The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 10, 2023

By Sara Herschander Nonprofits are still struggling to recruit workers and are being hit with higher-than-normal prices, despite signs that inflation is easing and the labor market is cooling down.

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Recruitment Nonprofits Marketing Marketing 334

NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The best nonprofits are the ones that know the value of an employer brand communications plan. They understand a strategic plan can help attract and retain the top talent and avoid facing the current struggles of today’s competitive job market.

Recruitment 264

Recruitment Communication Values Marketing 264

Bloomerang

APRIL 10, 2025

If volunteers make up a large percentage of your nonprofits team, you know how important their support and dedication are in your efforts to achieve your mission. However, 26% of volunteer leaders noted that recruiting volunteers was a top challenge for their organization in 2024. What does a volunteer recruitment plan look like?

Recruitment 57

Recruitment Participation and motivation Disaster Relief Activism 57

Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Partnerships between nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies to boost workplace volunteering and community impact can create significant value for both parties. Here are five takeaways from the 2024 Civic 50 Report that nonprofit leaders can leverage to expand or initiate successful corporate partnerships: 1.

Disaster Relief 111

Disaster Relief Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Recruitment 111

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. No matter what event format your nonprofit is considering, you will need to take key event planning steps to make your fundraising event a success. Collect donations from event tickets/participation.

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Recruitment Nonprofits Management Food 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Here’s how nonprofits are using QR codes to engage their audiences effectively: Fundraising: From charity sweepstakes to crowdfunding campaigns, QR codes placed on postcards, flyers, or social media provide a conduit for instant participation.

Recruitment 109

Recruitment Nonprofits Food Associations 109

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

ByJackie Sue Griffin The nonprofit world isnt what it used to be. To thrive during 2025, nonprofits must create workplaces where employees feel connected to the mission and see clear opportunities for growth. Your nonprofits brand isnt just about marketing; its about showing potential hires what makes your organization special.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Recruitment Insurance 98

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!

Recruitment 98

Recruitment Charitable Organizations Community Development Production 98

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 4, 2023

Recruiting top talent is crucial for any nonprofit organization, and your website is often the first point of contact between potential candidates and your organization. However, many nonprofits struggle to use their website effectively for recruitment. Marketing is often operated independently from HR departments.

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Recruitment Culture Values Nonprofits 130

Top Nonprofits

MARCH 26, 2025

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. Most businesses know that its easier to retain existing customers than to attract new ones, and the same logic applies to recruiting volunteers. Lets get started!

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Recruitment Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 52

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.

Recruitment 246

Recruitment Nonprofits Management Activism 246

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?

Nonprofit governance and management 240

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Nonprofit Leadership Leadership 240

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. Nonprofit Training for You…. Learn more and get your All-Access Pass.

Communication 281

Communication Recruitment Nonprofits Marketing 281

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?

Nonprofit governance and management 114

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

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 24, 2023

I have never seen that before, but that means this week we have a double-helping of the most helpful articles, posts, and tips for nonprofit marketers. It’s time for Mixed Links… Here are 4 AI Controversies Marketers and Brands Should Avoid. New to nonprofit communications? Learn to choose the right ones.

Marketing 186

Marketing Marketing Recruitment Nonprofits 186

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.

Participation and motivation 111

Participation and motivation Nonprofits Technology Recruitment 111

Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2024

Nonprofit membership models are all around us. Lots of household nonprofit brands, like the AARP, ACLU, Girl Scouts, Human Rights Campaign, and the YMCA, use a membership model. Your nonprofit’s natural constituency is the community you work in every day. Solicit your current members for their recruitment ideas.

Recruitment 104

Recruitment Collaborations Nonprofits Environmental 104

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Per usual, Andy Crestodina over at Orbit Media Studios has written another outstanding post, this one on Formats & The Funnel: How 17 Content Marketing Formats Align with Lead Generation. These formats allow your prospect to see firsthand how a partnership with your nonprofit helped a business address a specific challenge.

Recruitment 246

Recruitment Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing 246

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 governance and management 288

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Leadership Nonprofits 288

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 27, 2025

Manager of Brand Marketing at Bloomerang – the unified giving platform for nonprofits designed to deliver deeper insights for more targeted outreach, stronger relationships, and greater impact. Volunteers are a vital resource for nonprofit organizations. By Melaina Chromy , Sr. It’s also about where a story is told.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Recruitment Participation and motivation 52

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 14, 2024

If there’s one thing nonprofit marketers could use more of, it is likely time and resources. Working with multiple social impact organizations, I constantly search for ways to optimize both and increase overall nonprofit productivity. During my journey, I have discovered the benefits of systematizing processes.

