EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

When we flip the calendar to a new year, many of us become gripped by the desire to build some new habits. To kick off 2023, we asked our partners, what are some new habits nonprofit practitioners should build with their donors, volunteers, and other supporters to help them meet their long-term organizational goals? Drink more water!

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 16, 2024

As we embark on a fresh chapter, I’m excited to share some valuable insights for those of you who have recently stepped into new roles within the nonprofit fundraising sector. Consistent communication is key to building a strong team and ensuring everyone is aligned with the organization’s objectives. Happy New Year!

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While delivering year-end donation tax summaries to donors before January 31st is a crucial part of your role, it’s not just a compliance step—it’s a golden opportunity to reconnect and thank your donors for their contributions and remind them of their incredible impact through your mission. How do you use yours to steward donors?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

So many of us can visualize that experience, that moment where we know we are about to spend the day volunteering, team building, and making an impact on people’s lives. Creating Meaningful Experiences There is no doubt that volunteering is good for us as individuals, important for our local communities, and impactful for our global society.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Fortunately, according to Dr. Kandi Wiens , author of the new book, Burnout Immunity , you can learn how to build immunity to burnout. The five EI skills are: Build self-awareness to identify what makes you vulnerable to burnout. So, what did these resilient role models have in common?

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

While an innovation culture looks different depending on the nonprofit, there are some key characteristics of a culture that leaves room for innovation: Strong Leadership: Leadership plays a key role in any company culture, but it becomes even more important when fostering innovation. In fact, most innovation projects fail.

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Media Cause

APRIL 15, 2024

MarTech Ssacks, or Marketing Technology stacks, provide nonprofit teams with a vital way to create efficient and effective marketing efforts. The good news is that you likely already use at least one marketing tool, meaning you are well on your way to building a MarTech stack. But, how does an organization begin to piece one together?

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Foundations play a crucial role in supporting nonprofit organizations and driving positive change within communities. By embracing a community leadership role, foundations can amplify their impact and empower grantees to achieve long-term, sustainable success.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Event Invitations Craft Engaging Event Experiences The Invitation Chair takes the reins on the Event Committee , orchestrating a symphony of creativity and strategic communication to create an unforgettable event experience. The post Event Invitation Chair’s Role Unveiled appeared first on Greater Giving Blog.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Whether you’re preparing for a financial audit, creating a new employee policy, or gathering materials to establish a new nonprofit , your compliance efforts are likely to succeed if you have the whole organization on board. In this blog, I’ll share lessons learned from our SOC 2 audit to help you build a culture of nonprofit compliance.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

But the reality is that these people won’t necessarily be effective in a governance role. At that point, the board leadership realized three things: that it had to (1) become accountable, (2) proactively steward the endowment created by the bequest, and (3) replace the CEO.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

How can we support women, people of color, and other minorities in achieving leadership roles? Turn the focus away from individual success and toward team building. If mentoring is a new concept for your group, baby steps may be needed to create buy-in. Turn the focus away from individual success and toward team building.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Here are some strategies your organization can consider for improving donor retention by building donor trust in your brand. In 1993, AFP, AHP, CASE, and the Giving Institute created the Donor Bill of Rights to commit their members to values that would inspire the trust of the public. Such a pledge can be your foundation for trust.

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Achieve

MAY 11, 2022

You wouldn’t apply for a job without knowing everything about the role, right? That’s where your role descriptions come into play. Your volunteer role descriptions let potential volunteers know about the skills required for the role, the tasks they’ll be completing, and other important logistical details. The role title.

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Greater Giving

JULY 27, 2023

Among the key players in the event committee, the Corporate Relations and Sponsorship Chair plays a pivotal role in securing sponsorship and fostering partnerships with corporations. We’ll discuss the importance of their role in event planning, and provide valuable tips to excel in this position.

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Twenty Hats

MARCH 9, 2021

When the pandemic hit, this volunteer manager created volunteer roles that were a win-win for staff and volunteers. I wanted to offer them new roles that they would embrace, while also increasing staff capacity. I came up with a process for matching volunteers with capacity-building roles that was very successful.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 29, 2023

Among the crucial roles within an event committee, the Logistics Chair stands out as the key person responsible for overseeing the event from start to finish. With a keen eye for detail and excellent organizational skills, the Logistics Chair plays a pivotal role in ensuring that every aspect of the event runs seamlessly.

