Sat.Jun 27, 2020 - Fri.Jul 03, 2020

article thumbnail

How Nonprofits Can Use Behavioral Science to Engage Supporters on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. She helps brands grow engagement and build relationships with their audience. The pandemic has drastically altered the ways nonprofits interact with their supporters. While social media is now a common part of every nonprofit’s communication strategy, a common sentiment is that interacting on social media is a poor substitute to in-person interactions.

article thumbnail

10 Ways to Definitely Burn Out as a Nonprofit Employee

Wild Apricot

Employee burnout in the nonprofit sector is a real issue in the best of times, let alone in the midst of a pandemic. Here's are some things you might be doing that will inevitably lead to you burning out, and what to do instead.

Nonprofit 190
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

10 Best Video Production Tools for Virtual Events

AccelEvents

With virtual events quickly becoming the new normal for the events industry, it is important that you find and make use of the best tools available to host a professional and engaging event. We have previously given you a list of the best virtual conference platforms as well as lists of the best platforms for virtual trade shows and expos, but some event hosts and producers may need additional tools and resources in order to put on these events.

Virtual 97
article thumbnail

Keep your staff collaborating (even remotely) with Nimble AMS

Nimble AMS

Help your staff work efficiently, no matter where they’re located. Here’s how associations can use Nimble AMS and Salesforce platform functionality to keep staff working together, even when they’re apart. You’ve probably read a lot lately about moving to a remote workforce. Many companies sent their staff to work from home over the past few months – even if they were not prepared to do so.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

How Nonprofits Can Use Instagram for Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Kayla Matthews , writer at ProductivityTheory.com – a blog dedicated to helping others better their productivity. Instagram can be a powerful tool for nonprofits wanting to connect to a broader audience. The social media platform has more than 1 billion users — beating Twitter, Snapchat, and TikTok — and is especially popular among people aged 18-29.

article thumbnail

Nonprofit Financial Planning: How to Create a Blueprint for Sustainability

Wild Apricot

Proper financial planning and establishing sound accounting practices for your nonprofit are key to remaining sustainable. Here's how you can get started!

Create 180

More Trending

article thumbnail

How Advocacy Fits Into Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Strategy

NonProfit Hub

Nonprofit advocacy campaigns are becoming increasingly popular to help advance the mission of organizations. However, many organizations are under the impression that they must divide their attention between their advocacy campaigns and their fundraising efforts. In this case, many decide to ignore advocacy altogether. . However, they don’t need to be separate entities!

article thumbnail

Nonprofit Communications Strategy: A Step-by-Step Guide

Elevation

A strong nonprofit communication strategy helps build a loyal client base, improve revenue generation, and power the organization towards steady growth. We share a step-by-step guide on how to create a communications strategy for nonprofits that will make the process easier for all teams involved.

article thumbnail

June Update: New Releases to Improve Your Organization

Wild Apricot

This month, we’re announcing new product features and releases that will make life easier for you and your organization. We have also added new content to help you make the most of Wild Apricot and better connect with members.

article thumbnail

[Webinar Series] Virtual Event Exhibitor Training

AccelEvents

First time exhibiting at a virtual event? We’re here to help make it a success! Join us every Thursday for an interactive training on how to get your virtual booth up & running using the Accelevents platform. What will we cover? Setting up your booth. Chatting with & collecting leads. Live Streaming from within your booth. The webinar will be free to attend & interactive, so please come with any questions you may have!

Virtual 75
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

One Minute Mentoring

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. And, I've have the honor and good fortune to be a mentor, both formally and informally, for various individuals the past few decades. Mentoring is powerful. Both being a mentor. And, being mentored. That's why I became an instant fan of the book, One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor -- and Why You'll Benefit from Being One.

article thumbnail

What we are called to do now

Museum 2.0

This post by Jackie Peterson was so impactful I asked to repost if from her blog : I’ve been thinking about what to say, where to start. So many more folks in the world have said things more poignantly and eloquently than I ever could. Like most Black folks, I’m exhausted. The last time I was on an airplane was for a family memorial service. Every one of my joyful plans (family vacations, birthday celebrations, professional conferences) has been cancelled, postponed or moved to a virtual meeting

Seattle 48
article thumbnail

52 Free Nonprofit Webinars for July 2020

Wild Apricot

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

Free 190
article thumbnail

How to Create a Virtual Career Fair

AccelEvents

Top companies and institutions often use a career fair to generate and identify employment leads, to screen candidates and to hire applicants. While effective, physical career fairs can be rather limiting. In many cases, the attendees will be from the geographical area around the venue. Similarly, the size and scope of a traditional career fair can be limited by venue capacity and budget.

