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Endaoment Launches Fund to Raise Money for Homes, Water and Meals in Underserved Communities

NonProfit PRO

The blockchain-based nonprofit Endaoment recently announced the launch of the Basic Needs Fund, a collaborative effort that aims to bring housing, water, and food to critically underserved and marginalized communities around the world.

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Why nonprofit organizations should (re)hire volunteer engagement professionals

Charity Village

In the midst of COVID’s sixth wave, Canada’s nonprofit sector continues to struggle with uncertainty and increased demand on services. While we don’t have exact percentages on how many volunteer engagement (VE) professionals (often referred to as Managers or Coordinators of Volunteers) were laid off, we can only surmise that between the reduction in volunteer […].

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MIP Fund Accounting Makes $1M Dollars in Technology Grants Available to Celebrate 40th Anniversary

NonProfit PRO

In honor of its 40th anniversary, MIP is giving $1 million in technology grants to deserving nonprofits on a first-come, first-serve basis. MIP is thrilled to expand support to nonprofits and their purpose-driven work. Grants will be awarded through June 30.

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How can your organization stay human-centered in an automated world?

Big Duck

The post How can your organization stay human-centered in an automated world? appeared first on Big Duck.

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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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5 Key Factors to Enhance College Enrollment Growth and Advancement Success

NonProfit PRO

In today’s college environment, it does not take long for stakeholders to discuss the current state of enrollment and fundraising targets. Sadly, some schools are facing enrollment decline as a result of a lack of first-time students and issues surrounding student retention and success. .

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DipJar Opens New Pittsburgh Headquarters

DipJar

New space supports company’s accelerated growth, provides access to strong regional talent pool, and expands fundraising initiatives for nonprofits. PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 27, 2022 – DipJar, a giving technology platform, has opened its new corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh. The new facility will allow the company to expand its sales, marketing, and executive functions, while maintaining a strong engineering presence in the company’s Boston office.

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Your journey awaits: The 2022 M+R Benchmarks Study is here

M+R

Read time: 2 minutes. Pack your bags, lock your tray table, and fasten your seatbelt: the 2022 M+R Benchmarks Study is ready for takeoff. Go explore the findings, charts, and analysis at mrbenchmarks.com. . We’ve put a year’s worth of data from 187 amazing nonprofit partners through the X-ray machine, and we’re ready to take you on a tour of digital ads, social media, email, web traffic, and more. .

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The NonProfit Voice Ep 62: The Impact of Wealth Screening as a Prospecting Tool

NonProfit PRO

In this episode of The NonProfit Voice Tech Series, Mark Becker is joined by Shana Bradley, coordinator of prospect development at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and Ryan Woroniecki, an adviser at DonorSearch, to discover how to approach wealth screenings, as well as the impact they can have on a nonprofit organization.

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Everything You Must Know About Charitable Solicitations

Donorbox

Nonprofits may get lucky and receive a donation without asking, but most gifts to your organization come from an event, face-to-face meeting, mail, email, or other online campaigns. Each of these fundraising types is also known as a solicitation, and nonprofits that include them in their activities often must register with their state to retain […].

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How To Create A High Performing Team

Eric Jacobsen Blog

According to Ron Ricci and Carl Wiese , authors of the book, The Collaboration Imperative , high performing teams have the following characteristics: People have solid and deep trust in each other and in the team's purpose--they feel free to express feelings and ideas. Everybody is working toward the same goals. Team members are clear on how to work together and how to accomplish tasks.

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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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Planning a Fundraising Event? You Need a Plan B.

Greater Giving

There was no playbook for planning a fundraising event during a pandemic. Now two years in, nonprofits need to be prepared for anything. Once upon a time, much of the nonprofit industry leaned on annual in-person benefit events to meet budget requirements. Then the pandemic revealed some critical gaps in our standard fundraising strategies. Luckily, nonprofits took what they’d learned in 2020 and pursued new revenue streams like text-to-donate , holiday telethons, and micro-philanthropy campaign

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The importance of communications measurement: Are you using the right metrics?

Charity Village

As a nonprofit, it can be difficult to come up with funding for marketing initiatives. So, when you do have budget to spend, it’s important to make the most impact with that money. But how do you know if your efforts have actually been effective? You need to measure, and you need to measure the […]. The post The importance of communications measurement: Are you using the right metrics?

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35 Exciting Raffle Prizes to Spice Up Your Events

Qgiv

Adding a raffle to your fundraising events is a great way to raise a little extra money for your organization and get your supporters excited about attending your events. With an easy set-up and even just a few simple prizes, you can quickly put together a raffle that will entice all your donors. What is a raffle? A raffle is a simple game of chance where your donors will purchase raffle tickets to be entered into a drawing to win prizes.

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Youth can now search for Canada Summer Jobs openings on the Job Bank website

Charity Village

Canada Summer Jobs is a government program that helps employers create jobs for young Canadians across the country. To be eligible to apply for jobs included in the Canada Summer Jobs program, candidates must be: Between 15 and 30 years of age. Legally entitled to work in Canada (which means you must have a valid […]. The post Youth can now search for Canada Summer Jobs openings on the Job Bank website appeared first on CharityVillage.

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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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Looking Ahead to Talent for Good Cohort 2

Cloud 4 Good

Talent for Good, the first large-scale and only U.S. Department of Labor Recognized Registered Apprenticeship Program in the Salesforce ecosystem, has officially opened applications for Cohort 2. While Talent for Good applications are continuously accepted on a rolling basis, Cloud for Good will be actively screening program applications through the month of May.

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Employee influence grows: 43% set to quit jobs for better pay, career opportunities and flexibility

Charity Village

Employees around the world now hold more sway in the global job market, with two-fifths (43%) of respondents saying they are likely to quit in the next 12 months – driven mostly by a desire for higher total pay, better career opportunities and flexibility amid rising inflation, a shrinking labor market and an increase in […]. The post Employee influence grows: 43% set to quit jobs for better pay, career opportunities and flexibility appeared first on CharityVillage.

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More than one-quarter of Canadians are unable to disconnect after work hours

Charity Village

LifeWorks released its monthly Mental Health Index™ that showed 28 per cent of Canadians are experiencing challenges disconnecting after regular work hours, with this group displaying a mental health score nearly nine points below the national average. Additionally, more than two-in-five Canadians report ending their workday feeling mentally and/or physically exhausted.

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Apply now for first responders’ mental health grants in Alberta

Charity Village

Alberta’s firefighters, police officers, paramedics, sheriffs, corrections officers and emergency health care workers often deal with stressful, dangerous and traumatic situations. This stress has a negative impact on first responders and emergency health care workers. They often experience post-traumatic stress injuries (PTSI) at significantly higher rates than the general population.

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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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AFP Greater Vancouver accepting nominations for Giving Hearts Awards

Charity Village

The AFP Greater Vancouver Chapter invites you to celebrate the incredible individuals, families and organizations that generously give their time, leadership and financial support to benefit countless people and communities. The Giving Hearts Awards were created to acknowledge the true expression of philanthropy. Please save the date for the 25th anniversary of Greater Vancouver’s National […].

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Revenue rebounded 17.5% among Canadian top thirty peer-to-peer fundraising programs in 2021

Charity Village

Strengthened by learnings from the first painful year of the pandemic, nonprofits producing Canada’s top thirty peer-to-peer fundraising programs collectively increased revenue by 17.5% in 2021, according to a study released by the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum. Comparatively, the top thirty programs in the US grew by 3.5% in 2021. The $154 million dollar figure for the […].

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