EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

He likely didn’t have grassroots campaigns in mind when he uttered those words, but Twain’s advice is spot-on for grassroots advocacy practitioners as they make a plan to engage the new Congress. This means your organization has significant work to do to prepare for the new Congress. Even the incumbents are in new districts.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2017

Especially if you don’t have a deep pool of your own experiences to draw on, how can you benefit most from the advice that is so freely offered? Donors to a religious organization may have different motivations than donors to an environmental organization. Where have they honed their fundraising skills?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 2, 2013

While school administrators appreciate the help from local nonprofits, they're often spread too thin and left with little time to coordinate schedules with your organization and help you execute initiatives. The more people your programs at public schools are able to reach, the better it is for your community and your organization.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what to do after a donor says “no” to a meeting. It’s definitely the right first step. NO = Not this organization, project, amount, or time. Is it the organization? CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The webinar earlier this week from the Lean Start up team, Lean Impact: Implementing Lean Startup in Mission-Driven Organizations, did begin to address this gap with a discussion and examples from Akash Trivedi of Kiva Zip, a pilot program from the nonprofit Kiva and Christie George from New Media Ventures.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 28, 2024

Organized around the four phases of change, Feifer shares personal insights and learnings from his interviews with success entrepreneurs and changemakers who have experienced tectonic shifts in work, culture, and life. Feifer : It definitely demonstrated that. Question : Change is one of the most difficult things for people.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

That means now is the perfect time to take stock of where your organization stands, especially as we head into the always-busy year-end giving season. What will be the most important strategic asset for your organization at end-of-year and for years to come? Which strategies have worked well to keep donors engaged with your mission?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2013

AMACOM''s (of the American Management Association) sixth edition of the best-selling book, The First-Time Manager -- originally published in 1981 is a must-read for new managers and leaders in business.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 1, 2021

We then compared how that emotional polarity score interacted with the organizations’ financial data. . What we found was that the results depended on an organization’s size. However, for larger organizations, the relationship was reversed. Advice for crafting your mission statement. Study 2: Who do nonprofits serve?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

This book was definitely a labor of love, but in a good way. The book offers lots of great advice on using many of Facebook features like Events. They’ll probably be your organization name.) What is your best advice about moderation and dealing with spammers or trolls? What are some of best practices for success?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 3, 2023

Question: I am preparing to take on a leadership role in DEI for a large organization. Any advice on how I can help balance the scales, between discussion and action? Answer: The approach your organization should take depends entirely on its goals. Best of luck! Question: How can we add NTEE codes on the IRS file or Candid?

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While we are definitely not experts (every day we discover something new), we wanted to share what we have learned over the past year doing social media video. Additionally, following trends is difficult for nonprofits when you take copyright challenges into account (organizations aren’t permitted to use a lot of trending audio).

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

From office space to employee wages, it may seem like counting paper clips, but if your organization makes better use of what it already has, then you will have more to offer in mission delivery and therefore more to show to potential donors. They will have good advice about ways to structure your nonprofit finances responsibly.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

King also recommends you develop and benefit from three information networks : Informal Advice Network – the people you go to for advice regarding a challenge or problem you are experiencing at work. Workplaces will become more agile, so how we work will become less formal, organized, and clear-cut. It is a business imperative.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Please also share what bit of great advice you’ve received as you built your purpose-driven career. New episodes are released every other Tuesday and you can subscribe at any of your favorite podcast apps (iTunes, Spotify, Sticher and more) or on our website at www.commonimpact.org/podcast. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

Gerry’s incredible advice guided me along my entire path, and so many crucial turning points went well because of Gerry’s invaluable insight and guidance. Most importantly, he walked me through how to frame the goal of any agreement with another organization, and to think through scenarios of how it might go sour.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to recognize and steward tribute donors: Dear Charity Clairity, Our small organization has been around for many years, but we have only just recently begun receiving donations “in memory of a loved one in lieu of flowers” for example.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Organized around the four phases of change, Feifer shares personal insights and learnings from his interviews with success entrepreneurs and changemakers who have experienced tectonic shifts in work, culture, and life. Feifer : It definitely demonstrated that. Question : Change is one of the most difficult things for people.

