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Beyond Business as Usual: Retool Your Peer-to-Peer Events for the Digital World

NonProfit PRO

Peer-to-peer event participants are more comfortable with the technical aspects of attending events online now and recognize the convenience of attending an event online. Yet, many are starting to tire of impersonal webinars and lack of face-to-face in-person engagement.

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Make the Most out of #GivingTuesdayNow: A Nonprofit Guide

Donorbox

GivingTuesday is usually held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. The global celebration runs for 24 hours and begins at midnight local time. However, due to the unprecedented impact, the coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on the world, GivingTuesday has just announced #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving and unity, set to take place on Nov […].

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Crowdfunding for the 50-Plus Crowd: 4 Tips for Your Campaign

NonProfit PRO

Here are four tips on how to target the 50-plus audience so you don’t miss out on their valuable donations.

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Your Guide to #GivingTuesday

Donorbox

By: Open Rivers on openrivers.org #GivingTuesday got its start as something of an antidote to the hyper-commercialized holiday shopping blitz that takes over during the weekend after Thanksgiving from Black Friday to Cyber Monday. In 2012, a couple of savvy organizations launched a fundraising campaign during this wave of spending and called it #GivingTuesday, a day […].

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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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Free E-Book: Rebuilding Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Without the Baggage

NonProfit PRO

If you behave in a loving way toward your constituent, you will increase revenue. If you want what is best for your constituent, you will find the right answers and the right words. By extending this philosophy to the design of our nonprofit events, we will rebuild better. We are resilient. We will find the way.

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The Complete Giving Tuesday Toolkit 2021 For Nonprofits

Donorbox

Started in 2012, Giving Tuesday is a day of giving back to nonprofits within the community, either monetarily or by taking action in support of the nonprofit’s mission. It’s grown from a simple concept to a global celebratory day of the year, with millions taking part. Giving Tuesday is the perfect time for nonprofits to […]. The post The Complete Giving Tuesday Toolkit 2021 For Nonprofits appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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50 Creative Community Service Ideas for You to Try

Donorbox

Every year, Americans contribute $193 billion worth of time to community service and volunteering. Community service is an important way to pour back into the place that you live, people that have made an impact on you, or neighbors that happen to need a helping hand. People are eager to give back to the community. […]. The post 50 Creative Community Service Ideas for You to Try appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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A Guide to Creating Donor-Centric Experiences

NonProfit PRO

In this guide, we look at Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs with a fundraising and engagement twist. We've outlined a hierarchy of needs for your donors and dive deep into each to help you understand how you can begin to meet them, just in time for End-of-Year Giving season.

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Sponsorship Prospecting Made Easy

The Sponsorship Collective

Sponsorship prospecting is one of the areas that sponsorship seekers usually struggle with, which is fair. Determining which companies to reach out to versus those not to requires a keen sense that you’ll finesse the more you use it. In this post, I’ll help you develop that sense by going over an exercise I use […]. The post Sponsorship Prospecting Made Easy appeared first on The Sponsorship Collective.

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PayPal Employees Award $1.4M in Grants to Nonprofits Around the World

NonProfit PRO

PayPal’s corporate social responsibility program provides employees with the opportunity to distribute grants to their local communities. This year, PayPal supported 75 organizations with a total of $1.4 million in grants.

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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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How To Design A Giving Tuesday Landing Page That Drives Donations (Updated – 2021)

Donorbox

Product marketing for-profit or non-profit is no walk in the park. Building and marketing a campaign that would attract donors might sound simple in theory, but the execution is the most challenging part. As the market trends evolve, it’s becoming more challenging to find the right way to execute a successful non-profit campaign. Many of […]. The post How To Design A Giving Tuesday Landing Page That Drives Donations (Updated – 2021) appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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You can build a strong concept for your campaign in six steps. Here’s how.

Big Duck

The post You can build a strong concept for your campaign in six steps. Here’s how. appeared first on Big Duck.

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How Embracing Risk and Spending Money Can Help Nonprofits Make More Money

Bloomerang

People come to me all the time saying things like: We’re not growing. . We need more money. We just can’t seem to get ahead. Too often, the problem is that they haven’t considered if they’re spending enough money to equip their teams to make more money. Here’s something I ask all of my clients and potential clients to consider: The revenue trajectory of your organization has much more to do with the leadership’s comfort level with investing in spending than with some of their revenue-gener

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Why Foundations and Grantmaking Professionals Can’t Miss bbcon 2021 Virtual

sgEngage

As Blackbaud’s second virtual bbcon event approaches, we’re very excited about the fantastic session topics and speakers we’ve lined up within the Foundations track. To-date, close to 14,000 people are registered, and we’re expecting over 1,000 of your foundation and grantmaking peers to attend the event on October 13-15 this year. For those of you who may not know, bbcon 2021 Virtual is a FREE, exclusive, online-only event that will once again unite the social good community for three days of c

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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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Sample Blog Post 1

Top Nonprofits

New copy here. Share This Post! Recent Posts. Sample Blog Post 1. 91 Nonprofit Industry Conferences + Professional Development Opportunities in 2021. Demystifying Donor Advised Funds. Everything You’ve Wanted to Know About Virtual Fundraising Events, But Were Too Embarrassed to Ask. The Surprising Gift of Doubt—Using Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional Leader You Were Meant To Be.

