Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Whether you’re a seasoned gala organizer or just dipping your toes in, this guide will equip you with the knowledge to successfully navigate the exciting world of nonprofit galas. Mission Moment Every successful gala should have a moment that connects attendees to your cause on a deeper level, igniting interest and generosity.

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Volunteer Hub

APRIL 12, 2022

To reduce the risk of burnout, it is crucial that you consider a volunteer’s motivation for giving, their allotted time for volunteerism, and their skill-set. Here are 5 ways to support your volunteers in 2022 and set them up for long-term success within your volunteer program. Help Volunteer Acquire New Skills.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to measuring performance, but every successful fundraising team should have the ability to assess and refine its data. Measuring and optimizing staff-related KPIs ensures employees are being rewarded and challenged, which ultimately drives the success of your organization.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Has your non-profit told stories? Are you trying to figure out how to get better results from the stories you tell? We don’t want to tell stories just for the sake of telling stories. The first and biggest factor in determining your next step is whether or not your non-profit has told stories.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A key differentiator for pro bono service and a concept core to The Knitting Factor is the idea of skill sharing or a two-way talent exchange in which both professional volunteers and their nonprofit partners are able to learn with and from each other through an expectation of shared value and knowledge.

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

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. This series features seven quick guides to support your professional success, including How to Find New Donors and Get Them to Give Again and How to Run a Strategic Planning Retreat.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

Kaplan explains that over 100 years ago, we established IQ (Intelligence Quotient) to predict success. While you can't change the past, your unique experiences and stories contain hidden strengths and untapped potential for the future,” explains Kaplan. Know-how : Your knowledge and skills.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

No matter the details of your story, you can leverage that sense of empathy to solicit a response from your audience. Your story goes far beyond simply telling the tale of how you got started. Integrate your story into your website. Without further ado, let’s pull the curtain back on the skill of nonprofit storytelling.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 27, 2021

If you want to reach more people and help promote your brand recognition while positively shaping the public’s perception of you – learning a few key strategies and skills around external nonprofit communication is vital. . Human brains engage, absorb, and remember stories better than any other form of communication available. .

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 16, 2023

Create awareness : Events give you a stage to share your story, educate people about your cause, and inspire them to take action. This knowledge will help you tailor your event to their interests and increase engagement. Tell a Compelling Story : People connect with stories more than facts or statistics.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Get a free Demo Volunteerism has a long and storied history, in both the United States and the world as a whole. Hopefully, this provided you with some great knowledge on the history of volunteerism! These opportunities teach students valuable skills while allowing them to contribute their time and energy to help worthy causes.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. You can facilitate donors’ participation by telling the story of their tangible impact.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2018

CSR trends point to the rise of skills-based volunteerism. The 2017 CECP Giving in Numbers reports that more than 50% of companies have developed skills-based volunteer programs to support community and business goals. Skills-based volunteerism is a powerful resource because its value is far greater than the sum of its parts.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2023

Kettl share compelling and instructive stories about some of today’s most successful bridgebuilders—federal state, and local government leaders who transcend boundaries and partner across sectors, to achieve success and meet their goals. Create a culture of knowledge sharing. Eggers and Donald F.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 23, 2021

The book (co-authored by Dick Weiss ) chronicles Michael’s story of going from an underdog athlete to a turnaround CEO, and how he took his student-athlete experience and translated those learned lessons to successes in his career. As an business executive, he found the perfect environment to apply these skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The idea is not only for participants to acquire the skills and knowledge to host a successful giving day, but for them share and transform practices together. Storytelling or rather story sharing isn’t just for presentations , it can help build your nonprofit’s capacity.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Training and Workshops Your nonprofit can offer training programs and workshops where members enhance their skills and industry knowledge. Mentorship Programs Mentorship programs connect experienced professionals with newcomers, providing guidance, skill transfer, and personal growth opportunities.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2023

You can’t place a value on how much donors appreciate staff that truly understand their stories, personalities, and preferences. No professional — no matter how talented and skilled — will be able to turn around the advancement environment by themselves. The learning curve is steep and long.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 20, 2022

