Leverage Your Skills to Enhance Your Nonprofit Career 🛠️ Volunteer Management PowerUp Newsletter | 10.16.2024
✨ Nonprofit Highlight ✨
Global Links and the Western PA Diaper Bank, aims to address the rising costs of diapers and the growing need among families struggling financially by hosting a diaper distribution event. With diaper prices increasing by 25% over the past two years and many families unable to afford essential baby supplies, the event seeks to provide relief by distributing a one-month supply of diapers. Pittsburgh Union Progress
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Crafting a Strategic IT Budget for Nonprofits The article highlights how nonprofits can secure executive board support for IT investments by aligning technology initiatives with their mission and strategic goals. Key strategies include demonstrating return on investment (ROI), engaging stakeholders early in the process, and presenting a long-term scalable vision. Additionally, it stresses the importance of identifying multiple revenue streams or funding opportunities to make IT budgets more financially viable for nonprofits. Forbes
Virtual Team-Building Strategies for Nonprofit Volunteers The article emphasizes the importance of virtual team-building for nonprofits as virtual volunteering grows, especially post-pandemic. While building relational culture online can be challenging, it’s essential for fostering collaboration and creating a sense of community among remote volunteers. By organizing activities like virtual scavenger hunts, escape rooms, or ethos-based events, nonprofits can help volunteers feel engaged, connected, and committed to their cause. VolunteerMatch
Insights on Spontaneous Giving The Blackbaud Institute's report reveals that spontaneous giving is particularly prevalent among younger and minority donors, with Gen Z being the most likely to give spontaneously. While spontaneous donations aren't planned, 72% of givers are already familiar with the organizations they support. To encourage repeat donations, nonprofits should focus on building trust, maintaining a good reputation, and ensuring ease of donation, especially through compelling storytelling across social media and websites. NonProfit Pro
The Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities initiative by the American Library Association provides grants to small and rural libraries to enhance accessibility for people with disabilities and support community engagement efforts to improve library services.
📍Deadline: Dec 11
🏆 US $10,000 - $20,000
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The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation offers grants to support a wide range of initiatives, including museums, cultural and performing arts programs, and educational programs for youth, as well as environmental and wildlife protection endeavors and other community-based organizations.
📍Deadline: Nov 10
🏆 US $1,000 - $20,000
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