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Let Volunteers Shine (And Inspire Gifts) On GivingTuesday

Bloomerang

New in her role, with two new staff persons reporting to her and an already-packed end-of-year schedule—including appeals, a holiday catalog, events, and concerts—Melissa felt torn. The organization was also experiencing some cultural shifts as well. The organization was also experiencing some cultural shifts as well.

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Finding the Best Consultant for Your Nonprofit: Taking a JEDI Approach

Bloomerang

Engaging the consultant search using a JEDI approach requires clarity of intent, a commitment to being uncomfortable, and a great deal of “cultural humility” (self-reflection, personal critique, and acknowledgment of existing biases), especially in white-lead and white-dominated organizations and institutions.

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Cybersecurity strategies for nonprofit websites

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Nonprofit web managers, working with an organization’s IT department, can play a significant role in promoting cybersecurity in their organizations. Non-technical Promote a strong password culture. A WAF protects against cross-site forgery, cross-site scripting (XSS), file inclusion, and SQL injection attacks.

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Tips for Adopting a Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

sgEngage

Trust-based philanthropy is so far from the compliance-oriented culture of traditional philanthropy that it can raise a lot of eyebrows. Trust-based philanthropy flips that script, making it the funder’s responsibility to get to know prospective grantees, saving nonprofits time in the early stages of the vetting process.

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How to Overcome a Victim Mindset in Order to Better Serve Your Nonprofit and Your Community

Bloomerang

Often, your mindset is influenced by what you’ve been taught to believe through your own personal experiences or “scripts.”. These are three mindsets you can have surrounding your script—the dialogue you have in your mind about yourself, your history, and your future. You’ve assumed the role of the author of your life.

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

Bloomerang

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. So, again, it’s board roles and fundraising and resource development. This is not a trick at all and you all are really in for a treat.

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Leveling up your major gifts program

Candid

Depending on your organizational culture, you may need to expand your definition of who is a major donor. A diverse set of roles, experiences, communication styles, and backgrounds will help you build relationships with a diverse base of supporters. Major gifts fundraising is a team sport. Keep growing.

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