CauseVox

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Whether you’re a small nonprofit aiming to make a local impact or a larger organization orchestrating a grand initiative, giving days offer a unique platform to amplify your cause. It’s a time when individuals, businesses, and communities unite to support nonprofits through financial contributions. Who Hosts Giving Days?

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Mastering Modern Grant Writing for Nonprofit Success In the dynamic landscape of nonprofit funding, grants continue to play a pivotal role, with billions of dollars allocated annually to support various causes and projects. Use real-life examples, bring your impact to life with heartfelt testimonials.

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

Each time you consider adding to your team, it’s a choice that has a critical impact on your organization’s future. In this competitive environment, the impact that people make on brand and culture has never been more important. Know your organization’s actual characteristics and practice articulating those qualities.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 18, 2023

This post explores how mission-driven organizations like yours are tapping into technology and automation to supercharge their impact. Simplify Event Registration : Use event registration platforms that take care of ticketing, sign-ups, and reporting, giving you the space to focus on creating an impactful experience for attendees.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 21, 2023

As a coach, how do you support nonprofit professionals? There were two things I heard most when meeting with nonprofits: “I didn’t know about sponsorships” and “I want to increase my impact, but I do not have the funds to do so.” These statements bothered me because I had a solution that I knew would support their needs.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 25, 2023

Demystifying SWAG: What It Is and Why It Matters SWAG isn’t just about freebies; it’s a strategic tool that can amplify your event’s impact. TheShareWay: Your Gateway to Impactful SWAG When it comes to sourcing quality SWAG for your fundraising event, TheShareWay is an excellent platform to explore.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

At a foundational level we know our current physical health can drastically impact our desire and ability to engage. The question then becomes, how can we positively influence and further support wellbeing in the workplace through our employee engagement and philanthropy programs? The most natural place to start is with connection.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Accuracy should be a starting point to ensure your request for support punches through the noise. Ensure that your organization’s digital experience is seamless and easy to navigate Developing fresh and distinctive messaging that makes a case for support is and always has been a crucial step for launching a fundraising campaign.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Your nonprofit’s digital presence makes a huge difference in how well you’re able to engage supporters. This is where an effective nonprofit homepage becomes especially important; it’s not only the first landing page supporters see. Impact stories. Issue areas.

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Kindful

APRIL 5, 2021

Video is beneficial in demonstrating the impact your organization has on the community. Do people in your community know who you are, but have trouble articulating what your mission is? For this type of video, you should interview people within your organization who can properly articulate what it is you do.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Nonprofits use a variety of best-in-class tools to support their fundraising and financial operations, and when they don’t work well together, it creates an experience that’s clunky and time-consuming,” says Ross Hendrickson, Bloomerang’s Chief Executive Officer.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 12, 2021

Your mission statement informs how you interact with your supporters, from how you ask for donations to which corporations you agree to partner with. Both individual supporters and organizations will read your mission statement before engaging with your nonprofit. These writing principles include: Consider Your Organization’s Goals.

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Nucleus

MARCH 2, 2021

Given these findings, executive leadership should consider three pragmatic recommendations: Recommendations to Improve Data Culture Focus your data initiatives on clearly identified high-impact business problems or use cases. Also, the Nucleus on-line data glossary provides an ideal destination for supporting business terms and definitions.

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Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2024

Sustainability is one of the key concerns in the fundraising world, and it’s important for your nonprofit to identify ways to find additional funding so you can continue supporting your community for a long time. One way your donors can help you extend your impact is through legacy giving. Donor-advised funds. Endowments.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 16, 2022

She has a passion for helping growing companies scale, and will focus on how Bloomerang can help nonprofits save time so they can focus on what matters most: increasing their impact. As Bloomerang’s CSO, Byrnes will work to accelerate new customer growth for the company. Learn more about career opportunities at Bloomerang.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There are ways to assure donors that you are a fundraiser who can be trusted, and also that your organization is worthy of their support. When you allow yourself to be vulnerable to criticism about where your organization and your team can be improved, you learn from supporters and demonstrate that you trust them.

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TechImpact

APRIL 30, 2014

If the provider you are meeting with cannot intelligently articulate to you the security of your network, it might be time to look elsewhere. Finally, a cloud provider should be able to understand and articulate vulnerabilities that are associated with the level of access their own employees have to your nonprofit’s data.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2014

Today we’re excited to share that Matt Groch , Director of Solution Delivery at Mission Measurement , will offer a keynote called Moneyball for Social Impact, Or how I learned to stop worrying and embrace the implications of a discrete closed-loop factor analysis framework for social impact. How do we measure social change?

