2021

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What Nonprofit Donors Want To See in Your Marketing and Social Media

NonProfit PRO

What's happened is that we live at a time of immense transparency and authenticity because of the way data is consumed. Donors could hold nonprofits and their leaders accountable if they realize something isn't quite right. Therefore, in this time of easy communications, you want to ensure quality and value marketing and social media.

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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Metaverse is a broad term that encapsulates the next evolution of the internet. It is a digital reality – a cyberspace made up of multiple virtual worlds – that combines components of social media, gaming, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), cryptocurrencies, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The metaverse is being conceptualized and developed as the merging of our physical existence with our digital lives.

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Top 10 Tips for Matchmaking and Networking at Your Event

Cadmium CD

Written by CadmiumCD Contributor Pamela Shigeoka. Matchmaking is a hot topic right now in the events industry, and it can help your exhibitors make even better connections with attendees. What is matchmaking? It’s a personalized experience for both attendees and exhibitors. The dynamic attendee list lets you customize the exhibitor to attendee experience great way to make exhibitors happy.

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How To Create an Effective Donor Stewardship Program in 8 Simple Steps

Wild Apricot

As a fundraiser, you likely spend much of your time promoting your cause, organizing campaigns, and soliciting new gifts. But what happens after a gift has been made? Is the work over? Far from it. This is where donor stewardship begins. Ideally, you’ll.

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Become the Association Your Members Want

As the pandemic advanced, we were keenly aware of the apprehension and pain throughout our community. Clients and colleagues contacted us with questions about managing revenue shortfall, introducing new technology, and preparing for changing membership patterns. When we seek input on critical issues, members of.orgCommunity, our networking and education organization, are an invaluable resource.

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8 Tips for Facilitating Nonprofit Hybrid Meetings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Give your remote participants a seat at the table. As the pandemic continues, most nonprofit workplaces will become a combination of virtual and on-site work. A recent McKinsey survey suggests that 90% of organizations will adopt some version of the hybrid workplace. The hybrid workplace will have a huge impact on the way we design and facilitate meetings, the primary method of how many organizations get stuff done.

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Did you miss the day fundraising took a vow of poverty?

Hands on Fundraising

Fundraisers – and fundraising – need to be funded. The pandemic has caused an interesting shake-up: many employers are struggling to find or keep employees. Meanwhile, the nonprofit sector has an unfortunate history of paying poorly – that matches up to a history of short stays for employees. (It always seems like the person who […].

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I love you, nonprofit colleagues. Please give yourselves a break.

Nonprofit AF

Hi everyone, this will be the last post of 2021 (I’ll be back on January 3rd), and it might be.

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9 Ways To Thank Your Volunteers This Giving Season

Kindful

As you’ve likely seen, volunteers can have a tremendous impact on the work you’re able to do. . There are “boots-on-the-ground” volunteers who show up in person to help out, vendors who donate supplies or make in-kind donations, those who help you fundraise, and more. No matter how they support your mission, one thing all of these volunteers have in common is that they deserve your gratitude. .

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Giving Tuesday 2021: Predictions, Stats & Facts

Whole Whale

Prediction: Giving will surpass $3 Billion on November 30th, 2021. Based on our analysis that incorporates an adjusted linear regression, trends in Google Search terms around “Giving Tuesday,” and national giving trends, we predict that $3.048 Billion will be raised on Giving Tuesday 202 1. This will be a 27% or $648 million increase over 2020’s record-breaking $2.4B.

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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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Quick tips for nonprofits seeking grants

Candid

One of the most common questions Candid’s team of expert librarians get on our Ask Us page is “how do I get a grant?” To help answer this question, we’ve created a short (two-minute) video with some quick tips for nonprofits seeking grants. In it, you’ll hear three top tips about how to: demonstrate your nonprofit’s credibility, find a funder that’s likely to be interested in the work you do, and tailor your approach to speak to a funder’s interests.

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How the Supply Chain Problem Affects Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

The supply chain issue in the U.S. and abroad is something that affects all of us. However, it has ramifications for your nonprofit beyond what you may think. Sure, if you’re an organization reliant on providing things to people you serve, it could be an incredible challenge.

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Instagram Feed Fundraisers: What Nonprofits Need to Know

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Meta has quietly announced that the Facebook Fundraiser functionality is being expanded to Instagram. If your nonprofit is eligible for Instagram Charitable Giving Tools, then your supporters can now create fundraisers for your nonprofit. According to Meta: We’re expanding the set of nonprofits that people can fundraise for on Instagram. In the coming weeks, you’ll now be able to raise money for more than 1.5 million organizations by adding a fundraiser to a post.

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5 Tips for Drafting the Perfect Volunteer Opportunity Description

Volunteer Hub

The perfect volunteer opportunity description will set expectations, provide a detailed overview, communicate mission, and entice qualified constituents to register. Regardless of the volunteer management software your organization uses, creating an engaging and detailed volunteer opportunity description is crucial to recruitment. Volunteer opportunity descriptions are important because they are often one of the first interactions your volunteer program will have with volunteer prospects.

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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.

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7 Steps to Create a Donation Website for Your Nonprofit + 10 Great Examples

Wild Apricot

Take a look at your website. Would it encourage you to donate? If the answer is no, your potential donors probably feel the same way. Think of your website as your personal assistant. Once set up properly to receive donations, it makes it easy for.

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What Can Marketing Cloud Do for Education?

