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10 Tips to Create an Effective Website Donation Page

NonProfit PRO

Donors, especially first-time donors, can lose confidence in their decision to give if your donation page is purely transactional or difficult to use. Here are 10 ways to ensure your donation page makes it easy for donors to give and feel great about supporting your organization.

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Improve Your Fundraising and Communications by Segmenting Your Donors

Ann Green

Do you send all your donors the same appeal and thank you letter? Do you also feel your appeals aren’t bringing you the donations you need? Hmm, there may be a correlation here. If you’re not segmenting your donors into different groups, you’re missing a chance to raise more money and let your donors know you recognize them for who they are. Your donors are not the same.

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How the Colors in Your Design Influence Thoughts and Emotions

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Raise your hand if you are a nonprofit communications director who has been formally trained in graphic design. OK, you three don’t need to read this blog post. (But if you want to guest post for us, give me a shout!). But we know the majority of you are not trained designers and graphic design is just a necessary part of your everyday work as a nonprofit communicator.

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Joan’s Top 10 Nonprofit Leadership Books

Joan Garry

Check out my list of the top 10 nonprofit leadership books everyone should read to learn valuable insights on things like messaging, running effective meetings, and navigating the currently evolving workplace dynamics. The post Joan’s Top 10 Nonprofit Leadership Books appeared first on Joan Garry Consulting.

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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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Don’t Make Year-End Giving a Transaction

NonProfit PRO

Year-end revenue is essential to the well-being of many nonprofits. It’s important to communicate with supporters in such a way to maximize not only short-term income but subsequent giving as well. A feature of most year-end campaigns emphasizes the tax benefits of charitable giving. .

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Developing Your Nonprofit Budget: 5 Steps for Success

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Written by: Jon Osterburg. Reading Time: 7 minutes. The purpose of a nonprofit budget is to help you better plan your income and expenses in order to accomplish your goals. On an individual level, we may use this important tool to make sure all of our living expenses are covered while simultaneously saving for a big vacation. For nonprofits, you’ll use your budget to predict fundraising revenue and ensure those funds will cover all your program and administrative expenses.

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Partnership Lessons From Rome's Colosseum ; Booking.com Creates ‘Travel Proud’ Program for LGBTQ+ Community ?? ; Black Rifle Coffee: Socially Conscious, Politicly Incorrect ??

Selfish Giving

I'm back! ???? And what a trip! The sites! The food! The coffee! The corporate partnerships! While I unplugged from my newsletter for TWO WHOLE WEEKS (a new record for me), I never really stopped thinking about corporate partnerships. I even learned a couple things about partnerships when my wife and I toured the Colosseum in Rome. Our tour guide was discussing preservation efforts at the Colosseum and how the Italian government had turned to the business community for support.

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Develop Structure for Your First Contact With a Donor

NonProfit PRO

If you're a frontline fundraiser, you know that phone call or meeting where you are talking to the donor live really matters. Here is an easy-to-use checklist that ensures you won't miss a step when talking to the donors on your caseload.

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Nonprofit Support for Hurricane Ian

NonProfit Leadership Center

Hurricane Ian devastated cities and homes when it made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. The latest estimates show that 8,700 people have applied for federal aid through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the economic damage to the state is estimated at as much as $65 billion. Like in all crises and emergencies, nonprofit organizations step in and step up to help individuals, families and communities recover, rebuild and restore hope.

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Mixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators – October 7, 2022

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Ahh October! Let’s end the first week of the BEST month of the year with some of the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we have how to battle imposter syndrome, new words in the dictionary, nonprofit leadership books you should read, podcasts you should listen to and more.

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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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The Power of Self-Renewal: Sustaining Your Impact as a Leader

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Jordan Kassalow. Leadership is a renewable resource—but only if approached with a spirit of self-renewal. That often requires individuals to detach from the work they are most attached to, to see their work objectively, to question their own tactics, to be open to change, and to embrace opportunities that require them to reinvent themselves.

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3 Tips for Rebuilding Your Board Post-Pandemic

NonProfit PRO

The last two-plus years have taken a toll on us all. Many of your board members may be burnt out and some may have even stepped down. So now what do you do? It’s time to rebuild your volunteer leadership team using these three tips.

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What Is Bad Data Really Costing Your Organization?

Bloomerang

Your donor database is only as good as the data you put into it. With the year-end giving season upon us, now is the time to prepare for fundraising success in 2023. A clean database should be a high priority as you plan ahead. As with every other industry today, nonprofits are especially dependent on good data to be successful. And donor data is at the top of the critical care list.

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Mixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators – September 30, 2022

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Cafe 123. Opelika, AL. It’s the end of another week so that means I have put together some of the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we have TikTok and Instagram tips and news, the difference between a CRM and a CMS, why you shouldn’t be a Kinkos for other departments, how to handle Google’s new content update and more.

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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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Centering Racial Justice in the Fight for Housing Justice

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Bea de la Torre. Homeownership is considered the American dream, but for millions of people who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC), the reality of the US housing system is more of a nightmare. Built on a foundation of racism, discrimination, and exclusion, with roots stretching back to the birth of this nation, it has been used both intentionally and unintentionally to limit BIPOC living options and life opportunities.

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Can a Nonprofit’s Financial Audit Result in More Donations?

