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New from me on the FCP Blog: Nonprofits thrive on visibility, trust, and community support. That's where nonprofit #PublicRelations comes in! Discover three powerful ways PR can boost your cause and make a real difference. Read: https://bit.ly/4b3uTve

Friends of the Children-Boston Executive Director Yi-Chin Chen is sharing her thoughts on the significance of individual giving for nonprofits! Read more about the conversation with Yi-Chin and Jim Klocke, CEO of Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, to explore how individual giving changes the game for nonprofits and its impact on equity and community engagement. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3POMsqV

🌟 Get the most out of giving season with strong corporate partnerships! When managed well, these relationships benefit your nonprofit, the company, and the community. 👉Check out our executive director Matt Nash article in NonProfit PRO for six key ways to strengthen corporate partnerships this Giving Season: https://lnkd.in/eqn_2tQ7 #CorporatePartnerships #WorkplaceGiving #NonprofitSupport #NonProfitPRO

One of my booth items at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits conference this week is a chance for attendees to vote on their most annoying administrative challenge by dropping a plastic pumpkin into the bin. Here's how it's going: 1. Roughly half of participants want to vote for all three options (not allowed!) 2. It's taking about .0335 seconds for people to vote once they read all the options. 3. Nonprofit admin work has clear pain points for organizations of all sizes and types, be it a nonprofit, association, or foundation. Today is the final day of the conference and two categories are in a virtual tie so we'll see what happens!

One of the greatest challenges facing nonprofits today is the need to stand out from the crowd. After all, while your nonprofit is unique, there are over 1.5 million nonprofits in the U.S. alone, meaning there are thousands of other nonprofits with similar or adjacent missions to yours competing for donors’ attention. So, how can you pull ahead and ensure your organization is set up to experience success now and in the future? Read our most recent blog, courtesy of DonorSearch, at https://buff.ly/4aRCvkF, to find out!

Funders, our role goes beyond financial support—we have the power to foster a collaborative environment among grantees. 🌍✨     Encouraging and supporting nonprofit partnerships can lead to stronger, more resilient communities. Let's recognize and act on our unique opportunity to bridge the gap and enhance the impact of the nonprofit sector.     Check out this guide from Dr. Colton Strawser to see how you can start empowering connections among nonprofits in your impact area. https://blkb.co/3ZRj3ld 

More on the Deluxe ERG Grants! This video dives deeper into how the ERGs awarded a $25,000 grant to a nonprofit organization whose mission aligns with the values and community goals of the ERG. Hear from some of my amazing fellow ERG Grants Committee members who represented other Deluxe ERGs and were a huge part of selecting these nonprofits. #dlxproud

This month at the Nonprofit Mission Focused Mixer we discussed the backbones of our nonprofit organizations, VOLUNTEERS! They donate a precious commodity, their time. We spent time talking about how staying mission-focused can help attract, retain, and engage volunteers for your organization. Here are five highlights from our mixer:     • Strategies for engaging volunteers, specifically the importance of understanding the organization's mission and needs.     • The importance of impact, helping others, and personal experiences as driving factors.     • The importance of effective engagement with volunteers.     • Best practices for fostering meaningful connections with volunteers.     • How to recognize and celebrate the impact of all volunteers within an organization. If you'd like to listen to the recording, simply send me a message.

Funders, our role goes beyond financial support—we have the power to foster a collaborative environment among grantees. 🌍✨     Encouraging and supporting nonprofit partnerships can lead to stronger, more resilient communities. Let's recognize and act on our unique opportunity to bridge the gap and enhance the impact of the nonprofit sector.     Check out this guide from Dr. Colton Strawser to see how you can start empowering connections among nonprofits in your impact area. https://blkb.co/3ZRj3ld 

The “owner” of a nonprofit is the community, and the board is the voice of the community. To uphold their duty of care, board members must ensure they represent community interests in their decisions. Help your board members be active and engaged by understanding their primary duties. https://lnkd.in/eQcy_Mm7 #BoardLeadership #MissionDriven