Candid

MARCH 12, 2025

Policy advocacy: There are myriads of nonprofit associations, vertical-specific organizations like NTEN and Network for Good, and professional membership organizations. A mutual aid alliance could fill that gap by focusing on policy making and electoral interests. A new nonprofit mutual aid and defense strategy?

Nonprofit

GrantNews

MAY 1, 2025

Read on as we dive into the fascinating world of volunteering, along with a short list of sample grants designed to help nonprofits attract, train, and retain volunteers! Grants to Texas Volunteer Fire Departments – Grants to offset the cost of insurance policies. Here it is!! in 2023, a 5.3% increase from 2022.

Grants

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

I have no training in marketing or fundraising. We do really well at retaining donors. We have always had a policy to thank every donor no matter how big or small. I am the co-founder of an animal and nature sanctuary in upstate NY. I have taken several of your courses and read your blog. I am a social worker by education.

Donation

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It’s imperative that you recruit a strong volunteer base and, more important, retain volunteers by valuing their time, effort, and skills. If you’re ready to make a plan to retain your volunteers, start with these six tips. million people volunteered for a nonprofit organization in 2021, contributing $122.9 billion in economic value.

Retainer

Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

Recruiting and retaining staff can feel like scaling a mountain. Following along with our volunteer manager example, a nonprofit might list volunteer scheduling, outreach, onboarding, supervision, and training as part of the new hire’s duties. Provide relevant training and resources. Preferred skills.

Nonprofit

Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

Recruiting and retaining staff can feel like scaling a mountain. Following along with our volunteer manager example, a nonprofit might list volunteer scheduling, outreach, onboarding, supervision, and training as part of the new hire’s duties. Provide relevant training and resources. Preferred skills.

Nonprofit

Greater Giving

APRIL 17, 2023

Recruiting and retaining nonprofit volunteers can be a challenge, especially in today’s busy and competitive world. In this article, we’ll explore some best practices for recruiting and retaining nonprofit volunteers. Volunteer Management Effective volunteer management is key to attracting and retaining volunteers.

Retainer

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

Staffing The National Council of Nonprofits reports that “nonprofits around the country are reporting significant challenges retaining staff and filling vacancies. You’ll find plenty of excellent copywriting and donor communications trainings out there , as well as copywriting professionals. And that’s saying a lot.

AI

Candid

MAY 5, 2021

Nonprofit Leadership Alliance’s nonprofit professional development expertise has helped hundreds of nonprofits understand their professional goals and empower them to find and train the employees they need. Provide training resources . Also, after hiring an employee, you’ll want to retain them. Provide training resources .

Training

Blackbaud

JUNE 17, 2024

As schools of all kinds—public, private, K–12, and higher ed—struggle to recruit faculty, they must also work harder to retain them. Some provide mindfulness training, group activities, and employee assistance programs. Opportunities for growth could mean professional development, ongoing training, and mentorship programs.

Burnout

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

And if a nonprofit lacks funding and resources for HR functions, then policy manuals and forms, performance reviews, and regular training can all become desperately out of date or be nonexistent. If you don't have trained or dedicated HR staff, obtain HR expertise on an as-needed basis.

Consulting

RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

Objective 3: Clarifying Sections that Recipients or Agencies have Interpreted in Different Ways : While this objective does not constitute specific policy or process changes, it does help to diminish confusion when questions are raised. This has led to a more robust definitions section and ensures a lack of ambiguity.

UEI

Qgiv

MARCH 27, 2023

The GPT of ChatGPT stands for generative pre-trained transformer, which is a group of language models trained to generate human-like text developed by OpenAI. Whenever you’re using an unfamiliar online tool, look up where the tool stores its information and what the privacy policy is regarding information sharing.

ChatGPT

GrantNews

JULY 17, 2024

Do you offer a fair wage and benefits to attract and retain talent? Furthermore, do employees feel safe asking for scheduled time off, reasonable policy changes, or even requesting a deserved pay increase? It’s in your best interest, as an employer, to have an open-door policy with regard to communication. Be transparent.

