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3 Ways to Manage & Grow Major Donor Relationships

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect. Major donors are the most valuable supporters of the nonprofit world. They build wings in museums, sponsor new research at hospitals, and provide large amounts of financial support for special projects. They find great satisfaction and pride in funding growth and expansion. The key to achieving your nonprofit’s greatest goals?

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Trending in 2020: The vCFO – Let’s Break It Down

Blue Fox

Why one of 2020’s hottest nonprofit trends will continue to be the rise of the virtual CFO. CFO. Chief Financial Officer. Head Honcho of All the Numbers. If you’ve ever met one, your mental picture of a traditional CFO is likely one of a middle-aged white guy wearing glasses, khakis, and a button down shirt hunched over a computer with paperwork all over his desk.

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Leveraging Online Donor Engagement: Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Guest Post by Sarah Tedesco, Executive Vice President of DonorSearch. As a member of a nonprofit fundraising team, you always have your eyes on a fundraising goal and are working to improve your online donor engagement strategy. . Fundraising, however, can take many different forms, so it can be difficult to know which is best to improve your online donor engagement.

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Is Your Association Software Really Cloud Based?

Nimble AMS

How do you know if your association management software is in the cloud? Here’s how to tell. What’s in the “true cloud”? Read on to learn characteristics of true cloud-based software plus questions you can ask to tell if your association management software (AMS) is really cloud based. The “cloud” has many different interpretations. Some think it simply means that an application can be accessed through a web browser.

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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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Leading Versus Managing

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Here are some great insights about leading versus managing from Bob Kulhan and his book, Getting To Yes And. He says, "Leading is not managing. Managing is not leading." "Managing is taking care of logistical and practical details. Every team-related task needs to be managed to some extent, and the quality of managing can fall anywhere on a spectrum that runs from well-oiled machine to gear-grinding nightmare.

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When Bill.com Interviewed Our CEO, Chantal Sheehan

Blue Fox

A Story About How We Serve Clients… When Bill.com calls to interview your CEO, you jump at the opportunity! Especially when they mention that your CEO is viewed as an industry-leading financial services provider and they want to share her expertise. And, now we’re blushing! READ THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE: Blue Fox, AI, and Maximizing Value for Accounting Clients Our CEO, Chantal Sheehan has first-hand experience with the challenges that nonprofit face and has structured Blue Fox servic

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Fulfill your association’s wish list with Nimble AMS

Nimble AMS

You don’t need to be Santa to deliver your staff’s favorite gifts this year. What’s on your list this holiday season? Here are three items that Nimble AMS can take from dream to reality. Many associations have a wish list – a list of things they wish they could do if only they had more resources and better technology. Here are three common wish list items and the ways Nimble AMS can help fulfill them.

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How To Improve Your Decision Making Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Be sure to check out the book, The Decision Makeoever , by Mike Whitaker. It's a fascinating look at decision making and the importance of decision size and timing. As you read the book, you'll gain a better understanding of: The power of decisions Why we make bad decisions How to deal with bad decisions How to deal with regret How to take control of decision making How goals and decisions can help each other Perhaps the most significant part of the book is the author's perspective on goals. " K

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Nonprofit Resource Round-up (December)

Blue Fox

OUR TOP PICKS: News & Resources for Nonprofits If you’re like us, your daily inbox is jam-packed with newsletters and educational opportunities from like-minded social impact leaders. These spectacular humans work around the clock to foster positive change in their communities. Then, somehow, find time to share their story with fellow nonprofit enthusiasts.

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6 Effective Donor Retention Strategies for Small Nonprofits

NonProfit Hub

Small nonprofits can scarcely afford to lose any donors from one year to the next, given the expensive and time-consuming effort that donor acquisition represents. It can be tempting for small nonprofits to focus heavily on donor acquisition. The logic behind it is that the more donors who give to the nonprofit, the larger the nonprofit becomes. However, this only tells half of the story. .

