Fri.Jul 08, 2022

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How to Recruit Volunteers for Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

For most nonprofits and charities, volunteers are a vital part of their operations, allowing many organizations to make a big impact even with lean budgets. But the pandemic has created an epidemic of volunteer shortages. As a result, nonprofits are scrambling to make up for the lost assistance.

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Designing an Effective New Member Onboarding Process: 7 Tips

Wild Apricot

You’ve designed a value-packed membership program that offers amazing benefits and gives your members access to highly sought-after resources. So how is it possible that your renewal rates keep declining? Why are members dropping off when they.

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The Importance of Positive Nonprofit Office Culture

NonProfit PRO

Currently, the job world is upside down due to factors such as employees working from home, compressed or hybrid work schedules, salary constraints and new demands from employees who feel like they control the job market. Today’s nonprofit employees better understand the concept of workplace culture.

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Artificial Intelligence: The Hotdog Conundrum

sgEngage

HBO’s Silicon Valley is a not-too-far removed parody of work at a small technology startup. In season four, Jian Yang creates a machine-learning app called SeeFood. The idea is that the app can interpret an image taken from a mobile phone and tell you, in text, what the food is. Jian Yang works relentlessly on the app and is immensely proud to demonstrate the final product to his housemates.

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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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Bloomerang Launches New Dashboard and User Interface Updates

NonProfit PRO

Bloomerang, the complete donor management solution for thousands of small and medium-sized nonprofits, announced the availability of a new user-centric dashboard to improve fundraisers’ day-to-day productivity and monitor fundraising campaign performance and overall organizational health.

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Giving USA 2022: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2021

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Karen Rotko-Wynn, CFRE, Chief Business Enterprise Officer, Alford Group. Karen brings over 30 years of experience in the nonprofit community and has provided counsel to more than 70 organizations, offering her expertise in major gifts fundraising, feasibility studies, and capital campaigns. On Tuesday, June 21, Giving USA released The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2021.

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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 234: Self-Care for Women in Leadership

sgEngage

Research has shown that women are more prone to burnout than men for a variety of reasons, including societal expectations and imbalances in responsibilities across work and home. This can be further intensified for women working at nonprofits and other social good organizations, which often have higher than average rates of burnout and turnover. Today’s guest, Stacie Barber, is an integrative life coach and the founder of Stacie Barber Lifestyle.

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5 Benefits of Deploying a Volunteer Time Off (VTO) Policy

Volunteer Hub

Creating and implementing a volunteer time off policy can provide much-needed support to the community, help develop skills for employees, and boost morale. According to an Employee Benefits Survey , conducted by Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), only 26% of employers allow employees to take paid time off to volunteer. This statistic is concerning when you consider the benefits that VTO provides the community, employers, and employees.

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Survey finds majority of employees feel their organization’s COVID-19 policies are not genuine

Charity Village

A global report published by Catalyst highlights the employee perceptions of COVID-19 policies and racial equity policies in the workplace. The majority of employees indicated that they perceived their workplace’s policies in relation to racial equity and even COVID-19 to be merely performative. The commonly held perception holds that organizations were not committing to implementing […].

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How to Host a Thank-a-Thon to Express Your Gratitude to Donors

Donorbox

Solicitation mailings, emails, and social media posts have become so common that donors often ignore them. They feel like they’re banks, only being contacted when organizations need money. Hence, many don’t show a lot of interest in connecting with a new nonprofit (or the one they donated to in the past) and knowing more about […]. The post How to Host a Thank-a-Thon to Express Your Gratitude to Donors appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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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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ONN releases new report on creating wage parity in community care

Charity Village

The Ontario Nonprofit Network has published a new paper focused on solutions to address wage disparity for workers providing care services in Ontario. While recruiting and keeping talented people has always been a challenge for nonprofits, this moment is different. The pandemic has exacerbated challenges and the nonprofit sector is facing one or both of […].

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13 Lucky Year End Fundraising Tips

Bloomerang

The post 13 Lucky Year End Fundraising Tips appeared first on Bloomerang.

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The Artists’ Foundation launches the Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund

Charity Village

The Artists’ Foundation is a non-profit organization which was established over 35 years ago to provide one-time financial assistance to Quebec artists who are going through a difficult period. The foundation is announcing the official launch of a new direct financial support fund for performing arts workers throughout the province. The Government of Canada has granted $10,655,000 to the Artists’ Foundation through […].

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Bell Let’s Talk Diversity Fund now open for applications

Charity Village

Applications for grants are now being accepted for the Bell Let’s Talk Diversity Fund. The annual program supports organizations working to improve access to mental health and well-being support for BIPOC communities throughout Canada. Bell Let’s Talk encourages organizations to apply for a grant to support local mental health programs by visiting Bell.ca/LetsTalk.

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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.