Greater Giving

MAY 12, 2021

Whether they choose to offer a monetary donation or contribute another way, such as volunteering, advocacy, etc., Interactions delivered during the solicitation phase come in many shapes and forms and through many different communication methods, like the phone, social media, direct mail, text message, etc. The Stewardship Phase.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 10, 2021

It’s designed specifically to equip you with the practical steps and resources to built the foundation of a strong nonprofit so you’re poised to grow. Her FIT nonprofit coaching method was developed after spending years as both a nonprofit professional and a fitness trainer. Who is the Nonprofit Startup Course for?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

In philanthropy, there can also be worries of time commitment, grantee burden, complicated methods and, frankly, resources circling the drain without adding any function or value. And for everyone else, it can bring up feelings of boredom, overwhelm, and confusion.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 3, 2020

Implementing strategic engagement initiatives designed to leverage the assets of volunteers expands a nonprofit’s ability to maximize its social impact. With sound infrastructure and staff support, organizations can begin to design engagement strategies that build upon basic management practices. Engage volunteers as leaders.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

To broaden your audience and make ticket purchasing accessible, choose software that accepts multiple payment methods beyond credit and debit cards like Venmo and PayPal. A well-designed event landing page is key to kicking off your event’s marketing strategy. Offer flexible payment processing. Make a beautiful event landing page.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

We use free and open source software whenever possible, but we're pragmatic and work with what our human rights monitoring and advocacy partners need, so our environment is a pretty eclectic mix. Design and implement data visualizations, including everything from simple static charts and maps to custom interactive visualizations on the web.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

To find a consultant whose services and methods align with your nonprofit’s needs, follow these steps: Review your needs. Team DNL’s Nonprofit Technology Consulting At DNL OmniMedia, we work with large organizations and growing nonprofits to help them use technology to reach their fundraising and advocacy goals.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 26, 2013

We spoke with Program Director of the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO), Amber Masso, who told us about their previous fundraising methods: mass mailing, cold-calling, etc. Through TechSoup, Teespring offers nonprofits $300 worth of design consulting and account management free of charge.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This blog aims to examine these challenges and offer all nonprofits leaders methods to increase diversity and BIPOC participation in their organizations. Invest in programs and services that support the specific needs and priorities of BIPOC communities, and ensure that they are designed and delivered in partnership with those communities.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

In every vertical, ranging from the environment to public health, there are hundreds if not thousands of organizations with similar names and missions competing for advocacy, donor, and foundation support. Fast, Cheap and Under Control: Online Advocacy as an Acquisition Engine. What is the role of scalable design? 3:00 to 4:15.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” Click to see larger version.

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Neon CRM

MAY 12, 2023

Volunteer opportunities that impacted your community Advocacy initiatives you’ve begun (or furthered) In addition to showing off all of the past year’s accomplishments, you can also use this section of your letter as a space to announce your organization’s upcoming goals. Don’t jump the gun. Fundraising event or volunteer opportunity.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

For example, social media companies often treat inclusive design features like accessibility to the visual and hearing impaired as afterthoughts, and indeed, the development of such features are at the mercy of hiring and layoff trends.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2023

The most straightforward method is adding personal information about a donor, such as their name and engagement history. Rather than plain text and an image or two, eCards recreate the experience of opening an artfully designed, physical card. Personalization comes in several forms. Create a video.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Stronger Advocacy: There’s strength in numbers, and a strong membership base provides organizations with more voices to amplify their cause, advocate for policy changes, influence the community, and raise awareness for their mission. Even if you’re just starting out, your organization has likely made a few connections.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 11, 2018

Because the board takes a role that is connected more to oversight than day-to-day operations, the executive staff shoulders the responsibility to present organizational financial data to the board in a method that communicates their true financial health.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2019

After all, one cannot expect to change the results of their efforts without first changing their methods. Nonprofit executives should be seizing the opportunity to embrace alternative fundraising methods and designing the events to be both educational and entertaining for donors. Educate Your Donors.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

It’s a method for reaching supporters across the generations and a clear conduit of online donations. This section will discuss the various types of marketing campaigns you may hold to further your fundraising, stewardship, and even advocacy efforts. Advocacy Campaigns. Welcome Series. Gratitude Campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

7: Transparency and Replicability are Paramount to Sound Measurement: Measurement methods need to be shared as well as how specific metrics are calculated. The document includes examples from different industries, including nonprofit organizations and for advocacy campaigns. 2011 Putting Principles in Action: Valid Metrics Matrix.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 5, 2017

When it comes to advocacy and political campaigns, we must understand how our audience is talking about our issues and candidates before we know what to share on our social media platforms. In many cases, obtrusive research designs influence the behavior we seek to understand. Why does this matter?