Grant

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 25, 2024

Shortly afterward, in January 2020, she allegedly was told by then-CEO Brian Gallagher that she was being let go because “I don’t need you anymore” and was tasked with training her replacement before her final day of employment in February 2020. United Way later retained a law firm to conduct an investigation into the various complaints.

Policy

Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Retention is everything your organization does to keep the volunteers you recruit, like providing proper training and management , aligning volunteer assignments with individual volunteers’ interests, or working hard to create personal relationships with your volunteers. Let’s dive into some strategies for doing so!

Pass-Through

Qgiv

MARCH 15, 2022

Developing your messaging will come in handy in the future as you train volunteers, staff, and advocates. Ask coworkers (if company policy allows you to ask for donations), family, and friends to donate to your nonprofit. Retain your new donors. With your messaging ready, next it’s time to start forming your donor base.

Retainer

GrantNews

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Aging at home often enables individuals to preserve their independence, make personal choices, and retain a level of control over their daily lives. Funding is for advocacy projects addressing nationwide policy issues. In short, everyone wins, young and old. Priority is for projects benefitting adults, ages 40 and above.

Grant

Assel Grant Services

JULY 21, 2024

Burden reduction revisions increase the value of equipment from $5,000 to $10,000 that at the end of the grant period “may be retained, sold, or otherwise disposed of with no further responsibility to the Federal agency.” Check out our website to learn more and sign up for our training newsletter.

GPC

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 30, 2021

Provide orientation and training. A volunteer handbook should have the organization’s mission, policies, and procedures spelled out so everyone is on the same page. It’s all about how you structure your volunteer program to attract and retain reliable volunteers. Can you get special t-shirts made that say volunteer ?

Goals

Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

Invest in diversity training. Have an open door policy, and really mean it. Furthermore, inclusive organizations recruit and retain diverse staff and volunteers to reflect the racial and ethnic composition of the communities they serve. But you do want to publish such things as your board's policy statement on inclusivity.

Grantstation

CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Due to social isolation policies, many nonprofits have had to cancel or reimagine their future fundraising events (depending on their location). This is best done as a peer to peer fundraiser, with participants seeking donations for the number of miles they run or hours they train for. Virtual Happy Hour.

Fundraising

GiveSmart

MARCH 25, 2024

In this role, you’ll also need to facilitate strong relationships at every level, whether training fundraisers on using the organization’s brand or implementing communication tools like messaging platforms and audience segmentation. The nonprofit executive director’s job goes far beyond their personal communications.

Nonprofit

Fundly

JANUARY 3, 2021

You won’t have to worry about outdated policy information with this platform, especially knowing they offer exclusive CSR database syncs that ensure real-time updates are made in the Double the Donation database directly as the companies make the changes. Opt for a multichannel strategy. Follow up.

Software

Peak Proposals

MAY 22, 2022

To start building your notebook, you can rename quick notes or retain the quick notes tab and create a new section by right-clicking on “quick notes” and choosing “new section.” “proposals’ is one of three notebooks in this account. another option would be to create a notebook for each proposal effort. from the drop-down menu.

Onenote

Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2014

It’s been well over a year since Yahoo’s controversial non-telecommuting policy, which created a firestorm of reaction. The vast majority of Yahoo employees retained the option to telecommute. Provide online training to staff, volunteers, or other users. Telework Policies. The Media Frenzy. I remember it well.

Policy

Blackbaud

JANUARY 24, 2024

Going beyond compliance, however, consider convening a cross-functional team to proactively identify and implement AI-related organizational principles and policies to guide the organization’s practices going forward, taking into account regulatory requirements, business needs, and employee and customer sentiments.

AI

Blackbaud

MARCH 26, 2025

This can make or break your volunteers experience and determine whether you retain their support for future volunteer needs. Provide Training and Support Think about your churchs volunteers like new staff members at a company. Plus, supporting those who support your church is simply the right thing to do.

Training