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5 Best Practices for Nonprofit Employee Onboarding

Ann Green

Your nonprofit needs a skilled, dedicated team to advance its mission. By Debbie Willis Every new employee brings passion, talent, and a fresh perspective to your nonprofit. Your nonprofits new hires and long-time employees are all dedicated to making the world a better place, but they need an environment that allows them to flourish.

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What’s Next for Community Development Finance?

NonProfit Quarterly

Posters at the conference highlighted that the first OFN conference in 1985 attracted 21 community development loan funds with a combined $27 million in assets under management. By contrast, according to the US SIF (Sustainable Investment Forum), the CDFI industry (including community development banks and credit unions) had $457.9

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Sector Adopting AI, Building Reserves, and Expanding, Survey Shows

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels Eighty-two percent of nonprofits say they’re using artificial intelligence (AI), with financial tasks being the most commonly reported use. The next most common use of AI, cited by 36 percent of nonprofits, was for program optimization and impact assessment.

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HubSpot — The Anti-CRM CRM for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Amy Rose , Co-CEO, and Brian Greenwald , Co-CEO, at Benevolent Tech – a strategic services firm of nonprofit superfans dedicated to helping for-purpose organizations thrive. The nonprofit sector in the United States stands at a crossroads. Come to us, and our CRM will cure all that ails you as an organization.

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A Fair Shot for Every Child: The Nuts and Bolts of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Getty Images For Unsplash+ This article is the second in a three-part series Building Wealth for the Next Generation: The Promise of Baby Bonds a co-production of NPQ and the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School for Social Research in New York City. This is not merely a hypothetical threat.

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Your Roadmap For CRM/DRM Success: Prepare, Manage, And Sustain The Change

Bloomerang

Last week I found out our Senior Development Officer has been tracking her relationships in a notebook!” Every nonprofiteer has worked with technology that promised transformation but delivered frustration. This preparation phase lays the foundation for nonprofit CRM success by deeply engaging the people who will use the system.

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4 Strategies for Building Lasting Volunteer Relationships

Get Fully Funded

However, in order to develop a volunteer base you can rely on, you need to build lasting, meaningful relationships with them. When volunteers sign up with your nonprofit, ask them up front how they prefer you get in touch with them. Using preferred communication channels. This might be via email, text, or your volunteer management app.