Tue.Aug 13, 2024

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Grant Makers, Here’s How to Support Nonprofits Led by People of Color

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Aisha Benson iStockphoto Leaders of nonprofits serving people of color are facing urgent needs and less support. Here are 5 ways foundations can take action to preserve progress and speed racial justice.

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Creating a Thank You Plan Will Help You Let Your Donors Know How Much You Appreciate Them

Ann Green

Thanking your donors is just as important, if not more important than fundraising. Yet many organizations spend a lot of time putting together a fundraising campaign and then treat thanking their donors as an afterthought. Donor retention continues to be a problem. One of many reasons is because people don’t feel appreciated. Prioritizing gratitude and donor relations will help.

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Donor-Advised Funds Increase Annual Giving by 96%, Chariot/K2D Strategies Study Shows

NonProfit PRO

Chariot and K2D Strategies released the "2024 DAF Fundraising Report," which showed that DAFs enable donors to give more, and more often.

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Court Battle Underscores Faith Groups’ Battle Against Anti-Immigrant Sentiment

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

This fight to keep Annunciation House open has drawn media attention to conflicts between religious communities that assist migrants and the goals of political authorities. This fight to keep Annunciation House open has drawn media attention to conflicts between religious communities that assist migrants and the goals of political authorities.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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An Inside Look: Nonprofit Texting Programs

NonProfit PRO

Want to integrate text messaging into your fundraising strategy? Here are some tips to get started, from planning to execution.

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How Nonprofits Can Mobilize Voters

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Edmond Dantès on Pexels The 2024 election, likely to be one of the most consequential—and closest—presidential contests in recent history, is upon us. Nonprofits are, in some ways, uniquely positioned to ensure that every eligible voter’s voice, whatever their political persuasion, is heard. And the potential is not just hypothetical. Prospective voters contacted by nonprofits about voting are 10 percentage points more likely to vote than those who are not, according to research by

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The Biggest Mistakes New Nonprofits Make

Blue Avocado

We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What are the biggest mistakes you see new nonprofits making?” Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: Losing focus on core mission I have worked in non-profits for over 20 years with a majority of my time spent as an Executive Director. Too often new nonprofits struggle to find their identity.

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Equitable Taxation

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Paolo de Renzio An excerpt from A Taxing Journey on ways civic actors can help close country-level tax loopholes

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2025 Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good offers unique sponsorship opportunities for tech companies that serve the nonprofit sector and 2025 is now open for booking! Our options include: Promoted content resources Sponsored posts Sponsored webinars To become a sponsor in 2025, select one of the options below and then contact Heather Mansfield who will send available due dates for sponsored posts, promoted content resources, and sponsored webinars.

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5 Ways To Activate Donors, Overcome Resistance

The NonProfit Times

@Photo through Deposit Photos Can one page in a study make a difference on its own? Page 35 in Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Giving , a new report from National Center For Family Philanthropy, offers fundraisers key strategies for helping donors move past mental obstacles to making donations. The other 46 pages contain detailed information and tactics — albeit written for the donors, not fundraising professionals — about overcoming the hurdles that prevent them from making con

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

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, 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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Where’s the emotion in your fundraising offer?

Jeff Brooks

You can have all the facts that support your fundraising offer lined up like an army on the march, but you’ll hardly motivate anyone to give until you reach their hearts. Blame biology. We human beings make virtually all our decisions with our emotions. Then we circle back with our rational minds to either justify the decision or talk ourselves out of it.

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Customer Experience (CX) in Business: Importance, Strategies, and Benefits

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Customer Experience (CX) in Business: Importance, Strategies, and Benefits What is Customer Experience (CX)? Customer experience (CX) encompasses every interaction a customer has with a business throughout their entire relationship. It includes all touchpoints, whether direct (like purchasing a product) or indirect (like seeing an advertisement), and influences the customer’s perception and feelings towards the brand.

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Giving USA Report: Charitable Contributions Dip by 2 Percent

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Karolina Kaboompics on Pexels With inflation weighing heavily on consumers, overall charitable giving decreased by more than 2 percent in 2023, reflecting a challenging environment for charities and the organizations they support. So suggests the latest Giving USA report, which found overall charitable giving was valued at $557.2 billion last year, up 1.9 percent in current dollars since 2022 but down 2.1 percent when adjusted for inflation.