Thu.Sep 23, 2021

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How To Diversify Your Nonprofit Board

NonProfit PRO

Building a multi-faceted board can help your nonprofit organization make better decisions, diversify its supporter base and better serve the community. While everyone understands the need for diversification, many nonprofit professionals and voluntary board members don’t know where to begin.

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Job, career, calling: Which leads to happiness? 

Charity Village

Shawn Achor in his book, The Happiness Advantage, refers to the research of Yale psychologist Amy Wrzeniewski where she found that employees can have three “work orientations”. We can see our work as a Job, Career or Calling. If we see it as a Job, then our work is more of a chore and the […]. The post Job, career, calling: Which leads to happiness?

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What’s Your People’s Strategic Plan? Why Nonprofit Leaders Should Invest in Talent and Culture

NonProfit PRO

What nonprofit leaders need is a "people’s strategic plan," a clear and consistent framework and set of measurable actions to invest in their people and culture. Just like organizations have a strategic plan to achieve financial and programmatic goals, they need a roadmap to invest in talent development, too.

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Force Multiplier Podcast Episode 4: Housing Stability

Saleforce Nonprofit

Consider the various ways you might describe yourself: parent, sibling, college grad, writer, activist, baker. Few of us define ourselves by the structures we live in. So why do we call people experiencing housing instability “homeless”? Their housing status is no more representative of who they are than it is for someone who rents an apartment or owns a house.

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How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

This session will dive into how to create rich generosity experiences that foster long-lasting relationships. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to redefine how you engage with your supporters—emphasizing trust, engagement, and community over transactional giving models. 🤝 Industry expert Tim Sarrantonio will explore data-backed strategies to engage supporters as active participants in a community that values their contributions and shared ideals.

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Fidelity Charitable Examines the Future of Giving and Volunteering in New Study

NonProfit PRO

New research from Fidelity Charitable found that what we already knew, in that, donors increased their giving year-over-year from 2019 to 2020. However, it also determined the percentage of donors that plan to maintain or exceed their giving levels going forward.

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Small Shop Stewardship: Tools for nonprofit staff, leaders, and board members

Charity Village

Original Broadcast Date: September 23, 2021 Summary: Many staff members of small teams have the responsibility of wearing multiple hats within their organization. So how do we manage to adequately develop, and maintain relationships with donors with a lack of time and resources? In this session, we will discuss the fundamentals of donor stewardship, with a focus on […].

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Do This Immediately After Signing a New Sponsor

The Sponsorship Collective

Wow. You finally did it. It took a long time (weeks, months, maybe longer), but you finally signed a new sponsor. This is a hugely exciting time, I know. You deserve congratulations for reaching this point, but you can’t rest on your laurels just yet. What you do from this moment forward can lay the […]. The post Do This Immediately After Signing a New Sponsor appeared first on The Sponsorship Collective.

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5 reasons to build a customized member portal 

Charity Village

Want to learn more about how you can grow your association’s membership with a customized member portal? We’ve partnered with the author for a free webinar on October 7 – register here. Your association is growing, and with growth comes the enormous and never-ending task of managing your members and engaging them with your benefits. […].

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iOS15 Updates and Email Open Rates: What You Need to Know

Bonterra

Apple has released its much-anticipated iOS15 software update which brings changes to how Apple devices handle privacy, especially for those using the native Mail App. We want to update you on the effect you will see with email open rates in your email marketing program.

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All About Capital Campaigns: Building your Nonprofit’s Communications Engine

Big Duck

The post All About Capital Campaigns: Building your Nonprofit’s Communications Engine appeared first on Big Duck.

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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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Donation Receipts: Understanding the Obligation and the Opportunity

Bloomerang

You know you have to keep accurate records for your nonprofit’s health and transparency and to be in good standing with state and local laws. Some of the tasks associated with maintaining records—like sending donation receipts—can seem tedious and unnecessary. Even so, you can’t opt out of sending them: The IRS requires donors to have a receipt for any gift made to a nonprofit for more than $250 for tax deduction purposes. .

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Guide to Filing Form 8863 – Help Your Students with Education Credit

Donorbox

During the pandemic, many have gone back to school. But a college education can be costly. Students should take advantage of as many ways to save money as they can. One of the ways nonprofits (nonprofit schools, universities, and other educational facilities) can help their students save money is by claiming education credits on their […]. The post Guide to Filing Form 8863 – Help Your Students with Education Credit appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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How can you use donor personas to guide your communications?

Big Duck

The post How can you use donor personas to guide your communications? appeared first on Big Duck.

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COVID and Nonprofits: Looking Back and Looking Forward

Tech Soup

"It's been quite a couple of years" seems destined to be the catchphrase of the decade. The stress and social isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic on top of political and social upheavals and weather disasters have pushed many nonprofit staff and organizations towards the breaking point. Yet we have also seen people dig deeper, stand up, and say, "OK, I'm going to make this work.".

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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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Nonprofit Marketing Tips: 5 Steps for Using Google Ad Grants

Achieve

The Google Ad Grant is a vital tool for nonprofits seeking to increase their digital reach, to fundraise more effectively, and to grow their capacity. This resource can become a core component of your digital marketing strategy in a way that is both cost-effective and viable. . Using the Google Ad Grant, your website and content can rank higher in Google search results and obtain more clicks from potential donors.

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10 Steps to Get More Company Donations for Your Nonprofit (+Examples of Companies)

Donorbox

Company donation can be some of the largest gifts a nonprofit will receive, but how do you get them? The process of finding and receiving these donations is fairly simple but not always quick. Nonprofits should not look at these company gifts as a single donation but as a relationship that needs to be built […]. The post 10 Steps to Get More Company Donations for Your Nonprofit (+Examples of Companies) appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.