In any type of sales, fundraising or otherwise, multiple touchpoints are typically required to make an impression. Direct mail is a useful tactic to help diversify your multidimensional endowment-building fundraising program, and many nonprofits are exploring ways to offset rising marketing and fundraising costs and increases in postal rates (even for nonprofits) by asking donors or vendors to sponsor an occasional or ongoing direct mail program to help boost an endowment.

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Equitable and inclusive hiring is not just a moral imperative: it's a strategic effort that strengthens your organization by bringing varied perspectives, experiences, and skills to your nonprofit. Simple changes to your hiring processes can help make your team more diverse—and help fill job vacancies in this era of significant workforce shortages in our sector.

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Local organizers will celebrate MLK Day with the "Power, Love, and Justice MLK Day Celebration Weekend," Jan. 12-15, which includes a symposium, festival, and Youth Day of Action, along with a series of Corporate Crucial Conversations, which will focus on youth violence, Black male suicide and mental health to help elevate community dialogue.

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If you've not reviewed your donor lists recently to identify which donors own their own businesses, now may be a good time to do just that. Business owners make great donors, not only because they understand how hard it is to build and grow an organization, but also because they have the ability in some situations to make endowment gifts of ownership shares in the business itself.

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80% of nonprofit professionals agree that a strong digital presence is crucial, according to a recent LinkedIn for Nonprofits report. After all, the more people that find and interact with your cause online, the more potential awareness and even donations you can drive. How can your nonprofit boost its online visibility—without breaking the bank? 

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The NCCGroup’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Report was just published and covers ransomware attacks through November of this year. What makes this particular report so alarming is the number of attacks from January through November of this year are up around 85 percent, with the number of attacks in November alone 67 percent up from November of last year.

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