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Designs and launches new initiatives, drives organizational strategy, and helps chart the future of Feeding America. Double-certified neurologist and preventive medicine specialist with a background in public health, working toward the transition to replace the use of animal experimentation with superior human-based testing methods.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m the lead for Zoetica where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as meta network weaver. The group has an impressive breadth and depth of expertise, including NGO capacity building, social media expertise and training design and delivery.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

As you start to develop your member engagement strategy, it’s important to familiarize yourself with the essential methods for doing so effectively. Before diving into onboarding new members and stewarding strong relationships, you’ll need to develop a method for locating passionate, qualified candidates. Let’s dive in!

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NetWits

MAY 20, 2008

The Solution: Using Blackbaud® NetCommunity ™, designers and consultants from Blackbaud Interactive™ worked with the development staff from BFC to create a new site that would better reflect the organization’s image, raise awareness, and engage constituents in a variety of ways.

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Forj

JULY 5, 2017

These changes directly tie reimbursement to performance and performance improvement activities, which can be designed and implemented using a learning management system. Shawn Martin , Senior Vice President, Advocacy, Practice Advancement, and Policy, . AAMSE Sessions on the Topic.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Depending on the size and establishment of the organization, the nonprofit who desires to create a collective initiative may be able to provide this backbone infrastructure for the movement, or they may need to designate another organization for this role.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I also designed and facilitated a six month peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat. This year I facilitated several labs, including one for the Brainerd Foundation to rethink 21 st Century Advocacy. You can find out more and register here. My Three Words.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2020

Check out this guide from Astron Solutions to learn more about talent management systems designed for smaller organizations to see some in action. For example, if you know you want to conduct more effective advocacy outreach in 2020, that should be reflected in your tech plan. Will you need to hire a tech consultant?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

In response to these questions, the evaluation approach selected may range from retrospective to real-time evaluation or a combination of both, using qualitative and quantitative data, and loosely aligned or highly rigorous methods. From the start, its emphasis has been on continuous (or real-time) feedback and learning.

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Everyaction

APRIL 9, 2018

For environmental organizations, an effective CRM will seamlessly enable both fundraising and advocacy. Too many websites feature inspiring images and design on the main pages, only to direct donors to a blocky and confusing page when they click on the donate button.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) does it rely on graphics/images?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

You've developed e-advocacy tools to rush public policy action alerts to supporters who can advocate for fair and ethical local, national and global policies. And you use e-commerce and online fundraising to bring in the funding needed to ensure long-term program and advocacy effectiveness. Best Method/Vehicle.

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Achieve

AUGUST 27, 2021

This research method has the innate ability to uncover valuable information on prospective donors, helping your organization better understand its audience and determine key cultivation steps. . Creating a process to resolve errors, such as designating at least one team member to oversee data entry and keep an eye out for errors. .

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Connection Cafe

MAY 25, 2011

In January, CMF published a report called Communicating With Congress: Perceptions of Citizen Advocacy on Capitol Hill. One of the key findings was that the delivery method doesn't matter so much as the content. What are some other ways that you get your constituents engaged in advocacy? Tell a personal story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2006

I wholeheartedly agree with his thesis and one that we're keeping mind as we design our NTC session on blogging. Because their questions are largely about technology, the results of these questions are answers dominated by the logic of technology itself, rather than by the mission or methods of the organization.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

Information = Data + Communication Because data must be communicated to be informative, our methods of communication become paramount. In a digital age, these methods have been revolutionized, fundamentally altering the landscape in which data become information. Communication turns data into information.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Contact him at mhowes@mediamatters.org.

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