Tue.Jun 15, 2021

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How to Use Artificial Intelligence Ethically for Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

Technology and artificial intelligence are most certainly making our lives easier and improving efficiencies. But, the power is beyond anything humans have ever seen, and we're heading to a point where technology will soon entirely exceed our capacity and performance on just about everything. Therefore, it's a balancing act.

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Can You Hear Me Now? Does good-quality audio really make a difference?

Association TV

Your members are listening. And if you want to interest, engage and inspire them, then what they hear is crucial. When planning a video, content creators frequently focus on the visual intrigue of a project – how will it be filmed, how will the message be conveyed on-screen, what branding and assets will be used. One frequently overlooked, but just as important, piece of the content puzzle is how it sounds.

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AccuFund and Its Fund Accounting Software Celebrates 20th Anniversary

NonProfit PRO

AccuFund Inc. is celebrating 20 years of providing nonprofit and government financial/ERP management software. From its roots developing apps for existing accounting software to launching true browser-based fund accounting solutions, AccuFund has evolved into.

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What Have We Learned About Creating Engaging Meetings from Virtual Conferences?

The MatrixFiles

Heinan Landa (CEO of Optimal Networks ) asked me last week: As we’re slowly returning to the office and in-person meetings, what lessons from 15 months of virtual meetings should endure? It’s a great question. Over the past year, I’ve had many clients bemoan virtual, but I’ve also had many clients express joy over the benefits of virtual.

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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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How to Overcome Meddling Nonprofit Management and Boards

Bloomerang

What is it about the fundraising profession that makes people with no training in fundraising or fundraising copywriting think *they* know best? I doubt these same nonprofit CEOs and/or board members would brazenly walk into an operating room and try their hands at surgery. . It breaks my fundraising heart each time I read about hard-working fundraisers spending hours crafting a donor-centered appeal only to find their CEO had “fixed it” by: . taking the donor out of the story. . replacing all o

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Complete Guide to Nonprofit Event Marketing Guide

NonProfit PRO

Attract the right guests, engage them, and keep the buzz going long after your event.

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Awareness Campaigns: What You Need to Know

NonProfit PRO

Spread your message with impact and engage new audiences with an awareness campaign.

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7 Nonprofit Donation Form Success Tips You Should Try Today

DonorPerfect

Today’s online fundraising blueprint was laid out long before the Coronavirus pandemic changed our lives. In fact, online giving has consistently grown across all industries over the past several years. However, there’s no doubt that the events of 2020 have shifted the focus of the digital donor community. Let’s take a closer look at the Read More ».

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15 Hot Outdoor Fundraising Ideas

NonProfit PRO

Host outdoor events to keep your donors engaged and giving year-round.

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Fundraising Letters: Asking for Donations Made Easy (+ Free Template)

Donorbox

Fundraising letters are used to request grants or endowments from institutions, request support for your nonprofit’s capital campaign ask for donations, in-kind contributions, volunteer time, sponsorships, and more. This type of fundraising letter is important because it can communicate your financial needs, give donors a chance to contribute towards the impact & gain support for […].

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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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Bid from the Green: Winning Golf Fundraising Strategies

NonProfit PRO

Maximize giving & create new revenue streams on the golf course.

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Double the Donation and FlexFormz Launch Advanced Matching Gift Automation with 360MatchPro

Double the Donation

Double the Donation and FlexFormz are thrilled to debut their technical integration partnership. This duo has come together to provide an automated matching gift solution to their nonprofit clients – helping these organizations target the 18 million individuals who qualify for employer matching gift programs. “Employer matching gifts can make a real impact on nonprofits, and we wanted to provide our clients with the best possible avenue to capture these funds,” said Rebecca Vanderwerf, Pre

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Peer-to-Peer Landscape: Reinventing the Participant Experience

NonProfit PRO

Discover a revolutionary approach to peer-to-peer fundraising.

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Nimble AMS wins Partner of the Year Award from Salesforce.org

Nimble AMS

I can’t help bragging a bit today: Each year, Salesforce.org recognizes a select group of partners for their work over the past year as top partners. More than 4,000 independent software vendor (ISV) partners work with Salesforce.org today, and this award recognizes those who have excelled in serving customers, innovating on the Salesforce platform, and giving back to the community.

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Nonprofits Are Leveraging the Cloud, but Does It Have to Be So Complex?

Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.

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29 Creative Fundraising Ideas for Virtual Events Before & After COVID-19

NonProfit PRO

The digital fundraising transformation is here to stay.

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Is There a Place for AI in UX Design?

Elevation

Robert Cox interviewed Elevation as part of an undergraduate course at the University of Denver, "Writing for the Public Good," held during the Spring 2021 quarter. The purpose of the class is to better understand the role that writing and research play in creating social change. Students in our class have been challenged to think metacognitively and with the audience in mind to optimize the impact and reach of the writing they produce.

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NONPROFIT REPORT: 2020 Virtual Pivot Insights

NonProfit PRO

Glean key insights on the state of fundraising.

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Online Fundraising: How To Start Collecting Donations Online For Your Nonprofit

Kindful

Although many nonprofits still report receiving more donations offline than online, online fundraising is too valuable to ignore. The easier you can make it for your supporters to donate to your cause, the better, and many of them will be looking to do that via their computers and phones. If your organization is interested in beginning the process of collecting donations online, keep reading to see our advice for navigating the technical world of online giving.

