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Don’t Be Afraid to Move the Rug! Seven Steps for Organizational Excellence

.orgSource

Consultants see everything—from organizations that make Dunder Mifflin look like a tight ship to associations that could teach us a thing or two. We focus attention on what the most successful groups do right. At.orgCommunity’s June 9 Innovation Summit, Kevin Ordonez,orgSource President and Managing Director of Digital Strategy, and I gave a presentation […].

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A Social Fundraising Evolution: Content Creators Influence Giving Behaviors

NonProfit PRO

There are new ways to engage supporters using Facebook and Instagram messenger, where supporters never leave the platform. Applying traditional cultivation and coaching methods via in-channel conversations, nonprofits are raising revenue, driving repeat action, and nurturing relationships with new supporters.

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Level Up Your Association’s Marketing with Analytics

Association Analytics

The post Level Up Your Association’s Marketing with Analytics appeared first on Association Analytics.

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Dissecting George Silverman: Why Word-of-Mouth Marketing Is Important

Association TV

This is the last article you’ll ever need to read on word-of-mouth marketing, trust me.

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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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[Webinar] LinkedIn & Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

LinkedIn and Twitter have unique roles in your nonprofit’s social media strategy. LinkedIn is ideal for connecting with sponsors, funders, and thought leaders while Twitter is a fast-moving community built upon real-time news and information sharing. In this two-hour webinar , nonprofits will learn best practices for using LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Direct Mail or Email? Win Over Donors With Both Channels

NonProfit PRO

Despite being a frequently debated topic, there is no "versus" between direct mail and email. Each is an indispensable partner to the other. Regardless, it's essential to approach them differently with your writing.

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Dissecting George Silverman: Why Word-of-Mouth Marketing Is Important

Association TV

Word of mouth cuts out all the middle people — creators, experts, advertisers — and communicates the product experience from existing user to prospect.

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The Ultimate Guide to Nonprofit Budgets

Wild Apricot

Running a nonprofit is a lot like learning to juggle—exciting as the skill is, it’s harder than it looks! If you’re looking for a way to keep all those balls in the air, nothing is more valuable than a foolproof nonprofit budget.

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4 Stewardship Essentials to Inspire Your Annual Givers

NonProfit PRO

Annual giving is the bread and butter of many nonprofits' operations, and with these stewardship strategies, you can maximize your own annual revenue.

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Why members should have a seat at the leadership table

Nimble AMS

When it comes to delivering superior member experience (MX), association professionals know how important it is to invest in technology that drives member loyalty. According to the 2022 Community Brands Association Trends Study , Pros prioritize technology used to improve MX. Associations are looking for innovative association management software (AMS) like email marketing, content management systems, e-commerce platforms, job boards, and learning solutions to transform MX. .

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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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Is a “culture of service” harming nonprofit professionals?

Charity Village

This article is an excerpt from Conscious Service: Ten Ways to Reclaim your Calling, Move beyond Burnout, and Make a Difference without Sacrificing Yourself (Hazelden Publishing, Publication Date: April 2022) and is reprinted with permission. The role of workplace and community culture has become a major focus in discussions about organizational development and effectiveness.

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19 Effective Nonprofit Accounting Software Tools

Wild Apricot

Nonprofit accounting can get complicated , especially for organizations using outdated systems.

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Practice Is the Road to Perfection

NonProfit PRO

Today, there are so many more ways now to engage with and ask donors in any and all channels and media that you have a lot more opportunities to practice your messaging and asks, so that it will ultimately become absolutely perfect.

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Engage, request, repeat: The proven formula for retaining donors

Candid

Donor retention is the measurement of how many donors continue giving to your nonprofit year after year. You can calculate this metric for your organization by dividing the number of donors who gave again this year by the total number of donors who gave last year. . Maintaining a high retention rate means your nonprofit has access to ongoing, sustainable financial support.

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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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5 Best Practices for Building a Nonprofit Annual Operating Budget (with Template!)

Blue Avocado

There are as many forms of nonprofit budgets as there are forms of organizations. Unlike financial statements, which have some rules and guidelines according to accounting standards, the same level of industry-imposed standardization for budget documents and formats doesn’t really exist. While it’s true that the look of the budget should vary according to the […].

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Choosing a CMS: 3 Tips for Your Nonprofit

Top Nonprofits

A strong nonprofit website engages supporters, educates visitors about your mission, and accepts online donations. Since your website is such a vital component of your online outreach strategy, you’ll need to choose the right content management system (CMS) to build and manage it. You may be considering revamping your website by migrating it to a new system or creating a brand new site from scratch.

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The NonProfit Voice Ep 65: Discover Giving Trends by Analyzing Your Donor Data

NonProfit PRO

In this episode of The NonProfit Voice Tech Series, Mark Becker is joined by Maria Shanley at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and Abby Jarvis at Neon One, to talk about data. They explore how nonprofits should analyze data and trends in giving, as well as exploring a nonprofit's donor segments and demographics in order to better engage donors.

