EveryAction
AUGUST 8, 2016
Cat lovers, rejoice! It's International Cat Day , and if you're anything like us, you know one (or more) kitties that bring joy, laughter, and a whole lot of cat-itude to your life. To mark this year's celebration, here are four of our favorite feline-focused nonprofits to follow and fund! Introducing my new foster kittens: Jelly, Fritter, and Bearclaw!
Byte Technology
AUGUST 10, 2016
It’s hard to determine whether or not Mark Zuckerberg himself truly envisioned what his simple social media platform would become 12 years after he first launched the site from his college room in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Indeed, what started as a way to connect with people in an online world has now become the domain of all elements that drive our world: non-profit causes, e-commerce behemoths, social activism extraordinaire, political wrangling and, of course, lots and lots of controversy.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 12, 2016
Flickr photo by Mallix. Note from Beth: We are in the “dog days of summer,” that quiet time of year when a lot of people are on vacation and we might catch a glimpse of the Perseid meteor shower lighting up the night skies. It is not only a time for rest and relaxation, it is also an important time to start thinking about your nonprofit’s year-end fundraising campaign.
Gyrus
AUGUST 9, 2016
The Importance of Training and Development for Start-ups and Small Businesses. With the hectic nature of start-up organizations today, one can easily make a claim that it is never too early to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured Learning, Training, and Development program. When starting out with a blank slate or attempting to move an organization into a direction in which they have never been.
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.
EveryAction
AUGUST 11, 2016
This post originally appeared in NTEN's July Connect newsletter. We’re just over halfway through 2016 and, if we’ve learned anything so far, it’s that online fundraising has really found its stride in the nonprofit sector. In fact, according to the annual Benchmarks report from NTEN and M+R , email fundraising revenue alone increased by a whopping 25% last year, outpacing the overall growth of other online revenue sources.
BoardAssist
AUGUST 9, 2016
Do you know your donors? No, I mean do you REALLY know your donors? If you don’t, it’s time to start paying closer attention! Knowing who’s giving to your nonprofit provides you with the information you need to not only increase donations, but help your nonprofit inch closer to completing its mission. Many nonprofits are predicting double digit increases in mobile giving in 2016.
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Deborah Elizabeth Finn
AUGUST 11, 2016
I’ve spent a lot of my professional life (thus far) thinking about the missions of nonprofit organizations, and about information/communication technologies for nonprofits. In the past few years, it’s become fashionable to talk about the importance of a “ theory of change ” for nonprofits. This is merely a way of underlining the importance of making an explicit statement about the causal relationship between what a nonprofit organization does and the impact that it has p
Donor Search
AUGUST 10, 2016
We have an announcement to make! DonorSearch is hosting this month’s Fundraising Strategies & Nonprofit Tech Carnival. With one carnival already up and running, it’s time to open the floor for submissions for the next round. And we’re happy to announce that DonorSearch is hosting this time.
Tech Soup
AUGUST 11, 2016
I'll never forget how nervous I was when buying a car for the first time on my own. I had done mountains of research. You name it, I read about it. And yet I still found myself tossing and turning the night before the big decision, wondering if I was making the right choice. Maybe I should just forget the whole thing and try to squeeze a few more years out of my old Volkswagen (who really needs air conditioning anyway?).
Eric Jacobsen Blog
AUGUST 11, 2016
Some of my favorite quotes for leaders are: A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit -- Arnold H. Glasgow I praise loudly, I blame softly -- Catherine II of Russia Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress -- Mohandas Gandhi A long dispute means that both parties are wrong -- Voltaire The least questioned assumptions are often the most questionable -- Paul Broca These and many more compelling quotes can be found in Susan
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.
Connection Cafe
AUGUST 11, 2016
There’s a crisis brewing in the fundraising world. And it’s all about our donors , the ones who are deserting us. Donors can be fickle, and they’re fleeing our organizations in vast numbers these days. Overall, the numbers are disappointing and stark. Research completed by Target Analytics® in 2015 shows that: Only 29% of first-time donors renewed their gifts.
NonProfit Hub
AUGUST 12, 2016
If we believe Hollywood, psychology consists of a person lying on a couch and talking about their feelings, complete with a man with a mustache and an accent sitting behind a desk listening. If you Google the word “psychologist,” the image that pops up is almost exactly that. (What comes to mind when you think of “ nonprofit psychology?”).
