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4 Tips for Recruiting and Engaging Virtual Volunteers in 2021 and Beyond

NonProfit PRO

The value of virtual volunteers has been escalated for many nonprofits in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If your organization is looking for new ways to recruit and engage virtual volunteers, here are four tips that can help create a smooth process for both your organization and volunteers transitioning to a remote setting.

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Nonprofit Communications Plan: How-To Package Your Message

Bloomerang

This is part 3 in a 4-part series. Read part 1 and part 2. Communications plans help offer structure and strategy that can save you time and energy in the long run, while getting your desired objectives accomplished. Having a coherent communications plan where you package your message will help ensure each piece of content you share is part of a greater story you are telling.

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Taking Your Facebook Relationship to the Next Level

NonProfit PRO

If the most you’ve done at this point is to ask supporters to start Facebook fundraisers, you’ve just scratched the surface. Your Facebook social fundraising strategy can start with this simple kind of ask, but then you need to plan the next steps. Here are six things you can do to take fundraising on Facebook to the next level.

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7 Fundraising Actions That Successful Nonprofits Do Differently

Classy

As a partner to thousands of nonprofits, Classy spends a lot of time learning about what makes each of them successful. A large part of that is examining what actions define fundraising strategies that bring in more online donations and keep donors engaged each year. That’s why we sought to uncover trends among successful nonprofits on the platform and what they do differently early on.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Boston Arts Academy Foundation Names Avid CEO Jeff Rosica Board Chairman; Lee Pelton Named Chairman Emeritus

NonProfit PRO

Boston Arts Academy Foundation, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that raises essential funds for Boston Arts Academy (BAA), announced the election of Avid Technology CEO and President Jeff Rosica to Board Chairman. Longtime BAA Foundation Chair Lee Pelton will be recognized as Chairman Emeritus.

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New Feature Updates | Improved Communication Records, Moments Filters, New Donor Filters, New Donor Profile and Portal

Donorbox

This year, we worked on the feedback we gathered from our users in 2020 and executed some of our most requested features. We are dedicated to improving your fundraising experience with Donorbox and bringing an easy donation process for your donors. We added some new functionalities to our existing features announced in our last […]. The post New Feature Updates | Improved Communication Records, Moments Filters, New Donor Filters, New Donor Profile and Portal appeared first on Nonprofit Blo

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4 Life-Enriching Reasons to Volunteer

Volunteer Hub

Volunteering has the power to positively impact the community and provide you with life-changing benefits at the same time. Here are 4 ways that volunteerism can provide you with value. For most people who volunteer, the motivation is to make a difference and give something back to society. And while these are genuinely worthy and important reasons, it’s also true that volunteering has benefits for the volunteer as well as their community.

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ClickBid Gains Matching Gifts Functionality with 360MatchPro by Double the Donation

Double the Donation

Double the Donation is proud to announce its new partnership with ClickBid , a simple and affordable mobile bidding platform, with an integration between ClickBid bidding donation forms and text-to-give forms with 360MatchPro, Double the Donation’s strongest gift matching tool. With the leading matching gifts automation tool integrated into ClickBid’s solution, nonprofits will now be able to raise more from their auctions and fundraising efforts with corporate matching gifts. .

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Salsa Labs Joins the EveryAction Family!

Bonterra

Today, we’re thrilled to announce that Salsa Labs has joined the EveryAction family. We look forward to doing more good together with our new EveryAction colleagues!

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Millennials and Direct Mail Campaigns: A Crash Course

Achieve

While stereotypes and presumptions about millennials continue to persist, research has proven. that generational lines haven’t stopped millennials from being exceedingly active in movements for change. For nonprofits, this means millennials are a key demographic to craft fundraising campaigns around. . However, growing up with technology and the internet has also led millennials to have certain expectations about marketing, especially in online spaces.

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.

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How to Make Employees Excited for Training

Gyrus

Learn how you can make your employees excited for e-learning and training through engaging and interesting programs brought to you by Gyrus

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How to Write Effective Headlines for Nonprofit Articles

Velir

Content marketers know the power of a good headline: it can sustain organic search traffic for years, drive viral shares on social media, and capture the attention of new audiences. However, people get their news from headlines in a way they never did in the past. According to Moz , 8 of 10 people will read a headline, but only 2 out of the 10 people will click it.

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What are the latest trends in nonprofit communications?

Big Duck

The post What are the latest trends in nonprofit communications? appeared first on Big Duck.

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Better Data, Better Decisions, Better World

Candid

Last month, over 1,300 grants professionals gathered virtually for PEAK2021. For eight days, this group of philanthropy professionals dedicated to advancing equitable, effective grantmaking practices came together to connect, learn, and share in critical discussions about the practice of grantmaking. LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, underscored a major theme during the opening keynote that carried through the rest of the conference: together.

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Nonprofits Are Leveraging the Cloud, but Does It Have to Be So Complex?

Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.

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CMHA toolkit supports employees, employers with planning psychologically-safe return to the workplace

Charity Village

Developed by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division, in partnership with Mental Health Works and BounceBack Ontario, Return to the workplace: A psychological toolkit for heading back to work aims to serve employees and employers across a variety of sectors. This toolkit provides guidance on how to support the mental health of individuals as they plan […].

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7 Fundraising Actions That Successful Nonprofits Do Differently

Classy

As a partner to thousands of nonprofits, Classy spends a lot of time learning about what makes each of them successful. A large part of that is examining what actions define fundraising strategies that bring in more online donations and keep donors engaged each year. That’s why we sought to uncover trends among successful nonprofits on the platform and what they do differently early on.

