The Ultimate Guide to Year-End Giving
Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Follow these steps to make your year-end giving campaign the best yet, as well as getting inspired by three great examples.
Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Follow these steps to make your year-end giving campaign the best yet, as well as getting inspired by three great examples.
Network for Good
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Attracting new donors is an essential part of every fundraising strategy. But it’s not enough. In 2019, only 19% of first-time donors gave a second time. You can’t sustain a nonprofit with that level of attrition — it will lead to burnout. Fortunately, there’s a simple way to convert one-time donors to monthly supporters. Besides serving as a vital source of reliable revenue, monthly donors also give more than their one-time counterparts, even one-time donors who give large gifts — an average of
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AccelEvents
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Now that much of North America has entered Phase 2 of the reopening process, the events industry and event brands are more eager than ever to finally host a postponed event or switch from a virtual event back into an in-person or hybrid event. . With any event hosted during the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers are required to follow coronavirus precautions to reduce the spread of the infectious disease. .
DNL OmniMedia
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Securing major gifts is an incredibly strategic effort. Each step you take with a prospect, from the first communication to receiving a gift, needs to be carefully tracked and planned for. In the nonprofit world, this tracking process is referred to as moves management. As with other digital fundraising strategies , technology plays a large role in determining your success.
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.
Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Your association’s website is the main touchpoint for members and prospects. Make sure it’s providing the right experience with these easy-to-implement strategies.
Network for Good
OCTOBER 14, 2020
We’re well into the giving season and the clock is ticking to put together a successful year-end appeal. But there’s still time to make your message stand out. Focus on the essential elements of a year-end appeal to catch your donors’ attention during this season. A strong year-end appeal increases the odds that your supporters will pay attention and respond.
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AccelEvents
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Are you going to be speaker at an upcoming virtual event? Join us every Monday for our interactive virtual event speaker training on how to live stream with us using the Accelevents platform. What will we cover? Navigating the Accelevents studio controls. Broadcasting live to viewers. Interacting using polls and Q&A. The webinar will be free to attend & interactive, so please come with any questions you may have!
Volunteer Hub
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Your nonprofit’s digital presence is more important now than ever in order to reach donors and raise funds. Read our guide for the top tips to improve it. . It’s been a whirlwind of a year for the nonprofit sector. One thing we know for sure is that technology and digital marketing are more central than ever to nonprofits’ strategies. With social distancing guidelines and economic disruptions continuing to throw new challenges our way, engaging donors, and reaching new supporters ( and virtual v
Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Learn how you can spend more time out in nature and less time managing your organization with recreation software.
Nimble AMS
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Your winter forecast: Cold weather, but?hot new member engagement tools with Winter ‘21 release. The journey to greater member retention, loyalty and growth, starts with boosting member engagement. With consistent member engagement, you not only grow membership, but you also increase event attendance, celebrate more legislative wins and propel your industry forward.
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.
AccelEvents
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Like most of the event industry, you have been forced to shift your once physical event to an online format or a hybrid event style due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While this move has allowed you to carry on hosting your event, it has also left you facing the complications that come with the digital landscape. . Protecting the digital safety of your attendees, exhibitors, presenters, and staff is paramount to the success of your online event. .
NonProfit Hub
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Nonprofit organizations are often pressed to do more with less. Your staff is expected to be more efficient, your organization more productive, and your mission more manageable all while your piggy bank is light. Actually, 18% of nonprofits cite having a small staff (or staff transitions) as the greatest challenge they encounter. . While it’s always important to expand your staff when necessary, there are also opportunities for you to help current employees become more efficient.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Here are some tips for leaders responsible for writing an effective annual report for their non profit organization. Consider making these objectives for your report: To demonstrate accomplishments ( not activities ) ( results and how you did it). To recognize important people (volunteers, donors, major funders, partners). To provide an account of your organization's work for the past year.
ASU Lodestar Center
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. posted by Veera Tervola Morrison Spring 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change.
Advertiser: Digital Ocean
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.
AccelEvents
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Like most of the event industry, you have been forced to shift your once physical event to an online format or a hybrid event style due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While this move has allowed you to carry on hosting your event, it has also left you facing the complications that come with the digital landscape. . Protecting the digital safety of your attendees, exhibitors, presenters, and staff is paramount to the success of your online event. .
DNL OmniMedia
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Nonprofits, just like yours, are relying on technology for operations more than ever before. From your online fundraising software to your virtual event software, each of your solutions is generating extremely valuable data on how your supporters like to engage with your mission. Analyzing the data provided by nonprofit technology can help you optimize your fundraising and stewardship efforts over time to raise more money and build stronger relationships.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 15, 2020
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.
