Affnetz

JUNE 20, 2025

Energy – Fundraising requires a high level of energy, passion, and vigor to engage donors and help organizations achieve positive social outcomes. There are many blind alleys, false starts, as well as exhausting successes that require energy.

Energy 100

Energy Fundraising Fundraising Philanthropy 100

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Young people have brought energy, new visions for the future, and renewed hope to the movement for climate justice. These Gen Z and Millennial leaders are championing concrete actions, bringing new legislation to the United States and across the globe, and demanding their rightful places at policy tables worldwide.

Philanthropy 136

Philanthropy Energy Leadership Management 136

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

4 The Cambodian government’s stated aim is for the dam to provide enough energy to stop power outages and further develop the country. Notes See “Hydropower Lower Sesan II,” Royal Group, accessed July 13, 2024, royalgroup.com.kh/ business-portfolio/energy-division/hydropower-lower-sesan-2.

Environmental 115

Environmental Race and Ethnicity Construction Nonprofit governance and management 115

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2025

This stress can spill over into the session itself, affecting the energy and focus of board and staff members. Waiting too long can leave you scrambling to find a venue that might be inconvenient, uninspiring, or simply too expensive. High stress levels : The closer the event deadline, the more stressful the planning process becomes.

Collaborations 115

Collaborations Energy Activism Culture 115

Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

Beyond frustration, it limits your fundraising potential and drains your teams time and energy. So, take a moment to reflect: Whats your outdated, clunky software really costing you? You owe it to your mission and donors to demand more from your tools. The right tools dont just help you work smarterthey help you make an impact that lasts.

Finance 106

Finance Energy Technology Fundraising 106

Candid

JANUARY 23, 2025

Heres how you can get started on building community: Start with a clear vision Your purpose has to be crystal clear if you want people to invest their time, energy, and/or money in your community. So it would make sense that engaging the community is a natural way to find the support you need to fundraise.

Fundraising 102

Fundraising Fundraising Homelessness Retention 102

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

They bring energy, fresh ideas, and an eagerness to make a difference. Their ability to think outside the box can breathe life into campaigns and events, while their energy helps tackle tasks that require hands-on effort. Incorporating hands-on activities keeps the energy up and ensures they stay involved.

Energy 71

Energy Food Leadership Activism 71

Candid

MAY 19, 2025

Clearer communication, faster decision making, and simplified reporting requirements would reduce this pressure and allow food security nonprofits to focus their energy on serving their communities.

Food 98

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations 98

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Nonprofit staff members work tirelessly, often way beyond regular business hours and sometimes on weekends and holidays, sacrificing personal time and energy for the cause. When their emails are met with silence, it signals that their time, effort, and contributions aren’t valued and appreciated.

Culture 116

Culture Nonprofits Leadership Communication 116

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 3, 2024

One recent report on AI and nonprofits identifies uses like real-time tracking of energy consumption and data synthesis to build customized education curriculums in developing countries. However, it’s the latter function that generates more enthusiasm among many AI supporters. Nonprofits focused on shoring up their finances in 2024.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 122

Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance Public and Nonprofit Management Ethics 122

The Charity CFO

JANUARY 8, 2025

For example, when working on a recent bill to achieve 100% clean energy by 2040, MCEA’s role was to ensure the legal language matched the intent of the law. The strategic plan helps the organization focus on its unique strengths and strategic advantages, particularly in legal expertise.

Leadership 52

Leadership Environmental Law Finance 52

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Instead of investing time and energy in setting up a new solution each time you outgrow the functionality of your current solution, you can simply scale up your current solution to broaden the functionality. Saving staff members time and energy. Thats why we recommend looking for scalable software.

Retention 66

Retention Nonprofits Volunteerism Volunteerism 66

Candid

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The organization redirected its energy and resources, which led to 85% of the foster youth it serves graduating high school. Treehouses leaders agreed to narrow their focus to solve a specific problem: the fact that only 40% of foster youth graduated high school, less than half the rate of other young people.

Organizational Development 69

Organizational Development Construction Values Nonprofits 69

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 17, 2024

As we consider 2024, and look toward the year ahead, the NPQ team presents a collection of articles that impacted us this year.

Insurance 105

Insurance Environmental Philanthropy Education 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 27, 2025

He believes continuously applying takes energy and time that many people simply do not have. He cites stories of people who were denied FEMA resources six or seven times but were finally able to access the resource after applying the final time. After being denied resources several times, some people simply do not go back.

Governance 111

Governance Urban development Food Medical 111

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 19, 2024

We too are energy burdened. We too are energy burdened. I think the thing we forget about most as activists is that were not just fighting for our communities, were fighting for ourselves, too. We too are a part of our community. We too are struggling to pay our rent. We too are suffering from the job market and dirty drinking water.

Energy 111

Energy Activism Health Marketing 111

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

However, when boards stray into the territory of management, they not only waste precious time and energy but also undermine the very leaders they hired to run the organization. The problem of micromanagement is quite prevalent.

Nonprofit governance and management 104

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Leadership Nonprofits 104

Bloomerang

MAY 12, 2025

Hire a facilitator if possiblesomeone who understands nonprofits, can manage personalities, and guide the energy. And make space in the schedule for reflection and unstructured timedont overpack it. It’s often best to bring someone in from the outside who comes in with unbiased positions about the board and the organization.

Nonprofit governance and management 87

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Collaborations Governance 87

Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

For example, instead of merely noting that a group of donors is interested in sustainability, explore whether they’re passionate about reducing plastic waste, supporting renewable energy, or promoting biodiversity. Tailor your communications to reflect these nuanced interests.

