NonProfit Leadership Alliance

DECEMBER 4, 2024

While artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more prevalent across society, its use growing especially quickly in the nonprofit sector. As of April 2024, 58% of 501(c)(3) organizations have incorporated AI into their digital communications, and 68% use it to analyze constituent data.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 16, 2025

You’ve got a compelling mission, a passionate team , and a fundraising campaign to run. In fundraising, when you say something can be just as important as what you say. This post explores how timing affects donor engagement, ways to improve your timeliness, and how nonprofit technology solutions can simplify the process.

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Ann Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Diverse revenue streams provide a sustainable financial foundation for nonprofits. Explore revenue streams your nonprofit should pursue in this guide. This is a great way for nonprofits of all sizes to bring in a steady stream of revenue. Evaluate your mobile fundraising logistics. The good news?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

By Rob Leighton , Executive Director at iMission a full-service digital-first marketing agency working exclusively with nonprofits and social sector organizations. Successful nonprofit fundraisers have always understood the power of personalization in effective communications.

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Ann Green

JUNE 30, 2025

The midpoint of the year is a good time to see if you’re meeting your fundraising and communications goals. Your fundraising revenue may be down. Yes, we’re in an uncertain economy, but that doesn’t mean you should stop fundraising. Never stop fundraising! Many nonprofits raise the most money from individual giving.

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Candid

MARCH 10, 2025

Nonprofit organizations often collaborate with one another to share resources, seek grants, and scale public service delivery. At the same time, nonprofits also compete directly against one anotherfor attention, for funding, for clientsalthough this competition rarely gets acknowledged.

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Ann Green

JULY 8, 2025

Keeping things simple is important for your nonprofit organization, too. In your fundraising appeals, don’t bury your ask. Make it easier for your nonprofit and your donors by keeping things simple. You want enough information to know what’s going on, but not too much that it’s overwhelming. Recognize your reader.

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Ann Green

APRIL 21, 2025

How does your nonprofit organization compete with all this? Political organizations and candidates here in the U.S. Some of the PACs send emails that are so obnoxious they give fundraising a bad name. Youll also want to send regular reminders for fundraising appeals and event invitations. or THANK YOU!

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In theory, that sounds nice, but in reality, it’s a day when nonprofit organizations unleash an onslaught of transactional fundraising appeals by email, text, and social media. Given what’s likely in the next administration, nonprofits will need to work harder to combat any government funding cuts and policy changes.

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Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Despite the importance of raising money well, the majority of small to midsize nonprofits use suboptimal strategies—methods that are expensive, time-consuming, and yield only minimal returns on a lot of hard work. These are the kinds of revenue strategies that keep nonprofits just surviving instead of scaling. Fundraising mistake #2.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Most nonprofits rely on a few annual fundraising events to bring in much-needed donations and to raise awareness for their cause. There are so many forms of fundraising events, from charity runs to fundraising festivals. These goals will help you plan your event with a specific objective and fundraising target in mind.

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 7, 2025

Fundraising isnt always about money. According to Lynn Margherio, founder and CEO of Cradles to Crayons, volunteerism is the backbone of many successful nonprofits, even though attracting and retaining volunteers can be challenging. Sometimes people want to support a local nonprofit, but they dont know where to start.

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Ann Green

JANUARY 6, 2025

Your donors want to hear from you and dont just want to be blasted with fundraising appeals. Youll often use several different channels when you send a fundraising appeal or promote an event. Fundraising and recruitment Be sure to add your fundraising campaigns to your communications calendar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 16, 2025

For nonprofit marketers and fundraisers, the sheer volume of “must-use AI tools” touted on social media and tech blogs is overwhelming. For those nonprofit professionals looking to expand their knowledge of using AI for marketing and fundraising, this list of 33 AI tools is a good place to start. 14) Version.ai

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Nonprofit boards play a critical role in guiding the organizations they serve, helping steer decisions, ensuring fiscal health, and offering strategic oversight. However, one glaring issue that’s often swept under the rug is the lack of prompt responses to communications from executive directors and nonprofit staff.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Launching a new nonprofit is an exhilarating feeling. And that means you have to figure out how to fundraise for your new venture. Should you start a GoFundMe or turn to a Facebook fundraiser? Here’s something to keep in mind, starting now: self-funding a nonprofit is not sustainable. But big goals cost big money.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 13, 2025

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2025

Nonprofit organizations thrive when their operations are efficient, their teams are aligned, and their communities are engaged. This article explores how nonprofits can leverage tools like organizational chart software and donor databases to streamline workflows, manage teams effectively, and enhance donor relationships.

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Ann Green

MAY 5, 2025

With all the economic uncertainty right now, you may be worried about your nonprofits finances. Quality is more important than quantity, but aim for at least three or four times a year, and dont just send fundraising appeals. Monthly giving is one of the few types of fundraising that has increased over the last few years.