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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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Strategies for Powering Learning Through CRM Go-Live and Beyond

Connection Cafe

The decision has been made. You’re switching to a new CRM solution. And, because everyone loves change and learning new technology, you aren’t anticipating any challenges when communicating this decision or providing training to impacted teams across campus. YEAH RIGHT ! . For all of us who don’t live in a world where this type of change is enthusiastically accepted , we know that it can be challenging , especially when it comes to thinking about training and getting folks to act

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How To Identify And Development Emerging Talent In Your Company

Eric Jacobsen Blog

From the book, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , comes this useful checklist from author H. James Dallas for how to identify and develop emerging talent in your company/organization. Dallas recommends that each question should be graded on a scale of 1 to 3, with 3 being the best. Use the questions and the scoring for you and your employee to work together toward the highest ratings across the board.

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Best of the Decade for Museums

Museum 2.0

Written by Seema Rao Last month, I shared some of my thoughts about the best of museums over the last decades. (I admit some of my best included a big of the worst side of the best). This week, I'm summarizing everyone else's ideas about the best trends of the decade. I'll mention now, Kate Livingston, listed Museum Twitter as one of the best things, and I definitely thought this as I read people's responses.

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Heidi Gerbracht : Together in Change

NonProfit Hub

Heidi Gerbracht will be at Cause Camp 2020 presenting on how diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial to your organization’s success. “If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”. As immediate past board Chair of an organization striving to empower women to run and win political office, this quote from Lilla Watson, an indigenous female activist from Australia, has always re

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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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Big Data on Planned Giving

Connection Cafe

For years, fundraising professionals have heard that we’re on the precipice of a demographic trend called “the great wealth transfer.” As Baby Boomers age over the next two decades, they will pass on more than $30 trillion to the next generation. This is the biggest wealth transfer in human history and may be one of the largest moments for philanthropy ever.

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Today's Leadership Thought: Celebrate Learning

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Today's leadership thought comes from the new book, Trap Tales , by David M. R. Covey and Stephan M. Mardyks. " Rejoice and celebrate in the effort, the journey, and the process as much as in the end result. Mistakes are instructive. Learn from them instead of hiding them. ".

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How WhatsApp Is Being Used by Nonprofits in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recently, Social Misfits Media’s Community Manager, Angharad Francis, interviewed the brilliant Pushpa Aman Singh, Founder of GuideStar India. In this interview, Pushpa discusses her journey prior to founding GuideStar India, her role in helping NGOs and how WhatsApp is driving strong communication among stakeholders. Please can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your career prior to GuideStar?

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Nimble AMS Introduces The Lightning Store For Associations

Nimble AMS

All about this new modern and streamlined e-commerce experience for associations. Create a Lightning Store with an improved user experience and greater flexibility for associations to sell their products. How can associations sell products faster and easily while improving the member experience? Part of providing an excellent member experience is to consider the digital experience for customers.

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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 sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 125: How Dorri McWhorter Future-Proofed the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago

Connection Cafe

Long standing social good organizations have developed foundational fundraising and engagement methods that have provided for them for decades or more. As technology continues to shrink the world, increasing competition and changing the way we communicate with one another, how can business principles and skills help bring historically traditional nonprofits and other social good organizations into the future?

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Leaving Your Legacy

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Today's leadership thought comes from the new book, Trap Tales , by David M. R. Covey and Stephan M. Mardyks. "True happiness does not come from possessions. It comes from serving others and making meaningful contributions that benefit other people long after we are gone. It is prioritizing experiences over possessions.".

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Arts & Cultural Takeaways from bbcon 2019

Connection Cafe

It’s been nearly two months since bbcon 2019 in Nashville, and I’m still thinking about the live music, inspiring mainstage content, and incredible sessions delivered in the Arts & Cultural track. With 150+ attendees from the Arts & Cultural community in attendance, we had so many great opportunities for sharing best practices and rallying around big ideas in our space.

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Top #GivingTuesday Takeaways for Arts & Cultural Organizations

Connection Cafe

The results are in – and this year was the biggest # GivingTuesday yet! The? # GivingTuesday Data Collaborative?reports that in the U.S.?online giving increased from $400 million in 2018 to $511 million and that total online and offline giving reached $1.97 billion. . How did a rts, c ultural & h umanities organizations fare on # GivingTuesday ?

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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!