Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 3, 2023

The Mid-South Nonprofit Conference + Catalyst Awards will offer a keynote address + 12 breakout sessions The Mid-South Nonprofit Conference returns for its 5th year and aims to address barriers, solutions, and best practices within the nonprofit sector.

Public and Social Policy 108

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public Policy Ethics 108

Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy encompasses more than just earning donations from supporters. It involves your efforts to recruit new supporters, engage with existing ones, and grow your organization’s influence, all with the goal of funding your mission more efficiently. 10 steps to build your fundraising strategy.

Fundraising 107

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 107

Candid

JANUARY 11, 2023

As we enter 2023, we’ve compiled a list of nonprofit books from Candid’s free digital library that can help inspire your nonprofit’s New Year’s resolutions. Take your fundraising game to the next level. When it comes to boosting funding for your nonprofit, there are multiple paths that can lead you to your desired destination.

Public and Nonprofit Management 103

Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Non-Profits Energy 103

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 1, 2024

Understanding the giving habits and motivations of your millennial audience will give you a leg up in the fundraising space. This group has begun to dominate across donor demographics, which your organization has probably seen if you’ve done a fundraising assessment recently.

Fundraising 62

Fundraising Fundraising Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management 62

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When it comes to fundraising, we often strive to use storytelling and tugging of heartstrings to appeal to potential donors. Think tanks, such as Rogare, the Fundraising Think Tank, also produce research and thorough leadership that can impact our work. Academia also has researchers with an interest in the nonprofit sector.

Voluntary Action 140

Voluntary Action Public and Nonprofit Management Universities Psychology 140

Candid

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The public library plays a central role in serving the dynamic needs of communities across the country, and is often the first place a person turns to for help. At the Free Library of Philadelphia , we are meeting those needs by offering services to Philadelphia’s nonprofit community. From there, they are hooked!

Public and Nonprofit Management 101

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Foundations Values 101

MNA Association

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Legislative priorities, economic conditions, shifts in public sentiment, and budgetary considerations all contribute to the rationale behind proposed changes. Their perspectives offer invaluable guidance on adjusting strategies, seizing opportunities, and managing risks in the face of evolving estate tax laws.

Law 52

Law Agriculture Public and Nonprofit Management Fundraising 52

Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

Imagine a world in which philanthropy professionals are focused on improving their practices to transform philanthropy through centering communities, lightening the burden on nonprofit organizations, and holding themselves accountable to their values.

Collaborations 52

Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Philanthropy 52

Fundraising Leadership

JUNE 7, 2024

Just out of college, early in your career or mid-career, it is not likely you are able to easily join corporate boards or enter into the world of philanthropy with substantial donations. Read more here on philanthropy in Take The Lead Take The Lead has a long history of honoring leaders in philanthropy and volunteering. “

Volunteerism 81

Volunteerism Volunteerism Philanthropy Public and Social Policy 81

iMarketSmart

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In major gifts fundraising, this works. It works for the fundraiser. The fundraiser is the guiding sage. But a nonprofit is not just a fundraising organization. It’s also an operational organization. Embracing the donor-hero story inspires fundraising. Risk management. Story conflict.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Culture Public and Nonprofit Management 52

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! We've searched far and wide for the best and brightest nonprofit conferences from all around the country! We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants. Nonprofit Management. So don't wait!

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Associations Finance 105

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. They can help the organization set and achieve goals. The organization can stagnate or experience chaos.

Nonprofit Leadership 119

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 119

Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Have you noticed that when talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in fundraising , the conversation frequently mentions the lack of suitable candidates of color? Another aspect of the discussion is the business case for hiring for fundraising success. After all, is not the business of fundraising, well, to raise money?

Public and Nonprofit Management 125

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Culture Recruitment 125

iMarketSmart

AUGUST 15, 2022

Philanthropy is powerful. Fundraisers aren’t even allowed to tell the donor’s hero story. For the nonprofit administrator, the compelling story is the administrator hero story.[1]. Fundraising with the administrator-hero story. Fundraising messages in the administrator-hero story may vary. And the fundraiser?

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits Retention Management 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

This is the ninth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

Public and Nonprofit Management 134

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Activism Advertising 134

Selfish Giving

MARCH 7, 2018

I thought, "Heck, what nonprofit doesn't want that!" They dissolved the silos between fundraising and marketing. Now, marketing and fundraising work together at the symphony to promote a customer-focused culture. Walmart raised $921,000 for Children's of Alabama through a Children's Miracle Network (CMN) fundraiser.

Public and Nonprofit Management 100

Public and Nonprofit Management Children Associations Fundraising 100

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 7, 2022

Volunteer programs often require fundraising campaigns to stay in operation. Depending on your organization’s activities, you may need fundraising to help fund your: Volunteer training opportunities. Start a merchandise fundraising campaign. Let’s take a closer look at each fundraising idea! Marketing materials.

Fundraising 64

Fundraising Fundraising Volunteerism Volunteerism 64

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Over the last month or two I’ve received lots of questions from communications and development directors about third-party fundraising applications like Jumo and Crowdrise. The same question came up this morning at the Nonprofit Marketing in 2011 workshop I did this morning for the Georgia Center for Nonprofits.

Fundraising 184

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Ethics 184

EveryAction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

If you loved our 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2018 calendar! We've searched far and wide for the best and brightest nonprofit conferences from all around the country! We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants. Nonprofit Management. So don't wait!

Nonprofit governance and management 77

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Associations 77

The Agitator

APRIL 8, 2018

Why, for nearly six decades, has American philanthropy failed to grow beyond a 2% share of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? That’s the question veteran fundraising consultant Michael Rosen explores in What Will It Take to Dramatically Increase Philanthropy? appearing in the Spring issue of AFP’s Advancing Philanthropy.

