Candid

MAY 31, 2023

Check out our specially curated reading list of 16 free nonprofit books perfect for any summertime occasion: If you’re short on time… Is your calendar booked solid with fun plans between Memorial Day and Labor Day? Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In by Christen Brandt and Tammy Tibbetts.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 23, 2022

When a supporter gives to your cause for the first time, it’s because something about your mission resonated with them. But what will keep them coming back to continue supporting your organization in the future? . Segmenting your nonprofit’s supporters . This is where donor relationship building comes into play.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 8, 2022

With more families living in urban and suburban areas, some schools have shifted to a year-round or alternative academic calendar, but the majority of schools still keep a start date sometime in August, making it the perfect awareness month for back-to-school preparations. How to celebrate National Back to School Month. Final thoughts.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

The momentous impact the gift will have on the trajectory and pace of the organization and its work. Funders providing these types of gifts have a responsibility to trust their grantees to do what’s best for the organization while also supporting them with financial literacy. The common thread? So, how can funders assist here?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

Editorial calendar provides the structure so you don’t have to randomly find content, but keep it flexible so you can post breaking or timely news related to your organization or the issues it tracks which gets more attention and interaction. See my Facebook Best Practices curriculum for more advice.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 4, 2022

When it’s the beginning of a new calendar year or the start of a new fiscal year, the fresh start is a great time to create your non-profit’s annual story strategy. And more importantly, it’s your opportunity to clarify how storytelling will support your fundraising or communications goals. How to Build Your Annual Story Strategy.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Read the full interview with our experts to get answers to questions nonprofit leaders may ask about employee burnout, such as: How has COVID-19 impacted employee burnout and individual stress management? Expert Advice to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit. How do you recognize burnt-out employees and what happens if you ignore burnout?

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

That’s why we’ve pulled together a list of 19 easy fundraisers you can use in between major events to engage your supporters, build community, and—of course—raise some money. Word of advice: Livestream your drawing and record it. That way, no one can be accused of any hanky-panky once the winners are announced.

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Twenty Hats

MARCH 9, 2021

When the calendar turned to 2021, we all knew COVID-19 was not going to disappear. In the past, I knew about the various committees for events but, due to my cold outreach and recruitment efforts, never had the bandwidth to support their recruitment. My efforts were simple, but impactful for various members of my organization.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 30, 2022

This annual publication documents legal, political, and social developments in 54 countries and four European institutions over the past calendar year. Unfortunately, those most impacted by this resurgence of hate and discrimination are the youth of today. Advice for Teachers and Educators. Advice for Parents and Guardians.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Spring fundraisers are a great way to bring your community together while gaining support for your cause. There’s a plethora of seasonal themes to base your fundraisers around that can help you entice your supporters’ giving spirit into full bloom. Bake sale Bake sales are always a delightful way to raise funds for your organization.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2021

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements — Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

I’m here to support you. And yet the most charitable giving that happens in all of the calendar year is December 31st. Does the calendar year matter to you? I want you to ask them questions, “Hey, so does the calendar year matter to you in your charitable giving?” We’re going to have a great time.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Major donors make a major impact on your nonprofit, but it can be a bit scary to ask major donors for a donation. Be clear about your goal for the meeting, whether that’s to learn the top 3 charities they support or what they think about your new program or something else. If you’re new to major donor work, you know what I mean.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 30, 2020

Presence – Strengthening your inner capacity to pause between stimulus and response, so matters of effectiveness and impact drive decisions and actions, rather than old habits or knee-jerk impulses. Find balance in calendar commitments. People – Raising your game by raising the game of others at work and at home.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

