Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The nonprofit sector is essential to helping to mitigate the impact of climate change on communities around the world. But there are structural problems that create inequality which, in combination with climate change, pose an existential threat to the nonprofit sector itself. We are facing a future of growing human need.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 6, 2025

Prest Getty Images While love languages have long been a fixture in pop psychology for improving romantic relationships, new science is emerging that learning to speak donors love languages forges lasting connections between nonprofits and their supporters.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 6, 2024

But it’s important to understand that motivating members to become donors is not just a financial ask but an emotional journey, deeply rooted in the psychological connections your members form with your cause. Personalized engagement: Explore each member’s preferences with a nonprofit CRM like Bloomerang.

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The Charity CFO

AUGUST 8, 2022

Why do people donate to nonprofits? Moreover, from a human behavior standpoint, the psychology of fundraising doesn’t appear to make sense. So, what forces explain fundraising psychology? The Psychology of Fundraising. Understanding fundraising psychology is more than simply knowing what motivates your donors.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JUNE 24, 2024

Nonprofit work environments are fast-paced and somewhat chaotic at times. One such approach nonprofits should consider is mindful leadership. Nonprofits that embrace mindful leadership practices support team members by shifting from a mindset of scarcity to one of abundance. What is Mindful Leadership?

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 10, 2023

Written by: Michael Ash, Ma, CNP, PCM, PMP Reading Time: 5 minutes In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofit organizations face unprecedented challenges, from transitioning to remote work models to addressing economic hardships, new challenges in fundraising, and community struggles.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 27, 2025

That is, we must increase awareness about the various biological and psychological changes parents are undergoing, and extend that understanding into the broader ecological systems in which they are embedded.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Highlight what you do to a new audience on Instagram by taking the Nonprofit Baton. Classy shares 6 Fundraising Psychology Hacks You Need to Know. Nonprofit Training. October 20: Nonprofit Q&A Panel: Branding and Graphic Design. October 25: The Happy Healthy Marketer: Self-Care for Nonprofit Marketers (FREE!).

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

We’ll look at storytelling on social media, how to get an op-ed published, and even get into a little psychology. And John Haydon focuses on Instagram with How to Engage Supporters with Instagram Stories (With 5 Nonprofit Examples). Here’s a breakdown of the new YouTube Giving Tools: What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 19, 2021

We are often asked to recommend nonprofits and other smart folks to follow for your own professional development. Big Brains are interesting, leading thinkers in any area of study that connects in some way to the work of nonprofit communications professionals. So every now and then, I write a post called “Big Brains and Cool Kids.”.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 5, 2024

In the diverse tapestry of nonprofit organizations, one challenge that often arises is the generational and knowledge divide among employees. With multi-generational staff and varying levels of experience, nonprofits must navigate these divides to foster collaboration, innovation, and shared success.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 6, 2025

If youre like many nonprofit professionals, you may have felt like someone sliding backward down a water slide in 2024. Nonprofits that dont consider multi-year retention are blind to this problem because they only look at overall income and average gift size. Over the years, youve likely lost thousands of dollars from donor attrition.

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 30, 2022

While nonprofits raise millions from matching gifts programs every year, they are only ankle-deep in what should be deep waters of opportunity. ?? Did you know that nonprofits are only claiming 10% of the matching gifts available??? Money is sitting in companies and earmarked for nonprofits but is going unclaimed. Crazy, right?

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 23, 2021

If you want to learn more about the psychology behind saying “no” and how it makes us feel, check out How to Say ‘No’ Politely. The post The Magic of No: When to Say “No” and How appeared first on Nonprofit Marketing Guide. Be brief, but not brusque.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JUNE 10, 2022

Let’s wind things down with the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we have email trends, how to ask for donations in various ways, the psychology of content marketing and fonts, how to write headlines, and more. How about you? Get Details.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 2, 2024

Established nonprofit organizations play a vital role in addressing social issues, driving positive change, and enriching communities. In this article, we explore the seven stages of development that established nonprofits often navigate as they strive for excellence in advancing their mission and serving their constituents.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Raise your hand if you are a nonprofit communications director who has been formally trained in graphic design. 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. OK, you three don’t need to read this blog post.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? 2 In the face of extraordinary demands, many people have inadequate social supports, and what psychological resources they possess are overwhelmed. Image Credit: Dall-E by OpenAI.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Let’s finish it off with some helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. This week we talk about quiet quitting, color psychology in marketing, Giving Tuesday, and more. Giraffe talks about Colour Psychology in Marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]. Get Details And Register.

