Tony Martignetti

MARCH 5, 2023

Jenny Xia Spradling & Patrick Schmitt: Meet The FreeWill Founders Jenny Xia Spradling and Patrick Schmitt are the co-founders and co-CEOs of FreeWill. Let’s talk about FreeWill’s founding beliefs; the value and simplicity of wills as planned gifts; the enormous wealth transfer underway; pay equity; women and moms in tech; my personal experiment; and … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for March 6, 2023: Meet The FreeWill Founders → Jenny Xia Spradling & Patrick Schmitt: Meet The

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Clairification

MARCH 9, 2023

Daylight savings time begins this week-end where I live, and I’m pretty excited. I’m a night owl, so tacking on those extra hours of daylight when I’m awake is definitely a shot of dopamine. Even if you feel differently, or don’t live someplace where we humans shift the hours back and forth at will, I hope I’ll save you some time by having collected the best resources from across the web and sharing them here.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

A very common “go-to” funding idea for small nonprofits is fundraising events. Events are a great way to bring like-minded people together and have a good time in the name of your cause. Some fundraising events are huge, drawing attendees and sponsors like moths to a flame. Other events are smaller, more intimate gatherings where guests are directly asked for money.

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Veritus Group

MARCH 8, 2023

There are no shortcuts to a transformational gift. But, if you consistently take these two simple steps, you can experience amazing success. The post Two Simple Steps Helped a Donor Go from $50,000 to $1,000,000 appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MARCH 6, 2023

I have worked out of my home for nearly my whole life. Out of necessity, I have learned some tricks for improving my productivity. Mainly, they all boil down to the necessity of staying in the zone – this is the happy, fulfilling state of productivity when the day seems to fly by because you are concentrating so hard and so completely on a mesmerizing task.

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Ignited Fundraising

MARCH 8, 2023

With OH so many options to share stories and updates about our work, how do we create effective virtual storytelling? How do we cut through the clutter of the incredibly loud level of noise in the social sector? Research tells us stories are more memorable than just statistics. And, science tells us everything we believe comes from stories we’ve been told by others OR we tell ourselves.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 7, 2023

Day-to-day business management is where KPIs can make a difference for your nonprofit. By using a handful of metrics that everyone agrees on, you can organize tasks, rally the team, and get everyone focused on the right kind of work.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 10, 2023

By Mirae Kim and Bo Li Morsa Images/Getty Images The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

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NextAfter

MARCH 10, 2023

Google Optimize is going away September 30, 2023. For nonprofit organizations focused on growing their digital fundraising, this news comes as a shock because as we emphasize, the primary way for you to decode what works to inspire more donors to give online is through testing and optimization. So, we gathered some insights from a couple of NextAfter staff about what this means for you.

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Grant Training Center

MARCH 8, 2023

Leadership is an essential component of any successful institution. Leaders guide their teams, inspire their people, and drive their organizations towards achieving their goals. Equally, leadership training has become increasingly significant for those who need to be successful at managing and implementing grants, for their leadership skills will have an important effect on their teams and their ongoing efforts to continue procuring external funding.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 6, 2023

Tiering your caseload is a strategy that organizes your caseload so that you can create a strategic, meaningful plan for every donor while focusing your time and energy on the right donors. Here is why it is valuable.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 7, 2023

By Jim Rendon allanswart/Getty Images/iStockphoto Sean Fieler dismisses the critique, saying: “The implication somehow that I'm giving money and that's changing the way the church is behaving in the United States writ large is kind of crazy.

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Candid

MARCH 9, 2023

Nonprofit professionals are masters at stretching their budgets. Leveraging free platforms and features is one of the best ways to make a budget go further—but I know that these tools are only helpful if you can quickly get up to speed with how to use them. That’s why, as the Head of LinkedIn for Nonprofits, I was disheartened when research revealed that only 19% of nonprofit professionals on LinkedIn feel confident that they’re using the platform to its full potential.

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Qgiv

MARCH 6, 2023

Need new sponsors to lift up an existing fundraising event? Looking for nonprofit event sponsorship? Then you’ll need to master the art of prospecting sponsors and scoring them before you approach them for a sponsorship ask. Read on to learn how to find prospective sponsors and how to score them effectively so you can pursue corporate donations with confidence.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 10, 2023

Today, social media has the potential to be so much more than just a place where you post nonprofit status update pictures. It’s also a powerful tool for engagement and persuasion. The question is: How does your nonprofit unlock that potential?

