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Nonprofit Logos List [Update]

The 2016 Edition of the Best Nonprofit Logos is live. Design is a rapidly improving area in the nonprofit sector. Still, most organizations can strive to improve their design and branding. We wanted to provide you with some inspiration, so we put together our first edition of our Nonprofit Logos List. These 50 logos are listed in alphabetical order. Individual logos were evaluated based on a number of criteria (specified on [...]

Crowdfunding for Nonprofits: It’s Still Growing!

Nonprofits in search of more funds and a strong social media program should consider a crowdfunding campaign. Crowdfunding not only raises money but increases brand awareness. Devin D. Thorpe, author of Crowdfunding for Social Good, believes: “While crowdfunding does not constitute a complete development plan, no development plan is complete without crowdfunding.” A recent Crowdfunding Industry Report outlined how the crowdfunding track record: $1.5 billion raised [...]

How to Leverage Events for Future Fundraising Down the Road

Most nonprofits and community benefit organizations have one annual signature event or host several events throughout the year. While they are an important part of their fundraising plan for both revenue and awareness, a big fundraising event should not be an end in and of itself. Why Not? Events hold the potential to significantly expand an organization’s traditional fundraising pipelines, and a carefully planned strategic approach can convert [...]

5 Ways to Amp Up Online Marketing

Online marketing and social media can be an incredibly efficient way to gain awareness of your cause and to engage supporters. The trick is to know how to best utilize it. Emily Goodstein, (on Twitter @EmilyGoodstein) D.C.-based Online Marketing and Social Media Strategist, has help for us all. Take a listen to this podcast to hear her 5 favorite ways to amp up a nonprofit's social media effort. [adrotate banner="111"] Key [...]

Drive Before You Buy: A Primer on Intelligent End of Year Giving

Drive Before You Buy: A Primer on Intelligent End of Year Giving During the holiday season, temperatures may be dropping, but we warm up to one another. For many, it’s a time to enjoy the company of loved ones, reflect on the past year, and give generously. Chances are, your nonprofit also participates in the season of giving, and asks supporters to give a little more on days like [...]

Ask and Receive: Make Monthly Giving Your Website Default

This article originally appeared on Blackbaud's NPEngage and is being used here with their permission. With online giving now a major component of most organizations’ donor programs, it’s imperative that your donation forms are optimized to be effective. It’s also important to ask for the donation you want. And trust me—you want monthly gifts! In fact, it was revealed in the Blackbaud Institute’s Sustainers in Focus Part 1 that donation revenue has [...]

8 Steps to Building a Nonprofit Career

What are your nonprofit career goals? Are you considering making a career change within the sector? Or do you see yourself advancing in your organization over the next few years? Either way, it is important to set goals. Bridgespan and former Bridgespan partnerWayne Luke discuss the steps to building your career in the nonprofit sector with Building a Nonprofit Career Path. 1. Focus on your current job. Do [...]

Nonprofit Cyber Security Needs

With our limited resources, keeping secure is often overlooked. But nonprofit cyber security needs should be top of mind. Nonprofits store a ton of personal information online. Information such as donor data, credit card information, staff employment and health insurance. Imagine how your donors would feel about sharing any information, were there a breach in cyber security putting them at risk. In July, Third Sector Today discussed Cyber [...]

Attract Talent and Encourage Retention with a Strategic Compensation Plan

How can an organization create a compensation plan that will allow it to attract, retain, and motivate the talent necessary to carry out its mission? Employee compensation is a significant portion of any business’s operating expense, but an effectively constructed compensation strategy can do just that. Many organizations may not realize the value of a good compensation plan or the impact it can have on performance. It’s not uncommon to [...]

How to Improve Your Donors’ Online Giving Experience (And Get Donations You’re Missing Out On)

The age of mobile internet is here. The pendulum has swung, and more people now browse the internet using a mobile device than ever before, outweighing the use of desktops and laptops. This fact has a direct impact on your donors' online giving experience: This means that people are more likely to view your website, read your content, and donate to your org on a mobile device. people are more [...]

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