Affnetz

MARCH 8, 2024

Introduction: In nonprofit management, software solutions play a pivotal role in driving efficiency and effectiveness. Nonprofits often find themselves grappling with various tools to manage tasks such as donor relations, fundraising, volunteer management, and more. What is Affnetz?

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Nonprofit Fixer

MAY 2, 2024

Stronger Nonprofit Management Using “Explain the Gap” Be inquisitive instead of accusatory One of the most delicate things in nonprofit management is trying to correct or improve poor or misaligned performance. For the nonprofit manager, it saves time, money, and frustration. Let’s explore further.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 31, 2011

I’m hosting this month’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival , where the theme is quirky, kooky, and off-beat nonprofit marketing and fundraising ideas. here’s a funny video spoofing volunteer management from Tobi’s Nonprofit Management Blog. It’s time to get creative, people.

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2025

For most people working in nonprofit development, fundraiser is a role theyve evolved intoas a part of their job as a nonprofit leader, or because they discovered they were good at raising money. There, she learned a key lessonthe need for better communication between grant writers and program staff.

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Anedot

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Position: Operations & Communications Director (F/T) Reports to: Executive Director, Project Coyote Job Description: The Operations & Communications Director (OCD) is responsible for leading a remote team and overseeing all operations, communications, and development efforts of this dynamic and growing organization.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 5, 2024

It not only offers flexibility for your team but also allows you to easily scale up your organization by hiring people who are the best fit for your nonprofit—regardless of their geographic location. In this guide, we’ll provide some tips for communicating while working from home to easily align your team.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 30, 2017

Here’s the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. Don’t be shy – tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. . We need to hear from you! Thanks for sharing your day, Winston.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JULY 29, 2022

It’s been one of those weeks so I am just gonna get right to the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we have some trends reports, some Instagram rebellion, an update from Facebook for nonprofits, a checklist to avoid spam filters, and more.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Here’s a little holiday surprise for you, courtesy of my friend, movie buff, and fundraiser extraordinaire, Rob Blizard. I suspect many of us will be watching some old movies on the holiday break, and Rob gives you his take on a few of them with fundraising at the core of their plots. Share your thoughts in the comments.

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The Agitator

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Attention all you introverted marketer/fundraisers out there. better marketers and fundraisers. I say: Passion is OK, unless it leads to dense communications.]. communications fun fundraising nonprofit management premium' You’re vindicated. It’s not true that you don’t like people.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 18, 2018

Time to wind down the week with the best articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of marketing and fundraising. Try these 7 Nonprofit Management Tips To Advance Your Career. And if you are looking for a quick bedtime story, check out “The White-Paper Princess” and Other Children’s Books about Nonprofit Work.

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Ann Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Explore three technology tools that can level up your grant fundraising efforts. By Carl Diesing Alongside moves management and capital campaigns, grant fundraising is one of the most intricate fundraising activities that a nonprofit organization will undertake.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

According to the M+R Benchmarks report , fundraising mobile messages generate an average of $92 in revenue for every 1,000 messages sent. Chances are, if youre a nonprofit professional, youre curious about how mobile giving can improve your nonprofits fundraising efforts. Take stock of your fundraising programs.

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Affnetz

APRIL 23, 2024

In this article, we will explore the definition of nonprofit donor management software, discuss the importance of effective donor management for nonprofits, and provide an overview of how donor management software can streamline operations and increase fundraising efforts.

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Affnetz

JANUARY 24, 2023

Six Steps to Build Your Nonprofit’s Email Fundraising Program Fundraising Campaign Management / By Mike Crum Building a successful fundraising email program can be an effective way to boost your organization’s donations. Segment your emails! Be sure to track results and adjust your program as needed.

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The Agitator

APRIL 8, 2013

“What differentiates great fundraising from the average, good or poor?” ” These are the questions Professors Adrian Sargeant and Jen Shang set out to answer in a year-long study aptly titled: Great Fundraising. ‘Great Fundraising’ is defined not in absolute money terms but in terms of massive growth.

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The Agitator

JULY 2, 2014

So, here’s some Agitator advice on dealing with the question of fundraising costs and ethics. Most fundraising programs are modern alchemy machines turning lead into gold. accountability Acquisition communications Don''t Miss these Posts fundraising nonprofit management transparency premium'

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JANUARY 10, 2025

While your team might have the right nonprofit management skills , they can only do so much on their own. The right tools will empower them to fulfill their roles more efficiently and better serve your community. Your tools are the foundation of your nonprofits operations.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 14, 2024

Whether you’re fundraising for an alumni/ae association or an animal shelter, external economic factors can greatly impact your campaign’s success. How can it affect nonprofits? There are plenty of free nonprofit marketing and fundraising tools you can try. How can it affect nonprofits? Increased operational costs.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In short, bundling involves taking most or all of your donor communications you plan to send for the year and working on them all at one time. . Why consider bundling your donor communications? Let’s look at the positive outcomes that can come from bundling your donor communications. . What is bundling? .

