The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

An organization’s annual fundraising appeal letter is a yearly letter that gets sent out to your current donors asking for general operating funds for your nonprofit organization. It usually gets sent to every donor in your donor file (or at least, every donor that has been active over the past several years) and normally gets sent out around the same time each year (the time of year differs by nonprofit, but once you pick a time of year, you normally stick with it).

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Storytelling can entertain, educate and entice people to act. Nonprofits have more stories at their fingertips than any other organization. Nonprofits that create an internal storytelling culture can excite staff and volunteers, entice new supporters, strengthen relationships with donors, and raise more funds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Ask any nonprofit fundraiser if he or she wants to increase the results of their fundraising efforts and you’ll get a resounding “yes”! The next question, of course, is how? The answer is in understanding your goal and audience, and then matching your pitch to the prospect. In other words, you create donor journeys. . If you’ve never done so, developing donor journeys (also known as donor journey mapping) can feel like quite an undertaking.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

There may or may not be a chill in the air where you are, but if you’re in charge of raising money to fund your nonprofit’s mission, chances are you’re already waist-deep in fall fundraising strategy and execution. We recently wrapped up our six-part blog series highlighting the digital must-have tools that every nonprofit needs for a successful GivingTuesday and year-end.

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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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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This is a two part article on how to create fundraising systems for your nonprofit. In Part 1, we will talk about what fundraising systems are and why they are important for development. In Part 2, we will show you how to create systems at your organization. One Seriously Stressed Out Nonprofit. Let me tell you a story. It’s about a nonprofit I once worked with.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Giving Tuesday officially launches the end-of-year giving, and is a great opportunity to connect with current and potential constituents to keep your cause top-of-mind during the season of philanthropy. Here are three ways you can ensure a successful year-end campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

It’s that time of year! Fundraising season is upon us and it’s time to set some big year-end fundraising goals and go after them! Yep, there’s a marathon of opportunity coming up and you don’t want to miss the chance to raise big bucks for your nonprofit. You see, the end of the year is when people think about how they can make a difference, especially through causes they love.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The BEST Online Payment Processing for Nonprofits: Our Top 18 Picks If you want to collect donations online (and you do!), you’re going to need an online payment processor. Payment processors are a key piece of setting up your online payment.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The better you know your donor, the better your appeal is going to be. That’s obvious. The problem is your donor is probably coming from a completely different experiential background. How do you get inside that person’s head?

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Is your association innovative? Are you increasing staff productivity through AI and predictive analytics or are you sticking to your values by highlighting your member benefits? “Innovator” might currently be a buzzword, but your organization should still be striving to blaze technological trails and deliver superior member value. . To drive innovation within your association, leaders will need to become problem solvers , prioritizing new opportunities and adopting flexible practices across t

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Article In Brief: The Problem: While nonprofits say they support improving diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) actually doing it requires getting the board to buy-in to the need for culture change. Why it Happens:There are many reasons DEIB efforts fail including not being a part of the strategic plan, lack of board champions, and […].

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Original Broadcast Date: September 22, 2022 Summary: Conflict is inevitable in the workplace, yet 70% of people deal with it by avoiding it. Many comment that it’s the emotional intensity that poses a challenge for them. But not all conflict is destructive, and emotions are an important information source to be incorporated into resolutions. And […].

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Trust is your organization’s most valuable asset. In the case of donors, this means they need to be willing to support your mission with their dollars so you will make something they think is important happen.

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DonorDrive

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

DonorDrive is hosting its annual DonorDrive Charity Arcade at TwitchCon 2022, a convention organized by Twitch, the world’s largest livestreaming platform. The event provides a vital opportunity for DonorDrive’s enterprise nonprofit clients to connect directly with content creators, corporate brands, and their existing supporters in one collaborative, energetic environment to foster potential fundraising relationships.

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Advertiser: DonorDock

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DonorPerfect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Excellent year-end campaigns strike a balance between hitting uplifting emotional beats that are relevant to your mission and delivering a compelling case for why people should support your nonprofit. They’re specially crafted for each recipient, and encourage your community to dream big about the future they’re helping make possible. Your appeals reach homes at just Read More ».