Davos Codes , a year-round Salesforce program created to bring education, knowledge, and opportunity to students in Davos and give them a chance to take part in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) programming, has been created to help bridge this gap. Yet, often they do not know where to turn.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Allegiance Group makes achieving direct mail success simple. Take advantage of that personal touch by adding a story designed to strengthen your connection with donors even more. Choose a real story that is highly relevant to your cause, adding illustrative details that make it come to life on the page. Let’s get started!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Whether it’s how we raise our children, communicate in love and partnerships, support causes, or establish friendships and trust, Granger pinpoints the best ways to seize digital opportunities to make our lives better. It is filled with practical tips and lots of stories and useful for all nonprofit professionals.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 24, 2021

Other times, new knowledge is a hard-won prize gained from running the gauntlet of trial and error. This is the story of the hybrid fundraiser. 5 Tips for a Successful Hybrid Event. A hybrid event offers more ways to involve everyone invested in its success. The Move to Hybrid. Want to find out more about hybrid events?

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

She’s known for tackling seemingly impossible fundraising efforts and turning them into success stories. Q: What if one I have only basic office skills? Prior to college, I had also taken typing courses to hone my office skills, and this made me a valuable employee. Q: Will it help to become a volunteer?

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. 5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits. a slogan, perhaps, or a compelling human-interest story â??

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Candid

MARCH 9, 2022

They typically don’t have formalized knowledge of fundraising but are eager to learn. And third, we see a number of individuals from established organizations who are looking for professional development or to learn new skills. Candid: Can you provide any examples of success stories from your work?

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 14, 2022

After a packed morning absorbing new knowledge and listening to product experts, Eric Dreshfield’s and Melissa Hill Dees’s sessions provided a casual respite. saw audience members partnering up to conduct a team-building exercise built to skill up on development concepts in a fun, engaging manner.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

ECB involves a series of steps taken by an evaluator (internal or external) to build evaluative knowledge and skills, create a culture of continuous learning and accountability, and make resources readily available. But the key to success in ECB is participation. Guide to building evaluation capacity. Create a written plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2012

The Network Weaver Handbook is designed to give you skills and resources you need to build effective and innovative networks. ” And that as networks evolve and grow, you experiment with different tools and then spread the knowledge of how to use the tools to the rest of the network. Order it here.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Branding is vital to your nonprofit’s success. Fund in collaboration with CompassPoint published “ Fundraising Bright Spots ,” a report that shared success stories of how several nonprofits integrated their fundraising differently into the work of the organization. This is a coachable skill. Write thoughtful Op-ed pieces.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

The project is being managed by IIE and builds on a highly successful program launched in the Middle East five years ago, Women in Technology. The curriculum is based on the ideas in the Networked Nonprofit and includes social media strategy development as well as practical skills training. View more documents from E-Mediat.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In our data culture , we suggest your nonprofit takes the time to put one together as a means of showing your organization’s transparency — and bragging about your success in the past year. Your annual report should communicate the success of your organization and its financials in a concise, visual way. DREAM (formerly Harlem RBI).

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

There are mountains of resources for nonprofits who want to perfect the art of telling the stories of the clients and communities they serve. In fact, a recent Nonprofit Quarterly blog post calls on nonprofits to tell use their storytelling skills on a much broader level; to change the prevailing narrative about being poor in America.

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

But some general knowledge about financial literacy will bode well. Because with the perks and benefits of board service like meeting great people who are also passionate about the mission, honing your leadership skills, and making a difference for others comes the task of maintaining strong financial oversight.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 28, 2019

Skills-based volunteerism can help to address this gap and is quickly becoming a volunteer trend. More than 4 million professionals have virtually raised their hand to become skilled volunteers via LinkedIn , and the New York Times reports that volunteer platforms are showing double to triple digit increases in engaged citizens.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Effectively run campaigns, even if they have limited political success, can solidify your connections to long-term and recurring supporters. You can give your campaign its best chance at success by keeping up with advocacy best practices and figuring out how to strategically apply them to your own efforts. Direct mail.

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.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

They understand that when you commit to making your team successful, they will live up to your expectations. The knowledge and skill to execute initiatives at a high level. The knowledge and skill to execute initiatives at a high level. It was a successful bargain. What chemistry creates an exceptional team?

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.orgSource

JANUARY 22, 2024

That skill was invaluable to the space travelers. A good case could be made for calling it the skill set’s most important business asset. Empathy is what helps identify members’ needs and provide products and services that contribute to their well-being and professional success.

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