Tech Soup
AUGUST 11, 2016
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Eric Jacobsen Blog
AUGUST 10, 2016
Here is a good reminder from author Sharon Armstrong about how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls. These are in what I consider is the best chapter of the book The Essential HR Handbook , that she co-authored with Barbara Mitchell. 1. Clustering everyone in the middle performance-rating categories 2. Overlooking flaws or exaggerating the achievements of favored employees 3.
Advertiser: Digital Ocean
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.
Connection Cafe
AUGUST 10, 2016
Nonprofit organizations are accountable to a variety of internal and external stakeholders. For this reason, it can be challenging to present timely, accurate data to external stakeholders while demonstrating fiscal responsibility internally. This can be especially true if your accounting solution is not designed for nonprofits. Commercial accounting solutions may be an acceptable option for smaller organizations, but a larger organization will find it increasingly difficult to efficiently manag
NonProfit Hub
AUGUST 9, 2016
What is it about the prospect of funding from the largest foundations that lights up the eyes of the most hardened nonprofit staffer? “When are you going to write me a grant to pay for my raise?” the program staffer asks. “Where’s my million-dollar grant?” your boss asks, only half-joking. “My sister-in-law’s brother’s cousin knows someone at the Gates Foundation.
Tech Soup
AUGUST 8, 2016
If you lead or help manage a nonprofit organization, you know how hard it can be to provide clarity and transparency to your stakeholders. Revenue streams are unpredictable, databases can be hard to work with, and money has to be allocated where it is needed, not necessarily where it provides value. And all this while donors and funders insist on holding your organization accountable.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
AUGUST 9, 2016
One of my favorite lessons from the book, The DNA of Leadership , is the importance of being a developing leader. Developing leaders: Create the next generation of leaders Are great listeners Grow talent by challenging others to take on more than what they think they can do Are open, honest and direct Model the behavior they want to mentor for others If you haven't read Judith E.
Advertiser: Syncrony
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.
Connection Cafe
AUGUST 8, 2016
In the for-profit sector, customers provide revenue that covers the cost of providing the products and services they buy. In the nonprofit world, the beneficiaries of nonprofit services usually provide little, if any, of the revenue to fund the services they receive. Despite this distinction, nonprofits must think like for-profit organizations if they want to fully recover their costs.
NonProfit Hub
AUGUST 10, 2016
When it comes to writing a gonna-get-the-gold grant application, it’s all about body language. Not what you expected to hear? No problem, see below for a closer examination of the anatomy of an amazing grant application. First use your fingers. Take your thumb, index finger, ring finger and pinky (keep your middle finger rested, you may need it for later in the process) and move your mouse.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 9, 2016
Bersin by Deloitte’s infographic “Meet the Modern Learner”. Bersin by Deloitte’s infographic “ Meet the Modern Learner ” is an excellent summary of the challenges facing trainers who need to design and deliver professional development for nonprofit professionals. Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
AUGUST 7, 2016
Mistakes happen. The best thing you can do as a leader is to help your employee learn from his (or her) mistake. If your employee is afraid of ever making a mistake, he will be paralyzed from taking action or taking even calculated risks. If he knows that mistakes happen in the course of doing business and that one learns from making mistakes, you will have a more productive employee.
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!
Gyrus
AUGUST 12, 2016
Guide to Successful LMS Implementation. A few months ago we explored How to Successfully Implement Your LMS , today we provide a general infographic in order to provide an understanding of the process at a glance. The Implementation process does not have to be frustrating, and we here at Gyrus do all that we can to help our clients in any manner we can.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
AUGUST 6, 2016
Your employees have lots of ideas. So, be sure you provide the forums and mechanisms for your employees to share their ideas with you. Hold at least a few brainstorming sessions each year, as well. And, when you are brainstorming with your employees, try these five tips : Encourage ALL ideas. Don't evaluate or criticize ideas when they are first suggested.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 10, 2016
Click to Download Report. For the past three years, I have had the honor of serving as the facilitator for the Knight Foundation Peer Learning Exchange for the Giving Day Initiative. Today, the Foundation has released a new report: “ Beyond the Dollars: The Long-Term Value of Giving Days for Community Foundations ,” written by Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies.
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