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The Fundraiser’s Field Guide to Donor Optimization

NonProfit PRO

Learn how to elevate every aspect of your fundraising programs—from acquisition to reactivation, digital co-targeting to housefile optimization. Packed with practical advice and proven best practices, the Field Guide will help you boost the performance of your direct mail and digital fundraising, and serve as a collaborative checklist of tactics for you team.

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[Free Mini Webinar] 5 LinkedIn Profile Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Time: 1 pm ET / 10 am PT (20 Minutes) Cost: Free Presented by: Tereza Litsa Nonprofits are spending more time on LinkedIn this year to raise awareness for their cause, build thought leadership, and engage with corporate partners. The best way to make the most out of the channel is to leverage your personal profile. In this free 20-minute webinar , you will learn best practices on how to build your personal brand on LinkedIn.

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Disruption Sunny Side Up 

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Disruption gets a bad rap. We are quick to see it as a faceless villain itching to lay waste to our future prospects. But shattering the status quo is positive and necessary. We call that type of change innovation. It happens when smart people with guts and irrepressible creative energy are left to their own devices. Greg Larkin, who was a guest on a recent Association 4.0 podcast , is one of those iconoclasts.

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April Showers Bring May Flowers.

VisionLink

and the first glimpses of the 2024 hurricane season that starts June 1st. Is your organization prepared to respond and support during a community-wide disaster? If your answer is no, Visionlink is standing by to help you prepare for the next big storm. Our Disaster Case Management Platform (DCMP) and related disaster management tools are proven solutions that can support your organization, your staff and volunteers, and the clients you serve.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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How to Get Funding for a Nonprofit: Tips on Tapping into 12 Top Funding Sources

Wild Apricot

Knowing how to get funding for a nonprofit is the first step towards success! Discover the pros & cons of the most common nonprofit funding sources.

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Donor-Centric Fundraising: 4 Ways to Personalize Appeals

DonorDock

Elevate your fundraising game with donor-centric strategies. Check out four practical ways to personalize donation appeals and connect with your audience.

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7 steps to advance your volunteer program with your online member community

Nimble AMS

Volunteers are an important part of your association! You likely leverage your association management software (AMS) to manage, recruit, retain, and engage your member volunteers. But have you considered leveraging your online member community to give your volunteer program a boost? Read our blog for seven tips to use your online member community to enhance your volunteer program!

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Join Us NJ VOAD Conference!

VisionLink

We are pleased to be a part of and a presenter at the NJ VOAD conference (New Jersey Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster) on April 11, 2024. State-wide, and for many hundreds of attendees, the keynotes and sessions will be rich in content, timely, and relevant. Visionlink is particularly proud to announce at this conference (with thanks to NJVOAD leadership) a new solution for coordinated client assistance immediately after a disaster occurs--and over the longer span of recovery.

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The Top 15 Member Retention Strategies to Grow Your Community in 2024

Wild Apricot

Retaining your membership base saves money on recruitment and helps build a lasting community. Get inspired by these 15 member retention strategies!

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10 Summer Fundraising Ideas That Will Make a Splash | FrontStream

frontstream

Summer is the perfect time to get creative with your fundraising efforts and make a splash in your community. Exciting and unique ideas will help you engage donors and reach your goals, whether you're raising money for your charity or school. This blog post will explore ten summer fundraising event ideas that will make a real difference for your nonprofit.

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.

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3 Ways Foundations Can Help Nonprofits Attract and Retain Talent

NonProfit PRO

While nonprofits have a powerful draw for talent, they often fail to properly compensate employees. These three low-cost, proven tools can help nonprofits compete.

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Artificial Representation: pitfalls at the intersection of AI and DEI

Big Duck

Learn why nonprofit organizations should avoid using AI-generated images of people, and how ethical representation and equity is eroded by AI. Read the article.

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Please don’t go! 5 ways to win donor hearts again.

Hands on Fundraising

A lapsed donor is a donor who hasn’t given in a while. (And of course, that’s insider talk. But you’re an insider, so we’ll use the term here.) But how do you define that period? How long do you consider a donor active? Experts tell us that after a first gift, you need to thank […] The post Please don’t go! 5 ways to win donor hearts again. appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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Donor Engagement Strategies to Level Up Your Nonprofit + Donor Engagement Plan Checklist!

Wild Apricot

Your donors are critical for your fundraising goals. Discover the best practices for engaging donors and how to create an effective donor engagement strategy.

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Nonprofits Are Leveraging the Cloud, but Does It Have to Be So Complex?

Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.

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Embracing Intrapreneurship: A Nonprofit Game Changer

sgEngage

In the realm of social impact and nonprofit work, the quest for sustainable, innovative solutions to society’s challenges is ceaseless. As someone entrenched in the mission to address food insecurity, I have come to appreciate the indispensable role of intrapreneurship within our sector. This approach, which champions the spirit of entrepreneurship within existing organizations, is not just beneficial; it is vital for recruiting and retaining the talent that will drive our missions forward.

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4 Tactics to Implement in 2024 to Elevate Your Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

With fundraising down yet again in 2023, it may be time to try a few new approaches to regain momentum. Here are four tactics for 2024.

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How to Get Sponsors Despite your Geography!

The Sponsorship Collective

When you discover that a sponsorship prospect is clear across the world from you, you might feel disinclined to pursue them further. You’re worried about regional differences that could rear their ugly head, not to mention the annoyance of different time zones.

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How to Build Your Nonprofit’s MarTech Stack

Media Cause

This blog is the third in our series on MarTech for nonprofits. If you want a refresher on what MarTech is, check out the first blog here. If you want to know why every nonprofit organization should have a MarTech stack, read the second blog here. MarTech Ssacks, or Marketing Technology stacks, provide nonprofit teams with a vital way to create efficient and effective marketing efforts.

