Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2020

By Sharon Cody, J.D. , Partnership Manager at Harbor Compliance – a leading provider of compliance solutions for nonprofits. Her more than 30 years in the nonprofit sector have made her passionate about educating nonprofits on the role of compliance as both a best practice and an industry differentiator. Related Webinar: Online Fundraising Compliance: How to Stay Compliant While Building Trust and Increasing Giving. 2020 has made it clear that online fundraising is here to stay.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In Mastering Online Fundraising , our class for non-profit fundraisers, we talk a lot about how small changes to your online fundraising strategy can result in major returns, including new prospects, new event attendees, and of course, new donors. Today, I want to present three quick and easy tactics you can immediately implement in your online activities that could easily double your online fundraising revenue over the coming year: 1.

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Nucleus

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Terry Dowdy is a 23-year association IT veteran – he has managed the IT departments at four associations and is currently IT Director at the Tax Executives Institute (TEI). In 2019, Terry and TEI decided to use advanced data analytics to help reach organizational goals and they selected the Nucleus solution to do this. In sharing his experiences and recommendations, he writes: “I hope to help somebody out there – we were making decisions that were not necessarily data driven.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Enhanced performance and better security are the benefits of the recent release of PHP 8. Developers will find the improvements useful and might find it challenging as well. The new version includes some house cleaning by removing disapproved functions that were being allowed with work-arounds in the previous versions. Of course, the benefit is a more secure and stable programming language – but, as with all upgrades, some bugs may occur.

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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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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Do you try to win back your lapsed donors? Here's how to write the perfect letter for a lapsed donor appeal + a free template you can use to get started.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The tactical strategy for your fundraising should not be random, and it shouldn’t be based on a “we’ll figure this out as we go along” mentality. Your best bet to ensure maximum revenue is to lay out a tactical fundraising calendar as part of your overall fundraising plan. A tactical calendar, as its name suggests, is simply a calendar that shows when your non-profit will employ each of the fundraising tactics it is planning to use in a given year.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 8, 2020

YouTube is the #2 search engine (second to Google.com) where people find information in video form online. There are also many amazing nonprofits on YouTube that have over 100k subscribers, but subscribers aren’t donors. The question is: how do you raise money on YouTube as a nonprofit? YouTube actually has two main donation tools with different registration requirements.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Worried about decline in membership? We turned to 3 experts in the membership field and asked their thoughts on the challenges of growing membership and what organizations can do to keep thriving.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 10, 2020

I like fundraising events. I’ve managed (literally) hundreds of them during my fundraising career, from $500,000 galas to $10,000 hosted events and everything in between. Heck, I’ve even written a handbook on a certain kind of fundraising event. So… I’m not one of those “fundraising events aren’t worth the effort” snobs. Still, it makes me cringe when I’m talking with a non-profit about some fundraising difficulties they are having, or some new program they want to launch, and everyone agrees

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Blue Fox

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The Best Way to Track Income & Expenses for Tax Form 1040 download the excel worksheet here Sole proprietors: get out your shoebox of 2020 receipts and let’s get organized. Our team at Blue Fox created this handy Schedule C Worksheet for your profit or loss record-keeping pleasure. If you’re wondering how to fill out the Schedule C Form 1040 , this easy-to-use tool will get your financial ducks in a row.

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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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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

It’s an exciting time over here at Nimble AMS. As we move toward the end of a year that’s been tough for – well, the whole world – and look forward to a bright 2021, we welcome our new Nimble AMS general manager, Susan Connors. It occurred to me that as an association professional, you might like to know more about Susan and how she views the association industry and the future of Nimble AMS.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Nonprofit boards have legal and ethical duties to fulfill — do you know what they are? Learn about seven key responsibilities nonprofit boards must fulfill for successful governance.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Recently, I’ve encountered a phenomenon among development staffs and non-profit executive directors that seems to effect organizations both large and small. It causes non-profits to raise less money than they could, while expending far more energy and effort than necessary. Likewise, it wastes precious dollars in the fundraising budget in return for very little gain.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2020

At TechSoup, we strive to keep great digital tools available for your nonprofit. We also work to keep the companies that provide these offers satisfied that they are achieving their intended social impact. In fact, these companies — particularly those that offer cloud subscriptions — measure their impact success on your actual adoption and use of the licenses.

