Wild Apricot
JUNE 17, 2022
If you’re in the midst of planning your membership program, you’re likely thinking about what benefits you can offer to your members and how much to charge for them. Hopefully, you already know that offering more than one membership level.
The Fundraising Coach
JUNE 14, 2022
One of my favorite fundraising colleagues, John Donovan , once said, “Deadlines drive donations.” As we approach the end of June, this truth can help your fundraising efforts. Many nonprofits in North America end their fiscal year in June. The end of a fiscal year is a deadline. Chances are, there are people in your sphere of influence who’ve been meaning to donate.
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NonProfit PRO
JUNE 13, 2022
When creating your nonprofit fundraising and donations strategy, email marketing should be on the top of the list of channels to use to support your efforts. However, 70% of nonprofits do not have an email marketing strategy, despite 26% of online donors saying email marketing is what inspires them to give.
Candid
JUNE 15, 2022
To MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, . It’s been one year since Candid received the email every nonprofit dreams of: confirmation of your $15 million grant. As requested, we are submitting this brief annual letter on our use of these funds. We have also elected to share it publicly in the spirit of transparency and mutual learning, as well as to illustrate the transformative potential of general operating support. .
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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.
Greater Giving
JUNE 15, 2022
Making Nonprofit Event Marketing a Priority Can Have a Major Effect on your Event Success. 2020 was the year of virtual events, and reports show that as 2022 continues, many nonprofits plan to continue hosting virtual and hybrid events even as they shift back to primarily in-person. gatherings. Of course, just because you’re offering the same kinds of events as last year, doesn’t mean you should repeat the same nonprofit event marketing campaigns.
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NonProfit PRO
JUNE 14, 2022
Gauging success isn’t necessarily about comparing ourselves with others, but is instead characterized by the effort we make to improve over our own past performance. Fundraising to support the mission of nonprofits is no different.
Candid
JUNE 16, 2022
A philanthropy insider once shared during a presentation that foundations develop guidelines so they know to whom to say “no.” Though it sounded cynical and harsh, it also rang true. My years in the field have only served to reinforce the assertion, as I have witnessed the growing trend of foundations undergoing a strategic planning process, then narrowing their guidelines, followed by shifting to an “invitation only” process so they can handpick grantee partners that align with ever-narrowing p
CauseVox
JUNE 15, 2022
Fundraising thermometers have been proven throughout the history of fundraising to drive more donations, whether it’s in an email, donation page, or a campaign site. By using a fundraising thermometer as a visual representation of your goal and progress, you’ll be sure to catch donor’s eyes and motivate them to give. But creating a fundraising thermometer can be difficult to do without Photoshop skills.
Bonterra
JUNE 16, 2022
We’ve all experienced the challenges of building and retaining strong constituent relationships. As an organization doing social good, you have various constituents with different relationships to your cause. From donors to corporate partners to staff, these supporters help to drive your mission forward in their own unique ways, which makes it essential to manage and nurture all of your constituent relationships.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 14, 2022
It’s no secret that Facebook and other ad platforms don’t perform as they did in the past. An overwhelming demand for data privacy has resulted in new personal information safeguards, giving these ad platforms a more limited understanding of our behaviors.
Candid
JUNE 17, 2022
While recently recognized as a federal holiday in 2021, Black people have long celebrated the historical importance of Juneteenth. From kitchen tables to campuses of Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Juneteenth is well revered in the Black community as an important narrative thread with a rich and complex tapestry. This blog provides a brief overview of Juneteenth and the role that HBCUs have played as guardians of Black history and Black futures. .
Blue Avocado
JUNE 13, 2022
Are you a dog or a cat person? I don’t mean your preference for a pet. If you show up to a meeting barking and clawing to make your point, you might be a dog person. If you lay back during the decision-making process but circle back to pee on outcomes you don’t like, you […]. The post Ensuring Dogs and Cats Get Equal Scratch in Decision-making appeared first on Blue Avocado.
Tech Soup
JUNE 16, 2022
Zoom is an ever-evolving video conferencing platform, suitable for one-on-one check-ins, group meetings, large events, and everything in between. It's also becoming increasingly interconnected with other products, including project management tools, collaboration services, and document storage solutions. Here is a selection of the 10 easiest-to-use Zoom integrations to use in your nonprofit workspace.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 17, 2022
Ask anyone in the nonprofit field — nonprofits are always busy. These organizations carry out essential and urgent duties. At the same time, they’re often operating with small teams and budgets. As a result, nonprofits need to work hard, smart and fast.
Get Fully Funded
JUNE 16, 2022
Nonprofit budgets are often tight, and each of your campaigns should aim to hit as high a return on investment (ROI) as possible. For each of your online campaigns, your revenue goal should tie into your overall fundraising strategy. If these campaigns are falling short, you may end up with an unbalanced budget that impedes your nonprofit’s ability to fulfill and grow your mission. .
