Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

Building a non-profit website might be the most intimidating aspect of launching an organization. It’s the digital face of your organization and where many people interact with you for the first time. The experience people have on your non-profit website will influence what they think about you and if they think they can trust you. That means that what your website looks like and how easy it is to use can impact someone’s decision to give.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 16, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic changed a lot about the world and how we approach virtually everything. Here are two things I learned during that time about connecting with new audiences and existing stakeholders that will have a lasting impact on me.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2022

Cybercrime poses an increasing threat to all organizations, and nonprofits can be more vulnerable than most. To keep your organization and clients' information safe, it's important to be vigilant and proactive in defending your data from cyberthreats. Cyberattacks can disrupt your operations and prevent you from fulfilling your mission.

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Candid

MARCH 16, 2022

This piece provides guidance for funders on making grants to support Ukraine. It was original published on the Council on Foundations' website. . Over the last two weeks, the Council on Foundations has received scores of questions from the field about how to help the Ukrainian people during the ongoing Russian invasion, including during our recent webinar with the State Department.

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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

MARCH 18, 2022

As more companies and their employees return to the office, now is the time for nonprofits to engage in corporate outreach. Begin your corporate outreach to previous partners and prospects now, so you can ensure that your contacts are up-to-date, and your nonprofit is at the top of mind for corporate events. This spring, the list of companies calling workers back to the office is growing, and business leaders are looking for opportunities to reconnect with employees and the company culture.

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Qgiv

MARCH 17, 2022

Who they are: United Against Poverty Orlando’s mission is to serve those in poverty by providing crisis care, case management, transformative education, food and household subsidy, employment training and placement, personal empowerment training and active referrals to other collaborative social service providers. What they did: United Against Poverty Orlando created an email series to help countdown to their fundraising campaign.

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Candid

MARCH 15, 2022

Today, March 15, is U.S. Equal Pay Day, a day created by the National Committee on Pay Equity to increase awareness about the gender wage gap. Specifically, this symbolic day marks how far into the year a woman must work to receive the same wage that a man received the previous year. This year, women in the U.S. had to work a 14-and-a-half-month year to earn the same amount that men made in 2021.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 14, 2022

When the news broke a few months back about my nonprofit Swipe Out Hunger acquiring the College and University Food Bank Alliance (CUFBA), we received an overwhelming positive response alongside a dose of skepticism about the term “acquire.” “Acquire? What are you, a corporation?” From our beginnings more than ten years ago, I designed Swipe […].

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 17, 2022

Earlier this week, a copywriter friend of mine asked a great question. And I’m sure many of you are struggling with this same predicament. Often a strategy calls for including so many offers in one direct mail fundraising appeal, so how can you include a sustainer recruitment effort as well?

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CauseVox

MARCH 16, 2022

Every nonprofit is looking for the magic pill to fundraising. While we wish our R&D team had that capability, we aren’t there yet. But, we do have amazing features with the CauseVox platform that support nonprofits in ways that allow them to raise more funds, stress less, and do more good. A user of CauseVox, Meat Fight’s CEO Alice Laussade, sat down with CauseVox’s CEO, Rob Wu, to talk about her experience with CauseVox, key fundraising examples within Meat Fight that allo

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2022

Zoom has grown hugely since the onset of the pandemic, having already gained traction as a mainstay of remote work. With any online communication platform, there are security risks, and Zoom is no different. But the UCaaS (unified communications as a service) provider has put a significant effort behind its trust and transparency policies. In addition, Zoom has undergone vetting by third-party regulators to ensure that its security features meet the highest standards possible.

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Qgiv

MARCH 15, 2022

Are you a fundraising professional at a new nonprofit? Then you’re likely working on growing your donor base. How do you attract donors to your nonprofit when you don’t already have a strong base to draw from? If you need tips on where to begin, read on for our advice for creating and growing your donor base from scratch. Messaging. To start off on the right foot, you’ll want to make sure your messaging is in order.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 18, 2022

I had spent much of my time on Saturday as a staff member, volunteering to collaborate with volunteers on a special project. Needless to say, I was tired as I authored this article on Sunday. .

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CauseVox

MARCH 16, 2022

At CauseVox, we challenge the status quo with best-in-class forms that shape the future of fundraising. We want to see you succeed and to give your donors the best giving experience, so we added some serious upgrades to our donation form! Our new, all-in-one donation form has everything you need to run robust fundraising in the easiest way possible on your website and on your CauseVox fundraising sites.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 14, 2022

Through independent research here at TechSoup, we have learned that one of the biggest obstacles faced by nonprofits addressing food security is volunteer management. Food security organizations need robust and effective solutions to keep track of volunteer hours and program delivery, especially with the need to pivot online due to the pandemic. In our recent Public Good App House demo event, four app developers introduced their solutions designed to address this need.

