.orgSource
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
From VIP clubs to fancy swag and tiered pricing, the tactics to win members’ hearts are only limited by imagination. When the economy, technology, or social disruption, like the pandemic, threatens to come between us and our reason for being, a little panic is understandable. But before you load on the giveaways and short-lived solutions, […].
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
By Kelly Pullin , Marketing Manager at RoundUp App – the nation’s largest tool for rounded up donations, giving nonprofits across the country a new stream of recurring giving. Every year it becomes more and more crucial for nonprofits to invest in online fundraising programs. According to the 2020 Benchmarks Data from M+R , overall online giving revenue increased by 10% in 2019, and revenue from monthly gifts increased by 22%.
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Association TV
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Studies have shown that people prefer to be marketed to using video content. In fact, 72% of consumers would rather learn about a product by way of video than any other medium ( HubSpot ). Video has also been proven to increase information retention, with viewers retaining 95% of a message when delivered through video ( Invisa ). As an organization, this is a great opportunity to provide appealing and valuable content that educates and engages your audience.
Wild Apricot
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
It’s really no secret that your non-profit’s or association’s board of directors is pivotal to your organization’s success. Your board of directors are the standard bearers… foundation builders… strategic plan.
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.
NTEN
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
It was February 11, 2020. We were finally launching our new website , a full rebuild to reflect our rebranding. We had finally shed our old skin, InterfaithFamily, and stepped boldly into the light as 18Doors. After over a year of hard work, we were ready to celebrate. We held a staff retreat, ate cupcakes decorated with our new logo, and toasted with champagne.
VQ Strategies
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
In the last week, I’ve interviewed three different volunteer engagement professionals about volunteer retention as their organizations are in various stages of reopening and recovery from the pandemic-related restrictions on volunteer engagement. Interestingly, they each had different stories to tell, yet they all shared one strategy: All are engaging volunteers as leaders in new ways to help with retention.
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Wild Apricot
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Professional associations exist in nearly every industry. Apart from ensuring that members adhere to a set of standards and follow policies related to their work, these associations provide a vast number of benefits to those who join. They allow professionals.
AccelEvents
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
The 2020 event landscape has most definitely been virtual. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the slowly growing trend towards virtual and hybrid event environments. But once the virus has passed and things go back to “normal,” will online event elements remain? Will the future be made up of digital and in-person event hybrids? Is this even what people want?
Gyrus
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Right from multinational enterprises to medium and small scale businesses, an LMS has become an innovative business tool that saves them not just money, but time as well.
Get Fully Funded
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
A penny saved is a penny earned. Organizations are always making miracles happen on tight budgets. So, it’s hard to imagine cutting additional costs at a nonprofit. The best leaders understand two things must happen to sustain a nonprofit: SAVING money and RAISING money. Afterall, nonprofit is your tax status, it shouldn’t be your business model. Let’s focus on “saving” money by exploring 8 ways to cut costs that are easy to start today.
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.
Blue Fox
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Love is in the air! Here is our favorite love story. about two of our best friends in the nonprofit world. Their names are Fundraising and Finance. _ Our friend Finance is not so sexy :) But he is intelligent, organized and precise. Fundraising is way hotter than Finance. She’s exciting, inspiring, and passion-driven. And everyone loves to focus their attention on her.
Nimble AMS
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
It’s a love story for the ages: your association and your members. Like any good relationship, you and your members are stronger together. You provide them with resources to help them grow and succeed in your industry while they help your organization thrive. But the bond between you and your members needs attention to stay strong. Tend to it carefully, and you’ll have a lifelong partnership.
Volunteer Hub
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Finding and recruiting virtual volunteers can help your organization grow amid COVID-19. Here are 5 tips for finding the right volunteers to give virtually. Any nonprofit or charity organization knows that finding volunteers who can donate time is as essential as receiving financial donations. Volunteers can be difficult to recruit as time is becoming more and more precious.
Greater Giving
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
A critical part of a fundraising gala is the catering of a delicious meal served to your guests with the utmost care and attention from a catering partner who understands the importance of guest experience and the timing of the meal in your program. At the onset of the pandemic, catering companies across the country were forced to close for a period of time and identify creative ways to keep their business moving forward without the presence of large in-person gatherings.
