Double the Donation

JANUARY 29, 2024

Every nonprofit professional’s dream is to cultivate a donor community full of lifelong supporters. These activities represent donor development, a critical process for nonprofits looking to establish a foothold in their community. Prioritizing donor development can significantly improve your acquisition […]

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. Having one (or more) active and highly functioning advisory committees fosters resilience, creativity, and even resource development for your organization.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

A wise boss once told me: “ A community is defined by caring for its members. One of the things you are responsible for as a development professional is building and nurturing community. Let’s focus, head-on, on the impact you have on the philanthropists who choose to commune with you. Otherwise, it’s just a zip code.”

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Candid

MAY 9, 2023

Despite being historically underfunded, these institutions have been essential in educating Black people, developing leaders, and addressing inequality. Little has been known about how philanthropy has—or hasn’t—supported them, until now. In the meantime, here are five key findings you should know about. In fact, large U.S.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 2, 2022

Using the right tools and techniques makes it easy to get more out of your association’s online community. . Here’s how Nimble Communities can help you take your online community to the next level. Your association might just be getting started with an online community. Gain insights about your members.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Have you taken the time to assess your expertise as a development professional from a leadership perspective? Through the execution of a range of administrative, communication, and managerial responsibilities, the development professional gains a thorough understanding of both fundraising strategies and organizational needs.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

But as a community health center, you’re already running on lean margins, which makes it even harder to carve out time to implement new software. That’s why it is vital to make sure your team is prepared for the change and ready to identify the improvements that will increase your community health center’s efficiency and accountability.

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Candid

APRIL 28, 2022

As Candid’s online librarian, I often receive questions about starting a nonprofit, what it entails, and whether it’s the best way to pursue a person’s particular passions. Starting a nonprofit organization can be an inspiring way to give back to your community and help those in need. How do I know if my idea is worth pursuing? .

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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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.orgSource

APRIL 22, 2024

To make a point about technology and its impact on the future of work, Hugh Lee, Co-Founder of Fusion Productions, told me this story: “Several years ago, we invited some young presenters who were developing cutting edge farming technology to digitalNow. We talked with entrepreneurs across our community.

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Candid

JUNE 9, 2021

This more just and equitable approach to philanthropy has been practiced for decades and the ethos it is based in—that those closest to the problem are the closest to the solutions—has deep roots in community organizing, deliberative democracy, and even in philanthropy itself. . and “How should we iterate?”

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 9, 2019

The Local Voices Network (LVN), developed by the nonprofit Cortico in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab , is bringing people together to share their perspectives with each other and with a small electronic “digital hearth” that records their every word. Cortico’s “digital hearth”. July 8, 2019; Nieman Lab.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 11, 2010

—– There’s been some interesting discussion about Apple, donations and This American Life ’s iPhone application lately that I want to touch on. public media is all about donations. As I said before, “Market&# does not equal “Community&#. You can read and comment on the original post here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

This year, nonprofits face the return to fundraising in a hybrid environment with a continued focus on developing strong online donation experiences. It’s all about finding the right partner for the goal you’ve set. We recommend soft-launching your Giving Tuesday campaign about two weeks before November 30.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It can be helpful to think of these tools not as separate elements but as complementary forces in your mission to engage, nurture, and expand your community of supporters. Innovating fundraising with CRM integration Implementing a nonprofit CRM system like Bloomerang is about more than just managing donor data.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The human talent component of fundraising is vital to a successful development office. Professional development officers are relationship builders. Blackbaud’s research, however, shows the average time from the first solicitation to a donor’s first gift is four years, yet the average development officer’s term is only 18–24 months.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 24, 2022

Whether it’s community services, donor relations, governance, volunteer management, or communications, data plays a critical role in telling the story and uncovering the insights required to develop a response. . DLRS is a community-built and community-maintained open source Salesforce solution. Install Version 2.17

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Pride Month is a great time to celebrate and reflect on the work activists and nonprofit organizations are doing to support the LGBTQ+ community. With that in mind, I wanted to share a list of funding and grant resources available for nonprofits serving that community. The Vermont Community Foundation. New York Foundation.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

But as technology advances, you can’t help but think about the ways that your organization might not be keeping up with the times. Other associations post regularly on social media and cultivate vibrant online communities while yours just sends monthly email newsletters and occasionally meets over Zoom. Boosting member engagement.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 26, 2021

