This week, Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light explains how to thank donors for all gifts made to your nonprofit offline, and how to continue thanking online donors after they’ve received an automatic gift acknowledgment. Then Jenni shares four action items you and your team should complete before the end of the year.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Jenni’s courses and more: nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore 

— Jenni’s book recommendations: nonprofitjenni.com/books

— Consultants for Good: consultants4good.com

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Music by Emily Summers

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This week, Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light explains how to automate your gift acknowledgments to thank donors for all gifts made to your nonprofit online. Then Jenni and her sister, Michelle, share their favorite free and affordable online tools to streamline your nonprofit work.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Jenni’s Gifts That Give Back catalog: nonprofitjenni.com/giftsthatgiveback

— Full list of Jenni & Michelle’s favorite online tools for nonprofits: nonprofitjenni.com/blog 

— Jenni’s courses and more: nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore 

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Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

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This week, Little Green Light shares three ways you can use your donor database to engage with volunteers. Then Jenni and her sister, Michelle, break down best practices for using digital donor recognition methods and the results from a recent research study about the most effective volunteer recruitment strategies.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Jenni’s Gifts That Give Back catalog: nonprofitjenni.com/giftsthatgiveback

— Digital donor recognition article: https://afpglobal.org/digital-donor-recognition 

— Volunteer recruitment research study: https://journals.sagepub.com/stoken/default+domain/10.1177%2F08997640241227166-FREE/full 

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This week, Little Green Light offers tips for strengthening volunteer relationships by tracking their volunteer hours in your donor management system. Then Jenni and her sister, Michelle, talk about how nonprofits can leverage influencer marketing strategies to advance their mission and promote online fundraisers.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Jenni’s Gifts That Give Back catalog: nonprofitjenni.com/giftsthatgiveback

— Influencer philanthropy article: https://johnsoncenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/11-Trends-for-2024-Report.pdf

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This week, Little Green Light shares 3 tips for educational organizations to use their donor management system to maintain strong relationships with students, alumni, and family members. Then Jenni and her co-host Julia talk about some of the impact-driven Gifts That Give Back you can purchase for loved ones and colleagues this holiday season.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Jenni’s Gifts That Give Back catalog: nonprofitjenni.com/giftsthatgiveback

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

 

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This week, Little Green Light talks about how using your donor management system to create appeal reports can help improve your next fundraising appeal. Then we take a Rewind back to a Nonprofit in the News segment covering an article about the advice experienced women leaders want to pass down to women who are new to nonprofit leadership. We also discuss a research study about social giving trends.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Jenni’s Charity Auction Guide (and other resources): nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore

— Jenni’s Gifts That Give Back catalog: nonprofitjenni.com/giftsthatgiveback

— Community Resource Center’s Instagram post about their “ALL IN” event: instagram.com/reel/C_gDGUNvtuh/ 

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

 

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

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©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Little Green Light talks about how using your donor management system to create appeal reports can help improve your next fundraising appeal. Then we take a Rewind back to a Nonprofit in the News segment covering an article about the advice experienced women leaders want to pass down to women who are new to nonprofit leadership. We also discuss a research study about social giving trends.

 

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Women’s Nonprofit Leadership Article: ssir.org/articles/entry/the_first_100_days_for_female_leaders

— Social Giving Study: onecause.com/ebook/the-2022-giving-experience-study

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Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week, Little Green Light has advice for deciding who to solicit during your fundraising appeals. Then my sister comes back on the show to talk about some Gifts That Give Back and tips for advocating for reasonable accommodations for employees who have disabilities and other different needs.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Get Jenni’s Giving Tuesday Planning Toolkit: nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore

— Download this year’s Gifts That Give Back catalog: nonprofitjenni.com/giftsthatgiveback

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

 

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This week we continue our mini-series with Little Green Light about how your donor management system can help you prepare an incredible appeal. Then Jenni’s sister Michelle joins us to talk about the global fundraising day we all love to hate: Giving Tuesday! We hope these five non-traditional campaign ideas re-inspire you.   In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!   — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni   — Jenni’s 6-Week Giving Tuesday Planning Guide: nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore   — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound   Music by Emily Summers   ©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week we start a new mini-series with Little Green Light about the flipside of fundraising appeals – the role your donor management system plays during the appeals process.Then we take a Rewind back to a conversation with expert Brittaney Jenkins about how your nonprofit can conduct effective community outreach efforts.

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Brittaney Jenkins’ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brittaneyrjenkins

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

 

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

This week is the last episode of our mini-series with Little Green Light about how to develop a last-minute year-end fundraising appeal! Then I share seven cyber security tips your nonprofit ABSOLUTELY needs to implement quickly. Fortunately, all of my tips can be implemented with low-cost and even many free options!

In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out!

— Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni

— Preventing Charity Fraud website: preventcharityfraud.org.uk

— The National Cyber Security Centre’s Small Charity Guide: ncsc.gov.uk/files/Charity-Guide-v3.pdf

— The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center: ic3.gov

— Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe

 

Produced by Ben Hill Sound

Music by Emily Summers

©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.