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“Please” and “thank you,” as well as addressing others directly, are important interpersonal social skills. They are also vital fundraising marketing basics, and something to think about for year-end campaigns. Stewarding donors is a process. Nonprofits must keep donors and prospective donors informed of their work, ask them to please support the cause and — like our parents taught us — say “thank you”.

In line with campaigns throughout the year, end-of-year marketing campaigns should focus on an organization’s mission and stay true to its branding. It is, however, OK to include holiday and tax-benefit messaging. Messages should be a combination of fundraising and friend-raising.

Now is the time to start. Is your website up to date and ready to accept donations easily? Having an engaging and attractive donation form that is easy to navigate and has photos can elicit a more involved and generous donor. It should also offer an option for recurring gifts.

When donors and prospective donors are personally directed with a link to donate from an email or direct mailer, send them to a customized landing page, aka personal URL (PURL), to welcome each donor by name and offer giving-level choices in line with their giving history. Their previous gift can be the lowest choice with denominations going up from there.

When planning, be mindful of your budget, as well as where and how your target audience prefers to be reached. Whether you choose to use social media, emails, direct mail, paid advertising, text messaging, influencers or a combination, make sure the message is consistent across all channels and is as personal as possible. Segmenting your list and data merging emails and print campaigns are worth the effort.

And, if a picture can paint a thousand words, videos can paint infinite. Videos shared in emails, on social media, on YouTube or on your website can effectively portray what your organization does and increase traffic, leads, engagement and thus donations.

Offering a matching donation at year end allows your organization to take advantage of a strategic time as there is a set deadline that can boost interest and urgency to support your cause. This can be the overarching message for the last few weeks of the year, kicking off with the international GivingTuesday, celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the U.S. $3.1 billion was raised just in the U.S. Participate and claim your portion.

If you haven’t already, you should have shared a story about your organization’s success a week ago and alerted viewers that Giving Tuesday is approaching. On Thanksgiving or the day before, you should have sent a heartfelt holiday message. In line with what your nonprofit does, it could be a gratitude message from a pediatric patient at the hospital or recipient of the food bank, a “thank you” to donors, doctors, nurses and your professional staff, or from your organization’s executive director or board. After two touch points and friend-raising, seize the day and share multiple messages on assorted channels on GivingTuesday.

For the next three weeks send out messages about your organization’s successes and remind them of highlights of the year as they may have missed them earlier and, of course, send holiday cheer. Holiday messages could include, as befits your nonprofit, a recipe from the soup kitchen or details on how to make dog biscuits. If you have corporate sponsors, offer them the opportunity to join you in the holiday wishes too. They could offer recipes using their products or discounts as a gift. Corporate sponsors support you because they believe in your mission and want to be seen positively by your target audience.

During the last week of the year, countdown to midnight on New Year’s, the deadline for charitable contribution tax deduction. Multiple messages can be disseminated to ask people to please support your mission monetarily. The approaching deadline can benefit you and them. And then thank everyone for the successes of the year. Make the donor the hero in the message as you could not have succeeded without them.

And don’t forget to plant seeds. Ask your audience to make volunteering their New Year’s resolution — almost all of those who volunteer also contribute.

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Valley Interfaith thanks all of our donors and supporters for a successful Seeds of Hope Awards dinner. Valley raised over $700,000 in donations, pledges, and in-kind support.

Cincinnati Animal CARE (CAC) is proud to partner with BISSELL Pet Foundation for its National "Empty the Shelters." From Dec. 1-17, BISSELL Pet Foundation will sponsor reduced adoption fees of $50 or less at more than 345 shelters in 42 states. CAC at 3949 Colerain Ave in Northside, 4210 Dane Ave in Northside, and 3262 Highland Ave in Pleasant Ridge, will participate offering 'Name Your Price' adoption fees for all animals six months and older.

Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses brings two holiday celebrations to the West End neighborhood. West End Tree Lighting, November 30, 5:00pm-6:30pm, 500 Ezzard Charles Drive and Winter Wonderland Holiday Event, December 9, 5:00pm-7:00pm, 901 Findlay Street in partnerships with Molina Health Care, CET, Deeper Roots Coffee, LISC, Homebase Cincinnati and FC Cincinnati. 

Last Mile Food Rescue is grateful to be the recipient of two grants that support food rescue operations: $25,000 from Unnewehr Family Foundation and $25,000 from The Spaulding Foundation.

Talbert House’s annual event Make Camp Possible raised over $140,000 to benefit Camp Possible, a therapeutic-based summer program for children who experience behavioral health challenges. Thanks to generous donors, more than 70 children will be able to attend Camp Possible next summer for the 10^th year of camp.

bi3, Interact for Heath and The Joe Burrow Foundation are partnering together to ask area high school students to develop and participate in activities commemorating World Teen Mental Wellness Day, March 1, 2024. Students will receive up to $500 per school to engage fellow students in mental wellness or promote awareness of mental health resources. All Greater Cincinnati high school students are eligible and only need to fill out a simple application form that can be found here. 

Greater Cincinnati Foundation in partnership with the City of Cincinnati and Interact for Health, is pleased to announce a second round of Boots on the Ground Fund grants in its continued efforts to strengthen the capacity of small, community-based organizations driving change in our city. More than $750,000 will be made available for this unprecedented initiative dedicated to small, grassroots organizations that demonstrate the involvement of community members in its decision-making and give voices to those directly impacted by issues. Find more information here.

Impact 100 invites interested non-profit organizations to submit a Letter of Intent for its 2024 grant cycle. Nonprofits providing services within the 10-county Greater Cincinnati region may apply for a $100,000 grant in the focus areas of Culture, Education, Environment, Family, or Health & Wellness. The online Letter of Intent (LOI) application is now available and is due January 4, 2024. A series of information sessions are scheduled throughout November, including a general overview of the process, a Q&A session, and a panel of past grant recipients. Access the online LOI form, view and/or register for the information sessions, and learn more about the process here.

Main Street Ventures, an entrepreneur support organization providing equity-free funding to startups across the Tri-State region, is excited to announce that the application for 2024's Launch It: Cincy summer program for undergraduate students is now open. The program provides undergraduate entrepreneurs the opportunity to spend the summer living and working in Cincinnati while having access to office space, mentoring, finance support, and other resources to help grow their business ideas.

altafiber's Bell Charitable Foundation has funding available for programs serving OH, KY, IN and HI in Economic and Social Mobility, or Sustainability. Grants will be $25,000 on average. Our application can be found on bellfdn.org and is due on October 31. Contact bcf@altafiber.com with any questions.

The Junior League of Cincinnati (JLC) invites interested non-profit organizations to submit an application of interest for partnership and funding. We have a long history of creating and partnering with non-profit organizations in the Cincinnati area to address community needs. This year, our goal is to partner with an existing 501(c) (3) organization that has an idea of a new initiative or additional aspect of an existing program for the JLC to champion. We hope you will consider whether you have an opportunity the JLC can help to realize. Details about the application process, key dates and what you can expect from a JLC partnership are listed in the Information Packet and Phase 1 online application. 

The Reimagining Communities Match Program doubles donations for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) residents or BIPOC-led groups who crowdfund for projects that reimagine public spaces and infrastructure. This match program supports BIPOC residents and BIPOC-led unincorporated groups or small nonprofits (with budgets under $250,000) to crowdfund for projects that will radically reimagine public space or support the implementation of public infrastructure investment in their communities. More information and details on eligibility requirements can be found here.      

A competitive grant from the Department of Energy promoting energy efficiency in nonprofit facilities was recently announced. Faith communities may qualify for funding for energy efficiency improvements to their house of worship building, provided they own their building. Find more details about Faith Communities Go Green here. 

