Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Never Miss a Show - Sign Up for Email Updates. Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to David Wolfe , Co-Founder and CEO of Leesa Sleep , a certified B-Corp that donates one mattress to a shelter for every ten it sells. To date, they've donated 9,000 mattresses and are proudly pioneering a way for people to give back while they sleep! On the show, Megan, David and I discuss: David Wolfe, Leesa Sleep.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Sara Maldonado. Here’s the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. We want more stories! Don’t be shy – tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. . Sara Maldonado specializes in digital communications and client relations.

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

By now you’ve heard about #GIvingTuesday.This year it’s on November 29 and it’s billed as a global day to give back. Some people think it’s a great way to raise more revenue and find new donors. Others find it a complete waste of time. Personally, I like the idea of a giving day and make most of my year-end donations on #GivingTuesday. On the other hand, it feels more like Asking Tuesday with a relentless stream of email messages and social media posts begging you to donate now.

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Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Facebook Live video streaming enables brands and businesses of all sizes to tap into the power of video marketing and social media. It enables even the smallest of businesses to increase brand awareness, build community, nurture relationships. Smart and savvy marketers know they can even use Facebook Live to conduct customer research as well as increase leads and sales!

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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.

Finance

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The following is an excerpt from October-December 2016 Edition of AsianNGO Magazine. Facebook launched in 2004, YouTube in 2005, and Twitter in 2006. For over a decade nonprofits, charities, and NGOs worldwide have been embracing social media with the hope of raising funds and creating social change. The rapid rise of social media and its proliferation to every corner of the globe will be one of the most defining characteristics of the 21 st Century.

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Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

I've been hearing a well-meaning but fundraising killing myth while talking to many groups and training many boards over the last few months. It boils down to: "We need to do more education. If people really knew what we did, they would give money and our funding crisis would be over." Or more generally: "If they knew about us, they'd give. One gentleman took along time to explain each step of the education process.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Could your annual report fit right in with this scene? It’s time to update your approach. If you’ve heard me on an annual reports webinar any time in the last decade, you’ve heard me say some version of this: It’s OK to go short and stop publishing the donor list. Seriously. Now that I am actively advocating for very short annual reports , I’m hearing that the donor list is the last hurdle that is stopping otherwise rational communications and fundraising profession

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Many of you are immersed in your year-end appeal, but if you think you can rest easy once the letters have gone out, think again. Your work has just begun. In fact, what comes next is even more important, especially if you want to to keep your donors for a long time. Do a good job of thanking your donors. I write a lot about the importance of thanking your donors, but I think this bears repeating.

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Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Would you like to have customers come to you organically because they know for a fact you can help them achieve their business and/or life goals? It’s a wonderful thing when you don’t have to sell to your customers, instead they contact you and are excited to business with you! They aren’t thinking “should I do business with this person or brand.” Instead they are thinking “HOW can I do business with this person?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

The National Retail Federation estimates that U.S. households will spend an average of $935.58 this holiday season. That translates into billions of dollars in consumer spending that can empower philanthropy and social good. By shopping at any of the 30 online stores listed below, conscious and ethical consumers can channel some of their spending power into the nonprofit sector.

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Retail Ethics Nonprofits Philanthropy 107

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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Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Crowdfunding is a term you hear thrown around in both the nonprofit and for-profit worlds these days, but few people have really grasped—and put into practice—exactly what it is. The way I’d define crowdfunding is with these three words: online social fundraising. Accepting donations online is not really innovative anymore, to be honest. We all know about online fundraising at this point and agree it’s necessary.

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Christine Riley Miller , Senior Director of Corporate Social Responsibility & Corporate Foundation for Dunkin' Brands , about the company's new, re-branded foundation, the Joy in Childhood Foundation. The goal of the foundation is right in the name: to provide the simple joys of childhood to sick and hungry kids.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Giving Tuesday is 12 days away. Are you ready? Whether you’re almost done with prep or seriously behind the eight ball, here are some flourishes and finishing touches you still have time to implement. 1. Open Your Donation Form As Soon as Possible. If people want to give early, let them. Several nonprofits are inviting their donors to make their Giving Tuesday gift now – there’s no time to waste in making the world a better place!

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Do you know why your donors give to your organization? Most likely they feel a connection to your cause. Most of us are good people and we want to help others. I’m very upset about the results of the recent U.S. presidential election, which prompted me to donate to organizations that will help people/communities who will be left behind in the next administration.

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The Agitator

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Any decent salesperson knows (and practises) that successful selling involves meeting customers’ needs, not selling the product or service. Fundraising is no different. It’s about meeting the donor’s needs … not the organization’s. A recent e-newsletter from Tom Ahern, citing Mark Phillips at Bluefrog , flagged this most fundamental principle.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

For nonprofits to succeed on social media, they have to be good at social media and that requires a clear understanding of how, when, and why individuals engage with nonprofits on social media. With a primary focus on blogging, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, he webinar content below was presented by Heather Mansfield on November 8, 2016 to 2,150 nonprofit staff.

