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Let Your Donors Know How Lucky You Are to Have Them

Ann Green

In a recent Grow Repor t , fundraising expert Pamela Grow wrote about a time she had just started a new development job and the donors hadn’t been thanked for over eight months (yikes!). When she expressed concern about this to an outside consultant, the consultant replied, “In my experience, donors are lucky to get a postcard.”. Really? What nonprofit organizations should be saying is, “We’re lucky to have our donors.

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Corporate Partnerships & The Law: Contracts ??

Selfish Giving

This is the third-part of a four-part series on the four key legal issues you - my readers! - requested guidance on in the Selfish Giving / Accelerist Partnership Law Survey you completed last spring. Advertising Disclosures [Released 10/02/19] Registration & Reporting Requirements [Released 12/4/19] Contracts UBIT [Coming Soon!] Today, our legal expert, Karen Wu of Perlman & Perlman , is answering your questions on contracts.

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5 Ways to Use Your Smartphone for Social Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Kaley Aposporos , Content Writer at GoFundMe Charity. As a nonprofit, there are certain ways you can encourage your donors to use their phones for good. With these methods, your nonprofit can advocate for general philanthropy and altruism. In a few different instances, you can even point donors toward helping the cause that your nonprofit champions.

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How to Use Twitter Native Video for Business: 10 Content Ideas + 5 Best Practices

Pam Moore

It's every smart and social, savvy digital marketers dream to reach their audience in a human, relevant, memorable and meaningful way. Video marketing provides marketers the unique opportunity to connect with their audience in the most human and relevant way. With video marketing, you can almost look your audience in the face eyeball to eyeball. They can hear your voice, see your facial gestures, experience where you are and the power of what you have to share like never before.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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8 Awesome Nonprofit CRM Options for Your Organization [UPDATED 2020]

Elevation

Your organization should be using a CRM, or Customer Relationship Manager, to simplify some of the administrative demands. With a large number of people in your network, you can’t get by without a way to keep track of all of them. Especially as a nonprofit, keeping an accurate and updated record of your donors, volunteers, fundraisers, event attendees, etc. is crucial.

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Don’t Redesign Your Website (Yet)

Mission Minded

You may look at your nonprofit’s website and worry that it looks woefully out of date. Maybe it doesn’t function. The post Don’t Redesign Your Website (Yet) appeared first on Mission Minded.

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Welcome to the Inspiration Age! Is Your Content Marketing Ready?

Pam Moore

. Welcome to the inspiration age! Welcome to an era where connecting with your audience and communities in authentic and human ways is a requirement, not an option. Digital and social marketing are powerful mediums to help marketers attract, inspire and activate their audiences. Brands that activate their audiences powered by authentic human emotional connection will win in this new era.

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3 Simple Fundraising Metrics for Nonprofits (and How to Calculate Them)

iMarketSmart

Google search “fundraising metrics” and you’ll find plenty of blog posts and articles. In fact, you’ll come across too many. It can be overwhelming to figure out what fundraising metrics your nonprofit should track and measure. No two websites seem to offer the same suggestions, making it difficult to know what’s really worthwhile.

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Silent Auctions: What to Remember Day-Of

NonProfit Hub

Silent auctions are a popular and effective fundraising event for nonprofits. However, that doesn’t mean that these events are easy to pull off! There are many moving parts to juggle in the quest to make sure you’re raising maximum funds and providing a great experience for attendees. After you’ve planned your auction event , there’s still the actual hosting part.

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Why “Blank for Good" is Bad (UPDATED)

Philanthropy 2173

IMPORTANT UPDATE : Please read this response and thread and my apologies for first using logo without permission. I very much appreciate having this broader perspective brought forth from @CassieRobinson, Stefaan Verhulst and others. Original post Since we started the Digital Civil Society Lab I’ve been invited to countless conferences, workshops, and philanthropic or corporate launches of “some kind of tech” for “some kind of good.

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Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them

Speaker: Dave Sackett

Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.

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Welcome to the Inspiration Age! Is Your Content Ready?

Pam Moore

Welcome to the inspiration age! Welcome to an era where connecting with your audience and communities in authentic and human ways is a requirement, not an option. Digital and social marketing are powerful mediums to help marketers attract, inspire and activate their audiences. Brands that activate their audiences powered by authentic human emotional connection will win in this new era.

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Myths About Political Giving and Charitable Giving

Lets Talk Nonprofit

If you're worried about the outcome of the presidential election, you're not alone. This, however, is not a political post. Rather, it's for all of the nonprofit staffers and leaders. Especially those who might be worried that the election could affect your 2020 fundraising. Let's separate the fact from fiction. MYTH #1: WHEN PEOPLE GIVE TO POLITICAL CAUSES/CANDIDATES, THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO GIVE TO CHARITIES.

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Marketing Automation: Your Key to Boost Donor Development

NonProfit Hub

Nonprofit organizations are almost always looking to increase their fundraising revenue. Marketing is a major factor in securing ongoing donations, but funding pressures and staff limitations can make it a challenging task. Luckily, there’s this little thing called marketing automation that’s proving to be highly effective in helping nonprofit organizations secure donors and increase donor retention.

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Nonprofit New York Trainings

TakeTwo Services

We are thrilled to be partnering with Nonprofit New York to provide our beloved NY-nonprofit community with a series of trainings on communications and fundraising from January to March 2020. Our topics are: Hunting and Gathering Content for Social Media – January 8, 2020. Crafting the Ideal Communications and Fundraising Work Plan for Your Next Gala – February 11, 2020.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Nonprofit Fraud in a Small Town

Non Profit Accounting Academy

He was the executive director of the local United Way. He had also served as mayor in their small town of Milton, Florida for 20 years. By all appearances, he was an esteemed community leader and philanthropist. He was also perpetrating a nonprofit fraud by pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen donations meant to help area residents in need.

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Newsletter: Get Your 15-Point Contract Checklist ? ; Growing Partnerships When Coronavirus is Spreading ; Does Your Nonprofit Use “Phygital” Marketing?

Selfish Giving

Legal eagle Karen Wu just finished the third installment of her four-part series on the four key legal issues you - my readers! - requested guidance on in the Selfish Giving / Accelerist Partnership Law Survey you completed last year. This time, Karen is answering your questions on contracts. The four questions Karen answered are: 1. We are entering into a cause marketing promotion in which our charity will receive a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each Sellco widget.

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