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Nonprofit Technology Kick Start: Free World Class Board Meeting Software

Looking for cost reductions for your nonprofit? Why not consider modernizing with a digital board management system that's designed to work with remote meetings, with immediate cost reductions if you still distribute paper packets to members? Get going in less than an hour on a fully hosted cloud solution built on the latest technology that runs on any device - from desktops to tablets and smartphones - without any installation.

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46 Unique Nonprofit Software Tools to Bring You Success in 2024!

Wild Apricot

Nonprofit software simplifies, automates and powers up your daily tasks. Accounting software, fundraising tools, CRM solutions, analytics and more!

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5 Things Colleges Can Do Right Now to Impact Fall 2024 Enrollment

sgEngage

The ongoing FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) delays have left students with less time to compare financial aid offers and make a college decision than in a typical year. In response, many colleges have postponed their commitment and financial aid deadlines for the 2024–25 academic year. According to the US Department of Education, about 330,000 federal financial aid applications will need to be reprocessed following yet another data error.

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Address the Future with Clean Data

NonProfit PRO

Successful fundraising starts with clean data. Melissa’s new solutions catalog is packed with essential tips, tools and free trials to help you address donor engagement, improve outreach, and ensure accuracy for meaningful impact and a sustainable future. From address, email and phone verification to data enrichment and donor profiling, this valuable resource has everything you need to elevate your fundraising game!

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Fundraising Ethics In Higher Education

Bloomerang

Every profession likes to claim ethics are essential to its success. But you can make an especially robust case that this is indeed the case in fundraising. What does it take to be successful in fundraising? Strengths like persuasion, problem solving, and persistence come to mind quickly. But integrity is squarely at the top. Fundraising is a profession directed at nurturing friendships that culminate in gifts of time, talent, and treasure.

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Donor Engagement Guide: 8 Key Steps to Better Retain and Engage Donors

Are your donors your biggest fans, or are you lacking donor loyalty? The truth is, your donors have expectations of what their relationship with your organization should look like. This ebook will help you learn how to live up to those expectations!

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Am I just preaching to the choir? Maybe

Nonprofit AF

One of the comments I often receive online and in-person after my various baby-animal-picture-punctuated rants is, “Vu, I agree with.

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Reach Full Funding Potential: 6 Donor Acquisition Strategies

Allegiance Group

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach to direct mail. It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. Then, once you understand your audience members and which strategies resonate with them, you can build a strategy. In this guide, we’ll explore the basics of donor acquisition and some nonprofit digital marketing best practices for finding new donors.

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Your Unrestricted Funds Need Stewardship, Too

sgEngage

Since she signed the Giving Pledge in 2019 and began her momentous campaign of organization-changing donations, MacKenzie Scott has given away more than $17.3 billion. All in unrestricted funds with no reporting necessary. While Scott is far from the first to focus on giving major gifts with no strings attached, the scale of her philanthropy is causing many funders to rethink long-held beliefs about what requirements should be paired with a donation.

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UpMetrics Launches Free Impact Framework Building Tool for Impact Organizations

NonProfit PRO

UpMetrics released its Impact Measurement and Management Suite to help organizations measure, maximize, and showcase their impact.

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Nonprofit Technology Adoption: Why It Matters and How to Be Successful

Organizations like yours are increasingly realizing that technology adoption is only as good as the technology you choose. Statistics from a 2014 NTEN study show that seriously investing resources in training for your staff corresponds to higher adoption and ultimately technology effectiveness. In this report, we’ll give you a high-level overview of how to get your organization in shape for technology adoption and best practices for facilitating this critical process.

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Marketing Tips for Walkathons and Other Eventful Fundraisers

Nonprofits Source

Your nonprofit puts a lot of time and effort into planning your events. However, if no one knows that your event is taking place, you won’t be able to achieve a high turnout or meet your fundraising goals. This is why a strong marketing strategy is essential. By sending the right donor communications and reaching your target audience where they are, you’ll be able to successfully promote your event and expand your nonprofit’s reach.

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The Nonprofit’s Guide to Legacy Giving

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Sustainability is one of the key concerns in the fundraising world, and it’s important for your nonprofit to identify ways to find additional funding so you can continue supporting your community for a long time. One way your donors can help you extend your impact is through legacy giving. Legacy gifts provide your donors an opportunity to help your organization past their own lifetime!

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How to Succeed With Nonprofit Direct Mail Fundraising

Allegiance Group

Direct mail fundraising should be an integral part of your nonprofit’s direct response strategy. When leveraged with other communication channels, direct mail can generate significant engagement and gift-giving from donors. Direct mail fundraising can also feel more personal for donors, especially when your messaging aligns with their preferences. This guide walks through the basics of direct mail fundraising for nonprofits and how to launch a direct mail campaign: Top Direct Mail Fundraising FA

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Get Cybersecurity Right for Your Low-Code/No-Code Projects

sgEngage

The low-code, no-code revolution has made it possible for anyone at your organization to create software applications without all the extra overhead of traditional software development. By leveraging low-code platforms, such as the Microsoft Power Platform, your staff members have a vast ecosystem of emerging technologies at their fingertips. Your “low-coders” or “citizen developers” can use technology to optimize the unique business processes they already know intimately.

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Achieving Organizational Transformation: Pathways to Success

Association executives—and hopefully their boards—know that they are facing perilous times. Driven by the pace of cultural and technological change, they are experiencing major disruptions in the traditional business models that used to guide organizational growth strategies.orgSource offers a straightforward approach to navigating these changes and readying your organization for growth.