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Donorbox Nonprofit

JULY 19, 2024

The psychology of fundraising delves into why and how individuals donate their time, money, and services to charities and those in need. The goal is to learn the underlying motivations, emotions, and cognitive processes that convince people to donate.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

We are often asked to recommend nonprofits and other smart folks to follow for your own professional development. ” Big Brains are interesting, leading thinkers in any area of study that connects in some way to the work of nonprofit communications professionals. Follow on Instagram | Twitter. Julia Campbell.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Instead of only helping the existing nonprofits who seek to address economic development or criminal justice reform, you’d be helping to figure out what works and what doesn’t. Let’s take an example: psychology. The result could be a much better set of investments for all donors.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 22, 2022

We’re going to end the week with the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. Find out How Nonprofits Can Stay Compliant with Online Fundraising Laws in 2022. Here is some new research on Social Media Psychology: Why do we follow? Disney’s Boardwalk.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Have you developed nonprofit donor personas? Further, that part might not be what motivates them to support your nonprofit. The psychological narrative we construct has more influence on our lives because it’s about who we are now and who we are becoming. Are you basing your strategy decisions off of them?

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

Image credit: Dall-E by OpenAI Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? Tori DeAngelis and Efua Andoh, Confronting past wrongs and building an equitable future, Monitor on Psychology 53, no. Andrew Subica et al., Sunmin Lee et al.,

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 31, 2025

Image credit: Dall-E by OpenAI Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? en/psychology/art-as-therapy-from-history-and-different-forms -to-scientific-research-and-the-future-0ew64. Magsamen, Your Brain on Art. David Putrino et al.,

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 21, 2023

In some cases, particularly nonprofit organizations, simply don’t have the financial means to pay their interns. Over the past couple of years, the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance helped to make these unpaid internships more accessible by offering the Career Development Award.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As Shola Richards took the stage at the 2023 Nonprofit Leadership Conference , he shouted Ubuntu to the crowd. 3 Questions to Bring a Spirit of Ubuntu to Your Nonprofit To bring a spirit of Ubuntu to your nonprofit culture, Shola Richards encourages you to ask yourself these three critical questions. Is it kind? Is it true?

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Image Credit: itsnnnoa on unsplash.com Nonprofit facilities communicate, and we need to be more conscious, thoughtful, and vocal about what they say about who and what our organizations value. For years, I have directed IFF , a community development financial institution that specializes in nonprofit facilities lending.

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iMarketSmart

MARCH 28, 2025

Some nonprofit leaders chafe at the notion of donors expectations and fret about these growing intrusions. In many instances, the gap between what organizations want from donors and what donors want from organizations is growing. In some cases, chasms are opening up. Jim Langley is the president of Langley Innovations.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The Nonprofit Leadership Center is pleased to welcome two new members to its talented and dedicated board of directors : Stacy Baier, Ph.D., Stacy has nearly 30 years of experience in foundation development and capacity building, grantmaking, programmatic design and nonprofit management. and Nathan Penha, CRPS®, AAMS®.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 7, 2015

The same goes with nonprofit marketing. There is no single job description for a nonprofit communications director, and good nonprofit marketing includes many skills and disciplines (not just writing and design, but psychology and neuroscience, to name a few). Problems That Arise When You Aren’t Methodical.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 22, 2022

The past few years have required nonprofit professionals to dig deep, think differently and work together to support communities. At the 2022 Nonprofit Leadership Conference on December 1 , presented by Bank of America, you’ll reignite your calling to nonprofit work and come together with peers and partners to chart the path forward.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 3, 2018

It’s time for Mixed Links… Here are 5 Psychological Insights to Improve Your Content Marketing. Network for Good tells you How to Tell Your Nonprofit’s Story. It’s Nonprofit Technology Conference session proposal time , if you are interested in speaking at next year’s conference in Portland, OR.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 20, 2021

But really, good nonprofit strategic communication begins within an organization before ever setting out to share with everyone else. . Before mass nonprofit strategic communication communication, get…. LinkedIn | The post Nonprofit Strategic Communication: Internal Branding and Messaging appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

A recent article at Psychology Today called 10 Tips for Dealing with Success breaks down what we can do to find that happy medium once we have found our groove. The post When Everything Is Going Great at Work #NPCOMMLIFE appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 19, 2011

People are passionate and loyal to brands they feel connected to, and that doesn’t just apply to coffee and sneakers, it’s relevant to nonprofit brands too. A logo, as the visual representation of your nonprofit brand, is often the first touchpoint your audience will have with your organization.

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