November, 2020

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5 Online Strategies to Encourage Recurring Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Lindsey Himphill , Digital Marketing Strategist at MobileCause – a nonprofit technology company that pioneered text-to-donate and also offers an extensive suite of online, mobile, and event fundraising solutions. Recurring donations are the most sustainable source of income for most nonprofit organizations. In fact, monthly donors donate 440% more to charity over their lifetime than one-time donors.

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3 Great Unusual Fundraising Ideas

The Fundraising Authority

When small and midsized non-profits are looking for new fundraising ideas, they are usually given ideas that require a lot of work for only a little return. Things like carwashes, rummage sales, and spare change collections can raise money, but often take a ton of work in return for just a few thousand dollars of fundraising profit. If your charity is looking to raise money from new sources or through new strategies, a wants to maximize return for the time invested, try one of these unusual fun

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40 Free Nonprofit Webinars for December 2020

Wild Apricot

Every month, I compile the internet's biggest list of free nonprofit webinars. As we get closer to the new year, it's time for nonprofits to take all we learned in 2020 and start planning for a successful 2021. This month, nonprofit experts are offering.

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3 Strategies for Effective Nonprofit E-Learning

The Nerdy NonProfit

By Guest Contributor, Amy Morrisey , Artisan E-Learning. Many nonprofits are interested in using e-learning to train staff members and volunteers. It can reach a larger number of people in a shorter amount of time than in-person training. Staff and volunteers can access the training anytime and anywhere. These seem like no-brainers. Why wouldn’t you just jump into e-learning as quickly as possible?

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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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Honoring Our Veterans

VisionLink

Visionlink joins with Americans nationwide to honor our military servicemembers, their families, and our nation's veterans today, November 11th. We ask of these good people their willingness to offer the ultimate sacrifice for our country. We do not take that request, or their offer, lightly. It is because of the strength of our military that our nation can often lead by example, and not necessarily by force.

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Founder's Note: Introducing Blue Fox's First Client Case Study [It's Truly Inspiring]

Blue Fox

Meet One of The Most High-Functioning, Financially Sustainable Nonprofit Organizations We Know: STARability Foundation read the full case study Page 5 is a must read! A step-by-step financial transformation timeline (blueprint) of how STARability grew their organization and achieved true sustainability. As most of you know, I like to joke that I'm a recovering nonprofit executive director.

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How to Do Year-End Fundraising the Right Way (Part II)

The Fundraising Authority

Last week, we started a three article series on year-end fundraising. The first part described why donors give during the year-end giving season. In this post, I want to talk about the strategy behind raising more money during the final 4-6 weeks of the year. In our next post , we’ll go over a step-by-step plan for maximizing your year-end fundraising.

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How to Prepare a Nonprofit Fundraising Plan

Wild Apricot

Creating a fundraising plan is one of the best things nonprofits can do to reach their goals. Here are the steps that go into creating the most effective one possible and a template to help you get started.

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How the Medical Industry Can Find Success with Virtual Trade Shows

AccelEvents

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many industries into a “new normal”. With dropping revenue and antiquated sales models dying left and right, each industry must work toward a new way of doing business and doing it effectively enough during these unique circumstances. . This pandemic has forced businesses to work remotely, if possible, and to jump through additional hoops if allowed to remain open in a physical location. .

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Can the collective impact methodology accelerate the church’s mission?

ASU Lodestar Center

Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. posted by Jeffrey Salisbury Spring 2020 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Collectively, churches comprise the largest segment of the nonprofit sector in America. They also represent the largest accumulation of assets and human capital. Moreover, the Church is diverse: racially, geographically, vocationally, socio-economically.

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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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Donor Appreciation: 4 Virtual Strategies for Nonprofits

Achieve

It has been quite a year thus far. Due to COVID-19, your nonprofit staff members are probably now working from home, you’ve had to pivot fundraising strategies, and your organization’s programming has likely had to adapt to social distancing guidelines. . Although it’s been tough, that doesn’t mean we can’t look for the silver lining in all of the changes.

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When and How to Follow Up With Giving Tuesday Donors

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Did you know that 63% of Giving Tuesday donors only give on Giving Tuesday ? What if you could convert those one-time donors into engaged supporters that give again? That process begins on Welcome Wednesday, the day after Giving Tuesday.

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Here’s How to Raise More Money with Your Next Fundraising Letter

The Fundraising Authority

I am in the middle of writing a direct mail fundraising letter for a non-profit client, and tomorrow I will be presenting the letter to them, and explaining why it will be effective. And it got me thinking… there are really only three things that separate super-successful fundraising letters from ones that are just mediocre. So I am taking a break from writing the letter to share those three things with you.

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38 Free Nonprofit Webinars for December 2020

Wild Apricot

Here are all the free nonprofit webinars happening in December 2020 that the Internet has to offer.

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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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Virtual Holiday Party Ideas to Engage Remote Employees

AccelEvents

With all the ups and downs that we have experienced this year, it is nice to know that we can still count on each other. A virtual holiday party for your remote team is one way to show them that we are all in this together and to remind people of the goodness and warm feelings that the holidays can bring. . If your team is new to the remote workforce life, then you and your virtual team may have by now adjusted to remote work. .

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COVID-19 and the nonprofit response: Social enterprise?

