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Tired of A.I. ‘Hype’? New Online Working Group Is Here to Help

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

GivingTuesday hopes it will help put nonprofits' questions and concerns on tech leaders' radar. By Rasheeda Childress Getty Images GivingTuesday hopes the new platform will help put nonprofits' questions and concerns on tech leaders' radar.

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3 Tips for Collecting Impact Data

NonProfit PRO

Telling your donors that you’ve made progress toward achieving your mission is one thing, but showing how you’ve accomplished this with data does a better job of painting that picture. Here are three tips for collecting impact data.

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Military Service to Nonprofit Excellence: Erika Manuel, CNP’s Journey

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Meet Erika Manuel, CNP , a Navy and Coast Guard veteran who earned her CNP ( Certified Nonprofit Professional ) in 2012 from Tennessee State University. In a recent interview, Erika shared her incredible story, highlighting the importance of personal passion, dedication to mission-driven work, and the power of education in the social impact and nonprofit sector s.

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How Corporate Philanthropy Continues to Evolve in 2023

NonProfit PRO

Corporate philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, and environmental, social and governance have become an essential ingredient in organizational culture and purpose. So what does this shift mean for the current state and near-term future of corporate philanthropy?

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Use Project Management Techniques to Help Your Marketing Succeed

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Looking back, I recall a time when I was overwhelmed by the sheer number of projects and ideas that were coming my team’s way. The excitement of starting new projects was often dampened by the reality of what our team could realistically handle. Ideas and projects were dying in the implementation phase, executed poorly, or they didn’t get off the ground at all.

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Greater Chicago Food Depository implements StratusLIVE

NonProfit PRO

StratusLIVE empowers nonprofits through innovative technology, passionately advancing missions against challenges, like hunger. The Greater Chicago Food Depository has implemented StratusLIVE 365 CRM to refine their fundraising operations and deepen donor insights. This Microsoft-based platform not only boosts engagement through its intuitive design but also enriches organizational efficiency, allowing the team to concentrate on their mission-driven work.

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Halt the Decline, Increase Donor Acquisition with AI

NonProfit PRO

Get ready to supercharge your nonprofit's fundraising efforts with an exclusive, highly anticipated, cutting-edge session! Join Nathan Chappell, one of the world's foremost experts on AI-driven fundraising and Co-Author of the bestseller, "The Generosity Crisis," and David Blyer, CEO and Chris Fink, COO of Arreva, to unveil how to significantly enhance your donor acquisition through cutting-edge AI-powered techniques and strategies that bring precision and effectiveness to your outreach.

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Comment on 5 Times I Was Wrong About My Approach to Fundraising by morris

Amy Eisenstein

How do you go about qualifying your donor? For example do you inquire if finance decisions are made jointly with a spouse, in which case the invitation for the meeting should include the spouse as well.

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Blackbaud Announces Latest Social Impact Technology Solutions

NonProfit PRO

Blackbaud announced the latest innovations for its software used for fundraising, nonprofit financial management, company volunteering and giving, and education at bbcon 2023.

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Comment on 4 Things You Can Do to Help Both Sides – Jews and Palestinians – Right Now by Michael Kushnir

Amy Eisenstein

It’s rare that I read something that aligns perfectly with my views on The Conflict. Thanks for sharing this, Amy. Stuff like this is badly needed.

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Recognition Powers High-Performance — If You Do it Right

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Todd Wuestenberg

Employee recognition has often been deemed a "feel-good" initiative, tied closely to rewards. While we understand its importance, we tend to associate recognition with intangible outcomes like engagement and sentiment, rather than direct impacts on retention and high performance. In today’s workplace, the true ROI of recognition lies in its ability to regenerate tangible, business-driven results.

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What Do Public Libraries Have to Do with Climate Justice?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Drazen Zigic on istock.com Across the United States, public libraries are under attack. They’re caught in the middle as books are banned in record numbers, with parents and others objecting to fiction and nonfiction that include queer characters or storylines, characters of color, experiences of racism, or an acknowledgment of human-caused climate change.

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Tap Into The Future: Transforming Nonprofit Donations With Bloomerang Tap to Pay

Bloomerang

Ready to bring your fundraising into the digital age? Welcome to Bloomerang Tap to Pay, a fresh way to boost your event fundraising and build stronger connections with your donors. In a world where cash is no longer king, our infographic will reveal the compelling numbers behind this shift. You’ll see why now’s the time to adopt Tap to Pay, as today’s donors are reaching for their smartphones and credit cards instead of cash.

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A Revolutionary Way to Influence Year-End Philanthropy

Clairification

You asked a bunch of folks to give a year ago. Some did. You thanked them. Once. Maybe twice. Now you want to ask them to give again this year. What’s wrong with this picture? Too often nonprofits ask once; then assume folks who’ve made the decision to give will continue to do so. This is similar to retailers thinking once someone has bought from them they’ll automatically do so again.

