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Fundraising Nonprofits Recruitment 
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
The share of professionals being approached by employers outside fundraising shows how tough it is to hold on to talent, experts say.
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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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A New Look At Running Grants & Programs: Why Use A System When You Have Excel?
Stop Budget Burnout: A Better Way to Grow Your Nonprofit in 2026
Interactive Webinar: Recurring Giving Events That Keep on Giving
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 19, 2025
There’s more to peer-to-peer fundraising success than just recruiting participants. Here's how to support your peer-to-peer fundraisers.
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Candid
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
At Candid, we get a lot of questions about nonprofit boardsfrom how to recruit members, to what their obligations are, to how executives can best work with them to advance their organizations missions and growth. Heres a curated collection of articles and resources covering a wide range of topics on nonprofit boards.
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The Charity CFO
DECEMBER 30, 2024
In a recent episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast, host Tosha Anderson sat down with Greg Miller, President and CEO of Penn-Mar Human Services, to discuss the critical issues of recruitment, retention, and strategic partnerships in the nonprofit sector.
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Ann Green
APRIL 21, 2025
How does your nonprofit organization compete with all this? Some of the PACs send emails that are so obnoxious they give fundraising a bad name. This is very common for fundraising campaigns and inviting people to events, as well as including a link to your email newsletter on your social media platforms. or THANK YOU!
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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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Top Nonprofits
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Keeping pace with an increase in support is a great problem for nonprofits to have, whether youve surpassed your yearly fundraising goal earlier than expected or booked out your volunteer schedules. With more resources, your nonprofit can expand its programs and reach new mission-centric milestones.
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Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. Volunteer Recruitment: A QR code displayed on banners at a maker’s market or fundraising event can simplify sign-up for interested people.
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Blue Avocado
JULY 8, 2025
Nonprofits are crucial for communities, but they face significant hurdles. When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community “What do nonprofits struggle with the most? When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community “What do nonprofits struggle with the most?”
Bloomerang
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
End of year is the most lucrative, high-stakes fundraising there is. A solid year-end fundraising plan can help! I’m here with an end-of-year timeline and fundraising communications calendar to make end-of-year fundraising as easy as pie. Just follow my timeline below to create your year-end fundraising plan!
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The Killoe Group
APRIL 28, 2025
Peer-to-peer fundraising is a powerful approach for nonprofits. And peer-to-peer fundraising programs are doing well these days. According to the 2024 Top 30 and P2P Benchmarking Survey , 18 of the top 30 peer-to-peer fundraising programs in the U.S. And peer-to-peer fundraising programs are doing well these days.
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 14, 2023
In the face of challenges in employee recruitment and retention in the nonprofit sector, here are ways you can attain career success.
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Top Nonprofits
MARCH 26, 2025
To effectively tackle initiatives like school fundraisers , enrichment programs, and schoolwide improvement strategies, you need the helping hands of volunteers from your community. In this guide, well explore top tips for recruiting a robust volunteer community, as well as suggestions to help you manage and retain your volunteers.
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Candid
OCTOBER 31, 2024
A nonprofit is more like a public company than a private enterprise in that it’s governed by a board of directors as well as its executive team. That’s why setting up the board’s structures and bylaws with care is one of the most important things a nonprofit founder can do. How do I find board members?
Bloomerang
JANUARY 8, 2025
Not having a plan is planning to fail; the same is true for your fundraising. A year-round fundraising calendar is a must to ensure that youve coordinated all your messages, asks, campaigns, events, and stewardship to optimize revenue and your sanity. Recruit two volunteers to join the board development committee.
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NonProfit Leadership Center
OCTOBER 2, 2023
As the ultimate decision-making body for nonprofit organizations, boards of directors are responsible for guiding a nonprofit’s vision and strategy and for overseeing its financial accountability. Finding the right board members is critical to every nonprofit organization’s success. Do you have a board diversity matrix?
Blue Avocado
JANUARY 14, 2025
Quality, dedicated nonprofit volunteers and skilled staff are the key to any successful mission. When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What is your biggest challenge in recruiting and retaining skilled staff or volunteers?” ” , once again, nonprofit leaders came through!
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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.
NonProfit Quarterly
MAY 12, 2025
Leadership has been a prominent topic in the nonprofit community, so its surprising there has not been more discussion about leadership applied to volunteerism. First, many nonprofit staff members serve as volunteer board members at other nonprofits. Second, most nonprofit boards are made up of volunteers.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
I was recently asked to explain nonprofit marketing at its most basic level. Many people in our sector answer this question by describing what I think of as communications: Creating and distributing content to people about the nonprofit and its issues. Sometimes donors give nonprofits money — We call that fundraising.
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NonProfit Quarterly
JULY 8, 2025
I’ve examined the unexpected and varied scale of volunteerism , how volunteers can be leaders , and the large role played in the nonprofit sector by all-volunteer organizations. Yet, nonprofit volunteers are continually either overlooked or treated as an afterthought. Create a branded jacket for long-term volunteers.
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Candid
APRIL 8, 2025
The noise for nonprofit fundraisers is created by the current transactional, impersonal model that powers direct mail and email fundraising. But none of that really matters because the fundraiser is overlooking two critical signals about the failures of transactional approaches to fundraising.
