Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

million grant from the Stanton Foundation to work with academic experts on Wikipedia articles related to public policy, which could include everything from political theory to legislative history and issues such as health reform and science. The Wikimedia Foundation, which finances and oversees the nonprofit site, received a $1.2

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from a feature article that first appeared in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Keep your organization’s profile up to date (contact info, mission, etc.)

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

Get a signed release for anyone in your video and if privacy is an issue, find a way to shoot video that doesn’t reveal faces. A TINY bit of info about your organization: Assume that many people will be meeting your nonprofit for the first time or getting to know you during your online campaign.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Here's an article about a similar batch in 2007. Please examine this issue and notify us of your opinion. Version 5: Sender: ::Better Business Bureau:: (info@bbb.org). They included an attachment called bbb_logo.jpg but no graphics in the message body. This scam has been around for a while. Text: Attn: Owner/Manager.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 23, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover the ins and outs of credit card processing for nonprofits, what you should look for in a payment solution, and how to set one up. While this article will primarily focus on credit card transactions, many of the topics we’ll cover—security, integrations, donor-friendly experiences, etc.—apply

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete article in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] He lives in Portland, OR.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Regardless of the tool we’re using, the team at MomsRising is committed to deepening and broadening the conversation around public policy issues that impact families in our country. Posted 32 links to blog posts and articles raging from policy analysis to personal stories. What’s too much info? Too little?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

There were issues with a previous volunteer program that caused the volunteer to leave. Host info sessions for potential volunteers. Try hosting an info session, either virtually or in-person, to explain your program and answer any questions you might have. Make sure to personalize this follow-up.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

In this example info-graphic from David McCandles, he was inspired by Clay Shirky's claim that the world has an enormous ‘cognitive surplus' - untapped hours that we could be using our brains, but simply are not. Kurt is a frequent speaker and panelist at conferences on technology issues facing organizations. What are you waiting for?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Who emails you regularly to ask if you’ve seen a news article about your organization’s area of interest? Be ready to review monthly donations every month to see which ones didn’t go through and call them to get updated credit card info. The worst they can say is no. Engaged supporters: Certain supporters are more engaged than others.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Fortune 500 companies and political campaigns spend gazillions on capturing and syncing your info -- because it leads to more profit or a win at the ballot box. There are many articles coming out about legal and illegal acquisition issues of our data. Here is some reading: WSJ - [link] Summation, Auren Hoffman: [link].

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NTEN

MAY 25, 2011

An earlier article posted to the NTEN blog did a great job covering data visualization generally , but what about data and places? You need to funnel all that data easily into visualizations of issues and place. Data is vital for powerful analysis, but at the end of the day, we're swimming in it.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

Dig Into Your Data: Look at your statistics and find out which subject lines are generating the highest open rates, and which articles and subjects are generating the most clicks. Gather demographic info if you don’t already have it. Here are some useful tips to increase your e-newsletters performance rates.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JUNE 2, 2006

Policy: Susan Crawford has posted an illuminating discussion of why the net neutrality debate really matters and the very real dangers of caving in to the telcos on this issue. The article quotes Marc Sirkin of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as saying, "It's extra work, but we're reaching people where they want to be reached."

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Care2

JANUARY 14, 2009

Dig Into Your Data: Look at your statistics and find out which subject lines are generating the highest open rates, and which articles and subjects are generating the most clicks. Gather demographic info if you don’t already have it. Here are some useful tips to increase your e-newsletters performance rates.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

There’s a ton of information on all this, but I still like Time Magazine’s now ancient 2012 article, Your Life Is Fully Mobile , which is part of their larger Mobile Tech Special Edition. There is a ton of info on how telework helps the environment and is considered part of green technology. And never the twain shall meet.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2009

At newspapers, make sure to send the info to the correct department- it could be the Local, Lifestyles, Entertainment or Business editor. Public services announcements generally aim to raise awareness or change behaviors about a certain issue. Find the correct person to send your release. You think you’re busy, try being a journalist.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2009

At newspapers, make sure to send the info to the correct department- it could be the Local, Lifestyles, Entertainment or Business editor. Public services announcements generally aim to raise awareness or change behaviors about a certain issue. Find the correct person to send your release. You think you’re busy, try being a journalist.

