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Little-known tools that reduce event planning stress

Hosting an event for your nonprofit is a lot of work. For it to be successful, you need to raise enough m...

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Little-known tools that reduce event-planning stress – Canada

With these helpful tools, planning and hosting your organization’s next big event will be a breeze. Don...

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Make a better match: How to segment audiences

Knowing how to segment audiences lets you get the right message to the right supporters. We offer tips to...

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Make a better match: How to segment audiences – Canada

When you know how to segment audiences, your marketing message can make a bigger impact. We offer tips to...

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Make an impression: How to look good in virtual meetings

Knowing how to look good in virtual meetings can help your message come through loud and clear. We offer ...

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Make an impression: How to look good in virtual meetings – Canada

When you present your best self online, you can better connect with the audience you’re trying to reach...

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Matching gifts: 4 strategies to easily drive more donations

Maximizing donations by doubling each one can have a twice as nice impact on your community. Learn how ma...

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Matching gifts: 4 strategies to easily drive more donations – Canada

Want to get twice as many donations without double the work? It’s easier than you may think. We explain...

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Part 1: How to collect volunteer and client stories

In part one of our two-part series, you’ll learn how, with a little planning and promotional thank-you ...

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Part 1: How to collect volunteer and client stories – Canada

The power of stories lies in the ability to touch the heart. Stories can make us laugh or cry.

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Part 2: How to share your volunteer and client stories

A great story connects the storyteller to the reader, touching their heart with a memorable tale.  Shari...

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Part 2: How to share your volunteer and client stories, part 2

A great story connects the storyteller to the reader, touching their heart with a memorable tale.

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Pledge cards, donation forms and remit envelopes: Getting the most from your fundraising materials

True, these materials may be second only to “the ask,” but pledge cards, donation forms and remittanc...

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Promote remote work-life balance – Canada

Avoiding burnout and staying motivated are two benefits of remote work-life balance. We offer ideas to ba...

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Promote your nonprofit to get people invested in your cause

An invested audience means more funding, more volunteers and more supporters. We share ways to promote yo...

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Promote your nonprofit to get people invested in your cause – Canada

If you’re looking for ways to promote your nonprofit, we’re here to help. We offer tips to help get v...

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Recruit and maintain nonprofit membership that lasts a lifetime

According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, 1.5 million U.S. nonprofits are currently com...

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Resolve to try these 5 healthy habits of successful nonprofits

With a new year around the corner, it’s an ideal time to think about resolutions for even greater succe...

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Resolve to try these 5 healthy habits of successful nonprofits – Canada

At the start of a new year, roughly 3 out of 10 Canadians make New Year’s resolutions. And while resolu...

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Simple Lifehacks to Reduce Stress – Canada

Eighty percent of Americans feel the burn of stress at work! See how to reduce stress at work and home wi...

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Simple ways to increase recurring donations throughout the year

Did you know that in a single year, recurring donors give 42% more than one-time donors?

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Simple ways to increase recurring donations throughout the year – Canada

Recurring gifts help you run your organization more effectively. With a simple donation setup, a lot of g...

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Skills-based volunteering is a nonprofit success secret

Skills-based volunteering can boost your nonprofit’s effectiveness and impact. Use promotional gifts fo...

Andy describes ...

Thank you gift bag ideas to recognize donor generosity – Canada

Are you looking for the perfect donor thank you gift that will demonstrate just how much your supporters ...

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The 5 best holiday fundraisers for nonprofits

Raise donations to help you prepare for the year to come. We share five of the best holiday fundraisers t...

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The 5 best holiday fundraisers for nonprofits – Canada

Nonprofits receive one-third of their donations in December. We share 5 of the best holiday fundraisers t...

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The best golf giveaways to ace your charity outing – Canada

Charity golf outings can be an effective (and fun) way to raise awareness and money for your cause.

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Tips to writing a winning grant proposal

If you are among the more than 1.5 million nonprofits in the United States, you understand the challenges...

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Tips to writing a winning grant proposal – Canada

If you are among the more than 170,000 nonprofit and charitable organizations in Canada, you understand t...

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Top leadership traits every great executive director (and staff member) should have – Canada

It’s been said before and it will be said again: A nonprofit executive director, much like nonprofit st...

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Top strategies for crafting a rewarding year-end appeal

According to Bloomerang®, 50 percent of nonprofits get most of their annual donations from October throu...

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Top strategies for crafting a rewarding year-end appeal – Canada

As you begin to craft the perfect letter, email or social media year-end ask, it’s important to conside...