Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

I recently finished writing a bunch of case studies for Penn State Health Children’s Hospital , a member of Children’s Miracle Network. I was happy how they came out, but what I was really impressed with is how the team at Penn State Health used them. 1. They gave the case studies their very own web page. Check it out here. A dedicated page will make it easy to share the case studies with potential partners.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Millions of people have quit their jobs across all job categories with many more considering it. While many will argue it’s all about pay, according to Gallup research , the highest quit rate is among those that are “not engaged” and “actively disengaged” workers. Engaged employees act differently, going above and beyond to surpass expectations, and that gives their organizations a competitive advantage.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

By Rosie Powers , a Strategist at Mission Minded —a branding firm that works exclusively with nonprofits, foundations, and independent schools. As summer fades into fall, end-of-year fundraising season is top-of-mind for nonprofits. With so much to keep track of, it can be hard to know where to start aligning your communications so your fundraising initiatives are successful and support your brand.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

You’re feeling the pressure. You have to reach your goal. You were reminded again last week. Some donors on your caseload are behind. And there is concern that the budgeted funds will not come in.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Giving Tuesday is the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and it has become to the nonprofit sector what Black Friday is to the commercial sector. Namely, there is a huge increase in public interest and the number of donations made to nonprofits compared to an average day. It also marks the start of the holiday season when public generosity hits a yearly high. .

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Why and how Candid updated our racial equity funding site . The nationwide racial reckoning triggered by the 2020 murder of George Floyd has resulted in a dramatic increase in funding for racial equity. Since then, Candid has been evaluating the way we identify this type of giving, both going forward and looking back over the last decade. Working with trusted community partners with deep history and expertise on grantmaking for racial equity, we responded this month by updating our special is

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The 2021 Open Data Project [ español , français ] seeks to gain a better understanding of how nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide use technology for digital marketing and fundraising. At the core of the project is the 2021 Global NGO Technology Survey and the data below is based on the survey responses of 592 online fundraisers. It’s worth noting that in the survey the questions about online fundraising are only presented to those that have working knowledge in online fundraising.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

We’ve talked about how email opens aren’t really enough anymore (they never really were, but now it’s even more true ). The real metric you want to improve is your email engagement. Our favorite way to calculate email engagement is the percentage of your email list that has opened at least one email from you in a given amount of time, such as the last three months.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Last week, in honor of Labor Day, we shared an introduction to unions, including six things people might not know about the role of unions in the social sector. In this second blog in a two-part series, we share key facts and figures about U.S. labor unions based on Candid’s data and discuss trends and opportunities for future research. Unions by the numbers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

By Jess Woloszyn , Content Specialist at Classy.org – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Giving Tuesday 2021 is right around the corner. To help you capitalize on the start of the biggest donation season of the year, Classy.org is answering top questions from nonprofits that are zeroing in on the year-end giving season.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Peer-to-peer event participants are more comfortable with the technical aspects of attending events online now and recognize the convenience of attending an event online. Yet, many are starting to tire of impersonal webinars and lack of face-to-face in-person engagement.

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Technology 105

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Blackbaud Doesn’t Want You To Use eTapestry. I received a flurry of emails, calls and texts from partners and current eTapestry customers after Blackbaud sent out the following email in July 2016: Subject: Is your organization outgrowing eTapestry? The Blackbaud product portfolio has recently undergone a major improvement initiative, offering a true, best-in-class experience across the board.

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Mission Minded

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Learn how you can focus your school admissions campaign for maximum effectiveness and appeal in 2021/22. The post 3 Musts for an Admissions Campaign that Breaks Through This Year appeared first on Mission Minded.

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Implementing a finance committee of the board of directors was one of the best things our organization ever did—here’s why. Baby Bear Hugs’ mission is enhancing family strengths for happy and healthy children, families, and communities. The program provides parenting education and support through certified parenting educators in the homes of families (virtually during the […].

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

I would like to emphasize here why it’s important to know the distinction between paying off a pledge over time, versus starting a recurring gift.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Diversity, Equity And Inclusion in Nonprofit Storytelling. Few things connect people together better than stories, which is why it’s important that your nonprofit showcases as many diverse and inclusive stories as possible. . But how do you go about that? How do you tell stories that are influenced by and meet your standards for your diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives ?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

SpringHouse. Lake Martin, AL. Happy Friday! Join me for the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we have fall color trends, Instagram Reels advice, social media audits, and more. It’s time for Mixed Links… Jenna Allen shares Key takeaways from Candid’s 2021 Nonprofit Compensation Report.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Whether you’re starting a nonprofit or looking to grow the support or capacity of an existing organization, you’re in the right place. The nonprofit sector has no shortage of great resources and Nonprofit Hub specializes in providing those that are free, engaging and easily implemented. However you learn best, there is a track available through Nonprofit Hub to get you the knowledge and expertise you need to grow your nonprofit mission.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Does this sound familiar? We’ve all been there. A purchase that seemed like a good idea at the time but with such terrible follow up, we’ve vowed never to shop or visit again. Here is the hard truth, unfortunately. Is this how our donors feel? Unsatisfied and regretting their gift to our organizations almost as soon as they make it?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

We love hearing about nonprofits’ successful fundraising strategies in action, and sharing these stories allows nonprofits to learn from each other. Nonprofits face new challenges, big and small, every day, from an international pandemic to a stubborn mid-tier donor. Learning about other organizations that overcame similar challenges will help your organization develop solutions to apply to your own fundraising efforts. .