Production 248

Production Nonprofits Recruitment Management 248

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.

Retention 245

Retention Psychology Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Leadership 245

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.

Collaborations 246

Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Leadership 246

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 12, 2023

According to our 2023 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , nearly all nonprofits (95%) now create some type of video content. Video marketing is now more important to nonprofits than ever. And what’s the ROI for busy social impact marketers like ourselves? And rightly so.

Marketing 236

Marketing Marketing Collaborations Values 236

Fundraising Coach

JUNE 20, 2025

Your nonprofit’s website is one of your most valuable tools for sharing your mission and engaging your community. Search engine optimization (SEO)—the process of improving your site so it ranks higher in search engine results—is foundational to nonprofit website marketing. nonprofits). 501(c)(3) status for U.S.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Nonprofits Education 52

Selfish Giving

AUGUST 3, 2022

Some readers believed having a media partner helped recruitment, others didn't. have also experienced media companies wanting to create a program with nonprofits with the intention of selling those packages to their advertisers with no donation component for their nonprofit partners." Marketing Your Cause 1. Brain Food 1.

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Recruitment Participation and motivation Marketing Marketing 130

Ann Green

MARCH 17, 2025

Donor retention is a perennial problem for nonprofit organizations. Right now were dealing with cuts in federal funding, tariffs, a plunging stock market, etc, which are creating constant chaos for us. Right now were dealing with cuts in federal funding, tariffs, a plunging stock market, etc, which are creating constant chaos for us.

Retention 171

Retention Communication Recruitment Energy 171

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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Recruitment Marketing Marketing Management 80

Ann Green

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This is not just a job for your marketing department. Fundraising and recruitment. If your organization has specific times it needs to recruit volunteers, add that to your calendar, as well. Nonprofit Editorial Calendars. Get Organized With a Nonprofit Editorial Calendar. All departments need to work together.

Communication 335

Communication Economic Issues Recruitment Homelessness 335

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 11, 2023

Over the last decade, I have tried and failed many times to see LinkedIn as a relevant social media platform for the nonprofit sector. Why LinkedIn is Getting More Nonprofit Attention Now But, I think, finally, that’s changed. I believe LinkedIn is now having its moment in the nonprofit sector as a legit social media network.

Nonprofits 233

Nonprofits Recruitment Marketing Marketing 233

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 28, 2025

As any nonprofit professional knows, implementing a thorough marketing strategy takes work. By automating entire marketing journeys, you can save time while ensuring your messages reach the right audiences at the right times. For instance, say youre creating a marketing campaign aimed at turning recurring volunteers into donors.

Marketing 59

Marketing Marketing Retention Recruitment 59

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 10, 2023

How to Start with Nonprofit Influencer Marketing in 2023 Want to make good use of the power of influencer marketing to promote your nonprofit, charity or social enterprise? How does influencer marketing fit in the larger picture on marketing strategy for non-profits? Check out these tips by Lilian Sue.

Non-Profits 145

Non-Profits Marketing Marketing Public and Nonprofit Management 145

The Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Social media is a powerful, yet affordable, way to inform, engage, and recruit volunteers. Did you know that 47% of nonprofit leaders say recruiting sufficient volunteers is a big problem for their organization? If you’re wondering if social media can be an effective tool to recruit volunteers, the answer is yes.

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Recruitment Values Food Universities 91

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

I have been involved for many years, running a pioneering program for Great Britain’s government and then advising US agencies through a nonprofit. We spent a year working with a US workforce board to launch its own regional hourly labor market as an alternative to Silicon Valley’s apps. Funders—including the Annie E.

Nonprofit governance and management 116

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Recruitment 116

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 2, 2024

Established nonprofit organizations play a vital role in addressing social issues, driving positive change, and enriching communities. In this article, we explore the seven stages of development that established nonprofits often navigate as they strive for excellence in advancing their mission and serving their constituents.

Public and Social Policy 246

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 246

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 27, 2022

It’s Friday so that means I have the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week I have TikTok campaigns, inclusive imagery, social media post ideas, how to recruit board members and more. Nonprofit Communications Training and Coaching for You….

Communication 176

Communication Recruitment Nonprofits Marketing 176

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.

Nonprofit Organizations 103

Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management 103