By Peter Gamache and Jackie Sue Griffin Many nonprofit organizations rely heavily on the work of volunteers to carry out their missions. Once you realize that the relationship your organization has with your volunteers determines the sustainability of your nonprofit, volunteer retention and appreciation become critical factors in your success. How does your nonprofit approach retaining volunteers?…
By Glen Greenstone If you’re a nonprofit professional, you’re likely already familiar with millenials and how to target your fundraising marketing to attract them. However, Generation Z has now established itself as the next wave of donors. Born around 1996 and later, Gen Z youth are known to be socially conscious. According to this infographic on generational giving, Gen…
By Ruth McCambridge An article posted on Forbes’s site sounds the alarm about nonprofit turnover with a headline that blasts, “45% of Nonprofit Employees to Seek New Jobs by 2025”! Thus starts a relatively vacuous, decontextualized article from which you might deduce that the nonprofit sector is falling behind other sectors in attracting and retaining staff. Of…
From TheNonProfitTimes Some nonprofits always seem to be in the right place at the right time, standing shoulder to shoulder with other community organizations and reeling in grant awards one after another. What’s the story? Why are these nonprofits the darlings of every get-things-done project of every local school, community group, and municipal agency? “When you…
By Emily Schwartz Greco What would you say are the biggest factors making philanthropy much more visible? In recent years, many people have discovered the power of very wealthy people, and their giving and their salience in our society. They are questioning it. I’ve seen a growing interest in philanthropy. I’ve seen a growing critique. I’ve…
By Otis Fulton and Katrina VanHuss, NonprofitPro Last year, NonProfit PRO’s cover story, “The Rise of Women in Philanthropy” reported the happy news that, “it’s becoming increasingly more common to see women hold leadership roles at nonprofit organizations.” It goes on to say that women now make up 75% of the labor force, and because they…
By Kayla Matthews from NonprofitPro Gift-giving is always a kind gesture, and it becomes even more frequent during the holiday season. Nonprofits often receive many donations from kind individuals who support the organization’s vision. The IRS requires organizations to report these contributions, but not all gifts are monetary. This aspect of tax reporting can initially prove…
from The Nonprofit Times It’s not usual for private foundations to limit grantmaking to areas where the donors live or grew up, or in which they have some personal history. Community foundations and federated giving programs such as United Way also limit grants to specific geographic areas. Many corporate foundations only make awards in areas where…
by Blue and Co. CPAs In 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2018-08, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958): Clarifying the Scope and the Accounting Guidance for Contributions Received and Contributions Made. The effective date of this ASU corresponds to the implementation of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),…
by Anya Samek Donors gave $380 million to nonprofits during 2018’s Giving Tuesday donation drive. Many of the groups getting donations like those follow up by calling donors to thank them, leaving a voicemail if nobody picks up the phone. I’m a behavioral economist, and I study the effectiveness of fundraising practices. I wanted to see if these calls made people…
by Molly Brennan Ideally, the decision to hire someone is based on how well someone’s skill set aligns with your needs. But in the real world, hiring processes are often subjective and affected by some degree of bias…whether you know it or not. Bias-prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared…
by F. Duke Haddad Statista shows statistics relating to the biggest challenges for nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and Canada in 2019, as stated by nonprofits. Based upon frequency of respondents, the number one challenge was transitions in staff. Executive Search & Recruitment points out that fundraising personnel is one of your organization’s most valuable assets. For many…
by Laurence Pagnoni There is no harm in making a hard choice to skip Giving Tuesday, especially if you have other parts of your year-end giving program designed and ready to launch – and if your social media platforms are not what they could be. Tuesday, December 3 is this year’s Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday…
by Becky Falvey, SHRM-SCP, HR Elements, LLC Having trouble finding and securing the right talent? So is everyone else. This may be even truer for non-profits, where leaders are hiring for job requirements AND a connection to the organization’s mission. With turnover costly and disruptive, and recruiting more difficult than ever, employee retention is the…
by Ray Schultz Almost three-fourths of nonprofit marketers assume that most people prefer to be contacted through Facebook. They’re wrong. In fact, 42% of donors like to hear from charities via email, versus 40% for Facebook, and 21% who say emails inspire them to give again, according to the Data-Backed Guide to Nonprofit Marketing report, a study by Campaign Monitor, done…
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