social Fundraising This Giving Season

NonProfit PRO

With more than $6 billion having been raised through Facebook and Instagram fundraisers now, social fundraising has cemented itself as a key strategy for increasing nonprofits’ revenue streams. Annual Campaigns Personalization Social Media Facebook Instagram Social fundraising Social media

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3 Reasons to Invest in Nonprofit Fundraising Tech Integration – Even During a Recession

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Brian Greenwald , Nonprofit Superfan at Generate_Impact – a technology services company focused solely on celebrating and serving humanitarian, social impact and sustainability organizations and causes.

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Fundraising is a lot more about getting attention than getting money

Jeff Brooks

In major donor fundraising, it's often said that it's harder to get the appointment than it is to get the donation. That's because in our world, time and attention are more precious than money. This is true for nearly everyone, not just wealthy major donors: Time is in much shorter supply than money.

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Disaster Relief Fundraising: Critical Tools for Donations + Examples

Donorbox Nonprofit

When disaster strikes – whether natural events, global pandemics, or any other number of emergencies – so, too, can extreme devastation. The world’s nonprofits are the true heroes of these catastrophic situations, stepping in and stepping up, especially when support is needed most.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Senior Care

Bloomerang

According to the US Census Bureau, there are more than 46 million adults age 65 and older living in the U.S.; by 2050, that number is expected to grow to almost 90 million. This creates both a demand and opportunity for organizations whose focus is primarily serving this target group.

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Nonprofit Vision Statements: The Ultimate Guide (+ Examples)

Prosper Strategies

Here’s how to get started developing a nonprofit vision statement to articulate the future your organization exists to create. The post Nonprofit Vision Statements: The Ultimate Guide (+ Examples) appeared first on Prosper Strategies. Strategic Planning

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3 Tips for Rebuilding Your Board Post-Pandemic

NonProfit PRO

The last two-plus years have taken a toll on us all. Many of your board members may be burnt out and some may have even stepped down. So now what do you do? It’s time to rebuild your volunteer leadership team using these three tips. Board Board members post pandemic rebuild Volunteer leadership

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Nonprofit Radio for October 17, 2022: Wake Up Excited, Go To Bed Fulfilled

Tony Martignetti

Eric Saperston: Wake Up Excited, Go To Bed Fulfilled That’s what Eric Saperston wants for you. He returns after many years to share his wisdom born of research over cups of coffee with some of the most successful folks on the planet. Plus there’s his book, “Live In Wonder.”

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Keep donors paying attention by raising raising questions, not spouting answers

Jeff Brooks

Ads written by journalists are why most people hate advertising. They're also why so many ads are ineffective and a waste of money. This is what we learn from The Monday Morning Memo at That Hovering Question Mark. It applies equally to fundraising.

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Ch-ch-ch-changes are comin’!

M.A.N.P

The MANP team has been hard at work behind the scenes on a new website and association management system (AMS) and we are delighted to preview some exciting changes coming in November! What can you look forward to? A mobile-friendly website (finally!).

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Giving Tuesday: Matching Gifts

Bloomerang

The post Giving Tuesday: Matching Gifts appeared first on Bloomerang. giving tuesday

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