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New Year’s Resolutions Every Top Nonprofit Must Keep

I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions – especially those that involve weight loss and “being your best you.” But I do think that the first of the year is a great time to check in with yourself (and your work) to make sure you’ve made progress. For those that do like New Year’s resolutions, I think it’s incredibly important to be realistic when you’re setting goals for the [...]

Practicing Gratitude in the Workplace

During the holidays, especially Thanksgiving, society reminds itself to be grateful. But what about those other 11 months of the year? The art of positive thinking can be relatively difficult to keep up with. Several months ago, I stumbled upon a quote that helped me realize I needed something more than a positive attitude to help me through my disengagement at work: “While being optimistic reduces stress, trying [...]

Choosing the Right Email Marketing Platform for Your Nonprofit

Choosing the Right Email Marketing Platform for Your Nonprofit This isn’t about making pretty, branded emails. Yes, you can do that in Gmail. This is about reaching and engaging with your key supporters, increasing participation with your volunteers, and securing more generous gifts from your donors. So many nonprofits are already heavily immersed in the email marketing game. But if you’re one of the many who aren’t, it’s [...]

Free (or Almost-free!) Graphic Design Tools to Boost Your Digital Presence

Whether you’re trying to spice up a blog post, or need some graphic elements to add to an upcoming presentation to your board, digital assets are a great addition. Unfortunately, those things have a cost – and because they’re realistically considered art, the price tag can be a bit steep. Lucky for us, the internet exists, and there are tons of free websites that offer simple graphic design elements [...]

Let Your Supporters Define Themselves

I recently had the pleasure of speaking at the 2015 Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference. The session “Who Should You Love Most? Your Donors, Your Members or Your Subscribers” drew a great crowd – all ready to learn how to leverage their donor, member and/or subscriber base to raise the most revenue. Now this is a topic that is dear to me – because as membership director [...]

Nonprofit QuickBooks Q&A with Gregg Bossen

I'll be the first to admit that QuickBooks and accounting, in general, is not my favorite part of running an organization. I also recognize that it is an area of improvement for most nonprofits. For this reason, I sought out someone who specializes in helping nonprofits successfully leverage Quickbooks. Gregg Bossen is a practicing CPA with a full-service accounting firm located in Atlanta, Georgia that specializes in Nonprofits using QuickBooks. [...]

Choosing a Nonprofit Name – 4 Key Areas to Consider

It isn’t easy naming or renaming an organization, but it goes a long way towards setting the stage for a strong and memorable brand. The right name captures the imagination and connects with the people you want to reach - Danny Altman So where do you start? If you're like most people, it is easy to find a cause/issue you are passionate about, but turning this passion into a legal [...]

The Importance of Professional Development at Your Nonprofit

From marketing and communications duties to human resources and accounting tasks, a typical nonprofit employee constantly applies various tools and skill sets and covers a variety of roles--sometimes, daily! It’s essential that nonprofit boards and managers engage with their employees and help shape their career path by offering opportunities for professional development. It not only benefits the employee, but the organization. In Why Employee Development Is Important, Neglected And Can Cost [...]

An Honest Conversation About Nonprofit Leadership and Mental Health

We often think of people in leadership roles as the epitome of success. They often exude confidence and poise and many have larger than life personalities. However, people who have risen to executive positions in a nonprofit organization are no less human than teachers, athletes, engineers or registered nurses. While society is beginning to come to terms with its position on mental health and starting to challenge deep-seated associations like [...]

How to Use Post-Event Follow Up to Build Lasting Relationships

Hosting an event for your organization is an excellent way to build relationships with your supporters and to enable them to introduce their own networks to your cause in a fun environment. Surprisingly, post-event follow-up is often overlooked, but is still critically important. While many debate the value of nonprofit events given the high costs, data supports the idea that an event is an excellent opportunity to build a [...]

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