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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.
Elevation
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
2020 did not lack for headlines, but one topic was an unnamed undercurrent beneath it all: data privacy. Surprising?
Nonprofit AF
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
Valentine’s Day is this coming Sunday. Even without an endless pandemic, it can be challenging for people in relationships to.
Twenty Hats
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
For CVA Krista Gilmore, the point of volunteer management is to cultivate volunteer leaders. Give away the good stuff. That was the advice I received 25 years ago from an experienced volunteer director. I was new to a children’s ministry position and had little experience managing volunteers. But I was eager to learn and determined to do a good job.
Hands on Fundraising
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Donor touches matter and paper is still your best bet. I have been seeing a lot of articles during the past year about COVID and work. Specifically, about how the pandemic has changed the way we work and the way we communicate. And honestly, how not? Organizations that were tied to an in-person environment had […]. The post Donor touches? Paper is still your best bet appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.
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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.
Gyrus
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
A blended learning program can solve the issues that both ILT and eLearning face by combining the best of both methods.
OneCause
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
The post Virtual Fundraising: A Guide for Nonprofits appeared first on OneCause.
NonProfit Hub
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Ask successful couples what their secret is and you’ll often year that effective communication and attention play an important role. One of the basic tenants of successful fundraising is donor stewardship. Donors who have shown your organization some love through their gifts are at risk of walking away if not shown some love in return. Romancing your donors should be a top priority!
Eric Jacobsen Blog
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Here are some great tips from Michelle Tillis Lederman 's book, The 11 Laws of Likability. They are all about: what to do and what not to do to be a leader who's an effective listener : Do : Maintain eye contact Limit your talking Focus on the speaker Ask questions Manage your emotions Listen with your eyes and ears Listen for ideas and opportunities Remain open to the conversation Confirm understanding, paraphrase Give nonverbal messages that you are listening (nod, smile) Ignore distractions D
Advertiser: DonorDock
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!
Pamela Grow
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
If you’ve ever donated to a political candidate, you know the pain of having your phone blow up from text messages you don’t quite recall ever having signed up for. In Seinfeld language, I have man hands. I do not like texting, nor do I care to receive text messages from anyone other than friends and family (and my hairdresser). For me, it’s kind of a sacred bond.
DNL OmniMedia
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
On average, we know that over 80% of a nonprofit’s total donations come from the top 12 donors to the organization. That means that the vast majority of your nonprofit’s fundraising success is dependent on having a successful major gifts program. However, it’s also true that over 60% of the best prospects for individual, major gifts aren’t even on a nonprofit’s radar.
AccelEvents
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
The 2020 event landscape has most definitely been virtual. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the slowly growing trend towards virtual and hybrid event environments. But once the virus has passed and things go back to “normal,” will online event elements remain? Will the future be made up of digital and in-person event hybrids? Is this even what people want?
Eric Jacobsen Blog
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. Ask these open-ended questions. Let each team member know the purpose of the meeting in advance.
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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.
ASU Lodestar Center
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
posted by Alexandra Oropeza Spring 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. According to 2019 research by Meredith Kavanagh , nonprofit leaders believe that some of the top investment priorities for their organizations that year were more advanced technology (e.g. CRM system, online fundraising platform, etc.) and a stronger focus on online fundraising.
Givinga
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Our CEO and cofounder Joe Phoenix spoke with Karen DeMasters from Financial Advisor Magazine about how combining philanthropy and technology helps employers easily manage charitable giving and prepare to make a greater impact in 2021. “Any industry where you add technology gives you more flexibility and the ability to customize. Philanthropy is no different,” Joe said.
Gyrus
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Make your corporate training program more impactful, engaging, and effective with our blended learning corporate training program today
Eric Jacobsen Blog
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
My favorite takeaways from the book, Becoming The Best , by Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. , are: Your best self is not about perfection (an impossible and, therefore, futile goal). It is about becoming consistently disciplined and focused, making sure you challenge yourself to truly be your best self—instead of becoming complacent, convinced that you have arrived.
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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.
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