The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This giveaway could be as simple as a special report or article delivered via e-mail, or as tangible as an invitation to your annual cultivation event or a free bumpers sticker highlighting your cause. What are you doing with your current e-mail contact list? Ask for (Just a Little) Action. Are you sending out newsletters?

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As any volunteer manager knows, volunteer scheduling is a fundamental part of the day-to-day operations of all nonprofit volunteer programs. Knowing how, when, and where to break down the system of responsibilities for your volunteers will determine the quality of their experience as well as the success of your events.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

As development professionals, volunteers, and board members, we spend a lot of time searching for new prospects … trying to find new individuals, companies and foundations who might respond to our message, who we can cultivate, and who, over time, might make a significant gift to help us continue our work. What Is “Public Relations”?

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

When you work together, everyone brings new ideas and perspectives that enhance your organization’s operations and allow you to uphold your mission in fresh and innovative ways. In this article, we’ll provide five tips that enable you to seamlessly integrate your nonprofit email and website marketing strategies.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Leading a group of passionate volunteers, doing deeds that help the community around you, and making a meaningful difference to an important cause are what make the job of a volunteer management leader worth it. All you need is a dedicated and effective way to recruit those volunteers. Keep your volunteers engaged.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore how AI is reshaping fundraising. It encourages donors to keep supporting its work long-term. It shows their giving history and how they like to be contacted. They will let nonprofits work better and faster. They are moving to more efficient and effective fundraising.

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OneCause

AUGUST 2, 2023

One of the most important components of a strong peer-to-peer fundraising event or campaign is your participants, or volunteer fundraisers. Collect only the information you must have – such as contact information, emergency contact information, a liability waiver, and t-shirt size. You can collect more information later.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 6, 2012

Nonprofits love volunteers. When budgets are tight— and they always are with nonprofits— volunteers take up the slack. So, how do you recruit volunteers who will integrate well with your paid staff, perform the functions they are assigned, and stick around? Not a good time to volunteer. What works best?

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Candid

JULY 7, 2022

53% volunteer. . Is the contact information accurate? . Meta uses your data from GuideStar, so you’ll want to make sure that profile has an updated logo, mission statement, and contact information. Learn more about Meta donations and setting them up from our Knowledge Base Article. Need more convincing? Good luck! .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2022

The Smart Nonprofit is a jargon-free roadmap for nonprofit staff, boards, volunteers, and funders on the ways “smart technologies” like artificial intelligence are changing social change work. We are thrilled with the initial reception for the book, here’s a few links to different articles we’ve written and interviews.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2022

The Smart Nonprofit is a jargon-free roadmap for nonprofit staff, boards, volunteers, and funders on the ways “smart technologies” like artificial intelligence are changing social change work. Below are a few links to different articles we’ve written and interviews. We are thrilled with the initial reception for the book.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This is why it’s so important to keep a sponsor’s attention, even after your silent auction , run/walk/ride, or other event concludes. In this article, we’ll cover the top strategies to retain your nonprofit’s corporate partner and earn much-needed support for your organization year-round.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 9, 2022

This initial data integrity is vital to making the system work well – after all, “garbage in, garbage out” – but just as vital is the continued focus on keeping the data relevant. . Convert Your Volunteers. Similar to events, volunteer information is an essential element in understanding all of your constituents.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A navigation menu is the bar—often located at the top of your website—that acts as a directory to your nonprofit’s most important resources, including your: About Us Page Contact Us Page Donation Form Blog Your navigation menu should be visible on any page your visitors are on, not just your homepage.

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Nucleus

AUGUST 17, 2021

Build consensus on steps to take by involving staff at all levels as well as volunteer leadership. Through the years, she has made things happen as an association CEO, an ASAE leader, and as an association management consultant who’s partnered with small volunteer groups to large global professional societies to advance their organizations.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. Talking with Volunteer Administrators.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 29, 2012

Some believe that nonprofit work is more of a calling than a career, but when one considers that this ‘calling’ is responsible for literally billions of dollars changing hands each year in our own country alone, it’s a calling of high importance. Like this article? Get another!

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In this article, we’ll catalog ten nonprofit website best practices your organization can use to maximize your investment. This is the same for other forms, too, including membership forms, online stores, and even volunteer interest forms. A Better Website is Worth the Money Your website serves as a digital hub for your organization.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Plus, your nonprofit can attract new supporters interested in advocacy to your cause, growing your supporter network of donors and volunteers. To help your nonprofit organize future advocacy campaigns, this article will explore four strategies advocacy leaders should consider: Market your advocacy campaign on multiple platforms.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Who will make up your main audience of donors, volunteers, corporate partners, foundations, and other supporters that will help keep your nonprofit operating? For example, different states have different processes for filing articles of incorporation and the fees required. Look into: Your primary audience.

