Candid

JANUARY 18, 2022

This year, as part of our commitment to bring greater value to nonprofits, we’re launching Candid Seals of Transparency with a fresh, new look. Claim your free Candid nonprofit profile and earn a Seal today to: . Manage your organization’s online identity : Choose what tens of millions of potential donors see about your nonprofit. .

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Want to reach new audiences to expand your nonprofit’s supporter base? By Jay Love Is your nonprofit looking to reach new audiences with your fundraising appeals , volunteer events, and advocacy opportunities? Host classes that align with your nonprofit’s purpose. You’re in the right place!

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Candid

MAY 10, 2023

Examples of campaign objectives and goals include: Building awareness of your nonprofit by increasing new website visitors by 20% in six months. A public launch could be initiated through an event, webinar, or release of a new initiative to a wider audience. Expanding reach by confirming 50 partners for a new initiative in 90 days.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2013

Don't miss our most popular webinar series of the year, where we'll reveal the results of the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study. Register today for any or all of three webinars: June 5, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time / 12:00 p.m. Central time / 11:00 a.m. Mountain time / 10:00 a.m.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 20, 2023

During this webinar, you will gain valuable insights and practical tips from Tiffany Allen, CEO and Founder of Boss on a Budget. She will guide you through the process of collecting and analyzing data, identifying key metrics, and crafting impactful reports that resonate with stakeholders.

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Network for Good

MAY 14, 2021

Did you miss yesterday’s webinar on the Subscription Giving method of fundraising? Retention on subscription platforms, on average, is 70% while standard nonprofit donor retention was 43% in 2019. What would it mean for your nonprofit if you had 70% donor retention? Check out the webinar here. Segment donors.

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Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Let’s dive into what Giving Tuesday is, its history, and how nonprofits can leverage this day to kickstart year-round fundraising efforts. For nonprofits, Giving Tuesday is more than just a single day of fundraising; it’s a launchpad for ongoing efforts throughout the year. What is Giving Tuesday? How Does Giving Tuesday Work?

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Network for Good

MAY 21, 2021

Organizations like GuideStar , Charity Navigator , and the Better Business Bureau’s Give.org aggregate information on nonprofit organizations to empower perspective donors, volunteers, grantors, board members, and employees to make informed decisions about the organizations and causes to which they can devote their time, energy, and resources.

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Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

December is a critical month for nonprofits, often bringing a surge of charitable giving as donors seek to make year-end contributions. To capitalize on this opportunity, nonprofits must employ effective strategies to maximize their fundraising efforts. Launch a Year-End Giving Campaign 2.1 Evaluate and Plan for the Future 5.1

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Candid

JANUARY 20, 2023

Research shows nonprofits that earn a Seal average 53% more in contributions. Note: Your Seal will expire automatically after two years if you do not update your Candid nonprofit profile ’s information.   Platinum  Impact—showcase your nonprofit’s mission-driven goals and impress donors with the difference you’re making. 

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2023

So many nonprofits found 2023 to be particularly stressful. Here are seven ways your team can make sure your nonprofit has a strong financial foundation this year. It gives your nonprofit breathing room when a problem or a new opportunity arises.

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CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

As nonprofit professionals, we often wear many hats, having to fill the roles of copywriter, editor, marketer, and more. With Open AI’s ChatGPT , nonprofits can generate high-quality emails in a fraction of the time it would usually take to write them. As you can see, ChatGPT is a terrific tool for nonprofit email communication.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Nonprofits, healthcare organizations, and schools can create programs, services, or products that align with their mission while also generating funds. A youth nonprofit could partner with a local tech company to fund a coding camp, while giving the company visibility in marketing materials and on social media, for example.

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Candid

MARCH 19, 2024

In 2023, 62,575 nonprofits earned or renewed their Candid Seals of Transparency. Over 1,000 nonprofits attended our 2024 Seals webinar , but we know there are many more out there looking to tell their story of impact and share that story broadly with current and potential donors to make their case for funding.

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Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

If you're a passionate nonprofit hero drowning in a sea of grant paperwork, this guide is for you! Become a workshop warrior: Attend free webinars and online courses offered by grantmakers and professional development organizations. Offer your expertise: Volunteer to present at a webinar or event hosted by the funder.

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The Fundraising Coach

JUNE 3, 2022

Even knowledgable marketers looked at open rates because it was a stable metric. So it was a metric measured. It’s always been more important to measure success by metrics like “click through” rates. Reading a message is good for your nonprofit. And they “get” nonprofits. The problem?

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Candid

JUNE 20, 2023

Comprehensive and public nonprofit demographic data is central to supporting more transparent and informed decision making in our sector. To date, over 55,000 nonprofits have shared some information on their staffs’ and board members’ race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability status, through their Candid profile.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Drawing from the wealth of insights accumulated over years of dedicated work, we’ve distilled a comprehensive four-step process from our webinar to help you unearth new donors. This enterprise became a catalyst for nonprofits, enabling them to amplify their mission and cultivate a burgeoning donor base.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Read on to get an inside look or watch it in webinar form here ! Zephyr’s biggest tip for small and medium nonprofits is to empower your fundraisers and donors. This can be your impact metric, it can be the images you choose, it can be your donation tiers , or it can be in the main body copy you write on your page.

