How to Plan a Successful School Fundraising Auction: 5 Tips

2023-07-24T17:13:35-04:00

Your school needs a strong fundraising strategy to bring in extra revenue, engage your community members, and power your school’s mission. This is where a lively auction can help. Whether you’re hosting an auction in-person, virtually, or as a hybrid, you can rally supporters around your fundraising goals and engage students, parents, teachers, and community members alike. First, you need an auction fundraising plan. Taking the time to develop a blueprint for your auction ensures you have everything you need to pull off an unforgettable event. Use these top tips to plan a successful school fundraising auction: Determine your event [...]

How to Plan a Successful School Fundraising Auction: 5 Tips2023-07-24T17:13:35-04:00

How Branded Donations Pages Differentiate Your Nonprofit

2023-05-18T23:40:11-04:00

Donors who reach your donation page are at a critical point in their engagement. Your donation page’s content and presentation impact whether visitors give, how much they contribute, and whether they’ll donate again. One key way to capture donations and leave a lasting impression is through your brand identity. This is what sets you apart from other nonprofits and proves that your organization is worthy of donors’ support.  The best nonprofit websites incorporate a strong branding strategy in their donation page design. A well-crafted donation page can help in the following ways:  Reinforce your nonprofit’s mission and values. Expand your reach. [...]

How Branded Donations Pages Differentiate Your Nonprofit2023-05-18T23:40:11-04:00

Pandemic-Era Fundraising & You: 5 Tips to Raise More

2023-05-18T23:50:36-04:00

Over a year and a half has passed since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, and needless to say, a lot has changed in that time. Even the vaccine’s growing availability, social distancing, mask regulations, remote work, and other safety measures remain facts of life. As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you’ve likely seen your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy change drastically in the pandemic era as well. In the past, you may have relied on in-person events or one-on-one meetings with donors to power many of your fundraising efforts throughout the year. Now, virtual and hybrid events, as well as partially or fully [...]

Pandemic-Era Fundraising & You: 5 Tips to Raise More2023-05-18T23:50:36-04:00

Nonprofit Industry Conferences + Professional Development Opportunities in 2021

2023-05-18T23:57:51-04:00

‘Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.’ –Socrates Continued learning opportunities in the nonprofit sector are key to ensuring that its professionals are well-equipped to manage the day-to-day of organizations, hire and train (and, when necessary, fire) staff, and connect with and steward donors and other stakeholders. Whether you are new to the industry or have a long history of working for, or with, nonprofits there is always something you can learn from others. With the pandemic, came a lot of changes to the standing conferences that we relied on for learning and networking. [...]

Nonprofit Industry Conferences + Professional Development Opportunities in 20212023-05-18T23:57:51-04:00

How to Create an Employee Handbook Your Team Will Want to Read

2023-05-18T23:57:34-04:00

The Employee Handbook provides the basic employment information that every employee needs to know. When done right, the Employee Handbook is also part of your brand story, and has the power to reinforce the employee’s decision to work with your company. Employee handbooks are integral to your employee relations philosophy, essential to your employee communications, crucial to your development of an effective culture and work environment, and a key component to your strategic plan and accomplishment of your mission. The basic question that all nonprofits face is how to get there. Many questions and concerns come to mind: How do [...]

How to Create an Employee Handbook Your Team Will Want to Read2023-05-18T23:57:34-04:00

Engaging Both In-person and Virtual Programs

2023-05-18T23:57:07-04:00

Below is a recap of our ‘teeny conversation’ from May 11th, 2021. The recap is provided to allow our audience to learn from other nonprofit leaders. Changes are happening in 2021. We know in-person programming is slowly coming back and you need to bring back your audience members who have fallen quiet during the pandemic. But your virtual programming isn’t going away – not after all the amazing new connections you have made without the limits of physical location. How will you keep both audiences engaged? We will share ways we are planning for this dual path and discuss specific [...]

Engaging Both In-person and Virtual Programs2023-05-18T23:57:07-04:00

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