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Succession planning: Are you ready for the inevitable?

Plan for your nonprofit’s next leadership transition with our succession planning guide.

It’s been said that death and taxes are the only certainties in life. We say change is another. And for nonprofits, specifically, it’s leadership change. Don’t let a staff or board vacancy send your organization off course. Read on for more information about succession planning and related resources…

How to Get Started Using Videos in Your Nonprofit’s Emails

Nonprofit emails are in a state of limbo. If you've never taken a look at MailChimp's benchmark data, it can be a wealth of insight as to how you're performing on average. On one hand, the sector averages a nearly 25% open rate — the seventh-highest by industry. On...

Join us for Highest and Best: Three Key Practices to Engage Your Nonprofit Board

In this engaging half-day workshop, we’ll cover three key practices for deploying volunteer leaders and creating a healthy, engaged board.

WEDNESDAY | FEB. 7 | 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Greater Brighton Chamber of Commerce
Brighton, Michigan

This workshop is ideal for board members and nonprofit staff leaders – attending together is highly recommended. Register now, space is limited!

Three things to lift your nonprofit mission in good (tax) times and bad

The New Year is upon us and, as always, change is the only constant.

New tax laws have been enacted for 2018 that – according to media reports and other sources – have the potential of discouraging individuals from making billions of dollars-worth of charitable gifts to the nonprofit sector. If that were to happen, it would truly have an Armageddon-like effect on sector and, more importantly, our communities…

Nonprofit Succession Planning Checklist in 5 Simple Steps

When a key executive, staff or board member departs from your nonprofit, weathering the transition can be a balancing act. On one hand, your team will need to keep moving full speed ahead on your fundraising projects. On the other hand, without this important...

8 Effective Ways to Promote Your Nonprofit Fundraising Efforts

Once you have a fundraising campaign or event established at your organization, you need to get the word out about it through various forms of outreach and promotion. The following are seven strategies for effectively promoting your fundraising efforts. Compelling...

Open Position: Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Lourdes University [Apply to Aly Sterling Philanthropy]

Lourdes University Seeks Vice President for Institutional Advancement. The Vice President for Institutional Advancement serves as the chief advancement officer, responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive program that includes donor identification and cultivation, major gifts, external relations, planned giving, and much more. Apply by end of day Friday, December 22, 2017.

5 Expert Steps for a Nonprofit Executive Transition Plan

When a nonprofit loses their executive director, the transition can be tough to weather. So much of a nonprofit’s identity is wrapped up in how this leader is perceived by the public, as well as how they shape the organization’s culture internally. Without a strong,...

Is American Generosity really on the decline?

Three tips for counteracting recent charitable headlines. You’ve probably seen these headlines recently:
Giving USA 2017: Total Charitable Donations Rise to New High of $390.05 Billion; How America Gives Special Report: Breaking the Charity Habit; and, American Generosity Declines in the 21st Century, Report Suggests

As you can see, the recent and somewhat contradictory charitable headlines can be confusing to all of us…

You’re invited to HAPPY HOUR with Jen Pendleton and Sarah K. Nathan

AMERICAN GENEROSITY: In a special report (How America Gives) released in October 2017, the Chronicle of Philanthropy revealed that fewer Americans are reporting charitable giving on their tax returns.

Is it really on the decline or are nonprofits missing the boat?

Join us on Thursday, Nov. 30, for free cocktails a discussion of the report’s findings and what they mean for the Indianapolis nonprofit community. Jen Pendleton, vice president of Aly Sterling Philanthropy, and Sarah Nathan, associate director of public programs at The Fund Raising School, will lead the discussion.

Read on for more information and RSVP by Nov. 22…

4 Ways to Get Better Information From Your Data

Sure, you’ve got data. Lots of data. Yet, somehow, the data aren’t working for you. You’re not getting the information you need to make good decisions. What’s the problem? Let’s look at one example: A circumscribed but potentially highly profitable way that nonprofits...

5 Standout Strategies for Year-End Fundraising Success

The holiday season is a busy and significant time for nonprofit organizations. This guide explores five essential strategies for year-end fundraising success.