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Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 1, 2024

As we approach 2025, the landscape of grant writing for nonprofits is evolving rapidly. In this blog post, we’ll explore how nonprofits can best plan for grant writing in 2025, focusing on strategic preparation, adapting to changes, and leveraging new tools and insights. Understand Emerging Trends in Grant Making 1.1

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Greater Giving

JULY 5, 2024

Tips for How to Choose To maximize attendance and engagement at your next nonprofit event, you need to choose the best event format for your audience. In this guide, we’ll walk through common event formats and considerations to help your nonprofit plan events that supporters will want to attend again and again.

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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 2, 2010

So make sure to include the examples, the metrics and the benefits a partner needs to turn your proposal into an agreement. I share my cause marketing proposals in my Six Figure Cause Marketing webinar. And since I just completed a webinar, and am planning another for September, I’m reserving those for my clients.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing is one of the key components of getting your organization seen by potential supporters! While many may think of marketing as a for-profit pursuit, it’s also the backbone for nonprofits connecting with supporters and spreading awareness about your mission. For-profit marketing is heavily focused on making a profit.

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CauseVox

MARCH 30, 2022

Meat Fight is a nonprofit dedicated to “funlanthropy” who has used CauseVox to set records in their digital fundraising. Alice’s advice for other nonprofit leaders? To make sure potential donors are aware that there are programs they can directly donate to, in addition to donating to your nonprofit in general. Crowdfunding.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 18, 2024

Foster Collaboration and Learning: Encourage collaboration and knowledge-sharing among funders, nonprofits, and other stakeholders. Hold Yourselves Accountable: Building accountability into your grant-making process by establishing clear goals, metrics, and mechanisms for measuring progress toward equity.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

have been cast, nonprofit organizations should be prepared for a new wave of donations from voters whose candidate (or candidates) did not win. Post-election rage giving: +57.55% increase in gifts to nonprofits associated with the opposite political ideology of the winning presidential candidate -2.9%

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Allied Grant Writers

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In the world of nonprofit organizations, securing reliable funding is crucial for sustaining and expanding your mission. This comprehensive guide will navigate you through the landscape of nonprofit grants, helping you understand, find, and secure these valuable funding opportunities. Types of Grants Available for Nonprofits 1.

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The average open rate for nonprofit email is around 20%. ??Click The average click rate for most nonprofit emails is in the single digits. ??? Subscribers that follow through on a requested action is a powerful metric. ?That That webinar I did with Brittany Hill from Accelerist last month? We had over 300 signups!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

In TechSoup's #Storymakers2014 webinar on September 10 , Bailey Rosser, an audience development strategist at YouTube, and Kimberly Bryant, the founder and executive director of Black Girls CODE, shared their tips. Storymakers Super-Short Video webinar. Storymakers Round-Table webinar. Pay Attention to Watch Time.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2015

It's probably baked in to our cash-strapped nonprofit DNA to see if we can first get something donated before buying it outright. We recently invited people from three of the top product donation nonprofits to participate in a webinar about how to access donated products and services. It saves nonprofits on average 12.5

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

For nonprofit organizations, it is usually the opposite — their strength and infrastructure increase in health as they grow older. In fact, our founder and CEO, Cynthia Adams, has a free recorded webinar on how grantseeking has changed over the past several years. Learn More About Finding Grant Funding with These Great Webinars.

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Blackbaud

MAY 27, 2024

Use your fund accounting software’s robust report types to get deep dives into critical metrics that help build your budget scenarios, such as your program costs, revenue levels, and asset positions. The post Nonprofit Budgeting and Forecasting Made Easy with Fund Accounting Software first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2012

After our last Nonprofits Live event on gaming, our social media team received many questions and requests — many of you in the TechSoup community are excited about the future of creating games for nonprofit causes! Nonprofits Live! A Selection of Strategic Game Design Lessons for Nonprofits. Game Audiences.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The last year has seen a lot of nonprofits dipping their toes into online fundraising for the first time. CauseVox helped Andrea run their Duradash fundraiser with ease, and accessed our library of free webinars and resources to help plan her campaign and generate fundraising ideas. The Flexibility.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

While incorporating insights provided in our webinar with Maria Bryan, we’ll demystify the content planning process, discuss trauma-informed storytelling, unpack resources , and help you create content that converts. Cultivating Brand Identity: Your nonprofit has a unique identity and story to tell.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Due to social isolation policies, many nonprofits have had to cancel or reimagine their future fundraising events (depending on their location). Keep your supporters engaged digitally by inviting them along to town halls or webinars. Have them keep track of their miles using this Activity Metric or Strava. Virtual Tours.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2009

The event will reveal the results of the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , which: Provides updated industry-wide metrics to analyze your online program. Helps you measure how your targeted emails, appeals to non-donors, phone call alerts, and more compare to those of other nonprofits. Starts now!

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