Not Your Father's Charity

MAY 25, 2022

The best place to start when it comes to fundraising from major donors is to begin with your database. Nonprofit major donors, such as endowments, foundations, and corporations, are often more complicated than individual donors. In short, they’re more challenging to reach and often require more time, education, and resources. However, like all donors, they can make a significant financial impact, and you should include them in your fundraising strategies.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 26, 2022

12 Best Nonprofit Website Builders & 3 Tips To Get Started Imagine this: Gabriella, a manager at a local boutique, hears about your nonprofit when her boss agrees to be an event sponsor for your upcoming gala. She’s inspired by your mission.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 18, 2022

Back in the 1950s, when a reporter asked the notorious Willie Sutton why he robbed banks, he supposedly responded, “That’s where the money is.” Proponents of the business of philanthropy should heed this simple wisdom and cultivate relationships with the wealthiest prospects — those with the most capacity to give.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Starting a monthly giving program is a great use of your time because monthly donors are the lifeblood of a small nonprofit – bringing in sustainable revenue and creating a safety net of loyal supporters. . Imagine what you could do if you had hundreds or thousands of dollars steadily coming in your door each month…. Here are just a few really good, real life examples: Draft Gratitude relies on their Monthly Giving Team to cover about half of their monthly expenses for the horses.

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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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Candid

MAY 9, 2022

ABFE held their annual conference “Harambee: Let’s All Pull Together” recently with a mix of in-person and hybrid sessions. Several Candid team members attended, including director of research Grace Sato who presented at the session “Historic Partnerships, Historic Change: Using Philanthropy to Transform HBCUs and their Impact on the Black Community”; and senior director of research Cathleen Clerkin and senior research analyst Mantin Diomande who both spoke at “Black-led Nonprofit Organizations:

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Greater Giving

MAY 4, 2022

Golf fundraising events are great for golf enthusiasts, but this great auction idea offers something for everyone at your event. Putter or Purse is a great little revenue booster for any golf fundraising event—it’s easy to add to your existing plans, and the two very different prize options means there’s something to get excited about for everyone. And that’s double the chance to sell a raffle ticket!

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CauseVox

MAY 12, 2022

Here’s a surprising truth for a lot of nonprofit organizations: the donate button on your website is a really big deal! A good donation page is more than a pretty website: it can increase both your number of donors and the size of their donations. More than half of donors worldwide prefer to give online with a credit or debit card, so your online donation page can’t just be an afterthought.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 2, 2022

You need money. You’ve got staff, programs, services, rent and a seemingly endless list of costs associated with all the good work you’re doing for your community and our world. Here’s a roadmap you can use to find what methods of raising money are right for you.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

During the pandemic, countless small nonprofits replaced their signature event with a virtual fundraiser and got amazing results. That success has many nonprofit leaders wondering … should a virtual fundraiser become a regular line item on our fundraising plan? Should we have an online event, even when we could do something in person? The answer is … maybe!

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Candid

MAY 19, 2022

If you work at a nonprofit or have thought about starting one, chances are you’re already familiar with the Form 990. All tax-exempt organizations, including foundations, must file some version of Form 990 with the IRS each year to comply with federal regulations. Because of that, they’re chock full of vital information about a nonprofits’ and foundations’ finances and operations. .

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Blue Avocado

MAY 3, 2022

Changes to How Nonprofit Organizations Report In-kind Contributions of Nonfinancial Assets It is common for nonprofits to receive donations and contributions of nonfinancial assets, more commonly known as in-kind contributions. Typical examples of in-kind contributions a nonprofit may receive include but are not limited to: Pro bono legal & professional services Below-market rent payments Donated […].

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2022

On the surface, donors and customers seem totally different. One buys goods or services from a business, while the other gives money to an organization to support a cause. However, nonprofits could benefit from treating their donors or members like customers.

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The Fundraising Coach

MAY 10, 2022

Enough is enough. Nonprofit leaders need to set actual fundraising goals. Unfortunately, nonprofit leaders rarely do. Rather than setting a clear goal, leaders pressure fundraising professionals to raise more. “More” is vague and immeasurable. “More” is unacceptable. “More” grinds us all, even the best fundraising professionals, to a pulp.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 11, 2022

One of the significant benefits of multicultural marketing is that it’s simply the right thing to do. However, it can also help you increase brand awareness and help your nonprofit better fulfill its mission. People want to associate with brands and organizations that align with their societal values more than ever.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 27, 2022

Whether you run a club, church, professional association, chamber of commerce, or any other type of membership organization, your goal is likely the same — to retain your members and keep them happy and engaged. One thing that can help with this.

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Candid

MAY 26, 2022

Writer’s Note: The following recommendations were originally shared in Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining two years of giving , a report published on May 25, 2022 by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and Candid. They are based on the combined wisdom of CDP’s staff, advisory council, and board. They represent promising practices and important directions for philanthropy as we collectively continue to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. .

