Tue.Dec 21, 2021

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What Nonprofit Donors Want To See in Your Marketing and Social Media

NonProfit PRO

What's happened is that we live at a time of immense transparency and authenticity because of the way data is consumed. Donors could hold nonprofits and their leaders accountable if they realize something isn't quite right. Therefore, in this time of easy communications, you want to ensure quality and value marketing and social media.

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Is Creating Content Actually Expensive or Are People Just Doing It Wrong?

Association TV

Do you find yourself constantly worrying about how your association is going to pay for the videos you need to engage and inform your members? If you’re beginning to think maybe turning off the lights and shutting off the heat at headquarters to conserve cash isn’t such a bad idea after all, I’d like to offer an alternative. ?. Unlock profitable content strategy and avoid being cold, like this guy.

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The Final Steps To Take That Will Help You Become A Great Nonprofit Storyteller

Bloomerang

In part three of this series on how to become a great nonprofit storyteller, I talk about the practical skills you need to tell an effective story. Read parts one and two. In part one of this series, I talked about figuring out your goals and objectives, developing your brand and tone, and choosing your audience. In part two, I touched on the storytelling elements that will inspire your audience and encourage them to take a desired action. .

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Is Creating Content Actually Expensive or Are People Just Doing It Wrong?

Association TV

Do you find yourself constantly worrying about how your association is going to pay for the videos you need to engage and inform your members? If you’re beginning to think maybe turning off the lights and shutting off the heat at headquarters to conserve cash isn’t such a bad idea after all, I’d like to offer an alternative. ​ Unlock profitable content strategy and avoid being cold, like this guy.

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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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Cloud for Good Recognized as a Salesforce Summit Partner

Cloud 4 Good

December 21, 2021 [Asheville, NC] – Cloud for Good, a Premium Salesforce.org Partner specializing in Salesforce implementations for nonprofit organizations and higher education institutions, announced its acclaimed recognition as a Salesforce Summit Partner (formerly known as Platinum status) within the Salesforce partner program. Summit is the highest tier a Salesforce implementation partner can achieve.

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Dip Into Your Heart

DipJar

Pathfinders for Autism (PFA) is a Maryland-based nonprofit that supports and improves the lives of individuals affected by autism. It provides recreation, resources, and training to parents and caregivers, educators, first responders, clinicians, and others. As with so many organizations, Pathfinders felt the need to shift its focus in the face of the pandemic to find new ways to reach and support the community.

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9 Types Of Year-End Fundraising Emails That Help You Raise More + Examples

CauseVox

It’s the end of the year, which means it’s time to send some year-end fundraising emails! Or else it’s time to look blankly at the page while you try to plan your year-end fundraising email campaign because you’re not sure how many emails is too many or what your emails should include. Deep breaths. If that’s you, we’ve got just what you need: a practical list of the types of emails that are great for year end, suggested timelines, and a template for building your own year-end email fundraising

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How Automation Can Clean Your Mailing List for You

Elevation

The golden rule of data science holds true: junk in, junk out–aka, there will be no successful communications campaign without cleaning your mailing list. Whether you are a national nonprofit or an all-volunteer organization or anything in between, there are multiple reasons why cleaning your contact database isn’t an optional task. Luckily, CRM automation makes this easy to achieve.

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Give old messaging new life with brand strategy

Big Duck

The post Give old messaging new life with brand strategy appeared first on Big Duck.

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The Five Building Blocks of a Digital Advocacy Campaign, Part 1: Tell an Impactful Story

Media Cause

Coming from a background in community organizing and public policy — specifically in the anti-rape movement — I understand the importance of effective messaging in advocacy campaigns. (After all, who really wants to talk about sexual violence?) While advocating for survivors in San Francisco, I witnessed first-hand how critical stories are in tapping into people’s empathy.

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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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Everything You Need to Know about Donor Acknowledgement Letters

Donorbox

When someone feels compelled to support your nonprofit organization, it’s important that you properly acknowledge their generosity with a donor acknowledgment letter. More than making sure they know how much you appreciate their gift, donors need acknowledgment letters in order for their donation to be tax-deductible. And that letter needs to have the right information. […].

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The Three Pillars Of Executive Presence

Eric Jacobsen Blog

After two years of research, forty focus groups and a national survey, author Sylvia Ann Hewlett contends the three pillars of Executive Presence are: How you act ( gravitas ) How you speak (communication ) How you look ( appearance ) All three work together to help you telegraph (signal) to others that you have what it takes and that you're star material.

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Choosing an E-File Provider for Your Nonprofit Taxes

Achieve

Filing your taxes is one of the most important and most dreaded tasks for any nonprofit. After all, filing Form 990 correctly and on time is what helps your nonprofit keep its tax-exempt status — and helps you avoid paying unnecessary fees. . Because your. taxes matter. so much, it’s crucial to prioritize them during tax season and throughout the year by keeping your finances well organized.

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2022, THE YEAR THAT YOU INNOVATE WITH AI

Donor Search

DID YOU KNOW? DonorSearch Aristotle’s AI-driven models make specific recommendations on which prospects are most likely to make a gift within 12-months. Want to learn more about DonorSearch Aristotle? Click GET A DEMO below.GET A DEMO If you don’t contact enough donors you miss out on gifts. BUT, if you contact too many donors you… The post 2022, THE YEAR THAT YOU INNOVATE WITH AI appeared first on DonorSearch.

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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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Best of 2021 – Client Stories

Greater Giving

Best of Client Stories. Inspiring stories from our beloved clients. At Greater Giving we go to work (remotely for now) every day, inspired by the amazing organizations we are so lucky to work with. This past year we saw nonprofits and schools making live, virtual and hybrid events fun and safe with an option for everyone’s comfort level. Many of these nonprofits’ fundraising stories stood out with their creativity, passion and adaptability.

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How to Create Sustainable Revenue With Recurring Giving

The Modern Nonprofit

Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes How to Create Sustainable Revenue With Recurring Giving. For every year-end donation, how many times do you have to make an ask? Is your organization using a recurring model for revenue? If not, you’re missing out! In this post, we’ll discuss more specifically why the recurring giving model is beneficial to adopt, how to launch it, and how to keep it going.

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Best of 2021 – Blog Articles

Greater Giving

A Hybrid of a Year. This year kept us guessing, every time we thought things were getting back to “normal,” it threw a new curveball. We were cautiously optimistic and a lot more prepared to roll with the changes. Many nonprofits tried going back to live events with safety precautions in place; and most kept it virtual or hybrid. Will 2022 bring the same or something new?

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What is the importance of a diverse nonprofit, and how can leadership create one?

ASU Lodestar Center

Illustration by Yuxin Qin. posted by Apryl Calaci Spring 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. What is workplace diversity and where did it come from? Diversity has become a central topic in every environment over the last couple of years. This is due to the injustices coming to light within our society; it is no different in the workplace.

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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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Best of 2021 – Webinars

Greater Giving

2021 was the “hybrid” year. Nonprofits moved from “pivoting” to “planning” and were a lot more savvy with virtual fundraising. We all continued to learn, grow, and create positivity amidst an ever changing landscape. One thing we do know, many of the changes we’ve experienced with fundraising aren’t going back. At Greater Giving, we had webinars featuring our incredible partners in the fundraising industry who now had a year+ of experience with transitioning from a live to a virtual or hybrid ev

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