sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Ensure your team has a standard procedure for identifying any requests and activities within your system that are still assigned to departing team members. Record that institutional knowledge in an accessible Policies and Procedures manual. When a new person comes on, it’s a good time to understand exactly what access they need.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2023

You want applications from organizations that align to your mission, but the frequency of the requests can easily bog down your processes if you aren’t careful. To avoid overwhelming your team, standardize how you receive and process grant applications at your organization. And what is the workflow once an application is received?

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Fund accounting systems with grant management can help you from beginning to end if you are a grant-funded organization—or want to be. Here are three ways that your fund accounting system can support your grant management needs. The more manual data entry you do, the more errors can creep into your accounting system.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Your school has a wealth of vital information—enrollment applications, student records, financial records, donor and alumni records—and stakeholders with different requirements and abilities. We knew that there was information in one part of the system that could be very useful for another team.

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sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2024

The ongoing FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) delays have left students with less time to compare financial aid offers and make a college decision than in a typical year. According to the US Department of Education, about 330,000 federal financial aid applications will need to be reprocessed following yet another data error.

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Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

PEAK Grantmaking’s “Reimagining Philanthropy” conference in March exploring these themes was a fitting setting for a session Candid organized about advancing systems change via data collaboration at scale. The panelists also agreed that nonprofits are motivated to provide the data when they know how funders are using it.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid—commonly known as FAFSA®—is the form current and prospective college and career school students must fill out each year to qualify for federal financial aid, whether that be in the form of grants, loans, or work-study funds. In 2020, the U.S. What makes the Better FAFSA better?

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

Create Cross-Functional Workflow When a campus works cross-functionally, scholarships become more accessible and easier to award. Technology can streamline operations when systems are integrated and configured to improve communication among cross-functional teams and provide everyone with the information they need to get their job done.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2021

This blog post was written by Ayomide Fatoye, Summer 2021 Forum One. Web accessibility, in particular, became an intriguing topic for me as it is so integral to my field of interest (which is website development, by the way), yet before my internship, I had never given it much thought. First, what is web accessibility?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2023

An extreme weather event could impact access to food and clean water. Use portals and your website to provide open access to the information they need when they need it. Once you have that outlined, see where you can connect your systems through APIs to pull data in and across platforms.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2024

APIs and the Art of the Possible (Panel) Panelists include Nick Marchese of Emma Willard School, Shandor Simon of Beaver Country Day School, and Stephen Boyle of Blackbaud The power of APIs lies in their ability to seamlessly connect disparate systems, unlock data silos, and facilitate the exchange of information in real-time.

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sgEngage

APRIL 23, 2024

In addition to building relationships with the organizations you support, there is some documentation you should ask for, especially for new applicants. Depending on how your application is set up, you can add an open-ended question or discuss it during a follow-up conversation. Do you have tiered approvals for different amounts?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2022

They are also pivoting their mission, and driving systems change through new programs that fund climate action , and by integrating sustainability principles horizontally across all other existing programs. . As funders increase their focus on driving systems change, a key question emerges: What does this mean for grantees?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Because nonprofits run off of donations, many organizations also have limited access to IT support. Spoofing occurs when someone with malicious intent disguises their identity to gain unauthorized access to systems or data. Implement safeguards to ensure the security and privacy of all your data and systems.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

We believe that technology systems intended to be used in fragile environments must be “protective by design,” and seek from the outset to minimize the risk of harm. The first step is to clearly understand why the system, application, or data collection ought to exist in the first place. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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sgEngage

MARCH 3, 2023

If you are still hosting the data and applications that you’re using to run your core operations and development efforts—from your accounting software to your donor relationship management and fundraising systems—on premises, you are not setting your future organization up for success. Now think about your nonprofit organization.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Healthcare Data Silos Healthcare data silos, or divisions within the healthcare data system, are due to hundreds of applications running at once. These applications exist within everything from electronic health records ( EHRs ) to revenue cycle management and claims management. Standardize data formats to ensure consistency.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

When your nonprofit is looking to change its financial system, it would be nice to have a crystal ball. How does your system manage restricted funds? A true fund accounting system simplifies restricted funds, making it easier to track and report on government grants, endowments, and specific donor requests.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. In this blog post, we'll review the research results, discuss implications, and identify the soul-searching needed to move forward in new alignment with our values.