NonProfit Hub
OCTOBER 14, 2020
This week, our very own Randy Hawthorne got to sit down with Lisa Chimola, a fab lanthropy expert, who specializes in working with nonprofits to hone their gift planning skills. Lisa is the chief fablanthropist for Fablanthropy, helping nonprofits reach the intersection of fabulous and philanthropy. As she talked with Randy, she discussed a few reservations donors might have to set up planned giving. .
Advertiser: Syncrony
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.
AccelEvents
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Now that much of North America has entered Phase 2 of the reopening process, the events industry and event brands are more eager than ever to finally host a postponed event or switch from a virtual event back into an in-person or hybrid event. . With any event hosted during the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers are required to follow coronavirus precautions to reduce the spread of the infectious disease. .
Connection Cafe
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Hospitals around the country are leaning in to address patients’ social determinants of health. As they develop community benefit programs to address health disparities and elevate community well-being, co-investment with like-minded partners helps drive greater impact. But, perhaps what is still not clearly defined is how to go from idea to implementation.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2020
If you want to create a heart culture and a people-first culture at your workplace, read the book, Advisory Leadership , by Greg Friedman. Although the book is authored by an award-winning financial advisor and primarily written for professionals in the financial services industry, this book is a must read for any leader who wants to create a nurturing heart culture that hinges on the human-centric values the next generation of employees hold in high regard.
Blue Fox
OCTOBER 16, 2020
On: Doing the Best we Can in the Moment Last week I had the privilege to speak to nonprofiteers all over the country at Nonprofit Hub's Cause Camp 2020. After I acknowledged that 2020 is basically a dumpster fire, I took an informal poll of the audience to see how everyone was feeling. Interestingly, Cause Campers generally reported a mix of optimism and anxiety.
Advertiser: DonorDock
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!
AccelEvents
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Are you going to be a speaker at an upcoming virtual event? Join us every Monday for our interactive virtual event speaker training on how to live stream with us using the Accelevents platform. What will we cover? Navigating the Accelevents studio controls. Broadcasting live to viewers. Interacting using polls and Q&A. The webinar will be free to attend & interactive, so please come with any questions you may have!
Connection Cafe
OCTOBER 14, 2020
Grantmaking is undergoing an evolution. Funders are scrambling to address new challenges and expedite access to capital for their many nonprofit partners. It’s a pretty remarkable change from just a year ago, when there was little motivation to alter the status quo of long grantmaking cycles and complex applications. It goes to show that nothing stays the same for very long – even philanthropy.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Earlier this year brought the book, Create The Future: Tactics For Disruptive Thinking , by J eremy Gutsche , CEO of Trend Hunter. Flip the book over, and you have Gutsche’s updated and expanded, bestselling, Exploiting Chaos , book now called, The Innovation Handbook , featuring memorable real-world case studies and plenty of thought-provoking questions to inspire next steps for innovation.
Blue Fox
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Blue Fox Specializes in Tax Services for Consultants and Independent Contractors Are you self-employed; earning 1099 income? Is your personal business generating more than $30k per year? Thinking about incorporating? [ Our CEO has a video message for you! ] It sounds like it’s time to analyze your tax position. Let’s compare the costs of incorporating against the tax savings you’d realize as an S-corp.
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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.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 11, 2020
Today, we look back to 2016 : 2016 brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. I'm a big fan of Paul's earlier best-sellers, including Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story. And, the newest installment in the series is equally good, informative, practical and actionable.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2020
Today, we flashback to 2018 : The new book, Say What You Mean , by Oren Jay Sofer , couldn’t have come at a better time. Because 2018 was a year filled with communication challenges for so many people. Often, those conversations were ineffective and unhealthy, causing frustration, conflict and distress. Published toward the end of 2018, Sofer’s book teaches you how to find your voice, speak your truth and listen deeply.
Connection Cafe
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Capital campaigns. Maybe you’re in one. Maybe you’re thinking about one. Maybe you’re wrapping one up now. Maybe you have one in the past that you’d like to forget about. Either way, they are important. Capital campaigns can be a tremendous asset to an organization as nearly a century of their history shows. In today’s episode, we’ll explore the subject of capital campaigns in more depth with guest Amy Eisenstein, CEO and co-founder of The Capital Campaign Toolkit.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 12, 2020
According to entrepreneur and author Margaret Hefferman , as reported a few years ago in Inc. magazine, the secrets of the most productive people are that they do these three things : They take breaks. Breaks refresh the mind and allow you to see new situations. They are great collaborators. They have lives outside work. In fact, the most successful have rich private lives that include interests that hone different skills and that let them think in different ways.
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