Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

If your organization relies on volunteers, even just a little, you need a volunteer handbook that spells out expectations, policies, and procedures. A volunteer handbook gives volunteers the information they need about the organization and its mission, and answers any common questions they may have.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 13, 2022

Generation Z volunteers are a vital contributor to the nonprofit world. With a passion for positive impact, this segment of volunteers can help your nonprofit reach its mission. In fact, 10% want to start their own nonprofit making them an ideal volunteer prospect for your organization. Engaging Generation Z Volunteers.

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

The backbone of sustainability for nonprofits often falls on the generosity of donors! To keep your donors engaged with your mission, it’s important to make them feel appreciated. Donor recognition is one of the best ways to help you retain your donors, but a simple thank-you letter may not always feel like enough.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

If so, you may be interested in starting a volunteer program. Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Create a leadership team.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

More importantly, are your staff and volunteers ready and trained to perform productively in their roles? Then there’s your workforce—both paid and volunteer. On the other hand, new grant opportunities came to light, and if you were good at identifying them, you made your case to individual donors. But are you ready?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In the vast landscape of nonprofit operations, volunteers are the unsung heroes who fuel the engine of change and community service. Attracting and engaging volunteers is both an art and a science—a nuanced dance of understanding, inspiring, and retaining individuals driven by purpose rather than profit.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what to do after a donor says “no” to a meeting. Dear Charity Clairity, I’ve been getting a lot of resistance from donors saying “no” when I ask them if they’d like to get together. Not every “yes” means the donor is passionate. NO = Why me?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to persuade leadership to get donor thank-you letters out sooner: Dear Charity Clairity, I just took a new job and have discovered they don’t get thank you letters out for two weeks. Especially smaller donors. To me, this is unacceptable.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The notion of “leaving well” is subjective and, of course, there are an unfathomable number of unique elements in every nonprofit leadership transition. Leadership positions usually don’t follow the custom of providing only two weeks notice. Ambiguity or a lack of transparency can leave teams, donors, and stakeholders nervous.

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Leadership Practice Nonprofit License 81

.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Based on my anecdotal experience, most associations support the idea that a diverse leadership and workforce contributes to their success. Finding the bandwidth and funding to provide professional guidance for staff and volunteers may be a stumbling block. Low commitment from senior leadership and volunteers.

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Candid

MARCH 2, 2022

Capital campaigns are big undertakings, for both you and your donors. They’re the ultimate testing ground for your donor stewardship tactics, as you’ll be asking for quite a lot — extra-large gifts, multi-year commitments, feasibility study interviews, and more. It’s natural to fear donor fatigue during a capital campaign.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

When training nonprofit leaders, I often share that volunteers want to make a difference. As these young adults enter the workforce, they are less willing than previous generations to do jobs that they didn’t care about, and this applies equally to volunteering. Every volunteer wants to feel valued, whether a senior or teen.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 24, 2022

posted by Emily Santeler Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. The sustainability of the nonprofit sector relies on cultivating the next generation of donors. To engage with the next generation of donors most effectively, utilize authentic storytelling via social platforms. Recommendations.

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Twenty Hats

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This one would be directed towards nonprofits leaders rather than volunteer managers. Individuals who care about your cause and love your organization will want to support you in multiple ways: by volunteering, giving financially, and donating in-kind. That means they may volunteer for a while, then shift to giving.

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Relationship Volunteer Management Roles 75

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 14, 2023

Eligible charities receive a zero to four-star star rating which is determined by the weighted sum of your nonprofit’s beacon scores (0-100), namely: Impact & Results (50%), Accountability & Finance (32.5%), Culture & Community (10%), and Leadership & Adaptability (7.5%).

