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Join us for the Board Member Accelerator Series in Detroit, Nov. 10-11

Better boards make better nonprofits. And better nonprofits make better communities.

FRIDAY, NOV. 10, 1-5 p.m. AND
SATURDAY, NOV. 11, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Wayne State University, Prentis Building
5201 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI

Become a skilled, engaged board member – register now, space is limited!

Open Position: Executive Director at ProMedica [Apply to Aly Sterling Philanthropy]

ProMedica Seeks Executive Director, Adrian and Tecumseh, MI. Apply by October 27, 2017. ProMedica seeks a motivational leader for its philanthropy team in Adrian and Tecumseh, Michigan. The executive director, with the help of the core philanthropy team, will help oversee foundation activity for ProMedica Bixby Hospital and the Herrick Hospital Foundation.

Open Position: Regional Director of Development at ABLE [Apply to Aly Sterling Philanthropy]

ABLE Seeks Regional Director of Development – The Regional Director of Development is responsible for the development and implementation of a development outreach plan for Toledo and selected regional markets. This includes annual campaign and event planning and execution, donor cultivation, volunteer engagement and community collaboration. [Apply to Aly Sterling Philanthropy]…

How to Write a Development Director Job Description: 4 Key Tips

Your nonprofit’s development director says a lot about your reputation, community impact and fundraising efforts.

Make sure you hire the right fit by creating a killer development director job description to pull in top candidates.

Open Position: Communications Manager at A Nun’s Life Ministry [Apply by Sept. 29]

A Nun’s Life Seeks Communications Manager. We are seeking a Communications Manager to join the team of A Nun’s Life Ministry, an innovator in online presence. As Communications Manager, you will plan, organize, and implement online programs in support of the mission of A Nun’s Life.

Open Position: Grants and Contracts Associate at ABLE [Apply to Aly Sterling Philanthropy]

ABLE Seeks Grants and Contracts Associate. Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE), a non-profit law firm that provides free, high quality legal assistance to eligible low-income residents of western Ohio, seeks a Grants and Contracts Associate.

The associate will track, coordinate, and implement ABLE and Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO) grant activities. The associate will also research and prepare grant proposals and reports, and maintain electronic files for nearly 60 public and private grants and contracts.

5 Strategic Fundraising Calendar Tips for Experts

Taking on the challenge of improving your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy may seem daunting. After all, it can be tough to keep track of all the moving parts in your organization and even tougher to help guide them to work together. Want to get ahead? Try improving...

Nonprofit Staffing: 9 Pro Tips – The Nonprofit Tech Carnival

For this iteration of the Fundraising Strategies & Nonprofit Tech Carnival, the call for submissions was all about nonprofit staffing.

We were incredibly thrilled with the huge influx of submissions received. And we’re excited to share this great advice with you! We ended up narrowing the submissions down to nine articles.

Each article offers a unique insight and touches on a different aspect of nonprofit staffing, and we hope you come away with some new perspectives on this important topic. Here it goes!

Open Position: Nonprofit Advisor at Aly Sterling Philanthropy

The Nonprofit Advisor, in partnership with the ASP leadership team, is responsible for leading multiple client engagements. Advising will consist of designing and collaboratively implementing client strategies and initiatives, including fundraising, board governance, strategic planning and executive search services. The Advisor will also be responsible for presenting special topic workshops including our signature programs The Fundraising Series^SM and The Board Series.^SM

Call for Submissions: Nonprofit Tech Blog

We enjoyed being a part of last month’s Fundraising Strategies & Nonprofit Tech Carnival, and we’re happy to announce this month’s carnival will be hosted on our website!

The Nonprofit Tech Carnival is a roundup of resources all about a set theme, and its host rotates with each new theme.

The goal of each carnival is simple. We want to curate informative and actionable advice for fundraisers and nonprofit professionals looking to home in on their standard practices and learn more about the ever-growing world of nonprofit technology.

This month, the theme will be nonprofit staffing.

Learn more about the carnival and how to get involved…

Join the free live webcast from the Giving Institute’s Summer Symposium

You are invited to join a free live webcast from the Giving Institute’s Summer Symposium on July 14. Find out more and register…

From Toledo to LA: Applying Giving USA

How two development directors see the Giving USA data in their work

The Giving USA 2017 report has been out for almost two weeks, and much has been written about the big picture trends. Giving increased for the third year in a row – rising to a new high of $390 billion. All nine major subsectors saw giving increases…