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The Complete Guide to the 32 Types of Nonprofit Organizations + FAQ

Wild Apricot

Looking to start a nonprofit? In this guide we cover the 32 types of nonprofit orgs, an overview of tax exemption, how to determine what type of nonprofit you are and more!

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4 Ideas to Get Your Board to Raise Money During the Holidays

Get Fully Funded

Here’s a common question that many small and growing nonprofits ask: How do you get your Board to raise money, especially during the holidays? Sometimes it sounds more like this: “What does it take to get my Board to sell tickets or just show up at our holiday event?” “ How do I get my Board to share my Giving Tuesday posts on social media?” “ I wish they’d do ANYTHING to help!

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How To Leverage TikTok for Nonprofit Marketing and Fundraising

Media Cause

Nonprofit organizations use social media to raise awareness and gain donors. Any social media platform can help you achieve these goals. However, if you struggle to engage with a younger audience, TikTok presents a new and exciting way to showcase your cause to this next generation of donors. Below, we explain how to leverage the untapped potential of TikTok for nonprofit marketing.

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Why We Still Miss the Mark With Digital Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

For some organizations, digital fundraising efforts are humming along quite nicely. But for most, this scenario is a distant utopia. Here are three foundational areas that contribute to the persistent problems related to the failure of establishing strong digital fundraising programs.

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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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Foundations: Stop taking a year off to do your strategic planning!

Nonprofit AF

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

.orgSource

The pandemic was a wormhole. It hurtled us into the future with no time to prepare for that demanding new reality. I am still evaluating the lessons learned. One message that rings loud and clear is the importance of connections. Isolation taught us the value of the relationships and the technology that sustained our communities. I’ve told these stories before, but I’m referring to them again because they highlight advice that can help associations find stability when chaos threatens.

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The Human Touch in Nonprofit Relationships

NonProfit PRO

The allure of technology and automation can be enticing, but the importance of being “high touch” rather than “high tech” in nonprofit communications and donor relations should not be underestimated. Here are some reasons nonprofits should embrace the “high touch” approach, and some examples of how to carry it out.

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7 Solid Club Website Examples to Get Ideas for Your Club Website

Wild Apricot

Here are seven solid examples of club websites from all different types of organizations that can give you tips on how to build your own.

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Consider social media sharing as a form of generosity this GivingTuesday

Candid

This GivingTuesday, you may want to try something a little different as part of your social media strategy : Consider social media sharing and engagement as a form of generosity. By doing this, you’re encouraging your followers to amplify your organization and cause to reach a broader audience. It also helps cultivate the support of a younger generation that’s also highly active on social media, potentially turning them into future donors.

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Apply now for the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program

Charity Village

The Government of Canada announced that applications are now open for the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program. The Government has dedicated up to $5 million per year in funding to organizations to support youth employment activities. As part of the program, organizations receive funding to deliver a range of activities to support young Canadians, […] The post Apply now for the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program appeared first on CharityVillage.

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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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Drive Extraordinary Outcomes Through Lifecycle-Forward Measurement

NonProfit PRO

Many think of nonprofit marketing measurement in a purely performance-based way, but this doesn't always tell you where the audience is in their relationship with your nonprofit when they took action and how that deepened their relationship with the organization. This is where lifecycle-forward measurement is helpful.

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Maximizing your end-of-year fundraising: A four-phase strategy

DonorPerfect

Year-end giving campaigns hold a special place in the hearts of nonprofits and donors alike. At their core, these campaigns are intimately tied to the holiday season, evoking feelings of generosity, gratitude, and goodwill. Positioned as the unofficial kickoff to the year-end giving season, Giving Tuesday falls on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving in the United Read More » The post Maximizing your end-of-year fundraising: A four-phase strategy appeared first on Nonprofit Technology & Fundra

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The Role of Assessments in eLearning: Formative vs. Summative

Gyrus

Learn how formative and summative assessments play distinct roles in eLearning and how they can help improve learning experiences and the overall learning programs.

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Addressing the volunteer shortage: An Interview with Megan Conway from Volunteer Canada

Charity Village

In our August 2023 CharityVillage Connects podcast episode, we spoke with volunteer engagement professionals from across the country to determine how organizations might address the volunteer shortage that is impacting programs and communities. As part of the episode, we interviewed Megan Conway, President & CEO of Volunteer Canada. During our conversation, Megan offered key insight […] The post Addressing the volunteer shortage: An Interview with Megan Conway from Volunteer Canada app

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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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Bank of America Study: Charitable Giving by Affluent Households Above Pre-Pandemic Levels

NonProfit PRO

The Bank of America Private Bank and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University released the "2023 Bank of America Study of Philanthropy." The study found that affluent households gave an average of $34,917 to charity in 2022, up from $29,269 in 2017, though less than the $43,195 they gave in 2020.

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Can you trust AI with your year-end fundraising appeals?

DonorPerfect

Yes, but only when you pair it with your human creativity! The rise of generative AI – that is, artificial intelligence that is capable of creating text, images, and other media – can offer fundraisers and nonprofits a much needed assist during the busy year-end giving season. It’s totally tempting to just tell the AI Read More » The post Can you trust AI with your year-end fundraising appeals?

