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Why Development and Marketing Teams Need Each Other at Nonprofits

GiveSmart

Both want to attract and retain donors to further their nonprofit's cause. Reduce burnout: When these departments help each other out, it can reduce strain on individual team members. By supporting each other, development and marketing team members can avoid harmful, unnecessary stress that can lead to burnout.

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Volunteer Woes: Tackling the Top Challenge in School Fundraising

Greater Giving

While many challenges arise, one stands out as the most significant: recruiting, training, and retaining volunteers. Burnout : Overworked volunteers can become disillusioned and leave. Here are some tips: Dedicated New Parent Orientation : Host a welcoming event to introduce the school, its mission, and volunteer opportunities.

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Teacher Well-Being: Beyond Yoga and Pizza Parties

Blackbaud

As schools of all kinds—public, private, K–12, and higher ed—struggle to recruit faculty, they must also work harder to retain them. Many cite burnout as the primary reason they are leaving the teaching profession, and in response, schools are trying to pivot and focus on the well-being of their faculty and students.

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Why development and marketing teams need each other at nonprofits

GiveSmart

Both want to attract and retain donors to further their nonprofit’s cause. Reduce burnout: When these departments help each other out, it can reduce strain on individual team members. By supporting each other, development and marketing team members can avoid harmful, unnecessary stress that can lead to burnout.

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Qgiv Releases Sustainable Giving Report

Qgiv

Declining fundraising results aren’t the consequence of an increasingly unphilanthropic culture—it’s a result of professional burnout and unsustainable fundraising practices. 44% of nonprofit teams have noticed a decrease in fundraising revenue over the last three years; in-person events and direct mail appeals have taken the hardest hit.

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Four Staff Recruitment Strategies to Decrease Nonprofit Turnover

Pamela Grow

Recruiting and retaining staff can feel like scaling a mountain. These signs could include but are not limited to indications of burnout, miscommunication issues, poor engagement, underperformance, or misalignment with workplace policies. When recruiting and retaining new team members, start with the end in mind.

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Four Staff Recruitment Strategies to Decrease Nonprofit Turnover

Pamela Grow

Recruiting and retaining staff can feel like scaling a mountain. These signs could include but are not limited to indications of burnout, miscommunication issues, poor engagement, underperformance, or misalignment with workplace policies. When recruiting and retaining new team members, start with the end in mind.

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