EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

He likely didn’t have grassroots campaigns in mind when he uttered those words, but Twain’s advice is spot-on for grassroots advocacy practitioners as they make a plan to engage the new Congress. Now is the time to begin preparing for President’s Day Recess —likely to be the first major break on the congressional calendar.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what to do after a donor says “no” to a meeting. If I never meet, how can I build relationships? My calendar is busy. One of my favorite things to do is simply to ask for advice, rather than a gift. But I feel I’m not doing my job.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

At its core, TBP is rooted in a set of values and practices that help advance equity, shift dynamics, and build mutually accountable relationships across funders and practitioners. Streamlined approaches focused on dialogue and learning can pave the way for deeper relationships and mutual accountability.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Find balance in calendar commitments. Amy Jen Su Su shares this additional advice and recommendations: Question : Of the 5 Ps you consider Purpose to be the most essential. The best relationships include a healthy give and take so support others in these same ways as well. Protect time and maximize energy.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 23, 2022

This is where donor relationship building comes into play. So, how can your nonprofit start building relationships and retaining more donors? In this guide, we’ll take a deep dive into these three strategies for building more impactful donor relationships. For instance, you might offer free calendars, stickers, or t-shirts.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 31, 2023

You can do this in a variety of ways: Integrate an interactive event calendar. Many website builders will allow you to integrate an editable calendar feature into your events page. You can also configure your events to be downloadable to numerous calendar platforms, such as iCloud, Google Calendar, and Outlook.

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Care2

OCTOBER 31, 2014

We reviewed the advice and are bringing you the highlights of Show the Love: Thoughtful Engagement to Retain Donors. Create a retention calendar. This will be a calendar outlining all of the times you''re going to reach out to individual donors throughout the year. Healthy relationships are never one-sided.

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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. For each volunteer, I made a simple e-introduction to the supervising staff and let them pick up the relationship from there. My biggest piece of advice is here in Step 4: do not overthink the “how” and the nitty gritty details. It’s not easy!

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And yet the most charitable giving that happens in all of the calendar year is December 31st. Just start building relationships. Try to build relationships and just connect with people. Try to build relationships and just connect with people. Build relationships and get to know each other. It is not too late.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

You’ll find email, social, and text message templates, email and social promotion calendars, a save-the-date postcard and email template, tips on how to use various types of fundraising, and examples of Giving Tuesday campaigns from nonprofits. [On Use Your Donor Database To Strengthen Relationships.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

Find balance in calendar commitments. Amy Jen Su Awhile back, Su shared this additional advice and recommendations: Question : Of the 5 Ps you consider Purpose to be the most essential. The best relationships include a healthy give and take so support others in these same ways as well. Protect time and maximize energy.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Expert Advice to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit. You could say, “That project sounds great, but my calendar is full and I don’t have the ability to commit to that right now.” Q: WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO NONPROFITS TO PREVENT BURNOUT FROM SPREADING? A: The research tells us that relationships help develop resilience.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 28, 2021

Today, O’Neil shares these additional insights and advice with us: What inspired you to write a book about your challenges and conflicts? Use your calendar to block off personal meetings (from a date night to parent teacher conference meetings) just like you do at work and hold to it just like you would a conference call.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2021

Find balance in calendar commitments. Amy Jen Su Recently, Su shared this additional advice and recommendations: Question : Of the 5 Ps you consider Purpose to be the most essential. The best relationships include a healthy give and take so support others in these same ways as well. Protect time and maximize energy.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

Schedule time on your calendar monthly for training so it doesn’t drop to the bottom of the priority list again! When you have a portfolio management meeting on the calendar, it will drive ongoing attention and activity. Maintain a balance of “research qualification” and “relationship qualification.” This is important because….

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Find balance in calendar commitments. Amy Jen Su Earlier this year, Su shared this additional advice and recommendations: Question : Of the 5 Ps you consider Purpose to be the most essential. The best relationships include a healthy give and take so support others in these same ways as well. Protect time and maximize energy.

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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!

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In addition to finding an AMS with the right tools and features, you’ll want to consider how the program incorporates customer relationship management. These — along with many others such as calendars, livestreaming and promotional tools — are available in Community Brands’ Expo Logic and Configio platforms.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 30, 2020

Find balance in calendar commitments. Amy Jen Su Today, Su shares this additional advice and recommendations: Question : Of the 5 Ps you consider Purpose to be the most essential. The best relationships include a healthy give and take so support others in these same ways as well. Protect time and maximize energy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Find balance in calendar commitments. Amy Jen Su Recently, Su shared this additional advice and recommendations: Question : Of the 5 Ps you consider Purpose to be the most essential. The best relationships include a healthy give and take so support others in these same ways as well. Protect time and maximize energy.

