Nonprofit Megaphone

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Newsletters and email marketing campaigns are one of the best ways for nonprofits to keep in touch with donors, volunteers, and clients. According to MailChimp, the average open rate for marketing emails that come from nonprofits is 25.17% —substantially higher than the overall average of 21.33%. So, where to get started?

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 9, 2024

Good morning from a Modern Nonprofit Podcast! Maya and her team specialize in investing for nonprofit organizations. So, naturally our conversation today will include many topics from the viewpoint of the financial statements, those within the organization that Maya is working with directly, and so much more.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Recent evidence from the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) indicates that grantmakers are asking the same questions with slight differences across funders, wasting a significant amount of a nonprofit's time during the application process. Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent).

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MAY 22, 2023

Writing personal profiles or stories for your newsletter or website is a great way to market your nonprofit, while also recognizing the experiences and contributions of a single person. When I first started working in nonprofit communications, I wrote a lot of donor profiles for clients. Or worse, it starts when they were born.

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

This month's learning club is all about personal branding and social impact career growth. The report shares six elements common to ALL successful campaigns. Times are tough, but not so tough you can't give something in thanks for the people you care about. and/or start a fundraiser. You can sign up to participate here.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Major donors make a major impact on your nonprofit, but it can be a bit scary to ask major donors for a donation. And the best way to get to know your major donors is to ask good questions that spark conversation. Start With Gratitude. As with any new relationship, start with a small step.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The thank-a-thon concept is a simple one: set aside a time to have volunteers call donors to thank them for their support of the organization. Calling up a donor to thank them for their gift will keep your nonprofit top-of-mind when the next appeal comes around. On average, one caller can make about ten calls per hour.

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The Kindful Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

If the problem you are trying to solve or the need you are addressing isn’t a quick fix but instead long range, ongoing and/or escalating, you might consider forming your own nonprofit. In this post, we’ll review frequently asked questions about starting a nonprofit and nine key steps to get your own organization up and running.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning can help your organization meet challenges effectively and take advantage of new opportunities. Despite the many benefits that strategic planning can bring, 49 percent of nonprofits lack a strategic plan. Let’s get started. How often should you develop a standard nonprofit strategic plan?

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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 22, 2018

I'll be growing this list in the coming months, but the first two offerings formalize something I've been doing for months now: Newsletters Sponsorships and Sponsored Posts. My insurance company, MAPFRE , offered me a 5% discount off my insurance policy for a $25 donation to the Pan-Mass Challenge. I'm so proud of her! This is smart.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 12, 2024

Our research explored…the questions, “How do people spend their sabbaticals?” Sabbaticals were offered by 4 percent of organizations in 2011, 17 percent in 2017 (Society for Human Resource Management 2017), and have tripled since the “Great Resignation”. Some organizations dictate rest, while others prioritize work.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

With Giving Tuesday and the end-of-year giving season fast approaching, your nonprofit is likely ramping up efforts to reach its annual fundraising goals. Text marketing , also known as SMS marketing, can help your organization engage supporters, build relationships, and ultimately boost your fundraising results.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 4, 2023

Best Nonprofit Team Collaboration Tools for 2023 Manage and grow your nonprofit by collaborating better. Project Coordinator’s timeline mode lets you get back to important posts and helps your team coordinate with Project Planning and Gantt charts. Check out these Top Team Collaboration Tools for Non-Profits.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

“Where do I look to find grants for my nonprofit?” It’s a burning question so many nonprofits have, and to be honest, I can’t say that I blame them! Think about it: what could your nonprofit do right now with a $5,000 check?? (I Getting grant funds is REALLY exciting! For one, it’s usually a lot of money.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

We all grew up learning that it wasn’t polite to talk about money and it definitely wasn’t right to ask your friends and family for handouts. Nonprofits rely on donations and unless you are independently wealthy and able to self-fund your organization, you’ll need to share with folks a request for donations. Keep reading.

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Since I started Selfish Giving way back in 2004/5, I've had a very simple business model: I publish valuable content on win-win partnerships and readers contact me with business opportunities. I began offering a case study service because I think they are vastly underused in the nonprofit world. It really is that simple.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 3, 2024

Nonprofits have limited resources and, as such, need to focus on sustainability. From fundraisers to mission-related programs, what can you do to make your nonprofit self-sustaining long-term? Nonprofit employees often put in long hours, wear many hats, and are tasked with doing more with fewer resources than for-profit organizations.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

Sometimes we get one tool – one skill, one talent – and out of habit, we stick with it, never thinking about other tools we might need. It takes an entrepreneurial heart to start a nonprofit, fundraising and marketing skills to grow it, and leadership skills to manage it. And your fundraising more productive!

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2022

With that in mind, we’d like to kick off 2022 by actively questioning the use of certain words—and what is meant—so that we can continue to improve by phasing out terms that might be overused, harmful, or inaccurate. Reprinted from Big Duck. A new year brings a commitment to change and improvement for many people. BIPOC (and POC).