Qgiv
JUNE 14, 2022
Social media has long been a powerful marketing tool for nonprofits worldwide. Now, as platforms launch their own in-platform fundraising tools, social media is becoming more than just a marketing tool, but an active fundraising platform as well. With over 1 billion active monthly users, Instagram is one of the internet’s biggest social media platforms.
Selfish Giving
JUNE 15, 2022
A working paper out of Stanford University's School of Business - and reported on in the Wall Street Journal - looked at millions of rides from NYC Yellow taxi cabs and how much riders tipped. The research may help cause marketers develop better monetary asks for point-of-sale programs. ?? People like a menu of options. The golden number seems to be THREE options because while cabdriver tips increased by about 11 percent compared with having no menu at all, offering more than three didn't increa
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 16, 2022
If you have a sustainer program that’s been around for a few years, you must consider upgrading them at least once a year. And while you may be hesitant, now is an excellent time to consider asking for an upgrade. Everything has become more expensive — food, pet food, gas, utilities, etc. Hence, operating your nonprofit has become more expensive as well.
Get Fully Funded
JUNE 13, 2022
While goals are vital to success, SMART fundraising goals help make sure you’re setting goals that you just can’t miss. That sounds good, right? “Can’t miss” goals! In some form or fashion, we’ve all heard how essential goals are. Want to lose weight? Set a goal! Want to get a job in a new career? Set a goal! Want to get good at yoga? Set a goal! Goals, goals, goals….
Qgiv
JUNE 15, 2022
Wait, how do you pronounce that? Our partner, Oneicity, gets that question a lot! Oneicity is pronounced like electricity, simplicity, or elasticity. It’s a name they coined to express their desires to have oneness, connection, and relationship with their clients. Oneicity prides themselves on being different in a good way. When nonprofit organizations need help with fundraising, they hold many “beliefs” that you need to find people you trust, and people you think can deliver for you.
Tech Soup
JUNE 17, 2022
QuickBooks Online is a flexible, secure, and intuitive accounting tool. It can be accessed from anywhere with an Internet connection, helps you create customized reports in seconds, automatically backs up to the cloud, automates important processes, and integrates with the tools you already use. For nonprofits, having a robust accounting tool can be a huge asset when inputting and analyzing financial data.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 15, 2022
Being a great nonprofit board member goes well beyond hard work or having plenty of expertise in a certain area. If you want to see constant success on your board, you need board members who will take your board to the next level.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 16, 2022
Capital campaigns are one of the most effective ways to galvanize transformational support for a nonprofit’s community. They build energy around a bold vision for the future, engage leaders and key stakeholders in fundraising activity, and grow a strong culture of major giving.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 15, 2022
Consumers today are looking for authentic, personal experiences with the brands with which they do business. While nonprofits acknowledge the importance of personalizing their constituents’ experiences, they lag the commercial market in delivery, historically relying on constituents’ emotional connections to their missions to acquire and retain them.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 13, 2022
The good part about an annual society or membership fee is that it is repeated, so there is donor and value retention. The bad part about it is that the donor is not asked to increase giving or give again in the same year. We have trained the donor to give your society or membership gift and you have done all that is needed this year.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 17, 2022
“Top Gun,” the 1986 action film starring Tom Cruise grossed $356 million. A sequel, titled “Top Gun Maverick” and also starring Tom Cruise, is now playing to greater critical and commercial success. The term, “top gun,” made me wonder how it could be applied to employees.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 16, 2022
Morgan Stanley announced the second call for applications for the Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health Innovation Awards, which aims to identify and fund mental healthcare solutions for children and young adults across the United States.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 13, 2022
Humanitas Technologies has secured $1.5M in seed funding, enabling the company to expand engineering capacities to continue its mission of counteracting an increasingly sexist and racist internet.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 15, 2022
GiveSmart by Community Brands released insights into the state of technology and fundraising based on its recently concluded research study. Results showed immense opportunities for nonprofits to improve donor experience and better support their staff with technology adoption.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 14, 2022
The AAA-ICDR Foundation is now accepting grant proposals seeking between $50,000 and $250,000 for programs addressing any of the 2023 grant cycle's priorities. The deadline for interested organizations to submit preliminary applications is Sept. 9, 2022.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 17, 2022
The CRM selection landscape is riddled with questions — we’ve got answers. We’ve taken decades of experience with nonprofits and put all our best guidance in one place, for one reason: to educate nonprofits, allowing you to be in the driver’s seat and shop smart.
Qgiv
JUNE 13, 2022
Who they are: The Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos works to help youth of all backgrounds develop the qualities they need to become leaders and responsible citizens. They serve children and young adults between the ages of 6 and 18 during after-school hours when they’re away from parental supervision. The Boys and Girls Club of San Marcos’ goal is to provide a safe environment where children can have fun and be themselves while being around adult role models that respect and listen to them.
Qgiv
JUNE 13, 2022
An online donation form is the most essential tool a nonprofit can have for their online fundraising efforts. All of your emails, social media posts, and donation appeals will direct your supporters to your donation form, so you want to ensure that you’ve designed an effective donation form that will encourage donors to give to your organization! One of the best tools you can have for your donation form is an embeddable donation form widget.
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