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Ep213: This Company Has a Sweet Solution to the Bitter Problem of Child Slavery in West Africa

Selfish Giving

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Peter Zandee , U. S. Sales Manager, Tony's Chocolonely , about their efforts to fight child slavery in the chocolate industry in West Africa. On the show, Megan, Peter and I discuss: Peter Zandee, Tony's Chocolonely. How Tony's got started by a Dutch journalist who was appalled by the slavery in West Africa.

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Announcing the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Survey!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Thank you for taking the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Survey! . Published in English, español, and français, the goal of the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Survey is to gain a better understanding of how donors worldwide prefer to give and engage with nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide. The data will be released on September 4, 2017 in the inaugural edition of the Global Trends in Giving Report at givingreport.ngo.

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There’s power in exclusivity but are you using it?

iMarketSmart

Unlike populist fundraisers (who treat everyone the same), engagement fundraisers aim to find and build relationships with “first class passengers”— people who are willing to “pay” more (with major and legacy gifts). . Millions of dollars are spent on wealth screening to find them. But what do you do once you’ve sorted them from the rest of the pack?

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What questions should you ask an executive coach?

Concord Leadership

LinkedIn is a funny thing. A week ago, SCOTTeVEST CEO Scott Jordan posted a question. Today, the post appeared in my newsfeed. With over 200 comments to it! The question was: Who uses an executive/life coach? I met someone that raved about his coach, so I am interviewing him today. I have been very reluctant to engage […]. The post What questions should you ask an executive coach?

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Overhead Its Not A Bad Thing

Lets Talk Nonprofit

Overhead. How does it make you feel when someone asks about yours? More and more donors are asking. So you need to know what overhead is, why it matters and why it can be good for your nonprofit. I like. Peter Drury's metaphor – that overhead is like cholesterol. There's good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. Just because your number is high, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad thing.

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All That Work … For 49,421 Donors!

The Agitator

Good day, it’s Tom the grouch again. Just browsing through the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s 2017 report, a marvellous gift from Bloomerang, DonorPerfect, eTapestry and Neon. The report examines year-to-year fundraising results (2015-16) from the 10,829 clients using the software of these firms. Recently our sector has been losing more donors than gained each year.

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5 Tips for Telling Difficult Stories

EveryAction

Storytelling is a constant drumbeat that resonates throughout the nonprofit community, but increasingly, stories are getting hard to tell. Not so much with good stories, which are a welcome and inspiring; mostly, it's the difficult tales of struggle, desperation, injustice, and urgency that are the most complicated to convey - but the need has never been so great.

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How to Define Roles on Communications Projects

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Communications work is complicated enough as it is. When you aren’t exactly sure who is responsible for what, it gets even more complicated. You can get clarity on important elements of your work processes, like who needs to be consulted and who has the final decision, using a simple roles and responsibilities framework. One popular model is RACI. .

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Making The Most Of Your Agitator Subscription

The Agitator

Many Agitator have been with us for our entire 10 year history. Many others are recent subscribers, and there are lots of folks in between. AND … some readers haven’t yet subscribed. You can remedy that egregious oversight right here. Regardless of the length of time you’ve been reading The Agitator we want to make sure you take advantage of the treasure trove of fundraising goodies available to you.

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All-In-One Nonprofit Marketing Library (Link Roundup)

NonProfit Hub

Nonprofit marketing is a tough thing to wrap your head around. There are so many different approaches to take, and none of them is a silver bullet on their own. In order to pick and choose strategies that are right for your nonprofit, it’s easiest to start by looking at the big picture. In this nonprofit marketing roundup, we assembled the best of our nonprofit marketing advice, going from a broad view all the way down to the nitty-gritty details.

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4 things you need to know to qualify your major gift and planned gift prospects

iMarketSmart

What follows are the 4 things you need to know in order to close more gifts faster: 1. Who has the capacity to give. 2. Why they care. 3. When you should reach out to them. 4. What you should say. All 4 can be captured quite easily these days thanks to new technologies and strategies. It’s really simple. So what’s holding you back? CURIOUS ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY?