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Fundraising events have always been a cornerstone of nonprofit organizations’ efforts to engage donors and garner financial support. But these events are not only about maintaining existing relationships; they also provide a unique opportunity to tap into the extended networks of your donors—by attracting their friends to your cause.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2023

Here are practical tips on how to engage your aging donors and encourage planned gtiving. According to data from various studies and research, the average age of nonprofit donors typically falls within the range of 50 to 75 years old. Build personal relationships : Cultivate personal connections with your aging donors.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Major donors can sometimes feel like an elusive prize that only few will ever receive. The key to understanding where major donors are concerned is learning more about them and how to communicate with them effectively. Session I: Effective Major Donor Development with Charles Burge. Are you tired of fundraising? Frustrated?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 3, 2020

posted by Molly Wagge, Fall 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Many charitable nonprofits rely on the help of volunteers to fulfill their missions. Implementing strategic engagement initiatives designed to leverage the assets of volunteers expands a nonprofit’s ability to maximize its social impact.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

What the tagline should not be describing is the way your nonprofit handles its volunteers. billion hours of service, worth an estimated $175 billion, volunteers are what makes the nonprofit sector go. Not only is the time they give valuable, but they’re also great donors as well. Learn how to better manage your volunteers.

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Volunteer Attitude Reflection Influence 149

EveryAction

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Fresh Eyes Digital Donors, volunteers, and supporters are the lifeblood of many nonprofit organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2022

posted by Brittney Riedinger Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. The lack of diversity in our country’s leadership has become a topic of scrutiny in recent years, and the nonprofit sector is not exempt from the problem. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

When launching the Sustainable Giving Report , Qgiv aimed to find solutions to some of the largest challenges fundraisers are facing today, such as the economy’s impact on philanthropy, overall donor numbers and donor retention declining, the Great Resignation, and more! Fundraisers want to spend more time on donor retention.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. If you add one habit this year, it should be thanking your donors. Here’s what they said.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  But the real test is whether or not they’ll do the work of volunteering time and effort.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 9, 2023

Cultivating relationships with recurring donors is essential for nonprofits, especially in light of recent declines in individual giving. It’s undoubtedly a challenging time for new donor acquisition, underscoring the constant importance of retention. The Giving USA 2023 report revealed that giving by individuals dropped 6.4%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

That’s information you can use to do things like create personalized donor experiences , build membership, and identify advocates. Create personalized donor experiences Categorize your participant information into like groups, then send them event invitations and content tailored to their interests.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Are your volunteers taken care of? If you were to ask all of your volunteers, how many of them would say they were given everything they needed to be successful? Chances are, your volunteers are what makes your nonprofit go. Despite their importance, too often nonprofits take the volunteers for granted. Acknowledgement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Ask yourself, your leadership, and your trusted lead volunteers to fill in the blank: At the end of our event, we want our supporters (or) attendees to leave feeling __. You may be surprised to learn how easy it is to find out important participant and donor characteristics through the right tools and data. Focus on Experience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. In years past, if a staff member or volunteer added your organization to their profile and were the first to do so, LinkedIn automatically created a LinkedIn Page for your nonprofit. Currently, the limit is 100 invitations per month.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Donors want to know what your organization is accomplishing with their donation dollars.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

But what about cultivating relationships with existing donors? Nonprofit outreach should balance donor acquisition with donor engagement, so how do you utilize social media for both efforts? online donor engagement. Create ways for donors to help further your mission via social media. Volunteer opportunities.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

It covered broad brush strategies all nonprofits today should incorporate into their donor fundraising/marketing mix. These are my favorite tips to enhance what you’re already doing to attract and sustain individual donor fundraising. . ACTION: Get board members to review your donor list. Only 6 out of 10 ongoing donors renew.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 23, 2022

Effective pro bono volunteer programs — also known as skills-based volunteering — are built upon this idea. For volunteers, it enables skills development, and improves wellbeing by connecting their work with their purpose. So you might say that pro bono volunteering is a win-win-win.

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Neon CRM

MAY 9, 2023

Good donor management software can be a real game changer for a nonprofit. Here’s what you need to know about choosing the right donor management software for your organization. Here’s what you need to know about choosing the right donor management software for your organization. A good CRM brings them all together.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

We are here to talk about philanthropic leadership. But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinar series, we are also a provider of donor management software. That’s awesome, really involved in their nonprofit leadership program, which is really cool. So 62% of donors are also volunteers.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The notion of “leaving well” is subjective and, of course, there are an unfathomable number of unique elements in every nonprofit leadership transition. Leadership positions usually don’t follow the custom of providing only two weeks notice. Ambiguity or a lack of transparency can leave teams, donors, and stakeholders nervous.

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