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Ann Green
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Year-end fundraising coincides with the gratitude season, which includes Thanksgiving in the U.S. This is appropriate since thanking your donors is part of the fundraising equation, even though many nonprofits don’t always realize this. Here are a few ways to incorporate gratitude into your year-end fundraising campaign.
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NonProfit Leadership Center
MARCH 6, 2023
Here at the Nonprofit Leadership Center, we believe spring is the perfect time to make plans for your personal and professional development. Writer Leo Tolstoy once said that “spring is the time of plans and projects.” We’ve launched 17 (yes, 17!!!!) REGISTER NEW! HINT: It’s more than just having a DEI statement.]
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JULY 9, 2021
It’s Friday which means it’s time for the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. It’s time for Mixed Links… Here is The Beginners Guide to Diversity Recruiting. 5 Tips to Start Considering a Safe and Fun In-Person Fundraising Event Again.
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NonProfit HR
MARCH 26, 2025
Development professionals those responsible for securing funding and ensuring the financial health of nonprofit organizations are vital to nonprofit sustainability, yet many organizations face persistent challenges in hiring and retaining them.
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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 Leadership Alliance
MAY 10, 2023
Nonprofit events are the perfect opportunity to bring your community together to celebrate and support your cause, but they also require a lot of work. However, volunteers can quickly become another challenge for your event team if you don’t know how to effectively recruit and manage them. Let’s begin!
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Candid
MARCH 31, 2025
As the nonprofit sector seeks ways to continue its work in the face of ongoing challenges, volunteers may come to play a larger role. How do volunteers advance nonprofits missions? Volunteers are an integral part of the work nonprofits do, not only supporting their day-to-day operations but driving their core missions.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
I was recently asked to explain nonprofit marketing at its most basic level. Many people in our sector answer this question by describing what I think of as communications: Creating and distributing content to people about the nonprofit and its issues. Sometimes donors give nonprofits money — We call that fundraising.
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Ann Green
APRIL 12, 2023
Building public speaking skills can help you make a strong case to nonprofit donors and other audiences. By Patti Schutte Fundraising is all about engaging with supporters and telling your organization’s story. When you build confidence as a public speaker, you can become a more effective fundraiser and nonprofit communicator.
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Stanford Social Innovation Review
MAY 29, 2025
Leading a nonprofit is even harder nonprofit leaders typically have more stakeholders, less control, and fewer resources than their for-profit counterparts. Despite these challenges, training for nonprofit leaders and board members has not materially changed in the past 25 years. How Do Nonprofit Board Fellows Programs Work?
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
There are a number of ways fraternities can approach fundraising projects, but by far one of the most popular strategies is to host a fundraising event. After all, a fundraising event allows brothers to gather together, get to know each other, create memories, and make a difference. . Fundraising Goal. Let’s get started!
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
JULY 10, 2023
Written by: Michael Ash, Ma, CNP, PCM, PMP Reading Time: 5 minutes In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofit organizations face unprecedented challenges, from transitioning to remote work models to addressing economic hardships, new challenges in fundraising, and community struggles.
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Bloomerang
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Connecting with new donors is crucial to growing your nonprofits supporter base and ultimately raising more for your cause. – Source New donors invigorate your nonprofit with a fresh wave of funding and engagement. – Source New donors invigorate your nonprofit with a fresh wave of funding and engagement.
Candid
MARCH 19, 2025
Despite comprising the majority of the nonprofit workforce, women in the sector still face gender disparities and challenges, including unequal pay, lack of access to funding sources, and expectations to do more with less. nonprofit sector demographics. The more you know: Key facts about Black nonprofit leadership.
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
JUNE 5, 2024
In the diverse tapestry of nonprofit organizations, one challenge that often arises is the generational and knowledge divide among employees. With multi-generational staff and varying levels of experience, nonprofits must navigate these divides to foster collaboration, innovation, and shared success.
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Ann Green
MARCH 17, 2025
Donor retention is a perennial problem for nonprofit organizations. Both your nonprofit and your donors may be feeling financially strained. Pay attention to your donor relationships One of the most important components of fundraising is building relationships with your donors. You dont want to lose your donors right now.
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Bloomerang
JUNE 5, 2024
Peter Drucker stressed the importance of strategic recruitment, emphasizing the need to select individuals based on their competencies, character, and dedication. Tailoring your recruitment efforts to find individuals whose skills and expertise align with your organization’s mission is fundamental. But don’t stop at day one.
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Ann Green
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Your donors want to hear from you and don’t just want to be blasted with fundraising appeals. You’ll 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. Thank your donors.
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NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Virtuous, a nonprofit CRM and responsive fundraising platform announced that it has acquired VOMO, the award-winning volunteer mobilization platform designed to recruit new volunteers, manage the volunteer experience, and activate volunteers to grow giving.
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
JULY 26, 2023
There are numerous legal hurdles to clear in the nonprofit formation process and beyond. Whether you’re filing for tax-exempt recognition or recruiting volunteers for your next fundraiser, every phase of your nonprofit’s existence has guidelines that set boundaries for its operations.
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NonProfit Leadership Alliance
MAY 23, 2023
Hosting a fundraiser can be a rewarding experience that not only raises vital funds for animal-related causes but also brings animal lovers together in support of a common goal. Following these steps will help you host a memorable fundraiser that inspires stronger relationships with supporters and makes a difference for animals in need.
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