Tue.Jul 27, 2021

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Should You Use Autoplay for Videos on Your Website?

Association TV

Hold on, when did websites start using video anyway? The first time a website hosted a video was way back in 1997 on a site called shareyourworld.com (now defunct, so you might end up in a risky site if you try to find it), which was similar to present-day YouTube.

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3 Strategies to Get Creative With Donor Acquisition

NonProfit PRO

So, where do new nonprofit donors come from? From putting yourself out there! Stop saying, “If people only knew about us, they’d support us.” Waiting passively for folks to be attracted to you is a losing proposition. Your job is to proactively attract them.

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A Day of Blue Sky Thinking—Recapping.orgCommunity’s 2021 Innovation Summit

.orgSource

Greg Larkin, our keynote speaker at.orgCommunity’s July 14 Innovation Summit, was quick to admit that he was feeling a little rusty being in front of an audience for the first time in over a year. “I’m freaking out,” was what he actually said. Personally, I counted down the days until my reentry to […]. The post A Day of Blue Sky Thinking—Recapping.orgCommunity’s 2021 Innovation Summit appeared first on.orgSource.

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How to Use Data to Drive Your Content Strategy

Association Analytics

Today’s digital world offers tons of channels to share your content, which is great. But it also means tons of content for you to produce and tons of sources to track. We often hear from associations that they have limited capacity and/or time to produce content, which is why it’s so important to know exactly what content resonates with your members.

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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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Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ Events to Become Mobile-Friendly With Launch of DonorDrive New App

NonProfit PRO

One of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals' largest peer-to-peer events is the Miracle Network Dance Marathon, a movement that unites high school, college and university students in raising funds and awareness for children’s hospitals. When the nonprofit held a contest for new and big ideas to grow the program last year, Louisiana State University suggested a new mobile app to replace its existing solution.

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What to expect after launching your new association management system

Nimble AMS

Launching a new association management software (AMS) system is an exciting time for your organization. A new AMS system offers the opportunity for your association to operate more efficiently, drive more revenue, and deliver a better member experience. When your new AMS launches, your entire staff can settle in and get more comfortable with the new system.

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Julia Campbell’s Secret Sauce: Expert Social Media Tips for Nonprofits

Qgiv

Julia Campbell has been helping nonprofits make the most of their social media presences for years. She knows what strategies work on social media, what strategies fail, and how nonprofits can use social channels to make a big impact on their community. Julia C. Campbell. In this interview, Julia shares some of the strategies she teaches her clients, including her secret formula for social media calendars, how nonprofits can improve engagement on their social channels, and the one thing she wish

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4 Key Ingredients to A Good Story: How to Tell Compelling Nonprofit Stories

Bloomerang

Over centuries, storytelling has followed a similar pattern. Once you’ve cracked the code to the pattern, you’ll find that telling compelling nonprofit stories becomes less overwhelming and more manageable. You can apply the same blueprint again and again and know the stories will be well received by your audience. . Below I’ll break a good story down into four key ingredients.

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4 Fresh Ideas for Peer to Peer Fundraising

sgEngage

The global pandemic irrevocably challenged tried and true peer-to-peer fundraising formulas in 2020. In-person events were no longer a reality and an estimated 62% of nonprofits pivoted to a virtual campaign to help continue to engage fundraisers in their mission. In some cases, signature peer-to-peer events were replaced with multiple campaigns to encourage participation by fundraisers in different regions or with varying interests.

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Micro-donations: The Future of Nonprofit Fundraising

Hands on Fundraising

With the rise in online and mobile giving, micro-donations, also known as micro philanthropy, have become a positive trend in the nonprofit sector. The term usually refers to a smaller sum of money donated by millions of people to a charitable cause. It would be a grave mistake for nonprofits and even churches to ignore […]. The post Micro-donations: The Future of Nonprofit Fundraising appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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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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An Endowment Can Secure Your Small Nonprofit’s Future

Get Fully Funded

When you hear the word endowment , what do you think of? In simple terms, an endowment is a pool of donor money that is invested in the stock market. Every year, some or all of the investment income is pumped into the organization’s mission, while the principal remains intact. Large institutions like colleges, hospitals, and some private K-12 schools have endowments that provide long-term financial security as well as prestige.

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8 Ways to Utilize Your Nonprofit's Website

Tech Soup

If you are a nonprofit trying to compete in an increasingly saturated market, optimizing your website is one of the most impactful ways to stand apart, spread your mission, and drive donations. Check out this list of eight ways you can utilize your website to grow your organization and outreach.

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How Do Sponsorships Benefit the Sports Organization and the Sponsor?  

The Sponsorship Collective

Few types of sponsorships are bigger and more profitable than sports sponsorships. That’s how the world has gotten such superstar team-ups as Coca-Cola and the Olympics. Companies are willing to spend millions of dollars to sponsor sports, but why? What’s in it for them? And what does the sports organization get out of the deal? […]. The post How Do Sponsorships Benefit the Sports Organization and the Sponsor?

