Mon.Sep 09, 2024

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Albert M. Rejouis Joins Nonprofit Leadership Center Team

NonProfit Leadership Center

Stay ready, so you don’t have to get ready. That is Albert Rejouis’ mantra, as he believes preparation is what separates the best from the rest. We are pleased to share that Albert M. Rejouis has joined the Nonprofit Leadership Center team as our new administrative assistant. In this vital support role, Albert will provide comprehensive administrative assistance to ensure smooth organizational operations and exceptional customer service.

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A Main Reason Why Donors Give and How to Use It to Boost Fundraising Response

NonProfit PRO

One big reason donors give is the desire for action. Here's how you can appeal to this want to boost fundraising success.

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Nonprofit Seeks to Make Culinary Careers More Accessible

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By James Pollard, Associated Press NEW YORK Jeenah Moon/AP Students from Food and Finance high school make taco dough during a summer block party outside the Barclays Center in New York. The Food Education Fund provides hands-on experiences and mentoring for low-income students of color at 10 New York high schools.

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Content Creators Continue to Disrupt Traditional Fundraising Methods

NonProfit PRO

In the last two years, collaborations between Make-A-Wish and content creators has helped hundreds of children battling critical illnesses.

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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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The A.I. That's Already Raising Money

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A new start-up is testing autonomous fundraisers that will interact directly with donors. Tech experts have questions. By Rasheeda Childress Givzey The College of Charleston autonomous fundraiser, an A.I.-driven avatar that will provide more communication for donors who don’t give enough to be assigned to a major gift officer but with cultivation might give more.

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Event Fundraisers Banned From Minnesota

The NonProfit Times

The professional fundraising organization Ride to The Chip and its founders have been barred from all future professional fundraising activities in Minnesota. The organization and its founders must pay the nonprofit the Magnus Veterans Foundation money owed to the charity, roughly $5,000. The fundraisers, identified as Tyrone Creer and Alice Arenson, will be required to further pay $75,000 if they violate any part of the agreement with the State of Minnesota, according to an announcement from M

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Investing in fair, inclusive data

Candid

As most savvy funders know, our collective future hinges on whether this era of unprecedented technological innovation finally breaks down decades of systemic exclusion for those without access…or only further encodes long standing biases. At the heart of the struggle is data. If we don’t center historically marginalized communities in the way we collect, use, and share information, we risk worsening inequalities across all sectors.

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Mastering Donor Meetings With Preparation

Bloomerang

In the world of nonprofit fundraising , meeting with a donor for coffee (or any in-person meeting), whether they are a potential supporter or a current contributor, is one of the most crucial interactions you’ll have. This isn’t just a casual coffee chat; it’s a pivotal meeting that can define a donor’s impression of you, your organization, and may determine whether they make a moderate gift, a significant one, or none at all.

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The Challenges of Seeking Healthcare as a Neurodivergent Person

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Drazen Zigic on iStock As much as 20 percent of the US population is neurodivergent, a concept that autistic disability rights advocates first developed to describe neurological diversity and move away from binary distinctions between “ normal ” and “abnormal” cognition. Examples of neurodivergence include neurological conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, Tourette syndrome, dyslexia, and other conditions related to mental hea

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Patience is Revolutionary

Veritus Group

When you slow your fundraising down so that you can develop relationships with your donors, you will raise much more revenue in the long term. The post Patience is Revolutionary appeared first on Veritus Group.

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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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Stressed about funding? Here’s a “Supportive Funder ASMR” video!

Non Profit AF

A while ago, I learned about ASMR, which stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. You can read about it in.

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How government agencies and nonprofits can work together effectively

Nonprofit Leadership Podcast

Have you ever wondered how public-private partnerships can help solve large-scale social issues? Today’s guest, Kathleen Kelly Janus, shares her experience leading impactful collaborations between government, private companies, and nonprofits to tackle challenges like homelessness and recidivism. Kathleen Kelly explains how these partnerships are vital to scaling innovation and creating… Source Have you ever wondered how public-private partnerships can help solve large-scal

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Tech and Merger Concerns Counter Overall Bullish Outlook

The NonProfit Times

By Richard H. Levey Nearly all (99%) of association leaders are either “completely” or “cautiously” optimistic about their financial viability, and five in six reported being in a better financial situation today than they were five years ago. Leaders surveyed from 228 associations indicate they have recovered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and settled into a “new normal,” according to the State of Associations , an inaugural study from accounting and consulting firm Wipfli.

