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5 Strategies for 2015 to Make You a Rockstar Fundraiser!

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Today Somya Qureshi is back with another guest post ( read her past posts here ), this time on easy ways to organize your fundraising work in a more strategic way. Guest Post by Somya Qureshi, CEO of Nonprofit Ninja. Somya Qureshi is the Resident Ninja and CEO of Nonprofit Ninja , a marketing and fundraising consulting firm.

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Meet April’s Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) Cohort

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Effective leadership is crucial for these organizations to thrive and continue to serve their communities. Effective leadership is crucial for these organizations to thrive and continue to serve their communities.

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What are the Biggest Challenges in Getting (and Keeping) Your Nonprofit’s Staff and Volunteers?

Blue Avocado

As a nonprofit with limited revenue, our biggest challenge is offering a fair market salary and benefits. Another challenge is competing with other older and larger nonprofit organizations that can offer staff or volunteers with a broader range of experiences. Submissions may be edited for length and clarity.

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Busting the Overhead Myth

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

It’s essential to communicate the value of these investments to stakeholders to shift the narrative and recognize that strategic overhead spending is crucial for achieving long-term mission impact. Overhead is defined as a “percentage of a charity’s expenses that goes to administrative and fundraising costs” (Guidestar, 2014).

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Seven Steps to Overcoming the Fear of Calling Potential Funders

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

In my fundraising work with smaller nonprofit organizations, the number one thing I see hindering our grantwriting projects is staff members’ fear of calling potential foundation funders to introduce the organization and to inquire about the possible fit of project(s) with the funder’s interests.

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8 Ways to Keep Donors Engaged after a Giving Day

Ann Green

My concern with giving days is organizations tend to spend so much time on fundraising and not enough time thanking their donors and building relationships. Create community. Develop a community. Lori Finch is the Vice President of Community Giving, Kimbia and the General Manager of Give Local America.

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KPIs You Should Be Tracking in a Nonprofit

The Charity CFO

Tracking specific metrics helps nonprofits see how well theyre doing in areas such as: Fundraising Marketing Program delivery Operational efficiency Overall impact In turn, KPI data helps leaders make informed decisions, optimize resources, and build trust and accountability with donors and stakeholders.