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 9, 2023

By Kathleen Enright With the release this week of guidelines for building trust in the philanthropic world, the head of the Council on Foundations is calling on grant makers to hold each other accountable for maintaining high ethical standards.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2023

Movements are having a moment. In 2022, the term “social movement” generated more internet searches than in the previous five years according to Google Trends. Given this level of interest, some nonprofits are applying the phrase to such a broad range of activities it is becoming watered down. When it comes to raising visibility on a given issue, nonprofits often strive to achieve broader impact—the kind of change that comes through collective action.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2023

Search engine optimization (SEO) can be an intimidating topic for nonprofits, especially as there seems to be constant debate about what search engines are actually looking for. However, it's surprisingly logical when you break it down.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 8, 2023

Many in the nonprofit industry think things will always remain the same or evolve slowly. However, that couldn't be further from the truth. There’s a growing opportunity for innovation in social good — and one approach is impact investing, also known as mission- or values-based investing.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 6, 2023

You’ve been in your share of awful ones. Here’s how to make them better. By Allison M. Vaillancourt Illustrations by Jason Hoffman for The Chronicle You’ve been in your share of awful meetings. Here’s how to lead better ones.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 6, 2023

Neither supervisors nor employees think that the current process for performance appraisals is working. In this article, our author uses her experience as a trainer and coach with more than 2,000 managers, direct service staff, board members, and other volunteers to present a 6-pointed, human-centered approach that supervisors can use to fix the performance appraisal process.

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CauseVox

MARCH 6, 2023

The CEO’s relationship with their board is critically important for the overall performance of your nonprofit. The board not only makes up the governing body that supervises you, but they are one of your most important resources in the community. Board members represent your organization every day—at work, on social media, in civic organizations and houses of worship.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 8, 2023

Meet the companion that nonprofit CRM users have been waiting for! Download the Clean Data Checklist to create a framework that keeps your team members on the same page.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 7, 2023

By Emily Haynes The grant maker is committing $50 million over 10 years to train more people for well-paying, secure jobs in the skilled trades — with a focus on women and people of color.

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NextAfter

MARCH 8, 2023

A beginner’s guide to using Jasper and ChatGPT artificial intelligence models for more creative and compelling copywriting. Discover the types of content AI can help you improve, how to use templates, craft more effective prompts, generate new marketing angles, and a handful of other tricks to get the most out of your next chat session. Table of Contents: 1.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2023

Online giving is one of the fastest-growing donation methods. In 2022, online giving grew by 12.1% , motivating nonprofits to find more ways to connect with their supporters through digital channels. As a result, more organizations are looking for ways to implement an omnichannel fundraising and marketing strategy. Omnichannel marketing refers to the integration of both digital and offline touchpoints with consumers as they move through the marketing funnel, all while keeping branding and messag

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 9, 2023

A fundraising event can bring in a surge of revenue, but how can you use that momentum to sustain giving for the long-term?

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 8, 2023

By Sono Motoyama Coalfield Development, JJN Multimedia The nonprofit Coalfield Development Corporation helps workers in Appalachia find long-term employment. Thanks to the good ideas of local nonprofits — and to an influx of federal and state funds — projects such as turning West Virginia coal mines into greenhouses, launching training programs in sustainable trades on the Crow Reservation in Montana, and expanding West Virginians' access to broadband have seen the light of day.

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CauseVox

MARCH 6, 2023

Are you tired of lackluster online fundraising results? You can take your donation forms to the next level with our key insights. Join us for an exclusive webinar and live critique to learn the most effective donation form trends to help your nonprofit convert and retain more donors online. During this webinar, we’ll dive into the latest research on online giving trends and provide practical tips for creating effective donation forms.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 7, 2023

Donor engagement is a crucial aspect of any fundraising event. Donor Engagement involves creating an emotional connection between donors and the organization, leading to increased support and donations. It can take many forms, including event participation, online engagement, and direct mail campaigns. In this blog post, we will focus on donor engagement at events, and how to maximize its impact.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 10, 2023

Join Barbara O’Reilly, CFRE, and guest fundraising expert panelists, including Mackenzie Burckbuchler from Double the Donation, for a highly interactive, panel conversation webinar, on Thursday, March 30th at 2pm ET, and smile your way to real success with way better sustainable, year-round fundraising strategies.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 8, 2023

By Rasheeda Childress After losing an hour of sleep, people are less inclined to help others, research has found.

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Veritus Group

MARCH 6, 2023

Being a donor is a joyful way to discover the insight you need to build meaningful relationships with your donors and inspire more giving. The post Have You Tried Being a Donor? appeared first on Veritus Group.

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