Wild Apricot

APRIL 13, 2015

'National Volunteer Week is on from April 12 to 18. Here are some ideas for how you can recognize your amazing volunteers and share your stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2015

'In mid-May 2015, the book “ Volunteer Engagement 2.0 ” will launch and I’m proud to be among 35 chapter contributors! Can you guess the topic of my chapter? The book is about: Striking a balance between actionable strategy and broad discussion of the issues surrounding volunteerism, Volunteer Engagement 2.0 helps readers craft a volunteer program that reflects the organization’s mission and approaches daily management needs with an eye toward the future.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 13, 2015

'Joey Asher''s 100-page book, 15 Minutes Including Q&A provides a "plan to save the world from lousy presentations," proclaims Asher. In chapter 8, Asher explains that the best presentations have stories and if you want to be a good speaker, you need to know how to tell an effective story. Asher''s formula is: Start with the point. You don''t want people wondering why you''re telling them a story.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 13, 2015

'That’s a wrap on Cause Camp 2015. If you weren’t able to attend, no worries. I went for you. My excellent penmanship combined with my need to write meticulously detailed notes will hopefully serve you well. Unfortunately, my abilities enabling me to be in more than one speaker at the same time are severely lacking. While I wasn’t able to attend every lecture that day, I know that every speaker dished out some seriously awesome knowledge to our lucky attendees.

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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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AFP Blog

APRIL 13, 2015

'Some related material collected here [link] Big Charities Court Young Donors With Bitcoin Fundraising - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "Big Charities Court Young Donors With Bitcoin Fundraising Seeking a foothold with younger, digitally minded donors, more major nonprofits are accepting gifts in Bitcoin and promoting their friendliness with the virtual currency, The Wall Street Journal writes as part of a set of "Journal Reports" stories on philanthropy.

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VolunteerMark

APRIL 13, 2015

'Based on Software Advice’s 2015 industry review from Software Advice (an association management technology comparison agency) on how to best use Twitter to foster member engagement, it is clear that having a measurable, valuable, and substantial communication strategy on social media can help save your nonprofit and reach a broader audience.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 13, 2015

'Last week I talked about how to create the perfect nonprofit landing page. Now that you know how to create successful nonprofit landing pages, let’s talk about the pitfalls to avoid. Here are the five best ways to make your nonprofit landing page worthless. 1. Too many options. If you give people too many things to focus on, they won’t focus on anything.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 13, 2015

'Big Charities Court Young Donors With Bitcoin Fundraising - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "Big Charities Court Young Donors With Bitcoin Fundraising Seeking a foothold with younger, digitally minded donors, more major nonprofits are accepting gifts in Bitcoin and promoting their friendliness with the virtual currency, The Wall Street Journal writes as part of a set of "Journal Reports" stories on philanthropy.

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Philanthropy Charity Donor Journal 24

AFP Blog

APRIL 13, 2015

'Better Than ''Survivor'': Wild Drama Hooks Viewers On Nest Web Cams : NPR : "It''s a good combination. using technology to see what''s going on that you might not be able to see at the ground level, but also raising issues around open space and wildlife preservation," Brockman says. Preservation is what drew Bob Anderson and the Raptor Resource Project into nest cams more than a decade ago.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 13, 2015

'YouTube Subscriber Strategies for Nonprofits - SocialFish : ''via Blog this'''

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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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