The Warren County Environmental Forum, in collaboration with the Warren County Foundation, is focused on developing and growing conservation funding support for individuals and businesses. Grant proposals are being accepted by the Warren County Foundation that demonstrate a positive environmental change or a conservation minded practice.

Interact for Health opened its first-round of 2023 grant applications. The $2.6M in funding are directly tied to the foundation’s new strategic plan, which will prioritize mental health and well-being with a strong focus on youth mental health, investments in policy and systems change, and building community power. For more information about funding opportunities and Interact for Health’s new strategic plan, visit their website.

Bethany Legacy Foundation grant application portal is launched and ready to receive applications. Non-profit organizations who serve youth, adults, and seniors in need are encouraged to develop initiatives and to apply for grants that fall within their funding priorities. Information can be found on their website or email bethany@bethanylegacy.org.

Join the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (NKY Chamber) for the next Eggs 'N Issues: Holiday Health and Wellness in the Workplace, Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 7:30am to 9:00am at Receptions Banquet and Conference Center - South. Eggs 'N Issues: Holiday Health & Wellness in the Workplace will be moderated by James G. Noll, Attorney and Counselor of Law of James Noll Law in Newport. Panelists will touch on health and wellness as we head into the holiday season and look toward those New Year's resolutions. Pre-registration is required. 

Do you work for a nonprofit organization, serve on a board, advise within the nonprofit sector or are looking to expand your nonprofit network of peers? Please join Von Lehman in partnership with Greater Cincinnati Nonprofit News, Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky, Manley Burke, LPA and Covington Business Council at a happy hour exclusively for people in the nonprofit sector. Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Nonprofit Happy Hour, December 7, 4:00pm–6:00pm. Metropolitan Club. Register today.  

Volunteer drivers at MariElders help out a few days per month by accompanying older adults to their medical appointments. Drivers choose their availability, and rides are usually fewer than 20 miles and 2 hours in length. The riders are all able to walk by themselves. When older adults need to go to the doctor, it's always nice to have a kind face to accompany them. If you're interested, call Donna at (513) 271-5588, or reach out to MariElders. 

Central Montessori Academy is looking for a Board Treasurer to work with Rudler certified Public Accountants and our Head of School to support our non-profit school, checking financial reports, advising on budgeting and ensuring the financial goals of the school are on track. Find more information about the school here. Contact Rene’ Steinkamp, rsteinkamp@centralmontessoriacademy.com for details. 

Reimagining boards through network impact Nonprofit organizations rely heavily on their relevance, both perceived and real, to fuel their resource generation efforts. A focus on funding organizational-level issues is both logical and commonplace among board leaders, yet this focus can also be limiting.

The MONGO dilemma: to collaborate or not? Many nonprofits overlook the opportunity to partner with existing organizations in favor of creating their own programs and solutions — which can lead to duplicated efforts and wasted resources.

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Children’s Services Caseworker, Hamilton County Job and Family Services (Posted 11/30/2023) You will support children and families by keeping children safe and advocating for families. We offer a comprehensive training program for all new hires, including classroom training, shadowing, virtual reality experience, coaching, and engagement with our regional training center. This is a critical role that directly impacts the outcomes of the children and families whom we serve. This role may be a good fit if you excel in interpersonal communication, problem-solving, and enjoy fast paced work environments. Learn more…

Children’s Services Worker (Intake Workers After Hours), Hamilton County Job and Family Services (Posted 11/30/2023) Are you interested in serving our community and helping to protect our county’s most vulnerable children? At Hamilton County Children’s Services, this is what we do every day. We are looking for compassionate, tenacious workers who are dedicated to engaging families and ensuring that children are safe. Learn more…

Children’s Services Worker (After-hours Intake Worker with Field Work), Hamilton County Job and Family Services (part-time) (Posted 11/30/2023) Are you interested in serving our community and helping to protect our county’s most vulnerable children? At Hamilton County Children’s Services, this is what we do every day. We are looking for compassionate, tenacious workers who are dedicated to engaging families and ensuring that children are safe. Learn more…

