Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 18, 2017
Posts with images and videos get shared up to 230% more than those without. To create your own stunning visuals, here are 10 inexpensive and free nonprofit marketing tools that can help.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 16, 2017
Photo by Fuel Relief Fund on GlobalGiving. Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. I surpassed my giving budget for disaster relief giving. However, I still plan to make my year-end gifts (during Giving Tuesday), but I couldn’t help but wonder about donor fatigue and if there will be any impact on year-end campaigns. .
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Achieve
OCTOBER 16, 2017
Hate. Just writing that word makes me a little nervous and a lot uncomfortable. Hate defined is “intense hostility and aversion usually deriving from fear, anger, or sense of injury.”. It is a word that I was taught as a child never to use because it represented such intense distain and ugliness. Frankly, my parents believed there was neither a use for that word nor a place for that emotion in any aspect of the lives my siblings and I were learning to cultivate—we had no need to feel that way to
BoardAssist
OCTOBER 17, 2017
You’ve made the decision to join a nonprofit board and be an agent of change in the nonprofit community. Now what? What should you be thinking about as you consider all the different terrific boards that might want you on their team? We’d argue one of your first considerations should be whether you want to join a startup or established board.
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 19, 2017
Here are 25 great membership website examples from all sorts of different organizations. See how they've set up membership benefits, events, and more. Plus learn how to easily create your own site in 3 easy steps.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 17, 2017
Recently, a nonprofit professional said to me, “I don’t have time to learn anything new because I have too much work to do.” Indeed, she had a calendar full of meetings, an endless to do list, and an inbox that was anything but zeroed out. Yet, we know that learning continuously in a complex world is critical because otherwise our skills are quickly outdated.
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NonProfit Hub
OCTOBER 17, 2017
Sponsored by Give Lively. #GivingTuesday is approaching fast and we want nonprofits to be prepared. We know that many organizations are unable to take full advantage of the digital movement due to the high cost of online fundraising tech. Last year’s #GivingTuesday attracted over 1.64 million donations and $177 million total. This year, those numbers are expected to grow by double digits, and we don’t want organizations like yours to miss out.
Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 16, 2017
These 12 guidelines by two leading communications experts can help you create really great team communication in your organization.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 19, 2017
Former University of Kansas head basketball coach Roy Williams once told U.S. News and World Report magazine that there are three things that coaches as leaders must do to drive success : "Have everyone on the team focus on the same goal." And, the leader must effectively communicate that goal to the team. "Emphasize those goals every day." "Understand that although everyone has a common goal, individuals also have goals, needs and dreams that must be cared for.
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 18, 2017
(Please visit the site to view this video). Older adults are at an increased risk of lacking company and being socially isolated. Recent studies prove that a lack of social relationships is as strong a risk factor for mortality as are smoking, obesity, or a lack of physical activity. Enter Little Brothers. Little Brothers is an effort dedicated to spreading awareness and relieving isolation and loneliness in elders, a problem that often goes unseen.
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.
NonProfit Hub
OCTOBER 16, 2017
In this special edition podcast, Randy talked with the editor of Chronicle of Philanthropy , Stacy Palmer. Chronicle just released their 2017 Special Report titled How America Gives. It’s a comprehensive look into giving trends nationwide through exclusive analysis of Internal Revenue Service data. You can see charitable-donation figures from every state, metropolitan area, and county.
Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 18, 2017
Read Dmitry's update on our acquisition by Personify and what it means going forward.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2017
These quotes truly inspire me : “The three common characteristics of best companies -- they care, they have fun, they have high performance expectations.” -- Brad Hams “The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.” -- Michael Phelps “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." -- Harry S.
Byte Technology
OCTOBER 17, 2017
It’s no great secret that WordPress is a pretty amazing program, and open-source jewel that allows users such great latitude of design possibilities. And among those possibilities is the opportunity to create a video library that can really increase the profile of a site and help engage visitors on different levels. The problem is, WordPress—while allowing designers to embed videos in posts simply by entering the video’s URL as well as displaying hosted videos on a site—doesn’t allow for the cre
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.
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 20, 2017
In Week 1 of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) we looked at spoofed emails , cybercriminals' preferred method of spreading malware. Today, in an effort to provide you with the best information out there to keep you safe online, we're hitting you with a double dose of cybersafety news. Let's take look at the topics for Week 2 and 3 of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: malware and password security.
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