DipJar

JANUARY 5, 2022

Think about this: according to the National Center for Charitable Statistics , there are 1.5 Avoid National Holidays. National holidays bring out a lot of competition! For this reason, it’s best to avoid those national holidays. Take a look at the calendar and map out all of the big sporting events.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

When we flip the calendar to a new year, many of us become gripped by the desire to build some new habits. Then stay at the top of their minds by liking and commenting on their posts, or even sharing their posts with your network. Check out our last installment here ! Drink more water! Read more books!

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

If you work to maintain a National Park, for example, you may want to develop resources about how to get around or prepare for a visit. Create a Content Calendar After performing an audit, identifying any gaps in your existing content, and planning for refreshes, you’ll likely have a lot on your to-do list. Start writing.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! The 2015 - 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. Drop us a line!

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2021

Check your community calendars to see if there are any other fundraising events happening around that time that might potentially compete with yours. Keep in mind it is just as important to look at what people don’t like as it is to look at what people do like. Step 3: Consider the time of year. The less competition, the better. .

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

National Nail Polish Day (June 1). Set a fundraising goal to sponsor a nail color on National Nail Polish Day (June 1) in the spirit of Movember. National Repeat Day (June 3). National Repeat Day (June 3). National Oceans Month (June, US) World Oceans Day (June 8). National Selfie Day (June 21). Enroll Now.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

With that in mind, I wanted to share a list of funding and grant resources available for nonprofits serving that community. One way to track those is by setting up a grant calendar. is the first national fund in the country dedicated to uplifting, resourcing, and building the capacity of Black trans social justice leaders.

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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 a normal year, my core focus is on day-of-event volunteer recruitment for the National MS Society. Hike MS is the only event of its kind with the National MS Society. It’s not easy! My first step was to identify staff needs.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Best for: the nonprofit communicator looking to try new ideas and spend a few days collaborating like-minded, awesome peers. GEO 2016 National Conference. Check out our full calendar of the Best Nonprofit Conferences of 2016 ! Call us biased, but we're all about sustained giving this year. Create Good Conference. Price: $$$.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. What are you waiting for?

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

Staffing The National Council of Nonprofits reports that “nonprofits around the country are reporting significant challenges retaining staff and filling vacancies. That’s because human beings are hardwired for nonprofit storytelling. We are, as a species, addicted to story.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 9, 2022

As we approach the end of the calendar year, many of your donors will be thinking about end-of-year donations to your organization. Second, is Salesforce Insights – a data integrity platform that not only supports data deduplication but addresses standardization and automatic updates through the National Change of Address registry as well.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

Formal professional groups – These exist for many specialties such as the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Grant Professionals Association, which have local chapters and a national office. . Block enough time on your calendar to complete this process in weeks (not months). Pro tip: Reflect on your existing network.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Other gatherings and receptions at the end of each day provide ample opportunities to introduce yourself to like-minded fundraisers who can share ideas and support with you. A broad variety of sessions mean you can learn about anything from planning a social media marketing calendar to the ins and outs of Google Ad Grants.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 19, 2022

We paused again to take in the magic of the Needles District in Canyonlands National Park. The paths in Canyonlands have no doubt been around for years—millenia, in many cases—and been refined most recently by skilled park rangers with visitors in mind. What Great Navigation Takes. Great navigation requires thought and exploration.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

More and more money is donated on this national day of giving each year. You might even offer a small branded item, like a t-shirt or calendar for the coming year, to motivate your supporters to give. Make sure to send out a save-the-date email far in advance to secure a spot on their calendars! Plan a trivia night.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

GivingTuesday is a national day of giving following Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. By focusing on the impact, you’ll be able to connect with donors’ hearts and minds. Schedule regular social media messages and send a newsletter or e-blast to ensure your community has November 30th marked on their calendar.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2020

I’ll keep this simple, as many of us have a lot on our minds as we experience the world grappling with a public health crisis. If you wait until next fiscal year's budget—especially for organizations that budget the second half of the calendar year—you may be too late and be faced with drastic measures. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I bet a few different things just popped in your mind, didn’t they?) You need a “yes” to each one before adding that funding prospect to your final prospect list and your grant calendar – thus, meeting the 3-Way Fit Test. Getting grant funds is REALLY exciting! For one, it’s usually a lot of money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2011

