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🌟 Double your impact with #MatchingGifts! 🌟 Did you know your #donation can work twice as hard? Many companies offer matching gift programs where they #MatchDonations made by their employees to eligible nonprofits like ours. This means every dollar you donate could turn into two, amplifying your impact and helping us reach our goals faster! 💼📈 At Educate. Radiate. Elevate., just $1,000 supports a student for a full term, paving their way to success in school, work, and beyond. Imagine the possibilities if your contribution is doubled: More students can excel, #ClosingEquityGaps and shaping a better future for us all. 🔍 Wondering if your employer offers this fantastic opportunity? Visit our website to use our search tool, find your company’s matching gift policy, and easily submit your matching gift request. It's simple and can significantly increase your support without any additional cost to you. 👉 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵. 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸! 📢 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲? 𝗧𝗮𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁! #MatchingGifts #CorporateGiving #SocialImpact #EducationForAll #NonprofitSupport #DoubleTheDonation #Philanthropy #ProfessionalGiving #MakeADifference #CommunitySupport

Inspiring your audience to get involved with your organization is important, but it’s easy to focus on direct asks and funding above all else. Yes, donations are the key to maintaining your ongoing efforts, but have you considered other ways for your audience to get involved outside of financial giving? Even more common today, you’ll find generations of younger audiences wanting to join in as a part of something meaningful to make a difference. Their alignment with your message is already there, so if their only way of involvement is through donations, you may be limiting valuable potential for your support. Here are just a few ways you can provide for your community to get involved, therefore taking unneeded stress and burden off the plate of your staff: ✨ Ask for volunteers to support with a specific need of a certain project (in-person OR virtually!) ✨ Setup opportunities for peer-to-peer fundraising to provide additional funding outside of regular giving ✨ Develop partnerships with likeminded nonprofits and social enterprise business models who could support through resources or give-back programs ✨ Invite your local community to attend an event that you’re hosting (or invite your global audience to join in virtually!) ✨ Create a social media engagement plan that allows advocates to easily share updates about your work with friends and family What are unique ways that you’ve opened the door to your community to engage with and support your mission? #inclusivitymatters #nonprofitfundraising #helpinghands #communitysupport #nonprofitlife #givingback #nonprofitorganization #givelocal #supportyourcommunity #buildingcommunity

Overjoyed to be featured for the second time among key leaders in the non-profit realm. Check out #6 of this Forbes Nonprofit Council article - 20 Ways Nonprofits Can Demonstrate Impact Beyond Numbers. --- #6 Get Your Stakeholders Involved Get stakeholders involved in evaluating the results. This means asking people affected by the nonprofit's work to share their stories and thoughts on how the organization has made a difference. Use your stakeholders to help you with the process by including them in chats, interviews or even fun workshops. Getting everyone involved helps make stakeholders feel more connected and invested. https://lnkd.in/eM7UmMMV

Nonprofits, did you know there's a goldmine of untapped donations waiting to be discovered? An estimated $4-$7 billion in Matching Gift Funds goes unclaimed each year!! You’ve heard us say this before, but it’s one of the things that truly gets us going as we think about creative ways to fundraise for your nonprofit. Corporate philanthropy from your donors' employers can double their impact, helping your organization raise more money with less effort. Matching gifts are a win-win! ⭐ Donors know their generosity goes further, making a bigger difference for your cause. ⭐ Companies can support employee engagement and social responsibility. ⭐ Nonprofits are able to unlock new funding streams and strengthen donor relationships. Corporate giving isn't just about financial support though. It's a partnership that fuels lasting change in your community! Are you curious how you can maximize matching gifts to double your nonprofit's impact? Download our Corporate Philanthropy Toolkit and learn ways to engage corporations & matching gifts: https://lnkd.in/gzRp5R6J #kblimpactpartners #frameupforfunding #nonprofitorganizations #fundraising #corporatephilanthropy #matchinggifts

