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16 free nonprofit books for your summer reading list

Candid

We have several quick reads that will give your skills a boost—with minimal time and effort: Nonprofit Quick Guides by Joanne Oppelt and Linda Lysakowski. Hint: It takes courage, vulnerability, and trust.) Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In by Christen Brandt and Tammy Tibbetts.

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6 Ways to Raise More with Facebook Fundraisers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The 2019 M+R Benchmarks Report observed that for certain nonprofit sectors the impact has been “dramatic,” and for health nonprofits, in particular, it appeared “nothing short of transformative.”. Not every nonprofit can get Steph Curry on board, but even a minor public figure with a decent social media following can make a meaningful impact.

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AI and Nonprofits: Will Bots Make Transition from Functional to Friendship?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Today, the average chatbot’s language skills have advanced enough that they can do all kinds of things beyond answers to basic questions. Perhaps you can meet the expectations of this trend by incorporating just a hint of personality, fun, or playfulness like the Anne Frank House bot.

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How to Approach a Nonprofit Job Interview with a For-Profit Attitude (and Résumé)

EveryAction

Hint: it’s not for the money. Understanding impact in the corporate world means having a great deal of “market awareness” and seeing how the moves you’re making are “moving the needle” and influencing your bottom line. Measuring impact has more to do with building awareness in issue areas and the larger public conversation.

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Animal Fundraising: 4 Top Ideas for Your Organization

Get Fully Funded

Adding a shoutout to your fundraiser in their next email or newsletter is low effort and can have a massive impact on your fundraising capacity. To amplify this long-term impact of your merchandise, add subtle branded elements to every product you sell, such as your organization’s name, logo, colors, slogans, or fonts.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. hint: it’s very helpful if you can make your “character” a specific person/animal or small group of people/animals that you can attach names to).

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Training Nonprofit Staff & Volunteers Effectively in 5 Steps

Get Fully Funded

Hint: If your constituents are more comfortable now with virtual opportunities to lend their support, check out Fundly’s list of virtual fundraising ide as to get inspired for your next campaign.). The key is not to use training as a reward, but to reward the impact that occurs after the training. Step 3: Make a training plan.

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