Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

Look Beyond Top Line Revenue Most people define success by revenue generated, but in today’s economy, we need to go beyond the numbers. Read more about their story. Which reports are necessary and which ones are outdated? How can you streamline reporting into one dashboard? What Can You Be the Best At?

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

As a CPA working with nonprofits of all sizes, I’ve encountered numerous errors in Board of Directors’ financial reports and Statements of Activities documents. Being aware of these common pitfalls is crucial for maintaining the integrity of your financial reporting and in turn, the trust of your supporters.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

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.  Ashley Barrow Garnering the support of passionate individuals is paramount to any successful campaign.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

Few things are more critical to your nonprofit’s success than your board of directors. So, building a thriving, successful board of directors is one of the most challenging things an Executive Director (ED) must do. Empower them by giving them the training, tools, and inspiration to lead effectively. Your donor pool.

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VQ Strategies

AUGUST 24, 2022

On the surface, successful recruitment has been defined as “filling all volunteer slots.” But the story can be much richer than that. What else is part of your recruitment success story? However, taking training or making donations does not show up in traditional retention reports.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes From Stories to Support: The Nonprofit’s Guide to Acquiring and Using Testimonials Imagine harnessing the power of authentic stories to attract new supporters, boost credibility, and inspire people to rally behind your nonprofit’s cause. Steps to Gather and Utilize Testimonials 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2021

Those aboard the online fundraising train tend to not look back. Personal training sessions. This helps supporters feel like the valuable part of your success that they are, and may inspire them to take part in your monthly giving program to spread out their donations over time and receive a comprehensive impact statement.

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Ideas Online Fundraising Social Media 354

Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

For many nonprofits, 29% of annual donations happen between #GivingTuesday (November 30 this year) and December 31, and a shocking 11% of annual donations were reported to come in during the last three days of the year. Share an accomplishment or story about how things have?changed Impact Report: “Driving?Unprecedented

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2021

What is it about the fundraising profession that makes people with no training in fundraising or fundraising copywriting think *they* know best? taking the donor out of the story. . taking the donor out of the story. . How often do your boss or board members receive fundraising training? What can you do?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

She is also the Founder and CEO of Liz Ngonzi Transforms , a boutique international consulting firm that provides consulting, executive coaching, and training services that enable social sector leaders and entrepreneurs to increase their impact and reach their potential. Storytelling is core to how we as human beings communicate.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Their stories explored the value that credibility brings to every relationship and the most stressful situations. We were committed to finding answers and correctly reporting information. And, through those stories, to develop relationships with the media and elected officials in that market.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

Your organization’s donor communications program — consisting of solid Ask+Thank+Report+Repeat systems — utilizes neuroscience, consistency, and proof of impact to deliver trust in a nutshell. A good consultant can build your Ask+Thank+Report+Repeat systems, allowing your staff the time for stewardship and data.

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Candid

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Leverage this strength of peer-to-peer campaigns and empower your fundraisers to present your organization and tell their stories. Onboarding is the process of training your peer-to-peer fundraisers to run a successful campaign on your behalf. During your onboarding process, explain how to: Represent your nonprofit.

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Strategy Fundraising Social Media Evaluation 97

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

We [ myself , @MeganSoffe r , and @PIRDave from OnGood ] streamed an interview and a short 20-minute session, but with creativity and time for planning, Periscope streaming as a storytelling tool is untapped and a future fundraising success story yet to be told. Don’t be too scripted and embrace the unexpected.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Personally emailing your annual report to donors or funders and describing how their support was central to your success. Build your social capital Your professional network can be invaluable to your career and organization’s fundraising success. Mailing thank-you, birthday, or holiday cards, signed by your staff or volunteers.

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Ideas Fundraising Linkedin Grant 105

Cloud 4 Good

MAY 11, 2021

The onboarding and user training experience is now enhanced with the general release of Learning Paths (formerly In-App Learning). The Learning Paths can be set up with due dates for each learning assignment, and System Admins can create reports and dashboards to track user engagement in the Trailhead and myTrailhead modules.

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

At the time, the Salesforce Admin certification had only just been introduced and was beginning to gain momentum, there wasn’t a Trailblazer Community (we had a few “community boards” and Google groups), and it was nearly impossible to find training materials. Why aren’t we training new workers on it?” Salesforce is projecting $26.01

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Volunteer Hub

JULY 26, 2021

Our volunteers, docents, and donors are instrumental in the success of the museum and its programs,” said Madelyn Strubelt, Director of Visitor and Volunteer Services for Holocaust Museum Houston. Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we never stopped recruiting, onboarding, and training.

