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7 simple things you can do now to energize your year-end appeal

Hands on Fundraising

Stressed about fundraising right now? Here are a few ways to energize your year-end appeal. 1. Eliminate the kitchen sink Chances are, no single donor can give your organization everything you need. And that’s good! Strong organizations are built with strong communities of people who all want to help a shared mission. So don’t ask […]. The post 7 simple things you can do now to energize your year-end appeal appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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Developing a Grantmaking Strategy That Works for Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

One of the most important roles a nonprofit can play is that of grantmaker. And, while there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to crafting a successful grantmaking strategy, there are a handful of key strategies that any nonprofit can deploy.

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How Associations Can Leverage the Power of Artificial Intelligence

Association Analytics

The post How Associations Can Leverage the Power of Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Association Analytics.

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Activating Damage Assessment System for Hurricane Ian

VisionLink

Currently focused on Flo rida’s Gulf Coast, Hurricane Ian’s particular track, combined with the shape of the bay, means that significant storm surges may inundate the Tampa Bay region. Because of the slow-moving storm, other more distant areas may also receive large amounts of rain or coastal surge. To help, Avancera Partners has activated Visionlink's public-facing Damage Assessment tool for emergency managers and non-profit relief agencies preparing to respond.

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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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[Free Webinar] 10 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Trends to Prioritize in 2023

Nonprofit Tech for Good

At the end of each year, Nonprofit Tech for Good suggests which digital marketing and fundraising trends nonprofits should prioritize in the following year [ read the 2022 trends ]. In 2023, traditional digital marketing and fundraising strategies, such as email marketing and monthly giving programs will continue to perform well, but new social media platforms and fundraising tools will likely become more widely adopted by nonprofits worldwide.

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4 Ways to Get to Know Your Audience

NonProfit PRO

As your organization prepares for the year-end, it's important to remember that your constituents may have different priorities now. Here are some tools you can use to assess your current donor database.

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Five tech solutions to prepare your software environment for 2023

Nimble AMS

Is your association technologically prepared for 2023? Perhaps you’ve noticed a growing divide between your staff and their ability to leverage your current tech stack. Investing in innovative software solutions will help to modernize your employee work culture , streamlining crucial staff processes and alleviating inefficiencies. Modern software is also key to enhancing the member experience, boosting retention, and attracting new members.

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Five Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits That Don’t Work (or Why You Aren’t Raising Enough Money)

Get Fully Funded

We hear from folks all the time who are looking for new fundraising ideas for nonprofits, especially fundraising ideas for a new nonprofit. They’re excited to get their fledgling organization off the ground, and they need the funds to do it. They’ve tried what they know to raise money, but it just isn’t working. Or it kind of works but not at the level they need it to.

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Nonprofits Need to Be on TikTok: Here Are 4 Steps to Thrive

NonProfit PRO

Every nonprofit should be exploring TikTok. With the ability to capture a large audience, the platform has quickly become a hub of creativity and connection, and can bolster your organization's mission. Here are four steps to make the most of this popular social media platform.

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How Associations Can Leverage the Power of Artificial Intelligence – 9/27/22

Association Analytics

The post How Associations Can Leverage the Power of Artificial Intelligence – 9/27/22 appeared first on Association Analytics.

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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 data/crisis catch-22: How the pandemic created a social sector data gap  

Candid

Chances are you’re aware of how the COVID pandemic—and accompanying shortages, shutdowns, layoffs, and resignations—has wreaked havoc on supply and demand for everything from toilet paper to lumber to used cars. Unfortunately, social sector data has also been impacted. Staff working long hours responding to multiple crises have little time and energy for data collection and dissemination.

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Six steps to plan and host a member engagement workshop

Nimble AMS

Member scoring is a crucial topic for organizations because providing superior member experience drives all associations. Unfortunately, the topic of member engagement strategy can also be overwhelming. Your association might just be getting started with member scoring. Or perhaps you’re looking for tips to create a unique member engagement formula. .

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5 Agenda Items for Your Year-End Strategy Session

NonProfit PRO

Strategy conversations can boil down to a simple statement: After we determine why we’re doing something, let’s vet what needs to be done. From there, the nonprofit can best figure out how it’s going to get done.

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Your Data Is Talking: What’s It Saying about Your Next Piece of Content?

Association Analytics

The post Your Data Is Talking: What’s It Saying about Your Next Piece of Content? appeared first on Association Analytics.

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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 inspire grassroots activism

Socialbrite

Image by Cam Miller (CC BY NC ND). Strategies to combat the epidemic of hopelessness. Post by Eric Anderson. W e all know the sinking feeling of having a long to-do list of big items. Often, we wind up overwhelmed, not knowing where to begin, so we don’t begin at all. For many of us, simply shutting down when faced with many challenges is a coping mechanism.

