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MEGA list of Nonprofit Mission Statements

We just released a list of 50 mission statements selected from the top top 100 nonprofits (based on a series of web, social, and financial metrics). Many nonprofit mission statements succumb to an over use of words in general, but especially jargon. Good mission statements should be clear, memorable, concise. Some might also add “inspring” do the list of descriptors. I don’t altogether disagree, but I find that including this as an upfront criteria often [...]

So You Want to Break Up with Your Current Online Engagement Tool…

This post was originally published on Firefly Partner's blog, and is being shared with their permission. If the title of this blog post resonates with you, you have lots of company. Most nonprofit organizations have a degree of dissatisfaction with their online engagement tool – primarily because there is no perfect platform. Advocacy, email marketing, events, fundraising, eCommerce, and CRM are all fairly standard components of an online engagement program [...]

7 Areas of Focus to Achieving Transparency, Accountability, and High Performance

Nonprofit organizations do so many things really well: First of all…they impact lives! Every. Single. Day. The paid staff and leadership for nonprofits work tirelessly long hours and often get paid much less than they could if they worked in the private or corporate sector. Or, maybe they’re a volunteer board member serving faithfully. Either way, all involved give liberally of who they are for the mission. For nonprofits to [...]

HR & Culture Q&A with Samantha Arpino at DoSomething.org

With me to today is Sam Arpino, DoSomething.org's Talent & Culture Manager aka Head of Fun. DoSomething.org's has a world-class culture that came up again and again in my conversations with the team. Her team of 55 mostly millennial staff is not just having fun, they are changing the world at scale. Among many other accomplishments, they are the fastest rising organization on our stats based Top 100 Nonprofits list (currently [...]

New Nonprofit Technology? Have a plan!

Tuesday’s #AppleEvent brought great news – two new iPhone models, the new Apple Watch and the Apple Pay. These much-anticipated releases didn’t fail to deliver great new bells and whistles, and with the Apple Watch, a completely new mobile technology with features that haven’t been grappled with. Apple is known for its innovation and quality products. But they’re also the source of frustration for many companies who’ve got [...]

“Getting” Linkedin Groups

Belonging is an important human attribute human attribute. The corner deli, the pub, the coffee shop--those “third places” where people gather have significance. Online, social plays that role virtually. Professionally, LinkedIn is a leader for connecting with relevant career contacts. It’s also a place to find others with similar interests. Joining Linkedin groups is a great way to get your organization’s events, projects, mission, and people before new audiences--particularly those [...]

How Corporate Giving Can Motivate Employee Performance

The case for nonprofit-company partnerships for Win-Win-Win Fundraising By Randall Anderson, Chief Operating Officer at Listen Up Español Is it really more rewarding to give than to receive? Many of us know how great it feels when we donate to a cause that is dear to our hearts. It is also known that gift-matching programs have been around for many years and are commonly used as a recruiting tool [...]

The Rise of the Connected Donor: Why Digital Matters More Than Ever

Today’s donors are very tech savvy. Almost two-thirds of us are now smartphone owners – even the boomer generation has embraced them – and these devices are a primary access point to the online world for many. The use of paper checks continues to decline in favor of electronic payment methods and credit/debit cards. In fact, since 2013, mobile giving to a charity’s websites has increased by 80 percent. We are a digital society. Source: [...]

5 Small Changes That May Save Your Nonprofit Event

Every nonprofit event has some hiccups, so we’ve come to expect them. But imagine if you didn’t have to stop five, ten, or a dozen times throughout your event to troubleshoot the guest list, or fix a data entry error. Imagine how much faster registration and check-out would move. How much of that time could be better spent giving the best service possible to your guests? All it takes is [...]

Demystifying Nonprofit Financial Terms

When Math Meets Creative: Defining Your Nonprofit Financial Terminology Unless you are the chief financial officer or the accountant/bookkeeper at a nonprofit, you may not be aware of how financial transactions work. Perhaps you are the graphic designer and your mind is swelling with visual ideas. Aside from making the cost of the upcoming fundraiser look fancy on a flyer, you may not have the head for figures. How [...]

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