ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 5, 2017

Although every donor is different, research has been conducted to determine commonalities among generational giving. Sustainable growth in the nonprofit sector relies on effective donor engagement, stewardship and retention. While young donors might not have as much giving power right now, they represent the future of philanthropy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2022

Leadership succession planning, similar to donor succession planning, is often addressed when the concern arises rather than preemptively within a nonprofit organization’s fiscal year. To plan for the future is as important as securing donors for the organization. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Collaboration. One team = one dream!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2011

But nonprofit organizations (and those fundraising on their behalf) don't always recognize that giving reflects donors' personal philanthropic wishes. The truth is, donors don't support organizations because the organization needs help. For several reasons (let's continue with the homelessness example): Donors have options.

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MARCH 2, 2012

of Central Arizona. Yet I plan to give again in 2012 to the Christian humanitarian organization and not to my alma mater, a decision which seems to run counter to commonly held assumptions about donor stewardship. 1 It is clear that acknowledging a donor gift is crucial to retaining donors. United Cerebral Palsy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Program Manager, Public Allies Arizona | Graduate Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. To avoid stakeholder resistance, or action caused by dissatisfaction by organizations’ responsiveness to stakeholders, nonprofits must actively pursue opportunities to gain the trust of their donor base (Meiksins, 2014).

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 22, 2010

This was the topic of one of my presentations at the AFP Northern Arizona Education Day last week. Here are some key points from this session: Donor relationships are like gardens. Good donor relationships are the key to successful fundraising. Loyal donors give again and again, keeping you from always searching for new donors.

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MARCH 2, 2022

Changing the narrative about overhead funding with your donors is another area to look into. Chelsea Guffy is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Using this process to identify different types of donors in your universe is extremely useful in guiding your efforts to segment your list and fine tune the messaging that you use for each group. If you're looking for a specific type of donor, click on their persona name to jump directly to that section. Oscar One-Off Donor 2.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

While nonprofits may aim to achieve an equitable mission for the community, nonprofits also draw in donors, board members, and employees. Capitulation to this style of philanthropy further neglects millennials donors, who lag behind the financial impact of previous generations. 27% of all nonprofit boards lack even one person of color.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Employees, volunteers, donors, community members want to feel connected to the organizations they care about. This list includes board members, employees, volunteers, donors, people who are served by the organization, community members, or any person or group who is impacted by the organization. Don’t leave any group out.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

By adhering to these expectations, nonprofits are supporting false expectations in other donors, potential board members, staff and the public. Instead of focusing on income and expense ratios, donors should ask about the scale of the organization’s goal, how they are measuring their goal progress, and what it would take to reach that goal.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 19, 2022

According to Independent Sector , increased competition among nonprofits and a perceived increase in the scarcity of donors and available funding make it difficult to raise money consistently. Turnover reduces current and future revenue and erodes institutional knowledge while diminishing a donor's connection to the mission.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Many believe there are too many nonprofit organizations competing for the same donor dollars, resources, and stakeholders. If two organizations missions are overlapping, share similar donors, serve similar populations or if one organization is facing instability, mergers might be the right strategy. Are there too many nonprofits?”

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 3, 2020

Nonprofits should consider engaging volunteers as leaders, donors, and advocates to grow their commitment to the organization, boost retention, and build organizational capacity. Engage volunteers as donors. Volunteers are often viewed as a separate entity from donors, but volunteers also have money they may be willing to contribute.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

posted by Whitney Herr-Buchholz, Fall 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Director of Operations & Advancement | University of Arizona School of Dance. Ben’s Bells Project and the University of Arizona teamed up to create surveys that measure outcomes from the nonprofit’s Kind Campus curriculum.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

This could be a major donor that the organization has a strong relationship with, feels connected to the mission and understands how an infrastructure upgrade could advance the organization. Emily Wojcik Grunspan is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

For nonprofit organizations, this means increased program outcomes leading to community awareness, funding from donors or grants, and increased employee morale. Lee Nix is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

The social network and the increasingly ubiquitous use of these technologies means the transformation of connecting with donors in the future will likely have to be done in some digital form during their development cycle. Outreach to donors online requires an organization, no matter the size, to utilize some form of technology.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

You just may get a lifetime donor or long-time volunteer out of it all! Wessel grew up in Arizona but began her journey as a nonprofit professional in 2014 in Massachusetts. She works hard to improve the quality of life for animals every day at a local shelter in Arizona. Be sure to collect names and email addresses, too.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Encourage reciprocal donor communication. Donors should set an example of voluntarily opening themselves up to feedback. Donors can also make upward mechanisms more flexible by allowing for qualitative feedback from organizations and beneficiaries. Managing multiple accountability relationships is a balancing act.