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How to Organize a 5k Fundraiser for Charity Run: Step-By-Step

Donorbox

Is your nonprofit organization thinking of organizing a 5k fundraiser to raise funds? A charity run can be very successful in attracting donations and raising the profile of your nonprofit, but it can be a challenge to plan. Maybe you’ve organized a charity run in the past but it wasn’t as successful as you’d hoped. […]. The post How to Organize a 5k Fundraiser for Charity Run: Step-By-Step appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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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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Webinar: An Investigative Branding Conversation

DipJar

What your nonprofit is doing is cool, but do your donors know that? Let’s dive into an investigative branding conversation to help you bring out the cool factor and better communicate that to your donors. In this webinar you will learn how to better message your organization’s work and successes; increase donor engagement; and how to ensure your branding, messaging, and storytelling is exciting and engaging for your donors.

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25 Fundraising Ideas for Clubs and Organizations

Donorbox

Fundraising is a marathon. It requires endurance, commitment, discipline, and moving through tough times. Fundraisers produce the additional income for clubs and organizations (and even make up the bulk of an organization’s income). Therefore, fundraising has become essential. In addition to ensuring financial stability, it also brings a sense of cooperation by bringing students, staff, parents, […].

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Create Your Transformational Fundraising Strategy in 5 Simple Steps

DonorPerfect

As many donors become increasingly beholden to causes over individual organizations, nonprofits can no longer lean on catchall approaches to engagement. In an ever-personalized world, donors want more than the momentary fuzzy feeling of making a donation. They want a personal relationship with the people in your community and with the progress they make possible Read More ».

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July Update: More Ways to Automate Tasks in Wild Apricot

Wild Apricot

This month, you can automate even more tasks in Wild Apricot. With over 950 apps that can now connect with our software, there are countless tasks you can do. You can then better save time and focus on your organization's mission. Also in this month's.

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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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Your Technology Problem Is Actually a People Problem

NTEN

Digital transformation that actually works requires putting the right people on it and understanding what their job is — and isn’t. A complete technology transformation, when done right, will transform every piece of your organization almost unimaginably for the better. We see the effects of this daily, working with ambitious organizations of different types and sizes to reach a new level of competence (and eventually excellence) with their technology.

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Cause Camp: From Humble Roots to Must-Attend Conference

NonProfit Hub

Cause Camp is a nonprofit conference that has been nationally recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the best conferences in America for the nonprofit sector. But before it became the nonprofit conference sensation that it is now, Cause Camp started with humble roots. It all started twenty years ago when esteemed members of the Lincoln chapter of the American Marketing Association created a community project in 2001.

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Seven Tips on How to Use Your Digital Ecosystem to Enhance Your Fundraising

Forum One

Though it has changed in shape during the pandemic, here are seven tips on how to use your digital ecosystem to enhance your fundraising. As people are spending more and more time online, digital fundraising is vital for mission-driven organizations to achieve and surpass goals. . During the pandemic, people have found ways to stay connected online, and one of those ways has been through giving.

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UC Innovation Selects 360MatchPro by Double the Donation as New Automated Matching Gift Offering

Double the Donation

Double the Donation is thrilled to announce its newest integration with ascend by UC Innovation, a CRM software and consulting company committed to delivering innovative, sustainable results. This technical partnership has come together to provide educational institutions with the power to double eligible donations through the industry-leading matching gift solution, 360MatchPro.

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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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Cause Camp: From Humble Roots to Must-Attend Conference

NonProfit Hub

Cause Camp is a nonprofit conference that has been nationally recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the best conferences in America for the nonprofit sector. But before it became the nonprofit conference sensation that it is now, Cause Camp started with humble roots. It all started twenty years ago when esteemed members of the Lincoln chapter of the American Marketing Association created a community project in 2001.

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Tech Policies for Virtual Teams: A Leader’s Responsibility

Non Profit Quarterly

This webinar was recorded on September 24, 2020. Jeanne Bell: All right. Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to “Tech Policies for Virtual Teams—A Leader’s Responsibility.” My name is Jeanne Bell. I’m with Nonprofit Quarterly , and I direct our Advancing Practice program. We took August off in the Leadership webinar series, so it feels really good to be back with you and to be back with you with a partner—the first of two webinars we’re going to do with our friends at Tech Impact.

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5 Tips from Nonprofit Marketing Leaders for Better Engaging Your Constituents

Saleforce Nonprofit

As nonprofit marketers and fundraisers begin their end-of-year giving campaigns , quickly creating personalized, data-driven content has never been more important. The newly-launched Marketing Cloud for Nonprofits from Salesforce.org is designed to help nonprofits of all sizes build constituent-first communications fast. Building effective marketing campaigns is especially critical for smaller nonprofits, which have unfortunately been hit the hardest by the pandemic and experienced a decline in

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Creating Equity in Education With Teach For America + Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Cloud 4 Good

Teach For America (TFA) is an education nonprofit operating in support of a vision that one day all children in the United States will have the opportunity to attain an equitable and excellent education. Operating in over 50 regions across the country, TFA finds, develops, and supports a diverse network of leaders who expand opportunity for children across classrooms, schools, and any sector or field that shapes the broader systems in which schools operate.

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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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Understanding Grassroots Fundraising: Getting Supporters To Give Online

Kindful

Online fundraising can be daunting, and with the majority of online donors giving small amounts, many may wonder if it is worth their time. It absolutely is. In fact, it’s a great tool to engage supporters and supplement your larger donor programs. . As you start thinking about how your organization can position itself as the cause worthy of your supporters’ online donations, think about what has motivated you to give online to other organizations in the past: How did they move you from su

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