Wed.Nov 08, 2023

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Show Some Appreciation to Your Donors During the Gratitude Season

Ann Green's Nonprofit

Year-end fundraising coincides with the gratitude season, which includes Thanksgiving in the U.S. and the December holidays. This is appropriate since thanking your donors is part of the fundraising equation, even though many nonprofits don’t seem to realize this. Now is a great opportunity to show some gratitude to your donors. You could hold a thankathon , especially if you haven’t launched your appeal yet.

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What’s in My Inbox | Thanking Your Monthly Donors

Pamela Grow

How do you thank your nonprofit’s monthly donors? Monthly donors are a special breed of supporter. They’ve chosen to make a real commitment to your mission in the form of a recurring gift. How can you make them feel how special they are to you? Should you send a monthly thank you? You can, certainly. But if you do, make sure that you change it up periodically so your supporters aren’t getting the same thank you every month.

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Don’t Engage in Desperate or Apologetic Year-End Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

Desperation is never a good look. It is especially ill-advised when fundraising to support a nonprofit mission. Here are several good reasons why nonprofits should ditch appeals that employ a piteous or apologetic tone and focus instead on storytelling and making a solid case for a mission-focused need.

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Remote, Hybrid Fundraising Teams Help Nonprofits Hire, Retain Top Talent

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

To be successful, groups need to encourage interaction among workers and help managers learn how to supervise employees they don't see everyday. By Rasheeda Childress Getty Images To be successful, groups need to encourage interaction among workers and help managers learn how to supervise employees they don't see everyday.

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AI for Grant Writing: 20+ ChatGPT Prompts You Can Use

This prompt guide for ChatGPT contains 20+ tested ChatGPT prompts, along with tips on how to use this tool the best way. Nonprofits can engage with ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas, refine project plans, and craft compelling narratives for grant proposals.

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I Doubled My Support and I Liked It

Veritus Group

When it comes to giving, don't make decisions for donors! Bring the problem and solution to the donor. Let them decide their level of support. The post I Doubled My Support and I Liked It appeared first on Veritus Group.

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BDO 2023 Nonprofit Standards Benchmarking Survey Highlights Pivot from Survival to Resilience

NonProfit PRO

Nonprofits are at a pivotal transformation point and are focusing on their long-term strategic resilience following a few years of readily available federal funding, according to BDO’s seventh annual "Nonprofit Standards" benchmarking survey.

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Nonprofits That Can’t Offer All Employees Remote or Hybrid Work Still Have Options

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Organizations are offering more time off, flexible scheduling, and other benefits to employees who need to work in-person. By Rasheeda Childress iMentor Many of iMentor’s employees work from home three days a week. The nonprofit gives employees who work primarily in-person in schools, like Stefan Halstead, three weeks off in the summer instead. Organizations are offering more time off, flexible scheduling, and other benefits to employees who need to work in-person.

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13 Tips for Ensuring Government Grant Compliance for Your Nonprofit Organization

Blackbaud

In the words of the great 80s hairband Poison, every rose has its thorn. Grant funding looks beautiful in your income statement, but if you’re not careful, the reporting requirements can be prickly. In our webinar with Rachel Werner and James Spencer from RBW Strategy, they covered steps to help nonprofits that receive—or are looking to start receiving—government grant funding.

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Ibram X. Kendi's Antiracist Research Center Managed Funds Properly, Despite Turmoil, Boston U. Finds

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The university had launched an inquiry into the group’s financials in September, after acknowledging the organization was laying off about half of its staff and changing its operating model. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Steven Senne/AP The university hired Ibram X. Kendi in 2020 to found the Center for Antiracist Research and join the faculty as a history professor after his 2019 memoir How to Be an Antiracist, catapulted him to national prominence, Boston University said Tuesday that its i

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Logic Models, in Plain English

The Grantsmanship Center

Category: Program Planning and Design Proposal Writing and Grantseeking There comes a time when a proposal needs to include a logic model. Many foundations don’t require one but an increasing number are asking applicants to go beyond objectives and show, in a descriptive chart, the route you plan to take to get to the destination. A logic model is a picture of how your program is intended to work.

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Healthcare Research – Planning Today for Our Future Tomorrow

GrantNews

Healthcare research is vital to planning for a healthy future. At GrantWatch, we truly believe that research plays a vital role in making our future brighter. This means providing for individuals, nonprofits, research organizations, and universities, to name just a few. How can we work together to make this happen? Funding like grants, fellowships, and in-kind donations, that’s how.