Executive Director, PLF Foundation (part-time) (Posted 11/30/2023) The PLF Board of Trustees seeks an exceptional nonprofit professional to serve as their new Executive Director, responsible for the overall management of PLF, including all programs and business operations. Areas of responsibility include ensuring the organization is true to its mission and vision, fundraising, event planning, and public relations. Learn more…

Chief Financial Officer, Cincinnati Works (Posted 11/30/2023) The CFO position is responsible for reporting to and partnering with the President & CEO. The CFO will set Cincinnati Works’ financial policy and direction while also being an active participant in, and driver of, the organization’s overall strategy. This position will manage effective and streamlined administrative systems, including financial, accounting, facilities, and legal. As a member of the senior leadership team, the CFO will work closely with the finance committee of the board of directors. Learn more…

Director of Development, American Sign Museum (Posted 11/30/2023) Join us at the largest public museum in the world dedicated to signs! The American Sign Museum seeks a dynamic, creative, and detail-oriented individual to lead a comprehensive fundraising strategy during an exciting time of institutional growth. Learn more…

Program Manager, Boys Hope Girls Hope (Posted 11/30/2023) This position supports the functioning and activities of Boys Hope Girls Hope programming. The program manager supervises the Boys Hope Girls Hope Residential and Academy program team, provides support to the Program Director in implementing various administrative tasks in all program areas, and ensures that appropriate services are effectively delivered to each scholar and collegian for their full development according to the BHGH Program Model. Learn more…

Executive Director, Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio (Posted 11/22/2023) Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio is an independent, nonpartisan organization focused on workforce development and innovation in Cincinnati and Hamilton County. The Executive Director is responsible for providing strategic leadership to a team of five employees and to the Board of Directors of Southwest Council of Southwest Ohio, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit work board serving the Cincinnati tristate region. This is your chance to lead the way in public workforce innovation by providing outstanding service to the Cincinnati region’s diverse customer base, community, and region. Learn more…

Development Director, Pregnancy Center West, Inc. (Posted 11/22/2023) This role develops, plans and implements all facets of PCW’s efforts in the areas of fundraising, donor relations, donor marketing and public relations.  The Development Director works with the Executive Director to establish the Annual Budget. The Development Director is expected to meet or exceed the Income goals set forth in the Budget while managing Development-related expenses within budgetary guidelines. Learn more…

Executive Assistant, Ignite Philanthropy (Posted 11/22/2023) Reporting to the Director, HR & Operations, the Executive Assistant supports the company’s operational functions by providing executive support, business development support, and office management. The Executive Assistant provides direct scheduling and administrative support to three members of the firm’s Executive Team, as well as operations and office management support to the full team. Learn more…

Philanthropy Advisor, Mount St. Joseph University (Posted 11/22/2023) The Philanthropy Advisor is an informed advocate for Mount St. Joseph University and is responsible for fundraising activities and strategies designed to increase giving to Mount St. Joseph University by alumni and friends of the University. The Philanthropy Advisor is an enthusiastic and skilled networker who enjoys getting out into the community, attending events and participating in opportunities that position the Mount for success. Learn more…

Human Resources Generalist, St. Vincent de Paul (Posted 11/16/2023) SVDP is seeking an experienced HR Generalist to join our dynamic team who can navigate with agility and compassion during a high growth period. As part of the SVDP HR team, you will play a key role in helping to shape practices that encourage employee engagement and service excellence. You will work closely with managers and staff at the stores to support their Human Capital needs. Learn more…

Senior Development Manager, St. Vincent de Paul (Posted 11/16/2023) This position is a management position providing oversight, coaching, and mentorship to three development team members: Grants Manager, Events & Partnership Manager, and Gift Processing Coordinator. Reporting to the VP of External Relations, this role works collaboratively with the Senior Marketing Manager, Giving Officer, and the team at the Outreach Center to maximize our impact through our annual fundraising efforts, grants, planned-giving drives, and events. Learn more…

