Honing Your Nonprofit’s Text Strategy: 4 Considerations

2024-12-16T07:33:41-05:00

As a nonprofit fundraiser or marketer, you may already know that text messaging is a powerful way to reach donors, catch their interest, and inspire immediate action. After all, due to their widespread popularity, smartphones are everywhere. You have undoubtedly seen people using them while eating, waiting in line, or even lounging on their couch—which means the chances of a potential supporter seeing your nonprofit’s latest text are high. However, to fully reap the benefits of text messaging, your nonprofit needs a holistic and thoughtful strategy built around its audience’s engagement expectations and communication preferences. Let’s walk through four essential considerations [...]

Honing Your Nonprofit’s Text Strategy: 4 Considerations2024-12-16T07:33:41-05:00

Developing Your Members into Leaders: 4 Engaging Tips

2024-12-03T12:06:23-05:00

As a membership-based organization, you exist to help your members develop into the people they’ve dreamed of becoming, both personally and professionally. And, with an estimated 10% of the population being natural leaders and 20% possessing leadership skills, there’s a good chance your members want to develop their prowess in this area. Not only does leadership training better engage your members, but it also strengthens your organization’s identity and longevity as a whole. After all, who understands your organization and its needs better than your members? Members can apply their leadership skills to your organization, fortifying your operations as they learn. [...]

Developing Your Members into Leaders: 4 Engaging Tips2024-12-03T12:06:23-05:00

6 Hiring KPIs That Matter for Nonprofits & How to Track Them

2024-11-26T09:16:20-05:00

Key performance indicators (KPIs) help nonprofits determine where they stand while pursuing their most important goals. But while your organization might be on top of metrics for fundraising and volunteer recruitment, there are other operational areas you can optimize—such as hiring. Tracking hiring KPIs can be overwhelming, especially for nonprofits that have only recently started focusing on recruitment. Plus, collecting and drawing insights from the data is another matter altogether.  In this guide, we’ll review the top KPIs nonprofits prioritizing recruitment should track, the talent acquisition tools needed to track them, and why they matter. How to Track Hiring KPIs Much [...]

6 Hiring KPIs That Matter for Nonprofits & How to Track Them2024-11-26T09:16:20-05:00

15 Inspiring Examples of Corporate Social Responsibility

2024-10-16T16:36:12-04:00

The rise of Corporate Social Responsibility offers incredible opportunities for nonprofits and schools to engage with businesses in mutually beneficial partnerships. Why? Companies today are increasingly committed to giving back to their communities and investing in social causes. This presents a unique opportunity for charitable organizations to tap into these examples of corporate social responsibility to further their missions, and understanding which companies offer the programs can go a long way. In this post, let’s explore fifteen inspiring examples of CSR initiatives that demonstrate the power of philanthropy and corporate giving. Specifically, here’s what we’ll cover: What is corporate social responsibility? Leading [...]

15 Inspiring Examples of Corporate Social Responsibility2024-10-16T16:36:12-04:00

Preparing for a Feasibility Study? Do These 6 Steps First

2024-10-01T17:32:35-04:00

Feasibility studies (sometimes referred to as planning studies) empower nonprofits to make the best possible strategic decisions for their major fundraising campaigns. This early part of the campaign planning process sets up organizations to succeed in both the short and long terms, ensuring campaign success and driving future impact and growth. However, you won’t conduct these studies in a vacuum. To maximize their benefits, your organization must prepare and be able to clearly articulate your preliminary campaign plans and the broader context of your operations and needs. If you’ve conducted a capital campaign before, you’re likely familiar with feasibility studies. If [...]

Preparing for a Feasibility Study? Do These 6 Steps First2024-10-01T17:32:35-04:00

5 Nonprofit Auction Item Ideas That Appeal to Younger Donors

2024-09-24T16:05:35-04:00

Millennials (born between 1981-1996) and Generation Z (born between 1997-2012) should be at the forefront of your nonprofit’s efforts to find new donors, volunteers, and advocates. These generations tend to be socially conscious, want to create positive change by supporting causes that align with their values, and can support your organization for years to come—if you effectively connect and build relationships with them. To make a strong impression on these supporter segments, consider how you can appeal specifically to younger generations through your nonprofit’s events. For example, if you’re planning a live or silent auction, engage these supporters by strategically procuring prizes that they’d be interested in bidding on. If you aren’t sure how to go about this, you’ve come to the right [...]

5 Nonprofit Auction Item Ideas That Appeal to Younger Donors2024-09-24T16:05:35-04:00

4 Quick Tips to Remember When Planning an Advocacy Campaign

2024-10-10T11:32:48-04:00

If your nonprofit is planning an advocacy campaign, congratulations. You’re on the right track to engaging donors, supporters, and other community members in new, inspiring ways as you work to make meaningful change. Now more than ever, audiences want the organizations they support to take a stand on relevant issues and take clear steps to address them. By planning your advocacy campaign thoroughly and strategically, you’ll be better prepared to enact change at a local level and engage these audiences in the process. In this article, we’ll explore a few tips to help you get started. 1. Identify the advocacy [...]

4 Quick Tips to Remember When Planning an Advocacy Campaign2024-10-10T11:32:48-04:00

Top Talent Acquisition Software Features for Nonprofits

2024-09-16T10:05:13-04:00

Talent acquisition is a persistent challenge across the nonprofit world. Research shows that nearly three in four nonprofits have job vacancies, making it harder to keep pace with the increased demand for programs and services that 71% of organizations reported. The solution is to power your talent acquisition efforts with software custom-made for the task. Leveraging the best talent acquisition software solutions allows your organization to take control of your hiring efforts without the extra effort and budget required for an in-house recruiter. If you’re new to this topic and don’t know where to begin, no worries—this guide has you covered. [...]

Top Talent Acquisition Software Features for Nonprofits2024-09-16T10:05:13-04:00

3 Tools to Help Your Organization Make Data-Driven Decisions

2024-09-04T14:51:52-04:00

When a nonprofit organization reaches a high level of data maturity and uses data to drive its decision making, it opens the door for all kinds of improvements. From boosting efficiency to increasing positive client outcomes to finding the best corporate giving opportunities, your nonprofit’s data can guide your organization to new heights. But before you can become data mature and make these informed decisions, you need software that allows you to securely collect, analyze, and report on large amounts of sensitive data. We’ll explore three tools that can help you do just that. 1. Case management software For nonprofits and [...]

3 Tools to Help Your Organization Make Data-Driven Decisions2024-09-04T14:51:52-04:00

5 Tips for Recruiting Volunteers for Product Fundraisers

2024-07-25T13:18:56-04:00

Whether you’re selling flower bulbs, popcorn, cookie dough, candles, or something else entirely, a product fundraiser is a great way to engage your supporters and earn money for your cause. Since donors receive something in exchange for their donations, they’ll be more inclined to contribute—creating a win-win situation for all. To plan and run these campaigns, you need a strong team of volunteers. In this guide, we’ll provide tips for how you can create a comprehensive volunteer recruitment strategy to make your product fundraiser a success. 1. Clearly define volunteer roles. Like any job or volunteer position you’re recruiting for, it’s [...]

5 Tips for Recruiting Volunteers for Product Fundraisers2024-07-25T13:18:56-04:00

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