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Crowdfunding Success Indicators that will help you run an engaging Giving Tuesday campaign

Charity Village

On October 13, join us for a free webinar to learn how you can run a successful GivingTuesday crowdfunding campaign this year. Wondering how you can create a GivingTuesday campaign that stands out from the crowd and guarantees great fundraising results? We’ve analyzed more than 200,000 crowdfunding projects to find out the biggest indicators of success and we’ll share […].

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How Are Recurring Donors Doing in This Economy?

NonProfit PRO

Remember, in a down economy, recurring gifts may be the best way for donors to continue their support as they can afford smaller gifts. Donors want to continue to help. The more you do to let them know this is an option, the more donors will consider it.

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How to Capture Fresh Member Profile Data and Make It Actionable

Association Analytics

The post How to Capture Fresh Member Profile Data and Make It Actionable appeared first on Association Analytics.

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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 Ultimate Guide to Instagram Fundraising

Donorbox

Social media has become a primary way for nonprofits to reach larger audiences and share their story. Now, platforms like Instagram have also made it easy for nonprofits to include several ways to promote their organizations and raise funds. Instagram fundraising can involve adding a donate button or sticker or fundraising on Instagram Live, and […].

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What’s all the buzz about quiet quitting?

Charity Village

This article was originally published on Career Musings and is reprinted with permission. Not only has “The Great Resignation” put employees in the driver’s seat, but the new craze of Quiet Quitting seems to be doing just that. Employees are re-evaluating their workplace priorities, and some have decided to do the bare minimum to get out of […].

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15 Questions to Go Deeper with Your Donor

NonProfit PRO

To be a great major gifts officer, you must be curious about your donors. Your job is to understand the things that matter to them and why. So, here are some practical questions that will help unlock your donor’s passions and interests.

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The Secret to Continuous Innovation

Blue Avocado

Article In Brief: The Problem: Nonprofits struggle with innovation despite creativity and a passion for changing the world being part of their make-up. Why it Happens: Nonprofit executives are pressed for time and have limited resources. The Solution: The secret to nonprofit innovation is partnerships built through strategic networking. Everyone wants to innovate, but very […].

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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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[ASK AN EXPERT] How Do We Tell Donors Paying By Credit Card To Pay The Associated Fees?

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 nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to ask donors to pay associated credit card fees with purchases and donations. . Dear Charity Clairity, We would like to “pass on the fees” (as opposed to absorbing fees) for purchasing of tickets and sponsorships for our Gala.

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National Philanthropy Day 2022

Charity Village

Philanthropy. Originally derived from the phrase in Ancient Greek ‘to love people’ is now the action of giving to others towards the common good. Since 1960, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) has unified and framed philanthropy around the world through 240 chapters and over 30,000 members. One of the main forms of uniting philanthropists […].

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How to Activate Social Proof Marketing for the Year-End

NonProfit PRO

In the digital age, social proof has more importance than ever. The fear of supporting an organization that doesn’t make an impact is a primary concern for donors. So, the concept of social proof counters those concerns.

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How To Create And Live A Powerful Personal Brand

Eric Jacobsen Blog

In her new book, Selling Yourself , Dr. Cindy McGovern shows you how to step-by-step create a powerful personal brand. Using her five-step strategy, you’ll learn how to build an impressive, authentic brand, live your brand and sell your brand. “Whether your brand has created itself, you’ve outgrown your original brand, you’re ready for the next level, or you’ve changed your passion or purpose, this book is for you,” shares McGovern.

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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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7 Step Policy Guide for Creating Operating Reserves

sgEngage

Operating reserve funds used to be a tricky concept for many nonprofit organizations. But many nonprofits are becoming more comfortable about asking for support while also being financially secure enough to have an operating reserve. It is becoming more broadly understood that the cushion these reserves provide can sustain operations when there is an unexpected demand or dip in donations.

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Four steps to incorporating empathy into your leadership practices

Charity Village

This article was originally published on YMCA WorkWell and is reprinted with permission. The theme for Mental Health Week 2022 was empathy. What a great theme! We all need to build our empathy skills, and we’d all feel more seen, understood and connected if there was more empathy in the world. Particularly in our workplaces, where it […]. The post Four steps to incorporating empathy into your leadership practices appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Why Fundraising Consultants Don’t Bring in New Donors

NonProfit PRO

Fundraising consultants can be invaluable for nonprofits looking to optimize their fundraising operations. However, some nonprofit leaders don't know the nature of what fundraising consultants do. .

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How to Make and Measure More Impact with Data

Tech Soup

With all of the time and resources that nonprofits pour into creating their programs, it's important to know whether these efforts are creating the change you need. Are you serving the communities you set out to serve? Are you meeting the requirements of your stakeholders? The answers to these questions probably exist within your organization's data, but the challenge is knowing how to make sense of it.

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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.