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Relationship Media Press News 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

What concrete recognition papers or articles published, etc have you received for your work? Groups are good for personal communications, or smaller issue/action needs. Share others' info relevant to your work. titles of publications you've produced or articles that you're mentioned in, and topics that are relevant to your work.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Determine next steps you’ll take in case a remote guest speaker doesn’t show up, or has internet issues. This contains things like technical information, event details and schedule, general tips, and team contact info. Create a “run of show” document that you will send to each remote guest speaker.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In this article, we’ll lay out seven elements every successful year-end giving letter needs and point you to an awesome series of templates Neon One has created to use as you write year-end appeals. Minimal Info: Ask for the minimal information you need to complete the transaction. We’re here to help.

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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. In the rest of this article we will discuss the heart of the data migration process—steps 4, 5, and 6—in greater detail. Now for the goods news: We’re to help! Sound exciting? What is Data Mapping?

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 7, 2023

Imagine your intern runs up with a first draft of an article for the site, what are the chances it is perfect and requires no edits? Rewrite the response addressing those issues to improve the strength of the arguments. As context windows grow, this may become a bigger issue with getting quality outcomes.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

For more info on this, I like Laura Orsini’s plain language description on ReadWrite. The 2007 winner of the Nobel Peace prize, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just issued its fifth report on what the science tells us about how fast human created global warming is affecting the biosphere. Climate Change.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

However, there is another issue related to the importance of growing your subscribers: email list churn. That’s why this article exists and what the 9 questions lead you to – to ensure that you create a resource that your donors find valuable and want to subscribe to get! You can create a Google Ads account (no payment info.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

When I read the New York Times online, each article's author's name is hotlinked and there is an easy and direct way to contact him/her. There are two reasons to pursue this: for better accuracy (trusted source of info) and for more diverse inclusion of voices (trusted source of varied social experience).

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

"It’s critical to build and deepen your eSubscribers’ relationship with your organization and issues," Zwerdling says. 3 Comments | by Share Article in Misc. Great article! Online Fundraising Reader Comments (3) Im glad someone put this all together. Hope staff at npos find it useful. All rights reserved.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 22, 2022

If you don’t have a plan for that info, don’t include the field. By handling these errors in real time, you are making fixing the issues much quicker and easier for your supporters, making it much more likely that they will complete their donations. Limit the total number of non-required fields.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover the basics of nonprofit CRMs, talk about their benefits and core features, and look at 10 of the top nonprofit CRM solutions currently on the market. Nonprofit CRMs sit at the core of the modern nonprofit technology stack —which means this is a pretty long and in-depth article.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In this article, we’ll walk through 21 end-of-year giving best practices to help your nonprofit end the fundraising year with a bang: Start planning your campaign early. For more information on setting up a great marketing strategy for your end-of-year giving campaign, check out our article on creating a nonprofit marketing plan.

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Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2021

Seek independent counsel from an attorney, accountant, or other certified professional on specific issues related to nonprofit financial transparency and accounting. In this article, we’ll walk you through what information your organization should include on your website. We are not certified financial or accounting professionals.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 17, 2015

You can also do that through signing up for our Hubcap , which is an email delivered to your inbox every Monday with our top articles of the week. Make sure to check out our next issue of the Nonprofit Hub Magazine for more on how to maintain strong staff-board relationships. December 22. Ask them what you should know from their world.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Example: Author hasMany Comments, Author hasMany Article. Viewing the Author page one should be able to see Related Comments and Related Articles. Also ran in to some issues with the convention/humanization of variable names (ie Person/people table). In fact that’s how the baked forms and scaffolding show this data.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 24, 2011

However, in our world, one of the most challenging tasks can be translating complex issues and ideas into a compelling story. Start by looking at your website usage analytics (more info on this below). Like this article? Again, this could be another blog topic all in itself, but the data will set you free. Get another!

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Connection to the cause: Donors who have a personal connection to the cause or issue that your nonprofit is working on are more likely to give. It is essential to understand the reasons donors stop giving to address any issues and improve your donor management strategy. Ebook The Buyer’s Guide to Choosing a Nonprofit CRM Learn More 7.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Perhaps we’re having a technical issue with that, so bear with us. And I will also do a shout-out to Harvey because these questions started as an article that we wrote for what, Harvey? That was some awesome, awesome info. So again, there’s lots of issues just like. That is our intention here.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

You can write a blog article talking about the impact they’re going to make and then link to it. The idea of fatiguing our donors becomes less of an issue when our donors know exactly what they’re already accomplishing. But you’ve got your info there. .” This group did a beautiful job with a video.

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