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The Master’s Tools

NonProfit Quarterly

Click here to learn more about this new series from Edge Studios , and follow @npquarterly and @offthehookshorts on social to see episodes of “Off the Hook” as they are released. (Saphia lies on her bed, thinking.) SAPHIA: My biggest beef with cancel culture is that it’s a dominant practice. It is—domination is defined as rule, sway, or control, which is often arbitrary.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Stay Connected with Your Volunteers

Bloomerang

As a volunteer program manager or administrator, you know it’s critical to keep the lines of communication open with your volunteers every step of the way—before, during, and after an opportunity. Volunteers need to have confidence in their relationship with you, and you need peace of mind that you and your volunteers are on the same page. To help you stay connected, we’ve added Self Signup Automated Emails—a new automation that sends an email when a volunteer signs up for an opportunity.

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Get to Know Our Public Policy Intern, Adiza Hamda!

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Welcome Adiza Hamda, our new Public Policy Intern We’re excited to welcome Adiza Hamda our new public policy intern for Tennessee Nonprofit Network! Adiza is passionate about policy and advocacy, housing affordability, community development, and creating equitable, inclusive, and cost-effective solutions to long-standing societal problems. Her long-term goal is to contribute her skills and knowledge towards ameliorating pervasive social challenges and improving the quality of life of the human r

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AI and the social sector

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Photo by JJ Ying on Unsplash Ah, AI. Can't avoid it. I've been to the conferences and workshops, read the listservs, talked to the researchers and read some of the research, played with the public tools. The Blueprint 2024 lays out my thoughts on nonprofits, philanthropy and AI for 2024. This coming Blueprint (available live and free on 12/15/23) skips the prediction section - and explains why.

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Giving Season Events: Ideas & How to Raise More

Donorbox Nonprofit

Special events play a pivotal role in capitalizing on the generous spirit of giving that flourishes during the last two months of the calendar year. Beyond end-of-year donations, giving season events offer additional value, including attracting new supporters, building mailing lists, and boosting awareness. Unique event ideas, fresh to the community and eagerly embraced by […] The post Giving Season Events: Ideas & How to Raise More appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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How to Avoid Payment Failures on Your E-Commerce Website

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

How to Avoid Payment Failures on Your E-Commerce Website When you run an online store , payment failures carry a twofold setback. On one hand, there’s an immediate financial impact, with potential revenue slipping away. On the other, there’s a more subtle, yet equally damaging consequence: the erosion of customer trust. At a time when user experience has become a key determinant of brand loyalty, consistent payment issues can deter customers from returning to patronize your business.

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Building Trust & Engagement with Your Planned Giving Program

Get Fully Funded

Imagine this scenario—your nonprofit wants to diversify its fundraising streams , specifically with planned giving. You want to try asking a donor for a bequest gift for the first time. You have a strong prospect in mind: a longtime donor who’s been deeply connected and involved with your mission for years. You meet with the donor, explain that your organization is exploring new types of giving programs, and ask if they’d be open to creating a bequest gift in their will.

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Why Energy-Efficient Renovations Are Good Investments

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Why Energy-Efficient Renovations Are Good Investments In an age where sustainability is not just a trend but a necessity, energy-efficient renovations have emerged as a cornerstone in modern property development and ownership. Such enhancements to a building are not merely a nod to environmental consciousness; they are savvy economic decisions with tangible benefits.

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How to Organize a Successful Dance-a-Thon Fundraiser

Donorbox Nonprofit

It’s no big surprise that dancing makes us feel happy. Moving and grooving releases chemicals that make us feel good – and they’re the same ones that get released when we give to our favorite nonprofits! Combining two feel-good activities is why dance-a-thons are such great fundraisers. In this article, we’ll walk you through exactly […] The post How to Organize a Successful Dance-a-Thon Fundraiser appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Engage, Empower, Excel: Transforming Performance in the New Era of Work

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

The world of work has fundamentally changed. The series of waves that the pandemic began have rippled through the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, the Great Regret, and other eloquent phrases that boil down to the same thing: people aren’t engaged at work or enabled to perform at their best. The truth is that engagement and enablement is more important than ever, but how we do it is the critical differentiator for many organizations.

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The Importance of Local SEO for Reaching Customers in Your Area

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

The Importance of Local SEO for Reaching Customers in Your Area Customers looking for products and services in their vicinity need immediate answers. Your business needs to show up at the top when a potential customer in your geographical area looks for the kind of product or service that you offer. Your local SEO strategy will play a key role in determining whether your business will be able to take advantage of this window of opportunity.

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How Wolves Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Andrew Ly on Unsplash Colorado plans to reintroduce wolves by the end of 2023. The proposal was tentatively given the green light by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which issued a draft statement of approval. In their draft decision , the US Fish and Wildlife Service wrote that Colorado can establish what’s called a “nonessential experimental population”—a designation for groups on which the entire species’ survival doesn’t depend.

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What Palestine Needs From U.S. Philanthropy

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Donors committed to human rights must stop turning a blind eye to the assault on Gaza. By Muhi Khwaja Yasser Qudih, Xinhua, eyevine, Redux Palestinians after an Israeli strike at a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 6. Donors committed to human rights must stop turning a blind eye to the assault on Gaza.

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Is NYC’s Mayor Playing into Anti-Immigrant Sentiment?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Photo by Jeffrey Grospe on Unsplash What a difference a year can make. In August 2022, the first buses carrying migrants—including refugees, asylum seekers, and others—arrived in New York City, sent there (and other northern putatively “liberal” cities) by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in what amounted to a political middle finger to those communities, conveying the message: “Why don’t you take them?

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a