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3 Things Every Boss Should Be Doing With Their Employees Before Thanksgiving

VisionLink

Like it or not, holiday dinners with the in-laws and extended family are fast approaching. While overeating and over imbibing are often givens, so are the inevitable and contrived questions concerning your job: “ So, how’s work going ?” “ Do you like what you are doing ?” “ Did you get that raise your were looking for?” More often than not, these types of questions are answered with a default grimace and retort, “ my job is O.K.

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Free Expert Webinar: How to Get Your Board Members Engaged and Active in Fundraising

Wild Apricot

Join us for a Free Expert Webinar, featuring Gail Perry on How to Get Your Board Members Engaged and Active in Fundraising.

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[Guest Post] Increase Donations for Your Nonprofit with a Savvy SMS Marketing Strategy

Donor Search

This blog focuses on the world of prospect research and various related fundraising topics. To diversify our subject matter, we like to feature the work of our friends and colleagues in the community. Join me in welcoming Sophorn Chhay of Trumpia, and please enjoy this post on SMS marketing strategies to increase donations.

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How to Make Awesome Social Media Videos for Giving Tuesday

See3

Giving Tuesday is a fun experience that brings a greater awareness to many social causes that are making our world a better place. Here's how your nonprofit can make awesome social media videos to make the most of the day. The post How to Make Awesome Social Media Videos for Giving Tuesday appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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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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Happy Thanksgiving!

Gyrus

Gyrus Systems wishes all of our customers and blog readers a very Happy Thanksgiving celebration. Here’s more reasons to celebrate: This blog will be short, and I will not discuss “skills,” as important as they are! Earlier this year I used quotes by Ben Franklin as inspiration for a couple of blogs. Another quote which many think was a Franklin quote, but really is an Anglo version of a writing from Chinese philosopher Xunzi is my thought for the day: “Tell me and I forg

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Seven Elements Of A Good Culture

Eric Jacobsen Blog

You'll learn a lot about marketing from the new book, Does it Work? , by Shane Atchison and Jason Burby. Most important, you'll discover their 10 principles for getting digital marketing right. What also really caught my attention was the book's discussion about the elements of good culture. Culture created from as high up in the organization as possible.

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Top Trends for Foundation Techies: A Report from TAG

Tech Soup

This fall I had a chance to attend my first TAG Annual Conference. This one was in November amidst glitz and swarms of tourists in Hollywood, very near the fabled Walk of Fame. Very fun. It was a pretty interesting look at what grantmaking foundations.( read more ).

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The Top 14 Hashtags You Should Use Each Week

NonProfit Hub

Hashtags are still a mystery to so many, but they don’t have to be. You just need to do your research; luckily we’ve done it for you. Meanings change over time and there are always people ready and waiting to ruin current hashtags. But have no fear—these are the hashtags that we’ve found are the most recurring and imply the most impressions after being run through a social media analytics resource.

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Best Leadership Book Of 2015 To Be Announced December 6

Eric Jacobsen Blog

On December 6 , I'll announce my vote for the best new leadership book of 2015. Stay tuned. It's a great one. In the meantime, here's a look back at my my top (favorite) books for leaders that were published two years ago in 2013. Each is still a a useful read for leaders! Each provides timely, practical and valuable tips, techniques and tools for how to become a more effective leader.

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How Nonprofits Should Define Success

Care2

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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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Happy Thanksgiving from TechSoup!

Tech Soup

Happy Thanksgiving to all our members and donor partners! We couldn't do what we do without you, and we hope you have a lovely holiday. TechSoup Customer Service will be closing on Wednesday, November 25, at 2:30 p.m. for Thanksgiving. It will reopen at 7 a.m. Pacific time on Monday, November 30.

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Why Most SWOT Analyses Stink and How You Can Make SWOT Work for You

NonProfit Hub

Four boxes plus four letters can lead to a world of evaluations and productive discussion. The SWOT analysis is one of the most basic tools for evaluations and planning and is used by organizations of every size and type. It is something you can breakout help with marketing campaign planning, personnel evaluation or even organization-wide strategic planning.

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The 10 Things I Am Thankful For This Year

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Each year, around Thanksgiving time, I think about what I am thankful for. This year, I decided to once again take the time to make a list. A list of 10 things I am thankful for. What's on your list this year? What's on your list this year that wasn't on last year's list? Here is my list : Family and friends Employment, and a year of positive evolution for my workplace Technology, Blogs, Twitter and all social media sharing tools that help me to be a constant learner Health and all those who hel

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Backed by Huge Audiences, Video-Game Stars Get Into Giving Tuesday - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AFP Blog

Backed by Huge Audiences, Video-Game Stars Get Into Giving Tuesday - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "A new Save the Children campaign kicking off Dec. 1 aims to tap into the passion of a new, younger audience: video-game players. On what the nonprofit has dubbed #GamingTuesday, gamers and YouTube stars will encourage their followers — which sometimes number in the millions — to make donations and serve as a "life force" for vulnerable children around the world.

