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Newsletter: What’s Your Pumpkin Spice Partnership Strategy? ; Farm-Animal Nonprofits Partner for 'Hunger Games' for Goats ; How & When to Use Slides in Your Partnership Pitch

Selfish Giving

???? Important Notice: I'm off to Italy?? on Sunday and WILL PROBABLY NOT be publishing a newsletter for the next two Wednesdays (September 21st & 28th). Sad, right? But my wife says I have to finally leave the house! ?? I strongly disagree, but she tells me she knows best! I say PROBABLY NOT because I ?? publishing my newsletter. After all, consistency is really my ONLY true talent and virtue!

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Stop Looking for a Fundraising Magic Bullet

The Fundraising Authority

Do you ever find yourself, your team, or your board of directors saying things like: “If we could just get this one big grant, we’d be set for the year!”. Or, “I think we should hold a huge gala event. If we raise everything we need now, we can focus on programs later.”. Or, “I keep trying to set up a meeting with that big donor. Why won’t he meet with me?

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The Future of Family Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Nick Tedesco & Michael Moody. We are living in a new gilded age. As close observers of the world of family giving, we are convinced this is an historic moment for families and the future of philanthropy as well. Momentous forces are sweeping across the philanthropic landscape. Astonishing wealth creation and rapidly worsening inequality. Re-energized movements to fight persistent systemic injustice.

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7 Steps New Major Gifts Fundraisers Should Take

NonProfit PRO

I believe that, over the next 10 years, major gifts fundraising will grow rapidly and become more sophisticated and donor-centered. So, here are some things to think about if you are new to major gifts fundraising.

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None of Us is Getting Out Alive: A Guide to Executive Succession Planning

Blue Avocado

The work you do now to plan for executive succession could mean the difference between whether your organization withers or thrives later. The post None of Us is Getting Out Alive: A Guide to Executive Succession Planning appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Understanding Unrelated Business Income in Nonprofits

The Charity CFO

If you know only one thing about 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations , you probably know that they don’t pay federal taxes on their income. . But what if I told you that’s not always true? It’s true that due to their uniquely valuable societal contributions, such as charitable actions or educational priorities, nonprofits receive tax exemption for income from activities substantially related to their primary purpose. .

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Making the Affordable Aspirational: Increasing the Adoption of Frugal Innovations at the Base of the Pyramid

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Cristian Granados & Jaideep Prabhu. The Base of the Pyramid (BoP) consists of the half of the world’s population which earns less than $1,500 per annum per capita. Most of those who belong to the BoP live outside the formal economy and face unmet needs in basic areas such as food, financial services, and education. Because of their low purchasing power and the fact that they lack access to the formal banking system and formal supply chains, products and services designed for higher-

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How to Get People Excited About Your New Brand

Mission Minded

Adopt these four guiding principles to help you invite in and excite your community as you launch and activate your new brand. The post How to Get People Excited About Your New Brand appeared first on Mission Minded.

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Your End Of Year Fundraising Questions Answered

Bloomerang

I had the pleasure recently of teaming up with my fundraising bestie and copywriting guru Julie Cooper to host an “ End of Year Appeal Writing Made Easy ” workshop. We had close to 2,000 fundraising friends sign up, and we kicked things off by surveying the audience about their year-end fundraising goals (which we defined to include Giving Tuesday ).

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Workplace AI Wants to Help You Belong

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Genevieve Smith & Ishita Rustagi. Picture it: At 11 a.m. on a Thursday, you get a personalized Slack notification prompting you to connect with a colleague you haven’t seen in a while. Then, at a midday team meeting on Zoom, you are alerted about who is speaking up less, so you can invite them to contribute. Later that day, while you are writing, an AI-powered plugin prompts you to use “chairperson” instead of “chairman.” The next day, in preparation for a qu

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Text Messaging for Nonprofits: How to Be Compliant and Engage Donors at Scale

NonProfit PRO

Nonprofits are increasingly incorporating text messaging (SMS) into their engagement strategy. Learn how to comply with carrier regulations, the difference between P2P and A2P text messaging, the steps nonprofits can take to get text messaging discounts and more.