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Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Perhaps you already have a list of companies that could donate to your organization. If not, we’ll be helping you with that in our December 6 webinar. Once you have that list, the next step is to determine who the real decision makers are in each company and how you can get in front of them to present your case. Remember that the decision maker might not be the person who has the most visibility in the company.

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Alison DaSilva , Executive Vice President, Cone Communications , about their latest study, the 2 016 Cone Communications Millennial Employee Engagement Study. On the show, Megan, Alison and I discuss: Alison DaSilva, Cone Communications. Why Millennials are so important to companies. 50 percent of the workforce by 2020!

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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.

Foundations

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Kerri Moore. This summer, Kerri Moore gave us The Ultimate Checklist for marketing events. Today she’s back with some ideas on what to do after your event is over. ~Kristina. Guest Post by Kerri Moore of Booster. After your nonprofit has hosted a fundraising event, you’ll need to take some time to celebrate your success. But before you pop too many bottles, it’s important that you’re prepared to communicate with your valuable attendees and donors.

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Year-end giving is in full swing and even if you’ve mailed your appeal letter, many people will choose to donate online. Chances are you’ll send most of your reminders by email and social media with a link to the donation page on your website. That means online giving on your website needs to be easy to do. It’s tricky because you want to capture vital information without overwhelming your donors. 5 Donation Page Blunders That Kill Fundraising Response Rates.

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The Agitator

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Most of the time you read advice about words that are good to use in fundraising … like ‘you’ But here’s a fascinating article on seven words to avoid on your website conversion pages. And guess what, ‘you’ — actually ‘your’ — is one of them! The other six … Submit (implies ‘yielding’, something not many people instinctively like to do).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

For environmentally friendly and socially conscious holiday shoppers that prefer to give donations to nonprofits as holiday gifts, the 20 holiday gift programs listed below are a good starting point for your holiday shopping. Ranging from wildlife conservation to refugee relief, tribute gifts make excellent holiday gifts for friends, family, and work colleagues.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Is your organization ready to build a recurring giving program that not only sustains but also propels your mission forward? 🚀 In this new webinar with industry visionary Tim Sarrantonio, we’ll guide you through the critical steps to establishing and scaling a successful recurring giving program. Whether you’re starting fresh or enhancing an existing program, this session will provide the strategies you need to deepen donor relationships and secure long-term support!

Nonprofits

Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

There are only 6 more tickets left for next week's Nonprofit Storytelling Conference in Chicago. I've personally never seen a conference make this much of a difference to attendees and the organizations they work for. I hope you won't miss out! See the session descriptions and get one of the last tickets at: [link]. If being in Chicago for a couple of days next week isn't a possibility, check out the video option.

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Ryan Harmon , CEO & Co-founder of Press Cleaners. Press is a weekly, subscription-based dry cleaning and laundry delivery service in Texas that is helping the homeless and growing its business with its Socks for Souls program. Never Miss a Show - Sign Up for Email Updates. On the show, Megan, Ryan and I discuss: Ryan Harmon, Press Cleaners.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Is your nonprofit running petitions and other online advocacy actions? If the answer is “Yes,” then you might want to use after-action popups to transform your advocate’s actions into money. Popups, also known as website lightboxes, display an image or video that floats on top of a web page, dimming out the rest of the content. They’re used for all sorts of purposes on nonprofit websites – email sign ups, fundraising campaigns, and event signups.

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

I’m still in shock over the U.S.election. I had planned to submit a post today and mulled over whether I should wait until tomorrow. Somehow a post about donor communication seems trivial, even though it’s not. But it can wait. How do we deal with uncertainty the next four years brings us? Some of you may want to delve into your work to take your mind off things.

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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.

Activism

The Agitator

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

I just read an article worrying about fundraising prospects in the post-Boomer world. Worryingly, it cited the Blackbaud study estimating that Boomers and older adults account for 69% of giving in the U.S. … and of course with the sub-text: they’ll start dying. There’s plenty of stuff to read about that particular Armageddon, so I won’t go there today.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

In the spirit of year-end giving, the Public Interest Registry and Name.com are offering.NGO domains for only $.99 through the end of 2016. If your NGO, nonprofit, or charity has yet to protect your organization’s primary online brand (your.ORG website and email!) by registering it’s.NGO equivalent, then please let this $.99 offer finally propel you into taking action.

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iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

I don’t have any data on this whatsoever but something tells me that a good number of fundraisers might lean left when it comes to politics. But what about your donors? Do they lean left or right? Do you know? Could you be alienating them by assuming that their politics align with yours? Here are 3 things you might want to consider as you engage with your supporters (according to Arthur C.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Ah, #GivingTuesday. the day donors wake up from their post-Thanksgiving food stupors, reflect on spending too much money during those retail-holidays-that-shall-not-be-named, and decide to offset the materialistic frenzy with some good-for-the-soul charitable giving - and then, of course, they take a selfie. We're back again this year with all-day coverage of the best #UNselfie posts from around the web - send us your favorites on Twitter and check back here for updates!

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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

Finance