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Clairity Click-it: Abundance of Nonprofit Links + Free Resources

Clairification

Show Me the Data. The fictional LA detective, Joe Friday , was famous for saying “Just the facts, Ma’am.”. Similarly, in the tech and business worlds, “show me the data” has become a common refrain. As in, nothing really matters if there isn’t data to support it. Well, that’s great if you’re a middle manager with a lot of boxes to tick. But think back to the last time you saw a line go around the block, and ask yourself what the folks were waiting in line for.

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6 Tips to Create Fundraising Videos That Drive Donations

Wild Apricot

Fundraising videos build your case for support, providing viewers with an in-depth look at your organization and inspiring them to take action. It’s no surprise, then, that 57% of people who watch fundraising videos go on to make a donation.

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Lessons From MotivateMonday | Does a development plan lead to fundraising success?

Pamela Grow

Does a development plan lead to fundraising success? That was the question Barbara O’Reilly wanted answered. So, together with Dr. Adrian Sargeant and The Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy, they embarked on the first study of its kind to examine just how fundraising planning is undertaken — and what the impact on revenue raised really is. The answer?

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Nonprofit Radio for November 7, 2022: Align Your Money With Your Goals

Tony Martignetti

Sarah Olivieri: Align Your Money With Your Goals There’s a dimension to your budgeting you might be missing: Organizing your budget so you know what impact your money is achieving for you, and you know the costs connected to your goals. Sarah Olivieri returns to help you course correct. She’s the founder of PivotGround. … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for November 7, 2022: Align Your Money With Your Goals → Sarah Olivieri: Align Your Money With Your Goals There’s a dimension to

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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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Does your nonprofit mission statement drive donations?

Candid

Does a nonprofit’s mission statement influence its fundraising efforts? New research conducted using data from Candid suggests that understanding this relationship can boost your nonprofit’s fundraising success. An effective nonprofit mission statement draws supporters and donors to an organization. It gets them excited about helping to achieve that mission.

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To Tackle the Climate Crisis, Philanthropy Needs to Get Religion

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Fletcher Harper , Yonatan Neril , and Susan Hendershot. Peter Dejong, AP Demonstrators calling for climate action on the African continent. Religious groups are taking a leading role in fighting climate change but have gone largely unnoticed by grant makers. As the U.N Climate Conference gets underway this week, now is a good time for donors to recognize the power of religious institutions to mobilize communities to protect the planet.

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How to Stay Calm When Donors Get Anxious or Demanding in Tough Economic Times

Veritus Group

In times of economic uncertainty, donors become more discerning and careful with their giving. Here's what fundraisers need to know. The post How to Stay Calm When Donors Get Anxious or Demanding in Tough Economic Times appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Tweeting through uncertainty: Candid’s approach to nonprofit Twitter

Candid

Since Twitter’s new ownership took over in late October, the social media platform has experienced a significant decline in its userbase—a loss of over 1.3 million active users in one week. Candid’s Twitter account alone has lost over 1,000 followers in the same period, and we expect to see this negative trend continue. Additionally, rumors about paywalls , increases in hate speech , and chaos around the new paid verifications , have led to a lot of uncertainty, frustration, and confusion.

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8 Tips Every Major Gift Officer Needs to End 2022 Strong

NonProfit PRO

As year-end approaches, it's even more important that you’re focusing your energy in the most impactful places. So, here are eight more tips that will help you prioritize, focus, and create space to make sure you’re taken care of and end your year strong.

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Filling Your Nonprofit Board Positions: Everything You Need to Know!

Wild Apricot

Every nonprofit needs the keen eye of a board of directors—but what are the nonprofit board positions you should fill? In order to create a board that can uplift your organization’s mission and long term goals, you need all the right players.

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3 Essentials For Nonprofit Sustainability You May Have Missed

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Which do you like first, the good news or the bad news? But before you answer, what if I told you that the good news is also the bad news? How you or your clients handle this good, bad news or this bad, good news will affect the sustainability of your nonprofit agency. Baby Boomer wealth transfer forms the glass half-empty or half-full scenario for sustainability.

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Clarios Foundation Pledges $20 Million to Unicef to Improve Environmental Health for Children

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest. SEYLLOU, AFP, Getty Images Since 2013, smallholders in Senegal have been learning farming practices adapted to climate changes. A $1.4 billion Gates Foundation grant will expand such climate-related help across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Also, the Kislak Family Foundation gave $10 million to the Library of Congress for a new gallery about Indigenous societies, and several major grants have been announced at the U.N.

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What Should Nonprofits Do About Anonymous and Controversial Donations?

NonProfit PRO

A nonprofit’s transparency is crucial for building trust with and being accountable to donors. Financial transparency is also, to a varying degree, legally required. Practicing transparency is a must that any nonprofit should follow as a part of its donor stewardship strategy.

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Would You Hire a Fundraiser with No Fundraising Experience?

Veritus Group

If you're struggling to recruit experienced fundraisers, try hiring folks outside our sector who have the right attributes and attitudes. The post Would You Hire a Fundraiser with No Fundraising Experience? appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Nonprofits Have Been Right All Along: Community Benefit Models Can Solve Our Toughest Environmental Challenges

Blue Avocado

Nonprofits have been leaders in building sustainability for generations. Nonprofits can be the catalysts for the systemic change in consciousness we so desperately need by advocating for a community-benefit approach in our economic system. The post Nonprofits Have Been Right All Along: Community Benefit Models Can Solve Our Toughest Environmental Challenges appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Nonprofits and Foundations Work to Curb Plastic Use, Moving Away From a Focus on Recycling

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Kay Dervishi. Jasmin Rostamnezhad Volunteers from Driftwood Recovery and Active Recovery Coaching picked up a lot of plastic during TrashBlitz Austin. New research prompted more funding and advocacy.

