sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

Over the years, we noticed that excellence in the sector was evolving, but our questions felt like they were behind the curve. The winning organizations were consistently exhibiting interesting characteristics, but we weren’t asking questions targeted at those characteristics. We needed to change up our questions.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 4, 2024

Common questions about data All fundraisers should have access to the seven key metrics through your customer relationship management (CRM) software. Let’s look at some common questions we often get regarding data. What metric gives the best snapshot of the overall donor relationship? We can help.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

But there’s a catch: Relationship-building takes time. In this blog post, we’ll not only explore the importance of building strong networks and how to find the folks with whom to prioritize building relationships. Ask interesting questions or give thoughtful feedback on funders’ posts.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 8, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether they can credit a donation in 2023 if the check was dated 2024: Dear Charity Clairity, A donor advised in early December a $20,000 check was mailed to us.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As the coach of a youth sports team or the leader of a school-affiliated academic bowl team, you know that there are some aspects of team fundraising that make it different—and often more challenging—than other types of fundraising. Here are a few of the different types of supporters your team might have: Parents and family members.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 15, 2023

Are there different types of email marketing that I can add to my strategy?” Great question, but first, let’s explore what email marketing is and is not. Email marketing can be used to promote an organization’s mission or services, or it can be used to build relationships with subscribers, donors, and prospects.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 9, 2023

Cultivating relationships with recurring donors is essential for nonprofits, especially in light of recent declines in individual giving. Building strong relationships with existing donors helps your nonprofit access reliable funding to support your programs and projects through any dips in overall giving.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

“Very few of us ever learned how to be present with another person, to ignore internal and external noise and distractions, and to connect and converse with others in useful or collaborative ways,” affirm the authors of the new book, Bridge The Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools To Transform Work Relationships From Challenging To Collaborative.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

For example, the answer to the question “Tell me about a project that you’re proud of” usually gets more weight in a job interview than the response to “Describe what you like best and least about your most recent position.” .” It can make the difference between success and failure, both in your personal life and professional life.”

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In this guide, we’ll answer four common questions about planned giving, including: 1. How Do You Build Relationships With Planned Giving Prospects? Finding donors to give planned gifts is slightly different from identifying other major donors, but there’s some overlap in the process. Let’s get started! conduct prospect research.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2021

Here are three questions whose answers will give you guidance on how to start serving donors. Question 1: What are our donors’ needs? Question 2: What is your core belief and expertise? Knowing your core belief is different from fulfilling your mission, and the distinction is important. Organization B. Overall mission.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 14, 2023

It’s a complex process that you need to get right if you want to build lasting relationships with major donors and secure impactful gifts for your cause. by answering four frequently asked questions. What is the difference between prospect research and wealth screening? Let’s dive in.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

That’s a question every association CEO should be able to answer. Allow plenty of time on the agenda for the financial staff to explain when and how statements will be available, review banking, investment, and auditing arrangements, and answer questions. Be sure to allow time for questions. What is your board’s financial IQ?

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Nobody seems to notice that the same initiatives dressed in different costumes are masquerading as something new. Most of the answers to today’s business questions involve technology. A different perspective is needed. That relationship must begin with trust. It’s not just a question of demographics.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

There are lots of details to think through and lots of questions to answer. To get started, answer these six questions. You won’t get every grant you apply for, but applying, building relationships, and understanding the grant landscape in your field and your community will keep the grant money flowing. And that takes time.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Most associations don’t have an easy way to measure member engagement across all their different systems and touch points. While the strategy is different from the Innovate and Differentiate strategy above, the steps are largely the same. Once you’ve identified what’s working, you can reinvest, and promote those projects.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 15, 2021

This question needs our attention. According to a 2 “The Missing Middle” study from 2014 and 2018, around 20 different organizations studied their mid-level donor engagement and found only 12% of their contributions for the year came from mid-level donor tiers. I would argue differently. And rightly so. link] [link] [link].