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Introducing Bloomerang Tap to Pay

Bloomerang

Today’s donors rarely carry cash. They’re using their smartphones, smartwatches, and credit cards to tap to pay for everything from clothes to cars, food to furniture. To help you tap into this new era of modern fundraising, we’re excited to share the latest feature release included with the Bloomerang Mobile App : Tap to Pay. Today’s donor landscape: Cash is no longer king Overall, charitable giving decreased more than 10% in 2022.

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Putting the AI in Education: Stepping Toward Generative Artificial Intelligences 

sgEngage

Artificial intelligences (the plural is intentional) are clearly having a moment. I wouldn’t be surprised if TIME magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2023 ends up being ChatGPT. But the very popularity of the moment makes it harder to separate what turns out to be a critically important signal from all the noise. The hype is problematic, but the revolution is real.

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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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U.S. Postal Service Proposes New Prices for 2024

NonProfit PRO

The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission of mailing services price changes to take effect Jan. 21, 2024. The proposed adjustments, approved by the governors of the Postal Service, would raise mailing services product prices approximately 2%.

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How To Achieve Constant Learning By Breaking Free From Chronic Performance

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Are you stuck in chronic performance? You are if you: Are always racing to check tasks off a list. Spending most of your time trying to minimize mistakes. Suppressing your uncertainties, impressions, or questions to try to appear like you always know what you’re doing. Being stuck in chronic performance can have a devastating impact on your skills, confidence, job, and personal life.

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Eight Point Checklist For Stellar GivingTuesday Subject Lines

Bloomerang

To ensure that your GivingTuesday subject lines get your emails opened, these eight criteria will win the day. Follow them closely. The subject lines of your GivingTuesday emails are incredibly important. How important? Here’s what one expert fundraiser declares: “ If your fundraising emails didn’t get opened there’s one big thing you can do to fix that: change your subject line.

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3 Blackbaud School Websites Win 2023 WebAwards

sgEngage

For the sixth consecutive year, Blackbaud K–12 school websites have been honored in the annual WebAwards , a prestigious competition hosted by the Web Marketing Association. The WebAward competition has been the premier award recognition program for website developers and the online marketing community since 1997. To determine WebAward winners, independent expert judges from around the world review websites in 97 industry categories, scoring them on seven criteria—design, innovation, content, t

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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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Giving to Women’s and Girls’ Organizations Represents 1.8% of U.S. Charitable Giving

NonProfit PRO

The fifth annual Women and Girls Index found that while giving to women and girls grew during 2020, philanthropic support for these organizations was lower than the 11.3% growth in overall charitable giving that year. It represented less than 2% of all giving in the U.S. in 2020.

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What’s your next move on social media?

Big Duck

Discover four pillars of social media management and three questions for impactful digital storytelling for nonprofits.

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9 Principles to Make Your Nonprofit Fundraising Effective — and Fun!

Blue Avocado

Raising funds for your nonprofit doesn’t have to be stressful. Learn how one California nonprofit proved that, when designed thoughtfully and collaboratively, fundraising can be successful and enjoyable. The post 9 Principles to Make Your Nonprofit Fundraising Effective — and Fun! appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. But is this the right question? Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change.

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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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Fundraising.AI to Lead the Nonprofit Sector With Artificial Intelligence Best Practices

NonProfit PRO

With recent interest in AI, Nathan Chappell of Fundraising.AI has developed 10 best practices for fundraising with artificial intelligence, which were released in July. Here's more about the implications of the framework for nonprofits and the future of Fundraising.AI.

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[Webinar] Develop a Case for Support to Elevate Every Fundraising Appeal

CauseVox

Developing a case for support is vital for every nonprofit that wants to create fundraising appeals that resonate with donors and bring results. This purposeful process of gathering ideas, evidence, arguments and advice from your donors will help you to establish your importance in serving your community and compelling reasons for donors to give to your organization.

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Opportunity for All: Improving Workplace Experiences and Career Outcomes for Canadians With Disabilities Report

Charity Village

The Future Skills Centre, in partnership with the Toronto Metropolitan University, the Conference Board of Canada, and Blueprint, funded by the Government of Canada’s Future Skills Program, released the Opportunity for All: Improving Workplace Experiences and Career Outcomes for Canadians With Disabilities Report. The research delves into the barriers Canadians with disabilities experience in the […] The post Opportunity for All: Improving Workplace Experiences and Career Outcomes fo

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3 Proven Ways to Find and Convert New Donors

sgEngage

If you’re like every nonprofit on the planet, you’ve got one thing on your mind: acquiring new donors! No matter what your mission is, you’re probably dedicating significant resources to finding potential supporters and getting that first gift. And with donor retention rates on the decline, new donor acquisition is a constant topic of conversation. It can be even more challenging when you’ve hit a wall in your acquisition efforts.

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Achieving Organizational Transformation: Pathways to Success

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.