My colleagues at The Monitor Institute just published a study called “ Disruption: Evolving Models of Engagement and Support ,&# a national study of member-based advocacy organizations. View more documents from Working Wikily. The study was funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The John S. and James L. and James L.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2022

If we post on Facebook to remind our supporters it’s National Pancake Day, then it seems insensitive (for example) to not remember Hanukkah. This isn’t to underplay Christmas’s role but to include the other moments of the fall and winter calendar which are culturally significant to minorities within our potential donor pool.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

This strategy helps educate them that you have a lot on tap already and that you won’t be dropping everything to sell poinsettias, publish a cookbook, enter a national contest, or write a letter to a celebrity asking for money (or whatever else they’ve come up with). Another way to structure a plan is in a calendar format.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

Keep in mind that if you ask donors to give for something specific, you’re obligated to use the money on that specific thing. There is an expression in direct mail, “Design with your grandmother in mind.” Plan out the entire cost of your campaign, keeping in mind that the more letters you send, the more the cost per letter decreases.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to a National Council of Nonprofits report , the vast majority of nonprofits operate at the grassroots level, and 88% have budgets less than $500,000. Qgiv Platform overview: Qgiv ’s fundraising platform was designed with the donor experience in mind. This includes Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Slides, Meet, and more.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Check out the full conference agenda and add events to your calendar. The National Zoo is just a couple of blocks away from the conference. Never mind the Olympics; the NTC Geek Games are a true test of your geek strength. Find a full list of all attendees, speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors. Prepare your conference strategy.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Giving Tuesday is a day that all nonprofits circle on their calendar each year. With that in mind, here are three ways to help your organization stand out this Giving Tuesday. Tip: No matter who you are targeting, keep these best practices in mind: Use an integrated approach that uses your organization’s key channels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

When you have worked in a field a long time (for me it has been over 3 decades), you have to keep an open mind about remembering and reflecting on what you have heard before — looking at as if it was new. The themes are less about exploring something new, but to commit to continuous learning and improvement. Year in Review.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

I mean, I think in the back of our minds, we all knew this was very likely. And my podcast is nonprofit nations. So you can go to nonprofit nation, podcast.com or you can just look up nonprofit nation in your favorite podcast app. Not until you’re adult. Amy DeVita, TopNonprofits : Yeah. That’s my blog posts.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2017

You could either think, ‘That is way too big for me to wrap my mind around,’ or you can say, ‘That’s a big goal, and I can do something to move the needle, even by one tick.’. Something like ending hunger isn’t a challenge that’s confined to developing nations. When you consider a goal like ending hunger, you have a couple of choices.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Don’t let this term scare you.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Not only that, but with the move to more and more online giving (there was a 32% increase in online revenue in 2020), events like #GivingTuesday have become an even more important part of your fundraising calendar. Keep in mind, the average donation during a matching campaign is 51% higher than without! The photo helps, too.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

The National Center for Charitable Statistics notes that 90 percent of these organizations have never filed any kind of return. The "Fall Festival" advertised on their homepage is for 2008, and the "events" link opens up to a May 2009 calendar. The fourth one is The Nations Missing Children, in Phoenix. They reported $1.2

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

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.” Be mindful not to put the concept of overworking on a pedestal. Peers for Progress National Peer Support Groups. Q: WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND AN EMPLOYEE DO TO RECOVER FROM BURNOUT?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2011

If ever there was a doubt in your mind about the multichannel approach, this will dispel it. Online Fundraising Calendar : Volunteers of America’s online fundraising campaign closely reflected the annual direct mail plan. Thanks Donna for contributing this excellent example of multichannel success!

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Be Mindful of Your Participants’ Time. “ Zoom fatigue is real, so it’s important when creating a virtual fundraising event to be mindful of duration and timing, as well as ensuring that all content offered within your event provides value and actionable takeaways. This is a lot more enticing to journalists. Contact Local Media.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Shana has been working in event fundraising for national health nonprofits for the past ten years. She is currently the National Associate Director for Interactive Fundraising and Engagement with the American Diabetes Association. Take a look at this complete event fundraising communications calendar. Author: Guest Blogger.

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