NonProfit PRO

It is not uncommon for nonprofits to undergo a financial audit, despite not being required by law. This suggests that some organizations determine that the benefits exceed the costs. Here are some potential benefits of a financial audit for your nonprofit.

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Navigate Change Management: Set Your Nonprofit Up For Success

Bloomerang

“Change is inevitable, growth is an option.” – John C. Maxwell. It’s no secret that as a global society we’ve had a few changes thrown at us in the last few years. Even aside from a global pandemic, an ever changing landscape of technology and politics have caused all of us to have to navigate change. Let’s get one thing straight – change is the only constant we can count on.

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Ask Rita: What to Do When the FMLA Replacement Is A Better Performer

Blue Avocado

What happens if an employee who is filling in for another employee out on FMLA turns out to be better in the position? What are our options? The post Ask Rita: What to Do When the FMLA Replacement Is A Better Performer appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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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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The False Promise of Corporate Carbon Neutrality

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Auden Schendler. Highlighting the gap between real action and tokenism, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard’s visionary donation of his company to the climate cause lights the way for other progressive corporations—if they choose to follow. But they probably won’t. Last year I did some sustainability consulting for a young outdoor company.

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Don’t Risk Your Donors’ Data: How Nonprofits Can Protect Sensitive Information

NonProfit PRO

Nonprofits that fail to protect sensitive information risk exposing their donors’ personal information, and losing their trust and financial support along the way. But proactive steps — including data devaluation — keep valuable information out of bad actors’ hands and prevent data compromise.

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Krysta Grangeno Joins The Charity CFO As Chief of Staff

The Charity CFO

The Charity CFO is proud to announce that Krysta Grangeno has joined our team in the newly created role of Chief of Staff! Krysta is truly a leader that sees the “gray” in situations, understanding the logical processes needed to make the work compliant and efficient as well as the emotional side of how the work gets done. Krysta is incredible at project management and organizational development.

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Eight tips for funders to help grantseekers navigate your website?

Candid

For funders and foundations, one big advantage of an easy-to-navigate grants section of your website is that you can help grantseekers are more likely to submit the required information on the first try. With clear and concise instructions , funders can also help grantseekers save valuable time that’s best spent on mission-oriented work. Over the past three years, Candid has made data on over 15,000 funding opportunities available on Philanthropy News Digest (PND) RFP Bulletin and Foundation Dir

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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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From Transition to Transformation: Key Lessons from the Pandemic for Nonprofits

Blue Avocado

Article In Brief: The Problem: As nonprofits emerge from the effects of COVID-19, a return-to-normal mindset will not enable nonprofits to succeed going forward in a changed world. Why it Happens: Surviving the pandemic required a prolonged sprint to pivot to online platforms, finds new sources of funding, and more. It is tempting to want […].

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Volunteers Are a Precious Nonprofit Resource

NonProfit PRO

Volunteers are a tremendous resource for charitable nonprofits. Without volunteers, nonprofits would struggle to provide programs, community services and more. Volunteerism in the United States peaked between 2003 and 2005, when approximately 29% of all Americans reported their volunteerism.

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Understanding the Job of a Nonprofit Operations Manager

The Charity CFO

There are more than 1.54 million nonprofits globally. To ensure that a nonprofit runs efficiently, several people work behind the scenes to make things much easier, and one of those people is the operations manager. The operations manager might be the secret weapon of the most successful nonprofits we know. By taking charge of getting things done, an operations manager helps executive directors focus their energy on the strategic big-picture that will move their mission forward.

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Solving Social Media’s ‘Local Paradox’

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci & Ethan Zuckerman. Cameron Childs’ parents own a beach house in Bethany Beach, Delaware. One day his wife and daughter, who are both Black, headed there for a vacation. Later that same day, Cameron told The Root , he received a notification on local social network Nextdoor titled “Spook Alert,” a phrase used by his parents’ neighbors in Bethany Beach when Black people are spotted in the neighborhood.

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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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Supervising Volunteers: 5 Tips to Manage, Lead, and Engage

The Volunteer Hub

Effective supervision can empower your volunteers to reach goals and do their best work. Here are 5 tips that can help supervisors manage, lead, and engage volunteer constituents. Supervising volunteers can be a challenging task. The role of your volunteer supervisor should not just be to manage, but to also lead, communicate with, and engage volunteer constituents.

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Where Are the Nonprofit Workers?

NonProfit PRO

In the past year, I have interfaced with nonprofits in a variety of ways. One central theme that continued to occur is the major issue of having the quantity and quality of nonprofit workers an organization needs.

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3 Tips for Fundraising in a Recession

Fundraising Coach

One of the interesting things of being an active blog for twenty years is you get to cover things like fundraising in a recession. Multiple times. A quick search shows blog posts on recession proof fundraising going back at least 14 years. Including “ 10 Tips for Fundraising in a Recession.” The experts seem to be debating about whether we’re technically in a recession or not.

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10 Year End Fundraising Mistakes to Avoid

Get Fully Funded

It’s time to plan for the most productive time of the year – Year End Fundraising Season! Yep, kids are back in school, pumpkin spice is EVERYWHERE, and some folks are already thinking about the holidays. Those of us in the world of nonprofit fundraising are starting to think about how to best leverage the next four months. And with good reason! Here’s why: Nearly ONE THIRD of annual giving occurs in December. 12% of annual giving occurs on the last 3 days of the year. 53.8% of nonprofits st

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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!