The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Once you have a clear mission, set both short-term and long-term goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART). Gather new data directly from your target audience This can be collected through methods such as surveys, interviews, and focus groups.

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CauseVox

JUNE 16, 2023

In this article, we’re here to help you navigate the world of sorority and fraternity fundraising with CauseVox. The best way to get your members actively involved is through a method called peer-to-peer fundraising. Luckily, we live in a digital age where using the right fundraising platform can make a world of difference.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Marketing Manager Charity Auctions CLOSE DOWN Shift focus to more sustainable and cost-effective fundraising methods such as digital campaigns. Program Director Membership Fees KEEP COSTS LOW Maintain current membership fee structure while improving member benefits to boost retention.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Provide clear event details, including ticket prices and benefits, to encourage immediate action. With other local nonprofit groups, a mutual aid relationship might benefit both parties. In the article below, we cover everything you need to know about securing corporate sponsors for your nonprofit’s next event.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 21, 2021

To help your nonprofit’s leadership understand and comply with online fundraising guidelines, this article will provide a crash course on the basics of maintaining legal compliance while fundraising online. However, the fundraising compliance landscape still relies on old rules, despite the popularity of new digital methods.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

The benefits of mobile fundraising strategies include: Convenience: Especially now with in-person events on hold, mobile giving is the perfect way to donate from a distance. Corporate social responsibility is a valuable area to explore in your spring fundraising measures. Let’s get started! Emphasizing Mobile Giving. Wrapping Up.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

Digital marketing is essential to staying competitive alongside other nonprofits of similar nature, and it has been proven to be more effective, both in cost and engagement, than traditional outbound marketing methods. Types of Online Fundraising Events. Where to Start. Choose How You Will Advertise. What does that mean? So, Now What?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Providing formal training to staff and volunteers has obvious benefits for an organization, individual staff members and volunteers. Providing training is an investment, so be sure to develop a way to measure whether your training efforts are successful. Like this article? She develops and delivers classroom and online training.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

How to measure and track digital marketing success. For example, Place use to be limited to a physical storefront and the value of its location measured in foot traffic. Donors are shifting their preferences to online giving as their preferred method of donating to causes they care about. Last year saw a 7.9%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

It also has benefits to students themselves who can use the data to customize their participation in the class. The report offers examples of learning anlaytics in higher education as well as a curated list of articles to get up to speed. The State of Learning Analytics in 2012: A Review and Future Challenges.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2011

How do you project short and long-term outcomes that are realistic, important, and feasible to measure? The most effective method for doing this, in my experience, is to work collaboratively with key stakeholders, including those who will be involved in and impacted by the program. Like this article? Get another!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The HBR article has a handy decision-making tree. If you can’t get by with fewer meetings, try to make them shorter. In the article, they suggest creating a coat-check for cell phones. They measured these different elements using surveys, observation, and physiological sensors. Our tips are here.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

Program outcomes are defined as the expected and/or actual benefits that program participants will receive. More sophisticated methods of evaluation include random controlled trials (RCTs) or the use of a logic model. Funders are increasingly conditioning grants upon the delivery of specific measures. Like this article?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2017

As a result, an emerging method of investment, called social impact investment, has investors monitor the outcomes produced by their donations while simultaneously producing profit from their investment. Therefore, nonprofit organizations should have the capacity to collect data and accurately measure the impact of the investments.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

For the purposes of this article, we’ll refer to any gifts large enough to make up a substantial portion of revenue as “major gifts.” Learn How Neon Can Help You Plan Successful Fundraising Events quote from the article featuring an image of two Neon One’s One Bunch characters chatting Reach Out to Your Network What Is This Strategy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

The session will begin with a simple primer about content curation , the benefits, and a few examples of nonprofit content curators and their tools. Benefits for Nonprofits. There are benefits for both nonprofit organizations and the people who work for them. A Simple Method For Getting Started.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 30, 2018

This article was originally published in Nonprofit Hub Magazine. Depending on the marketing method(s) you choose, there are different ways to track results. How will you measure success? As you’ve noticed by now, this entire article is about opportunity cost. Answer: not likely). VERDICT: SPEND.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 14, 2022

Despite the many benefits of hiring a nonprofit consultant , there are still many myths about what a nonprofit consultant does or how you should go about hiring one. This article will walk through five key things to know before you hire your first nonprofit web consultant: What a consultant does. Make initial contact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Web Analytics As Simple Gifts To Measure Mission 3. I was happy to discover Laura Quinn's recently published and very good article on TechSoup, " A Few Web Analytics Tools." The method by which this tool monitors traffic results in lower numbers (such as fewer visitors, and fewer page views) than some other methods.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 31, 2012

