Wed.Jun 15, 2022

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What Makes an Excellent Board Member?

NonProfit PRO

Being a great nonprofit board member goes well beyond hard work or having plenty of expertise in a certain area. If you want to see constant success on your board, you need board members who will take your board to the next level.

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An open grant report to MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett

Candid

To MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, . It’s been one year since Candid received the email every nonprofit dreams of: confirmation of your $15 million grant. As requested, we are submitting this brief annual letter on our use of these funds. We have also elected to share it publicly in the spirit of transparency and mutual learning, as well as to illustrate the transformative potential of general operating support. .

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3 Steps to Shape Nonprofit Constituent Relationships in the New Age of Experience

NonProfit PRO

Consumers today are looking for authentic, personal experiences with the brands with which they do business. While nonprofits acknowledge the importance of personalizing their constituents’ experiences, they lag the commercial market in delivery, historically relying on constituents’ emotional connections to their missions to acquire and retain them.

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Key Takeaways from AFP ICON 2022: The Ultimate Guide

Bloomerang

The energy and enthusiasm at AFP ICON 2022 was palpable. After two isolated years of the conference being virtual , everyone was excited to be back in person – even if transitioning from solitude to a crowd of thousands gave you some awkward middle-school-dance flashbacks. . Opening speaker Allyson Felix, the world’s great Olympian and most decorated U.S. runner in history, had the audience riveted in their chairs as she shared her story as a pregnant athlete leading a movement to protect female

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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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GiveSmart Report Provides Insight into the State of Fundraising and Technology

NonProfit PRO

GiveSmart by Community Brands released insights into the state of technology and fundraising based on its recently concluded research study. Results showed immense opportunities for nonprofits to improve donor experience and better support their staff with technology adoption.

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How to amplify member voices to create a culture of thought leadership

Nimble AMS

You owe it to your members to develop a thought leadership-driven culture at your association. According to the Community Brands Association Trends Study , members in their mid and late careers rank insightful industry information as their top association priority. For early careerist members, compelling content is in their top five priorities. When you take the time to develop well-researched thought leadership content, you’ll boost organizational awareness and increase member retention.

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Are your ears burning? Ultimate Guide To Social Listening Tools

Whole Whale

As a nonprofit organization, you’re always looking for ways to save money and stretch your budget. Luckily, there are plenty of free social listening tools available that can help you track your brand, monitor your competition, and understand what people are saying about your cause. In this guide, we’ll introduce you to the concept of social listening and provide a list of the best free social listening tools on the market.

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Social Solutions-Salsa-Case Management Software 101: What Your Team Should Know

Bonterra

Whether you’re providing shelter for the homeless, mentoring at-risk youth, or anything in between, nonprofit service organizations like yours do incredibly important work to enrich their clients’ lives. And while managing behind-the-scenes operations is vital, doing so inefficiently can take away from your ability to ultimately improve your community.

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[Webinar] How to Create a Fundraising Thermometer

CauseVox

Fundraising thermometers have been proven throughout the history of fundraising to drive more donations, whether it’s in an email, donation page, or a campaign site. By using a fundraising thermometer as a visual representation of your goal and progress, you’ll be sure to catch donor’s eyes and motivate them to give. But creating a fundraising thermometer can be difficult to do without Photoshop skills.

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Using sub-brands strategically

Big Duck

The post Using sub-brands strategically appeared first on Big Duck.

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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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Qgiv Partner Showcase: Oneicity

Qgiv

Wait, how do you pronounce that? Our partner, Oneicity, gets that question a lot! Oneicity is pronounced like electricity, simplicity, or elasticity. It’s a name they coined to express their desires to have oneness, connection, and relationship with their clients. Oneicity prides themselves on being different in a good way. When nonprofit organizations need help with fundraising, they hold many “beliefs” that you need to find people you trust, and people you think can deliver for you.

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How can nonprofits acquire skilled talent to better achieve their mission?

ASU Lodestar Center

Illustration by Yuxin Qin. posted by Jade Gale Fall 2021 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. Skilled talent and leadership are pivotal to growth, sustainability and success. Human capital should be viewed as the most important resource and be supported as such. However, if boards and upper management do not prioritize human capitol recruitment and retention with proper funding, then the result is often high turnover rates and lack of skilled leaders.

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How does LMS make the latest and advanced courses available to learners?

Gyrus

The competent learners keep their upskilling demands at the front seat. It allows them to score high in their career prospects and tap the best job opportunities. Know how LMS ensures these motives.

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Assessing Risk: A Quick and Intuitive Framework

Forum One

Considering and assessing risk—meaning, all the things that can go wrong in a project—is understandably scary. In a web redesign, for example, thinking ahead and saying out loud, “What if this content doesn’t migrate the way we planned?” or “What if our most important stakeholder expects a feature we didn’t know about?” can feel like setting ourselves up for failure.

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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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Nonprofit Event Marketing: 4 Ways To Amp Up Excitement

Greater Giving

Making Nonprofit Event Marketing a Priority Can Have a Major Effect on your Event Success. 2020 was the year of virtual events, and reports show that as 2022 continues, many nonprofits plan to continue hosting virtual and hybrid events even as they shift back to primarily in-person. gatherings. Of course, just because you’re offering the same kinds of events as last year, doesn’t mean you should repeat the same nonprofit event marketing campaigns.

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Key Takeaways from Salesforce Connections 2022

Cloud 4 Good

Salesforce Connections is a one-of-a-kind experience bringing together the brightest minds in digital marketing and commerce from across the ecosystem. Held June 8-9, 2022 in Chicago, IL, Connections offered technology professionals the opportunity to skill up teams, deliver powerful new customer experiences, and access the full potential of Salesforce Customer 360.

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