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 4, 2019

UBIT Today, our legal expert, Karen Wu of Perlman & Perlman , is answering your questions on registration and reporting requirements. UBIT Today, our legal expert, Karen Wu of Perlman & Perlman , is answering your questions on registration and reporting requirements. Company FAQ’s 1.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JANUARY 5, 2023

This question is becoming increasingly common within organizations. It starts with the development of a customer magazine that enables you to measure everything down to the finer detail. It starts with the development of a customer magazine that enables you to measure everything down to the finer detail.

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Fundraising Coach

APRIL 9, 2024

However, developing an optimal fundraising strategy can be challenging, especially when there is already so much on your nonprofit’s plate. A fundraising consultant can identify opportunities for improvement in your existing fundraising plan and build new strategies to advance your nonprofit. Luckily, you don’t have to do this alone!

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2022

If looking into donor management software keeps falling to the bottom of the priority list, this post is for you. . When we talk to fundraising professionals, they share these common hesitations: Hesitation #1: Our budget is tight. Hesitation #5: We’re a new and/or smaller nonprofit. Hesitation #1: Our budget is tight.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Did you also know that 49% of nonprofit employees expect cost cuts this year and 54% of nonprofit leaders have implemented changes to organizational goals and activities? . Now more than ever, it’s vital for nonprofits to diversify their funding sources. Why grants are important to nonprofits. Let’s dig in! Let’s dig in!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

Congratulations, all your data is now tucked neatly into organized rows and easy-to-access fields. There’s a rule of thumb home organizers use that says you should always keep your belongings in a place where you can see them, or you risk forgetting that you have them. Report #1: Total number of donors Let’s get started.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Did you also know that 49% of nonprofit employees expect cost cuts this year and 54% of nonprofit leaders have implemented changes to organizational goals and activities? . Now more than ever, it’s vital for nonprofits to diversify their funding sources. Why grants are important to nonprofits. Let’s dig in! Let’s dig in!

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

How do you find, attract, and qualify people who can give major gifts to your nonprofit organization? But what continues to distress gift officers and others who work at large nonprofits is – even with the newest technologies like AI – their caseloads continue to be bloated with too many people who aren’t qualified to give major gifts.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

Giving histories, gift amounts, and frequencies can reveal a lot about future willingness to give. A nonprofit CRM helps you keep all this information organized and easily accessible. In this guide, we’ll cover what you need to know about nonprofit CRM solutions and the best platforms to consider.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Your nonprofit is quickly growing, bringing in more donations than ever before and fostering a strong donor base. Now, you’re probably wondering how to find not just a robust fundraising platform, but buy fundraising software that serves your organization for the long term. This resource was made for nonprofits like yours!

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The Charity CFO

AUGUST 16, 2023

About David Welcome everyone to A Modern Nonprofit Podcast. Today, we explored the importance of websites, nonprofit marketing, and how to bridge the gaps between departments to achieve digital success. David started Wow Digital Inc. When should nonprofits consider a full redesign on their website?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Yep, kids are back in school, pumpkin spice is EVERYWHERE, and some folks are already thinking about the holidays. Those of us in the world of nonprofit fundraising are starting to think about how to best leverage the next four months. of nonprofits start planning their year-end appeal in October.

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 19, 2022

As a CPA working exclusively with nonprofits and a former nonprofit auditor, I’ve looked at thousands of nonprofit financial statements over the past 10 years. Looking at that many balance sheets, you start to identify trends. Want to know if your nonprofit is headed for trouble? It may be a temporary blip.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 27, 2023

Nonprofits play a critical role in organizing communities and advocating for better policies to face these crises, and we must now assess what we are looking for in our colleagues and ourselves. Organizations, like society at large, are facing fundamental paradigm shifts.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

MARCH 25, 2023

Nonprofit organizations rely heavily on marketing to spread the word about their mission, and one of the most cost-effective options in the nonprofit marketing toolbox is content marketing. Perhaps most importantly, content enables your organization to build trust with new potential donors and supporters.

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Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Learning grant writing is a rite of passage for many nonprofit professionals. After all, you’re presenting your organization for judgment with real money and support on the line during a time when many nonprofits are seeing drops in their donation numbers. Step 2: Review Your Nonprofit’s Project. Funding structures.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In this article, we’re going to look at three particularly common donor related fundraising challenges. These barriers tend to get triggered by outside forces, sometimes coming from the very nonprofit organizations the donor is considering for charitable gifts. Or is $5 million the minimum definition of wealth?

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Due to this collective mastery, your work offers an invaluable skill set that uniquely positions development professionals for leadership at nonprofit and philanthropic agencies. Your work behind the scenes is to establish a structure—plans, systems and processes—by which the nonprofit may reach its advancement goals. Any testimonials?

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