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Donorbox

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The giving season, the season of giving, year-end – whatever you call them, the last few months of the year are critical to your fundraising efforts. In fact, more than 30% of annual giving happens in December, and 10% happens in the last three days of the year alone! And it’s never too early to […]. The post Getting You Ready for Giving Season 2022 [With a 3-Step RoadMap] appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

A multichannel marketing strategy means consistently interacting with your target donors on a variety of channels. The more channels you can reach them on, the faster you can turn a prospective donor into a first-time donor. Here are five advantages of this strategy.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Ever wonder who donates to a specific organization? Lots of people do—some are curious how an organization funds its work and others are looking for prospects of their own. If you’ve ever tried to research this, you know it’s a challenge! But don’t get discouraged. With just a little digging—using the tools and resources I will share in this blog—you will be able to get a picture of who donates to a particular nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

This is part one in a two-part series from Madison Gonzalez on the importance of helping employees achieve work-life balance. . Helping Nonprofit Employees Achieve Work-Life Balance Isn’t Optional. Work-life balance. You’ve probably heard it mentioned many times before. Many of us may roll our eyes or chuckle at the thought that we could achieve it.

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Big Duck

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The post Approaching GivingTuesday with a collective lens appeared first on Big Duck.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

It's critical for nonprofits to stop and think about how they can pour themselves into people’s lives and help them fulfill their interests and passions. If you can do this successfully, which we know you can, it will pay off economically in surprising ways.

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

We often talk about burnout, compassion fatigue and the need for resiliency in our workforce. We are beginning to reckon with the reality that it is our systems that are failing, not our workers. What will it take to create sustainable work in helping professions, for volunteers and staff? Stacy Ashton, Executive Director, Crisis Intervention […].

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Whether it be convincing a board of directors, finding the time and resources, or seeking funds from grantmakers, many foundations face hurdles in creating an advocacy agenda. Chynna A. Phillips, senior director of policy and research at Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina, and Melissa Levesque, senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Coastal Community Foundation, spoke with Blackbaud’s Sally Ehrenfreid, government relations lead, about implementing advocacy in foundation

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Your nonprofit should develop a wide-reaching donor stewardship strategy to build strong, long-lasting relationships with supporters. But your donor stewardship shouldn’t just be broad—you also need to make sure that your stewardship efforts are memorable. Creating unforgettable donor stewardship experiences for your nonprofit’s supporters helps your organization stand out from the crowd.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Giveffect announced the Giveffect Software Grant Program to help selected nonprofits accelerate digital transformation and realize significant gains in fundraising and community building. .

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

With Fall right around the corner, organizations are planning their fundraisers, everything from galas to golf tournaments. But how can organizations ensure that they are making the most of their Fall fundraisers, and with the current recession, how are they setting themselves up to recession-proof their fundraising? With the pandemic and current economic state, fundraising […].

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As part of building a new supporter journey (from making a one-time donation to becoming a sustaining supporter), The Denan Project set out to shorten the time between the first donation and the recurring donations.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

For the fifth consecutive year, Blackbaud K–12 websites were honored in the annual WebAwards. Congratulations to Xaverian for winning Outstanding Website and to Northwest Academy, Ransom Everglades School and Sewickley Academy, for earning Education Standard of Excellence honors. The WebAwards are a prestigious and competitive competition hosted by the Web Marketing Association.

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Tech Soup Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Key performance indicators (KPIs) are metrics that provide insight into the performance of any given process or tool. When it comes to nonprofit websites, these metrics can help you determine how effective the site is at driving donations, volunteer sign-ups, awareness, or other organizational goals. With the proper tools, there is a wealth of data available regarding your website's performance.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Since we have not seen inflation at this level in decades, many nonprofit organizations simply don’t have much experience dealing with it. Here are some of the biggest ways that inflation may be affecting your charity and our best advice for navigating through this fiscal storm.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Today brings a new book and step-by-step guide for specialists, professionals, managers and independent contracts who want to achieve success in their work. Specifically, the book teaches how to demonstrate the value of your initiatives, using a simplified version of the ROI Methodology. Patricia Pulliam Phillips and Jack J. Phillips , authors of the book, Show The Value Of What You Do , developed the ROI Methodology in the 1970s and refined it in the 1980s when their first book describing the p

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