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Nonprofit Monthly Giving Programs: A Win-Win Strategy

Whether you're starting a nonprofit or improving a program, a strong monthly giving program is more than logistics. It’s about connecting with your donors in a way that brings them along on your mission. Here’s everything you need to know to launch, manage, and grow a monthly giving program that not only drives donations but also builds a loyal community around your cause.

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How to Build a Successful Nonprofit in 8 Steps

In case you haven’t figured it out already, nonprofit leadership isn’t a walk in the park. But if you have the ambition and the tools, starting a nonprofit can be a deeply rewarding experience for everyone involved.

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Promoting Your Business Online in Uncertain Times

When things get messy, people (including you) need to focus on the important things. So how do you promote your business when there are clearly bigger issues at play? Here are some tips to keep you connected to your community in a positive way.

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Turn Your Fundraiser Guests into Raving Fans

We've all been there. Boring conference chicken. Even more dry speakers. And, we're sitting at the fundraiser just waiting to write a check and run home to catch up on this season of The Bachelor. Are you ready to improve your next nonprofit fundraiser? Or even better - turn your fundraising attendees into regular donors?

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#1 Step to Get Your Nonprofit Board Positioned for Success in 2024

Maintaining an effective nonprofit board isn’t rocket science, but it does involve intention. And, although you might tell yourself “they’re technically my boss,” if you want to have a badass nonprofit and move your agency to the next level, YOU need to know what might be going “wrong” with your board so you can develop strategies to fix the board issues!

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Giving Tuesday? 6 Questions Your Nonprofit Needs to Ask First

So if you're like most nonprofits, you've probably done this Giving Tuesday thing over and over again and, potentially, unsuccessfully. So, before you get started diving into Giving Tuesday this year, I want you to ask yourself these six questions about whether Giving Tuesday is right for your organization.

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7 Fundraising To-Dos to Increase Your Holiday Donations

For almost all nonprofits, the last 3 months of the year are THE MOST important. 31% of all annual gifts come in in December. With Giving Season Just around the corner, check out these 10 tips to do Giving Season right as a nonprofit fundraiser!

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The #1 Mistake Nonprofit Executive Directors Make

So, your board just had a discussion about the organization’s allocation of staff and resources over the coming months? They’re debating whether the proposed new service fits into your mission?

These meetings start out fine. But then, someone goes deep. They give an example of a potential problem, or they ask how we should handle this minor detail, or they give their opinion about some small item. That’s where it starts. And, then we get drawn into “the enticing complexity of operations.”

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How to Create an Engaging Story for Your Next Nonprofit Fundraising Campaign

Most fundraising content I read doesn’t have a story. But to increase donations during your next nonprofit fundraising campaign, you need to tell the story. Stories evoke feelings from your potential donors. So you should use storytelling to evoke feelings in your next fundraising campaigns.

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Improve Your Nonprofit's Fundraising Campaigns with Donor Messaging

Donor messaging is such a vague space people oftentimes don’t know what to do or where to start. Sometimes it’s because nonprofits want to cut corners, get creative, and forget about their branding. But the truth is, your agency’s branding should guide what kind of messaging you need to show donors, what that messaging looks like, and how you'll do it.

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