The Sponsorship Collective

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Corporate sponsorship deals are alluring to sponsorship seekers because they usually mean reeling in the big bucks compared to working with smaller sponsors. You don’t get something for nothing in this life, and so you need to offer your corporate prospects excellent activations. What are some good examples?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

You probably have potential fundraising ambassadors who are already engaged in your work. And how do you get them busy, working on your behalf? Talk to them about ways to frame the organization’s work, especially if the work you do can be sensitive and complicated. Yes, it can seem like extra work.

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Network for Good

MAY 7, 2021

And when it comes to structure, you might think that things like questions, statements, ellipses, “you’ll never believe…” or some surprising statistic might not work because they sound like spam. But the reason spam bots use structures like this is because they do work and people do open them! Maybe you want them to try a new action.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In 2021, they used CauseVox to create their Duradash peer-to-peer campaign and came away with over $30,000 through their virtual activity challenge ! For 2021 they decided to shake things up and make it an activity challenge through the CauseVox platform instead. What Made it Work. She said, “Don’t be afraid to ask.

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Donorbox

JUNE 6, 2022

Nonprofits and individual advocates are working tirelessly to address this threat. The post The 10 Best Charities Actively Fighting Climate Change appeared first on Nonprofit Blog. Thanks to their efforts, real change is occurring! Billionaires like Warren Buffet have invested in renewable energy powerlines. The […].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Remote working policy with flexibility.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Or, are there ample opportunities within corporations, social enterprises, and developing small business and actively engaging in philanthropy for the next generations? Should the next generation go into the nonprofit industry to make a social impact?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2021

To celebrate, we want to spotlight two civil society organizations working towards awareness of LGBTQ history and inclusivity for LGBTQ people everywhere: the GLBT Historical Society and The Amsterdam Rainbow Dress Foundation. These organizations have a shared interest in documenting LGBTQ activism.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

I’m excited to co-presenting a session at this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference called “ Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact ,” with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice.

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Network for Good

MAY 7, 2021

And when it comes to structure, you might think that things like questions, statements, ellipses, “you’ll never believe…” or some surprising statistic might not work because they sound like spam. But the reason spam bots use structures like this is because they do work and people do open them! Maybe you want them to try a new action.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2024

billion monthly active users of which 65% access the site daily and spend an average of 40 minutes per day on the platform. Nonprofit Tech for Good Report ] LinkedIn LinkedIn has 1 billion registered users of which 48% are monthly active users and 16% are daily active users. Facebook Facebook has 3.05 Similarweb ] 61.7%

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Today, many years into my work career, I still depend on a visual to-do list that I can constantly review to keep me focused. I continually wonder if there is a better way to prioritize my work activities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Allison Fine, my co-author for the Networked Nonprofit , and I are actively researching the use of Artificial Intelligence to better understand what nonprofits need to know about artificial intelligence to future proof their programs, marketing, and fundraising strategies? Source: AI for Lawyers (Click image for larger version).

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Charity Village

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The ADP Canada monthly Happiness@Work Index sees workers’ sentiments rise in January as recognition and support grow. Workers in Canada are happy with their current employer, with only 9 percent actively pursuing a move to a different company within their industry this year. The National Work Happiness Score for January 2024 is 6.7/10,

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

Are you taking advantage of this important information, or are you still creating events, products, and activities based on what’s always been done? Every score has a treasure trove of insights you can work with to improve your members’ experience. Finally, you’ll want to consider the time decay of your offered activities.

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VisionLink

MAY 6, 2024

This annual gathering of Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster is the nation's leading gathering of non-profit and faith-based disaster response agencies. Our software systems work well because of the many, many insights and suggestions from NVOAD member agencies incorporated into the platform. Working together, we all work better.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

People want to work for companies that are helping to change the world, consumers are making purchasing decisions based on how brands are solving social problems and addressing climate change and investors consider companies that are ESG laggards to be high-risk. .”

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 13, 2023

As many wealthy individuals and families now prefer working through intermediaries, such as lawyers, DAFs, and donor advisories to handle their giving activities, nonprofits are finding this increased distance to be challenging. Here are some tips to help your organization adjust.

