November, 2021

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7 Steps to Create a Donation Website for Your Nonprofit + 10 Great Examples

Wild Apricot

Take a look at your website. Would it encourage you to donate? If the answer is no, your potential donors probably feel the same way. Think of your website as your personal assistant. Once set up properly to receive donations, it makes it easy for.

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The 8 Things You Need to Know to Write Better Fundraising Letters

Joe Garecht Fundraising

Nearly every non-profit uses fundraising letters to raise money. They do that for one simple reason: fundraising letters work. Whether you’re using a snail mail letter sent with a stamp or an e-mail sent with a “donate now!” link, chances are your non-profit is sending fundraising letters to your donors on a regular basis. The truth is, though, that most fundraisers I know worry about writing those letters… they worry that there’s some secret sauce they’re not privy to, or that they need years

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Writing Faster and Better

Dr. Richard Huysmans

Four tips for writing faster and better: Summarise using sentences. Write as if no one is reading. Write, just write. Join a writing group. Transcript: Good day, bakers, writers, and rock stars! Each week I host a writing program.

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Quick tips for nonprofits seeking grants

Candid

One of the most common questions Candid’s team of expert librarians get on our Ask Us page is “how do I get a grant?” To help answer this question, we’ve created a short (two-minute) video with some quick tips for nonprofits seeking grants. In it, you’ll hear three top tips about how to: demonstrate your nonprofit’s credibility, find a funder that’s likely to be interested in the work you do, and tailor your approach to speak to a funder’s interests.

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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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How the Supply Chain Problem Affects Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

The supply chain issue in the U.S. and abroad is something that affects all of us. However, it has ramifications for your nonprofit beyond what you may think. Sure, if you’re an organization reliant on providing things to people you serve, it could be an incredible challenge.

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Will a Capital Campaign Cannibalize Your Annual Fundraising?

Wild Apricot

This is a blog post by Amy Eisenstein, ACFRE, and Andrea Kihlstedt, co-founders of the Capital Campaign Toolkit. Are you worried that if you ask for big campaign gifts, donors won’t give smaller amounts towards your annual appeals? Having nightmares.

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Fundraising is leading - from within

The Fundraising Coach

I've said for years that fundraising is all about leadership. And we all have leadership opportunities, even if we don't have leadership titles. One of the best ways to grow in our ability to lead is to get clear on our values. Both personally and organizationally. When we know what we value, it makes it easy to figure out why some people, places, or practices are stressful to us.

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Writing Faster and Better

Dr. Richard Huysmans

Want to master the writing process? I’m not actually sure that is possible…But you can get better at it. Faster too. Tip 1 – Summarise paragraphs into sentences (and vice versa) Take each paragraph you have written and summarise it in a sentence. Do that for all paragraphs. What are you saying?

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How to find free things: nonprofit students edition 

Candid

As a nonprofit management student, preparing to enter this field can be challenging because it’s still developing. The University of San Francisco was the first school to offer a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration less than 40 years ago, and the first School of Philanthropy was created just nine years ago at Indiana University. As the sector evolves, students aren’t always sure which available resources are the most sound to support our studies.

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How to Create Lasting Impact After Giving Tuesday

NonProfit PRO

Giving Tuesday is the global day of giving that results in significant revenue raised. But, it is just one day. How can you better leverage your nonprofit's success after Giving Tuesday?

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The Practice of Personal Gratitude in Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

Raising money for your small nonprofit is stressful during the holidays, and practicing personal gratitude can pull you through. There are year-end fundraisers and volunteer appreciation events to attend, donors to thank, holiday cards to get in the mail, and last-minute appeals to send out. Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes.

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200+ Amazing Free or Cheap Nonprofit Software Tools

Wild Apricot

Feeling like you're doing too many tasks by hand? That's because you probably are. Although nonprofits are often resistant to technological change, there are many software solutions that can solve any manual task your nonprofit is doing right now.

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3 Ways to Supercharge your Competitive Social Fundraising

OneCause

As we move into the era of mass vaccination and the economy is opening up more and more, it’s time to reflect on the old adage: “Every cloud has a silver lining.”. What will be the silver lining of the COVID-19 storm that kept nonprofits from hosting in-person events , that disrupted traditional fundraising efforts and that estranged donors from some of their favorite charities?

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Writing Faster and Better

Dr. Richard Huysmans

Four tips for writing faster and better: Summarise using sentences. Write as if no one is reading. Write, just write. Join a writing group.

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How to Overcome Nonprofit Burnout and Compassion Fatigue

Qgiv

The last year and a half has been difficult. Between the COVID-19 pandemic, civil unrest, a divisive political landscape, and more, sometimes it can be difficult to believe we’re actually approaching 2022. The stress of the last year and a half has impacted everyone in different ways, and we’ve seen heightened fatigue among fundraising and nonprofit professionals.

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How To Increase Your Social Media Marketing Impact

NonProfit PRO

Master your digital storytelling so you can put out great and engaging content, to grow your list of supporters. A strong social media strategy can help increase fundraising revenue while driving brand awareness!

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How to Design a Fundraising Landing Page that Makes Giving Easy and Inspires People to Give

Get Fully Funded

It’s one of the most overlooked places to seal the deal with your donor: the fundraising landing page. . This valuable piece of online real estate is where the donor goes to take action and give your organization money. If it’s done well, you’ll get a gift. If it’s too long, boring, or confusing, you won’t. Your fundraising landing page is a perfect opportunity to make a strong connection with your donor.