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. AVP still relies on volunteers for a number of tasks—as many as 125 different volunteers each year, half of them new. We also get a lot of administrative volunteers.

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Achieve

JANUARY 22, 2024

In this guide, we’ll cover: Strategies to Identify Mid-Level Donors Strategies to Connect With Mid-Level Donors Essential Tools to Grow Mid-Level Donor Relationships As you read through this article, consider how you can frame these mid-level donor strategies to your nonprofit’s unique audience. Invite mid-level donors to volunteer.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2021

A small story, even an announcement about your special event or volunteer project, in a weekly newspaper could lead to interest from the local TV station. Frequent and consistent contact with local media raises the odds of getting some great exposure. Writers, bloggers, and reporters work on deadlines.

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Kindful

APRIL 8, 2021

If your time is limited, try to limit extra work by reaching out to the media when you can maximize the effort. Consider making a list of media contacts by researching platforms and identifying one or two names per platform to reach out to with your pitch. Are there journals or magazines that could do an article on you?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Continue reading to learn how to determine what type of posts you should write, how long your post should be, how to edit your own work, strategies for getting past the dreaded writer’s block when writing your blog, and more. Find topics for your blog Make your blog work for you. Not sure what to write for your nonprofit blog?

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Double the Donation

MAY 25, 2021

Benevity’s platform helps companies find volunteer opportunities, set up and run volunteer grant programs, manage matching gifts and payroll donations, and more. Contact Benevity to learn more about their services and pricing. Contact CyberGrants for a demo and to learn more about pricing. Learn more about Benevity!

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In this article, we’ll walk you through four tips for connecting with parents: Provide family-friendly tours of your organization. If you don’t, you could plan a tour of or make educational videos about your nonprofit itself to teach kids and parents how your staff and volunteers work to impact your community. Bingo events.

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3rd Sector Labs

JULY 22, 2014

Start with contact databases, donor management systems, and CRMs. Add to that volunteer management and event management. Finally, social media, mobile fundraising, and a whole array of fundraising and volunteer management apps. Not just create a plan, but work it. What sort of fundraising software are we talking about?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

They know we’re busy with our work. I’m about ready to give up on the nonprofits in our rural community, as even when I’ve gone to the trouble of contacting them, got the grants approved and personally delivered the checks, my rate of hand-written or phone call thank-you messages is probably around three or four per cent.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Writing emails to staff, contacts, board members Prompt: Draft an email to {staff member/contact/board member’s name} discussing {specific topic}. Create an agenda for a strategic planning meeting Prompt: Draft an agenda for a strategic planning meeting focused on {specific topic} scheduled for {date} based on this article {URL}.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

More volunteer sign-ups. Certain corporate giving programs like volunteer grants encourage employees to volunteer with nonprofits. As a result, nonprofits not only earn money from the volunteer grants but also gain a new base of dedicated volunteers. Volunteer grants function very similarly to matching gifts.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Your small nonprofit creates new volunteer opportunities. Remember to package your volunteer ask with in-kind donation requests too. Check with your own board members for possible contacts. Highlight work in progress. Always attempt to convert volunteers into donor evangelists. Six Steps to Make the Connection.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2022

When I refer to “digital ads” in this article, I’m referring to the three kinds of digital advertising that are easiest and most affordable: Social media advertising: e.g. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn. You can advertise to your existing base asking them to donate monthly, start a P2P fundraiser, volunteer, or give an increased amount.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 5, 2015

The following article is part of the March/April edition of the Nonprofit Hub Magazine, which focuses on Cause Camp and volunteers in conjunction with National Volunteer Month. For Tara Alder, the Volunteer Manager of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City, this challenge is her everyday existence.

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Qgiv

JUNE 25, 2021

you’re using an “autodialer” and can only contact donors who have opted into hearing from you. You worked hard to build your text message marketing lists. This is who you’d contact with periodic updates and urgent appeals, Giving Tuesday updates, etc. Volunteers: texting is a valuable way to send updates to your volunteers!

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2011

Recently, TechSoup hosted a webinar discussing how to use social media to acquire and support volunteers. Part of the webinar included this survey of the listeners below, which in of itself is useful for tracking how nonprofits and libraries recruit and support their volunteers.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 28, 2022

On top of automatic payment processing, online registration also collects attendee contact information that can help your nonprofit continue the donor relationship long after the event ends. Automated registration is also a big time saver for staff and volunteers, who no longer have to collect and record attendee details by hand.

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