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Blue Avocado

MAY 15, 2022

Imagine executives from the six largest school meal programs in the country, sitting around a table discussing how, together, they could make a difference in school food. By leveraging their buying power, they can change the industry. They decide to be the founding members of a 501(c)(3) and set off to put their passion into […]. The post Passion Meets Professionalism: Transitioning from Volunteer Leaders to Paid Staff appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2022

Today, more and more nonprofits seek funding to invest in technology-driven projects. Although many traditional grant writing skills apply, there are distinct differences in how to approach technology-centric grant applications.

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CauseVox

MAY 10, 2022

What is the #1 way for you to reach new donors and engage your supporters? Peer to peer fundraising. Why is peer to peer fundraising the #1 way? It’s the highest performing fundraising approach on CauseVox that outperforms all other ways of digital fundraising (200% more results typically). How can you capitalize on P2P fundraising? Peer-to-peer fundraising activates your supporters to fundraise for you, helping you reach new donors, engage existing supporters, and reach fundraising goals quicke

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 4, 2022

The most successful organizations are able to collectively identify and engage around measurable goals. Many of them utilize objectives and key results (OKRs) to achieve these top priorities.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 20, 2022

Thinking of starting an association ? Save yourself the headache and outsource your association management to a company or a software tool. In this post, we’ll take a look at both options, talk about why investing in association management software.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2022

The COVID-19 crisis has shined a spotlight on the value of philanthropy and, for this reason, many foundation representatives believe society at large will expect philanthropy to address global distress in the future. Based on Philea’s recent analysis of surveys, in-depth interviews, and meetings with European foundations, we’ve seen how the pandemic has had significant implications for the way philanthropy operates in Europe.

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Blue Avocado

MAY 31, 2022

Every nonprofit has that project which is both vital to the organization but beyond their reach. It might be a new accounting system, a website upgrade, a fundraising strategy, or a complete strategic plan. That project is always on the to-do list but there is never the time or knowledge to begin working on it. […]. The post Up Your Game with Skills-based Volunteering appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2022

As nonprofits, our work is focused on community engagement. Our initiatives directly impact the people we serve by addressing community-centered needs. Community engagement brings group members together to make decisions about their shared future. It entails building and maintaining our nonprofit's many ties with individuals, local governments, other nonprofits, foundations, donors, and local businesses.

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CauseVox

MAY 18, 2022

“The language we use is vital to our success,” says Zephyr James, Community Engagement at Autism Society of Minnesota. Zephyr searches for ways to connect with the autistic community and their supporters, from building partnerships to managing communications. As a fundraiser and a marketer, your work tends to overlap. Zephyr and Rob dive into great keys to peer to peer fundraising, engaging sponsors into your events, and toolkit tips and tricks to avoid recreating content year after

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 3, 2022

The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade. Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. A prompt, personal, powerful thank you is the bare minimum. What do you do to keep donors close?

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Wild Apricot

MAY 6, 2022

Your members are the heart and soul of your membership organization — everything you do is for them and thanks to them! You already provide your members with amazing benefits , fun events, educational resources, and a community of like-minded.

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Candid

MAY 2, 2022

As our social sector continues to become more data-driven, relevant, and responsive, we need better information on which we can all rely. By nature our field hosts a wide array of organizations all in service of good. Centralizing what we can know about each organization is essential to building a field that is effective, efficient and equitable. .

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Blue Avocado

MAY 23, 2022

For those who have spent the better part of their careers working on equity issues, recent events have been wrenching–and cause for hope: the Black Lives Matter movement is finally entering the mainstream. But just like those obligatory corporate environmental sustainability statements, it has become hard to tell what’s real and what’s just PR. There […].

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Tech Soup

MAY 25, 2022

Podcasts have become a regular part of our media diets — and for more and more nonprofits, a powerful channel for sharing stories. Nonprofit leaders considering producing their own shows often worry that it's too difficult to meet extremely high standards for production quality, fresh content, and engaging hosts. But you don't have to have a team of professionals to create shows that people love to listen to.

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CauseVox

MAY 16, 2022

Planning an event is a daunting task for most nonprofits. There is so much that needs to be done to get staff, board members, volunteers, and donors to put their time, treasure, and talent towards supporting the organization. You may be wondering, will adding fundraising tickets to the event just complicate things? The answer is simple: it has the potential to make your event more effective and to help you raise more money.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 27, 2022

The Pew Research Center recently found that 70% of American adults view inflation as a major problem in the United States. Will the news of continuing increased inflation affect charitable giving?

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Greater Giving

MAY 25, 2022

Fundamental Strategies to Maximize your Event Marketing ROI. Hosting and marketing a successful event can require a significant investment of time and resources. As a result, your nonprofit’s financial health often depends on your ability to recoup that investment through a successful marketing strategy that brings in ticket sales and donations. This guide will look at four transformational fundraising strategies for increasing your nonprofit’s ROI from its event marketing outreach.

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