Tony Martignetti
FEBRUARY 5, 2023
Eric Saperston: Mr. Wake Up Excited, Go To Bed Fulfilled, Returns I had to have Eric Saperston back. After the October 17, 2022 show with him, I got more positive comments than I remember for any guest. This time around, he shares how important nonprofit volunteering has been in his life, the joy he gets … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for February 6, 2023: Mr.
Clairification
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
You-Shaped Hole Sometimes the world feels inhospitable. You feel all the ways that you and it don’t fit. You see what’s missing, how it all could be different. You feel as if you weren’t meant for the world, or the world wasn’t meant for you, as if the world is “the way it is” and your discomfort with it a problem. So you get timid. You get quiet about what you see.
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NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
When a nonprofit is young, it may have few to no full-time employees. In that case, the board may have to be involved in operations. However, that’s not ideal as the organization grows. Here are 10 ways to ensure that your board is properly educated and empowered in its role and that it stays out of daily operations.
The Fundraising Coach
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
One of the biggest red-herrings I see nonprofit boards pursue is a pipe dream of “self sufficiency” for their nonprofit. Rather than pursuing their mission, the board directs the executive director to look at selling things and renting things in a quixotic attempt to be financially independent. It’s as though they see fundraising as a “stop gap” solution.
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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.
Ignited Fundraising
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Whoa. That’s a question that feels complicated and even uncomfortable, right? Is our storytelling ethical? And what does it mean to tell stories that are ethical? This isn’t a topic for a single blog post. So, expect more from me in the weeks and months ahead. First, let’s define some terminology. Storytelling /ˈstôrēˌteliNG/ the activity of writing, telling, or reading stories Ethical /ˈeTHəkəl/ relating to beliefs about what is morally right and wrong As a self-titled master storyteller, I’ve
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NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Oftentimes, donors are not giving what they could because you are not presenting them with a donor offer that motivates them to give more. Here’s the reason why.
Veritus Group
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The more we work collaboratively and lean on our collective skills, the better we can connect donors to our mission in meaningful ways. The post Why Fundraising Needs to Embrace a More Collective Culture appeared first on Veritus Group.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
By William H. Neukom Getty Images Addressing myriad societal problems depends on a strong rule of law. Unfortunately, developing, promoting, and enforcing this fundamental component of healthy democracies isn’t on most donor radars.
Get Fully Funded
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Nonprofit strategic planning often gets a bad rap, but time spent mapping out your organization’s future can save you from spinning your wheels, being busy but not effective. When running a nonprofit, there’s so much to do and you’re on the go from morning ’til night. But without a clear idea of where you’re going, all that activity may not actually move you forward toward your goals.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
It's always a good thing to be as transparent as possible to your donors. So here are my top five best practices when it comes to recurring gift receipts.
Veritus Group
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
A donor relationship should feel like a partnership, but often, donors sense that they're only valued for how much they give. The post Why Your Donor May Be Confused About Their Relationship With You appeared first on Veritus Group.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
By Glenn Gamboa, AP Business Writer Nam Y. Huh/AP Corporations and foundations pledged billions for racial equity after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. But statistics show that philanthropic money flows unequally to nonprofits with white leaders versus leaders of color. The goal is to create a straightforward, accessible survey so nonprofits would no longer have to provide specialized diversity information for each of their donors.
Qgiv
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Fundraising events can be a stressful challenge for some organizations. Throughout all the planning for the event, there’s one important question that can cause a lot of worry: will there be enough people attending the event? Increasing event attendance is all about promoting your event with the right tools, in the right way, to the right people. Before you get overwhelmed, read these 7 effective tips to increase fundraising event attendance.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
When a potential donor, volunteer, supporter, board member, employee, executive and others with an interest in a nonprofit seek information about that nonprofit, they typically look for an annual report first.
Candid
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Writing a proposal for a project grant can feel like a daunting task, but with the right guidance, it doesn’t need to be a bewildering endeavor. Like climbing a mountain, it helps to have a path to follow to reach its summit, or in this case, a map of sorts to guide you to your desired destination—a compelling proposal that unlocks funding to advance your mission-driven work.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
By Eden Stiffman San Francisco The effort hasn’t reached its goal to reduce the city’s chronically homeless population by half, but it helped galvanize new ways of working and expand the set of solutions to address a seemingly intractable problem.