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The Agitator

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

I’m convinced by our studies that 57% of all folks who claim they’re ‘fundraisers’ don’t read. That’s why almost everything they do regarding copy and case studies and communications sucks. Fundraising philosophy/profession Nonprofit management premium' Of that 57 %, 100% believe they can write.

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Affnetz

APRIL 16, 2024

Nonprofit board management software is designed to simplify and streamline the various processes involved in managing a nonprofit’s board of directors. A primary advantage of using board management software is the ability to centralize all board-related activities in one secure and accessible location.

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The Agitator

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Chuck Longfield, founder of Target Analytics and chief scientist at Blackbaud, is one of my favorite fundraising analysts and observers. Of course, that’s because if you can communicate with someone. He preaches a lot about retention and how monthly giving programs relate to it.

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The Agitator

MARCH 7, 2013

Jeff Brooks at Future Fundraising Now just ran this guest post — Why donors get jaded, and how you can stop it — from George Crankovic at TrueSense Marketing. That’s part of fundraising too. ” So, he views the problem as chiefly one of poor communications. ” Amen! Look at your organization closely.

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The Agitator

MAY 20, 2014

In Proud to Be a Fundraiser , the Clayton of the Clayton Burnett consultancy that commissioned the Great Fundraising study by Adrian Sargeant and Jen Shang reminds readers of Adrian’s intonation: “In the great fundraising organisations, the entire organisation was proud of its fundraisers.”

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

What we ask of board members (evangelize, door-opening, peer-to-peer fundraising, etc.) I can onboard them to the processes of nonprofit management, strategic planning, and the like, but they must each be willing to step up into actual leadership and not passive rubber-stamping.

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Affnetz

JANUARY 5, 2023

Nonprofit management software / By Mike Crum. From a fundraiser’s point of view, donor engagement is reflected in the fundraising cycle – identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Promoting Your Nonprofit / Remaining Relevant. Promoting Your Nonprofit / Remaining Relevant. Thanking Donors.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 13, 2022

To succeed in today’s competitive grant writing environment, fundraisers and nonprofit professionals must practice and master critical skills to develop winning proposals. PCC , you will discover your personality style and learn how to best communicate with others to avoid interpersonal conflicts — at work and in life.

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The Agitator

JULY 2, 2013

Hopefully The Agitator has stirred the pot constructively with some of our recent rants ( here and here ) about fundraising atrocities, as they are found in the US. Fundraising needs to infuse your organization, and not be perceived as some kind of necessary evil. From: We cannot fundraise alone. So they should be.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

7 Failures to Communicate ,&# I shared the results of my recent giving experiment, where only 3 out of 10 national nonprofits acknowledged my gift with a thank-you. I recommend their free and their paid services and they provide an incredible amount of top-notch communications and fundraising training to nonprofits for free.

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Affnetz

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Nonprofit Board Give, Get or Get Off? Nonprofit management software / By Mike Crum. Some Nonprofit boards have a give, get, or get off policy and their Nonprofits are suffering because of it. Here are some suggestions and examples of activities that can help you take a more Community Based Fundraising approach: .

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Affnetz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Nonprofits often find themselves juggling multiple software tools to manage their development efforts, board management, donor relationships, peer-to-peer fundraising , and volunteer management. In this blog, we’ll explore the essentials of nonprofit software management and compare Affnetz with Bloomerang.

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Affnetz

JANUARY 3, 2023

Keeping Nonprofit Donors Engaged. Nonprofit management software / By Mike Crum. Some fundraising statistics are worse than others. It’s not about fundraising – it’s about engagement. The answer to this simple question means the difference between communicating your donor, or pushing your messaging into the ether.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

By Stasia Hural , Digital Marketing Lead at Keela – a complete software solution for nonprofits looking to grow revenue, centralize and manage data, and deepen donor engagement. In today’s fundraising sector, technology is vital. AI is becoming increasingly important in fundraising. Nonprofits can embrace AI.

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The Agitator

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Awhile back we reported on the now-infamous Underdeveloped: A National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising. More seriously we asked: “Rate your CEO’s understanding of and commitment to effective fundraising. Just a ‘failure to communicate’? And they did! Pretty hands-off — 23%.

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Affnetz

MARCH 2, 2024

Introduction In the dynamic world of nonprofit management, where every dollar and every minute counts, the need for efficient and comprehensive software solutions has never been more crucial. In evaluating the landscape of nonprofit software solutions, the comparison between DonorPerfect vs Affnetz in 2024 is pivotal.

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Affnetz

MARCH 14, 2024

Introduction: In today’s fast-paced world, nonprofits are constantly seeking innovative solutions to streamline their operations and amplify their impact. Traditionally, organizations have turned to established CRM ( Customer Relationship Management ) platforms like Salesforce to address these needs.

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