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Nonprofits encouraged to apply for Alberta Jobs Now funding to reduce costs of hiring and training

Charity Village

Private sector businesses and nonprofit organizations across all industries can apply for funding to reduce the costs of hiring and training unemployed or underemployed Albertans via the Alberta Jobs Now program. Additional funding is available for hiring persons with disabilities. Employers can: apply for a grant to offset salary or training costs, or both, equal to: 25% of […].

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Matching Gifts Program Management for Medical Nonprofits

Qgiv

Your medical nonprofit ensures the health and vitality of the community it serves. But it can get costly to provide those services, especially if patients are unable to pay. Luckily, there’s a great way to make your donors’ gifts double (and sometimes triple) in value. By instituting a matching gifts program at your medical nonprofit, your donors can provide additional funds so you can continue to do your crucial work.

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Nonprofit Technology Kick Start: Free World Class Board Meeting Software

Looking for cost reductions for your nonprofit? Why not consider modernizing with a digital board management system that's designed to work with remote meetings, with immediate cost reductions if you still distribute paper packets to members? Get going in less than an hour on a fully hosted cloud solution built on the latest technology that runs on any device - from desktops to tablets and smartphones - without any installation.

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How can nonprofits adopt social enterprise strategies to create sustainable revenue streams?

ASU Lodestar Center

Illustration by Yuxin Qin. posted by Marina Sandoval Fall 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on nonprofits nationwide. Organizations that rely on donations and grants for funding are being forced to look at their revenue portfolios and determine whether their revenue streams will be sustainable in the foreseeable future.

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How to Build a Great Website for Your Nonprofit Organization

DonorPerfect

Written by Michele Hickey This article originally appeared on the Constant Contact blog. It has been republished and edited with permission. Most people who are involved in an enterprise of some sort – for-profit business, nonprofit, community-based, etc. – recognize the need for an online presence. With 90% of adults in the U.S. using the Read More ».

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Participate now in Toronto Foundation’s second COVID-19 Survey for Nonprofits

Charity Village

The Toronto Foundation has launched a new, 10-minute survey to better understand how charities and nonprofits are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and what they need to succeed going forward. The survey is a follow-up to the 2020 Toronto Nonprofit Survey, and will allow the Toronto Foundation to track responses over time. The findings will be […].

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How To Recruit Rockstars

Eric Jacobsen Blog

"Ninety percent of business problems are actually recruiting problems in disguise," declares Jeff Hyman , author of the book, Recruit Rockstars: The 10 Step Playbook To Find The Winners And Ignite Your Business. Hyman, who has recruited more than 3,000 people during his career, also explains that "nothing will accelerate the growth of your company faster than a commitment to placing Rockstars in every role at every level.

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Donor Engagement Guide: 8 Key Steps to Better Retain and Engage Donors

Are your donors your biggest fans, or are you lacking donor loyalty? The truth is, your donors have expectations of what their relationship with your organization should look like. This ebook will help you learn how to live up to those expectations!

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CERIC publishes new career management guide for the public sector

Charity Village

CERIC has published a new edition of its popular Retain and Gain Playbook to support public sector employers in developing an inclusive, agile and equipped workforce. The bilingual publication comes at a time when all levels of the public sector are focused on career development as a means of putting the full capacity of their talent pools […].

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How Do You Measure The Value of Your Association's Products?

Association Analytics

Aside from membership, do you know the most valuable products your association offers? When we refer to products here, we are talking about products, services and content. Many organizations measure the success of their products by aggregate revenue, engagement numbers, and member feedback. Those traditional metrics are a good starting point, but often do not tell the whole story.

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Second round of funding for the Healthy Communities Initiative now available

Charity Village

The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, joined Andy Fillmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Melanie Thomas, Vice President of Community Foundations of Canada, Mary W. Rowe, President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute, to launch a second round of funding under the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative.

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Alberta organizations encouraged to participate in board mentorship program for youth

Charity Village

Is your nonprofit organization interested in mentoring a young leader? Supported by Canada Service Corps, Youth @ the Table is an Alberta-wide initiative seeking to engage youth ages 18-30 at the governance level of nonprofit organizations. Participants spend at least six months collaborating with nonprofit organizations in their communities to address social issues they care about. […].

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Nonprofit Technology Adoption: Why It Matters and How to Be Successful

Organizations like yours are increasingly realizing that technology adoption is only as good as the technology you choose. Statistics from a 2014 NTEN study show that seriously investing resources in training for your staff corresponds to higher adoption and ultimately technology effectiveness. In this report, we’ll give you a high-level overview of how to get your organization in shape for technology adoption and best practices for facilitating this critical process.

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Bhayana Foundation starts petition to create an Ontario Week of Recognition for the Nonprofit Sector

Charity Village

The Bhayana Foundation has launched a new petition to create an Ontario Week of Recognition for the Nonprofit Sector. Richmond Hill MPP Daisy Wai introduced a Bill to create a Week of Recognition, which was moved to be read for the first time into the Ontario legislature and carried. Please lend your voice to the campaign […]. The post Bhayana Foundation starts petition to create an Ontario Week of Recognition for the Nonprofit Sector appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Charities can win $20,000 with the 7th annual Great Canadian Giving Challenge from CanadaHelps

Charity Village

CanadaHelps announced the return of its annual Great Canadian Giving Challenge for the 7th year. From June 1st through June 30th, every dollar donated via CanadaHelps automatically gives the receiving charity a chance to win $20,000.* The winning charity is drawn at random on Canada Day. For Canadian charities, the summer months are historically one of […].

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