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The Penalties for Failing to Register for Charitable Solicitations

Foundation Group

The post The Penalties for Failing to Register for Charitable Solicitations appeared first on Foundation Group®.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] What’s Better: Asking For Too Little Or Too Much?

Bloomerang

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 major gift fundraiser who wants advice on whether it’s better to ask for too little or too much. . Dear Charity Clairity, I’m new to major gift fundraising, and struggle with how much to ask for.

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Where to Find Tech Funding for Your Nonprofit in 2022 and Beyond

Elevation

Finding grants for nonprofit website development or other tech needs may seem like a daunting task–web design, digital marketing, etc can all seem like narrow needs. You might worry that you'll never find a grant to cover them. This will be especially true if your organization is struggling to connect these tools to the meat of its mission.

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The Philanthropy of Queen Elizabeth II

NonProfit PRO

We all heard about the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history. She devoted her life in service to her people.

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Let Your Donors Know How Much You Appreciate Them

Ann Green

Year-end fundraising season is underway. You may have started working on your appeal, which is great. But don’t stop there. It’s just as important, if not more important, to plan 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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How to Get CEOs and Boards to Embrace Year End Fundraising

Bloomerang

The post How to Get CEOs and Boards to Embrace Year End Fundraising appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Donor Qualification: Understanding the Essentials

Top Nonprofits

Imagine your nonprofit is conducting prospect research and finds a promising potential major donor. Based on factors like wealth indicators and past giving behaviors to other organizations, you assume they’d be a perfect match and expect you could successfully build a relationship with them to eventually solicit a large donation. . However, after investing your development team’s time and effort into researching the donor, meeting them, and inviting them to events, you find that they actually ar

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How to Maximize Productivity to Spend More Time with Donors

NonProfit PRO

With prep for giving season underway, nonprofit professionals are readying for an increased number of meetings and longer to-do lists. Thankfully, there are methods and tools that can help productivity and, more specifically, maximize time for securing grants and donations.

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Mixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators – September 9, 2022

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Happy Friday, Everyone! Is it time for boots and sweater weather where you are? I can only wish. But while I am waiting around on a cold front, let’s check out some helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we have a report on nonprofit compensation, another Facebook redesign, free tools for nonprofits, thoughts on nonprofit employees unionizing, and more.

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Bloomerang + Qgiv: Year-end Fundraising with a Focus on Giving Tuesday

Bloomerang

The post Bloomerang + Qgiv: Year-end Fundraising with a Focus on Giving Tuesday appeared first on Bloomerang.

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The Seven Principles of Advancement Leadership

iMarketSmart

I recently had the pleasure of orienting a new chief advancement officer who is coming to the position from another field. It provided me the opportunity to think about which principles were most important to impart. I landed on these seven. Success is not measured by one-year results but by the volume of donors retained over time. Fundraising is something we do with donors, not to them.

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The Essential Guide to Nonprofit Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

This guide covers all the fundamental elements you need to evaluate your fundraising strategy, build a rock-solid fundraising toolkit, maximize giving, and expand your overall supporter base. Download The Essential Guide to Nonprofit Fundraising today and start raising more money!

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What’s Ahead In Year-End Giving?

The LAPA Blog

By Laurence A. Pagnoni, MPA, Michael Taylor, CFRE, Brooke Bryant, CFRE, Alison Plott, MFA, Alexa Strautmanis, Alyssa Greengrass, MA, and Evan Northup, CFRE. Today’s blog post is a team effort as required by such an unwieldy subject: what’s ahead in year-end giving for 2022? We seven contributors are all senior fundraisers at LAPA Fundraising, and we’ve been pondering this question since spring.

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QuickBooks and Bloomerang: A Match Made in Heaven (Seriously!)

Bloomerang

The post QuickBooks and Bloomerang: A Match Made in Heaven (Seriously!) appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Nonprofit HR Staff Story: Preethi Kositz

NonProfit HR

What attracted you to Nonprofit HR? I enjoy working with and supporting other people in making a difference in the world. At Nonprofit HR, I can contribute to many different causes and nonprofits with a great team. What’s your favorite aspect of talent management? I love fostering teamwork and cooperation across the organization. It is Read more. The post Nonprofit HR Staff Story: Preethi Kositz appeared first on Nonprofit HR.

