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Money Matters: Creating a Donation Form for Your WordPress Site

Byte Technology

It’s no great secret that the vast majority of nonprofits operating today live and die by the amount of support they can garner in the form of monetary donations. And it’s also no great surprise that the organizations most successful at raising money are those that give supporters the ability to donate directly via their website, with an easy-to-use form that visitors can quickly and intuitively utilize.

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I’m a Millennial. This is Why I Support Nonprofits

Care2

I’m a millennial in my early 20s. This admission requires me to embrace certain stereotypes. I’m aware of what many people think when they hear the word Millennial: a coffee drinking, gluten “intolerant,” smartphone obsessed, young person who often seems entitled. I’ll happily lean into many of these stereotypes—while writing this article, I stopped to take a Buzzfeed quiz titled, “ What % Millennial Stereotype Are You.” 69 percent, as it turns out.

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Five Steps to Moving People From Interest to Action for Your Cause

Achieve

The following blog first appeared on. Pro Bono Australia. . At the core of humanity, people want to do good, but they often need a push to take the first step, writes international speaker and Achieve President Derrick Feldmann, who was the keynote speaker at the 2017 FIA Conference in February. Think about the first organization you ever truly cared about and became involved with on your own (separate from being asked to join in with friends, family, company, etc.).

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What Will Your Leadership Legacy Be?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

As a leader, you likely have asked yourself, " How do I want to be remembered as a leader ?" But, perhaps the more important question is, " How will I be remembered as a leader ?" The answer to that question is likely going to be based on the valuable lessons you shared with those you led, among other things. The Kansas City Star newspaper a couple years ago wrote a story about Marion Laboratories and its 60th anniversary.

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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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Advocating from Anywhere: How to Make Your Mission Heard by the Masses

Connection Cafe

Advocacy is a way to showcase your organization’s mission while solving a problem at the same time. With a plan and resources, you can arm your biggest supporters with the tools they need to be stewards for your cause. But how do you create an advocacy program that actually works? This year, I had the privilege to join fellow museum professionals at Museum Advocacy Day.

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xAPI Use Case Session Learning Solutions 2017

Forj

Next week, Dr. Jon Aleckson of Web Courseworks will be speaking at the Learning Solutions 2017 conference in Orlando, FL. He will be joined by Dr. Chad Jackson of CHEST (American College of Chest Physicians) as they speak on an xAPI project that Web Courseworks and CHEST created using data collection from medical simulators. CHEST is the first medical association with a clinical simulation program accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.

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Make Sure Your Nonprofit's Communications Are Safe and Secure!

Tech Soup

Nonprofits that work to fulfill missions centered around environmental conservation, refugee support, health care services, or similar activities can draw unwanted attention from criminals and governments alike, including those in their home countries. If you are concerned about who may be listening to your organization's communications, there are steps you can take to make it harder to do so.