Whole Whale

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A great alternative to handicap parking is “accessible parking.”. This could sound like “an individual with family support needs” or “caring for a person with addiction.”. Instead, “boring” and “dull” are great alternatives that will convey the same meaning without continuing a legacy of disability abuse. Loony bin or madhouse.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

It’s important to have a script that sounds like what you would say in a normal conversation. Let’s face it: Listening to “exciting updates” sounds about as enticing as watching paint dry. Can we count on you to help with a [one-time or monthly] gift of [donation amount]?”. How to write and use your own fundraising call script.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 24, 2020

It’s hard to tell what the right answer is during such strange times. . Right now, your email subscribers are being flooded with COVID-19 updates, and they’re probably sick of hearing about “unprecedented times.” Inform your customers about online options or alternatives. Should we make it less?

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TechImpact

MARCH 18, 2014

Plans are well though out with each step being executed at precisely the right time. Making sound judgements after considering alternatives is perhaps the most imperative quality of all. Strategic thinking, tactful implementation. The big picture is always in focus for a great nonprofit executive. Financial savvy. Persistence.

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Nonprofit Alternative Leadership Industry 153

Candid

JANUARY 24, 2022

We are not suggesting that BIPOC can never be used or that we have a simple answer or solution, but take a quick pause the next time you are about to use it. But to read time and again how a nonprofit is devastated by recent news or policy changes gives us some pause. Devastated. Differently-abled.

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Language Alternative Audience Impact 116

Greater Giving

APRIL 27, 2022

Once upon a time, much of the nonprofit industry leaned on annual in-person benefit events to meet budget requirements. Preparing a solid event alternative doesn’t have to cost time and money. Attendees can browse auction items in advance, and bid at any time, from any place in the event—which really drives up bids!

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Fundraising Houston Virtual Stream 52

Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

As with one-time gifts, the image should relate to the giving plan and a brief description of what the recurring gift provides. That sounds amazing. Studies show that 0-4 seconds is the optimal load time. Each additional second of load time decreases your conversation rate. Test your landing page load times.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 5, 2014

Is it time we take our events back? I thought it was a great question at the time, but it wasn’t until last panel of the day discussed alternative “cool” events that I decided… YES. Unequivocally YES, it’s time we take our events back! Sounds fun, right? Here’s my question, are these cool events sustainable?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2023

Fundraising events can also attract new, first-time donors if you hold them in public spaces or encourage attendees to bring friends and family. When hosting these events, your nonprofit dedicates a lot of time and effort to planning the event so your attendees walk away with a positive experience. Events for first-time supporters.

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Online Fundraising Social Media Fun 52

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Does any of this sound familiar? If simply telling your boss what to do doesn’t work, you need to find an alternate route. How might you direct this boss to their own inner wisdom and power so they might see the possibility of some leeway or alternate option? Then we’d know for sure what works for next time.” .

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

If you are like most nonprofit leaders, the thought of a Board meeting creates feelings of dread, the blahs, the “let’s get it over withs”, the “I don’t have time for this” mindset, or the “I don’t know why we even bothers”. ” “Nobody shows up on time. ” Any of that sound familiar? In one word, “UGH.”

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Fun Product Law Nonprofit 98

Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Earth Day is a great time to support these initiatives, in addition to the year-round work that nonprofit organizations commit their mission to achieve for us all. That time to recharge is needed to continue to do the important work of driving a resilient, decarbonized, and equitable energy ecosystem.

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San Diego San Francisco California Conservancy 126

Robert Weiner

JANUARY 28, 2010

Once I got my stuff moved over I started playing with the laptop and found that it had no sound. The Lenovo system diagnostics and Device Manager said everything was functioning normally, but I had no sound through the speakers -- only through the headphone jack. Maybe there are other alternatives.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 7, 2023

That isn’t always easy, especially during times of economic hardship and crisis. Additionally, they can give at different levels, ranging from small, one-time gifts (e.g., $10) Donor acquisition can be extremely time-consuming and expensive. Carving out time to interact with major donors face-to-face.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Packard and the TCC Group collaborated on an alternative approach evaluating the foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness Program. No question about it, it also adds complexity and cost – in dollars and time. All evaluation data was posted on a public wiki.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

You can also pass out important information, the resources that your students will need at this time, and a schedule of events for the year. . Your kids will be spending a lot of time in this digital landscape, so engage them with a virtual scavenger hunt! While a virtual scape room space might not sound so appealing, think again!

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

You can also pass out important information, the resources that your students will need at this time, and a schedule of events for the year. . Your kids will be spending a lot of time in this digital landscape, so engage them with a virtual scavenger hunt! While a virtual scape room space might not sound so appealing, think again!

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Virtual Ideas Virtual Classroom Classroom 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Sound familiar? This scenario plays out time and again in cities across the country. But in these tough economic times, new advances in technology are making virtual events an interesting and compelling alternative to the traditional in-person conference. Have you participated in or presented at a virtual meeting?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

Whether you are a university that can’t have alumni come to campus, a nonprofit scrambling to replace your gala , or an association coming up with an alternative to an annual conference, a large part of organizational revenue is at stake. And importantly, you should know that we are all spending large amounts of time on Zoom these days.

