Fri.Sep 16, 2022

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Follow These 4 Steps to Determine Target Ask Amounts

NonProfit PRO

There are a lot of lessons to be learned about relationship building, strategy and the analytics critical to a successful program. One of those lessons is target ask amounts because if you don’t ask for a specific amount, you aren’t letting donors know what you need.

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How to Create a Sponsorship Proposal That Will Actually Get Read! 

The Sponsorship Collective

Your sponsorship programs, if you can even call them that, all seem to end the same way. You engage with a prospect and get them interested enough to the point where you think they want a proposal. Yet when you send said proposal, you never hear back. You don’t know if your prospect bothered to […]. The post How to Create a Sponsorship Proposal That Will Actually Get Read!

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The Philanthropy of Queen Elizabeth II

NonProfit PRO

We all heard about the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history. She devoted her life in service to her people.

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What makes a good volunteer role?

Charity Village

This article was originally published on Volunteer Success and is reprinted with permission. “If you want people to do a good job, give them a good job to do.” – Frederick Herzberg While Frederick Herzberg was referring to work that employees do, we can easily paraphrase his quote for volunteer engagement: If you want your volunteers […].

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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 Essential Guide to Nonprofit Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

This guide covers all the fundamental elements you need to evaluate your fundraising strategy, build a rock-solid fundraising toolkit, maximize giving, and expand your overall supporter base. Download The Essential Guide to Nonprofit Fundraising today and start raising more money!

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Your fall job search checklist

Charity Village

Are you considering a job change? If so, fall is a great opportunity to begin your nonprofit career search. Specifically, fall is a period when many organizations post higher than usual volumes of openings online. This posting trend can already be seen across the Canadian labour market, including on CharityVillage’s job search engine right now! […].

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Statistics Canada releases information on rural nonprofits in Canada

Charity Village

According to a new release from Statistics Canada, in 2019 there were over 130,000 nonprofit organizations in Canada, of which nearly one quarter (22.5%) were in rural Canada. Rural nonprofits employed just over one tenth (11.6%) of all nonprofit employees and were responsible for 7.3% of revenues generated. The release of the Rural Canada Non-Profits, 2019, database […].

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Mental Health Organizations Need Insurance Beyond the Ordinary

NonProfit PRO

PHLY has been setting the standard for Mental Health Organization Insurance for decades. With more than 25 years of experience with mental health services organizations and their insurance needs, the underwriters on PHLY's team bring a depth and breadth of knowledge that's hard to duplicate.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] What’s Better: Asking For Too Little Or Too Much?

Bloomerang

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a major gift fundraiser who wants advice on whether it’s better to ask for too little or too much. . Dear Charity Clairity, I’m new to major gift fundraising, and struggle with how much to ask for.

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Survival in the New Age of Successful Grant Management

sgEngage

I’m not afraid to admit that I’m a big fan of those reality television survival shows. Not the ones with the fake contests and contrived conflicts, but the ones that pit you against the weather, the wildlife, and the natural environment. It’s just the contestants against the hard, cruel world, and it either brings out the best or the worst in people.

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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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CanadaHelps unveils new data spotlighting the challenges facing small charities

Charity Village

To better understand the challenges faced by Canadian small charities, CanadaHelps surveyed more than 600 small charities across the country in August. Among those surveyed, most fall into the following categories: 28% provide social or community-based services, 17% are focused on arts and culture, 16% are aligned with religion, 12% provide educational services, 10% are […].

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Announcing the Salesforce.org Community Impact Report 2022

Saleforce Nonprofit

Today, Salesforce.org is excited to announce the release of the Salesforce.org Community Impact Report 2022. In our fifth annual report, we highlight how our customers are using the resources provided by Salesforce.org and our partners to create and amplify their social impact. Although the challenges we’re facing as a global community continue to compound, our global community of changemakers in the nonprofit and education sectors continues to address these challenges head-on to drive tangible

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College postgraduate credential programs are rising in popularity in Canada

Charity Village

Statistics Canada has released new information about the rising popularity of college postgraduate programs in Canada. College postgraduate credentials – that is, credentials from college programs that typically require a previous postsecondary credential – have grown in popularity, accounting for 13% of all college graduations in 2019, up from 6% in 2014.

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Announcing the Community Impact Report 2022

Saleforce Nonprofit

Today, we’re excited to announce the release of the Community Impact Report 2022. In our fifth annual report, we highlight how our customers are using the resources provided by Salesforce.org and our partners to create and amplify their social impact. Although the challenges we’re facing as a global community continue to compound, our global community of change makers in the nonprofit and education sectors continues to address these challenges head-on to drive tangible and inspiring social

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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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How To Write An Effective Fundraising Letter or Email

Allegiance Group

Are you charged with writing the fundraising appeals for your nonprofit? If so, you’ll want to read our tips for better writing effective fundraising letters. At Allegiance Group, when we talk about fundraising writing, we focus primarily on direct mail and email appeals directed toward individual donors. How often have you asked yourself, “How can my organization improve its fundraising campaign results?

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Differences Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Philanthropy

Givinga

As you start your company’s corporate giving program, you might see references to “corporate social responsibility” and “corporate philanthropy” in your research. So, what exactly is the difference between the two? Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is how an organization broadly strives to positively affect the world. It combines their brand strategy, business objectives, and philanthropic […].

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Ask Boldly: Ethical Fundraising and How to Ask with Integrity

Tech Soup

Nonprofits rely on the work of dedicated staff and volunteers and on charitable gifts. When seeking new donors and building relationships with prospective grantmakers and individual donors, it's important to consider how ethics plays a role. To do this well, nonprofits must engage with funders who care about their missions and the communities they serve.

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Deadline extended for the 2022 CharityVillage Award applications

Charity Village

If you’ve yet to submit a nomination to the 2022 CharityVillage Awards, we have exciting news – the deadline has been extended to September 30! Nominate a thought leader or transformational changemaker in the nonprofit sector for an award. Share their impact story and details in the application! Self-nominations are also accepted. Awards for Organizations […].

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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.