Retention 79

Retention Philanthropy Public and Nonprofit Management Insurance 79

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 17, 2015

In 1985 the.ORG domain was released to the public along with.COM,NET,GOV and.EDU – the original top-level domains of the Internet. Over the next 30 years the.ORG domain would become the Internet home of the nonprofit sector worldwide and become synonymous with the term “nonprofit organization.”

Nonprofit governance and management 103

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 103

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started?

Leadership 62

Leadership Fundraising Fundraising Philanthropy 62

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

In contrast, a 2017 report found that only 5 percent of nonprofits were using artificial intelligence, and only 28 percent of nonprofits were using data for predictive or prescriptive purposes. The public sector isn’t much different. In the private sector, market forces drive investment in data to stay competitive.

Public and Social Policy 107

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 107

NonProfit Hub

MAY 4, 2015

By now we all know what hashtags are and how to use them properly, but what are the best nonprofit hashtags? After running about fifty different hashtags based on top ranking nonprofit hashtag lists through Keyhole (a free social media analytics resource) for April 20-27, 2015, the following hashtags yielded the highest amount of reach.

Public and Nonprofit Management 75

Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy Nonprofits Activism 75

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

In 2016, six women of color in the Colorado organizing and social justice movement ecosystem came together and formed Transformative Leadership for Change. We have also reached a moment in time of almost complete co-optation of our work by the nonprofit sector. Are they primarily workplaces, sites of labor and management struggles?

Leadership 104

Leadership Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Culture 104

The Agitator

JUNE 13, 2013

Thanks to those who have commented on Roger’s posts this week ( here and here ) on outrageous fundraising practices. Like these thoughtful comments from Jennifer Phillips, chief strategy officer at Avalon Consulting Group … Fundraising’s Dark Side And What To Do About It. We have to take the long view on this.

Ethics 83

Ethics Voluntary Action Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 83

iMarketSmart

MAY 8, 2023

Relationship and giving Effective fundraising builds higher, “helpful reciprocity” relationships. This is nothing new in fundraising advice. The emphasis on love and passion led Dr. Beth Breeze to comment that, “The ‘how to fundraise’ literature risks being classified as romance if computers ever displace librarians.”[3]

Altruism and Helping 52

Altruism and Helping Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management 52

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Even experienced fundraisers can get squeamish. Let’s look at some examples from experienced fundraisers. Examples of the simple ask include, “Would you be willing to include our organization in your estate plans?” 19] “Will you consider putting this organization in your will?”[20] Sure, asking for money is hard.

Psychology 52

Psychology Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation 52

Philanthropy 2173

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Alt Headline: Thoughts on Non-public digital infrastructure for civil society. A lot of giving happens on software from Facebook or GoFundMe, nonprofits use a variety of corporate systems for managing their donations, and people use Venmo/Paypal etc. Got a Nonprofit Status Revocation Notice?

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 40

Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

I love how easy they make it for nonprofits to do the research that helps you treat your donors well and raise the money you need to fund your mission. Nonprofits could stand to learn something from the lyrics to the Cheers theme song. Why is this a great tool for your fundraising efforts? Pick any kind of fundraiser.

Nonprofit governance and management 88

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Law 88

iMarketSmart

JUNE 20, 2022

A key part of a fundraising story is the ask. A good fundraising story needs a compelling ask. The fundraising ask matches the inciting incident. In fundraising story, the ask is an inciting incident. Thus, the fundraiser may also face a deadline. So, which works best in fundraising? The inciting incident.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Altruism and Helping Public and Social Policy Psychology 52

iMarketSmart

APRIL 10, 2023

Socratic fundraising asks questions. Socratic fundraising can still work. The universal steps for a compelling donor experience are: Socratic fundraising guides the donor through these steps.[1] 1] First, the fundraiser must have a valid reason to ask questions. 20] In fundraising, “victory” is about the impact of a gift.

Psychology 52

Psychology Public and Social Policy Environmental Participation and motivation 52

iMarketSmart

JULY 17, 2023

Givers benefit from their enhanced public reputation. Givers get no benefit from their public reputation. It’s a powerful fundraising message. One experiment used a public radio station pledge drive.[12] For fundraising, the ideal example is a stretch gift. Giving is a winning move. Giving is a losing move.

Psychology 98

Psychology Altruism and Helping Public and Nonprofit Management Fundraising 98

iMarketSmart

APRIL 18, 2022

1] This may be particularly true in fundraising. In fundraising experiments, a match works better than an identical rebate.[4] 4] And we see this in fundraising practice. So, does this mean fundraising story should be all about avoiding loss? Many experiments have compared gain and loss framing in fundraising story.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Psychology Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management 52

EveryAction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. We've scoured the nonprofit-sphere for high-quality conferences, both large and small, broad and specialized, here in the U.S. Nonprofit Management.

Nonprofit governance and management 102

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development 102

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The social sector is using big data to enhance nonprofit transparency and knowledge more than ever before, and the opening of the Form 990 has made an essential contribution. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, which points to dozens of breakthroughs where open Form 990 data enabled new insights and practices.

Public and Social Policy 118

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 118

Fundraising Coach

APRIL 9, 2024

However, developing an optimal fundraising strategy can be challenging, especially when there is already so much on your nonprofit’s plate. A fundraising consultant can identify opportunities for improvement in your existing fundraising plan and build new strategies to advance your nonprofit.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Collaborations Nonprofit governance and management 52