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The Role of a Data Warehouse. Salesforce CRM’s reporting capabilities have limits in creating the joins and filters you need to build your segments, and encounter performance limitations when parsing large data volumes. Success Story: Creating Equity in Education With Teach For America + Salesforce Marketing Cloud.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

If you’re new to web design and development, creating a homepage that accurately reflects your nonprofit’s mission and values can feel difficult. However, with the right strategies, you can create an attractive homepage that inspires site visitors to continue interacting with your content and engaging with your organization.

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Greater Giving

JULY 13, 2023

One key member of this team is the Event Planning Chair, a crucial role responsible for orchestrating the intricate details that make an event truly remarkable. Job Description The Chair plays a pivotal role in the event committee, assuming the responsibility of managing the logistical aspects of the planning process.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 4, 2022

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes How to Create an Inspired Nonprofit Culture. Culture is created intentionally and must be actively maintained by leadership, requiring work and consistency. Leadership should take an active role in defining culture. Culture is the foundation and embodiment of your organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But you’re already hustling as hard as possible to build support, raise money, and make a difference. It may even be how your nonprofit has been building its contact list already. That’s information you can use to do things like create personalized donor experiences , build membership, and identify advocates.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

You meet with the donor, explain that your organization is exploring new types of giving programs, and ask if they’d be open to creating a bequest gift in their will. You can’t build trust in a new program if you can’t speak to it effectively. Instead, keep the focus on legacy-building. Is it complicated? Avoid jargon.

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sgEngage

MARCH 29, 2023

Build a Strong Finance Department by Hiring the Right People A strong nonprofit finance department is comprised of competent staff. When filling finance department roles, contract or hire staff with appropriate education and experience. Your leadership must create an ethical foundation that starts at the top.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

They were regarded a little like sorcerers hanging out in the shadows creating marvels with tools that weren’t well understood by the rest of the office. That dramatic entrance has changed the role of CTOs. It supports diversity in demographics and thought and is essential for building trust, transparency, and honest communication.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

Audit teams would then be caught off guard, unaware of either newly implemented accounting systems, new chart of accounts, or changes in processes and management roles. Create Clear Channels of Communication Effective communication is the foundation of any successful relationship.

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

You want board members who are able to successfully function in the role of financial stewardship of your nonprofit. Here’s how you can build that board. This is time wasted on so many levels and a clear signal that this board lacks a clear understanding of their role in financial stewardship. Beware the true cost of ignorance.

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Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

I was reminded of Ali’s video last week when I led a class for volunteer managers on creating virtual volunteer roles. One of the participants had to take an onsite museum role, where volunteers staff educational carts and engage with visitors, and transform it info a remote position. Ali made her homegrown video work.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Your donor thank you letter plays an important role in fundraising that you can leverage to build relationships – or ignore, and suffer the consequences. The post How to Create a Power-Packed Donor Thank You Letter appeared first on Get Fully Funded. But if it’s stale and boring, it isn’t accomplishing much.

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2022

Every member of your nonprofit team already knows how to build strong relationships with friends, co-workers, family members, significant others, and more. Magic happens when you build those kinds of relationships with your prospects and donors. Building your donor stewardship plan. Building your donor stewardship plan.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

In this environment, building a community of loyal advocates for your cause is more important than ever before. While building this community takes time, it will ensure you always have a full pipeline of people interested in engaging with your cause. Meanwhile, building an organic community is like backpacking through that new country.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Every year, it spends over €30 million to further this aim by building social inclusion programmes and campaigns for small-scale, community-led projects in the Netherlands and the Dutch islands of the Caribbean, and providing opportunities for them to learn from each other. A Critical Supporting Role.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

We focused on principles for community building and community organizing, as well as examples of both short-term and long-term engagement. There are many proven practices and strategies for engaging with communities and building up participation, whether around an event, a campaign, or a cause. Here are the slides! Transparency.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Wellbeing At Work is an essential read for leaders who want to create a thriving and resilient workplace culture. Create regular opportunities for employees to get to know one another through work. What parts of your role give you the most energy? Use community volunteering as employee socializing time.

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CauseVox

JULY 26, 2023

Join us as we dive into the world of mobile optimization and its crucial role in peer-to-peer fundraising. Practical advice on testing across devices, simplifying the donation process, optimizing forms for mobile use, and creating mobile-friendly emails. Examples of successful mobile-first campaigns.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 25, 2021

Here is how to build a stronger team either on Zoom or in-person. Creating a productive workplace means making every member of the team feel valued and needed for their specific role. When a work environment is created to support each of its members, it leads to overall efficiency and increased collaboration. .

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Building a successful workplace giving strategy can provide your organization with a reliable source of funding, deepen supporter relationships, and increase awareness of your cause. Inform supporters about their role in workplace giving. These include the following practices: Understand typical workplace giving programs.

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