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Nonprofit Technology Kick Start: Free World Class Board Meeting Software

Looking for cost reductions for your nonprofit? Why not consider modernizing with a digital board management system that's designed to work with remote meetings, with immediate cost reductions if you still distribute paper packets to members? Get going in less than an hour on a fully hosted cloud solution built on the latest technology that runs on any device - from desktops to tablets and smartphones - without any installation.

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You’re not too small to have a big year-end campaign

Hands on Fundraising

Year-end? Yes. I know it’s summer as I write. But it’s not too early to think about how you’ll make the most of your year-end campaign this year. Whatever your organization’s fiscal year is, the time from late November to the end of the calendar year is still year-end to your donors. And if you […]. The post You’re not too small to have a big year-end campaign appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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How to Build a Proven Simple and Easy Funder-Friendly Budget

Tech Soup

If you follow my work, you may have noticed that my advice on writing a grant proposal usually focuses on the written part — called the "narrative" section. But a full grant proposal actually has at least one other component: the budget. Both parts are crucial to grant success and, along with administrative pieces, comprise a total grant proposal package.

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Podcast Recap: Dana Snyder (& Cause Camp Speaker Reveal!)

NonProfit Hub

First Cause Camp Fall speaker revealed! Check out our conversation with Dana Snyder of Positive Equation on our podcast! Are your social media ads helping or confusing your donors? Dana Snyder, the brilliant mind behind the major nonprofit movement Movember, joined us for a chat on the Hubcast podcast. This episode focuses on donor attraction in the ever-changing world of social media advertising. .

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Introducing Classy Academy, a New Online Training Platform for Nonprofits

Classy

We are excited to announce Classy’s latest advancement in shaping a stronger social sector, Classy Academy —our new learning platform of on-demand courses covering nonprofit best practices for all, as well as how you can optimize Classy to advance your nonprofit’s mission. . Since its inception, Classy has enabled organizations to raise billions of donations toward their missions.

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Donor Engagement Guide: 8 Key Steps to Better Retain and Engage Donors

Are your donors your biggest fans, or are you lacking donor loyalty? The truth is, your donors have expectations of what their relationship with your organization should look like. This ebook will help you learn how to live up to those expectations!

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How To Get More From Your Donation Form with Conditional Fields

Qgiv

Including custom fields on your donation form ensures you gather exactly the information you need, and better information means better engagement with your donors. You can take custom fields further by enabling conditional logic, so you only show certain fields to the people who need to see them. In this post, I’ll explain how conditional fields work and provide a few fundraising tips and tricks to show how you can use them on your donation forms.

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Leveraging Your Financial Data to Find The Right Donors

Donor Search

Experienced fundraisers know the importance of leveraging data to develop your fundraising strategy and to craft the right asks for your supporters. While data helps secure fundraising for all gift levels, it’s especially important for your nonprofit’s mid-tier and major gift fundraising.

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12 Top-Performing Fundraising Event Ideas For Nonprofits

CauseVox

“What kind of fundraisng event should I run for my nonprofit?”. It’s a common question we hear time and time again. Nonprofits are always looking for unique, creative, and effective fundraising events that will help them to stand out from the crowd. Here’s the secret: finding the perfect fundraising event isn’t always about creating something totally new that no one else has ever done.

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Candid and racial equity: doing good in the face of tragedy

Candid

The summer of 2020 saw people across the world gathering to demand racial justice in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. In this article from our 2020 annual report , DeeDee Dickey, Candid’s vice president of talent, describes how Candid as an organization and Candid employees as individuals responded to these events. There’s no doubt 2020 was challenging for each and every one of us.

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Nonprofit Technology Adoption: Why It Matters and How to Be Successful

Organizations like yours are increasingly realizing that technology adoption is only as good as the technology you choose. Statistics from a 2014 NTEN study show that seriously investing resources in training for your staff corresponds to higher adoption and ultimately technology effectiveness. In this report, we’ll give you a high-level overview of how to get your organization in shape for technology adoption and best practices for facilitating this critical process.

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Coach Campbell's Leadership Principles And Winning Approach

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Trillion Dollar Coach is about Bill Campbell , someone you likely never heard of, who coached several of the biggest names in Silicon Valley during a 16-year tenure, and who’s behind-the-scene wisdom helped created over a trillion dollars in market value. Authored by Eric Schmidt , Jonathan Rosenberg , and Alan Eagle , they share that from Steve Jobs and Dick Costolo to Larry Page and Sundar Pichai, these big names in Silicon Valley give credit to Campbell for much of their success.

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Occasion & Challenge Post-Pandemic:?7?Must-Have?Strategies for Today’s Social Donors

OneCause

The post Occasion & Challenge Post-Pandemic:?7?Must-Have?Strategies for Today’s Social Donors appeared first on OneCause.

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Managing eLearning Podcast: Episode 5 Summary & Highlights

Forj

In episode 5 of Managing eLearning , Dr. Deb Stone , Assistant Director of Continuing Education at The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), sat down with Dr. Jon Aleckson and Matt Harpold to discuss how working with associations executives takes time and collaboration to build a digital strategy. Deb shares how she worked to understand the essentials of what to implement and how to prioritize her organization’s digitalization.

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Meeting Elevation in Real Time

Elevation

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Achieving Organizational Transformation: Pathways to Success

Association executives—and hopefully their boards—know that they are facing perilous times. Driven by the pace of cultural and technological change, they are experiencing major disruptions in the traditional business models that used to guide organizational growth strategies.orgSource offers a straightforward approach to navigating these changes and readying your organization for growth.