Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

Johnson, Founder of WOC, Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy. The same historical and cultural structures that have held back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in so many aspects of our lives are also mirrored in much of the nonprofit sector. By: Yolanda F. There are hurdles to overcome.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 17, 2023

Winning fundraisers know how to handle it. Bottom line: Fundraisers typically hear one out of three responses to an ask: Yes, No, or Maybe. First and foremost, hearing no is all part of the fundraising business. First and foremost, hearing no is all part of the fundraising business. Fundraisers can’t control outcomes.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

your fundraising calendar for 2016. We invited special guest Brad Davies, Fundraising Expert from NextAfter to share his experience and talk through a specific strategy on how to grow your organization this year and turn your 2016 fundraising goals into a reality. What are the keys to developing a fundraising strategy?

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In my four decades as a senior fundraising executive, part-time consultant, and nonprofit CEO, I have worked with (or served on) 20 nonprofit boards. 3 Ultimately, we were left with 20 people who collectively served as a functioning board of directors. After five years, we finally balanced the budget.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes How-to: Engage Your Board Members as Fundraisers. If you’re like many nonprofit executives and development staff, you’ve seen firsthand the challenges of inspiring your board to fundraise. Your job description should explicitly state that you expect new board members to fundraise.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

Recruit incorporators and an initial director. . You must have your founding Board of Directors and officers selected prior to filing your Articles of Formation or Articles of Incorporation with the state. Hold an organizational meeting of the Board of Directors. . Get ready to start fundraising. . Understand revenue. .

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The end of the year is fast approaching and with it, your year-end fundraising campaign. CauseVox’s Year-End Fundraising Fair was a mini-conference featuring 16+curated sessions with a big impact on year-end fundraising. You Can Incorporate #GivingTuesday Into Your Year-End Fundraising Plans For Optimal Results!

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Blackbaud’s Tech Conference for Good is October 17–18, when thought leaders from around the world will share insights into education, fundraising, technology, and more. Jennifer Haley, former Director of Enrollment at Annie Wright Schools and current Blackbaud solutions consultant, will address these questions and more.

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Blue Fox

MARCH 17, 2021

Our philosophy at Blue Fox is that social impact organizations will thrive if they pay as much attention to financial management as they do fundraising, events, and marketing. In fact, many new executive directors struggle to pinpoint exactly what financial information to discuss with board members. Revenue model structure.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 4, 2023

While an enterprise-sized organization will appreciate a CRM that can store millions of records, a CRM with that storage space is likely unnecessary for a small team trying to plan just a few fundraisers per year. Some CRM providers have free or low-cost plans available for small nonprofits, but most CRMs will have a recurring cost structure.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Is there a long-term need for your nonprofit, or could the issue be solved with a smaller-scale fundraising campaign or project? However, if your idea isn’t very large in scope, a one-time crowdfunding campaign or peer-to-peer fundraising event could achieve the results you’re hoping for. The answer could be “both.”

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Nonprofit conferences can feature a variety of topics, like fundraising, marketing, nonprofit tech, and leadership. The conference presents a great opportunity for fundraisers across the nonprofit industry to hear from thought leaders and Neon One experts, network with other nonprofit professionals, and hone their fundraising skills!

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Writing job descriptions is essential to building your nonprofit’s organizational structure and ensuring that employees understand their responsibilities. The job description defines the job, expectations of the role, and where within the organizational structure an employee falls. Including specifics about the role.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The Blackbaud nonprofit software ecosystem has a wide range of solutions that can help nearly any nonprofit handle its online fundraising, marketing, and data management needs. Partners typically fall into one or more of these categories: Consultation services. What is the Blackbaud Partner Marketplace?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Create a fundraising plan to bring in the money you need, mapping out all your fundraising activities for the year. Consider hiring a consultant to help you establish a fundraising plan that will help you make sure you can cover your costs. Consider working with a branding consultant to get this just right.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

” Video updates: Ask a campaign director to record a short video outlining the most recent status of a campaign and what advocates can expect next. These moments offer excellent opportunities for recruitment, engagement, fundraising, and igniting supporters to stand together in collective action. Learn more at Tectonica.co.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Executive Director. Fund , released a report revealing some unfortunate statistics which provide real insight into the fundraising industry. Moreover, the apathetic and even sometimes fearful attitudes toward fundraising among staff and board members can lead to a philanthropic dead-end. Lindsay Walker. Be innovative.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

said Cory Howat, Executive Director of the Catholic Community Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. “We For example, some foundations or organizations don’t support faith or religion-based organizations, said Gillian Doucet Campbell, Director of Stewardship and Development for the Anglican Diocese of Niagara in Ontario, Canada.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

Whether you aspire to be an executive leader, hold a director’s position, or even launch your own nonprofit, there are rarely clear paths to career development within the nonprofit sector. The lack of structure can be challenging. After a successful 7-year tenure, he now runs his own consulting firm.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started?

