Wed.Mar 25, 2020

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What To Do If You Have to Cancel Your Event

Wild Apricot

Is your nonprofit forced to cancel your events in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic? Here's how to handle it, and 3 options for what to do instead.

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Fundraising from 6 Feet Away: Tips for Making Your Giving Day an Online-Only Event

Connection Cafe

In the coming days many people may start to feel lonely or isolated due to the necessary public health emphasis on social distancing. They will look to the networks they know and love for comfort and friendship. Social good organizations are in a unique position to bolster their built-in networks during this time. People think fondly about nonprofit organizations that they support and will want to ensure their continued growth and impact.

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The Power of Focus: Using OKRs to Turbocharge Your Foundation’s Effectiveness

Connection Cafe

One of the new management trends driving the for-profit world is the effort to implement objectives and key results (OKR) performance management systems. While may organizations can claim credit for building these systems, OKR performance management processes are often most closely aligned with the breakaway performance of Google. In a recent Forbes article , legendary venture capitalist John Doerr is credited with “…(using the OKR goal-setting system) to help a 30-person tech team transform int

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Let the Donor Decide: Don’t Assume Giving is Off the Table During a Crisis

Connection Cafe

“Humanitarian crises, natural disasters, disease outbreaks – the needs today as pressing as ever,” stated Martha C. White in a TIME Magazine article in 2018. At that time, COVID-19 was not on the tip of everyone’s tongue. She reflected that the way we give is evolving impacted by tax law and technology along with changing consciousness and shifting social mores.

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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.