Social Enterprise 106

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Participation and motivation Children 106

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

PBEB has recruited a board of directors (subject to regulatory approval) of banking experts, elected officials from participating jurisdictions, and subject matter experts on issues like clean energy and affordable housing. In California, public banks are barred from competing with local financial institutions.

Nonprofit governance and management 128

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Finance 128

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 16, 2025

Seeing that there was still such a mix of creative and anxious energy in the group, Harge decided to work with the remaining team to channel their efforts into designing a dignified ending and ensuring they all had what they needed to pursue the next steps in their individual career paths. It was really hard for them to stop, she says.

Culture 93

Culture Energy Finance Leadership 93

The Storytelling Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2024

For tips on managing stress, staying balanced, and maintaining energy during this critical period, check out these helpful self-care tips for nonprofit professionals. Nonprofit leaders and staff need to take steps to care for themselves, especially during stressful times like year-end fundraising.

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Fundraising Fundraising Energy 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

In Alabama and Tennessee, communities are banding together to ensure that funding for clean energy benefits workers and local residentsnot just corporate shareholders.

Collaborations 116

Collaborations Manufacturing Law Philanthropy 116

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 28, 2024

AI-driven solutions for sustainability also help enterprises optimize energy usage, manage waste, and reduce carbon footprints. Tackling Climate Change with AI-Driven Solutions AI agents play a pivotal role in combating climate change by optimizing renewable energy production, forecasting extreme weather, and improving agricultural practices.

Social Enterprise 52

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Disaster Relief Agriculture 52

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 6, 2025

Since it takes time and energy to advocate for your nonprofits program, you must find members who are willing to put in that effort. When recruiting employees for your nonprofit, you likely focus on finding individuals who care deeply about your mission and feel invested in your organizations success.

Recruitment 59

Recruitment Retention Values Energy 59

Jeff Brooks

MARCH 4, 2025

Fragments add energy to copy and improve reading ease. In fundraising, the paragraph isn’t a unit of information. It’s a visual structure. Try one-sentence paragraphs. One word paragraphs. Sentence fragments? No problem in fundraising. And on a related note: feel free to start sentences with conjunctions.

Fundraising 64

Fundraising Fundraising Energy 64

Ann Green

MARCH 17, 2025

Many organizations spend a lot of time and energy on acquiring donors, concentrating more on volume, and dont seem concerned that theyre churning through different donors year after year. Donor retention is a perennial problem for nonprofit organizations. Another perennial problem is uncertainty and disruption in our world.

Retention 171

Retention Communication Recruitment Energy 171

Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Growing up, I watched my father inspire people to givenot just their money but their time, their energy, and their heartsto something bigger than themselves. As the daughter of a preacher, I know a thing or two about passing the collection basket.

Collaborations 52

Collaborations Nonprofits Foundations Energy 52

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

It takes so much time, energy, and money to put on an event, that the money the event pulls in often is not worth all that effort. Do they put a lot of energy into their pets? Myth #2: Fundraising events will completely fund my nonprofit! Where do they volunteer? What types of volunteer activities do they like? Are they avid crafters?

Nonprofits 98

Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management Homelessness Foundations 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

While UHAB expends considerable energy identifying and converting occupied distressed rental properties into LECs, it spends as much, if not more, on getting tenants ready for responsibilities that come with an LEC.

Nonprofit governance and management 104

Nonprofit governance and management Manufacturing Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 104

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2025

2) Neglecting Donor Retention Strategies The Mistake: Pouring all energy into acquiring new donors while neglecting existing supporters. Manual processes drain team time and energy, leaving less bandwidth for relationship building and strategic activities.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 101

Nonprofit Administration and Development Fundraising Fundraising Retention 101

Bloomerang

MARCH 28, 2025

This multiplies fundraising capacity, energy, and results, without squeezing the budget. These fundraisers can deploy staff and board members to cultivate donors, build relationships, and even network to find new prospects.

Fundraising 79

Fundraising Fundraising Leadership Management 79

Clairification

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Sharing creates connection, possibility and energy. Lets begin with this weeks bit of wisdom Generosity and gratitude A gift doesnt diminish the giver. And the magic of gratitude is that it improves everything it touches, especially the person who offered it in the first place. So, what holds us back?

Energy 70

Energy Nonprofits 70

Prosper Strategies

DECEMBER 11, 2024

A donor base that spans multiple generations ensures a steady flow of energy, creativity, and resources to […] The post How to Engage Multiple Generations (from Gen Z to Boomers) In Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising appeared first on Prosper Strategies.

Energy 52

Energy Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits 52

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Often the process takes great amounts of time, energy, and money, it strains relationships, and, in the end, doesn’t really strengthen the organization and nothing really changes. Strategic planning is daunting Many nonprofits begin strategic planning work with trepidation and possibly even scar tissue from prior efforts.

Culture 98

Culture Leadership Values Participation and motivation 98

Pam Moore

MARCH 26, 2025

Its the way you: Live your values Show up for your audience Communicate your purpose Empower your people Create consistent energy across every touchpoint Its not a mission statement on a wall. Their identity hasnt evolved with their purpose. Brand identity is more than design. Its how you walk it out in the real world.

Culture 146

Culture Technology Foundations Energy 146

iMarketSmart

JULY 7, 2025

The energy, tone, and intention you bring into a donor conversation doesn’t just affect you—it affects the person across the table. The emotionally intelligent fundraiser tunes in, doesn’t rush, and lets the donor lead—while quietly shaping the energy of the conversation. That’s not philosophy. It’s neuroscience.

Energy 52

Energy Management Fundraising Fundraising 52