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
There are a wealth of ways to promote your nonprofit, and paid advertising is one of the most effective. By putting some money behind a campaign, you can get more eyes on it, encouraging more people to interact with your organization. It's a fantastic way of attracting potential donors, volunteers, and supporters who may not have discovered you otherwise.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Between the Great Resignation and many people reconsidering their career goals, your team members may be re-evaluating their commitment to your workplace. You can solidify priorities today to set you and your team up for a successful 2023, and, importantly, retain your best people.
Candid
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
What’s reasonable compensation for a chief executive officer (CEO)? In the last couple decades, news of golden parachutes and the minting of new billionaires has drawn attention to executive compensation practices. This is especially the case during economic downturns, recessions, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic–when employment plummeted rapidly while some businesses posted record profits.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
By Sara Herschander A new study finds that half of nonprofit leaders say they can't find enough volunteers, a sharp contrast from two decades ago. At the same time, far more chief executives say volunteers help them become more efficient than felt that way in the past.
Blue Avocado
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
10 concepts that both public speaking and fundraising have in common: Goal setting, knowing your audience, visualizing success, and paying attention to the details. The post Fundraising and Public Speaking appeared first on Blue Avocado.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Many nonprofits make a serious error in thinking that the annual reporting of how the sector’s doing is predictive of the future. In reality, external factors such as changes in the economy, donor expectations, and leadership, have a much more significant impact on a nonprofit's future performance.
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
According to a 2022 report by Cloudflare , Internet shutdowns are on the rise as a key way for governments to stop the flow of information, censor citizens, and stifle political opposition.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
By M.J. Prest Also, the Pittsburgh Foundation will make $50 million in unrestricted grants for racial equity and justice in the region, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation committed $23 million to strengthen technology in the arts in Detroit.
CauseVox
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Peer-to-peer fundraising isn’t always limited to an online fundraising campaign. Sometimes, nonprofits get creative with peer-to-peer fundraising events; effectively raising money and engaging supporters at the same time. Peer-to-peer events are a form of peer-to-peer fundraising, a technique that uses the influence of your supporters to raise money for your cause.
OneCause
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
The post Top Fundraising Conferences This Year: What You Should Attend appeared first on OneCause.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
One of the biggest challenges as a nonprofit leader is that fundraising goals are easy to set but challenging to meet. Here are three steps to ensure you’re setting realistic quarterly fundraising goals for the rest of 2023.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
By Holly Fogle When others doubted me, one man showed his faith in my ambition to become a business leader. Today, I’m putting that same trust in the grantees and low-income mothers my foundation supports.
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Data is power. To make informed decisions, nonprofits need access to reliable datasets that provide an accurate picture of the communities they serve. In civil society, we are constantly making appeals for support. We need funders to believe that our work makes a difference. We need community leaders to make systematic changes at the local, national, and global levels.
Veritus Group
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
In this Question of the Month video, Jeff and Richard explain how Veritus Group practices co-management in partnership with non-profits. The post Question of the Month: Why is co-management helpful and what does it mean? appeared first on Veritus Group.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement, together with The Do Good Institute, released new insights from more than 1,000 nonprofit CEOs and 100-plus funders about the state of U.S. volunteer engagement.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
By Susan Appe Brad Barket/Getty Images for Fast Company The Indian diaspora living in the United States includes many wealthy people, such as Microsoft CEO and chairman Satya Nadella. India’s first giving day, March 2, will raise money to improve education, health care, and gender equality and meet other important needs in a country with nearly 230 million people living in poverty.
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
In one way or another, all nonprofits have been faced with the challenge of adapting their marketing technology over the past few years. TechSoup, in collaboration with Tapp Network, sought to discover just how nonprofits were doing this in 2020 by conducting the 2020-2021 Nonprofit Digital Marketing Benchmark Study and Report. Now, almost two years later, we revisited the same topics to see how technology and digital tactics are being used in the industry.
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