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Elevating your major gifts and planned giving with data-driven decision-making

EveryAction

Fortunately, with the right tools and practices, nonprofits can tap into more nuanced information and use data to more effectively screen and segment donors. The more you can optimize every donation ask, or tailor each donor’s ask to their specific capacity to give, the more effective your ask becomes. Raising children is expensive.

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Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board

Blue Avocado

But the reality is that these people won’t necessarily be effective in a governance role. However, along the way we learned several lessons that proved integral to maintaining an effective—and accountable—board. The post Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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How to Build an Effective Personal Fundraising Page

CauseVox

Whether you’re running a marathon to raise money for mental health or you are a nonprofit considering hosting a peer-to-peer birthday fundraiser , building an effective personal fundraising page is the first step towards creating positive change in the world. It also serves as a valuable reference throughout the entire campaign.

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Building Blocks of Effective Creative: Authenticity

M+R

Over the past few months, we’ve been discussing the core elements of effective creative and how to incorporate them into your direct response creative. It will be focused on issues and actions that make sense given who the organization is, how they effect change, and the relationship they have with the audience. Source: SEIU.

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How to Write an Effective Grant Proposal

Classy

While you can use several marketing elements from your individual donor campaigns in your grant applications, creating effective proposals requires some additional considerations. Most grantmakers want to fund specific projects and costs, so ensure you’re tailoring your grant proposal message to those needs by using effective storytelling.

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How an Effective Partner Ecosystem Strives for Collaboration Over Competition

Saleforce Nonprofit

Craig is a refugee and human rights ambassador with Amnesty International, where he works in the sphere of social justice through programs with refugee and indigenous children, using soccer to provide life opportunities. The post How an Effective Partner Ecosystem Strives for Collaboration Over Competition appeared first on Salesforce.org.

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How can nonprofit recruiting strategies improve organizational effectiveness?

ASU Lodestar Center

An essential part of creating an effective and sustainable nonprofit is recruiting the right people. She and her husband have four children and have lived in Arizona for over 40 years. Recruiting. Top talent is difficult to find and even more difficult to hire.