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2 Fresh Ways to Connect With Existing and Prospective Donors

NonProfit PRO

The COVID-19 pandemic changed a lot about the world and how we approach virtually everything. Here are two things I learned during that time about connecting with new audiences and existing stakeholders that will have a lasting impact on me.

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Measuring Your Nonprofit Marketing Success

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Are you ready to get serious about measuring your nonprofit marketing success? It’s a challenge, but one definitely worth taking on. We have lots of advice to get you started! Choosing Your Objectives. One of the reasons that measuring nonprofit marketing communications work is so hard is that we have a lot of different marketing and communications objectives to consider.

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Using Technology to Make Work More Human

Allison Fine

Automation can free us up to focus on the parts of our jobs we find most meaningful.

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Fundraising in an Ever-Changing World

Ann Green

We’ve been through so much over the last two years – the pandemic, an economic downturn, supply chain issues, inflation, a racial reckoning, political turmoil, and climate disasters. Now we can add the war in Ukraine. . Your nonprofit organization has gone through a lot and is continuing to navigate this ever-changing world. It’s important to not give up and keep persevering.

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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 Great Resignation Hits the C-Suite 

NonProfit PRO

The Great Resignation has hit the C-suite — maybe yours. This phenomenon had been slowly percolating for years. Millennials, Gen X and Gen Z put “happy” at the top of their priority lists even before the pandemic. And, let’s be frank, we made fun of them.

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Mixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators – March 18, 2022

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

El Ranchero. Auburn, AL. It’s Friday so that means we’ve got the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we have addressing crises, website benchmarks, social media tips, cheap fundraising ideas, and more. It’s time for Mixed Links… The Ukraine War Tests Whether Marketers Can Address Crisis Meaningfully.

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Build a Non-profit Website that Works [Steal These Ideas!]

Get Fully Funded

Building a non-profit website might be the most intimidating aspect of launching an organization. It’s the digital face of your organization and where many people interact with you for the first time. The experience people have on your non-profit website will influence what they think about you and if they think they can trust you. That means that what your website looks like and how easy it is to use can impact someone’s decision to give.

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Is There Room for Monthly Giving in Your Fundraising Appeals?

NonProfit PRO

Earlier this week, a copywriter friend of mine asked a great question. And I’m sure many of you are struggling with this same predicament. Often a strategy calls for including so many offers in one direct mail fundraising appeal, so how can you include a sustainer recruitment effort as well?

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What’s a Typical Day at Your Job Look Like?

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

What goes on in a typical day in your life as a nonprofit communicator? Do you check work email as soon as you get up? Do you grab a coffee on the commute? Listen to a podcast? Are you working from home or back in the office? Do you have a weekly meeting? Set up your to-do list in the morning or afternoon? What about lunch? Do you make a point to go for a walk or eat with friends or do you eat at your desk?

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Does Your Nonprofit Need a Website Revamp? How to Tell

Top Nonprofits

Your nonprofit’s website is the center of your communication and marketing strategy. It’s what you use to drive engagement, donations, and awareness of your organization. When you use a multi-channel approach to marketing, you probably point your audience back to specific landing pages on your website. If your site is out of date, you’re missing out on valuable support from your visitors.

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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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Guidance for making grants to support Ukraine

Candid

This piece provides guidance for funders on making grants to support Ukraine. It was original published on the Council on Foundations' website. . Over the last two weeks, the Council on Foundations has received scores of questions from the field about how to help the Ukrainian people during the ongoing Russian invasion, including during our recent webinar with the State Department.

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Should Nonprofit Staff Volunteer Alongside Volunteers?

NonProfit PRO

I had spent much of my time on Saturday as a staff member, volunteering to collaborate with volunteers on a special project. Needless to say, I was tired as I authored this article on Sunday. .

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Theresa Guest Joins The Charity CFO as Accounting Manager

The Charity CFO

Today we’re proud to announce another amazing addition to the industry’s best nonprofit accounting team! Theresa Guest is joining The Charity CFO team in the role of Accounting Manager. Theresa is an experienced leader in accounting and financial reporting, budgeting, and analysis, with an extensive finance career in the healthcare supply chain industry.

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Are You Ready for a Coach?

Mission Minded

Having a coach can make all the difference to stretched nonprofit professionals. But coaching isn’t for everyone. Here are 11 frequently asked questions to help you determine if coaching is right for you. The post <strong>Are You Ready for a Coach?</strong> appeared first on Mission Minded.

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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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Today is U.S. Equal Pay Day—but not for CEOs in the social sector

Candid

Today, March 15, is U.S. Equal Pay Day, a day created by the National Committee on Pay Equity to increase awareness about the gender wage gap. Specifically, this symbolic day marks how far into the year a woman must work to receive the same wage that a man received the previous year. This year, women in the U.S. had to work a 14-and-a-half-month year to earn the same amount that men made in 2021.

