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I’m a Deadhead and a Nonprofit Leader: The Two Have a Lot in Common

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Grateful Dead offers nonprofits lessons on how to adapt to change while staying true to their original vision. By Eboo Patel TNS John Mayer and Bob Weir are shown during Dead & Company’s opening night at the Sphere, in Las Vegas, on May 16. The Grateful Dead offer nonprofits lessons on how to adapt to change while staying true to their original vision.

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The Ins and Outs of Major Gift Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

While every organization is different, there are some guiding practices that nonprofits should follow in order to attract and retain major donors. Here is some insight into what two nonprofits are doing to steward their major donors.

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What Should Your New Communications Hire Do?

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

We love to see nonprofit communications teams grow! I always do a little dance in my chair when someone in our community says they’ve been approved to hire a new comms team member. But then the question becomes, what should that new communications hire do? How should we write that job description? In other words, what’s the vision for how your nonprofit communications team should grow?

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Comment on Women in Fundraising: 3 Keys to be More Successful by Amy Eisenstein

Amy Eisenstein

Women make up the majority of fundraisers, but many of them doubt their fundraising skills. Read this post to learn why you're already an amazing fundraiser.

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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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Proposal Budgets Should Strengthen Your Case for Support: Here's How

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By David L. Wheeler iStockphoto 5 ways to create a proposal budget that instills trust in grant makers.

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Clean Power Alliance 2024 Community Benefits Grant Applications Now Being Accepted

NonProfit PRO

Clean Power Alliance (CPA) announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Community Benefits Grant.

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Understanding Nonprofit Overhead Costs: Myths vs. Reality

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

When you think of overhead, you may let out a sigh. Nonprofit professionals know the implications of overhead and may be nervous to disclose just how much they spend on these operational expenses. However, we’re here to explain the importance of nonprofit overhead and debunk prominent overhead myths. This way, you can feel more at ease when discussing overhead and confidently portray why these costs are necessary to donors, board members, and other stakeholders.

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Improve Your Donor Engagement by Creating Some Great Stories

Ann Green

Stories come in many forms. You can tell a story with words, pictures, and videos. I prefer written stories, but others are drawn to videos. Some people might not have the time or energy to look at anything but a photo or infographic. Your nonprofit organization needs to share stories using all these forms. Sharing stories will help you connect with your donors and improve your engagement.

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Building trust-based capital through nonprofit endowments

Candid

A new generation of philanthropic leaders are pressing forward to develop more ways to make a greater impact on the communities and issues to which they are dedicated. Today, more than ever, grantees need greater capacity and more predictable long-term funding streams to ensure they have the infrastructure resources to sustain themselves and their work of advancing economic and social progress.

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10 Tips to Overcome Work-Related Stress For A-Type Personalities

Fundraising Leadership

These 10 tips can help with managing workplace stress. Witnessing the female athletes competing across any and all sports in the recent 2024 Paris Olympics, demonstrate just what can happen to a person under extreme pressure. Depending on personality type, it can affect a competitor’s stress levels. The workplace is similar. An A-type personality often means you are competitive, time-pressured, and prone to high-stress levels.

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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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Save Time With AI Content Assistant Prompts You Can Try Now

Bloomerang

Last month, we introduced powerful updates to our email builder, featuring an AI content assistant to help you crush writer’s block and save an impressive 12.2 hours per full-time employee per week. To save you even more time, we’ve created sample prompts you can try now—just copy and paste! But remember to replace our sample content with the information specific to your organization.

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Why is it Hard to Give My Money Away? A Donor’s Perspective

Blue Avocado

Five things that nonprofits should consider doing to facilitate donations. Imagine you’re the head of a small charity: Without a full-scale development team behind you, you’re probably very pleased to have developed any plan to solicit donations. With some help from your friends, you’ve created an attractive website that makes a powerful statement about the good things that you’ll accomplish with any gifts.

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The power of a one-sentence fundraising offer

Jeff Brooks

A quick way to turn a good offer into a bad one is to over-complicate it. The quick way to make a bad offer good is to make it simpler. To state your fundraising offer in one sentence. One sentence that contains no professional jargon. One sentence of simple, colloquial language. One sentence that focuses on the outcome of the activity, not the process.

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AI Skepticism High, Embrace Low, Among Nonprofits

The NonProfit Times

Nonprofit workers are exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at their jobs, but their reactions to its value and hazards are decidedly mixed. While some are reaping its benefits, others believe they do not have the knowledge or training needed to realize the benefits. Some workers expressed that data protection and programming bias concerns, according to information in new report from GivingTuesday’s Generosity AI Working Group titled “ AI Readiness and Adoption in the Nonprofit Secto

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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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What’s the Best Fundraising Software Out There? Our Top Pick

Nonprofit Fixer

Whether you’re investing in fundraising software for the first time or looking to switch providers, it can be overwhelming to wade through all of the options on the market. At some point in your research, they all start to blend together, making it nearly impossible to decide on a particular platform. That’s why we’ve created this guide to choosing fundraising software.

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Benefits of Using Generative AI in Customer Support

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Benefits of Using Generative AI in Customer Support Customer support is an important element of any business that wants to be profitable and build the base of loyal clients. No matter how good products or services a firm makes or delivers, people will still have questions about deliveries, installations, maintenance, and prices, among others. All such inquiries should be quickly addressed, as if your company is not fast enough, customers may choose a competitor.

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How to Raise More with OneCause AI™

The Killoe Group

Maximize your resources, save time, deliver a better user experience, and create greater impact at your next event with OneCause AI™.

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Branding your giving programs to attract, retain, and upgrade donors

Big Duck

Learn how to brand donor programs to build connections and foster a sense of community and belonging among donors.

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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.