NetWits

MAY 15, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Fundraising Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. The largest online gift received in 2011 was $260,000 – more than two-and-a-half times 2010′s largest gift.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The presentation looks at how younger generations are always connected and are multi-taskers who count on the Internet as their external brain and approach problems in a different way from older generations. It raises the question (unanswered) whether this is a good or bad thing. How does this play out in your work with a nonprofit?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. If Millennials can’t find or connect with an organization the way they want to, they will go find a different organization. As an example, Soles4Souls.org’s mobile website looks very different than the normal website. about 85 Million.

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Let monthly donors know they’re part of a team really making a difference. 2011 Online Giving Report. Be creative here.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2012

A related research question is the impact or positive incentive of volunteer stipends among low-wage earners (McBride, Gonzales, Morrow-Howell, & McCrary, 2011). All the volunteers were working as tutors in local elementary schools. CDS Working Papers 09-12. A case for stipends in volunteer service. McBride, A., Gonzales, E.,

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What fundraising strategies will be a game changer for nonprofits in 2011? I hope that 2011 will be about getting back to basics and mastering online fundraising, that is the art and science of fundraising via an organization’s own website. Organizations must test appeals to determine which messaging works best.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

In our 2011 Online Giving Report we've combined findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multiyear giving data, which allows us to pull out a very rich set of insights. Key 2011 Online Giving Trends Include. of online giving happened in October, November, and December of 2011. of the 34.8%.

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Care2

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Marketing, in particular, social marketing can make all the difference in your organization's work come 2011. This is crucial--and a main reason that social marketing has been found to work--and why, social media marketing can be an effective tactic of social marketing. For 2011, I propose the following challenge.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

What are the best strategies for when your client/manager/boss doesn’t understand social media, or you have a different opinion about how to use it? Claire Sale: When I worked for the Red Cross, we did a daily social media update to the comms dept, senior leadership, and anyone else who wanted to receive the info.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

And making too many personal sacrifices, wanting to leave your job, and having a bad or cynical attitude about your work. Workers with specific EI skills know how to successfully cope with stressful work environments and experiences. Ask your manager for a change in your work conditions. Managing yourself. Understanding others.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation -- one of our amazing panelists for the upcoming presentation at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , "Let's Go Stalking! There is no doubt that 2011 will be a year of great progress and measurable results for those who learn these new tools and tricks of the trade.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Tell the Packard Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness Program How You Think We Should Do Our Work! The OE program works with grantees around the world to build their capacity in these areas. Assessment of 46 OE grants to networks awarded 2009-2011, conducted by Monitor Institute (2012). How the OE Program Works.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

We do not work together. But, I hope 2011 will be the time when we funnel those frustrations into real steps towards a better, more collaborative, more effective, and more aligned sector of social impact. 3 Goals for 2011. At the end of 2010, I started having a weekly, 30-minute skype call with my friend Vanessa Rhinesmith.

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NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2011

Small orgs work quickly, but often times that acceleration lacks direction. If a value adding tool stopped working, it would radically impact how you work. But how often do you step back to ask questions like: How can use our website to communicate differently? Why does this have to be different in technology?

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NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2011

In many organizations, technology is viewed as separate from the work the organization is doing. Start talking to folks who "get" technology--there are probably many of them who don't work in the IT department. This approach works especially well for talking about technology issues. What work issues annoy them most?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2011

These grantmakers are supporting and working through networks to pool their learning and increase the impact of their respective grantmaking practices. In late 2011, Funder’s Guide to Networks will synthesize the knowledge and publish a print publication for the broader field of philanthropy. When don’t networks work?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 17, 2011

I knew I wanted to make a difference, but didn't how. I wish I'd had a book like Work on Purpose by Echoing Green's Senior Vice President, Lara Galinsky , with Kelly Nuxoll. I have 3 copies of Work on Purpose to give away to 3 young graduates.* The deadline to leave a comment is May 31, 2011 at 8:00 PM ET/ 5:00 PM PT.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

When we started Fondeadora in 2011 (the first creative crowdfunding platform in Mexico, renamed to Donadora in 2016), processing online payments was very difficult. At Donadora, work with NGOs to help them tell simple, but impact-full stories in order to inspire donors to give.

