Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Why are round-up fundraisers so popular and effective? I always thought it was because the requested donation never exceeded 99 cents, which made it easy (and cheap) for shoppers to donate. This may be true, but I recently read about another possible reason. Kristen Berman of Irrational Labs shared a study last week in Lenny's Newsletter on a fintech app that wanted to help its users pay down debt faster, saving them thousands of dollars in interest.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Inspiration4 returned from orbit Saturday, raising millions for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the process. Though the campaign goal was met, it will continue raising money through February 2022.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

During a hectic work day where many can only squeeze in a lunch break between firing off emails, it can be hard to know if you’re making your donors feel appreciated or if you’re giving them the impression that they’re getting copy and paste interactions. This isn’t something to ignore or worry about until later; good communication skills are invaluable to your nonprofit’s income stream.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

We really, really, REALLY suggest you use an editorial calendar to organize the content you are going to publish. We consider it an essential planning tool for ALL communications departments no matter what size as our Nonprofit Communications Trends Reports show that the most effective nonprofits use an editorial calendar consistently. We’ve talked a lot about editorial calendars and planning over the years and have combined that knowledge into The Nonprofit Editorial Planning Starter Kit.

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The gala attendance for your nonprofit is down, year over year. So, you ask, How can we fix our gala attendance? Naturally, this leads to ideas to make the gala snazzier. However, that doesn’t actually solve the shrinking attendance problem. Instead, ask yourself this: What was the goal of the gala? Was it fundraising, awareness, […]. The post To Solve the Problem, Focus on the Desired Outcome: A Formula for Nonprofits appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Engaging new realities can significantly increase your year-end giving drive. While the fundamentals of year-end giving still apply, 2021 also brings us three unique approaches on which you can capitalize, literally.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

We’re excited to share that the beta of Kindful Fundraising is now available to Bloomerang users! You’ll have the best fundraising tools on one platform , which creates a seamless giving experience for your donors. And as you know, the easier it is for them to give, the more money you’ll raise for your cause. With Kindful Fundraising, you have access to a whole suite of beautiful, easy-to-use, and effective fundraising tools, right from your Bloomerang database. .

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Breaking up is hard to do…even when it means splitting with your organization to move on to a new adventure. The notion of “leaving well” is subjective and, of course, there are an unfathomable number of unique elements in every nonprofit leadership transition. That said, most leaders (I hope) want to see the cause they joined succeed and even grow in their absence.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As a fundraising professional, you already know how important your major donors are. Having a dedicated and data-driven strategy to engage and build relationships with major donors is critical to your fundraising goals and success.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Every Nonprofit Needs One, But What’s Really Needed in Your Nonprofit’s Annual Report? So, you’re one year into the adventure of starting your own nonprofit and now the time has come to put together your first annual report. Or, perhaps you’ve just been tasked with putting together the annual report for your organization for the first time. No matter what position you’re in, you likely have some questions about what you need to include in this important piece of collateral. .

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Michelle Livanos and Rosie Mae. Here is the latest submission for our Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator series. This series lets you describe your workday in your own words. Michelle’s Bio: Acquiring a dog for the first time led to wanting to pay all the valuable lessons back to volunteering at a local human society to being hired as a Grants Writer at DCHS.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Time: 1pm EST / 10am PST. Presented by: Chuck Spidell , Security Expert at ILLUSIO. Cost: Free. If you’re part of a small nonprofit communications team, your WordPress website updates probably aren’t high on the priority list – but they should be because it’s just a matter of time before your website gets hacked.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Establishing a presence on social media is an important communications tool for nonprofits to raise awareness and achieve goals. It can be used to build your email list, cultivate current donor relationships and attract new supporters, enlist volunteers, and promote your organization as a thought leader.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

If a capital campaign is on the horizon for your organization, Aaron Bishop and Brian O’Neil will share strategies and resources available to confidently predict your project costs and resources needed. Full Transcript: Steven: All right. Aaron, Brian, I got 2:00 Eastern. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started? . Brian: Let’s go. .

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Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Between working out all the logistics, sending invitations, and actually hosting your event, there’s a lot that goes into a successful nonprofit event. Recruiting and screening volunteers might seem like just another time-consuming task to add to your already massive to-do list, but our guest blogger Addison Waters of Galaxy Digital outlines four key pointers that will help you find people who are motivated to put in the effort that will ease your overall workload.

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The Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

GivingTuesday 2021 is quickly approaching! Is your nonprofit ready to drive value from the yearly day of giving? Here are 23 GivingTuesday Statistics your organization should know. GivingTuesday 2021 (11/30/2021) is right around the corner. Is your nonprofit prepared to promote your organization’s mission to potential donors and volunteers? When executed effectively a strong GivingTuesday campaign can help your nonprofit ramp up fundraising and volunteer registration going into the new yea

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Building a multi-faceted board can help your nonprofit organization make better decisions, diversify its supporter base and better serve the community. While everyone understands the need for diversification, many nonprofit professionals and voluntary board members don’t know where to begin.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether or not it’s useful to invest in wealth screening before a capital campaign. . Dear Charity Clairity, We’re considering a capital campaign, and I’m wondering if I should invest in wealth screening.