ASU Lodestar Center

Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. posted by Eric Salazar Spring 2020 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. The disparities highlighted by the COVID-19 health crisis in health access, education equity, underinvested neighborhoods, and lack of or underemployment, all play a role in the disproportionate impact the crisis will continue to have on Latino and underserved communities nationwide.

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Habitat NOVA Converts Volunteers to Donors with VolunteerHub’s Salesforce Integration

Volunteer Hub

VolunteerHub’s integration with Salesforce is the icing on the cake for Habitat NOVA and is bridging the gap between volunteers and donors. Habitat for Humanity Northern Virginia (Habitat NOVA) is on a mission to help families build strength, stability, and self-reliance to create better lives for themselves and their children through the purchase of their first home.

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Tech Tools Working Together: How Text-To-Donate Paves the Way for Text Message Communication

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Kim Peterson , Content Marketing Specialist for Give by Cell , a technology company that provides mobile fundraising tools and text messaging services to nonprofits. With average email open rates at 20% for nonprofits , many organizations struggle to grab the attention of supporters, volunteers, and donors. Today, statistics show that one in five consumers has more than 1,000 unread emails in their personal inbox.

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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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Fundraising & Public Relations: What’s the Connection?

The Fundraising Authority

As development professionals, volunteers, and board members, we spend a lot of time searching for new prospects … trying to find new individuals, companies and foundations who might respond to our message, who we can cultivate, and who, over time, might make a significant gift to help us continue our work. Prospecting can be time-consuming, and can often be disheartening, if we have trouble finding and cultivating new leads.

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5 Tips to Adapt Your Nonprofit Fundraising During COVID-19

Wild Apricot

To navigate the challenges of COVID-19, nonprofits must adapt their fundraising messaging and communications approach. In this post, we cover the 5 critical elements to delivering the right message to the right audience at the right time.

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How Festival Planners Can Find Success In the Age of COVID

AccelEvents

One thing is for sure: people all over the world are truly missing the unique and soulful experience of attending a festival. A music festival, food festival, or cultural festival, to name a few, can bring people together in some of the best ways. . However, with the rise of COVID-19, festivals all over the world were put on hold, and the events industry, artists, and festival vendors were forced to find other ways of sharing their passions with the world. .

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5 top employee skills organizations will look for in 2021

Gyrus

Organizations today need personnel with new-age skills as the operating dynamics for businesses across all industry sectors undergo a paradigm shift. Read the blog to know about some must-have skills for employees for the future.

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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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Habitat for Humanity Affiliate Recommends VolunteerHub Without Hesitation

Volunteer Hub

VolunteerHub has played an important role in Habitat for Humanity of Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg’s volunteer program. We had an opportunity to interview Habitat’s Mimi Mitchell, Director of Community/Volunteer Engagement. Here is what she had to say. Listen to the audio interview here. What is your role at Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg?

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Earn a Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising from Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits is a blog and webinar series offered by Nonprofit Tech for Good. Those who register and attend all three webinars in the series will earn a “Certificate of Completion” in Digital Marketing & Fundraising from Nonprofit Tech for Good. The required three webinars are: Website & Email Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Getting Serious About Your Fundraising Efforts

The Fundraising Authority

How serious is your non-profit about your fundraising efforts? Depending on the size of your organization, here are some things to think about: For Small Non-Profits…. If you run a small non-profit organization (many churches and schools also fit this category), how much time, per week, is your staff dedicating to fundraising? Are you out there doing prospecting and building a fundraising pipeline?

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4 Ways to Make the Most Out of Your Donor Data

Wild Apricot

One of your nonprofit’s most valuable resources is your donor data. Here are four ways to make the most of it to effectively understand and engage your supporters.

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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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How to Plan a Virtual Holiday Fundraiser

AccelEvents

As the holiday season approaches, you might be wondering what your options are in terms of hosting a holiday fundraiser or a physical holiday event. . For corporate holiday events, you might have considered hosting a virtual holiday party such as a Santa exchange. You could also host a holiday fundraiser to raise awareness and money for a certain charitable cause or business.

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New opportunities to engage with your members – even after a year of disruption

Nimble AMS

What a year it’s been for associations! As if keeping up with member interests and expectations weren’t challenging enough, 2020 came along and it was like the ground shifted. Nearly every aspect of members’ lives have been disrupted in some way. Meanwhile, associations have scrambled to move to a work-from-home setting while continuing to provide member value in a virtual environment.

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Crazed & Confused Over PPP? You’re Not Alone

Blue Fox

As if this year hasn’t been crazy enough, navigating through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is also an eyebrow raiser. The big question lately is when to submit the loan forgiveness forms (3508, 3508EZ, and 3508S)? If you’re fearful that you might miss the 11/30/2020 deadline–which is displayed in the upper-right corner of the forms–don’t worry, we have good news for you!

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Graphic Designers for Hire for the Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As the shift to digital marketing and fundraising continues to rapidly increase in the nonprofit sector, it is inevitable that your nonprofit will need to invest in professional graphic design. Below is a list of recommended graphic designers that have experience working with nonprofits, NGOs, and charities. For your reference: = $50 USD/hour. = $100 USD/hour. = $150 USD/hour.

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Achieving Organizational Transformation: Pathways to Success

Association executives—and hopefully their boards—know that they are facing perilous times. Driven by the pace of cultural and technological change, they are experiencing major disruptions in the traditional business models that used to guide organizational growth strategies.orgSource offers a straightforward approach to navigating these changes and readying your organization for growth.