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The Right Facilitation Skills Make Meetings Meaningful

.orgSource

We’re all challenged for time. If you wonder why members aren’t more engaged with your association, that’s one big reason. There aren’t enough hours in the day. When you want volunteers to serve on a committee or support an initiative, it’s critical to give them a rewarding return on the investment. A skilled facilitator can […]. The post The Right Facilitation Skills Make Meetings Meaningful appeared first on.orgSource.

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Top 6 Reasons to Focus on Recurring Donations for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

When a donor signs up for a recurring donation online, there are no checks to mail and no monthly reminders needed; much of the expense and hassle on the nonprofit’s side have been eliminated. In light of these advances, it’s time for your nonprofit to consider developing its own online recurring giving program. Discover the benefits of recurring donations. 1) Increased Revenue.

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Are You a Great Fundraiser?

NonProfit PRO

Fundraisers must seek to continuously improve their craft. They must practice asking for the gift and enjoy the thrill of this adventure. Fundraisers, who exchange with prospects about a variety of subjects, must believe in their cause and expect every ask to be successful.

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Nonprofit Bylaws 101: How to Write (and Change!) Bylaws for Your Organization

Wild Apricot

Over the years, your nonprofit is bound to grow and change! Nonprofit bylaws help to remove uncertainty from those changes by starting your nonprofit from a solid foundation. But what are bylaws for a nonprofit in the first place? If you’ve never.

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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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Seven tips to survey staff at your association and improve employee engagement

Nimble AMS

Is your association staff satisfied in their current roles? Do they feel overworked or stressed? According to a Community Brands Association Trends Study , 78% of professionals reported higher than average workloads. To address this growing concern, 40% of the professionals surveyed planned to invest in modern technology to streamline work processes through automation. .

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Why Nonprofits Should Pay Attention to Web3 and the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

What is Web3? Web3 is a new version of the internet that uses blockchain (IE a secure but transparent record keeping system) to decentralize the management of the internet, thus reducing the control of prominent companies such as Google or Meta. It is defined as open-source software that doesn’t require the support of a trusted intermediary and it has no governing body.

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Philanthropy during COVID-19 in India

Candid

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years.

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8 Must-Have Tools For Your Fundraising Toolkit

Get Fully Funded

Having the right tools in your fundraising toolkit makes your life easier. And your fundraising more productive! Maybe you’ve heard this phrase: “When the only thing you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”. It’s true. Sometimes we get one tool – one skill, one talent – and out of habit, we stick with it, never thinking about other tools we might need.

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7 Ideas to Build a Healthy Board Nominating Process

Blue Avocado

It is not uncommon for nonprofit executives and staff to complain about our boards of directors. How often do we become frustrated with a perceived (or real) lack of interest and/or low engagement from our boards? As employees, we tend to think they are the problem. And in some cases, that may be true. But […]. The post 7 Ideas to Build a Healthy Board Nominating Process appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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How to Make a Gift Chart to Reach Your Annual Giving Goals

NonProfit PRO

One of the most critical tools in an annual giving director’s toolkit is a gift chart. This chart should be based on accurate target ask amounts for each potential donor in your database. Follow this four-step process to create your own gift chart.

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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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Transparency and authenticity go hand in hand

Charity Village

This article is an excerpt from Conscious Service: Ten Ways to Reclaim your Calling, Move beyond Burnout, and Make a Difference without Sacrificing Yourself (Hazelden Publishing, Publication Date: April 2022) and is reprinted with permission. Building communities and cultures that respect and value all their members requires transparency between the organization’s leadership and each person within it.

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8 Top Examples of Fundraising Flyers+Tips to Make Your Own

Top Nonprofits

8 Top Examples of Fundraising Flyers+Tips to Make Your Own. So, you have your fundraising idea locked down. Maybe you’ve drafted some fundraising letters to your community, but you’re in search of new ways to spread the word. Look no further! Flyers are a tried-and-true advertising method to get the community engaged with your event and organization.

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Why Sponsors Ignore Your Emails 

The Sponsorship Collective

Do me a favor and check your email outbox right now. How many emails have you sent to sponsors in the last week? Last month? Count them, please. Now, how many of those emails have you gotten replies to? The answer is probably zero, right? If not zero, then very close to it. You don’t […]. The post Why Sponsors Ignore Your Emails appeared first on The Sponsorship Collective.

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How 3 Nonprofits Invest in Training Via Learning Management Systems

NonProfit PRO

Learning management systems assist nonprofits with the tracking and delivery of education, training and more to all of its audiences, including staff at all levels, as well as professionals and volunteers for mission delivery.

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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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Call for candidacies for the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec

Charity Village

The Caisse Desjardins de la Culture is issuing its annual call for candidacies for the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec which is a prestigious honour awarded to luminaries who have made an outstanding contribution to enriching Québec’s cultural life. Recognizing incredible contributions to the development, promotion, and visibility of the arts and literature in Québec, […].

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Donorbox Academy: Online Courses for Nonprofits

Donorbox

Whether you’re a seasoned pro or an eager newbie, there’s always something unexplored to learn in the rapidly changing nonprofit sector. From fundraising to marketing to management – and beyond – there are many tricks and tools of the trade that can improve how you serve your mission. The good news is that you have […]. The post Donorbox Academy: Online Courses for Nonprofits appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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How can small nonprofits be successful in strategic human resources management?