Virtual 52
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Effective Communication Begins With These 12 Golden Rules

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Here are the 12 golden rules of effective communication from Paul Falcone , as highlighted in his book, 2600 Phrases for Setting Effective Performance Goals. Always remember to: Recognize achievements and accomplishments often. Celebrate success. Deliver bad news quickly, constructively, and in a spirit of professional development. Praise in public, censure in private.

article thumbnail

2020: The Year that Changed Grantmaking

Connection Cafe

2020 will be remembered as the year that changed grantmaking. Foundations are in the midst of a sudden and unexpected upheaval of long-held grantmaking practices. Faster access to capital and removal of administrative burden have become the clarion-call from nonprofits struggling to meet the intensified demand of constituents. If ever there was a mandate to reexamine the role and process of funding, now is that time.

Change 49
article thumbnail

Membership Database Selection Blog Series

Wild Apricot

One of the issues facing small membership organizations identified in our Blog Reader Survey was finding ways to better manage membership databases. So in response, we’re creating a blog series to help organizations identify your membership database requirements; understand the various options available; and help you determine the best solution for your specific needs.

article thumbnail

10 Best Video Production Tools for Virtual Events

AccelEvents

With virtual events quickly becoming the new normal for the events industry, it is important that you find and make use of the best tools available to host a professional and engaging event. We have previously given you a list of the best virtual conference platforms as well as lists of the best platforms for virtual trade shows and expos, but some event hosts and producers may need additional tools and resources in order to put on these events.

Virtual 52
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

An Inspirational Maxim For Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

I heard this advice quoted awhile back and wanted to share it. It's from William Arthur Ward , one of America's most quoted writers of inspirational maxims: Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

America 52
article thumbnail

Questions To Ask To Encourage Your Team To Go Beyond Ordinary

Eric Jacobsen Blog

"It takes more than encouraging words to get a team thinking beyond the ordinary," explains Jackie Barretta , author of the book, Primal Teams. She suggests you must help team members to redefine the purpose of their work with broader and more expansive thinking. Use certain pointed questions to guide a team toward a loftier view of their purpose. Specifically, Barretta recommends you as the leader ask the following purpose-broadening questions to encourage the team to think of providing value b

Team 52
article thumbnail

[Webinar Series] Virtual Event Host Onboarding

AccelEvents

New to virtual events? You’re not alone! Join us every Wednesday for an interactive onboarding training on how to get your virtual event up & running using the Accelevents platform. We will cover how to set up & add: Registration. Sessions & Speakers. Sponsors & Exhibitors. General Event Best Practices. The webinar will be free to attend & interactive, so please come with any questions you may have!

Virtual 52
article thumbnail

How To Find Success, Purpose And Happiness

Eric Jacobsen Blog

“I wrote this book as a roadmap to help you find success, purpose, and happiness,” explains Tom Lewis , author of the new book, Solid Ground. In his highly personable book, Lewis uses his life story to connect the dots between his challenges and accomplishments to demonstrate the five foundational building blocks of success. He speaks from his experience as an award-winning homebuilder and philanthropist.

Advice 52
article thumbnail

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!

article thumbnail

High-Performing Teams Do These 10 Things

Eric Jacobsen Blog

According to Ron Ricci and Carl Wiese , authors of the book, The Collaboration Imperative , high-performing teams have the following characteristics: People have solid and deep trust in each other and in the team's purpose--they feel free to express feelings and ideas. Everybody is working toward the same goals. Team members are clear on how to work together and how to accomplish tasks.

Team 52
article thumbnail

How To Be A Better Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Heed this advice from Julian Birkinshaw , author of the book, Becoming A Better Boss , on how to be a better leader. Strive to answer “Yes” to these three questions : Do you invest your time in things that help others to succeed? Do you invest in projects that will help the company in the long run, even if you won’t be around to get any credit for their success?

Advice 52
article thumbnail

4 Ways To Be A Humble Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

From John Blakey 's book, The Trusted Executive , here are these four tips from Jim Collins for how to be a humble leader : Demonstrate a compelling modesty, shunning public adulation and never be boastful. Act with quiet, calm determination and motivate others through inspired standards, not inspiring charisma. Channel ambition into the company, not the self, and set up successors for even more greatness in the next generation.