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4 Steps to finding the right nonprofit board

Are you interested in serving on a nonprofit board? Or do you already serve but feel like it’s the wrong fit?

If so, you’re not alone. We hear from people looking for the right opportunity on a regular basis!

While we’re not matchmakers and can’t pair volunteers with organizations, we do have a few tricks up our sleeves to help. Follow the four steps below to begin your journey and find the volunteer opportunity that’s right for you.

Please join us for Giving USA 2017

If you’re in the Toledo area, please join us on June 15, 8-10:30a.m., for a free briefing on Giving USA 2017, the annual report on trends in philanthropic giving. You are sure to learn something new about the giving priorities and values of Americans who support nonprofits. The program will feature Melissa Brown, a consultant for Giving USA and nationally recognized researcher in philanthropic studies. Register now…

Open Position: Metroparks Toledo seeks Director of Philanthropy [Apply to Aly Sterling Philanthropy]

Apply by: June 23, 2017. In partnership with the Executive Director, the Metroparks Board of Park Commissioners and the Metroparks Toledo Foundation Board, the Director of Philanthropy supports the mission and strategic objectives of Metroparks by designing and executing the overall fundraising strategy to provide for the current and future needs of Metroparks…

Top 7 Nonprofit Software Platforms With Consulting Partnerships

[capital-campaign-consultant-mobile] If you are involved in the nonprofit world, you already know the value of bringing on a nonprofit consultant to give your organization some additional help and support. Oftentimes, nonprofit professionals bring on a consultant when...

How to Write a Major Gift Officer Job Description: 4 Must-Know Tips

Finding the ideal major gift officer for your nonprofit’s operations all comes back to crafting the perfect job description.

From top responsibilities and job requirements to our mock job description template, explore our job posting guide to draw in the right major gift officer candidates!

3 Ways to Successfully Engage Your Nonprofit Board Members

Are you struggling to justify proposals and grants? Our friends at Click & Pledge have tips to engage nonprofit board members and keep them interested.

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THE DONOR NEXT DOOR: Identifying and Cultivating Your Most Overlooked Revenue Source

While many of us spend 80% or more of our time cultivating the top one-third of our donor database, we know this exact same group is being tapped by the majority of nonprofits around us. So why do we keep competing for the usual suspects?

Read on for more information and RSVP by May 17…

Traveling the world and ending up next door…

How fundraisers find donors in ALL the right places. When an organization begins a fundraising effort, it tends to be special events. We dream up creative new ways to hold auctions, cook-offs, bake sales and golf outings. While these events bring people in our door – regardless of whether they are interested in our cause or not – we quickly learn the return on investment (ROI) for these events is low…

Open Position: Director of Development and Stewardship at Porter County Community Foundation [Apply by May 12]

Porter County Community Foundation Seeks Director of Development. Working with the President, Board of Directors and staff, the Director of Development and Stewardship shall provide direction for the Foundation’s relationship-based fundraising programs including sources of annual operating support, major and planned gifts, giving circles and special events…

What Giving USA tells us about financial nest eggs and baskets

Although March is still roaring like a lion in some parts of the county, the calendar says we’re on the verge of spring… so it seems like an appropriate time to talk about nest eggs and baskets.

We’re referring, of course, to your nonprofit’s finances.

The inspiration (and source of data) for this conversation is the report Giving USA Philanthropy Spotlight: Benchmarking Giving to Human Services, released late last year…

Movin’ on up…

We’re pleased to announce that Kate Smith, CFRM, CNEL, has been promoted to director at Aly Sterling Philanthropy. Since joining ASP in December 2012, Kate has grown into a proven leader who oversees our strategic planning and executive search service lines. And we know her clients agree: they continuously…