Fri.Apr 29, 2016

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April Newsletter: What Rhymes with April

Wild Apricot

Maple? Bagel? Playful? A plate full of staples? A drill? Does anything really truly rhyme with April? Hmmm. Anyways, one exciting piece of news is that we reached 9,000 paying customers this week (not including free accounts)!

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How To Fundraise Like A Rockstar: Tips From Nonprofits Doing It Right

Care2

A report , commissioned by the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, was just released to address chronic nonprofit fundraising challenges. They conducted the survey through the lens of the following questions: What if the real answers to nonprofits’ fundraising challenges were already solved by others? What if we could identify and capture the stories of organizations that are uniquely successful in their fundraising?

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How To Maximize A Team's Results

Eric Jacobsen Blog

High-functioning and effective teams can disagree and still produce excellent products and results. Team members can also disagree and still care about each other. And, they can challenge each other to think differently. Best-selling leadership book authors Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy recommend that leaders ask seven tough questions of their teams to help maximize their results.

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Is Your Impact Strategy About the Journey or the Destination?

Connection Cafe

We’ve all heard Ralph Waldo Emerson’s quotation: “Life is a journey, not a destination.” But when it comes to results-focused giving and today’s philanthropic sector, it’s really about both. The thing is, you need to know your destination and then take the right journey to get there. It’s no secret that we’re at a point of impact in the giving sector where actions aren’t enough—it’s about achieving measurable outcomes that demonstrate how your giving activities have improved the situation

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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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[Appeal Letter Preflight Checklist] Pre-Writing Exercise to Increase Responses from Your Next Appeal

NonProfit Hub

Joseph Cole is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and a writer for those who do good. Leveraging ten years of experience in the nonprofit world as a program leader and fundraiser, he proudly writes for both nonprofits and the for profits who serve the nonprofit sector. Connect with Joseph at freshideacopywriting.com. _. Would you go up 39,000 feet without checking to see if the wings were functional on your aircraft?