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MAY 5, 2020

But very few blacks, Hispanics, and others were working directly with donors, the researchers noted.”. Diverse communities have tremendous potential as a new source of donor constituencies and ignoring this fact will be the doom of the nonprofit sector’s current rise to prominence. He earned a B.A.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2021

Using for-profit metrics such as ROI (return on investment) and KPI (key performance indicators) can be beneficial for a nonprofit, but the sector must educate donors, boards and the public on other meaningful indicators of success. Just looking at the bottom line (net revenue) during an executive’s term provides only part of the picture.

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MAY 8, 2023

It is important to think about all the different ways you can communicate with your donor base – email drip campaigns, social event calendars, social media posting (Instagram, LinkedIn), and your own registration website. Promote sponsors Your sponsors can play an important role in helping you reach more potential donors for your event.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

posted by Sentari Minor Director of Engagement and Education, Social Venture Partners Arizona Nonprofit leaders know that storytelling is paramount to advancing their organization’s mission. The ability to tell potential volunteers, donors, and champions your story in a succinct and cogent manner is as invaluable as it is daunting.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

As nonprofits rely heavily on donors to provide their revenue, the question becomes, how do prospects determine an organization’s donation-worthiness? Studies show that donors ask less about where their money is spent and more about the impact their donation is making. What criteria do they use to make these decisions?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

It is a rapidly growing medium that nonprofits must tap into if they wish to attract and maintain donors. Nonprofits benefit from data collection to sort and track donors and personalize messaging. Campaigns should use the same photos and messaging so if a donor sees a photo in an online ad, the photo they see on a webpage is the same.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 12, 2022

Amber Amaro is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Nonprofits need to do more than open the door for diverse staffing, but rather need to create a platform for change that encompasses all stakeholders' values and perspectives.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 6, 2018

If your nonprofit mission is to end hunger in Arizona, the strategy may be to identify the areas of greatest need and set up food pantries in those areas. Donor or volunteer engagement and participation may be an area of improvement. Find out what they’re doing to attract and retain donors and volunteers. Building the brand.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 20, 2019

Can you imagine pitching to donors that “Yes, we will create social change, but it’ll take a few years to get there. Jordyn Shafer-Frie is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. She found her passion for education and the nonprofit sector after making the move to Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

The Overhead Myth is created when donors believe that nonprofits should keep these overhead expenses below a certain percentage of the nonprofit’s total expenditures – usually no more than 15 to 20 percent. Letter to the Donors of America [Letter written 2014 to Donors of America]. Retrieved February 12, 2017, from [link].

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

Many funders, including individual donors, are averse to funding these indirect costs, preferring to support direct program expenses: food for hungry people, medical care for the sick, and childcare for working parents. A study cited by Nobel (2015) showed that individual donors are averse to funding organizations with high overhead rates.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 8, 2020

nonprofits used some form of online fundraising and 61 percent of donors worldwide reported that they prefer to give online.” The first is that social media is a small donor platform. The second is that motivations of donors that prefer to utilize technology to donate varies from other subsets.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2022

Community partners, donors and volunteers can see when an organization is not being holistic in their DEI practices. Brittney Riedinger is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. She received her bachelor's degree in Social Science from the University of North Dakota.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 11, 2021

Today’s internal management software can track and categorize every donor interaction, gift, and desired style of communication, and they can manage physical and virtual events, cover all areas of fundraising, and are easy to use. At this point, the livelihoods of countless people depend upon these efforts.

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JUNE 24, 2011

& Management Student, Arizona State University. In fact, the Arizona sector works that way, too — we often connect to each other through hubs. This kind of analysis fascinates me, and I think it can really help others understand what's really going on in the Arizona nonprofit sector. Mary McGillicuddy , Nonprofit Leadership.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 23, 2013

Staff must have the ability to juggle the accessibility and needs of donors, partners, coworkers, community members and volunteers – all while delegating responsibility, commanding authority, and exhibiting empathy. Are you looking for a career in the Arizona nonprofit sector? Cultivate and articulate your tech skills. Get another!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2022

The expectation created by donors and third-party watchdog organizations is that less than a quarter of funds be spent on overhead. As a result, the Nonprofit Starvation Cycle begins where organizations do not spend enough on overhead costs to work effectively, and therefore, do not make enough to increase fundraising or bring in more donors.

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