With that said, the web allows for almost total traceability, which means most marketing tactics and campaigns are instantly measurable. Such an economical move would benefit nonprofit organizations and help focus their budget on their causes instead of their marketing strategies. Like this article? Get another!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

And, it also includes measurement - not just qualitative information. Definition: An analysis that looks at the benefits, costs, and value of a technology project over time. It uses metrics to measure your results and help you improve your strategy over time. Use of metrics to measure your results. Return on Investment.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

They are the result of research — measuring something quantitatively or qualitatively, formally or informally; usually involving a question, a purpose, and by necessity a methodology and instrument. All data depend on measurement, even data as common and seemingly objective as the weather. What if I don't speak loudly enough?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

25+ Fundraising Apps for Your Nonprofit to Consider Fundraising apps can be powerful tools for raising more for your mission, but each one is different and will provide different benefits to your organization. When they bid from a mobile device, your donors see benefits such as: Fewer crowds around auction tables. Outbid notifications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2011

I think there are many benefits for both individuals as well as the organization. Simply put, being a content curator is a method to help you stay informed about your field and be more effective at your job. For example, on Facebook the average user creates 90 pieces of content each month.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Simply Measured touts. With shiny new updates to its aptly-titled Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide this month, you’ll find a method to the madness of social media. Personally, I've never found much of a use for Foursquare and I could never really figure out how it could benefit nonprofits.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Summit Assistance Dogs found the benefit of this when their Unleash Your Love luncheon had to be canceled due to COVID. For more inspiration, check out our article: 4 Top Live Streaming Tips For Nonprofit Virtual Fundraising + 7 Real Livestream Examples. Here’s where the virtual gala comes in. Recurring Giving Blitz. Then share!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 25, 2012

A key part of this legislation is a return-on-investment calculation, the method of which is established and approved by an oversight committee. As rules and regulations are established, serious thought must focus on how performance measurement outcomes are determined. Like this article? HF 681, March 23, 2011). per hire.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 1, 2022

Are you asking for and incorporating member feedback into your member benefits, programs, and communications? . Offering a few levels of membership that include different benefits so that members can choose the combination of benefits that they value most . The approaches in this article will help you get there.

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Care2

MARCH 25, 2008

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot. A second challenge is that organizations vary greatly in how they measure this value. FAQs Q: How is drop-off measured? And we should. Q: Does this include offline giving too?

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot. A second challenge is that organizations vary greatly in how they measure this value. FAQs Q: How is drop-off measured? And we should. Q: Does this include offline giving too?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2017

In our npEXPERTS Spotlight series we’ll be sharing some of our favorite articles from the past 5 years. After all, these days folks pay their bills and donate using a variety of methods. When forming your goals, use the trusted, tried, and true SMART methodology: specific, measureable, achievable, realistic, and timely.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Most send at least one big appeal—that’s what we’ll focus on in this article. specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely) goals for your annual appeal allows you to explicitly communicate how much money your nonprofit needs to raise (and by when) to ensure that expenses are fully covered. Setting S.M.A.R.T.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2015

Some say it’s the wrong measure of a nonprofit organization’s success; others say it is the gold standard for measuring worthiness for support. For organizations that use this accounting method , proactive discussion about ways to countermand its impact if it is disallowed in the future is essential.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

Even an established nonprofit can benefit from a back-to-basics approach that includes goal-setting. M easurable: Specific criteria that measure your progress toward the goal. M = Make sure your goals are easily measured. This single act is often the difference between a successful and a not-so-successful nonprofit.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

ROI -- or Return on Investment -- is a pre- and/or post-evaluation process and analysis of three factors: benefits, costs, and value of a specific technology purchase over time. An ROI process focuses on identifying and unpacking the benefits of efficiency and effectiveness and how these support your organization's mission.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover how to create a donor data migration strategy with deep dives into data mapping, data cleaning, and testing. Implement security measures: Implement robust security protocols to protect donor data during the migration. Set clear, measurable goals for your data cleaning efforts. Sound exciting?

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

To download the calendar or learn more about nonprofit content planning, here’s a quick overview of this article: What’s in Neon One’s 2024 Nonprofit Calendar? The Benefits of Content Planning What Counts as Content? Here are the 5 primary benefits to content planning: 1. How Can I Download the Calendar ?

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