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How To Host a Virtual Networking Event for Your Professional Association

Wild Apricot

If you run a professional association, you know that one of the best member benefits you can offer is the opportunity to network. Now, in-person association networking events can be a bit of a hassle to organize. Not to mention, sometimes they’re.

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Newsletter: Why You Should Include Pets in Your Nonprofit Marketing; T-Mobile, Burlington Team Up to Pay Off Holiday Layaways ; 2021 Has Not Been a Good Year for Corporate Giving

Selfish Giving

Last week it was the secret formula for storytelling success according to Marvel Comics. This week it's why you should use pets in your nonprofit marketing.????? I'm not sure why, but a publisher recently sent me a new book called Pet Nation: The Inside Story of How Companion Animals are Transforming Our Homes, Culture, and Economy. It's a fascinating read.

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Audience Segmentation Tips for Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Emails

NonProfit PRO

Segmentation is about talking to different audiences in different ways, depending on who they are and how they might be interested in your cause. Email communications are most effective when you personalize the message, information and asks based on what you know about the audience.

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Giving Tuesday 2021 - Nonprofit Fundraising for the Record Books

Bonterra

Giving Tuesday 2021 has come and gone and early signs are pointing to another banner year for nonprofits in the United States! Some organizations are still raising funds (as recommended in the Salsa Giving Tuesday 2021 Guide) and wrapping efforts into their end-of-year giving campaigns, so we expect data to continue rolling in for a few more days.

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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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Navigating Microsoft's Latest Changes and Their Impact on Your 2022 Planning

Tech Soup

Over the last few months, you may have heard about various changes within TechSoup's Microsoft program. These changes can be confusing, since many of them require you to have detailed knowledge about administrative systems, licensing, and deployment. We feel it's our job to help you make the decisions that are best for your organization. In what follows, we'll walk you through the key elements of these changes so that you can best prepare your organization for what's ahead.

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2021 Marketer of the Year: Nicole Williams

NonProfit PRO

Instead of marketing resources being devoted to an annual golf tournament, Nicole Williams, associate director of foundation relations and communications, pivoted the organization’s strategy and resources. That campaign earned her NonProfit PRO’s Marketer of the Year.

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A Fatal Error: Confusing Manuscript Writing with Grant Writing

Grant Training Center

One of the major issues that beginning grant writers have is that their writing is much more suited for manuscripts rather than the development of an idea for which they are requesting funds. Understanding the difference, both in concept as well as approach, between these two forms of writing is crucial. To this end, following is a description of the differences between the two: Ultimately, manuscript writing is primarily individualistic, whereas grant writing is a team effort that can include c

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13 Amazing Grants and Scholarships for MRI Technicians

School Grants

Many grants and scholarships for MRI technicians are available through the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT). Analysts at the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) expect abundant employment opportunities for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technicians until the year 2020. Financial aid helps aspiring technicians meet rising tuition costs.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

A weekly update with the latest news from PND. Nonprofits focused on diverse talent acquisition in 2022, survey finds. December 9, 2021. Nearly eight in ten U.S. nonprofits (79 percent) plan to prioritize talent acquisition in 2022, up from 59 percent in 2020, a report from human resources firm Nonprofit HR finds. Based on responses from more than four hundred nonprofits in thirty-eight states, the 2022 Nonprofit Talent Management Priorities Survey (10 pages, PDF) found that the top three recrui

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2021 Fundraiser of the Year: Bri Seoane

NonProfit PRO

The COVID-19 pandemic put a variety of financial strains on nonprofits. For Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area, it was facing a $1.4 million shortfall due to event cancellations and volunteer restrictions. However, Bri Seoane, the nonprofit’s vice president of development and strategic partnerships, knew that the sick children and the families her organization supported still needed housing, food and lifesaving pediatric care.

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10 Qualities of Successful Fundraising Leaders

Fun Pasta Fundraising

Fundraising is necessary for schools, daycares, non-profit organizations, local businesses, and many other types of organizations. Without it, many programs would be without the money needed to cover their expenses. In the 20 or so years that we’ve been in the fundraising business we’ve learned there are common qualities shared by all successful fundraising lead ers.

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How Community Foundations Can Raise More with Online Fundraising Tools

Qgiv

You do important work in your community. Whether you’re running your own programs or funding grants to different nonprofits in your area, everything you do hinges upon fundraising. Every dollar makes a difference; here are some simple best practices that will help your nonprofit with online fundraising. Enable recurring gifts and giving plans. Do you have recurring donation options on your donation form?

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Double the Donation’s Year in Review: 2021

Double the Donation

If you’ve been following along for some time now, you’ll know that 2021 was a big year for us over at Double the Donation. We partnered with fantastic fundraising solutions to provide thousands of mission-driven organizations with our constantly improving tools, working alongside nonprofits as they make their impact on the world. Over time, we are continuing to develop our company, refine our products, and expand our network of social good.

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The Nonprofit Board Treasurer: 4 Myths Busted

NonProfit PRO

Are board members' expectations fair and realistic about what is involved with the board treasurer job and who should take on this role? Here are four of the most commonly shared myths about nonprofit board treasurers.

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What are Federal Grants and Where You Can Find Them?

PKS Grants & Accounting Solutions

What are Federal Grants and Where You Can Find Them In FY2020, the federal government spent $6.6 trillion in Medicare, Social Security, defense and veterans, debt interest, support to businesses, health, education, social services, and assistance like stimulus and unemployment plus assistance to States. The federal grants world is very competitive, overwhelming, and full of deadlines.