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Game Attitude Leadership Chapter 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2015

To get more insights, we look at the advice from Master Networker Heidi Roizen , profiled in the popular 2000 Harvard Business School case study about professional networking. She warns not to confuse social media connections with actual intimacy. “Social media creates a false sense of intimacy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Find balance in calendar commitments. Amy Jen Su Recently, Su shared this additional advice and recommendations: Question : Of the 5 Ps you consider Purpose to be the most essential. The best relationships include a healthy give and take so support others in these same ways as well. Protect time and maximize energy.

Game 52

Game Attitude Leadership Chapter 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 5, 2022

Recently, O’Neil shared these additional insights and advice with us: Question: What inspired you to write a book about your challenges and conflicts? Use your calendar to block off personal meetings (from a date night to parent teacher conference meetings) just like you do at work and hold to it just like you would a conference call.

Exercise 52

Exercise Philadelphia Life Phone 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Today, O’Neil shares these additional insights and advice with us: Question: What inspired you to write a book about your challenges and conflicts? Use your calendar to block off personal meetings (from a date night to parent teacher conference meetings) just like you do at work and hold to it just like you would a conference call.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2024

Retaining your donors requires building relationships with them, and those relationships will rely heavily on effective communication. Donor retention is, at its heart, about building relationships. All that is true, but the fact remains that donor retention is a struggle. But they can make it easier to build them.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

“ We hope you find their advice useful as you navigate 2019! It goes beyond the fundraising appeal to seeing a gift as a step in a relationship, not a one-off business transaction. Remember, the goal isn’t retention, it’s meaningful relationships. Creating a communications calendar with a minimum of 12 touches per year.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 2, 2014

For advice on the topic, we turned to fundraising pro Rachel Muir. Schedule a power hour of calls on your calendar and start dialing. This is a critical step in portfolio assessment that allows you to determine how to best focus your energy on donors who want to have a deeper relationship with you and maximize your major gift giving.

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CauseVox

JUNE 22, 2021

In this session, nonprofit social media expert Julia Campbell will give you actionable ways to build deeper relationships with your social media fans and followers, and convert them into long-term supporters. 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.

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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! When you approach a business for the first time, asking for an inkind gift can be a great way to initiate a relationship. Be very careful here!

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

You can show your value by demonstrating the relationship you have to engagement, recruitment, and retention. HR can also provide advice on conducting employee surveys. Before you create your annual campaign calendar or set fundraising goals, make sure you take time to assess, assess, assess. Human Resources. Executive Support.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2018

Assess your prospect relationships. Set a preliminary goal based on past experience, advice of your planning committee, and other factors. Assess your prospect relationships. If your nonprofit isn’t ready yet, your consultant can suggest the next steps to take to strengthen your relationships with prospects.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Find balance in calendar commitments. Amy Jen Su Today, Su shares this additional advice and recommendations: Question : Of the 5 Ps you consider Purpose to be the most essential. The best relationships include a healthy give and take so support others in these same ways as well. Protect time and maximize energy.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

Use an editorial calendar to help manage what you want to share with prospective students and their families. Social media activity can keep the excitement alive over the summer and offer friendly advice for navigating new experiences. Nearly 2/3 of teens use social media to inform their college decision. Grow your audience.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

“ We hope you find their advice useful as you navigate 2014! It goes beyond the fundraising appeal to seeing a gift as a step in a relationship, not a one-off business transaction. Remember, the goal isn’t retention, it’s meaningful relationships. Creating a communications calendar with a minimum of 12 touches per year.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

People attend NetSquared events to develop relationships and trust networks with fellow nonprofit techies. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. We also learned that.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

George Weiner of DoSomething.org encourages nonprofits to think of their websites as relationship-building vehicles, not fundraising ones: "Most non-Vegas marriages don’t happen on the first date, it starts with a reasonable ask and comes after a relationship has been developed. Don’t let this happen to you!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

That purpose, of course, is to build a life-long relationship with alumni of your nonprofit’s program or school so that they are a donor and champion for your organization. In a recent interview, John Hadyon reinforced this timeless piece of Facebook engagement advice. Images work for engagement. But you have to select wisely.

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