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How to Start a Nonprofit the Right Way and Get Your First Paying Members

Wild Apricot

New nonprofits face more challenges than ever before, because of how the internet and emerging technologies are changing the ways in which people interact with organizations. In this comprehensive guide, I show you how to start a nonprofit the right way and get your first paying members.

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What I Learned About Online Donor Engagement from Fundraisers in Brasil

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I was in Sao Paolo for the ABCR Festival, the leading conference in Brasil for fundraising for nonprofit organizations. This was my third visit to the country. I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. My last visit to Brasil coincided with the Brasil’s version of GivingTuesday called DiadeDoar and I was lucky enough to attend a fundraiser with Brasil’s Giving Tuesday leader João Paulo V

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3 Ways to Bring Your Work to Your Donors (Instead of Asking Them to Come to You)

Achieve

The following blog first appeared on. Philanthropy News Digest. Nearly every nonprofit organization I deal with is careful to include an “experiential” touch point somewhere along the donor journey. That is, once they’ve cultivated a new donor, they spend a considerable amount of time and effort attempting to persuade that donor to volunteer or participate in some kind of hands-on activity at their headquarters or at an off-site location where the donor can experience their work firsthand.

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Where to Find Grants for your Nonprofit Organization

NonProfit Hub

Finding grants for your nonprofit organization is a lot like shopping for a pair of jeans. They come in all shapes and sizes, require some self-reflection and can be an incredibly time-consuming process. And maybe it’s not your favorite thing to do. Plenty of resources exist to find that perfect grant for your organization that has the style, flexibility and price tag you need – or maybe that’s the jeans.

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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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Successful Volunteer Teams Have These Four Types of People

Wild Apricot

There are four types of people, or personas that make for successful volunteer teams. I'll guide you through each of their motivations, which tasks they're best suited for, their behaviors, strengths, and opportunities.

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Your Customers Don't Want To Hear These Four Words

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Author Harvey MacKay wrote the following spot-on advice in his column in the Kansas City Business Journal a few years ago. He wisely points out that all employees at every level should never use these four words in front of a client/customer for both obvious and perhaps not so obvious reasons: Can't -- As in, "We can't do that." "We can't meet that deadline.

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3 Simple Truths About Getting Your Nonprofit Noticed

NonProfit Hub

From improving literacy to helping communities recover after natural disasters, nonprofits take on vital roles to do good in the world. There are currently over 1.5 million nonprofits registered in the United States, which includes private foundations, public charities, chambers of commerce and civic leagues. These nonprofit organizations each have a unique and powerful mission to serve their community and the world at large.

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The 10 Best Membership Website Builders

Wild Apricot

If you’re planning on building a membership website, here are the top ten membership website builders and their features.

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John C. Maxwell Leadership Quotes

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The real gems in John C. Maxwell's book, Everyone Communicates Few Connect , are the abundant leadership and communication quotes, such as these: To add value to others, one must first value others. People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude. All good communicators get to the point before their listeners start asking, "What's the point?

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Who Really Sees You on Facebook?

Connection Cafe

Are you a small nonprofit trying to make the most of social media? M+R wants to help you! Read the post below about how to measure your reach, and then join our training on how to boost it: Social Media for Social Justice: How to inspire and be seen . If you’re responsible for your nonprofit’s social media, you probably know about how many Facebook fans you have.

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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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Essential Marketing Tip: Don’t Forget About Human Interaction

NonProfit Hub

Social media has become something of a cultural touchstone: grandmas and toddlers alike engage in some form of social media on a regular basis. And while social media has done wonders to connect people from across the globe, it has also made us a little complacent. We tend to think social media can take care of all of our essential marketing and communication, and that simply isn’t true.

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Working Together: Great Social Media Plugins for Your WordPress Site

Byte Technology

If there’s one thing that can be said for certain about our virtual world, it’s that everything can somehow be integrated into something else. Basically, it’s becoming easier and more seamless to simply make every computer, every piece of software, every app and program get along with each other in a cooperative environment. When it comes to WordPress sites, many of the themes also work around the idea of assimilation and integration with other online resources.