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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.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 8, 2020

GivingTuesday donors gave an astonishing $808 million online and $2.47 billion overall in 2020. And a fair share of those donors was brand new! In this session of MotivateMonday, monthly giving guru and dear friend Erica Waasdorp shares her plan for converting your GivingTuesday to monthly supporters. Consider how you’ll be focusing on monthly giving in 2020.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 10, 2020

If you work in fundraising, you know that in order to successfully bring in revenue, your nonprofit has to consistently do two things: find new donors, and engage your existing donors so they keep giving. If you’ve been focusing all your efforts.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Guest Post by: Adam Weinger. When you implement donor research in your fundraising strategy, you’ll learn more about your existing donors and spot potential major giving opportunities. But what if you could find out more about potential supporters before they even donate to your nonprofit for the first time? Well, it turns out you can! When you screen potential supporters before they’re even associated with your nonprofit, you won’t waste time on engaging prospects that will just donate once (if

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Fundraising. While it’s something so common in the nonprofit world, it can be a beast to tackle ? and get it right. A successful fundraising plan has every aspect down to a science. But things don’t always go as planned. Humans mess up, people get busy, and some things just fall through. But we can teach you how to avoid some of these issues! By knowing these issues ahead of time, you can better prepare yourself for possible troubles ahead.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Here are 10 important questions business leaders should ask, according to Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge , authors of Helping People Win At Work : Does my business have a clear, meaningful, and easily understood vision/mission? Do I have the right people in the right seats on the bus? Do I have a BHAG (big hairy audacious goal), and have I communicated it to my employees?

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 8, 2020

This is a guest post from Jeb Banner, founder and CEO of Boardable. New board members often bring a contagious enthusiasm with them to board meetings, and these passionate individuals can breathe life into any nonprofit board. However, newcomers don’t.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 10, 2020

One of the best ways to showcase new tech designs and products is through an industry event. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic and major event shutdowns across the globe, industries have been forced to get creative. Ever since virtual events first became possible, the tech industry has been all over this space. And now, more than ever, tech has risen to the challenge and hosted some of the biggest most important tech virtual events this year. .

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DipJar

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In a time when nonprofit organizations are counting on the support of their donors more than ever, we are thrilled to release this feature that will allow organizations to receive 100% of the intended donation by passing the transaction fees onto the donor. We believe this is just another way to engage your donors. Many donors don’t know that you have to pay transactions fees when they donate by credit card, so, this feature allows them to go the extra mile for your mission and cover those fees.

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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!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2020

A lot of companies struggle when creating their mission statement. Author Peter F. Drucker provides the following good advice in one of my favorite book's of his, The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization : Every mission statement has to reflect three things : Opportunities Competence Commitment In other words, he explains: What is our purpose?

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Last month we released the 2020 Membership Growth Report: Benchmarks and Insights for Growing Revenue and Constituents to find out how membership organizations grew (or didn’t grow) their membership and revenue throughout 2019. We learned what.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Museums have used games to engage visitors for decades. From full on role playing games to scavenger hunts, games can be digital or analog. Barry Joseph and I chatted games this week. SR: I came to games before I came to museums. My grandmother cheated at Candyland and uno. :) Games, I think, have a nice Venn diagram of overlap between museum lovers.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 8, 2020

This week, we sat down with nonprofit career and fundraising coach Mazarine Treyz. Mazarine brings her expertise to discuss the future of the nonprofit sector. This difficult year is almost over, but next year will bring its own challenges. Mazarine is also passionate about the well-being of nonprofit workers. She talks about the importance of advocating for your employees.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In addition to Laurie Sudbrink 's, Leading With GRIT , being a great book for leaders, it's packed with powerful leadership and life quotes. Here are some of my favorites: Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are - Kurt Cobain The respect you show to others (or lack thereof) is an immediate reflection on your self respect - Alex Elle You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - H arper Lee People only see what they are prepared to see

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 8, 2020

If 2020 felt more like surviving than thriving for your club, well. you're in good company. The pandemic has greatly affected organizations like clubs that primarily offer in-person activities and on-site interaction. And unfortunately, the reality.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Leading a group of passionate volunteers, doing deeds that help the community around you, and making a meaningful difference to an important cause are what make the job of a volunteer management leader worth it. With 2020 throwing us for a loop and COVID-19 putting your regular in-person volunteer engagements on pause, many have turned to virtual options.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In the last week of my senior year of high school, my homeroom teacher pulled out a box and set it on her desk. She looked at the class and said, “These are the letters you wrote yourself your first day of Freshman year.” She passed them out and the sound of shredding and crinkling paper filled the air. I hesitantly opened mine and began to read. It was clear that I grew, I matured, I metamorphosed into something very different in those four years, but more than anything I wanted to go back and

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