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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Fundraising Fundraising Recruitment Retention 110

NonProfit PRO

MARCH 17, 2022

Often a strategy calls for including so many offers in one direct mail fundraising appeal, so how can you include a sustainer recruitment effort as well? Earlier this week, a copywriter friend of mine asked a great question. And I’m sure many of you are struggling with this same predicament.

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Recruitment Fundraising Fundraising 279

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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Recruitment Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 52

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 10, 2022

This free guide lays out the four types of emails you need to send your fundraisers to ensure your next peer-to-peer campaign is a success. Use these frameworks to create compelling emails that will recruit, activate, engage and retain supporters. Download Now

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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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Fundraising Fundraising Participation and motivation Recruitment 112

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 29, 2024

Recruiting former grantees as board members has helped the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund better connect to communities and boost fundraising. Recruiting former grantees onto the board has helped the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund better connect to communities and boost fundraising.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 12, 2025

They can learn how executives can support board leadership or, conversely, how executives choose to recruit boards that simply rubber stamp decision-making. But we seldom recruit board members who would be good at accountability or who understand this type of leadership as one of their roles.

Nonprofit governance and management 107

Nonprofit governance and management Volunteerism Volunteerism Public and Nonprofit Management 107

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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Fundraising Fundraising Recruitment Technology 88

NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Board recruitment is important as you must find leaders who have the right perspectives that align with your organizational strategies, goals and needs. It is not about recruiting one person. It is about building a diverse group over time that can take your organization to the next level.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 14, 2025

When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What is your biggest challenge in recruiting and retaining skilled staff or volunteers?” It has been increasingly difficult to not only recruit and retain skilled staff, but just to get them to the interview process! ” , once again, nonprofit leaders came through!

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Recruitment Charitable Organizations Community Development Production 95

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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Ann Green

APRIL 21, 2025

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. Youll also want to send regular reminders for fundraising appeals and event invitations.

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Communication Nonprofits Recruitment Fundraising 173

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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Recruitment Nonprofits Management Food 105

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 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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Fundraising Fundraising Recruitment Activism 246

Ann Green

AUGUST 6, 2024

If you’re doing a year-end fundraising campaign, the time to start planning it is now, hopefully in an air-conditioned space. You can also use this for fundraising campaigns at other times of the year. Be sure your donation page is user-friendly and consistent with your other fundraising materials. Do you have a campaign plan?

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Fundraising Fundraising Food Recruitment 271

NonProfit HR

MARCH 26, 2025

In fact, a 2024 survey of over 1,000 nonprofit professionals revealed that 37% of organizations have struggled to recruit fundraising and development … Read more The post Why Recruiting Development Talent Is So Tough and What Nonprofits Can Do appeared first on.

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Recruitment Health Nonprofits Nonprofit Organizations 52

Candid

MARCH 31, 2025

Beyond fundraising: How building community strengthens nonprofit sustainability. So, what can nonprofits do to recruit these essential volunteersand retain them? Recruiting and retaining volunteers is a year-round endeavor beyond National Volunteer Month. Fundraisers need to adapt.

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Public and Nonprofit Management Recruitment Leadership Education 102

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.

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Recruitment Race and Ethnicity Collaborations Retention 105

NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 2, 2023

To recruit more passionate team players to serve on your nonprofit board, make sure your organization is asking itself these four questions. 4 Questions Every Nonprofit Should Ask Itself to Recruit the Right Board Members 1. Use this matrix as a guide when recruiting new board members. Do you have a board diversity matrix?

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Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Nonprofit Leadership Governance 240

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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Fundraising Fundraising Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management 243

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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Management Recruitment Activism Fundraising 246

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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Communication Economic Issues Recruitment Homelessness 333

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

With the cancellation of so many in-person fundraising events, organizations have had to use unique ways to meet their goals this year. Fundraising for a national nonprofit organization during a pandemic has felt like marching in place – a daily exercise in efforts that do not seem to “move the needle” forward. Aleeka Kay Morgan.

