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Nonprofit Crisis Response Tip-a-Day-DO-Dah!

Clairification

During the 2008-09 worldwide recession, many charities cut back on fundraising and marketing. Resist the temptation to throw your hands up in the air, assume people feel too uncertain to give now, and simply leave folks (donors and clients) to their own devices. We know from past experience this won’t end well.

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Does Your Nonprofit Think Too Small?

Clairification

In 2008 during the big recession, and 2020 during the pandemic, all I heard was cut, cut, cut. I’m sure some will hate me for saying this, but after 30+ years in the nonprofit trenches and another 10+ as a coach and consultant, I’m still amazed at how small many of us think.

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How to Prepare Your Grantmaking for Economic Uncertainty (and Why Now is Different)

Blackbaud

Unlike the 2008 financial crisis, which was primarily a banking-driven recession, and the 2020 recession brought on by COVID-19, todays downturn is marked by a convergence of factors. When your CRM and grantmaking tools work together, you can spend less time managing data and more time focusing on your mission.

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‘We’re feeding more people with less’: What food security nonprofits need now

Candid

Participants spoke about the urgent need for funding that supports the full infrastructure of their workfrom staffing and transportation to cold storage, volunteer management, and data systems. But the strain isnt just on food supply: Its also on staffing, technology, transportation, facilities, and volunteer coordination.

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Wild Apricot - final updates for 2008

Wild Apricot

Wild Apricot simplifies non-profit management for thousands of professional and business associations, clubs, charitable organizations, churches, activist groups and communities. About Wild Apricot Our blog provides technology advice for small non-profits.

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How to Backup Your Ning Network Content

Wild Apricot

Back in 2008, founder Marc.( Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest nptech online community Blogging Social networking membership database websites Membership management data backup open source software content Ning. read more ).

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You want change. They want to be change agents. Your job is to make a match!

Clairification

You (as executive management, development staff or board member) are a facilitator of philanthropy. Coincidentally, I found a back issue of Lifestyles Magazine from 2008 (yes, I’m a bit of a hoarder) and was struck by some of what the publication had to say—a veritable peek inside the minds of major donors. And you can help them!