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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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Why Internet Anonymity Is a Necessary Evil

Tech Soup

The concept of Internet anonymity has received considerable debate in recent years. Internet anonymity means any interaction a user has on the Internet is shielded, so that his or her identity is not shared with another user or any third party on the Internet. Here some good reasons why Internet anonymity is important. Internet Anonymity Provides a Safe Place for People Living with Medical Issues.

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[Thankful Thursday] Oh, What a Year It Has Been

NonProfit Hub

The world is full of some genuinely kind and talented people—and in the nonprofit sector, we’re lucky enough to have an abundance of those types. Because of you world-changers, we have the opportunity to do what we love every day, which involves helping nonprofits be even better. For that, we can’t thank you enough. Looking back on our year thus far, Dr.

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The Many Times You Should Thank Customers

Eric Jacobsen Blog

In your leadership role, it's vital that your team members know how to deliver excellent customer service. " Knock Your Socks Off " type service as book editor Ann Thomas and Jill Applegate would say. Part of delivering excellent customer service is saying "Thank You" to your customers and knowing when to say "Thank You". Thomas and Applegate recommend telling your customers "Thank You" during at least these nine situations : When they do business with you.every time.

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Backed by Huge Audiences, Video-Game Stars Get Into Giving Tuesday - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AFP Blog

Backed by Huge Audiences, Video-Game Stars Get Into Giving Tuesday - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "A new Save the Children campaign kicking off Dec. 1 aims to tap into the passion of a new, younger audience: video-game players. On what the nonprofit has dubbed #GamingTuesday, gamers and YouTube stars will encourage their followers — which sometimes number in the millions — to make donations and serve as a "life force" for vulnerable children around the world.

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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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American Red Cross Taps Huddle for Collaboration

Tech Soup

The American Red Cross of the Bay Area , located in San Francisco, serves more than 4.5 million people in 10 northern California counties. The organization provides relief to those affected by disasters and helps individuals in the community to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. This amazing work is accomplished by maintaining a regional volunteer network that is more than 3,700 individuals strong.

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The Numbers Game: Understanding the Statistics for Non-Profit Giving

Byte Technology

Among Mark Twain’s more famous quotations is this: “there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” And yet, despite the writer’s keen observation, we place an unbelievably high premium on statistics in virtually every element of our lives. They impart infinite knowledge and insight into so much of the information we’re bombarded with every day, so much so that it’s hard to ignore their importance.

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How To Be An Effective Mentor

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Here are some great tips for how to be an effective mentor, from the new book, 50 Plus! , by Robert L. Dilenschneider. Don't be authoritarian. Have something to say, and keep it short. It's best to think in terms of headlines when you're mentoring somebody. Let them come to you for the details. Be informal. Do not give orders. Don't take slights personally.

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3 Tips To Control Your Nonprofit’s Google Search Results

AFP Blog

3 Tips To Control Your Nonprofit’s Google Search Results : "3 Tips To Control Your Nonprofit’s Google Search Results" 'via Blog this'

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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!

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Mobile for Good: A Free How-To Fundraising Webinar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Date: Thursday, May 5, 2016. Time: 1-2:30pm EDT. Cost: Free! How to Register: Sign up. Presented by: Heather Mansfield. View: Complete Webinar Schedule. Based on more than 20 years of experience and 25,000+ hours spent utilizing mobile and social media, Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits is a comprehensive 256-page book packed with more than 500 best practices.

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Like many other leaders of nonprofit organizations, I travel an unreasonable fraction of the time. I recently hit three million lifetime miles on American Airlines. Not sure whether to celebrate or mourn this milestone. Why do I do it? Why do my peers do it? We know that the carbon impact of all that travel is bad for the planet, and the personal impact of all that travel is bad on our bodies.

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Be A Leader Who Teaches

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Take the opportunity today to teach an employee something new. Nearly everyone likes to learn and is capable of tackling a new challenge. Teach your employee something that expands his (or her) current job description. Teach something that will help him to get promoted within your organization at a later date. Teach him a skill that uses new technology.

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Human Race goal: Double fundraising by 2018

AFP Blog

Human Race goal: Double fundraising by 2018 : 'via Blog this'

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Nonprofit Technology Adoption: Why It Matters and How to Be Successful

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.

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Articles About Working With Millennials In The Workplace

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Here are some links from my Blog to some of the most popular articles about working with Millennials in the workplace: Q&A With Millennial CEO & Book Author Rick Lindquist Get A Handle On Your Millennial Employees How Managers Can Better Support And Retain Their Millennial Employees.

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