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

We can help you move analytics to the top of the list by giving you tips to build a business case and how to articulate it to others. We suggest using: Business Impact – what is the return on investment? Having modern tools can have an indirect impact on the organization such as helping to retain top talent.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Unfortunately, “thinking about it” has little applied impact. Plus, coming from a place of love happens to be the best way to fulfill on your nonprofit mission and build the lasting connections with supporters you will need to survive and thrive (more on this to come, I promise). Take the time to thoughtfully articulate them.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A year-end fundraising appeal is the persuasive content a nonprofit organization uses to ask for financial support for at the end of the year (aka during the height of the giving season). If your appeal makes an impact on someone, they are far more likely to remember you. What do donations to this initiative support, specifically?

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

A project charter is a brief, formal document that concisely articulates the essential details of the project, such as its purpose, scope, goals, and contributors. What is the impact of the problem? Resources What resources do you need to fully support the lifecycle of this project? What is a Project Charter?

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Before you begin reaching out to supporters, your campaign needs a clear target. People crave a clearly articulated goal to connect with and promote. As you tailor each one, you’ll need to consider how any changes will impact the other. Increase supporter accessibility. Rely on established relationships.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

However, in the push towards impact, philanthropy has adopted a laundry list of activities—landscape scans, focus groups, case studies, logic models—to help in figuring out what is important to know to “do good” better. How does making the distinction between knowledge work and datamaking support grantmakers?

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Twenty Hats

DECEMBER 28, 2021

On the other hand, I feel like the existing posts do a good job of articulating my volunteer engagement philosophy: that quality volunteer engagement cannot occur without motivated, dedicated, and well-trained volunteer managers. The care and support that we give our volunteers is just as important as our leadership skills.

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Bloomerang

MAY 25, 2022

This latest release supports Bloomerang’s vision to deliver the donor management and fundraising platform of the future. Earlier this year, Bloomerang was named a “ Best Place to Work in Indiana ” in 2022, and launched a new brand identity to better articulate the value and services offered to the nonprofit community.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Do you have supporters who show up to every event? . These people are demonstrating that they believe in your mission and programming through their consistent support and loyalty to your organization. . If only it were as easy as putting a spell on a room of supporters to get them to give! . So how do you keep track of them?

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2023

Your research about the donor can be anecdotal or extensive, depending on your support staff and budget. Here are common traits associated with donors most likely to consider a planned gift: Long-standing Support : Donors with a history of supporting your organization over an extended period are always more likely to consider a planned gift.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

5 Ways Brands with a Purpose Make Positive Impact. It starts with articulating a clear, authentic, and long-term purpose — something that is true today, and that guides the organization into the future. Purpose can be a way to set organizational strategy and guide decision-making to maximize positive impact. What’s next?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In fact, even our titles as “fundraisers” highlight the transactional element of our work instead of the impact of our work. I think our titles should be “Director of Impacting Mission” or “Impact Officer.” Acknowledge the fundraisers’ efforts in team meetings or publicly and again, tie the efforts to the impact on the mission.

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Candid

MAY 20, 2021

After all, you depend on your donors to help grow your impact and drive your mission forward; their thoughts and opinions should weigh heavily in your plans. As expected, the pandemic’s impacts on nonprofits and their responses to those changes have varied dramatically between organizations.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

It looks like you untapping the potential of new donor pools, unlocking stronger supporter engagement, hosting a little more friendly competition, and bravely diversifying your approach. Share the impact. See how many calls or emails you get from supporters asking to fundraise on your behalf. Segment your target audience.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

You need a big, hairy, audacious goal (BHAG) to attract tons of attention and support for your cause. It should be easy to understand and you need to be able to articulate it clearly. No one wants to support a mediocre vision. Impact numbers. Clear, magnetic BHAG. The most important thing is that it’s BIG.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 12, 2022

Much of the work that non-profits are doing is not necessarily relatable to the average community member or supporter. Some of which they may or may not understand, and they definitely won’t be able to gather the impact of those services. As organizations, we are now appropriating this tactic, and with good reason.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The degree to which a nonprofit can articulate the strength of its reach, resources, reputation, and capabilities is an important key in securing productive collaborative relationships. Measure and share impact. Layer two begins with the implementation process.

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Twenty Hats

AUGUST 17, 2021

If you connect and give them a great experience there’s potential they’ll come back, and if they keep coming back, maybe, just maybe you’ll be able to gain their trust and eventual financial support. Over time you’ll benefit from their brand, skills or pro-bono services and if you play your cards right, financial support.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2022

During times of crisis or when the economy dips, big donors may withdraw their support, while micro donors might still be able to give. Show Impact. Communicating impact is especially important when the gift is small. Including high quality images on your donation form is a great way to show impact quickly.

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