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Everyaction

JULY 2, 2018

In the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s recent report, 9 Trillion And Counting: How Charities Can Tap Into the Transfer of Wealth , researchers undertake a qualitative and quantitative study of the state of nonprofit planned giving programs. Start the conversation by sharing stories.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Share with your committee the impactful stories you’ve collected over the year. Ask them for feedback on ways to improve how the stories are told. Ask them to read the stories through the lens of a loyal , new , or prospective supporter. What feelings do the stories generate? What takeaway actions do the stories generate?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

An Interview with Fanny Villiers , Directora General of Donadora – an official partner of the Global Trends in Giving Report ( en español ). Today, we are able to offer four different payment methods online and we’re working with different providers to offer the best success rate possible to our donors (>90%).

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This Nonprofit Trailblazer is using new digital platforms to transform and upscale its service delivery, from supported living services to learning opportunities, activities, professional training, and employment. Autism Plus runs a range of social enterprises offering exciting and inspiring work placements, including a chocolate factory.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Note: See all the Best Nonprofits To Work For stories in the 4/1 digital edition … [link] ** There are some surprises in the data from 2023 for this year’s The NonProfit Times ’ “Best Nonprofits To Work For.” Dill acknowledged that the association had many of its highest rankings in recent years in that 2021 report.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In fact, up to 31% of online year-end giving happens in December, and according to Giving USA , charitable giving is at an all-time high—reporting that in 2021, Americans gave $484.85 To set both yourself and your donors up for success, think about providing multiple and simple ways to give throughout the year-end giving season.

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Tips Giving Fundraising Profile 119

sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

How can you plan a more successful Library Giving Day? In the four years since its inception, Library Giving Day has produced impressive results: 450 library organizations have reported a total of more than $5 million raised. In 2022 alone, Library Giving Day reported 12,168 total donations adding up to $1.6 Be realistic.

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Library Giving Literacy Social Media 69

Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 10, 2022

This year, we’re back with two incredible community stories featuring Boys & Girls Club of America and European-based organization, Mary’s Meals. Reason #3: Learning Labs & Hands-On Training. So we’re excited to invite you to the second day of programming, designed for networking, hands-on training, and deep-dive workshops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The project includes face-to-face training , webinar , as well as one-on-one coaching provided by the expert team at SpitFire. More and better partners, more and better relationships with reporters and more or better policy maker relationships. Stories: How will encourage people to share their stories and capture them?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2018

Note from Beth: Digital storytelling is key to fundraising success, but using a storytelling lens in your organization can have further benefit of busting organizational silos. How and Why Stories Can Bust Nonprofit Silos – Guest Post by Miriam Brosseau and Stephanie Corleto . Stories are for people. Silos are for corn.

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2021

40+ Ways Empower Your Board Members for Fundraising Season Inform Hold a fundraising season kick-off dinner Give board members the option to give rather than fundraise Share 2021 Giving Tuesday Stats Stay in touch on fundraising goals and progress Share: How Nonprofits Build Donor Trust – Be Transparent Train on new fundraising software (like (..)

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Volunteer Hub

JUNE 28, 2022

Your volunteer onboarding process should include standardized training, help cultivate meaningful connections, and reinforce why your organization does what it does through its mission. Share success stories and create social connectedness. What volunteers like and disliked about your organization’s training program.

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sgEngage

APRIL 28, 2022

Help them to feel that their contribution is important to the success of the organization. – David Hecht, data and report analyst at the South Dakota State University Foundation . . Provide good training. The most successful programs must be initiated by volunteers themselves.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Staff are rarely trained to provide feedback to volunteers and in our surveys of organizations, we often find that “receiving training on how to provide feedback to volunteers” is the #1 topic requested by staff who work directly with volunteers. Those stories are more motivating than cumulative hours served.

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Interestingly, they each had different stories to tell, yet they all shared one strategy: All are engaging volunteers as leaders in new ways to help with retention. if surveyed, at least 85% of canteen volunteers would report that they felt welcomed and supported by their team lead). Level 2: Research and report. But results?

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

The Governance Committee, responsible for ensuring the board can fulfill its fiduciary responsibilities, should work with the Finance and Fundraising Committees to create an Education and Training Plan with consistent opportunities for board members to learn about finances and fundraising. Here’s how you can build that board.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Creative Deviations, How you can infuse your story-telling, fundraising and direct response with more creativity by John Lepp For years, my go-to bible for direct response was Denny Hatch’s Million Dollar Mailings. Burk shows you what it takes to hire, train, and retain top people and build healthy fully functioning nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 16, 2016

Follow and use the #AFPFC hashtag to share your fundraising success stories, to share fundraising resources, or to reach out to fundraising and nonprofit technology experts. The 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report. That said, here are four ways to participate in the conference online if you can’t attend in person.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

She’s known for tackling seemingly impossible fundraising efforts and turning them into success stories. Do you need a lot of training, or just the basics? In fact, that fundamental training allows me still today to be independent and not to rely on office assistants, and it helps make grant writing a snap.

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