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#Nonprofits can come in the form of a restaurant [501 (c)(7) organization]. Originally started as a local support #network for Sicilian #immigrants about 115 years ago, Messina Social Club changed hands in 2019 with the goal of serving up excellent food in a warm neighborhood environment. One of the...

How can we more effectively engage LGBTQ+ #donors when we find the #donor database does not track folks by gender identity and sexual orientation? That's reality at most #nonprofits , including many of those that primarily serve LGBTQ+ people (Anderson et al, 2018) (LGBT Giving Project - Burns et al...

Whether you are working for a nonprofit or servicing them as a consultant or vendor, today’s blog post outlines a four-step process for investigating the next chapter in your career. Now is a great time to evaluate your options and to pursue your career dreams even though a summer month job search...

Here are some of the thoroughly, reliably, and objectively researched findings about video versus text: Video has higher memory retention rates over text and still images. Open rates and video share rates are significantly higher; unsubscribe rates are much lower. Viewers trust a video message much...

The greatest offenders of bilking donors are telemarketing firms that call on behalf of sham nonprofits in states across the nation. Their actions harm the nonprofit industry as a whole and bring suspicion to those of us who provide fundraising strategy, planning, and direct resource generation on...

Trends in technology, style, websites, and the like certainly come and go. However, one constant remains: storytelling. Feeling a little stuck in this area? Here’s a short checklist of questions to help spark your storytelling: A. Can you aim to inspire empathy in your audience? B. Do you have an...

Former interns, fellows, volunteers, and others who gave of their time are terrific individuals to keep connected to your cause. These individuals have seen firsthand the positive impact that a program, service, or training has had on your clients, students, patients, or beneficiaries. What if you...

The care and feeding of the wide variety of board members found in your aquarium is essential to nurture growth in fundraising. The different species of board members providing the legal and financial backbone of nonprofit organizations are as diverse as the fish found in the National Aquarium. Like...

Phew, what does all that even mean? While there are distinctive approaches to each of the above processes, each one represents a variation of exploring your capacity to create aspirational plans with achievable results. Five Reasons for Why in the World Should You Do This : ** Planning a campaign? *...

++ 40% of 7,004 donors surveyed say they gave through Facebook and 12% through Instagram ++ 1/3 have given to nonprofits outside the country ++ 1/3 say email is the communication tool most inspiring to donors to give ++ 57% of donors in Canada and the U.S. are enrolled in a recurring giving program...