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Ten Reasons To Use Storytelling In The Workplace

Eric Jacobsen Blog

From Paul Smith's book, Lead With A Story , here are the 10 reasons for embracing storytelling as a business tool : Storytelling is simple Storytelling is timeless Stories are demographic-proof Stories are contagious Stories are easier to remember Stories inspire Stories appeal to all types of learners Stories fit better where most of the learning happens in the workplace Stories put the listener in a mental learning mode Telling stories shows respect for the audience Smith goes on to say that:

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How to Effectively Engage Lawmakers at Town Hall Meetings

Connection Cafe

Town hall meetings held by Members of Congress in 2017 have been one part theater, two parts protest, and usually three parts crazy. Normally about 20 to 40 constituents attend the average town hall meeting held by a House member. But with the new administration, citizens have been showing up to them in the hundreds or even the thousands. The media has focused on those meetings which are most raucous.

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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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Going Viral: Good, Bad, or Somewhere In-Between?

NonProfit Hub

Ever since the Internet became widely available, there has been an obsession with “going viral,” or producing content so interesting, or funny, or cute that millions upon millions of people view it. It could be (and often has been) videos of cats , or babies —or both. It could be a photo, a short story, an op-ed—anything. Whatever the form, there is something about viral content that is inherently attractive to viewers.

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5 Steps to Remove Blockers When You Really Need an IT Upgrade at Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

It's an old story and it happens in every office. The folks working directly with IT know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the organization needs a new application or piece of hardware or something critical to operations. The answer is always, "Sorry, we don't have the budget for that." As Strother Martin said in the classic film, Cool Hand Luke , "What we've got here is failure to communicate.

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How To Be A Collaborative Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Edward M. Marshall's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. Marshall says that there are seven different, important roles and responsibilities of collaborative leaders when leading teams , and those leaders should select the appropriate style to meet the team's needs.

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The Fundraising Event Planning Checklist

Connection Cafe

Fundraising events are an exciting and useful tool for exposing your mission to the community. Every event serves similar purposes: networking, increasing revenue and generating awareness. Fundraisers allow you to bond with prospects and donors, whether it’s formal or informal, strengthening your relationship. This is your pathway into their world, allowing for an easier stewardship process and closer relationship.

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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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The Million-Dollar Question: Will Generation Z Use Facebook?

NonProfit Hub

It’s no surprise that flocks of young people are leaving Facebook , and it isn’t particularly surprising why they’re leaving, either. With almost every parent in America (and around the world, for that matter) on Facebook, young people don’t want to give Mom and Dad another way to cramp their style. And, especially among younger Gen-Zers , many of them are refusing to sign up in the first place.

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The Convergence of Social Activism, Donations, and Social Media: Episodic Giving In A Post Truth World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s the latest evolution in episodic giving, WeCanResist.It , developed by Allyson Kapin and colleagues, the app turns Trump’s tweets into donations for social justice orgs like Black Lives Matter, Clean Water Action, National Center for Transgender Equality, etc. This newest example of rage fundraising in an era of post truth is focused on helping less high profile nonprofits that are doing important social justice work and need funding to sustain their efforts to fight for de

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How To Play Bigger

Eric Jacobsen Blog

"The most exciting companies create. They give us new ways of living, thinking, or doing business, many times solving a problem we didn't know we had -- or a problem we didn't pay attention to because we never thought there was another way," explain the four authors of the dynamic book, Play Bigger. They add that, "the most exciting companies sell us different.

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Prioritize Your Fundraising Efforts with the New Spring Issue of npENGAGE Magazine

Connection Cafe

Fundraisers know the importance of a single moment. Every moment you hold your donors’ attention is vital to building their engagement and support of your cause. And you know that the real foundation of those powerful interactions is the way you plan the moments of your own day-to-day work—how you choose to prioritize your efforts is critical to your fundraising success.

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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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Managing Millennials

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The second edition of Managing the Millennials is an important read. Because, in 2015, Millennials comprised 35 percent of the workforce--nearly 54 million workers. And, by 2020, one in three adults will be a Millennial, and then by 2025, three of four workers will be from the Millennial generation. Further, according to the book's co-author Chip Espinoza , more than 60 percent of employers say that they are experiencing tension between employees from different generations--more than 70 percent