YLP wanted to know which members of the community are benefitting from the service and how many families and children are being supported. We created a customer community on Experience Cloud for 50 pantry managers and senior volunteers to manage their pantry operations, including induction and training for pantry managers.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

As a nonprofit professional, you understand the importance of a well-crafted fundraising development plan. Revisiting Your Fundraising Development Plan It’s good to reevaluate and adjust your fundraising development plan at least once a year (mid-year), but it’s better to do it quarterly or even monthly.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Indirect costs can be confusing because there is conflicting information about indirect cost rates for nonprofits, what is considered an indirect cost, and how to calculate the costs. For example, Colleen is a program director at the local community center that offers senior programs and afterschool programs for youth.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Have you noticed that when talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in fundraising , the conversation frequently mentions the lack of suitable candidates of color? But if you want to diversify your development office, or even just start the conversation, here are a few relatively simple suggestions to consider.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

That’s why it’s key to market your peer-to-peer fundraisers in your community. Be sure to talk about your event on social media and ask your peer-to-peer participants and supporters to share your event promotion posts on their social networks too. This way, your posts are seen by people beyond your immediate community.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Company leaders, on the other hand, know the value of retaining employees, boosting their company’s reputation, and impacting their community. Workplace giving can achieve all of these objectives and more with a carefully developed program, which is why we’ve created this guide! What are the benefits of employee giving programs?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Today, Salesforce.org is excited to announce the release of the Salesforce.org Community Impact Report 2022. Salesforce.org Drives Community Impact Through its Products. Our customers are surrounded with support from an ecosystem of incredibly dedicated partners and the best and largest tech for social impact community anywhere.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 5, 2023

With this in mind, let’s jump right into building a strong and supportive community for your nonprofit on the platform! This will not only keep current supporters invested in your work but will likely entice new individuals to learn more about your mission as well. Create engaging content on Facebook.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It was true even before the pandemic, but now—with nearly every aspect of our lives moved online in some way—the expectations of what a mission-driven organization can and must do to connect and engage with its community have changed. Personalization to drive community participation. Removing barriers to community engagement.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

That’s why developing a strategic fundraising plan is necessary. A well-developed fundraising strategy will accomplish the following: Gives your team a guiding blueprint for decision-making. Your donor stewardship efforts should include descriptions and progress updates about the impact of donors’ gifts. Donor stewardship.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

6,057 donors completed the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Survey and based on their responses, the donor community worldwide is made up of primarily women (65%) who have a liberal ideology (53%) , characterize themselves as religious (72%), and give between ($101-$1,000 USD) annually (43%). 61% are female and 47% are non-religious.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2023

By Coralie Meade Rodriguez , Senior Production Specialist at Firefly Partners – a women-owned, LGBTQ+ certified, and minority-owned digital marketing agency that develops accessible online experiences that empower progressive organizations to thrive. Understanding WCAG Standards WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

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DipJar

MARCH 17, 2022

It is a great example of a storied institution finding new ways to support the community it serves and provide new ways – including DipJar – for the community to support its good work. To learn about this, we spoke with Robert Meyer, the executive director of development for the Cathedral. The post St.

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NTEN

APRIL 6, 2021

Can you incorporate some other languages to include more people from your community? Create a more accessible recruitment strategy that uses more inclusive and community-driven language. Not only will this make your volunteers feel good about the work they are going to do, but they will also feel more connected to your organization.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 26, 2022

We invited WEF attendees to take a break from the hustle and bustle by going on a guided walking tour where they would hear from students and activists about their sustainability journeys at several stops connected to climate action, on both a global and a community level. About the Author.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

That’s where an online member community can help. An online community is always a great way for your members and staff to collaborate and share ideas. Here are three ways you can use an online community to engage members and provide them with a great experience: Provide a place to network, share, and discuss. this type of?access

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

Last month, at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , I had the opportunity to run the Community-Driven Social Impact game in a session workshop. One of the participants was Ericha Hager, the Regional Collaborative Coordinator for Community Media Access Partnership. Who was the community that you were working with?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Then 2020 happened and community needs spiked. The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. When your community experiences increased need, there is a higher demand on your services in several ways, including: Overwhelmed Staff.

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