Tue.Sep 12, 2023

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A Cost-Effective Way to Improve Donor Experiences

NonProfit PRO

I often catch myself wondering what my organization's donors or volunteers might be confused by and what ideas they would bring to the table if they were in charge for a day. Here are some ways you can think about changing your organization's processes to improve donor experiences.

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Vital and invisible as air: An appreciation of nonprofit professionals

Nonprofit AF

[Image description: A grassy hill, linted with pine trees, standing before a mountain. This was taken by me on a trip to Mt. Rainier. I had altitude sickness and could barely breathe!

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Many Nonprofit Employees Don’t Make a Thriving Wage — And It Can Harm Others

NonProfit PRO

Employees of nonprofits do life-changing work from helping people at the hardest moments in their lives, to breaking down barriers in healthcare and education, to fighting for the environment. They give of themselves, but this doesn’t mean they should sacrifice financial well-being to do a job they love.

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X, Formerly Twitter, Sues Group Calling Out Hate Speech on Platform

Non Profit Quarterly

Image Credit: Jon Tyson on unsplash.com X Corp, the company formerly known as Twitter, sued a nonprofit dedicated to exposing and counteracting digital hate speech which has published research critical of the tech company’s handling of hate speech on its platform. Founded in 2018, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) seeks to “stop the spread of online hate and misinformation,” especially on large online platforms like X Corp, Meta, TikTok, and others, through original research.

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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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Applications Open for Avangrid Foundation’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Grant Program

NonProfit PRO

The Avangrid Foundation has opened applications for its 2023 Wildlife Rehabilitation Grant Program. The company welcomes eligible wildlife organizations within its service areas to apply by midnight on Sept. 25.

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Board Horror Stories: How to Reduce Board Resignations

Blue Avocado

When nonprofit board members feel dissatisfied, they often resign. They're less likely to do that when there is communication about common objectives. There's less wasted time and resources when expectations are met. The post Board Horror Stories: How to Reduce Board Resignations appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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3 Tips to Prepare Your Nonprofit’s Team for AI Fundraising

Greater Giving

As technology continues to advance, nonprofits are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline and optimize their fundraising efforts, and for good reason. Predictive analysis, chatbots , and automation have the power to increase fundraising capacity. However, implementing AI can be a daunting task, especially for teams without prior experience in the field.

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Novel Ventures Launches Mobile Giving Platform ‘Myte’

NonProfit PRO

Novel Ventures released Myte, a mobile giving platform that changes the way donors connect with nonprofits and causes that resonate with their interests. Myte focuses on micro-donations, as well as ongoing campaigns for larger needs.

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3 Steps to Better Data Reconciliation Between Fundraising & Accounting

DonorPerfect

When it’s time to plan for the future, what happens if your nonprofit’s data doesn’t make sense? The task of reconciling fundraising and accounting data in two separate places can produce numbers that don’t quite add up. When there are discrepancies between the two most crucial aspects of nonprofit financial management, it leaves fundraisers confused, Read More » The post 3 Steps to Better Data Reconciliation Between Fundraising & Accounting appeared first on Nonprofit Technology & Fundr

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Download Free Year-End Cheat Sheets!

NonProfit PRO

November and December gifts hold so much potential for nonprofits. So let’s get you positioned for success (with plenty of time left to plan and execute)! Download your free Giving Tuesday and Year-End Cheat Sheets now, and avoid scrambling during the holiday season.

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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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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. Press Forward seeks to reverse the dramatic decline in local news that has coincided with an increasingly divided America and weakening trust in institutions.

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Abacus Launches Major Donor Ask Calculator

NonProfit PRO

Abacus announced the launch of the Major Donor Ask Calculator. The Ask Calculator is a tool that picks up where philanthropic capacity estimates from wealth estimation services and other donor research leave off.

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Strategic Planning for Year-End Fundraising: Setting the Stage in September

The Modern Nonprofit

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Strategic Planning for Year-End Fundraising: Setting the Stage in September September serves as a transitional gateway bridging the carefree summer days with the strategic year-end hustle for nonprofits. When leaves start to tumble, it’s a signal for nonprofit leaders to commence the planning for year-end fundraising.

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Adapting Your Fundraising Strategy in an Uncertain Economy

NonProfit PRO

Join us for a webinar on fundraising in an uncertain economy. The success of optimizing your campaign strategy in rough waters will translate into optimized campaigns in calmer water, helping navigate your nonprofit when times get rough again.

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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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Matching Gifts & Fundraising Events | What to Know

Neon CRM

The most effective nonprofit fundraising typically involves a combination of engagement and revenue-generation strategies. Lucky for you, employee matching gifts and nonprofit fundraising events are two of the most significant tactics for charitable organizations today. In fact, a Neon One study indicates that the majority of nonprofit executives report fundraising events as accounting for over 21% of their organizations’ annual operating budgets.

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A Recap of the 2023 Bridge Conference

NonProfit PRO

NonProfit PRO was in attendance at the 18th annual Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference. If you missed the event or want more of the latest fundraising and marketing tips, here’s our session coverage of the full Bridge Conference, as well as the inaugural BridgeTECH.

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Building Sustainable Revenue With Recurring Donors and Donor Retention Practices – Key Takeaways from Qgiv’s Sustainable Giving Report

Qgiv

When launching the Sustainable Giving Report , Qgiv aimed to find solutions to some of the largest challenges fundraisers are facing today, such as the economy’s impact on philanthropy, overall donor numbers and donor retention declining, the Great Resignation, and more! he Sustainable Giving Report was broken down into multiple sections. The first blog, The Economy’s Impact on Philanthropy , detailed the way economic instability has changed fundraising.

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Mythbusting 101: Day 2

VQ Strategies

Every day, volunteers help organizations achieve their mission – delivering meals, entering data, providing pro bono consulting, mentoring youth – and more. While organizational leaders usually recognize that volunteers provide valuable support and services, many still make decisions based on misconceptions about volunteer engagement, widely held myths.

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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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Little Green Light and Double the Donation Team Up to Offer Matching Gifts Integration

Double the Donation

Double the Donation and Little Green Light have worked together to provide nonprofit organizations with an advanced matching gift integration between Little Green Light donation forms and 360MatchPro by Double the Donation.

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Scout Quest for EOY 2023: September 15 deadline!

M+R

R ead time: 3 minutes This is a repeat of our August 15 message… a little nudge, in case you got distracted. You know how it feels to find loose change in between the couch cushions, or an unopened pint of Ben and Jerry’s behind the frozen veggie stock? The Scout Quest feeling is like that. In the last year, dozens of nonprofit organizations have participated in Scout Quest, M+R’s data co-op.

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Creating a Good Experience with Your Brand Online and Beyond

Big Duck

Join this webinar and take opportunity to rethink your approach to branding. Learn how this can spark collective change.

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How to Find New Donors for Your Nonprofit: A 4-Step Process

CauseVox

In the realm of charitable giving, finding new donors is like discovering hidden gems that fuel your mission’s growth. As the heartbeat of your cause, these supporters provide the means to make impact a reality. In this article, we’ll navigate the terrain of donor discovery together, accompanied by insights from a luminary in the field – Chris Barlow.

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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!