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Donor Retention Strategies: From CRMs to Annual Reports

Ann Green

By Jay Love. Nonprofit professionals have a lot on their minds. You’re probably thinking about methods to keep your staff and constituents safe during the pandemic, effective work-from-home strategies to keep everyone productive, and how to maintain programming while adhering to social distancing guidelines. . Whatever you do, don’t stop fundraising during these difficult times.

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Mixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators – June 19, 2020

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

The Collins Quarter. Savannah, GA. Good day and a Happy Juneteenth to you, friends. I am here with the best articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we have a discussion on racial equity, how Facebook’s new ad policies can affect you, tweet ideas, social media data and more. It’s time for Mixed Links….

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How Micro-Donations Can Make a Big Impact for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Kaley Aposporos , Content Writer at GoFundMe Charity. In the nonprofit industry, we often hear the phrase “every dollar counts” or “together, we can make a big difference.” And there’s a reason for that. Time over time, we’ve seen what nonprofit communities can do when we rally together to support a cause. As large donors tighten their spending, you may be wondering how to get charity donations during a global pandemic.

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Newsletter: Former Partnership Manager Speaks Out on Racism, Abuse ; 3 New Books for the Read with Purpose Book Club ; Guess What? Purpose Drives CEO Reputation

Selfish Giving

We had such a great book club meeting last week talking about the book Fanocracy ! Did you miss it? You can watch the replay here. Now it's time to pick our next book! ?? We have three new books that nicely capture the zeitgeist of the moment. I'm looking forward to having a powerful conversation about one of them. My pick was White Fragility. I really encourage you to visit Amazon and read the descriptions for each book and a few reviews before making your pick.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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4 Resources to Help Shift the Narrative for Equity in Nonprofit Communications

Mission Minded

Nonprofits need to tell stories that begin with the aspiration of the individual, rather than the hurdles they face to help shift the narrative for equity. The post 4 Resources to Help Shift the Narrative for Equity in Nonprofit Communications appeared first on Mission Minded.

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A Day in the Life of a Quarantined Nonprofit Communicator – Ashirbad Raha

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Ashirbad S. Raha. Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators ! This series lets you describe your workday in your own words. Ashirbad’s Bio: My name is Ashirbad and I direct the communication vertical of the India team of a research group called the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago in New Delhi.

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Fundraising From Home: A Nonprofit Hub Guide

NonProfit Hub

Working from home has presented some… challenges. Your productivity may be lacking, your team may be a bit more disorganized than usual, and your work attire has probably changed a bit. And as the giving season comes closer, your 2020 fundraising events have probably changed quite a bit as well. Fundraising from home has presented some challenges in that traditional events aren’t the most reliable anymore.

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Donor generosity is astounding

Fundraising Coach

When we entered the pandemic lockdown here in the United States, nonprofits were rightly concerned about potentially plummeting donations. Those of us who'd been in fundraising through disasters and economic downturns, knew there'd be an initial spike in giving. But based on our past experiences, we expected that spike to be short lived. Well, I'm pleased to say, donors are proving us wrong.

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Communications Planning for the Rest of 2020

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Did 2020 just chew up your communications plan and spit it out? Or did you even have a concrete plan to begin with? You aren’t alone either way. Lots of nonprofits had to either throw their plan out once the pandemic hit or they have been winging it for as long as they can remember anyway. But you won’t get the results you want from your communications program without getting your goals, strategies, objectives, and tactics all worked out.

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The End of “I Can’t Find Consultants of Color”

TakeTwo Services

“We’d love to hire Black consultants, but none of the people who applied identify as such.” “We need to diversify, but we’ve had no luck finding consultants of color.” This is something we at at TakeTwo Services constantly hear from both nonprofits and foundations. So, we’ve put together a simple Google sheet directory of Nonprofit Consultants of Color.

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A New Look At Running Grants & Programs: Why Use A System When You Have Excel?

Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business

For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER.

Mission Minded

Mission Minded as a company unequivocally stands alongside our allies in the social justice movement who are calling for systemic changes in policing, prison, education, immigration, and social services. The post BLACK LIVES MATTER. appeared first on Mission Minded.

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2020 E-Learning Trends for Growing Leaders

Concord Leadership

The COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for leadership development at nonprofits and small businesses alike. Now, with so many people unable to meet in person, any lessons about leading have to be conducted from an appropriate distance. This is where e-learning comes into play. E-learning allows your organization’s leaders to continue thriving and growing […].

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Donor generosity is astounding

Fundraising Coach

When we entered the pandemic lockdown here in the United States, nonprofits were rightly concerned about potentially plummeting donations. Those of us who’d been in fundraising through disasters and economic downturns, knew there’d be an initial spike in giving. But based on our past experiences, we expected that spike to be short lived.

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Are Sad Photos a Must in Fundraising? No.

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

This question comes up regularly on webinars and in Facebook Groups: What kinds of photos work best in fundraising, and must they be “sad” photos? By “sad” we mean photos where people or animals look visibly upset, hurt, sad, or otherwise clearly in need of assistance. As with many questions in nonprofit marketing and fundraising, there are a few different ways to think about this.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.