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Virtual Conference Content Award 44

Neon CRM

JUNE 22, 2023

They spend a lot of time transferring that data between systems, which means they’re only able to collect the bare minimum. He signs up and immediately receives a call from someone at the animal shelter to discuss volunteering his time for an upcoming vaccination drive.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 11, 2022

These acts mimic the standard set by the European Union with GDPR and many of the policies will sound familiar. If your organization ignored GDPR because of the EU only audience, then you have officially stumbled upon the can you kicked down the road in 2018 and it is time to start doing the privacy/protection work.

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Law Digital Guide New York 52

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 15, 2016

The alternative, outbound marketing , occurs when organizations sends content out to their audiences (think print ads, commercials, and so on). Take time before diving right in to figure out who needs to hear what your NPO has to say. Sound like it’s step one and done? That sounds like a win-win-win!

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Everyaction

MAY 9, 2018

Often alternately known as legacy programs, Planned Giving programs are a means of cultivating strong relationships with planned gift donors and supporting them throughout the complicated process of enacting a planned gift. During this time, the nonprofit is able to invest the money and grow income through it.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Even though it was a first time event, they met and exceeded their goal of $25,000. A sense of connection: this event happened in February 2021, a time when many people were feeling particularly isolated. Being where the donors are: the foundation knew that most of their community spent a lot of time online.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

That worries me, because I don’t think I’ve heard about a groundswell of demand for changing Chafee in the United States, other than when one textbook publisher's representatives get up in public and sound like banking executives from five years ago (if the government would just stop regulating us, we'd take care of everything).

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2011

I haven’t figured out how credit card information goes in where sound usually comes out – get an explanation here – but then again, I don’t generally take apart my computer to figure out how the DVD drive works. You set up items in your store ahead of time, determining description and price.

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VisionLink

JANUARY 19, 2015

As we do several times a year, we pass along this essay from Stan Stahl. Instead of cooperating with the other side, our politicians sound like Groucho Marx in Horsefeathers: "Whatever it is I''m against it." If we are to break through America''s political impasse, we the people have no alternative but to learn to live together.

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America Law Mississippi Children 100

VisionLink

JANUARY 21, 2013

As we do several times a year, we pass along this essay from Stan Stahl. Instead of cooperating with the other side, our politicians sound like Groucho Marx in Horsefeathers: " Whatever it is I''m against it." If we are to break through America''s political impasse, we the people have no alternative but to learn to live together.

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America Law Mississippi Children 138

BoardAssist

MAY 13, 2014

Sound familiar? In order to turn your board from a “governance only” board into a “fundraising machine”, you will want to invest time and resources in an annual fundraising retreat, plus regular mini trainings at each board meeting. I give my time (therefore I don’t have to give money). To me, this excuse is the worst of all.

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Giving Training Train Gift 71

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 20, 2017

As Becky and Joe noted, it can sound like taking your amazing craft beer and distilling it into a Bud Light. I've asked myself this a thousand times in the past month. Other times, a visitor might use the exact language of our strategic documents. Each time you bake a loaf, you use a little bit of the starter to get it going.

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Turkey Model Museum Delicious 26

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

I truly wish I could have attended Facing Race , which sounded like a completely awesome and transformative event this past fall in Baltimore. My sister attended, and I kicked myself about 87 times for not knowing about it or getting out there. You should go and tell us all about it.

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Arts Question North Carolina Museum 48

Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

It’s time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news again! TechSoup Global donation partner, Cisco , is starting to talk about an alternative to cloud computing, the paradigm that relies on huge data centers to do all our processing. Move Over Cloud Computing – Make Way for The Fog.

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News Technology Hunger Europe 54

BoardAssist

MAY 20, 2014

Does your organization have a sound, carefully managed and board-approved Investment Policy Statement? Alternatively, does the mission of the organization state that certain investments should be excluded or others included? The size and complexity of the portfolio usually determine the kind of outside resources engaged.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I love alternative history novels. I was thinking I’d do a few alternative histories of museums for the first post of the last month of the decade. I tried to picture an alternative with AleiaBrown and Adrianne Russell ’s # MuseumsRespondtoFerguson and LaTonya S. But I couldn’t get there.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 10, 2018

but I felt like I didn't have any alternative formats to draw on. At work and at conferences, we're often "saved by the bell" of the clock telling us the time is up. Sounds like great participation to me. I didn't know how to kick off a productive conversation, make group decisions, or close a meeting with energy.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 9, 2017

Hosted by a sound art collective, Ultra-red, the 2015 event promised "to investigate listening as a political activity and to interrogate the stakes of participation in neoliberalism." I read this sentence many times without comprehension. Because I really respect the person who invited me--with apprehension--I said yes.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2015

Marketing research done on a regular basis will allow you to make better decisions, chart changes over time, plan initiatives, and assess your success. Are you looking to explore options, or make a decision between two or more alternatives? None need be very expensive; some require only your time. Choose a method.

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