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Work-life balance outweighs salary as top perk for Canadian workers: Survey

Charity Village

While salary and benefits historically top the list of incentives for current and prospective employees, a new study by ADP Canada and Maru Public Opinion indicates work-life balance now outweighs pay. The study found respondents prioritizing work-life balance as a top factor for remaining in their current workplace and when exploring new opportunities.

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A Guide to bbcon 2021 Virtual for Arts & Cultural Organizations

sgEngage

bbcon 2021 Virtual , happening October 13–15, will bring together thousands of arts & cultural professionals from zoos, museums, aquaria, performing arts organizations, gardens, and beyond for three days of cutting-edge thought leadership, virtual peer networking and unforgettable experiences. There will be opportunities to collaborate with peers from across the country and the world, including those who work in development, membership, finance, marketing, and more.

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5 Tips for Creating Effective Online Fundraisers

Tech Soup

Throughout the years, we've had the unique pleasure of watching nonprofits around the world raise money for the causes they care about most. Whether they're fundraising for school supplies, clean water, or community aid, it's easy to spot trends across successful, goal-reaching fundraisers. In general, the most successful online fundraisers prioritize the donor experience from start to finish.

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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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Bright Idea: Volunteer Fundraising 101

Qgiv

Who They Are. Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis is a nonprofit whose mission is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. They work to empower girls of all backgrounds to be proud of who they are while working toward creating bright futures. They hope that all girls will have the chance to grow up healthy, educated, and independent. Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis has served almost 4,000 girls in their community.

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Gates Foundation’s Annual Goalkeepers Report finds stark disparities in COVID-19 impacts

Charity Village

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched its fifth annual Goalkeepers Report, featuring an updated global dataset illustrating the pandemic’s adverse impact on progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals). This year’s report, co-authored by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, shows that disparities caused by COVID-19 remain stark, […].

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Creating Passionate Supporters for Your Mission

Top Nonprofits

COVID-19 has changed the way we interact with others, but it doesn’t mean we can’t meaningfully connect. This session will help you identify and create thoughtful engagement paths and understand how focused communication helps build stronger relationships with all of your stakeholders. Using a workshop setting, you’ll learn about the collaborative process of human-centered design, why it is vital to connecting with your audience, and how to build the framework for an engagement path that turns f

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Double the Donation and Classy Enhance Matching Gift Integration to Fuel Fundraising Opportunities

Double the Donation

Double the Donation and Classy have come together to enhance their existing matching gift solution to help organizations drive greater matching gift revenue. This new functionality will provide nonprofits with greater donor touchpoints, increased identification methods and advanced two-way data synchronization. The 360MatchPro and Classy integration has already served countless nonprofits in their automated matching gift fundraising efforts.

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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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Make #GivingTuesday 2021 Count!

Qgiv

Andrea Ortega, Director of Nonprofit Services Andrea hails from Cali, Colombia by way of Miami, FL. She has a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Public Affairs at UCF with a focus in Nonprofit Management. As the Director of Nonprofit Services, she ensures their nonprofit clients will become tax-exempt and have the necessary resources to fundraise and stay in compliance.

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Achieve The Planned Targets With The Best LMS For Business

Gyrus

The goal of every business is to achieve planned targets on time. Realize this aim by employing the best LMS for business.

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The T3010 filing deadline is approaching for charities with a fiscal period ending March 31

Charity Village

If your charity has a fiscal period ending on March 31, 2021, the deadline for your annual information return is September 30, 2021. As this date approaches, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has compiled some useful tips to help you file electronically from the comfort of your home. Online filing: what’s in it for you […]. The post The T3010 filing deadline is approaching for charities with a fiscal period ending March 31 appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Tips for a Virtual Global Go-Live During a Pandemic

Saleforce Nonprofit

By: Nicole Hedges, Principal Customer Success Architect, Salesforce.org; Marquetta Drakes, Principal Functional Consultant, Salesforce.org. It’s 2021. Most of us in the industry have been through a system implementation or two — or twenty — by now. We may have even executed part of it — or all of it — remotely in this digital age. That being said, we are still learning a lot about how to make virtual go-lives more successful every day.

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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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Thriving Non Profits accepting applications from Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands for upcoming cohort

Charity Village

Thriving Non Profits is a 6- month cohort program presented by nonprofit leaders for nonprofit leaders. It is designed to build financial resilient organizations that can achieve greater scale and impact. Learn enterprising strategies that can be used to diversify nonprofit and charity revenue and increase impact: from traditional strategies and contracts, to exploring new revenue […].

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iA Financial Group launches philanthropic contest for charities supporting health and welfare of children

Charity Village

iA Financial Group is kicking off the fifth edition of its major philanthropic contest. From September 15 to October 15, 2021, charities whose mission includes, among other things, supporting the health and welfare of children (0 to 18 years of age)* are invited to answer the question “what would you do with a donation of $100,000?” A total of $500,000 in donations will be shared […].

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