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Achieve

AUGUST 3, 2011

are just 3 examples that approach this micro-donating concept in very different ways. Knowing that their donation was going to make a difference regardless of size was a recurring theme in the 2011 Achieve and JGA Millennial Donor Study. What do you think – can $1 make a difference? Vonate.org. LoveDrop.us.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Events over the past year have galvanized people of color working in fundraising. I have worked for nonprofit organizations for most of my professional life, and I have never been a major gift officer. Researching grants, writing proposals, and reporting on expenditures are very different from the work of major gift officers.

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NetWits

JUNE 19, 2012

A 2011 Gleanster survey found the most important value drivers for top corporate email programs were: Testing and measuring everything. Apply what’s working in the corporate world to your email programs, including: Testing variables like subject lines and calls to action , for starters. Building in targeting capabilities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

The truth is I think it has only just begun and that we’re on the cusp of a radical transformation in how we use the Internet in our personal and work lives as well as how we use it to foster social good. Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 17, 2015

I'm in Europe right now, on a mix of vacation and work. The work is focused on "innovation." In 2011, I reviewed Sustaining Innovation , bringing in voices from Museum 2.0 These thoughts made me go back to one of my favorite books, Sustaining Innovation by Paul Light. Including some very real stories and reflections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

This year’s Day of Service featured three different projects – a computer recycling project and installation of a wireless network in Washington, DC’s largest homeless shelter and meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen. Since Mark works solo, this is a useful tool. Event 360 was a sponsor for the Day of Service.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 11, 2011

Date : May 11, 2011, 3 pm EST. Location : Online. Well, there’s a big difference between working with the crowd and working with your community! This webinar will explore the differences and identify opportunities for your organization to start building engagement and participation.

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

Do you do much of our work online? Working across distributed teams is all about collaborative work with our colleagues who may be in different cities or even countries. At TechSoup, the need for us to all work in the same office is becoming decidedly old school. Why Working In Distributed Teams Is Green.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 23, 2021

It’s not easy or without obstacles, and sometimes it even takes more than hard work, maybe even a bit of luck. My work ethic, drive, and ability to learn from others (being a solid teammate). Michael : Leaders need to understand the importance of difference. What helped you succeed the most during your career?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2010

When it comes to your fundraising events, if you were starting over, how different would they look? Starting over may not be an option, but in the absence of that, here are ten things event fundraisers and marketers should be considering to reinvent their plans for 2011: Become more data driven. Be different.

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NTEN

APRIL 4, 2011

For those of you who have read Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard , by Chip and Dan Heath – or if you were at the 2011 NTC and saw Dan's Plenary – you've probably already started thinking about the Direct-Motivate-Shape the Path triumverate for helping people change their behavior.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2014

The map is a digital showcase of the real-world work its volunteers are doing to protect oceans. But they knew that in order to scale their work globally, they needed to use the web to influence lasting change. Divers can view their work on the map and see how it combines with other reports to reveal a growing picture of marine debris.

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

Savory offers different perks for different giving levels to incentivize and thank donors accordingly. . Break up your incentives based on the size of the recurring gift and offer different perks for higher giving levels. Motivate donors with different perks for different giving levels. Savory belt buckle.

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NetWits

JUNE 5, 2012

In 2011, we wanted to evaluate our BFKS website to see what was working and what might need to be updated. We went through a similar process in 2012, although with a slightly different group of agencies. Jennifer’s going to share her 6 Survey Best Practices on Thursday. Sign up today! Here’s a sneak peek at Thursday’s session.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Here are four traits that make the difference between a so-so vendor and one that truly helps move your association forward. Where the difference lies is how they approach those phases. The way we look at it, the more we learn about how your business works, the better we can figure out how to best configure the system for you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

We are planning to launch a mobile version of our website in 2011. Text communications are new for the organization and I have been thrilled to be part of the team working on the project. Our official launch of text-to-donate will be January 3, 2011 at another Los Angeles Kings hockey game. What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2014

Are leadership skills different for emerging “Millennial” leaders than for people from different generations? Revisit your expectations of how and when work best gets done. The most needed skills differed by their level but also by the type of job they held. Flickr Photo by Flower Factor. Builds relationships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

The best ever resource and template for an editorial calendar comes from my colleague, Holly Minch at LightBox Collaborative who has been sharing her template in a google document since 2011. A must for any organization of any size.” – Erin Fogg, 2011. all with different deadlines, writers, and content parameters. What is it?

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Big 4 In Mobile Mobile Websites If Millennials can't find or connect with an organization the way they want to, they will go find a different organization. As an example, Soles4Souls.org's mobile website looks very different than the normal website.

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