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Facebook Live-A-Thon for @ASPCA Raises Over $50,000 on Giving Tuesday
Last week, nonprofits in 42 countries celebrated the sixth Giving Tuesday,a global movement to inspire giving. According to the Giving Tuesday report, $275 million was raised in addition the countless hours of volunteer time and in-kind contributions. Giving Tuesday is more than just a day of fundraising or to launch a nonprofit's year-end fundraising campaign. The big outcome is to increase generosity overall. The Giving Tuesday movement is making that happen with many partners, powered with … [Read more...]
Happy Giving Tuesday: How Board Members Participate
Before I take you behind the scenes of our NTEN board fundraiser for Giving Tuesday, let me ask you to consider to a donation of any size to support NTEN and the Nonprofit Technology Conference Scholarship campaign. NTEN believes that finances should not be a barrier for small organizations to be able to access the resources and connections that the Nonprofit Technology Conference offers, so every year they offer scholarships to those who might not otherwise be able to attend. The photo above is … [Read more...]
Book Review: Engine of Impact – Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector
Last week I attended the launch of the book, Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector by William F. Meehan III and Kim Starkey Jonker, with a Foreword by Jim Collins. The authors identify seven leadership best practices of high performance based on their extensive experience in the nonprofit and philanthropy sector. Together these best practices form an "engine of impact" that nonprofits need to build, maintain, and hone over time to scale with results. As a … [Read more...]
Keeping your Nonprofit Safe and Happy Online: Dealing with Harassment
Note from Beth: Many nonprofit social media managers are also serve as online community managers, supporting communities of their nonprofit's fans and supporters on social media channels. Sometimes, they do encounter people online that are less than polite and cross the line over to online harassment. Here's some simple ways to handle these uncomfortable situations. Keeping your Nonprofit Safe and Happy Online: Dealing with Harassment guest post by Hannah Donald It’s pretty well … [Read more...]
Fundraiser, Heal Thyself!
Note from Beth: Last week, I had the honor of teaching a master class at the International Fundraising Congress (IFC) on avoiding burnout for fundraisers with Corinne Aartman in Amsterdam. Richard Sved, a fundraising consultant from the UK, participated and wrote a reflection on the UK Fundraising Blog. He graciously agreed to republish it as a guest post. Fundraiser, Heal Thyself! Guest post by Richard Sved Dear reader, I’ve now been awake for 20 hours, as I begin to type these words. But … [Read more...]
Four Reasons Nonprofit Should Consider the Authentic Storytelling Method
Four Reasons Nonprofit Should Consider the Authentic Storytelling Method Guest Post by Lewis Haidt For many nonprofits, taking the “right” photograph or creating the “perfect” video to represent an organization’s mission and work can be an intimidating prospect. This fear-factor can be even greater for a nonprofit creating its first video. This is why TechSoup has run a storytelling campaign for the last seven years. We believe that all nonprofits should have the capacity to create quality … [Read more...]
A New Approach for Nonprofit Professional Development: Micro-Learning
Recently, a nonprofit professional said to me, "I don't have time to learn anything new because I have too much work to do." Indeed, she had a calendar full of meetings, an endless to do list, and an inbox that was anything but zeroed out. Yet, we know that learning continuously in a complex world is critical because otherwise our skills are quickly outdated. Enter micro-learning, resources that can be quickly read, viewed, or consumed and take only ten minutes or less. Micro-learning online … [Read more...]
The Surprising Truth About Donor Fatigue And What Nonprofits Can Do To Avoid It
Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. I surpassed my giving budget for disaster relief giving. However, I still plan to make my year-end gifts (during Giving Tuesday), but I couldn't help but wonder about donor fatigue and if there will be any impact on year-end campaigns. Alison Carlman, Director of Impact and Communications at Global Giving, offers a deep dive into some Global Giving data to find the … [Read more...]
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