10 Ways Nonprofits Can Leverage Visual Storytelling
In this article written for Forbes Nonprofit Council, ten nonprofit leaders discuss how good visual storytelling can help increase audience support to the organization and engagement rates.
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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Utilize Team Members’ For-Profit Skills
In this article written for Forbes Nonprofit Council, strategies for making use of skills a nonprofit staff member has learned through work in the private sector are discussed.
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A Constant Goal for Fundraisers: Quality Donor Engagement
In this article written for Candid Learning, Jim Eskin discusses how quality engagement with prospects/donors and a tracking system is a smart bet to improve donor friendships and develop more resources to champion a nonprofit’s mission.
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Celebrities Aren’t Influencing Young Activists, Donors
Celebrities Aren’t Influencing Young Activists, Donors is an article for The NonProfit Times, presenting data from a March 2021 study of 1,000 Americans between the ages of 18-30 by Cause & Social Influence in Indianapolis. The study found that animal safety and rights issues and civil rights and social justice topped a list of concerns for the second year in a row. Online influencers held more sway with this group than celebrities, with 51% saying they received information from online content creators, compared with 29% who were motivated by celebrities.
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Choosing the Right Email Marketing Platform for Your Nonprofit
In this article written for Sumac, Jessica Chapman identifies several email marketing software options and details the benefits of each as they relate to organizational needs.
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Engaged Boards Can Slow Fundraiser Turnover
In this article written for The NonProfit Times, the focus is on turnover among fundraising professionals. This isn’t a new problem, but a recent survey suggests that major gift officers are even more prone to job turnover. However, having nonprofit CEOs and board members engaged in fundraising can deter such turnover. The findings come from “A National Study of Staffing Challenges in Nonprofit Fundraising,” DickersonBakker, a Raleigh, NC-based consultancy.
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FFCRA Paid Leaves 2021—Help!
FFCRA Paid Leaves 2021—Help! is an article by Mike Bishop, JD for Blue Avocado, which clarifies paid leave policies under the Flag and Families First Coronavirus Response Act. It responds to a question about how paid leave policy has changed during the pandemic.
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For Resilient Nonprofits, There Is Opportunity in Adversity
All throughout the past year’s crises, nonprofits have turned adversity into opportunities to serve their communities in previously unimagined ways, managing risks and harvesting rewards in the process. This article by Meera Chary and Bill Breen is the final in a three-part series on building nonprofit resilience.
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Lessons Learned From Pandemic Responses That Leverage Philanthropy
In this article for the Forbes Nonprofit Council by Filip Filipi focuses on how learning from others can increase a nonprofit’s success. It outlines four key lessons from entrepreneurs or brands that have responded to the pandemic by leveraging their own philanthropic endeavors – for example, “Start small, and grow your efforts as you expand your network.”
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Navigating Succession: Four Exiting CEO Mindsets
In this article written for The Nonprofit Quarterly, Aparna Anand Joshi, Donald C. Hambrick and Jiyeon Kang discuss four CEO mindsets as they relate to executive succession and identify the implications for each.
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