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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

Bloomerang

This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history. In this guide, we’ll take a broad look at volunteerism to explore its history and benefits. We’ll cover: Volunteerism definition History of volunteerism Types of volunteerism Why is volunteerism important?

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8 Organizations to Support this Black History Month

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

February is Black History Month and while there are countless ways to honor and celebrate black history throughout the year, we’re giving you a place to start by highlighting eight nonprofits that are making major waves in their communities. Black Teach Project is the definition of “small but mighty.” Black Teacher Project.

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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

One volunteer manager at an Arizona zoo described finding new ways to teach their volunteers about wildlife: “Over Zoom, we would give presentations about the different animals in our collection… So, for example, I did a presentation on bird conservation, which was not something that we ever had before. It wasn’t!

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The Role of Data Warehouses in Nonprofit Technology Strategies

Cloud 4 Good

You carefully analyze and map your legacy data, populating your new system until it’s full of your organization’s history. Host Locally or in the Cloud. While some organizations opt to keep their data warehouse hosted locally, there are significant advantages to cloud-based data warehouse options such as Redshift or Snowflake.

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5 fundraising ideas to start the year off strong

Candid

Here’s how you can get started on this fundraising idea: Begin by diving into your fundraising data and analyzing the giving history of your donors. Joining the local affinity group you’ve been hearing about from your network. Practicing your public speaking by volunteering to teach a workshop or speak on a panel.

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Nonprofit Donor Engagement Strategies: Breaking Through the Noise

Neon CRM

Showing impact numbers and, more importantly, stories keep donors informed and engaged. Invite people to send you stories about why they got involved with your nonprofit. When a donor shares a great story, consider asking them to let you use it in a future fundraising appeal. Teaching them something.

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The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies

Qgiv

Here are a few tasks you might want to turn over to volunteers or recruit more volunteers for: Day-to-day office work or cleaning Door greeter roles Docent positions Event committee positions Event registration and ticketing Event set-up and clean-up In-kind donations collection Marketing and promotion tasks Fundraising tasks Teaching or tutoring.