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.
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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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. .
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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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.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 18, 2022
Spring is here, and with it comes spring cleaning. Now could mark the perfect time for a little spring cleaning for nonprofit organizations — specifically sprucing up an organization’s board of governance. To evaluate whether adjustments need to be made, nonprofits should first consider these seven best practices and tips for building a strong board of governance.
Grants & Fundraising Brief brings together the best content for grants & fundraising professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Candid
MAY 18, 2022
About a month ago, Candid was tagged in a social media post from someone who had visited the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Specifically, they saw the exhibition Giving in America , which includes one of the first copies of Foundation Directory. We loved seeing this unique piece of our past and wanted to learn more about the object and exhibition. .
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
NonProfit PRO
MAY 16, 2022
Why is it we keep looking for some new way to do something when we know the exact steps it takes to get it done? Because the new thing feels so much better. And it looks so good and is easier. You just have to listen to it all, feel good and apply what you can. And, certainly, since it feels so good, it must work.
Tech Soup
MAY 19, 2022
Peer-to-peer fundraising is an increasingly popular strategy that relies on your supporters to enlist their friends and family to fundraise on your behalf. Traditionally, these campaigns come in the form of challenges, such as sponsored marathons, walkathons, or other "-athon"-style events, but they can be applied to any occasion.
Think and Ink Grants
MAY 19, 2022
Mind Your Manners Relationships are valuable. Always observe the highest standards of politeness and respectful communication when engaging with funders. When I was a grantmaker with Bank of America, I can't recall a time when a potential grantee was impolite, however I can recall a time when communications could have been better. I remember how I felt when I would receive mass communications like being added to a monthly newsletter or distribution list - it wasn't a nice feeling.
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.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 16, 2022
A nonprofit organization is created with the best of intentions. It is a way to address the service gaps in the marketplace and to uplift the planet. When we forget the key element, that this is a business, we can do more harm than good for those we can be helping.
Tech Soup
MAY 20, 2022
Moving to a cloud-first model comes with improved security, reduced costs, and increased flexibility for your team. Cloud products typically operate on a subscription basis, meaning that you'll always have the most up-to-date version, and web-based tools can have better accessibility and efficiency than their on-premises counterparts. You can also add and remove licenses as needed, which helps you to avoid paying for licenses you aren't using.
NextAfter
MAY 20, 2022
What makes for good copywriting? As non-profits, we understand that our copy has to be engaging and compelling enough to urge people to donate to our cause. While there isn’t an all-encompassing formula giving us everything we need to know about writing “good copy,” we have an idea of what works and doesn’t work to produce the best results.
DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services
MAY 20, 2022
Did you play a sport growing up? Participate in the high school musical? Play in the school band? Belong to a school club? These are all great examples of how it takes a team to achieve a goal. Fast forward to your work as a grant professional. Have you been asked “if you can’t just write it?” in regards to an application? Have you been told that your colleague is too busy to be involved with grants?
NonProfit PRO
MAY 19, 2022
A colleague of mine recently asked me, “Can you have multiple monthly donor programs?” She and I both work with an organization that has multiple monthly donor programs, with the total revenue making up about 60% of all giving.
Tech Soup
MAY 19, 2022
Microsoft has announced it will be increasing nonprofit pricing for selected Microsoft 365 and Office 365 licenses on September 1, 2022. This will apply to new and existing customers.
CauseVox
MAY 20, 2022
A donation page is one of the most important components of your website and can make or break your fundraising. When you’re raising money, getting visitors to your website is only the first step. Your donation page should ultimately aim to close the loop by converting those individuals into donors. If your page is sloppy, clunky, or confusing, it’s counterproductive to driving more donations.
