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Product Spotlight: Digital Alumni Recruiting
We know it can be difficult to find the right candidate, let alone fill your pipeline with qualified talent on an ongoing basis. So, what is our Digital Alumni Recruiting service, and how can it help you?
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogPanel Review: Start the New Year with 2020 Vision
As 2019 comes to a close, we’re looking forward to a new decade full of innovation, fresh ideas, and goals to focus on.
Corporate Training Blog3 Reasons Why Education-Industry Partnerships Are Critical
We hear a lot about employees looking for jobs and employers seeking qualified candidates - so how do we bring these two parties together?
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogWhat Exactly is Cause Selling, and How is it Different from Fundraising?
Working in nonprofits oftentimes means that we are less concerned with the “bottom line” or “selling” because that sounds like jargon for the corporate world. We generally focus on our cause (which is important) and our mission (which establishes why we fundraise in the first place). But how do we bring these two focus areas together? How do we combine the bottom line with our cause?
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogHow to Identify and Connect With Your Nonprofit Network
So now you’re an expert networker - with practice, of course! But how do you decide who to network with? Simply put: Identify whose life you would like to be part of, both internally and externally to your organization.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogKeeping Up with Networks to Maximize Your Nonprofit’s Success
Networks are at the heart of social capital and are important to achieve career success and organizational goals. Individuals improve their social capital when they can see and understand the connections between themselves and others within and beyond their workplace.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogHow to Boost Your Networking Skills and Improve Your Nonprofit
There is an art to networking that will result in your power and ability to network. Let’s begin with defining the word itself: What exactly is networking? It is the purposeful building and maintaining of relationships for success.
Corporate Training BlogImpact Breakfasts: A Year in Review
As 2019 begins to wind down, it’s time to review some of our favorite takeaways from this year’s Impact Breakfast topics and provide tips that you can bring to your team in the coming new year!
Corporate Training BlogThree Things You Need to Know About Storytelling
Storytelling is a great way to connect with others. It can help your organization identify its mission and values, hear directly from employees, and give your customers a personal connection to your company. With storytelling, we’re getting away from the idea of relying on transaction-centered relationships with customers and, instead, focusing on building human relationships through human stories.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogHow to Use Stories from Your Nonprofit to Enhance Your Writing
Grammar and syntax are all important parts of writing, but overall, the most important part of writing is to hone in on the stories that are most important to tell.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogWhy a Call to Action is Important to Helping Your Donors Out (and How to Use One Properly)
One of the most critical things to know about marketing and writing is that you want processes to be easy for your audience to follow.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogHow to Make Your Writing Sound Natural and Appeal to Donors
Writing for your nonprofit can be tricky, simply because writing lasts forever in today’s digital age.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogGetting to Know Your Audience in Nonprofit Writing
Writing can be challenging, but it’s an important part of our jobs that can’t be avoided. Between emails, donor letters, thank you notes, and presentations, writing is critical to any successful fundraising campaign. But how are you supposed to handle writing projects if you don’t feel comfortable with your writing?
Corporate Training Blog7 Time Management Techniques to Get You Through Your Day
With all the distractions available to us nowadays, it’s no wonder so many teams suffer from poor time management skills.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogHow to Steward and Upgrade Your Monthly Donors
In this blog, we will discuss ways to steward your monthly donors, which will increase their retention rate but it can also help grow their monthly gift.
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy BlogHow to Identify Donors For Your Monthly Giving Program
When looking for donors who would best suited to engage with your monthly giving program, start by taking a look at your current and recently lapsed donors giving at a smaller level, particularly if they have donated more than once a year.