Support & Volunteer Coordinator, Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank (Posted 11/16/2023) The Volunteer & Support Coordinator is a critical role for the organization, providing consistent administrative support to all staff and helping manage the thousands of volunteers we welcome each year. Learn more…

Executive Director, Women Writing for (a) Change (Posted 11/9/2023) As Executive Director, you will lead an organization in its fourth decade of operation. We are looking for a highly skilled Executive Director to help us elevate the organization as we grow into the future and continue to embody our commitment to equity. Reporting to the Board of Directors, you will oversee programming, operations, and strategy. Learn more…

Marketing & Engagement Coordinator, Karen Wellington Foundation (Posted 11/9/2023) This role will report directly to the Executive Director and will lead strategy and implementation of the foundation’s marketing, events, and overall brand engagement. The right candidate should be skilled in event work, understand holistic marketing strategies, and enjoy community engagement. Learn more…

Operations Associate, Karen Wellington Foundation (part-time) (Posted 11/9/2023) The Operations Associate provides support for the Operations Director (OD) by maintaining data integrity, producing custom and scheduled reports, and managing the donation/gift documentation process. They will work with the OD to ensure all systems are accurate, efficient and updated as necessary. Learn more…

Director of Executive & Board Operations, St. Joseph Infant and Maternity Home (Posted 11/9/2023) This position coordinates the day-to-day administrative operations of the President/CEO to assure efficient workflow and communications. Functions as a liaison between the President, various departments, Board of Trustee, parents/guardians, public and others. Provides a bridge for smooth communication between the CEO’s office and Board members, partners, staff, and others. Learn more…

Development Manager, Women Writing for (a) Change (part-time) (Posted 11/9/2023) The development manager will be responsible for building good relationships with prospective donors and clients across multiple sectors, communicating with the broader public and internal teams, delegating tasks, and drawing up plans to ensure annual fundraising targets are met. Learn more…

Facilities Director, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati (Posted 11/2/2023) At Cincinnati’s RMHC, we have a culture of gratitude, fun, collaboration and compassion. The Facilities Director must be exceptionally talented, driven, organized and – most importantly – passionate about what we do and helping others succeed. You will work as a team with the Facilities Engineers, Chief Operating Officer, Guest Services and Housekeeping teams as well as volunteers by managing daily and long-term needs of the House to ensure the comfort and wellbeing of our guests. Learn more…

Program Manager, From Fatherless to Fearless (Posted 11/2/2023) The Program Manager will oversee the coordination and administration of all aspects of ongoing programming for From Fatherless to Fearless, including planning, organizing, staffing, training, and leading program activities. Learn more…

Advancement Director, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, NKY (Posted 11/2/2023) As part of our leadership team, our Advancement Director is responsible for planning and implementing a comprehensive fundraising program that includes major gifts, corporate and foundation giving, planned giving and special events. The Advancement Director will work closely with our Executive Director, spreading the good news of what our society does. Learn more…

Center Director – Batavia Heights Child Care, YMCA of Greater Cincinnati (Posted 11/2/2023) Are you ready to take the lead in shaping the future of our littlest learners? We are seeking a passionate, dynamic, and dedicated Center Director to nurture, educate, and inspire the youngest members of our Batavia Heights community. Learn more…

Wellness Resource Specialist, Art Academy of Cincinnati (part-time) (Posted 11/2/2023) The Wellness Resource Specialist will serve as a senior leader to support AAC’s commitment to the Health and Wellness of its student community. The range of services will include prevention, intervention, psychoeducation, crisis management, and health promotion for AAC students, consultation to faculty, staff, and organizations within the campus community as well as assessing and analyzing clinical signs and symptoms and diagnosing actual/potential health problems. Learn more…

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