Tony Martignetti

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Larry Johnson: Sustainable Fundraising Larry Johnson is author of the book, “The Eight Principles of Sustainable Fundraising.” He walks us through several of them, including “Donors are the Drivers™,” “Leadership Leads™” and “Divide & Grow™ ” Listen to the podcast Get Nonprofit Radio insider alerts! I love our sponsors! Turn Two Communications: … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for September 6, 2022: Sustainable Fundraising → Larry Johnson: Sustainable Fun

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

As a nonprofit, every penny spent on direct mail needs to be accounted for. It also needs to be justified. However, if you find a simple way to increase your ROI, you should jump all over it. That simple thing is direct mail personalization.

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Nonprofits that do not deliver on the terms of a grant contract are at risk of having to return the funding. Make sure you have a plan. The post You Got the Grant! Now What? appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The workplace landscape has fundamentally shifted since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. As more people are working from home and expecting flexibility with their hours, the demand for better benefits and higher compensation is on the rise. The younger generation is leading these efforts by realizing that they will no longer settle for lower paying jobs and that it is the employer’s responsibility to keep workers inspired, supported, and motivated. .

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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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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

This is a guest article written by Utopia Experience. To learn more about their mission to be the world’s most innovative experience-creators (and find out how they’ve helped 200 nonprofits raise over $30 million in the last 3 years) visit utopiaexperience.com. When people hear the word “social sustainability,” they’re likely to think of coordinated efforts to protect the environment.

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The gang at Remarkable Partnerships (RP) in the UK has shared a helpful article for new corporate fundraisers. It's called 5 Top Tips for New Corporate Fundraisers. I agree with every point! Those Brits are so wicked smahht!?????? However, let me take a moment today to expand on their points and offer a few key insights of my own. ?? Be a sponge. You need to learn the job, and the best way to do that is to shadow someone else who is already doing it.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The wealthiest Americans have historically built their wealth on the backs of Black and Indigenous peoples. That wealth has passed from generation to generation and accounts for a large part of the money tied up in foundations. Not only that, but patterns in grantmaking have generally not supported communities of color in the US. The picture is honestly very ugly.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Dear Experienced Grant Writer: . I have four years experience in grants and I joined a new company where the expectations for completing a proposal are a bit unrealistic. I plan and wrote a federal cooperative agreement a couple of months ago in just three weeks. This took me at least 2-3 hours each evening of the workweek and some hours each weekend just to complete the proposal and the proposal was not strong in the end.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Mastercard extended the deadline for its new recurring donor payment regulations that include regular email receipts, online cancellation options and more. Here’s what we know now and what your nonprofit needs to know to be in compliance.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Mastercard has announced new guidelines that will affect recurring donations. To help provide context, we’ve summarized the key changes and what Qgiv is doing to comply. For more, check out Mastercard’s official terms. Recurring payments are covered in section 5.4. What are Mastercard’s new rules? Starting September 22, 2022, anyone who charges recurring payments must provide: The full subscription terms at the time of subscription, including the amount and frequency of the bil

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Yearly is a digital report builder that allows you to design reports that are easy to understand and fun to read and that display your most important updates in an accessible way. Here we have gathered a few of our favorite features Yearly offers and some of the ways you can use them in your reports.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

A Successful Online Silent Auction Requires Great Photos of Your Auction Items. Good photos can help a silent auction item sell for more, and bad photos will hurt your chances of getting the highest price possible. Sometimes you can source images of your items online, but if you have a really unique item or package that was put together you’ll need to take your own photos.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Artificial Intelligence can now be used to enable behavioral economics modeling (BEM), the well-established field that combines economics and psychology to comprehend how and why people behave the way they do when making financial decisions.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

If you want people from your social media to support your nonprofit’s activities, you need a nonprofit social media plan. You already know this: In the nonprofit realm, social media is life. It’s the easiest, most effective, and most direct way to talk with your followers, educate those who may not know you yet, and most importantly – gain and ask for support for your mission.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

How do you write a grant and win tons of funding? Preparation, or in the grant writer’s case “Readiness”. Readiness is all about preparing your organization to write a grant proposal and creating a strategy for ensuring you are pursuing the right funding sources to help your organization meet its mission. Here are 5 tips for grant writing readiness.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Lights! Camera! Fundraising! Nonprofits have been using videos to fundraise for a long time now. Why? Because it works! Did you know that 57% of people who watch a nonprofit video go on to give? That’s easily more than half of your audience! Which is why it’s important to create Giving Tuesday videos. Getting Started. Get started on your Giving Tuesday videos by following the tips below.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Volunteer orientations present the opportunity to make a good first impression. They also allow your organization to get to know supporters, build relationships between volunteers, communicate your mission and confirm that volunteers understand their commitment to the cause.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Authentique Agency announced the launch of its newest initiative, "Project 1800," an inaugural program developed to support the community by offering 1,800 pro bono hours annually to deserving U.S. nonprofits. Qualified organizations will receive free marketing resources and services from Authentique's team of professionals.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Using data in the form of stories, not statistics, is a powerful idea that is important to apply in major gifts as it relates to the use of wealth data to determine the inclination of a donor to give to your organization.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

There is an important new trend where nonprofits have to or want to transition from one recurring donor processor to another. And there's been horror stories about the number of sustainers a nonprofit can lose if the organization doesn’t do it right. .

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

An institution’s alumni are a reflection of its past, a representation of its present, and a link to its future. An alumni reunion is a memorable event where attendees can reminisce about the good old days with former classmates. It can also provide tremendous increases in alumni giving to their alma mater. .

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Learn how to build development reports that help you strategically pursue your goals. This guide, in partnership with Altrunext, will walk you through all the details around how to design insightful reports for daily and long-term planning. Start here to elevate your reporting and support the growth of your nonprofit organization.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Sylvia Hopkins Hanneman from Make-A-Wish International shares her thoughts on how nonprofits can use high-quality and actionable data to strategically maximize the impact of their global marketing programs and enhance fundraising outcomes. Click here to learn more.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

FreeWill announced that its Crypto for Charity platform will eliminate transaction fees for real-time donations of cryptocurrency to support nonprofit causes, lowering fees on donations made through Crypto for Charity's website from 3.95% to zero, effective immediately.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In a historic move, all 19 members of the 2022-2023 women’s gymnastics team at Michigan State University have received name, image and likeness (NIL) contracts with an emphasis on charitable giving—an agreement that will strengthen Spartan athletics while empowering student-athletes to change the world.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In its new Risk Radar Report, "State of Volunteerism in America," Church Mutual Insurance Company found that Americans have high expectations when it comes to volunteer background checks and training.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Nonprofits typically lose over 50% of their donors every year. With new donor acquisition costing 10-20x more than retaining existing donors, it's time to dig deep into your database and come up with a plan to re-engage the constituents that have fallen off your radar. Download Fundraising KIT's free email templates to win back lapsed donors and start charming your way back into the hearts of your existing donors.

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