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

Written in partnership with Equivolve Consulting, we capture lessons from the BMA Fellowship as a case study of what’s possible when Black social innovators exist in an affirming environment of support and respect. Additionally, investment managers, program directors, and board members need to more closely resemble the communities they serve.

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Blue Fox

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

If you are a nonprofit executive director or a development professional who’s tasked with writing grant proposals, you’ve probably thought to yourself: there must be a better way. We are happy to include that in our free consultation Let’s schedule time! By the way, we love our clients !!

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 29, 2021

We were joined by industry experts from Classy, Salesforce.org, and several organizations currently looking at migrating from LCRM to the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) to manage their CRM and fundraising needs. Susan Wright, Director of Professional Services, Cloud for Good: The short answer is – if you want it to.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

Chris Bernard, Editorial and Communications Director, Idealware. Tobias Eigen, Executive Director, Kabissa - Space for Change in Africa. Wiebke Herding, Managing Director, On:Subject Communications. Josh Hirsch, Director of Development and Marketing, The Weiss School. Annie Lynsen, Marketing Director, Small Act.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

While other teams may talk to and rely on finance, 100 Degrees Consulting often sees finance teams operating independently. If they are empowered to see how fundraising goals are being met, a program director might find opportunities to increase grants or spend more (available) budget to drive impact.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2019

A poll of the general public done by Grey Matter Research and Consulting found that 61 percent of adults surveyed felt that charities should only spend between 10 and 29 cents of every dollar on overhead. Therefore, inviting donors to be involved in the day-to-day operations of the organization can also be a powerful fundraising tool.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. Is it worth it to spend the money?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 6, 2016

Five years ago, I left the consulting world to take the helm at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) at a time of crisis and change. As the MAH grew, colleagues started asking for more structure: clearer lines of reporting, more consistent processes, job descriptions that didn't change every few months. I like change.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Through speaking, training, and consulting, she shows social purpose organizations how to use social media and storytelling to build communities, showcase impact, and advance their causes. Executive Director, Annie’s List. Digital Storytelling Expert, J Campbell Social Marketing. Cause Camp 2020 Host. Lynne Wester. Royce Brooks.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

While other teams may talk to and rely on finance, 100 Degrees Consulting often sees finance teams operating independently. If they are empowered to see how fundraising goals are being met, a program director might find opportunities to increase grants or spend more (available) budget to drive impact.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

Founders of nonprofits often want their first hire to be a fundraiser. But consider how passionate you are about the organization you founded and how important that passion is in fundraising. There are many other ways to structure the responsibilities of your first hire. That way, the founder can focus on programs.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Your nonprofit board could be incredibly warm or all-too cold toward fundraising. Your fundraising program reflects the effectiveness of your overall organization. Over-Reliance on Rudimentary Fundraising and Lack of Teamwork Among Board, Staff and CEO. What To Do When Your Board is Hot or Cold with Fundraising.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2011

Marla Cornelius , Senior Project Director. If you're interested in learning more, this topic will be explored in more depth in the upcoming Daring to Lead 2011 brief: Inside the Executive Director Job , which you can find on the Daring to Lead website next month. CompassPoint. Welcome to Research Friday ! Like this article?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2018

Earlier this year I released the 2018 Nonprofit Digital Teams Report in partnership with Jason Mogus, principal consultant at NetChange Consulting. This should be a wake-up call to all campaigns and executive directors. The Structures of Effective Digital Teams. Percent of organizations using each team structure.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

If you are ready to turn your board around and increase their comfort level with fundraising, Sabrina Walker Hernandez will show you how! We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. You are worth it.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2020

We knew it was a matter of when, not if, we’d go online,” said Jen Willey, communications director at Annie Wright Schools. Instead of proceeding with the same online fundraising campaign, they adapted their focus. We are ready to open in-person, online, and/or a hybrid.”.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

Recently, Brock Warner (Senior Manager, Fundraising at War Child) and I hosted a webinar regarding end of year fundraising for nonprofits —the things we need to stop doing and things we should be doing instead. Rather than saving the questions for private consultations, Brock and I have decided to share our advice with all of you!

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