Cloud 4 Good

Often campuses come to Cloud for Good with their data spread out across various systems, departments, and sometimes even spreadsheets. Because of this, they lack a true 360-view of their students, alumni, faculty, staff, and where an individual might be in the campus’s lifecycle. On top of that, staff often execute manual sends that could be automated to free up their time to think more strategically, innovate, and be more hands-on with communications that need more human intervention.

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Here’s Why Blended Asks Should Be A Strategy In Your Fundraising Toolbox

Bloomerang

Do you think a donor wants to be asked for a capital gift in April, a bequest gift in July, and an annual gift in November – all in the same calendar year? No, they don’t. That kind of asking pattern can feel like “nickel and diming” to donors, which is why blended asks are so important. . But that’s what all too often happens when you silo departments and campaigns: Asking becomes centered on your organization’s processes.

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What it costs to feel all the feels – and why you should pay

Hands on Fundraising

This is a short story about feelings. Back in my younger days, I was a theater person. I mean, I still feel like a theater person, but as an audience member. Then, I was a performer. As a little girl, my dream was to be a ballet dancer. Watching ballet can still make me cry […]. The post What it costs to feel all the feels – and why you should pay appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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The Denan Project - Leveraging WhatsApp for Good

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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A few things I would tell my younger self if I could go back in time

Nonprofit AF

Hi everyone, happy December. I do a lot of speaking, and a question I get asked often is “If you.

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3 Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas That Will Stand Out

Kindful

With tens of thousands of nonprofits participating in Giving Tuesday, it’s understandable that you might feel like your emails and social media posts will just get lost in the shuffle. However, this shouldn’t discourage you from participating! Giving Tuesday can be a great way to kick off your year-end fundraising efforts. One way you can make sure your message gets in front of the right people on Giving Tuesday is to segment your campaigns for specific audiences.

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Julia Campbell’s Secret Sauce: Expert Social Media Tips for Nonprofits

Qgiv

Julia Campbell has been helping nonprofits make the most of their social media presences for years. She knows what strategies work on social media, what strategies fail, and how nonprofits can use social channels to make a big impact on their community. Julia C. Campbell. In this interview, Julia shares some of the strategies she teaches her clients, including her secret formula for social media calendars, how nonprofits can improve engagement on their social channels, and the one thing she wish

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Candid names Ann Mei Chang as new CEO

Candid

Trailblazer chosen to guide the country’s most comprehensive source of data tools on nonprofits, foundations, and grants. Candid’s board of trustees today announced the selection of Ann Mei Chang as the organization’s new chief executive officer. Ann Mei is a leading expert on social innovation with global experience in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.

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Why Nonprofits Are Leaving Facebook

NonProfit PRO

Did you know 90% of Facebook users live overseas? That's just one reason why nonprofits are increasingly looking for alternatives to Facebook. At some point, I anticipate that there will be increased shifts away from the platform. Here's why.

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What are Key Messages and How Can Nonprofits Use Them Effectively?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Beth Singer , Principal at Beth Singer Design, LLC – a design and communications firm specializing in nonprofit organizations to help them fundraise, educate, and promote membership and events through design solutions. If your organization is like most nonprofits, you are continually reaching out to stakeholders to: Educate. Change minds. Move people to action.

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DonorDrive Launches New Mobile App to Transform the Way People Fundraise for Nonprofits 

DonorDrive

This new release makes DonorDrive the first company to provide a single platform for nonprofits to manage constituent fundraising experiences across both web and mobile platforms.

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The Ultimate Social Media Guide for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

Whenever Kathleen thought about ramping up her nonprofit’s social media presence, she quickly found herself overwhelmed. When she’d started the organization, social media didn’t even exist! She’d invited people to the first.

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Get Organized and Increase Your Nonprofit Productivity

Get Fully Funded

Look at your desk right now, and tell me how many sticky notes are on it. How many to-do lists? How many reminder notes to yourself? If you feel like you have too much to do and aren’t getting enough done, you need to increase your nonprofit productivity. The first step may be to change the way you work. That’s right. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result.

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3 Lessons For Fundraisers From “Die Hard”

Bloomerang

This article contains spoilers for the movie “Die Hard.” . Depending on who you ask (me), “Die Hard” is the best Christmas movie of all time. If you haven’t seen it, I suggest that you stop what you’re doing and make that happen ASAP. . Now that I’ve either made you my best friend or alienated you forever with that statement, let’s get into the lessons I believe all fundraisers can take from this movie !

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Fundraising for introverts – how you can build genuine relationships

Hands on Fundraising

Are you an introvert? I finished the second interview of the day. I’d been gathering information to create appeals or other communications for clients. The people I spoke with were interesting and kind. I enjoyed speaking with them. And yet, I was worn out. If you understand what I mean, hello, introvert. A personality difference, […]. The post Fundraising for introverts – how you can build genuine relationships appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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How “strategic philanthropy” has harmed our sector, and why it refuses to die

Nonprofit AF

Remember that couple that did a gender reveal party earlier this year and ended up starting a wildfire that lasted.

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14 Nonprofit Books Recommended by Top Industry Experts

Classy

At Classy, one of our core values is to always be learning. Even seasoned fundraisers and nonprofit professionals need to learn new skills and hear new perspectives, and that’s where our reading list comes in. At the 2021 Collaborative: Virtual Sessions , our annual nonprofit conference, over 7,000 people from across the world came together to learn how to advance their mission within the social sector.

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