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Ann Green

JULY 15, 2025

It may be quieter at your nonprofit, or maybe it isn’t considering everything that’s going on, especially in the U.S. Continuing to stay in touch with your donors will help you when you launch your fall fundraising campaign. Many nonprofits run year-end campaigns. It’s summer! You don’t need a reason to thank your donors.

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Candid

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The Latinx community is often missing from philanthropic discussionsboth about donors and about nonprofit organizations. population, but from every measurement in philanthropy including grants to Latinx-focused nonprofit organizations to representation among board members and staff, you wouldnt know there were 62 million of us.

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Blue Avocado

JULY 8, 2025

Nonprofits are crucial for communities, but they face significant hurdles. These organizations face many common challenges like securing sustainable funding, managing volunteer engagement, and navigating internal dynamics that can hinder their vital work. ” — once again, nonprofit leaders came through!

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 30, 2025

We ask so much of our nonprofit professionals, yet we dont always equip them with the resources or support systems they need. Ian has presented at more than 200 conferences, including some of the largest nonprofit leadership and fundraising events in the country. I thought I was the only one dealing with or impacted by this.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Email marketing for nonprofits is a powerful tool that can do much more for your brand than just raising awareness. Investing in strategic email marketing can amplify your fundraising return on investment (ROI), engage supporters personally, and rally even more people to champion your mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2025

By Shannon Whitehead , Content Strategist at Neon One a software that connects nonprofits with the technology and resources that empower them to build a community of generosity. Launching a peer-to-peer campaign begins with recruiting some of your most fervent supporters to organize personal campaigns on your organizations behalf.

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Affnetz

JUNE 20, 2025

When talking about donor engagement and fundraising is essential to talk about mindset – not a donor’s mindset YOUR mindset. Whether you’re a board member, executive director or staff member seeking to engage donors and succeed in fundraising, your mindset is critical.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 18, 2025

Nonprofit organizations depend on email as a key communication tool for engaging supporters, sharing impact stories, and driving donations. Yet many nonprofit emails remain unopened or ignored, limiting their reach and effectiveness. Nonprofit emails are just one voice in a noisy digital environment.

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The Storytelling Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As the calendar year winds down, nonprofit organizations have a critical opportunity to close the year strong by engaging supporters through year-end fundraising campaigns. Start Early Planning for Success The key to a successful year-end fundraising campaign is engaging donors ahead of time.

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Blue Avocado

JULY 1, 2025

I have worked for many nonprofit organizations over the past 30 years. But there was always one similarity they shared — almost all their planning and board dialogue centered around how to grow fundraising. But as a reminder on the premise of the meeting — there will be no talk of fundraising or cost.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JANUARY 8, 2025

Traditionally, external fundraising consultants handle feasibility studies. In a traditional feasibility study, the nonprofit hires an external fundraising consultant (typically to assist with the entire campaign). Use the guidance above to weigh this option for your organization, and good luck with your upcoming campaign!

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Affnetz

JUNE 9, 2025

Introduction: Donor management is the cornerstone of success for any nonprofit organization, and for small nonprofits, efficient management of donor relationships can make all the difference in achieving their missions. In this guide, we’ll dive into the world of donor management software for small nonprofits.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Did you know that a lot of nonprofit organizations raise 30%, sometimes as much as 50% of their annual donations during the year-end giving season ? Most nonprofits bring in nearly half of their online donations in the last week of the year. Wondering when to send your year-end fundraising emails ? Don’t believe me?

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 14, 2025

Quality, dedicated nonprofit volunteers and skilled staff are the key to any successful mission. ” , once again, nonprofit leaders came through! It can be tough to attract people when nonprofits might not be able to provide similar financial rewards or benefits. We live in a city with the largest number of nonprofits.

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Affnetz

JUNE 9, 2025

Introduction: Donor engagement stands as a cornerstone for sustained success for nonprofit fundraising. Yet, many organizations grapple with the challenge of maintaining meaningful connections with their donors over time. If you’re still wondering ‘How to Engage Donors?’ Let’s look at some proven methods.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 16, 2025

Couldnt make it to the Nonprofit Leadership Alliances annual Elevate Conference on February 25-27 th , 2025? Elevate is a 3-day virtual nonprofit conference designed to help mission-driven professionals and organizations thrive in a rapidly evolving world. Now, you dont have to miss out! What Is Elevate 2025 On-Demand?

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 20, 2025

Image Credit: Getty Images on Unsplash Broad segments of the nonprofit sector are concerned about the new presidential administration and the threats it poses to nonprofit organizations. No matter whether the approach is to go on defense or offense, shoring up the organizations compliance is critical.

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Ann Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Its important for you to remember these four words – Ask, Thank, Report, Repeat If your nonprofit follows this fundraising formula, you should be more successful. Many organizations just practice Ask, Ask, Ask. Going a step further, fundraising expert Penelope Burk recommends seven touches before asking for another gift.

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