Is Your Nonprofit Prepared for Digital Fundraising Success?

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Online giving has grown 10% during the past three years (Blackbaud). After the pandemic prevented many nonprofits from traditional fundraising events and in-person activities, mastering your digital fundraising is critical — today and every day. These digital fundraising tips from Nonprofit Leadership Center trainer and fundraising expert Sara Leonard will help your organization remain financially […]

Maintaining Morale While Leading Virtual Teams

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Social distancing and working from home have scattered our workforces, pushing many of us outside our comfort zones and creating entirely new ways to work and communicate. For those responsible for leading virtual teams, maintaining employee morale and motivation is critical as staff members feel increasingly isolated. Whether in times of normalcy or uncertainty, the most crucial […]

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Recipes from Team NLC

No Cinco de Mayo would be complete without the perfect dish to celebrate the occasion. Our very own Fundraising and Marketing Fellow Jessica Dvoracsek shares her family’s favorite nacho and guacamole recipe to help you celebrate at home this year. Nachos for Nonprofit Leaders Ingredients 6 mini peppers Tortilla chips 1 lb. ground beef 1.5 tsp. chili […]

How to Write a Grant Proposal

You’ve identified a potential funder, and now your nonprofit needs to write a grant proposal that will win money for your organization to support your constituents and communities. These six tips for how to write a grant proposal will help you raise mission-critical revenue to continue your important work. Before You Start Writing a Grant Proposal 1. Develop […]

How to Host Successful Online Board Meetings

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In today’s hybrid work environment, bringing nonprofit board members together in person isn’t always possible. Here are seven tips for hosting effective online board meetings for nonprofits. 1. Pick the right platform. There are a variety of free or low-cost online video conferencing platforms, including Zoom, GotoMeeting and others. These allow members to see each […]

How to Work from Home Effectively: 10 Tips for Working Remotely

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Working remotely has been on the uptick in the United States, well before the pandemic forced employees from every sector and city to turn their homes into temporary offices. According to the Federal Reserve, the share of the labor force that works from home tripled during the past 15 years. Despite this growing movement, many […]

How to Fundraise in Uncertain Times: 10 Ways to Mitigate Revenue Loss from the Coronavirus

Health advisories from federal, state and local officials in response to the Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) have resulted in school closures, event cancellations, travel bans and many other containment measures across our nation. [You can read NLC’s response here.] Nonprofit special events and fundraising activities are among the many events that have been canceled or postponed, […]

4 Tips for Breaking Bad Habits in the Workplace

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We all know a coworker who is consistently late for meetings, a colleague who takes days to respond to emails or the team member who has a negative response for everything. Bad work habits aren’t just common; they’re harmful to every nonprofit or business. But breaking bad habits at work is possible, and it will […]

Why Nonprofits Must Think Differently About Measuring and Reporting Impact

In 2008, author and renowned philanthropy expert Dan Pallotta challenged nonprofits to find a better way to communicate organizational impact. More than a decade later, our sector still struggles to communicate how our work truly makes a difference. How should nonprofits measure and articulate their impact? How do we communicate what social returns on investment […]

Four Skills Nonprofit Leaders Must Embrace to be Successful in 2020

After more than 40 years as a nonprofit leader, turning the page to a new calendar year is always a sobering moment for me because everything resets to zero — success metrics, revenue performance and participation impact. The pace of change in our society and nonprofit sector is dizzying. The one thing I know for […]