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

We’ve found that internal self-awareness is associated with higher job and relationship satisfaction, personal and social control, and happiness; it is negatively related to anxiety, stress, and depression. Having a truthful relationship with yourself is a little like marriage. “The first. All CEOs grapple with this Catch-22.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Empathy helps teams see beyond differences and connect on a human level. Empathy— is the basis for all productive relationships. Empathy helps teams to see beyond differences and connect on a human level. Ask questions that invite self-evaluation. It’s the Golden Rule with a twist. Be public about your priorities.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Their stories explored the value that credibility brings to every relationship and the most stressful situations. Because the extent of the governor’s legal authority was questionable, the messages were mixed and confusing. We quickly pivoted to answering every question, whether callers were members or not.” “To

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Talking with customers at the beginning of their journey creates an authentic experience that gets the relationship-building off to a quick start. It gives your audience a voice, agency, and the all-important opportunity to ask questions. Fun fact— Watson was developed to answer questions on the quiz show Jeopardy!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The question is, do most fundraisers know their website analytics ? In this age of Google Ad Grants and inexpensive Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter targeted advertising, one can drive traffic from what is a primary relationship-building platform to an organization’s website or to a lead or landing page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 14, 2022

Are you acknowledging those differences in the way you build relationships with these supporters? Their outreach messaging is cohesive, but doesn’t speak to the interests, needs, and experiences of supporters who have a different reason for donating. In summary, the researchers found that donors give for different reasons.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It’s a chance to develop a relationship with grantmakers, find other prospective funders, and refine your proposal writing skills. In this blog, we explore what to do when you get a rejection to a grant proposal and share questions you should ask the funder if your grant proposal isn’t selected. Then, you can start asking questions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Presented by: Rebecca Alfred , Charity Relationship Lead at Trellis.org. This webinar will answer questions like: What if I don’t have a big email list or social media following? When and how should I use different marketing channels? Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Time: 1pm EST / 10am PST. Cost: Free.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

As a grantmaker, questions are your tools. They help you gather information, assess needs, measure outcomes, and build relationships with your grantees. But are you asking the right questions? Why Change Up Your Questions? Changing up your questions is not just about making cosmetic tweaks or updates.

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Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2024

Her new fundraising job represents an exciting entry into a nonprofit sector different from her previous jobs in which she raised funds for three different Texas opera companies. My favorite question for employers is, “A year from now, how would you know you made the right hiring decision?”

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

This guide will review these tips for bringing in more donations: Prioritize building strong supporter relationships. As you incorporate these tips, work at fostering genuine supporter relationships, and strategize ways to improve the donor experience, you can generate more reliable revenue streams over time. Leverage A/B testing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Giveffect, for example, offers online applications with options to customize fields and questions. Each completed application automatically creates a volunteer profile stored in the CRM or constituent relationship management within Givefffect. Open communication will help build long-lasting relationships with volunteers.

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Neon CRM

MAY 17, 2024

The Importance Of Calling To Thank Donors For Their Support Does calling donors really make a difference? Failing to respect your donors’ boundaries can hurt your relationship with them—that’s the opposite of what you’re trying to achieve with thank-you calls. Do you have any questions about our work or how you’ve helped?

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sgEngage

APRIL 23, 2024

To mitigate risk throughout your grant cycle, you need to know your grantees through relationships and documentation, support their internal controls, and set up a process for whistleblower complaints. Depending on how your application is set up, you can add an open-ended question or discuss it during a follow-up conversation.

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

You may have parent-child relationships that don’t work. Be consistent – If every department asks their own questions in their own way with their own check boxes, your data likely won’t be usable. Just ask simple questions that you actually need. Data should be directional Your data may be disorganized.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2022

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to handle donor rejection. . Dear Living in No-Man’s Land, You’ve asked a huge question, the answer to which is no doubt suitable for an entire book! A teaching moment.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Learning and knowledge are intimately connected but are actually different. Once we embrace knowledge work, not as a technical task but as social construction, we then start to ask exciting questions about relationships, purpose, and movement. It comes from many different directions and perspectives and in many forms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2021

Stellar stewardship can deepen your relationship with your partners and help build trust in your area of expertise that in turn translates to positive funds for your mission. The impact that partner (or any kind of donor) retention can have on a charitable organization should be no different.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2011

One of the themes raised up as the GEO/Monitor Institute conference came to an end was the importance of trust and relationship building in networks. The philanthropic exploration of networks potentially offers a new platform or frame to talk about the need to explicitly value process and relationship-based work. John Esterle.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 5, 2018

This may be sound advice when going through relationship troubles, but it should by no means apply to your decision making with outsourced staff. Even if you aren’t ready to bring on an additional full-time staff member, it’s important to maintain positive relationships with anyone and everyone who works for your organization.

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