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Foundation Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The post Should Your Nonprofit Outsource its Bookkeeping Needs? appeared first on Foundation Group®.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Over the past year, your supporters have been more distant than at any time in recent memory. Interacting through computers, attending virtual events, and giving digitally means there have been few (if any!) opportunities for your supporters to speak directly with your nonprofit or other individuals who have similar philanthropic interests. That said, it’s well known that strong supporter relationships are at the core of impactful nonprofit engagement.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

What nonprofit leaders need is a "people’s strategic plan," a clear and consistent framework and set of measurable actions to invest in their people and culture. Just like organizations have a strategic plan to achieve financial and programmatic goals, they need a roadmap to invest in talent development, too.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

You know you have to keep accurate records for your nonprofit’s health and transparency and to be in good standing with state and local laws. Some of the tasks associated with maintaining records—like sending donation receipts—can seem tedious and unnecessary. Even so, you can’t opt out of sending them: The IRS requires donors to have a receipt for any gift made to a nonprofit for more than $250 for tax deduction purposes. .

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Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Between working out all the logistics, sending invitations, and actually hosting your event, there’s a lot that goes into a successful nonprofit event. Recruiting and screening volunteers might seem like just another time-consuming task to add to your already massive to-do list, but our guest blogger Addison Waters of Galaxy Digital outlines four key pointers that will help you find people who are motivated to put in the effort that will ease your overall workload.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Is your online presence allowing your nonprofit to successfully reach its target audience? Getting online and optimizing your digital marketing strategy has become necessary for nonprofits of all sizes. Although building a following online has its own challenges, digital tools have the potential to dramatically increase awareness about your cause and connect you with prospective donors who you might not have otherwise discovered.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

While we have many superstars in the nonprofit arena, too many professionals don’t understand the art, science and nuances of nonprofit leadership — boards, strategic planning, program evaluation and fundraising — and too many others aren’t willing to insist on proven best practices.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Best Twitter Plugins for WordPress [2021 Comparison]. Do you want to get the most out of your Twitter Marketing efforts? Check out this lineup of great Twitter Plugins and become more effective. Brands and marketers are constantly looking for ways and means to improve and upscale their marketing efforts. It would not be incorrect to say that the inception of social media platforms has offered them golden opportunities to maximize their profits and to increase their chances of fetching more sal

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Ann Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

You may have started working on your year-end appeal, which is great. Although, just as important, if not more important, is planning 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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Concord Leadership

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The very first Quadrant 3 Leadership Coach Certification students have started their intense, 12-week coach certification journey! We’re off to an exciting start. Please join us in congratulating our first class! (from left to right): Cherian Koshy Ashley Belanger Heather Hill Paul Malkemes Paulea Mooney-McCoy Kishshana Palmer I am so excited to be working with […].

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

National Philanthropic Trust (NPT), an independent public charity that manages donor-advised funds (DAF), granted $6.46 billion on behalf of its donors in Fiscal Year 2021, representing an increase in value of 179%, compared to Fiscal Year 2020. All eight charitable subsectors experienced increased volume of grantmaking.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Breaking up is hard to do…even when it means splitting with your organization to move on to a new adventure. The notion of “leaving well” is subjective and, of course, there are an unfathomable number of unique elements in every nonprofit leadership transition. That said, most leaders (I hope) want to see the cause they joined succeed and even grow in their absence.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Community engagement, though at times unwieldy and time-consuming, is critical to truly propel all variables towards a common goal. Julie Ha Truong will outline best practices in community engagement in planning. Full Transcript: Steven: All right, Julie. I’ve got 1:00 Eastern. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started officially? Julie: Let’s do this.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Here’s the first lesson of Fundraising 101: fundraising is not about begging. . I think that’s why so many people who start nonprofits decide they hate fundraising before they even try it. Actually, I think they’ve had a bad experience raising money somewhere along the way and they think that’s what it’s about. That was me. I remember trying to sell calendars as a public school fundraiser when I was about 8.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Ultimately, a content marketing strategy is the best representation of your organization — donor-facing and what happens behind the scenes. Successful digital marketing strategies never occur without proper planning, but you can make them work in your favor with a bit of effort.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

How to Come Up With Content Ideas [Tips and Tools]. Coming up with new content ideas should not be difficult. Check out the tips below and create your long list in now-time! What is your favorite blog? Who is your favorite content creator? You might have thought about; ‘how do these people come up with so many great pieces of content’? Good question!

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

If you are curious about messaging and visual trends in the nonprofit sector, Facebook will show you some of what big nonprofits are testing right now. For all the headaches for small nonprofits that Facebook creates, this is one relatively new development that is actually helpful! Pick a big national or international nonprofit that you think is generally using similar messaging to yours or is trying to reach the same kinds of people.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

A weekly update with the latest news from PND. HHMI invests $300 million in 2021 new biomedical research. September 23, 2021 The Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Maryland, has announced grants totaling at least $300 million in support of thirty-three investigators who are tackling some of the most challenging problems in biomedical research.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

There’s so much competition for attention at year-end. This resource contains five key tactics designed to help you raise more at year-end by knowing what metrics matter; craft compelling campaigns by learning what messages will resonate most with your target audiences; save your team precious time at year-end through automation. Download today to get your free year-end fundraising guide.

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