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System Update: Early December 2021

Qgiv

This is our last system update for the year! We wish you a wonderful holiday season, and we’ll be back with new updates in January! Features and Enhancements. For our Church Community Builder and NeonCRM users: These integrations now can now match records using common nicknames. So if Robert Hill donates as “Bobby” Hill, the integration will find the original record.

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End-of-Year Fundraising & Matching Gifts: It’s Not Too Late!

Double the Donation

Year-end giving is officially upon us—but luckily, it’s not too late to get started with matching gift tools and strategies before the ball drops on New Year’s Eve. As you likely know, the end-of-year fundraising season is a critical time for nonprofits of all shapes and sizes. What better way to maximize such an impactful opportunity than with matching gifts?

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The NonProfit Voice Ep 57: Is Your Nonprofit Prepared for the Risk of a Child Sexual Abuse Allegation?

NonProfit PRO

With a growing frustration toward the mistreatment of vulnerable populations in programming, our guests will share their expertise about potential misconduct, particularly with child sexual abuse, and how your nonprofit can make sure it has the proper guardrails in place.

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8 Signs You Should (or Shouldn’t) Pursue a Grant Opportunity

OneCause

The post 8 Signs You Should (or Shouldn’t) Pursue a Grant Opportunity appeared first on OneCause.

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Ask Me Anything

Fundraising HayDay

On November 5, cohosts Amanda Day and Kimberly Hays de Muga joined Lucy Morgan (aka My Fed Trainer) for an "Ask Me Anything" workshop at the 2021 Grant Professionals Association Conference in Seattle, Washington. In this episode, you can listen in on that session - where we cover topics from confessing the biggest grant mistake made to fighting inequities in the grant field.

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Double the Donation and Blackbaud Enhance Matching Gift Integration with Raiser’s Edge NXT and 360MatchPro

Double the Donation

Double the Donation and Blackbaud are thrilled to debut their recent integration enhancements. This duo has teamed up to bring even greater matching gift functionality to their existing integration. As a Premier ISV Partner in the Blackbaud ecosystem, Double the Donation offered a robust CRM integration, designed to automate matching gift outreach to donors post-contribution.

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Be a Superhero at Reducing Fraud at Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

Holy fraud signal, superhero! This guide highlights five ways to create a fraud-alert environment for your organization. Despite best intentions, fraud affects your mission, your donors, and community trust. The good news? Everyone can be a superhero by reducing risks and opportunities for fraud to occur. Download this whitepaper now.

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Should You Accept ANY Type of Nonprofit Donation? (And How Should You Gracefully Decline a Gift?)

Get Fully Funded

When your nonprofit is just getting started, any nonprofit donation is a welcome donation, right? It’s hard to imagine turning down a gift. But trust me, there may be times when you don’t want to say “yes” to the donation being offered. The vast majority of donations your organization receives are simple, cash transactions. You either get a credit card donation through your organization’s website or you receive personal checks from donors sent to your organization’s office or P.O. box.

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2021 Nonprofit Professionals of the Year

NonProfit PRO

From improving healthcare to ending world hunger to eliminating LGBTQ youth suicide, our 2021 Nonprofit Professionals of the Year honorees have had such a profound impact on making the world a better place.

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Your MGO Must Have Admin Support

NonProfit PRO

Managers and authority figures do not understand that spending the money to give their MGO admin support is the best investment they can make. The fact is that the cost of providing admin support to an MGO actually increases the return on investment (ROI) of the major gift effort.

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[eBook] Jump Start Your 2022 Fundraising Goals

NonProfit PRO

Donor retention and engagement is on the 2022 goal list of many fundraisers we talk to, is it on yours? Our free eBook, A Buyer’s Guide to Fundraising Software, will help you identify tools to achieve that exact goal. Software decisions don’t need to be difficult, Bloomerang can help.

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2021 Rising Star: Arnav Bhakta

NonProfit PRO

While most high-schoolers are busy worrying about passing their driver’s test or making the varsity team, Arnav Bhakta, CEO and president of Stem4Free, decided that he was going to take on food waste.

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2021 Unsung Hero: Kim Matthews

NonProfit PRO

Some people have a job in the nonprofit sector and others devote themselves to the social causes that they are passionate about. For Kim Matthews, that 17-year devotion makes her NonProfit PRO’s Unsung Hero.

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2021 Technology Professional of the Year: Heather Walker

NonProfit PRO

Heather Walker became the first female chief information officer for Atrium Health Navicent in July 2020 in the middle of a pandemic that required her to help medical workers handle the technological challenges of COVID-19. Her hard work has resulted in her being named NonProfit PRO’s Technology Professional of the Year.

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2021 Board Member of the Year: TJ Lynch

NonProfit PRO

Thanks to TJ Lynch’s guidance as treasurer and board member, he has helped the nonprofit — which pairs youths with real-world, on-the-job experience — grow substantially. His thoughtful dedication to Hopeworks is what helped him become NonProfit PRO’s 2021 Board Member of the Year.

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2021 Lifetime Achievement: Atul Tandon

NonProfit PRO

Atul Tandon may have started his career in the for-profit world, but his decision to serve the world’s extreme poor has led to NonProfit PRO recognizing him with 2021’s Lifetime Achievement award.

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2021 Nonprofit Professional of the Year: Amit Paley

NonProfit PRO

As of 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found suicide to be the second leading cause among young people. On top of that, LGBTQ youth are four times more susceptible to attempt suicide than their peers. Amit Paley is on a mission though to end LGBTQ youth suicide, and that work has earned him selection as NonProfit PRO’s 2021 Nonprofit Professional of the Year.

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The 2021 Nonprofit Trends Report

NonProfit PRO

See the latest nonprofit trends in DEI, virtual work, fundraising, and more based on insights from 1,250 nonprofit professionals across the globe. Download your copy today.