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DAF Giving Remains Strong Despite Economy

NonProfit PRO

The largest donor-advised fund announced its grantmaking increased 11% in the first half of 2022. With $4.8 billion already given through June of this year, Fidelity Charitable is on pace to surpass $11 million in grants this year. The rise comes after a record $10.3 billion for the grantmaker in 2021. .

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Centralizing Communications with the University of Massachusetts Amherst + Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Cloud 4 Good

Founded in 1863 as a land-grant university, the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) has remained unwavering in its commitment to social change and creating a better world. The institution has stood at the forefront of some of our society’s most monumental shifts and over the past decade, UMass Amherst has risen to #26 in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges Guide, making it one of the most improved institutions among top tier public universities in America.

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Does Your Nonprofit’s Anniversary Count as Special?

NonProfit PRO

You can use an anniversary as a special day, even a whole special year as long as you don’t make it about you, the organization, but make it about you, the donor.

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Sponsorship Refunds, Cancellations, and Postponed Events 

The Sponsorship Collective

Today’s post is inspired by a video I made two years ago just when the worldwide pandemic known as COVID-19 was beginning. Here we are, some years later, and while COVID hasn’t disappeared from our lives entirely, for the most part, events have resumed. Yet that doesn’t mean that sponsored events weren’t ever canceled before […]. The post Sponsorship Refunds, Cancellations, and Postponed Events appeared first on The Sponsorship Collective.

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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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The State of Nonprofit Technology

NonProfit PRO

This insightful resource highlights how nonprofits are investing in technology, what value these technologies have on their organizations and which technologies will be trending upward in the future. Download this report to learn how technology has transformed the way nonprofits operate, which solutions and services you should be investing in and more.

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Online giving here to stay among all ages

Charity Village

Want to learn more on this topic? We’ve interviewed the author as part of our podcast CharityVillage Connects: The Time is Now: Why Canadian Nonprofits Must Digitize to Survive which can be accessed here. The COVID-19 pandemic led to an explosion in online donations in the charitable sector. But two years later, as we slowly […]. The post Online giving here to stay among all ages appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Modern Tips to Boost Donor Acquisition

Bloomerang

The post Modern Tips to Boost Donor Acquisition appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Navigating The Donorbox Donor Profile – for Nonprofits and Donors

Donorbox

Are you a Donorbox user? Whether you are a nonprofit using Donorbox to fundraise for your mission, or a donor supporting a nonprofit using Donorbox, this article is for you! From viewing giving history to editing contact information, and so much more, there is a lot you can accomplish within Donorbox’s donor profiles. Here, we’ll […]. The post Navigating The Donorbox Donor Profile – for Nonprofits and Donors appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Giving Tuesday Strategy: Using Emotion to Raise Donor Retention

DonorPerfect

There’s good news for Giving Tuesday 2022. We’re halfway through the year and haven’t seen the horrors of inflation that fundraisers feared, and after the expected drop in pandemic-driven giving last year, large and committed donors kept dollar growth positive through Giving Tuesday 2021. Plus, the large spike in new donors from 2020 was largely Read More ».

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Tribute Gifts: Enabling Donors to Give in Honor or Memory of Someone

Donorbox

From birthdays to celebrations of life, it is becoming increasingly popular for people and their loved ones to request donations to a charity in lieu of physical gifts. This is a wonderful way to honor or memorialize someone, while supporting a cause close to their heart. That’s why it is important that you, as a […]. The post Tribute Gifts: Enabling Donors to Give in Honor or Memory of Someone appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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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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SCOUT QUEST: New Details on M+R’s Data Co-op

M+R

Read time: 2 minutes. Earlier this year we revealed Scout Quest — M+R’s very own data co-op — to the public. The goal: help organizations reach people most likely to help grow their programs, advance their missions, and expand their ability to do good. Participating organizations learn which of their supporters are active — donating to other organizations, clicking on email, and more. .

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Things Sponsors Say: “We Don’t Do Sponsorship” 

The Sponsorship Collective

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. You find a sponsorship prospect, more than likely through a website or a sponsorship form. You excitedly fill out the form or send an email. Perhaps you even pick up the phone and call. When you get a response, it’s definitely not the one you were expecting. […]. The post Things Sponsors Say: “We Don’t Do Sponsorship” appeared first on The Sponsorship Collective.

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Fight to End Ageism with Rally Starter

Media Cause

A recent AARP survey revealed a staggering statistic—78% of older workers saw or experienced ageism in the workplace. On the other end of the spectrum, nearly 42% of advertising professionals under the age of 30 have also reported experiencing ageism—or what the Ageism in Adland study calls “youthism.” Why We Need to End Ageism. Ageism—whether in the form of discriminating against older employees or younger ones—denies everyone involved the benefit of learning from each other and bei

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Roundup: The Best Year-End Fundraising Advice From Nonprofit Consultants

Bloomerang

Your busiest giving season is right around the corner. Are you prepared? In this roundup, I compiled the best year-end fundraising advice from several nonprofit consultants in my network. Use these best practices to get a jumpstart on your year-end planning. 1. What is the biggest mistake you see nonprofits make at end of year? From Sabrina Walker Hernandez, Founder of Supporting World Hope and consultant, coach, facilitator, and bestselling author.

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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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Experiment: Does posting more on Twitter pay off?

Candid

There’s a fair amount of debate among social media managers about how much you post on different platforms. If you Google it, you’ll see hundreds of articles offering advice that ranges from detailed instructions to more general speculation. . At Candid, we are consistently experimenting with our social media outreach, tracking the data along the way to make sure our methods are data-driven.

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Introducing The Grant Content Kit from Salesforce.org Impact Labs

Saleforce Nonprofit

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. The urgency around our climate is high, and the rallying cry is clear: We have to act. Now. We responded by bringing together a wide range of climate and community experts through an Impact Lab on Climate Justice to explore areas where technology can have the most impact. Together, the Salesforce.org Impact Labs Community Fellows identified a few areas that need improvement: the first was ways to engage the community to ensure any so

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