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Fundraising Fundraising Non-Profits Recruitment 190

Ann Green

MARCH 17, 2025

Pay attention to your donor relationships One of the most important components of fundraising is building relationships with your donors. Recruit board members to make thank you phone calls. Fortunately, this is something you can fix, but you need to give it your full attention. Donor engagement is so important.

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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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Recruitment Retention Nonprofits Education 288

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As we enter a new year, your nonprofit is likely in the thick of goal-setting for fundraising, marketing , and more. However, achieving goals like increasing your capacity or improving team effectiveness is only possible with talented employees and the best way to source the most ideal additions to your team is through recruitment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2025

A peer-to-peer campaign (or P2P) is a type of fundraising where individuals organize and host a campaign on behalf of a nonprofit organization and collect donations from their friends. Launching a peer-to-peer campaign begins with recruiting some of your most fervent supporters to organize personal campaigns on your organizations behalf.

Participation and motivation 111

Participation and motivation Nonprofits Technology Recruitment 111

Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

Large grants are the fundraising backbone for many free health clinics. The post Elevate Your Free Clinic’s Impact By Recruiting More Individual Donors appeared first on Bloomerang. Wondering how you can attract more individual donors on your side? Here are six easy-to-implement strategies to get you started!

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Recruitment Health Healthcare Medical 105

Ann Green

AUGUST 2, 2023

Even though it might be sweltering outside, now is a good time to start planning your year-end fundraising campaign, hopefully in an air-conditioned space. You can also use this for fundraising campaigns at other times of the year. Be sure your donation page is user-friendly and consistent with your other fundraising materials.

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Fundraising Fundraising Food Recruitment 246

Candid

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Candid recently debuted two webinars on nonprofit boards: How to Build Your Board and Your Board and Fundraising (to be offered in 2025.) A diversity of skill sets is another consideration—some members may be good at fundraising or marketing, while others may be well-connected or able to provide specialized services.

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Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Law Non-Profits 114

The Killoe Group

AUGUST 2, 2023

Peer-to-peer fundraising offers big benefits for your nonprofit. It’s a powerful fundraising approach. One of the most important components of a strong peer-to-peer fundraising event or campaign is your participants, or volunteer fundraisers. Target potential fundraisers. For example, consider where they live.

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Recruitment Participation and motivation Fundraising Fundraising 97

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Sometimes donors give nonprofits money — We call that fundraising. But nonprofit marketing is about much more than fundraising. They often want to recruit program participants or volunteers. Nonprofits can market products and experiences, but they also market positive changes in the world and emotional benefits too.

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Marketing Marketing Recruitment Nonprofits 229

NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A new focus in the nonprofit sector is the importance of organizations building a culture of philanthropy, and recruiting board members requires a balanced approach. This brings us to the age-old three Ts on nonprofit involvement: time, talent, and treasure.

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Recruitment Philanthropy Culture Nonprofits 259

Jeff Brooks

JANUARY 8, 2025

Relationship Fundraising: A Donor-Based Approach to the Business of Raising Money (3rd Edition) by Ken Burnett Ive been a fan of this book almost since the first edition came out in 1992. Just thinking about the title can be a catalyst for great fundraising. Fundraising can be a relationship? And asking. And asking.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 10, 2023

However, volunteers can quickly become another challenge for your event team if you don’t know how to effectively recruit and manage them. To recruit a team of energetic and helpful volunteers for your next event, you need to actively promote volunteering opportunities to your community of supporters. Let’s begin!

Recruitment 240

Recruitment Nonprofits Management Activism 240

Ann Green

AUGUST 11, 2020

Pandemic or not, we still have seasons and fall is traditionally fundraising season for nonprofit organizations. You can also use this for fundraising campaigns at other times of the year. You may have already set a goal for your year-end campaign in your 2020 fundraising plan and most likely that has changed.

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Fundraising Fundraising Recruitment Retention 189