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VisionLink

MAY 25, 2011

Writing from the national conference of the National Voluntary Organizations Active In Disaster (NVOAD). Americans need to continue, and expand, their gifts of time, talent, and dollars to support the work of these and many others. Working together we all work better. Douglas Zimmerman President & CEO VisionLink, Inc.'

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

The following is an excerpt from How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back A Practical Guide for Taking Care of Yourself While Changing The World by Meico Marquette Whitlock and a foreword by Beth Kanter 3 Ways to Thrive When Your Work Doesn’t Love You Back You’re committed to making a positive difference in the world.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Strategy 2: Double Down With the Double Down strategy, you’re looking for products, services, and member segments that are really working well for your association. Once you’ve identified what’s working, you can reinvest, and promote those projects. This helped to nurture and engage these members until they were eligible.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2023

It has an active user base of over 930 million members, but many nonprofits do not use it to its fullest potential. LinkedIn is a professional network that people use every day to build relationships and connect to opportunity.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

To grow your donor file, add three easy upgrades to your current acquisition plan and watch how kickstarting a better content, promotion, and conversion strategy can work wonders for your donor pipeline. In fundraising, digital acquisition is the process of acquiring email addresses and converting them into donors.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 1, 2023

Organizations facing skyrocketing energy costs need to actively work with their development director and executive staff to access available tools to lower utility costs, create savings, and utilize the savings for programs and services. Here is a strategy that may help your organization to do so.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

This was the first 90 minutes of the workshop, and while content and interaction kept in active learning mode — the next step was a synthesis. So, I gave participants quiet time to work a concept poster and time for rapid presentations of the posters. What part of the workshop was most useful to your work?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. How the sector understands and engages in knowledge work is crucial to the success of philanthropic efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2021

But work from home (if we are lucky enough to have a job) will probably continue well into 2021. If we learned anything during 2020, work-life balance is much harder when working from home. Our sense of time is distorted, making it easier than ever to work (or think about work) all the time.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It’s about a nonprofit I once worked with. They lay out (systematize) the steps your nonprofit will take for each of the most important activities you engage in. Fundraising systems allow your staff to do more work with less hassle. Systems bridge the gap and allow few people to do more work with less financial investment.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 24, 2024

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless workers say low pay and understaffing are contributing to high turnover, exacerbating what they contend are already difficult working conditions. Still, “the Coalition respects employees’ rights to engage (or not to engage) in union activity,” they said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2023

In the nonprofit sector, cultivating a fair and supportive work environment is essential to ensuring the well-being of employees and fostering the success of the organization. We also discuss the implementation of anonymous upward feedback surveys and pulse checks to create a safe and productive work environment.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The newest book from New York Times bestselling author Patrick Lencioni is, The 6 Types of Working Genius : A Better Way To Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, And Your Team. The book provides a fast way to help people identify the type of work that brings them joy and energy and avoid work that leads to frustration and burnout.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

Depending on the type of donors a gift officer is working with (and maybe other factors too), portfolios could be as small as 50 or as big as 150 constituents, but anything much smaller or bigger should signal the need to rescale to a manageable portfolio that’s in line with best practices. Most notably: Pay attention to portfolio size.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The warning signs included the ongoing toxic combination of low pay and overwhelming workloads endemic in nonprofit work that leads to exhaustion, mistakes, and ultimately burnout. When used well, we believe smart tech will be an antidote to the overwhelming amount of busy work nonprofit employees report.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 20, 2022

At a recent strategic planning session, I was working with a nonprofit to create organizational values. As my team introduced the activity, a board member spoke up and said, “We’d like to focus on strategies and goals. Why should we take the time to focus on organizational values?”.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

In this post, we explore how these agents of change are fostering freedom and independence through activism and social impact, turning the ideals of liberty and pursuit of happiness into realities for those who are often forgotten. Their mission is expressed through their mantra, “Our votes matter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2011

Mary Joyce leads a session on digital activism using the Story of Electronics. I have the honor of co-training with some of the best folks doing work in this part of the world. (Here’s the posts from Day 1 and Day 2 ). To reflect on how these modules might be used in their own trainings. Mary Joyce, Digital Campaigns.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In this article, we’ll delve into the essence of giving days, exploring what they are and how your nonprofit can actively participate. How Does a Giving Day Work? Amplify your organization’s story and impact, drawing attention to the critical work you do. What is a Giving Day? Consider making a peer-to-peer campaign.

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