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Why Your Nonprofit Does Not Need an Executive Committee

NonProfit PRO

Did you know that it is possible to have a nonprofit board committee that has more power and authority than the full board? No, I’m not making this up. This is most often in the form of a standing executive committee described in the by-laws.

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Bloomerang Appoints Tammy Hammond and Steve Byrnes to the Executive Leadership Team

Bloomerang

Bloomerang, the complete donor management solution for thousands of small and medium-sized nonprofits, today announced the addition of Tammy Hammond as the company’s Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Steve Byrnes as Chief Sales Officer (CSO). As Bloomerang’s CPO, Hammond will work to broaden the value that Bloomerang is providing to small and medium-sized nonprofits.

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Why Social Movements Require Entrepreneurial Values

Blue Avocado

When the news broke a few months back about my nonprofit Swipe Out Hunger acquiring the College and University Food Bank Alliance (CUFBA), we received an overwhelming positive response alongside a dose of skepticism about the term “acquire.” “Acquire? What are you, a corporation?” From our beginnings more than ten years ago, I designed Swipe […].

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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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Nonprofit Bylaws – The Dos and Don’ts

Foundation Group

The post Nonprofit Bylaws – The Dos and Don’ts appeared first on Foundation Group®.

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How to Hold Successful Hybrid Board Meetings

NonProfit PRO

Nonprofit board management has become an increasingly difficult task in a hybrid setting but hybrid meetings are here to stay. Here’s how you can ensure board meetings remain successful even when teams are in person and virtual.

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“We need new donors!”

iMarketSmart

I hear this so frequently from organizations that are not hitting their revenue goals. Before running out to get new donors why not start with how you’re treating your current donors? If you’re not regularly visiting with your benefactors and getting to know them and asking them for a specific amount, you don’t need new benefactors, you need a new strategy.

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The Secrets to Successful Grant Writing

The Charity CFO

Grant writing may be the most valuable skill in nonprofit fundraising. In a single grant application, you could change the fortunes of your entire organization. Many nonprofits–established as well as new ones–are intimidated by the process. But you don’t need to be. Grant writing is more of a science than an art, and in this episode professional grant writer Kate Hephner sits down with Tosha to reveal the secrets that have helped her secure grants for nonprofits for over 20 years.

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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

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Two Ways to Organize Your Board for Success

Nonprofit Productive

Boards come in all sizes and shapes. They meet with some regularity and need ways to prepare for those meetings. While some boards go the route of emailing all of their pre-reads, this is hardly considered a best practice. The reason why I don’t recommend this approach is simple enough: email is not your friend. Most people don’t manage their email well and others lack the skills to search with any efficacy.

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How Great Leaders Build Teams That Function Like Well-Oiled Machines

NonProfit PRO

I know what you're thinking: "My team isn't broken. Thank you very much." You may be surprised to hear that it doesn't matter if your team is functioning well or not; everybody could benefit from a bit of team building.

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5 Strategies for Turning Smaller Major Gifts into Larger Ones

iMarketSmart

What’s the only thing better in fundraising than a major gift? A bigger major gift. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you already know that major gifts provide the bulk of funding for most large and mid-size nonprofits. If recent trends continue , that’s only going to increase. So in your quest to grow your major and planned giving fundraising, ask yourself what’s easier and more cost-effective: A: Inspiring a new major gift from a new donor.

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The Impact of Video in Your Marketing Strategy

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

The Impact of Video in Your Marketing Strategy. Video is a big part of our lives, but how does it impact your marketing strategy and how can you get started? Learn more in this article. Are you keen to expand your brand’s reach through effective video marketing? There was a time when a vast majority of businesses used to employ only text and photos for marketing purposes.

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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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GILS

Bloomerang

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FREE Annual Report Checklist + Template

NonProfit PRO

It's reporting season! You can save time on design and focus on highlighting your nonprofit's progress, performance, and impact from the past year. Use this FREE template and checklist to get started and make sure nothing slips through the crack. Download the Template.

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4 big ideas Dr. Russell James got from scanning donor brains with neuroimaging equipment

iMarketSmart

Philanthropy originates in story. In the earliest foundations of human social cooperation, story is at the center.[1] In empathy development of preschool children, story is at the center.[2] In personal motivations for major gifts of wealth, story is at the center.[3]. What is it? But what is story? What do we mean by that word? When do we have it? When do we not?

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Nonprofit Marketing: Three ways to spread awareness of your cause

Care2

Whether you’re focused on environmental defense, providing shelter for the homeless, or advocating for political change, you need a powerful base of support to push your nonprofit’s mission forward. A good way to acquire and retain that support is to spend time marketing your cause and sharing powerful messages that inspire people to get involved.

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How to Scale Recurring Giving for Sustainable Growth

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!