Grant Geek
MAY 16, 2022
by Resource Associates @ grantwriters.net. Grant Questions? Let’s talk. info@grantwriters.net 505-326-4245. As you are preparing to submit a grant proposal and hoping to get funded, what do you need to do next to increase your chances of an award? Requirements vary widely from project to project, and it’s essential to make sure you are prepared to have the best chance of success.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 20, 2022
Join CharityEngine on June 1st for an insightful webinar detailing what a peer-to-peer (P2P) campaign is and how it fits into any overall fundraising strategy. Using real-world examples from Wounded Warrior Project and other clients, we'll show you how a nonprofit of any size can amp fundraising by using this often-overlooked tool with actionable next steps.
Qgiv
MAY 16, 2022
From contributions from individual donors to sponsorships, nonprofits have a variety of funding sources. It’s important for every nonprofit to have multiple revenue streams to build a healthy, sustainable organization, and a common source of funding for nonprofits is through grants. Grants aren’t always easy to get, but with a well-written proposal, you can blow your competition out of the water.
Greater Giving
MAY 18, 2022
May is Mental Health Month—and as social and economic pressures worsen, it’s critical for nonprofits to support their staff and volunteers. Mental health is a rapidly-growing concern as two years of a pandemic, a rising cost of living, and political and social unrest worsen the risk of burnout and illness. Wellness is both a personal matter and an industry-wide one, as employees struggle with understaffed offices and even greater workloads.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 17, 2022
I have used the phrase, “We’re building the plane while we fly it,” as part of my mantra. Initially, I thought it was a professionally acceptable way to say, “We have no idea. We’re making it up as we go and we will get there with a solid outcome,” but most recently I realized what it means, and I discovered why it is a good line of thinking in the current landscape for nonprofit leaders.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 18, 2022
In this edition, we talk about Millennials and Gen Z's, and how critical they are to the future of EVERY single nonprofit. While each group comes with its own nuances and preferences, what they have in common is very clear. This combined demographic is highly philanthropic and very relational, and they live and breathe inside the digital world. Want to learn how to connect?
NonProfit PRO
MAY 17, 2022
As nonprofits emerge from pandemic-related challenges, data has become critical in preparing for what's next. Data Lake for Nonprofit Cloud, Powered by AWS, is a new open-source solution designed to make it even easier for organizations to leverage their Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud data.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 20, 2022
At a recent strategic planning session, I was working with a nonprofit to create organizational values. As my team introduced the activity, a board member spoke up and said, “We’d like to focus on strategies and goals. Why should we take the time to focus on organizational values?”.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 20, 2022
I constantly relate work and leadership to coaching. I had a lengthy career working and coaching boy’s baseball at all ages as a hobby. I learned years ago that satisfied players perform to the best of their abilities. Employees do the same.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 19, 2022
When people ask me about the benefits of collaboration, my first instinct is to say it’s a no-brainer. In my experience, thoughtful collaboration with nonprofits, clinicians, research partners, government agencies, and even companies in the private sector only leads to good things.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 19, 2022
Data Axle’s CTV advertising playbook is filled with best practices and tactics to help nonprofits get the most out of their CTV campaigns; and truly integrate CTV into a long-term, omnichannel strategy. Download the playbook to learn about consumer behavior driving CTV investment, data-driven insights to design and power CTV campaigns, and discover a nonprofit case study that increased mission awareness and donations by incorporating CTV into a digital campaign.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 18, 2022
Personalization is the key to moving your donors into a deeper (and more valued) relationship with your organization. But siloed, outdated, inaccurate, and incomplete donor data can be a roadblock. The good news? Advances in fundraising technology make it possible for organizations like yours to embrace the latest data-driven best practices and avoid these pitfalls entirely.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 17, 2022
In the nonprofit world, all dimensions of usability are more important than ever. While a good visual design creates a strong impact on potential donors learning about your organization and taking action, looking beyond the visual design creates a broader impact, by considering the user’s experience beyond what they see on the page.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 20, 2022
ShoppingGives announced its partnership with Novel, the no-code platform for Web3 commerce. This partnership with ShoppingGives allows these shop owners to commit a portion of each NFT sale to a nonprofit of their or their customer's choice.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 16, 2022
Analyses of philanthropic activity in Brazil and the U.K. identify expanded donor expectations for transparency from charitable organizations and significant growth in digital giving.
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