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GET YOUR METRICS! New M+R Nonprofits Benchmarks Has Data on Nonprofit Email, Web, Social & Ads

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Spring is here, and with it, the 11th Annual M+R Benchmarks Study. The 11th edition has a central theme – everything in nonprofit digital has accelerated. So this year’s benchmarks include more data from more supporter contacts in more media from more participating nonprofits in more sectors than ever before. Websites. Fundraising. Email. Advertising.

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Inextinguishable Fire In The Belly

The Agitator

This post pays unabashed homage to my friend, colleague, mentor and all-time favorite grenade thrower, Roger Craver. It’s easy to write, because SOFII has done all the work, publishing a two-part interview with Roger in which he talks about political/issue activism and the role of fundraising in fueling change … based on his 50+ years of experience passionately connecting the two.

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[LIVE PODCAST] Storytelling, Culture, Leadership and Workplace Wellness

NonProfit Hub

Day two of Cause Camp 2017 was just as good as day one. The hits kept coming on day two, with presentations from Derrick Feldmann, Beth Kanter, and Kivi Leroux-Miller. Once again, we had our emcee Mark Pitman lead a panel to wrap the day up. Kivi and Beth were joined by Tyler Riewer and Lori Jacobwith to discuss questions from the audience. They covered leadership, content, wellness, and much more.

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There’s power in exclusivity but are you using it?

iMarketSmart

Unlike populist fundraisers (who treat everyone the same), engagement fundraisers aim to find and build relationships with “first class passengers”— people who are willing to “pay” more (with major and legacy gifts). . Millions of dollars are spent on wealth screening to find them. But what do you do once you’ve sorted them from the rest of the pack?

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Don’t Be a Gopher: Nonprofit Marketing and Program Sustainability

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Kylie Hutchinson. Is program sustainability something your nonprofit talks about? Kylie Hutchinson explains why it should be in today’s guest post. ~Kristina. Guest Post by Kylie Hutchinson. More than ever, program sustainability is a concern for nonprofits and the grantmaking organizations that fund them. But achieving sustainability can be a challenge, particularly when the flashy new pilot project that everyone loves eventually matures and becomes yesterday’s news.

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Fundraising Insights For Small Nonprofits

The Agitator

In my Tuesday post , I lamented the meager growth in fundraising performance over 2016, as reported by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. And I observed that it was the smallest groups that performed the worst, noting specifically the difficulty these groups have with retaining donors. Today, looking deeper into my in-basket, I’ve discovered a resource just for smaller organizations … in this case a slightly larger category, organizations with revenue less than $2 million.

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Make a Smart Investment

Ann Green

Many nonprofits, especially small ones, are working with limited resources (money, staff, time). I know how hard that is and your default mode may be to say we can’t afford to do this. . Be careful. What are you saying you can’t afford to do? It may be something you should be doing. Here are a couple of areas you may be neglecting that I believe you can’t afford not to invest in.

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59 Useful Mobile Apps & Online Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The number of low-cost or free apps and online tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the apps and tools listed below to significantly improve your web and email communications and your social media campaigns. Social Media. 1. Buffer :: buffer.com. Buffer enables social media managers to schedule posts on social networks throughout the day and evening.

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What’s Going on in May

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Here’s what’s happening at Nonprofit Marketing Guide this month: Online Training: May 9 & 11: Creating Awesome Email Newsletters, Parts 1 and 2, with Kivi Leroux Miller. Learn how to create a newsletter worthy of the time you are investing in it. Registration for Part 1 is $99 | Registration for Parts 1 and 2 is $199 | Both are free with an All-Access Pass.

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Easy Retention Win: Correct Donor Addresses

The Agitator

Today we’re adding TrueNCOA to The Agitator Toolbox. This easy-to-use tool enables you to quickly update the addresses on your file for just $20 regardless of the size of your file. Most organizations spend far too much for address correction services. With no hidden fees, no record minimums, and no record maximums, TrueNCOA uses an ‘all-you-can-eat approach’ and will process any file for $20 using the National Change of Address (NCOA) records of the US Postal Service.

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Mixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Good whatever-time-of-day-it-is-where-you-are! Come and see what I have picked out for you this week for Mixed Links… Feeling overwhelmed? Read How to Tell Your Boss You Have Too Much Work. If you have a lot of Gmail users on your email list you may want to find out What Gmail’s New Settings Mean for Your Nonprofit Email Strategy. Sandy Rees shares 7 Fantastic Fundraising Ideas to Spring Into Summer.