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10 Benefits of Increased Flexibility With Private Cloud Solutions

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

10 Benefits of Increased Flexibility With Private Cloud Solutions Curious About What Makes Private Clouds So Popular? A private cloud is a dedicated cloud infrastructure solely for one organization, which can be hosted either on-premises or by a third-party provider. Unlike public clouds, which are shared among multiple users, private clouds offer a more tailored and secure environment.

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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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Nonprofit CRM Features: 8 Things to Look for In a Fundraising CRM

Donorbox Nonprofit

Maybe you have an outdated CRM solution with clunky processes and a user manual the size of a phonebook. Or maybe you’re still using the dreaded Excel sheet that strains your eyes and leaves you manually collecting crucial donor data. Whatever your situation may be, selecting the right nonprofit CRM requires understanding what features really matter […] The post Nonprofit CRM Features: 8 Things to Look for In a Fundraising CRM appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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How Can You Measure the Efficiency of Private Cloud Solutions?

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

How Can You Measure the Efficiency of Private Cloud Solutions? Are you getting the most out of your private cloud solution? In today’s fast-paced digital environment, businesses are investing heavily in private cloud infrastructures, hoping to achieve enhanced control, security, and scalability. But how can you be sure that your private cloud is operating at peak efficiency?

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Sustainable Fundraising: Building a Future-Proof Fundraising Model

Donorbox Nonprofit

How do I make my fundraising strategy more sustainable? As a nonprofit professional, you’ve probably thought about this question often. While there’s no one-size-fits-all answer, we’ve put together this guide to walk you through the most important steps. Let’s dive in and develop a fundraising strategy that ensures your organization is resilient and successful for years to come!

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We-ed your letters for fundraising success

Fundraising Coach

Fundraising letters are still an important part of your fundraising process. Recently, I’ve been getting lots of questions about fundraising letters – both to me directly and on FundraisingCoach GPT (FRC GPT). So I thought I’d give you a simple challenge to try. But first, a few basics. 3 Mistakes Nonprofit Leaders make in their Fundraising Letters Direct mail is one of the most studied forms of marketing.

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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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9 Useful, Proven Strategies to Get the Major Donor Visit

Clairification

Major gifts begin with “Getting to Know You.” If you want to be a successful major gift fundraiser, stop worrying so much about the ask and think more about securing the “getting to know you” visit. If you can get a visit with a donor, you have an 85% chance they’ll make the gift. Who says? Veteran major gifts guru Jerold Panas, in his iconic book, Asking.

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Lovely Ketanji: How She Turned Bias on Its Head and Made It Her Superpower

Fundraising Leadership

Issue 272 — September 9, 2024 I had eagerly awaited the publication of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s memoir, Lovely One , since I learned that my talented friend Jamia Wilson, Vice President/Executive Editor at Penguin Random House, secured the plum of editing the book. Finally, the book launched on September 3, 2024, in Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater — the perfect symbolic venue for the first Black woman on the SCOTUS bench.

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AmeriCorps Opens Federal Grants Competition

The NonProfit Times

AmeriCorps, the federal agency for service and volunteerism, announced the 2025 State and National Grants Competition is now open for applications from organizations who wish to host AmeriCorps members beginning in the summer of 2025. The application deadline is 5 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Successful applicants will likely be notified in April 2025, and funding will be released in July.

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Advocating Gender Parity: Podcast Episode with Gloria Feldt

Fundraising Leadership

Gloria Feldt, published author, former President of Planned Parenthood, and CEO, and co-founder of Take the Lead, discusses with host Charlie Stone the importance of gender parity in leadership and the power of “intentioning” for women. She emphasizes the need for women to embrace their power and use it to make a positive impact. The conversation explores the topics of gender socialization, biological differences between men and women, the impact of gender constructs on society, the role of wome

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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.