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Understanding the New Vision + Vocabulary of Marketing Cloud

Cloud 4 Good

Salesforce recently shared its vision for the next generation of Marketing Cloud, one that would help service teams and marketers create more personalized experiences that drive lifelong customer relationships. The overarching goal of this next phase is to humanize the customer experience with new AI-powered conversational intelligence, mobile offline access, and innovations to the Customer Data Platform. .

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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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A Maryland nonprofit’s quest to bridge the gap between job seekers and employers

Candid

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed multiple cracks in our society’s infrastructure. And over the past two years, those of us in the nonprofit sector who are committed to workforce development have seen the divide between job seekers and employers grow even wider. Maryland New Directions has helped motivate men and women in the greater Baltimore area find new career opportunities for nearly 50 years.

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How to Design A Crowdfunding Page That Boosts Outreach and Donations

Donorbox

Crowdfunding is an affordable way for new as well as established nonprofits to raise hundreds, even thousands of dollars. There are many benefits to starting a crowdfunding campaign, including sharing your organization with a new audience and quickly raising money to meet your fundraising goals for an upcoming project. This article delves deeper into how […].

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New Research From OneCause Examines Evolving Social Donor Expectations

NonProfit PRO

OneCause released findings from its latest research, "The Giving Experience Study." Findings provide insights from social donors who gave to fundraising events over the past year and include what motivates them, when and how they will be comfortable returning to in-person events, and what influences repeat donations.

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The Secrets of Nonprofit Storytelling: Social Media, Staffing Issues, & Beyond

DonorPerfect

We handpicked industry experts to lead virtual sessions on nonprofit storytelling techniques that promote fundraising growth and success. Even though the conference is over, there’s enough value in these sessions to influence your campaigns for years to come, and we want to share as much of our speakers’ knowledge as possible. Here are highlights from Read More ».

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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!

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How "Small" Payroll Mistakes Cause Multi-Year S#!t Storms for Nonprofits

Blue Fox

The 4 Most Common Payroll and Tax Compliance Mistakes and How to Avoid Them There’s something stinky in the air lately. It smells like past payroll mistakes. And it takes a while to clean up. Here’s the reality: you want a badass bookkeeper , not a BAD bookkeeper! Nonprofit bookkeepers must understand nonprofit payroll and tax compliance.

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How to Integrate Donorbox with Airmeet | Step-by-Step Guide

Donorbox

Virtual fundraising is a must in today’s landscape. A virtual fundraising event is a fundraising event that is hosted virtually or online through live streaming, virtual summits, virtual donation drives, and more! Virtual events are becoming increasingly popular and a suitable way for fundraisers to meet donors where they are and raise money online.

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Classy Launches Crypto Giving Powered by Coinbase Commerce

NonProfit PRO

Classy announced the launch of Crypto Giving. Through an integration with Coinbase Commerce, nonprofit organizations on Classy's platform can receive donations for multiple types of cryptocurrency.

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2022: My First ATD Conference

Gyrus

2022 was my first Learning and Development Conference and my first conference while working with Gyrus Systems and I thoroughly had a good time.

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Nonprofit Technology Adoption: Why It Matters and How to Be Successful

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.

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Eff the ineffable

Hands on Fundraising

Or, how to make your ask concrete, if you work for an arts organization. Arts lovers know that art can’t always be constrained by words. I spent a good part of my career as a staff person in an arts organization. Theater was my route into the nonprofit world. But my love for all kinds […]. The post Eff the ineffable appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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7 Ideas to Future-Proof Your Volunteer Program

Volunteer Hub

The best way to future-proof your volunteer program is by adapting to the needs and expectations of volunteers that provide their time. Creating a strategy and setting goals is one of the best ways that your organization can future-proof your volunteer program. At VolunteerHub, we are consistently looking at best practices, trends, and events that impact how nonprofits can better recruit, engage, and manage volunteers.

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ezCater Solves Tax Exemption on Workplace Food for Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

ezCater, a provider of corporate food solutions, announced a new tax-exempt ordering platform for nonprofit organizations. With ezCater, organizations set their tax-exempt status once and it automatically applies to catering orders from over 95,000 restaurants on the ezCater platform, saving them time and money.

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How To Lead With Heart

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Leading With Heart. CEO coaches and authors John Baird and Edward Sullivan share that anyone can learn how to make an authentic connection with their teams in order to drive better outcomes.

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Achieving Organizational Transformation: Pathways to Success

Association executives—and hopefully their boards—know that they are facing perilous times. Driven by the pace of cultural and technological change, they are experiencing major disruptions in the traditional business models that used to guide organizational growth strategies.orgSource offers a straightforward approach to navigating these changes and readying your organization for growth.