As you start to think about how your organization will tell your story this season we enlisted the advice of Vanessa Chase Lockshin, the creator of The Storytelling Nonprofit , to show us how we can stretch our storytelling muscles and get ready for year end! As you plan out your December email calendar, think about your landing page needs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Gift matching programs are designed to drive support for your organization without even asking your donors for more of their own dollars. You can mobilize your supporters to fundraise and advocate on your behalf; plus it can all be done virtually. Soapbox Engage: Giving Tuesday Ideas For 2020, 25+ Tips To Maximize Support.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The 10NTC will be April 8-10, 2010, in Atlanta, GA - mark your calendars now! I have many things that I want to talk about at the NTC because it’s a one-of-a-kind opportunity to talk about ideas, get advice, or hear stories from others in real time, in one space, as fast as you can share them! >> Wiring a Movement.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 18, 2020

With only 11 years to save the planet from climate collapse, it’s no wonder that environmental impact has become a priority for nonprofits and their supporters alike. It’s all well and good wanting to present your nonprofit as eco-friendly, but if it isn’t true this will get you in the bad books of many potential supporters.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

If your CSR programs are not integrated across lines of business and support departments, keep in mind this is a journey. Try these suggestions to connect with your HR colleagues: Provide recruitment messages with impact data and storytelling. HR can also provide advice on conducting employee surveys. Executive Support.

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.orgSource

JULY 3, 2023

Video has an immediacy and impact that consistently outpaces other mediums. He recommends building a promotional calendar that engages members at all points of their journeys, especially younger generations. “A Remember Dan’s advice and multipurpose each production. Tone—The advice above also applies to tone and language.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Get to know their top insights and learning moments to accelerate the impact of your nonprofit’s next virtual fundraising event. Supporters of your nonprofit have busy schedules, so you want to ensure your event offers them value that is worth their investment of time. . JP’s top advice for a successful virtual event production?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

Think about the outpouring of support for healthcare workers during a public health crisis. In 2019, online giving grew by 6.8%, so the ability to reach supporters digitally is key. Schedule time on your calendar monthly for training so it doesn’t drop to the bottom of the priority list again! Ensure email delivery.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

Join fundraising master trainer, Chad Barger, CFRE, for a workshop focused on finding potential supporters for your nonprofit organization. We are here to talk about where to find potential donors to support your cause. One of my go-tos is I always love seeing those emails come in because there’s always great advice from Chad.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

As the calendar ticks down towards the end of the year, the fundraising focus shifts to #GivingTuesday – the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, a philanthropic response to the commercial shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Engage your supporters – tell them you have something special coming for #GivingTuesday.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Here are a few tricks to help narrow your options to the sessions that will be the most impactful for your work: Picking your sessions. Over half of our higher ed bbcon presentations feature a customer voice to help you approach specific problems, get results, or leverage technology effectively at the advice of your peers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Presence – Strengthening your inner capacity to pause between stimulus and response, so matters of effectiveness and impact drive decisions and actions, rather than old habits or knee-jerk impulses. Find balance in calendar commitments. People – Raising your game by raising the game of others at work and at home.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

The social media specialist who helps you set up your social channels and content calendar then trains your staff on posting engaging content is an inkind donor, and a high-value one at that! For businesses, the advantage of an inkind donation is that a gift of something the business already owns does not impact cash flow.

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CauseVox

JUNE 22, 2021

Learn how to convert social media fans and followers into donors and long-term supporters with Julia Campbell, Nonprofit Social Media Expert. Why you should attend: You’ll get hands-on advice about how to get the grant and how to use it most effectively for big results. That’s the big question, isn’t it? Nonprofit growth is hard.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 14, 2017

We hope you find their terrific advice as useful as we did. Thanks once again to Alice Antonelli, Director for Advisory Services at NFF, for her great advice! a last-minute addition to the season’s calendar). They should not affect ongoing contributed support or outside funding. What does the term “full costs” mean?

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

Once you’ve ironed out your timeline and key goals, it’s much easier to plan strategic campaigns and upcoming content calendars. . If you’re like most of our clients, you probably have some time and some money – which means you may opt to complete some tasks in-house while hiring outside help to support your efforts. . Volunteers?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2017

Or, with the goal of supporting good health and well-being, the UN isn’t restricting this to certain nations or areas in the world. You may be reading this in between reviewing grant applications to support responsible production and consumption or to take action against climate change. Share your impact story.

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