Nimble AMS

APRIL 29, 2023

However, of the association professionals who said they plan on increasing their IT budget, 72% report they feel technologically prepared for the future. Based on past member behavior, your association can personalize the member experience by offering career insights, customized association events, learning materials, and learning content.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Automated marketing: With AI-powered marketing automation tools, you can automate routine activities, such as email campaigns, social media scheduling, and content creation, to save your team time during the busy fundraising season. Define what exactly AI will and will not be used for. Conduct staff training. Encourage experimentation.

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Community Brands Association Trends Study solidifies the imperative for digital transformation, reporting that 63% of members and 65% of association professionals agree—their organization needs to transform technologically within the next few years or risk not surviving. . Time-consuming staff processes.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

Many of the most respected professionals run their own blogs to shed light on best practices, challenge the status quo, and even offer humor to help folks fundraise smarter. As the name suggests, their content asks tough questions and presses the nonprofit industry to evolve the way it approaches fundraising. Clairification .

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

We have a huge problem facing our sustainability in nonprofits and that is donor retention. With first-time donor retention rates hovering below 30% and overall donor retention less than 50%, we are in danger of losing our donor bases. Focus on retention as one of your most important metrics for success. It is a mindset.

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 20, 2022

Results from the study suggest that association professionals (Pros) are working harder than they were a year ago, with time and member engagement being the biggest challenges to achieving organizational priorities. Personalization – The study shows that Pros with poor member retention in the past year tend to report worse member data.

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Classy

JULY 20, 2021

This feeds into the fact that sales has a monumental impact on brand reputation and long-term customer retention, so proper representation is key. . Discovery calls, demos, prospecting, forecasting—these are still the tasks that enable sales professionals to hit goals and quota. . A Look Into the Classy Work Environment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

People can’t be as focused on content when they been sitting longer than 20 minutes. Here are some techniques you can incorporate into your training and staff meetings that will help with learning and retention. It is a more structured body break and incorporates more in-depth debrief on content. Here’s some examples.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2017

I hope these resources fill you with inspiration and gusto to go out and create your own amazing content! Organizational Culture: npEXPERTS – Building a Culture of Philanthropy : Fundraising is critical to the success of your mission. Want some quick donor retention advice?

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Nimble AMS

JULY 22, 2022

Members want more content. As an association, you have an opportunity to develop thought leadership content, building organization awareness, and credibility , while also meeting your members’ content needs. But how should your association organize the way members and non-members receive your content? .

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. 2019 Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum Conference.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Our contributors covered a lot of topics this year, but we found that posts focused on fundraising and on organizational culture were particularly popular. Find out what you should be reading to learn more about strategic planning, organizational culture, fundraising, marketing and more in this helpful post. By Robyn Mendez, Blackbaud.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2016

An effective email newsletter can help you promote events, fundraising campaigns, and your content. We're constantly figuring out new ways to package our newsletter content. Nonprofit Example #1: Cultural Vistas. I really like how this issue of their newsletter is focused on the Cultural Vistas participants.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

One example is the Rotary Club, which was formed as a place for people of different backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs to come together and exchange valuable ideas, create friendships, and make a change. The 20th century saw the birth of many more voluntary organizations committed to making a positive impact.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 22, 2024

Empathy is what helps identify members’ needs and provide products and services that contribute to their well-being and professional success. Retain and attract customer-centric talent with a culture that values respect and consideration. What content are they responding to? How do you put emotion into data?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 28, 2019

I hope these resources fill you with inspiration and gusto to go out and create your own amazing content! Organizational Culture: The Blackbaud Institute – Supporters in Sight: An Introduction to Personas : Understanding personas is critical to the success of your mission. The Nonprofit Summer Reading List. Include a shareable.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

O ver 6,000 professionals?representing?departments Recent data shows that total commitments and donor retention are both down in 2020. Understanding the landscape and the culture where the change is being made is key. You can also explore additional resources around these topics on the Blackbaud Higher Education content hub.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

Visitors may make inappropriate gestures in photos with museum content, thus distorting institutional values and intent. and yet many museum professionals look benevolently upon that activity as a positive meaning-making visitor experience. Aesthetics of Experience: Photo-taking is distracting for other visitors.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I’m rather discouraged by this statistic because for the past two years there has been a steady drum beat around donor stewardship and retention—webinars, reports, blogs, interviews, conferences. Whether it’s a $25 gift or a $25,000 gift, our donors have to know that they matter. Maybe there is a fundraising silver bullet.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2021

For example, simply saying “we prioritize major gifts” or “we focus on donor retention” isn’t helpful without understanding specifically how you’re doing so and then tracking and measuring your results so you can improve. . Mastering relevant content marketing. Invest in professionals. . Of course not!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2021

Mastering relevant content marketing. Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. You need to prioritize how you can increase your donor lifetime value by using a variety of strategies that increase donor retention and upgrades. Mastering online user experience and messaging.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This is also a good opportunity to collect other necessary information like where your members work (useful for professional associations), opt-in information for email lists, and other key pieces of data. You can also keep an eye on lapsed members, report on retention and engagement, and gauge the overall health of your membership program.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

If you host a peer-to-peer fundraiser, provide guidance for your volunteer fundraisers by sharing content and images to include on their online pages. For a successful partnership, equip your influencer with images, written content, and hashtags they can include in their posts. Raise donations by requiring an entry fee.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

One of the most frequent questions Im asked as I meet nonprofit communications professionals, is for advice on choosing a CRM. One bit of evidence that this is working well is that our client retention rate is about 99%.and Philip King: Ask about their client retention rate: I think this is key.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Provide engaging content that your supporters want to interact with and share with others— blog posts with human stories, striking images, videos that explain your mission, information on your volunteer program, event invitations, etc. Strong content like this will help establish your website as the central hub of your online presence.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). Check out the post for tips on how you can inspire Batkid moments at your next event.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

So, if you have to leave early or maybe you want to share the content with a friend or a coworker or a boss or whatever, don’t worry, we will get all that good stuff to you later on today. She was AFP’s Outstanding Fundraising Professional of the Year. But it’s a little bit like building a culture of philanthropy.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 23, 2015

Every year we leave the conference brimming with inspiring ideas and connections, but this year we’re even more excited than ever by AFP’s renewed commitment to focus the conference on you —the passionate, hardworking professionals that power the philanthropic sector day-in and day-out. Steve MacLaughlin. TUESDAY, MARCH 31. Rachel Muir.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2019

Addressing the challenge doesn’t stop with hiring staff members or gift officers – it includes professional development, career advancement and staff retention. In many ways, the talent management strategy that engages staff and delivers results for the institution will reflect its unique culture.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2024

EventMobi – Best tool for multi-event management Overview: EventMobi ’s platform is used by associations, agencies, and corporations to plan and run professional events. Stand-out features: A mobile event app to help attendees navigate your event, access event content, and network with other attendees.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Top Nimble AMS content from 2022 . Throughout 2022, our team provided quality thought-leadership content to keep your association informed in your industry. Here are some content highlights from the year: 1. Generation Z members/young professionals. If so, we’ve got plenty of content to guide you. Data security.

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