Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Creating Healthy Nonprofits in Silicon Valley. Guest Post By Heather McLeod Grant. Why are Silicon Valley community-based nonprofits struggling to meet demand, and having a hard time maintaining their organizational health? Why aren’t more local philanthropists directing their dollars toward these organizations? And how might we help bring these two groups together to create healthier nonprofits, healthier networks, and ultimately, healthier communities?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Online donations in December increased from 17.8% in 2014 to 19.8% in 2015. The trend is clear: People tend to donate to organizations more around the holidays than any other time of the year. This is why year-end fundraising is so important to livelihood of nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! We couldn't do what we do without you, and we hope you have a lovely holiday. We'll be taking a bit of a holiday ourselves. TechSoup Customer Service will be closing on Wednesday, November 23, at 12:00 noon for Thanksgiving. You can still request donations throughout the long holiday weekend, of course. Customer Service will reopen at 7 a.m.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

I admit words come easily to me; I’m comfortable talking or writing. (I won’t get into what I’m not so good at—some confessions are best left unsaid). Even though I constantly preach about the importance of the ability to say “thank you,” when I sit down to write another monthly receipt letter I sometimes wonder, “Am I just repeating the same things over and over?

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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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