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Top 8 Nonprofit Major Gift Asking Blunders

NonProfit PRO

A blunder is a careless mistake. It happens when you don’t 100% have a handle on what you’re doing, so taking good care becomes challenging. Have you ever blundered into disaster asking for a major gift? Let's review the top eight blunders I have encountered.

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Is it a scar or just a scab?

Concord Leadership

Have you ever gone through an experience that you thought scarred you? One that you felt completely defined you in a negative light? Maybe you were fired. Or you had a business fail. You’ve come to think of these scars as something that changes how people see you. So you’ve let them keep your from […]. The post Is it a scar or just a scab?

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What the Individual Freedom Act Means for Your Nonprofit

NonProfit Leadership Center

Florida recently passed the Individual Freedom Act, also known as the “Stop WOKE Act,” which makes it unlawful for an employer to require employees as a condition of employment to attend training on a variety of concepts, including some common elements of diversity training. Litigation to strike the Act’s application to employers as unconstitutional was dismissed.

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Strategy & Advisory Series: Part 1 — When Organizational Culture Meets Learning & Development

NonProfit HR

Organizational culture is an exciting and intricate topic, and a key factor in realizing successful organizational learning and development (L&D). However, investigating the relationship between organizational culture and L&D is best done when there is an understanding of the external environment in which it operates—and the world today is one that can be described Read more.

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8 Tips to Help Clear Up Confusion Around the Pending Mastercard Regulations

NonProfit PRO

If you’re tired or reading about the new Mastercard regulations, you’re probably not alone. Here is a recap of what Mastercard clarified about its rules in a recent webinar.

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8 Fall Fundraising Ideas

Nonprofit Megaphone

Every nonprofit staff member and volunteer knows that successful fundraisers are essential for the survival and growth of any organization. For this reason, it’s imperative to choose the event type and components carefully in order to minimize costs while maximizing donor engagement. This is no small feat; it requires considerable forethought, attention to detail, and collaboration with local businesses and community leaders.

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A Rewarding Nonprofit Internship: Tabby Robinson, CNP

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Written by: Tabby Robinson, CNP. Reading Time: 4 minutes. An estimated 500,000 to 1 million Americans work as unpaid interns every year. Though paid internships are becoming more popular, unpaid internships are still a reality for many. Without any wages to shoulder the cost of living, an unpaid internship ends up deepening the existing social divide.

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Strategy & Advisory Series: Part 2 — Acquiring, Creating & Transferring Knowledge: How to Become a Learning Organization

NonProfit HR

In Part 1 of this series, we outlined how to build an organizational culture with aspects that specifically promote L&D. In part 2, we will dive into fostering a learning organization: what it is, how to do it and why it will support the overall advancement of your mission. What Defines a Learning Organization? Read more. The post Strategy & Advisory Series: Part 2 — Acquiring, Creating & Transferring Knowledge: How to Become a Learning Organization appeared first on Nonprofit HR.

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Melissa Weisse, CFRE, ACFRE Earns Highest Professional Credential from AFP

NonProfit PRO

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), has awarded its highest professional certification, the Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive (ACFRE), to Melissa Weisse, CFRE, ACFRE of Detroit, Michigan.

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5 Corporate Philanthropy Roadblocks—and How to Solve Them

EveryAction

Corporate philanthropy encompasses mutually beneficial relationships between nonprofit organizations and for-profit businesses. This typically involves donations of money, time, and/or resources from corporations to charitable causes. Sounds like a win-win situation, right? It is?—especially when you consider that a company’s employees and consumers also benefit by knowing they’re supporting socially responsible brands.

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Getting Top Grades in Your Research Paper Writing

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Getting Top Grades in Your Research Paper Writing. How to Create an Effective Presentation Using Technology. Presenting your research can be a daunting prospect. The research can take months or even years from the time you decide on a topic and design your data collection to when you analyze the data and write up your results. Your presentation usually takes under an hour, so it can be difficult to decide what to include or leave out.