Nonprofit Blog Articles

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Lego Love: Building a Board Your Nonprofit Deserves

Over the years, I have had many conversations with executive leaders around the practice of finding and keeping talented board members. In fact,...

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Digging Deeper: Tools to Plan Your Nonprofit’s Social Media Outreach

You know “why” you do it. You also know why your supporters should give you money and volunteer.

But can you masterfully convey that...

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[NPFX Ep. 1] Is Annual Giving Dead? (COVID-19 Edition)

Welcome to The Nonprofit Fundraising Exchange, a podcast from IPM Advancement. Our mission is to help you raise more money so you can make the...

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An Open Letter to Nonprofit Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dear Friends,

The world needs our leadership now more than ever before.

As the novel coronavirus COVID-19 spreads across the world, fear spreads...

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Fundraising in a Global Pandemic: Five Ways Nonprofits Can Weather the Impact of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

March 11, 2020
By Russ Phaneuf, Managing Director & Chief Strategist – IPM Advancement

COVID-19, novel coronavirus, is poised to upend the...

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Giving Tuesday 2019 Results and What Your Nonprofit Should Take Away

Another Giving Tuesday has come and gone, and the results are in: According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, nearly $2 billion was...

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Best Practices for a Successful #GivingTuesday Campaign

We can all agree that driving engagement and donations, and obviously raising awareness, is the mission of every organization. However, dedicating...

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Nonprofit Taglines: Hands Down, The Easiest Way to Communicate Your Brand

Let’s face it: nothing is more vital to your nonprofit’s marketing impact than your brand.

As you probably already know, branding...

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Find ‘Em and Keep ‘Em: Are You Attracting New Mid-Level Donors?

Do your mid-level donors ever seem to feel uninspired, neglected or disengaged?

To many nonprofits today, the donor pyramid is a familiar concept....

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Volunteering Reinvented: Tactics to Help Retain Your Volunteers

We can probably all agree that volunteers are qualified to do much more than simply stuff envelopes. In fact, in order to grow and adapt in a...

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It’s Time to Get Over Overhead: An Age-Old Debate Continues

There’s been a heightened focus on nonprofit “impact” lately.  And as a result, it’s refueling an age-old debate about...

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Transitioning From Buddy to Boss

It can happen fast – and you might have less time than you think. Opinions about you can form quickly, sometimes before you even have a...

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