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10 Foundations Pool $200 Million for Efforts to Govern Artificial Intelligence

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest Getty Images Plus, the Jewish Federations of North America distributed $148 million from its Israel Emergency Fund to 116 aid organizations, and Signet Jewelers has committed $100 million to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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How Will Donors Feel When They Open Direct Mail from Your Organization?

NonProfit PRO

Creative design and personalized messaging can help donors visualize their impact, see themselves as part of your community, and feel inspired to make their next gift. It’s not too late to engage donors in 2023 with a custom-designed, creative holiday stewardship campaign, calendar year end or winter appeal. Watch this brief video about the impact of creative design in fundraising.

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Why — and How — Nonprofits Should Build Ties With StartUps

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Kyle Mitnick Getty Images A founder of several startups offers tips and examples to help you approach startup companies, get them involved, and build long-term relationships and sources of revenue.

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From Cookie Dough to Popcorn: Why Food Fundraisers Work

re:Charity

Nonprofits are always looking for new fundraising ideas and ways to diversify their revenue. However, it can be difficult to keep fundraising fresh when you’ve already tried a variety of methods. The post From Cookie Dough to Popcorn: Why Food Fundraisers Work appeared first on re: charity.

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25+ Top Corporate Volunteering Ideas to Inspire Employees

Double the Donation

Expectations of the modern company have changed. To many people, a successful, noteworthy company is not just one that earns profits or offers enticing employee benefits. To win the support of employees, consumers, and other stakeholders, you must also stand as an advocate for social change. That’s where corporate volunteering comes in.

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New Year, New NPO! Popular Nonprofit New Year’s Resolutions

Planned Giving

It’s almost 2024! To celebrate the crest of another year, here are five New Year’s resolutions for today’s nonprofit professionals. 1. Lose Weight It’s time for nonprofit professionals to lose a little weight. You know what we’re talking about. That storage situation you have been neglecting for a few years. It’s the closet with dollar store centerpieces ready to topple out or the storage unit filled to the brim with slightly sinister cardboard cut-outs from that local celebrity car wash fundr

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15 Volunteer Statistics That Impact Your Nonprofit

Double the Donation

Volunteers are a core part of your nonprofit’s team, handling responsibilities ranging from event management and bookkeeping to on-the-ground work at your program sites. These volunteers help out for a number of reasons, such as wanting to help a good cause or joining in as part of their corporate team.

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Why Does Donor Grouping Matter?

GiveSmart

Nonprofit organizations put a great deal of effort into getting to know their donors and creating an engaging, personalized experience for them. But if you can’t capture and see personal details efficiently in your CRM, you’re limiting your abilities to segment and steward them effectively. As a result, you leave revenue on the table. GiveSmart Donor CRM’s Households & Groups tool not only allows you to organize your constituents into households, but you can also group them into

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Newsletter: 6 Partnership Insights for Nonprofits Under $1M ; 5 Secrets of Pricing Partnerships ; Is Social Media Even Worth It Anymore? ???

Selfish Giving

I'm at Georgetown University this week teaching in the New Strategies Program in the business school. Teaching at Georgetown is a regular gig, but this session is slightly different. It's called the New Strategies "Rising" Program , focused on small nonprofits with budgets under one million, and many operate on much less. My goal is to show them how to recruit event sponsors and cause marketing partners.

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The Ultimate Nonprofit Fundraising Tracker Guide | Instrumentl

Instrumentl

From inspiration to implementation, master the art of online fundraising trackers with our comprehensive guide.

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Deliver Efficient Crisis Response and Lifesaving Impact with Cutting-Edge Technology

NonProfit PRO

Join us as we dive into Operation Recovery's remarkable work in helping Afghanis relocate after the departure of the U.S. military. Discover how its technology-backed approach has transformed the way the nonprofit saves lives and makes a significant impact in times of crisis.

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Generational change in giving and philanthropy? 

Candid

In the coming years, trillions of dollars in wealth held by the Baby Boomer generation (born from 1955– 1964) are poised to transfer to their children and grandchildren, millennials (1981 – 1996) and Generation Z (1997 –2012). Today’s younger generations show signs of a radically different approach to giving than that of older philanthropists. The big question is: How will generational shifts and donors’ evolving values and social interests shape the face of future philanthropy and perceptions o