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AccelEvents

JULY 16, 2021

During the Type 1 audit, businesses are evaluated on their hiring and data management systems, and the SOC 2 auditors determine if their design meets the trust principles. In Type 2, the continued effectiveness of those systems is checked. . Set up policies and procedures for data classification and data access.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

But if anything is certain, this and other AI systems are only going to get better, and quickly. AI in Grant Applications Perhaps the most obvious place to start would be the application process. A chatbot could help your applicants overcome issues with access or help troubleshoot questions during the application process.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In service of this, in this blog, we’re highlighting five things we’ve heard about our grants data that aren’t quite accurate. When applicable, this information is included in Candid’s data sets. Once Candid collects data from these sources, we clean, code, structure, and enhance the data to make it more accessible and useful.

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

As these technologies mature, so do their applications. In this blog, I will first explain how Candid currently harnesses the power of AI technologies in our data and tools. It also helps ensure people can access the robust and holistic information they need to advance their missions.

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

If you aren’t seeing a diverse set of applicants, is there something in the way the job description is written or the places where it is advertised that should be reconsidered? Review your applications through an equity lens after each grant cycle. Yes, training on empathy and recognizing bias is important, but it needs to go deeper.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Mail, and Google Docs are all examples of cloud-based applications, also known as software as a service (SaaS). Cloud computing, simply put, is a way for your computer to access computing power via the internet. This is great if you are planning to use a cloud system for one or two applications in your organization.

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Candid

AUGUST 9, 2023

paper filings, Candid Seal of Transparency status, and the Philanthropy Classification System). But we often hear from researchers that they struggle to access the recent, affordable, high-quality data they need to understand the sector. Researchers can learn more about the data set, apply for access, and submit general inquiries here.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

And that work can come in a variety of forms: work by your grantee to fill out long applications with questions about programs, finances, staff, sustainability, and internal controls that get read and then filed. It also helps them stay focused, instead of having to manage new funding applications each year. Trust must be earned.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Create Cross-Functional Workflow When a campus works cross-functionally, scholarships become more accessible and easier to award. Technology can streamline operations when systems are integrated and configured to improve communication among cross-functional teams and provide everyone with the information they need to get their job done.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Organizations need to understand the impact that AI systems may have on workers’ physical health and encourage an active, not sedentary workplace. Nethope has convening and doing research with global NGOs and technology experts to share, learn, and collaborate on all aspects of AI application in the humanitarian sector.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 30, 2021

My previous position taught me that if you cannot pinpoint what exact data was accessed during a security breach, the assumption becomes that all data was accessed. We published a blog last month on how security impacts the nonprofit sector. Application Security Salesforce has taken great strides to ensure its HIPAA compliance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

She also writes about digital marketing with helpful and actionable advice on Wired Impact’s nonprofit marketing blog and for their online guides. Having access to Google Analytics for your website is key to getting to the roots of the problem. 4) Key features and content aren’t accessible. healthsolutions.org/donate.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Tip 2: Bring both your program and finance teams into the grant application and award process. Tip 2: Review your upcoming funding requests, fundraising goals, and grant applications to make sure you are including an appropriate allocation for your indirect costs. Do they give you the information you need?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Chow adds, “the book is based on the experiences of tens of thousands of women, with guidance that is applicable to every one of us, no matter where we are on our own unique journey.” Leadership Development : Do women have access to effective development?

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

This is a story about acknowledging how there isn’t one piece of software that can solve all your problems, which is why the extensibility of your systems is so important. You just signed a multi-year contract for a new student information and learning management system (SIS/LMS) that does everything you want it to do.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 31, 2022

Calbright College is California’s only fully online community college and was established to increase access to skills-based credentials and certificates for non-traditional learners across the state – those who have fallen through the cracks in the economy, or who need to upskill or re-skill to be competitive in today’s rapidly evolving job market.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

The first time I really "got" the power of accessible technology (AT) to improve the lives of people with disabilities was when I saw the PBS documentary Freedom Machines. How Accessible Technology Computer Refurbishment Came About. How Accessible Technology Works.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 26, 2022

We’ve previously discussed the Salesforce talent gap in this blog , but I want to take a step back and identify the friction between potential employees and employers. Concerted Recruitment Efforts: Our outreach brings in thousands of applications and invests our energy in hiring the absolute best of the best. Department of Labor.

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