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Resources and News for NonprofitsThe Immunity to Change Model
Change is hard. Not exactly a revolutionary statement, but one that is important to consider as you try to embark on a new challenge or program. Both personally and professionally, changing behaviors and seeking new outcomes is inherently difficult. But why is it so...
Twitter Sources for Keeping up with Nonprofit News
Keeping up with the news in our industry can be time-consuming. I utilize Twitter to keep up to date on nonprofit and technology news, recent trends, and interesting reads. This week, Erin Feldman of Giving Local American compiled a list of 100 Giving Influencers on...
No More Bashing Brand Aware Nonprofits
There are many that are criticizing the NFL, and now No More, for not directly making an impact to those intimately affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. This criticism is similar to that of people upset with major nonprofits, especially when talking about...
Influencing a Decision Maker
In this month's Harvard Business Review, Susan J. Ashford and James Detert dissect the steps necessary to successfully convince your boss to buy in on your plan or strategy. While the list is specific to the boss/employee relationship, the techniques and methodology...
Assessing How You’re Allocating Your Time
The change in calendar year, is a great time to evaluate your nonprofit’s goals and how you spent your time. Many organizations allocate time in January to evaluate the prior year, cementing strategy for the new year, and outline goals. If you’re in the midst of this...
Cross-Channel Promotion and #GivingTuesday
In honor of the short holiday week, we bring you a short blog post! As your organization makes final preparations for #GivingTuesday and end of year fundraising, be sure to consider all of the channels you use when communicating with your constituents from now...
Four Questions to Help You Review Your Donor Thank You Autoresponder
As year-end giving quickly approaches, it is important to ensure that your online donation platform is being utilized most effectively. Below are four questions to consider when you’re evaluating content on your donor thank you autoresponder email. Are you actually...
Writing Fundraising Appeals Without Data from Your Prior Year
This week John Haydon wrote a piece that discussed how using certain types statistics in your fundraising appeal can be detrimental to your development efforts. Haydon’s article is an excellent read. For many small nonprofits creating compelling statistics can be a...
What Sets You Apart?
The end of the calendar year means one major thing for nonprofits - fundraising. With strategies and rollout already in place for many nonprofits (and being finalized for others), the deluge of asks and donation requests is about to hit inboxes around the country. As...
Fundraising Event T-shirts – Can We All Agree to Just Stop?
As we move into autumn, many nonprofit organizations are wrapping up their active/outside fundraising events. In many parts of the country, local parks are jammed with charities rallying their participants before winter weather hits. Many of these events will provide...