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Nonprofit IT Security: 5 Inexpensive Ways to Secure Your Organization

NonProfit PRO

If you're not concerned about data security as a nonprofit, you should be. Hackers tend not to deliberately target nonprofits the way they do manufacturers and financial institutions, for example. But a lot of hacking is actually automated and based on exploiting targets of opportunity, and a lot of nonprofit IT security is underfunded and unprepared.

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Scheduling Tools for Food Security Organizations

Tech Soup

For food pantries and banks, there are a range of logistical issues to consider. One key example of this is scheduling appointments for clients to pick up their food parcels. It can be difficult to ensure that an appointment time works for a certain client, to keep the numbers manageable at any given time, and to enable clients to select the food they want.

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Nonprofits Have Been Right All Along: Community Benefit Models Can Solve Our Toughest Environmental Challenges

Blue Avocado

Article In Brief: The Problem: Nonprofits have long known the value of building community, but our voices have been ignored or devalued. Now we are learning that valuing private profit over community has brought us to the edge of extinction. Why it Happens: Our existing economic structure is designed to reward profit-seeking and to devalue […].

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Nonprofits Could Benefit From Tuesday's Divided Election Results

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Alex Daniels. Architect of the Capitol. Lack of a decisive victory for either party means that nonprofits could have a stronger chance of getting legislation they care about moving, including extending access to the charitable deduction to more Americans.

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Thinking About Flying Solo as a Nonprofit Consultant?

NonProfit PRO

If you are interested in flying solo in a consulting career path, you need to understand how you can help nonprofit organizations. Consultants’ experience in the nonprofit sector can assist nonprofits in many areas such as managing capital campaigns, doing prospect research, developing donor relationship plans, conducting feasibility studies, and grant writing.

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[Webinar] GivingTuesday Throwdown

CauseVox

Where you drive your donors to give online during GivingTuesday and year-end is an important part of your year-end fundraising strategy in 2022. Whether you have an online donation form or a dedicated GivingTuesday landing page, you want to be sure you’re giving donors the most compelling message and best user experience to drive more donations.

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How to Encourage Board Member Giving for Capital Campaigns

Greater Giving

In capital campaigns, board giving matters. We’ve seen that contributions from board members often account for 20% or more of a campaign’s total donations. The amount will of course be different for every organization, but it’s still a standard expectation for board members to be engaged and push the campaign forward in whatever ways they’re able, including making a gift.

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Economy Shows Mixed Signals as Giving Season Approaches

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Sara Herschander Troubling economic signs, including high inflation, have clouded the outlook for nonprofits just at the moment when many organizations are entering their most important period for raising money.

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Why Nonprofits Should Seek Out Younger Donors

NonProfit PRO

It’s a common tactic for nonprofit organizations to seek out an older donor base in the hopes of soliciting larger gifts. When most people think of millennials and Generation Z, their financial freedom to give doesn’t typically come to mind.

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3 Tools for Donor Management

Tech Soup

Donations are a crucial part of every nonprofit's funding model. In order to encourage giving, process donations, and maintain positive relationships with your donors, it helps to invest in a tool to help you stay afloat with all of the tasks associated with donor and donation management.

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How to Manage Event Registration for Your Next Fundraiser

Get Fully Funded

Picture this: You’re about to hold the fundraising event of a lifetime. All of your most loyal supporters will be there, including major donors, recurring givers, and frequent volunteers, along with brand new supporters that are eager to get more involved with your organization. However, with so many people interested in attending, you’re quickly realizing that managing registration is becoming more and more difficult.

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Renaming Calif.’s Hastings Law School Sparks $1.7 Billion Legal Fight That Shows How Hard It Is to Ditch Donors’ Names

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Terri Lynn Helge. Eric Risberg, AP The state has signed off on rebranding the San Francisco law school. The lawsuit cites an 1878 agreement with the state of California to create and fund the law school, which promised Hastings’ heirs $100,000, plus interest, should the school ever “cease to exist.

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Addressing Nonprofit Staff Turnover With Technology Training

NonProfit PRO

You might be seeing effects of the Great Resignation at your organization and tighter budgets due to economic inflation. If so, your approach to technology training can impact employee satisfaction and efficiency as well as staff turnover. Here are two things to consider.

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5 Reasons Why We Love Mid-Level, And You Should Too! [Podcast Episode]

Veritus Group

In this podcast episode, Kara Ansotegui and Lisa Robertson share about the impact of mid-level fundraising programs. The post 5 Reasons Why We Love Mid-Level, And You Should Too! [Podcast Episode] appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Top Insights: Our Donor Communications Panel with NXUnite

OneCause

Everybody is familiar with the phrase, “Communication is key,” and this is especially true in the realm of fundraising. Without proper communication, nonprofits can’t share their missions with the world. Donor communications in particular are an integral part of nonprofit communication because donors provide the funds and resources through which nonprofits ultimately are able to make changes in their communities.

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Gifts by Donors Asked to Evoke Fond Memories Were 90% Higher Than Others

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Michael Kurtz. Nuthawut Somsuk/Getty Images/iStockphoto. Asking alumni of a small college to reflect on something that benefited them was far more successful than the standard pitch, a study found.

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Charity Navigator Looks to Future After 20 Years of Guiding Intelligent Giving

NonProfit PRO

Charity Navigator, the largest independent charity evaluator, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a hybrid event that will raise money for highly rated charities.

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