For years, I was pretty skillful at prospecting and developing thriving, yet non-monetized partnerships. I loved the relationship building, but got my hand slapped, more than once, for spending time on partnerships that weren't centered directly on bringing in funding support. What I knew, but didn't quite have the language for at the time, was that I was doing the equivalent of dating with the goal of getting (and staying) married. It felt natural and organic to partner together with companies that had something of value to offer my organization, and in turn, my organization could help the company fulfill a need. Did these non-monetized relationships ever turn into funding partners? Sometimes, not always. But the VALUE they provided, through donation of services, in kind support, skill-based volunteering, referrals, recommendations, and so on, was often even more significant and created greater impact than their dollars would have. #skillbasedvolunteering #partnerships #nonprofitlife #development

Nonprofit leaders wear a lot of hats. 🎩 We all know this. Often, while juggling all these said hats, we so caught up in the repetitive cycle of our tried and true processes, that we fail to try anything new to move the needle for our donations. Simply put, we stick to what we know. It’s just easier. There’s a good chance you’ve probably heard this quote from the NextAfter team: “Always Be Testing.” But testing can sometimes feel daunting. For example… you may be asking yourself: “How can I create two versions of an email when I BARELY have time to create one?” If testing seems daunting to you, I encourage you to start simple. Here’s an example: One organization simply added 4 bullet points to one of their emails, explaining why a monthly gift is more impactful than a one-time donation. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐭- 𝟒 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬. They highlighted benefits to the donor and the additional impact their recurring support can make. The result? 𝐀 𝟏𝟐𝟑% 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! 🚀 Sometimes, it’s the small changes that make the biggest difference! #NextAfter #OnlineFundraising #RecurringDonation #MonthlyDonor #ABTesting

We loved working with Empower House!! We believe the best way to make lasting change is to build capacity. Our Tech Systems Assessment did just that. We want to give a special thanks to Andrea Tucker for the internal support she provided to help make this study a success!! If you're a nonprofit in need of technology support, schedule a free consultation with us by using the link below! https://lnkd.in/dMYx2KfQ #nptech #nonprofitsupport #nonprofitorganizations #techimprovements #techassessment

Is your end-of-year giving strategy in place? In today’s Pathway Perspectives, Amberlie shares why now is the time to focus on securing your matching gifts and offers two actionable tips to get started. Spending the time today will help set you up for success for an end-of-year matching campaign! #FundraisingTips #EndOfYearGiving #MatchingGifts #NonprofitStrategy #ImpactfulGiving #PathwayPerspectives #NonprofitLeaders #DonorEngagement #MaximizeImpact #GivingBack

It's not just about knowing who our users are, but understanding their stories 📖 In the heart of every successful project lies a clear understanding of the user. Creating user personas for nonprofit projects is a journey of empathy and understanding. It's about putting ourselves in the shoes of the people we serve, understanding their struggles, and designing solutions that can make a difference in their lives. As we dig deeper into this process, we're reminded of why we do what we do. We're not just designing for a cause, we're designing for people. And for us, that's the most rewarding part of our work. This is part of my process when it comes to building Users Persona, looking to solve real problems that people face every day. The application is called DonorTrack (offers nonprofit organizations the ability to track donations from different companies, sources, major contributors in order to make the whole process easier for them.) #NonprofitProjects #UserExperience #Empathy #Understanding #DesignThinking #userpersonas

There is a culture of "quantity" when we talk about donors in fundraising. "Always be acquiring" often seems to be the goal. More donors = more $$ right?? But what about those people who ALREADY believe in your mission, who are already donating time, money, engagement to your cause. What if we could activate our supporters to give MORE - and therefore increase your overall nonprofit revenue? ______________________________________________ This weeks Hive Chat sponsor is BuildGood, a fundraising agency that helps nonprofits build a “fundraising flywheel” so they can grow their revenue today and create a pipeline for monthly, mid-level, major and legacy giving—all while improving donor retention and lifetime value. They work with nonprofit teams to create and execute a multi-channel individual giving program based on listening to your donors—and engaging, asking, celebrating, and reporting back. Big thanks to Mike Duerksen 👋 and team for supporting nonprofit community and connection for our Hivers on this week's Hive Chat! Mike has a super engaging FREE training that will help you create a clear and compelling fundraising message that leads donors to actions - make sure to check it out in the comments! *Curious about sponsoring a Hive chat?? Send our team a DM to learn more* #nonprofit #philanthropy #fundraisingstrategy #messaging #fundraising