Fri.Mar 12, 2021

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7 Key Lessons Learned from Virtual Fundraising Events in 2020

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Lindsay Johnson, Marketing Team Member at MobileCause , an industry leader in virtual fundraising events and online giving, plus fundraising solutions such as peer-to-peer, text-to-donate and mobile messaging. We can all agree, 2020 was a doozy of a year, bringing indelible changes to the landscape of fundraising. Yet, nonprofit organizations are resilient and have always risen to the occasion of helping those in need during difficult times.

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We Need to Bring Back the “Meet” in Meetings

The MatrixFiles

During a kickoff meeting with a new BeSpeake client, I asked this question: What did not work during your annual meeting last year? Answer: While the education offerings were excellent, there were few opportunities for attendees to connect and network , and the few that did exist, were simple text chats. This client isn’t alone in wanting to add meaningful opportunities for their meeting attendees to connect, talk to each other, catch up, be on video, laugh, say hello.

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Creating a Winning Member Re-engagement Campaign

Nimble AMS

Lapsed members. Every association deals with the issue , but failure to renew doesn’t have to be the end of the story. There’s always an opportunity to re-engage lapsed members. Here’s how. How to re-engage lapsed association members. First, understand lapsed members. According to recent Community Brands research , most Members who fail to renew do so because of cost or a change in their lives, such as switching jobs, balancing family and professional priorities during the pandemic, or ret

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12 Ideas for an Unforgettable Virtual Fundraiser

Greater Giving

Fundraising through a virtual gala has proven to be an effective way to connect with donors and get them excited about your mission. With new ideas and tweaks to the activities that would typically be included at in-person events, virtual galas can keep fundraising goals on track and even add to more than expected to the annual goal. The key is to create a program that will energize the attendees and encourage a sense of community along with a desire to contribute funding.

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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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4 Trends To Expect For Spring 2021 Fundraising Campaigns

Top Nonprofits

The new year is off and running, and many nonprofits are starting to plan for this year’s fundraisers. It’s the perfect time to reevaluate your fundraising strategies, leaving the less effective approaches in the past, and considering the addition of (or emphasis on) some new ones. But with a limited amount of time and resources, how do you decide which strategies to implement again this year and which to leave behind?

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AI For Good: How 3 Nonprofits Grew Their Impact With Machine Learning

Global Giving

Have you used your data to be more accountable to your community? To improve equity in your programs? Have you exchanged data with like-minded organizations to grow your impact? Whether data is on your nonprofit’s radar as a tool for good or not, you will be inspired by the stories of these three organizations. They took advantage of a free opportunity through DataRobot’s AI for Good program.

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How to Increase Brand Awareness With Hybrid Events

AccelEvents

If you are looking to increase brand awareness, you are likely considering marketing strategies like social media takeovers and Youtube channels, among others. But one marketing channel that is sure to make sense is a hybrid event. A hybrid event will do more than simply increase your brand awareness, as it will also offer lead retrieval, improved thought leadership, and improved ROI.

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Checklist For Identifying And Developing Emerging Talent

Eric Jacobsen Blog

From the book, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , comes this useful checklist from author H. James Dallas for how to identify and develop emerging talent in your company/organization. Dallas recommends that each question should be graded on a scale of 1 to 3, with 3 being the best. Use the questions and the scoring for you and your employee to work together toward the highest ratings across the board.

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How to Increase Brand Awareness With Hybrid Events

AccelEvents

If you are looking to increase brand awareness, you are likely considering marketing strategies like social media takeovers and Youtube channels, among others. But one marketing channel that is sure to make sense is a hybrid event. A hybrid event will do more than simply increase your brand awareness, as it will also offer lead retrieval, improved thought leadership, and improved ROI.

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Why Cloud for Good is Excited About Admissions Connect

Cloud 4 Good

Admissions Connect is a comprehensive new tool from Salesforce.org poised to transform the way recruiting and admissions departments engage with their prospective students in the higher education space. Built on the Education Data Architecture (EDA), this new admissions CRM software caters to the needs of recruitment and admissions personnel by providing more meaningful engagement and more efficient territory management.

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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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The Salesforce Decision for Association Management

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You’ve chosen Salesforce. Whether you go “packaged” or “native” depends on just how much customization your association requires. In the old days of software selection, the biggest decision was often whether companise were going to buy a packaged solution to deploy or build the application by hiring code talent. Those days are gone now.