ASU Lodestar Center

Illustration by Yuxin Qin. posted by Kelsey Duman Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. The nonprofit sector is built on human resources (HR): the energy, efficiency and passion of its employees. Strategic human resources management (SHRM) is a fundamental factor in making the best use of these resources. SHRM is the intentional application of formalized policies and practices that create organizational successes by investing in the human capital of employees.

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Constant Contact Launches Integration with Stripe

NonProfit PRO

Constant Contact announced a new integration with financial infrastructure platform, Stripe. This integration combines Stripe's easy-to-use platform with Constant Contact's powerful digital marketing tools.

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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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Bloomerang Named A Leader In The G2 Summer 2022 Grid® Report For Nonprofit CRM Software

Bloomerang

Bloomerang has been identified as a leader in the Summer 2022 Overall Grid® Report for Nonprofit CRM by G2, the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace. These recognitions are based on real responses asked in the G2 review form used for the Grid® Report. Bloomerang achieved the number one spot in the Grid® Report for Nonprofit CRMs based on positive reviews from verified users compared to similar companies in the category.

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Donor-Advised Funds: What Do They Mean for Nonprofits and Donors?

Donorbox

Donor-Advised Funds (DAF) have become a popular fundraising trend in 2022, especially for major donors. DAFs give donors more control over their gifts and more flexibility in how to spend them. Nonprofits can also use DAFs as an indicator of major donor prospects. This article will share more about DAFs, how you can start one, […]. The post Donor-Advised Funds: What Do They Mean for Nonprofits and Donors?

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How to Optimize Your Nonprofit Blog: 4 Tips for SEO

sgEngage

When you google your nonprofit, what do you find? Does your organization pop up at the top of the search engine results page for mission-focused searches, or do you have to dig through ten pages of obscure results before you see the first mention of your organization? If you’ve ever had the disappointing experience of realizing your nonprofit isn’t very visible online, you’re not alone.

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Big Philanthropy Reinforces Common Misconceptions on Charitable Giving: How Nonprofits Can Address Them

NonProfit PRO

Contributions from donors and foundations make a great difference for a number of organizations and causes across the country. However, big philanthropy can often reinforce common misconceptions about charitable giving that can lead to challenges down the road.

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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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25 Club Management Software Tools That Save Time and Money

Wild Apricot

Small to medium sized clubs — those run by a handful of part-time staff or volunteers — use club management software as an inexpensive way to automate nearly all of their administrative work so they can get back to what’s important:

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6 Questions to Consider When Assessing Your Nonprofit's Grant Readiness

Tech Soup

For most nonprofits, the grant writing season never actually ends. As you complete one grant proposal, you may have to write another. In truth, the grant writing season is more of a cycle than anything else. Your organization always has to be on the lookout for funders and ready to apply for a grant anytime during the fiscal year.

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How Grantmakers Can Support Nonprofit Infrastructure Needs: A Conversation with Chantal Forster

sgEngage

For decades, “infrastructure” referred to the physical and tangible needs of a business or a community. The buildings we work in. The roads we drive on. The wires that carry electricity to our offices. These days, infrastructure means more than just steel, asphalt, and copper. It means servers, software, and policies that enable organizations to scale.

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The 12 Best Fundraising Tools for Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

In this guide, we cover our list of the top twelve fundraising tools for nonprofits, questions to ask when shopping for fundraising technology, and key features that drive results. If you’re looking to maximize the effectiveness of your outreach campaigns, or invigorate your existing efforts with fresh ideas, this free downloadable guide is just what you need!

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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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BC nonprofits encouraged to apply for new Recovery and Resiliency Fund

Charity Village

The Government of BC, Vancouver Foundation, United Way BC, and New Relationship Trust have partnered to provide the Recovery and Resiliency Fund, which is a ground-breaking new fund that will distribute $34 million to charitable and nonprofit organizations. This Fund will provide flexible, three-year grants of $50,000 and $72,000 per year to eligible organizations that have […].

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Getting Started With Planned Giving

Get Fully Funded

A planned gift is the ultimate gift a donor can give your nonprofit. It’s usually their last gift. And quite often, it’s their largest gift. It’s a way for the donor to support their favorite charities beyond their lifetime, which is pretty cool. And planned gifts can have some surprising benefits. For example, donors who make a planned gift often increase their annual donations to a charity, according to a study in 2019 from the Giving USA Foundation.

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Find us in the real world! Summer 2022 edition

M+R

Read time: 1 minute. Conferences are baaaaack, and we’re dipping our toes back into presenting and schmoozing in person! Let us know if you’re heading to either of these conferences! Bridge: July 27–29 in National Harbor, MD. We’re presenting two sessions at Bridge this year plus hosting a small invite-only party. It may or may not involve yacht rock… let us know if you want to be added to the list!

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10 Warning Signs for When You’re Interviewing at a Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

If you are a frontline fundraiser interviewing for a new job right now, I’m going to give you some potential warning signs to be aware of. Here are 10 red flags to watch out for so you don’t make the mistake of leaving one problem only to jump into another.

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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.