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How to Get Donations Online: 18 Ways the Pros Are Doing It

Wild Apricot

Online donations are a great way to maximize your nonprofit’s time and resources while having a larger impact. However, with the volume of online content growing, capturing attention and keeping it is more difficult than ever. To help you grab.

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5 Fundraising Tips for 2021 Giving Season

Candid

For many nonprofits, 29% of annual donations happen between #GivingTuesday (November 30 this year) and December 31, and a shocking 11% of annual donations were reported to come in during the last three days of the year. In addition, many reports* show giving was at an all-time high in 2020, so don’t miss out on the season of generosity that is quickly approaching.

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Do Nonprofits Pay Taxes? Do Nonprofit Employees Pay Taxes?

Blue Avocado

We often get questions from our readers about whether a nonprofit organization must pay taxes, or whether individuals working at a nonprofit must pay taxes. While there are lots of details to get into depending on the situation, here’s a summary about nonprofits and the taxes they may or may not have to pay! Do […]. The post Do Nonprofits Pay Taxes?

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8 Easy Ideas for Safe & Healthy In-Person Events

Greater Giving

As charitable donors grow eager to return to in-person events, our nonprofit clients have been asking us how to provide those exciting live fundraiser experiences while keeping everyone safe and comfortable. At Greater Giving, we learn a lot from our clients’ successes—and we can tell when something is working for them! The recent trend in inclusive “hybrid” events ticks most of the boxes.

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Finding the Right Timing for Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Email Communications

NonProfit PRO

When it comes to timing of email communications for your peer-to-peer events, there are three big levers you can adjust. Timing also varies by type of event, which breaks down into four categories. Let’s look at how peer-to-peer email timing levers vary for each event type.

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Training Nonprofit Staff & Volunteers Effectively in 5 Steps

Get Fully Funded

Remember Captain Obvious? He was a character invented not long ago to sell bookings on Hotels.com. If he was on television today, he’d be telling us, “In 2020, the world changed.” No kidding! But what a lot of people are expecting (really, hoping) is that after a while, we’ll go back to normal. Not so fast. The world has changed a lot, and it’s not likely to get back to the old normal.

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How to Create an Amazing Subscription Website in Less Than a Day

Wild Apricot

"I want to create a subscription website where people pay to get access to my community, resources, and publications.” That's what Lily, a stay-at-home mom who ran her local Library Association, wanted to accomplish. When she began to Google.

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021. We reflected. We adapted. We listened to the "rising voices of the people we serve" as a foundation staffer framed it recently. At times those voices were passionately personal, at others they were mandates delivered through data. One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders.

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End of Year Fundraising Software Tips for Nonprofits

Bonterra

The end-of-year season is upon us, and we’ve got a few fundraising software tips to help you end 2021 strong and get a jump start on those 2022 activities. You’ll find all these tips (and more) in our End of Year Strategy Guide for 2021 , which is available as a free download now!

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PatronManager and Double the Donation Announce Matching Gifts Integration

Double the Donation

PatronManager – Patron Technology’s powerful ticketing and CRM solution – and Double the Donation are proud to launch a matching gift integration between PatronManager donation forms and 360MatchPro, the leading matching gifts automation provider by Double the Donation. The new integration allows nonprofit organizations to identify more matching gift opportunities during the donation process and drive more matching gifts to completion. . “Matching gifts are a key element of the

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How Different Generations Use Social Media

NonProfit PRO

Let's highlight each generation and its use of social media. And after sharing some insights, I'll include a pro tip to ensure your nonprofit leverages each generation well.

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#GivingTuesday & Year-End Fundraising Resource Package

CauseVox

Year-end is right around the corner! It’s no secret that donor behavior and event hosting options have changed in 2021. If you’re wondering how you should adapt your fundraising strategy to the new landscape, then look no further. Our Year-End Fundraising Resource Package has everything you need to craft a winning year-end campaign that is optimized for online fundraising.

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Give Value To Your Members With Association Networking Events

Wild Apricot

One of the best things you can offer to your association members is the opportunity to network. After all, they join your association in order to grow professionally and advance in their careers. What better way to do that than to meet people who work.

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The 2 things to avoid in year end fundraising

The Fundraising Coach

With 4 weeks left in the calendar year, staying focused is more important than ever. Rather than feeling like you're living out a well planned fundraising year, these last four weeks can often feel like you're missing out on everything. That you're falling short everywhere. The 2 Things To Avoid In Year End Fundraising. It would seem that the last four weeks of the year provide a clarity for fundraising.

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Donor Management - The Complete QA Guide for Nonprofits

Bonterra

Relationships are built on trust, and when people trust your message, they’re more likely to engage with your nonprofit. You build trust when people feel a connection to your message, and when they understand the work that you do helps accomplish their own goals. Personalizing your messages is a key tenet of proper donor management and an important function for every organization to master.

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Discussion Corner: Accounting Rules for Silent Auctions from Donated Articles?

Blue Avocado

Dear Blue Avocado, I have organized silent auctions for a nonprofit senior center for years. Donors used to drop off an item and receive a receipt from the center. The donor listed the donation and the value on this receipt, which they used for their tax purposes. But the center stopped this policy. We now […]. The post Discussion Corner: Accounting Rules for Silent Auctions from Donated Articles?