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Grants4Good

MARCH 18, 2022

Do you wish there was an easy way to research potential grant funders in a short time and without pulling out a credit card (or submitting a lengthy requisition)? Well then the IRS 990 is your answer. Take a look and listen to this webinar where we’ll explore 5 ways to use funder 990 data to […]. The post 5 Ways to Use Funder 990 Data to Get Your Dream Grant appeared first on Grants4Good.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 17, 2022

Did you know that it is possible to have a nonprofit board committee that has more power and authority than the full board? No, I’m not making this up. This is most often in the form of a standing executive committee described in the by-laws.

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 16, 2022

I came across the above graph when I was reading Big Duck's newsletter. You should really sign up for it. I always find something useful and interesting. While Big Duck uses the graph to illustrate how your nonprofit should think about its audience when it comes to communications (a smahht strategy, BTW), I also think it's applicable when your nonprofit is thinking about corporate partnerships too.

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Fundraising HayDay

MARCH 17, 2022

Most every grant proposal requires the creation of goal(s) and objective(s) to demonstrate the change your program will bring about during the grant period. If you have ever wondered how to come up with specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-oriented objectives, this is the episode for you. Most every grant proposal requires the creation of goal(s) and objective(s) to demonstrate the change your program will bring about during the grant period.

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Qgiv

MARCH 15, 2022

We’re so excited to announce that Qgiv’s Customer Experience Team was presented with a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Customer Service Department of the Year category in the 16th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are the world’s top honors for customer service, contact center, business development and sales professionals.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 15, 2022

Nonprofit board management has become an increasingly difficult task in a hybrid setting but hybrid meetings are here to stay. Here’s how you can ensure board meetings remain successful even when teams are in person and virtual.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 18, 2022

It's reporting season! You can save time on design and focus on highlighting your nonprofit's progress, performance, and impact from the past year. Use this FREE template and checklist to get started and make sure nothing slips through the crack. Download the Template.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 18, 2022

Donor management software that focuses on retention and engagement should be easy. Is your database easy? Our free eBook, A Buyer’s Guide to Fundraising Software, will help you identify tools to help simplify your fundraising. Software decisions don’t need to be difficult. Bloomerang can help.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 15, 2022

At first glance, direct mail may seem outdated and ineffective. You aren’t alone in wondering if direct mail actually works for nonprofits.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 14, 2022

Now, perhaps you think of cryptocurrency as something nefarious or something only a small group of people know about, but you would be wrong. Cryptocurrency is here, it’s a legitimate currency, it’s growing, and nonprofits are starting to wake up to it.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 14, 2022

I know what you're thinking: "My team isn't broken. Thank you very much." You may be surprised to hear that it doesn't matter if your team is functioning well or not; everybody could benefit from a bit of team building.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 18, 2022

Studies show that today’s donors want a close connection to the causes they support. To learn what motivates them and personalize your engagements, here’s Your Data-Driven Donor Persona Checklist to make it simple.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 18, 2022

A golf fundraiser does a ton for nonprofits—raises dollars, engages donors, advances relationships, fosters corporate support, raises awareness, and more. Because a golf event has so many benefits, it's important to draw as many golfers and teams as possible. This guide details a number of easy, low-cost ways to get players to your golf event.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 14, 2022

1st Degree, a Moore company, announces the launch of GIVEfluential, an influencer relationship management (IRM) service platform designed as the first of its kind for the nonprofit industry.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 18, 2022

You can increase the response rate of your fundraising direct mail campaigns by designing your envelope to stand out. These five ideas will instantly help your donor want to open your mail piece and review your carefully-crafted message inside.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 18, 2022

The Perot donation will give immediate and lasting support to the fight against hunger. The gift provides $10 million that will be permanently invested in the NTFB’s Feeding North Texas Foundation.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 17, 2022

FreeWill announced it has raised $30 million in Series B funding round led by Bain Capital Double Impact alongside existing investors. FreeWill will use the new capital for product development and scaling its capabilities in providing nonprofits comprehensive planned giving support.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 16, 2022

DonorDrive announced the launch of a new version of its fundraiser-focused app for iOS and Android. The DonorDrive Charity Fundraising app, which was created to transform the way people fundraise, has demonstrated significant success for enterprise nonprofits since its launch in July 2021.

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