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Sending an email welcome series is just a smart thing to do. People expect some type of response or confirmation to subscribing or donating and those that read at least one welcome email read more than 40% of subsequent emails for the next 180 days. (If you need more convincing, see my previous post Do You Have an Email Welcome Series for New Subscribers?

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Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

“None of us were ready for this. So I think, in many ways, for as often as everybody complains about technology and all the challenges, I think this past year could have gone very differently if we didn’t have these platforms.” — Volunteer manager embracing technology in Ohio. What a year it’s been. Instead of face-to-face connection, we spent the past year staring at little faces squished into squares on our screens.

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Technology Curriculum and Teaching Management Public and Nonprofit Management 69

NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

For Pieta House, its Darkness into Light event began in 2009 with 400 participants at its signature Dublin event and evolved to 200,000 participants across 200 events in 16 countries a decade later. Peer-to-peer fundraising alone made substantial gains with millions more raised thanks to its e-communications strategy.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

People come to me all the time saying things like: We’re not growing. . We need more money. We just can’t seem to get ahead. Too often, the problem is that they haven’t considered if they’re spending enough money to equip their teams to make more money. Here’s something I ask all of my clients and potential clients to consider: The revenue trajectory of your organization has much more to do with the leadership’s comfort level with investing in spending than with some of their revenue-gener

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Almost all nonprofit professionals focus their efforts on growth in one way or another, and your team is likely no exception. After all, growth plays a key role in increasing your nonprofit’s impact. The first step to achieving this growth is doing everything in your power to increase your nonprofit’s productivity in the office and to stretch each dollar to its limit, eliminating waste.

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Foundation Group

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The post Nonprofit Board of Directors Term Length: How Long is Too Long? appeared first on Foundation Group®.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

It was exciting working with Kiwanis members on various projects that helped the community. That experience with a service club gave me a sense of purpose and reinforced the fact that we all have some obligation to help others.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In much of our culture, we glorify opinions over facts. At one place I worked, the executive director gleefully presented everyone on the management team with a sweatshirt as a team-building gift. It said “Maven University: Opinion above Knowledge.” . I was embarrassed to wear it. Everyone else seemed to find it a real hoot. In our culture, mavens are celebrated.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Setting up an online donation system might seem like an easy next step in your nonprofit’s journey. After all, how difficult can it be relative to all the hard work that it’s taken to obtain donor support in your community in the first place? The answer is more complicated than many people might expect. With no pre-planning, quickly setting up an online donation tool certainly might be easy and quick.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A weekly update with the latest news from PND. Gates Foundation awards $35 million PRI for anti-viral therapeutics. September 16, 2021 UK-based Exscientia , an AI-driven pharmatech company, has announced a $35 million program-related investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop anti-viral therapeutics against coronavirus and other viruses with pandemic potential.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Sometimes operating sustainably isn’t possible with budget cuts alone, and that’s when leadership should consider merging with another like-minded, purpose-driven organization.

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Leadership Nonprofits 91

Care2

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Years ago, when I first entered the capital campaign consulting field, my mother decided she wanted to support the capital campaign I was working on. She wanted it to be a surprise, so instead of telling me and asking me to connect her to the right person to transact the gift, she just drove to the organization and went up to the front desk.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Whether you’re starting a nonprofit or looking to grow the support or capacity of an existing organization, you’re in the right place. The nonprofit sector has no shortage of great resources and Nonprofit Hub specializes in providing those that are free, engaging and easily implemented. However you learn best, there is a track available through Nonprofit Hub to get you the knowledge and expertise you need to grow your nonprofit mission.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Getting to Know Andrea Hill. We’re launching a new series of blog posts that will feature Q&A’s with the staff of Momentum Nonprofit Partners! Next, we’re featuring our new Chief Programs Officer, Andrea Hill! As the Chief Program Officer (CPO), Andrea works in partnership with Momentum’s CEO and COO to design and implement Momentum’s programs and services to expand outreach and business development efforts.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The Born This Way Foundation is promoting kindness for the third-straight year with its #BeKind21 campaign that culminates on the U.N. International Day of Peace.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Jesse Lane will share the super-simple process for raising more money for your nonprofit. Full Transcript: Steven: All right. Jesse, I got 1:00 Eastern. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started? Jesse: Let’s do it. I’m excited. Steven: All right. Awesome. Well, good afternoon, everybody. And good morning, I should say if you’re out on the west coast.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Building a Brand Strategy That Will Last [Definitive Guide]. Want to learn how the most successful brands distinguish themselves from the others and how you can build a brand strategy? Check out this guide. In our modern, always-connected world, the brand discourse grows broader and ambiguous with each passing day. It’s no longer just about branding.

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