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Qgiv

MARCH 8, 2022

Qgiv: What advice would you give to a young woman interested in software engineering? Sandra: My biggest advice would be to not get intimidated by the field. Sandra: If you’re good at your job, there’s always a path to leadership within the organization. That ownership changed my definition of what “design” even meant.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Organization: The Nature Conservancy. Organization Size: +1 million members, +3800 staff. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? Name: Amy Ganderson. Website: www.nature.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

If your audience and supporters include women (especially those in their mid-thirties to mid-forties) you definitely want to explore a presence on Pinterest. They created a pin board with expert advice on how to “Green Your Home” that is filled with beautiful visuals and helpful content. 2) Pinterest is about discovery.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

But many Advisory Boards sit idle, with members not knowing their role and organizations not knowing what to do with the Board they created. Giving Advice The most obvious role for a nonprofit Advisory Board is to give advice to the Governing Board and staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

The definition of Inbound Marketing is marketing focused on getting found by customers. You can read a more detailed definition here. The Cause: Room To Read a not-for-profit organization that transforms the lives of millions of children by focusing on literacy. I guess you could say it is an example of in-bound marketing.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 27, 2021

You focus on bequests or money your supporters leave your organization when they die. When you talk to donors, you talk about your organization’s present and you also talk about your organization’s future. What amazing work will your organization be doing in three years? Your nonprofit should take that advice, too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2009

This is one book that I'm definitely taking with me on the big move, but I'm also giving away a copy too. (I Anyway, this small book about Twitter is packed with simple, practical advice for getting you up to speed quickly. I got one free copy because my tweets are featured on pages 121 and 159). What are your objectives?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Organized around the four phases of change, Feifer shares personal insights and learnings from his interviews with success entrepreneurs and changemakers who have experienced tectonic shifts in work, culture, and life. Feifer : It definitely demonstrated that. Question : Change is one of the most difficult things for people.

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Bloomerang

MAY 29, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who wants advice on best practices around recording and recognizing in-kind donors. . Here is advice from several providers to give you a general idea: Bloomerang : YouTube video with instructions for coding gifts as “in-kind” in the “Fund” field and entering a gift value of $0.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In addition to thinking about “mushy” or qualitative complex concepts, the mission-driven industry has no set rules, so approaches and terminology can differ majorly from one organization to another, making communication and collaboration more difficult. Building a foundation for measuring impact. Developing Impact Opportunity Statements.

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Kindful

APRIL 28, 2021

Events are typically near the top of every nonprofit organization’s list of disrupted activities and strategies. Thankfully, many organizations were able to shift to a virtual event format with limited disruption and, in some cases, even greater success than their previous in-person incarnations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. Definitely integrate your blog posts with your e-newsletter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

Given the interest in this topic by many of my nonprofit readers, and since I'm started off this post with a story about relationships, I thought I'd share some advice about how to NOT to pitch bloggers to write about your organization, product, service, or event. Kevin Bondelli has more advice. Blogger Relations by Lee Oden.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Touch base with every department to identify what your organization needs more help with. Provide your volunteers with a sense of stability by making sure that they have a point of contact at your organization. You can also engage community leaders as ambassadors for your organization. Create Job Descriptions.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to attract corporate matching gifts: Dear Charity Clairity, I have a question about how to attract corporate matching gifts. Your organization Matching gifts lift average donation size, improve retention and donor lifetime value , and open the door to other giving.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Check your country’s definition for charity status. Next step is to register and validate your organization with TechSoup and acquire your validation token. Once your organization has been validated, log in and you will be presented with a TechSoup Validation Token that looks something like this: 345c476@YourOrgName.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Organization: National Wildlife Federation. Organization Size: 400 employees. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Back in 2006 when I joined the organization we had a MySpace page with 25 friends.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The exact donation amount that you consider to be a major gift will depend on the highest donation amounts your organization typically receives. Some larger organizations may consider major donations to be donations of $100,000 or more, while smaller nonprofits might consider $1,000 donations to be major gifts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Often tied to breaking news stories or internal developments at your organization, a blog post calling for action is often well received. If your nonprofit is launching a new program or campaign, definitely write a blog post to share the news and summarize the new program or campaign’s goals. Post Calls to Action.

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