Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

We can help you move analytics to the top of the list by giving you tips to build a business case and how to articulate it to others. In addition to keeping it safe and secure, think of how you can leverage it to gain insights to help run your association more effectively. This will drive adoption of being a data-driven organization.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2022

The good news is that it’s possible to set up your nonprofit organization for success. With the right mindset and planning, you can organize and execute a seamless fund accounting software implementation that meets your needs—both for today and for the future. Mindset: A Critical Tool in Your Implementation Toolbox. Mindset matters.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. Leaders can see the path forward for the organization. They can help the organization set and achieve goals.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. Mentoring focuses on big-picture, long-term goals.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. Mentoring focuses on big-picture, long-term goals.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 3, 2020

Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. Mentoring focuses on big-picture, long-term goals.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

As a best practice, use a constituent relationship manager (CRM) such as those included in EveryAction’s guide to picking a nonprofit CRM to help organize and monitor your campaign’s success. People crave a clearly articulated goal to connect with and promote. If you’re an established organization, consider past campaign goals.

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Candid

MAY 20, 2021

For many organizations, the need for major fundraising initiatives has become abundantly clear over the course of the pandemic. However, looking back over the past year and to the road ahead, some organizations may still be asking themselves, “Does fundraising make sense right now? Will our donors be responsive to a campaign?

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

Nonprofit membership programs can help your organization raise money, build your network, and give members a louder voice in your organization or community. Your organization advances its goals while members receive exclusive benefits in thanks for their help—everyone wins! How do I effectively grow my membership?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

Purpose is an organization’s aspirational reason for being, beyond profits alone. It’s why an organization matters to people. Despite this, less than half of employees know what their organization stands for and what makes it different. So, how do organizations pursue purpose successfully? What’s next?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. Mentoring focuses on big-picture, long-term goals.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. Mentoring focuses on big-picture, long-term goals.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. These are some places to begin: M+R Benchmarks ; Fundraising Effectiveness Project Reports ; Fundraising Report Card Benchmarks. . Once you have those numbers, clearly articulate your goals and identify what you need to meet your goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

Pictured above). Chris Brogan’s technique is select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Above all, it is mitigating stress while effectively doing the work with great passion. Rituals are intentional small, tangible acts done routinely and carry meaning.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2019

Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. Mentoring focuses on big-picture, long-term goals.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 3, 2017

Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. Mentoring focuses on big-picture, long-term goals.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

Big hearts will respond to big-hearted, authentic, clearly-articulated, specific and resonant appeals. Instead, strive for transformational strategies that have long-term ripple effects. . Likewise, the easier you can make it for your organization to receive donations, the more you will secure your future.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 7, 2023

Fundraising is a year-round concern for nonprofit organizations, delivering the critical donations and contributions they need to keep their operations running. Take a look at your existing supporter base, seeking out ways you can cultivate stronger relationships with the people and organizations that have invested in your cause.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 15, 2017

Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. Mentoring focuses on big-picture, long-term goals.

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BoardAssist

JULY 15, 2014

So how can you ask the right questions, both to help you understand your nonprofit’s strategy, and to help others in the organization stay focused on the most important things? . Is your organization able to clearly and succinctly articulate its future direction and does it have a well-developed rationale for this development?

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

Your organization won’t survive and thrive with only great fundraising technicians. Without a culture of philanthropy in your organization, you simply won’t have all the pre-conditions in place to be truly effective at fundraising. Others in the organization don’t want to get their hands “dirty.”. Or their organization.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2017

Whether you manage a nonprofit organization, an educational institution, or a government agency, there is one truth that is self-evident. Clearly articulating the objectives — the outcomes — you expect from your grantseeking efforts is a critical component of your overall fundraising plan.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 31, 2021

This guide provides a deep-dive into nonprofit branding, from how to craft your organization’s brand narrative to how you can communicate that brand to staff members, volunteers, and supporters alike. How to Brand a Nonprofit Organization. But, they need to identify that your organization is the key to helping advance that mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

I shared case studies and tips for nonprofits on measuring efficiency and effectiveness and looking at tangible/intangible benefits. In order for your community strategy to be sustainable, you need to be able to articulate value back to the organization. My question is what happens when the numbers don't look good?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Observation is not just scanning or browsing, but looking at another organization’s practice with a critical thinking lens and gaining insights. Along with benchmarking – that is comparing your organization’s numbers with an industry average or simply another similar organization or two is great.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

This gets to the heart of the best practices that are needed to create a culture of philanthropy within anonprofit organization. But the reality is that in many nonprofit organizations, different teams and departments do not have a shared mental model for a culture of philanthropy. What does this look like in practice?

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Initially, I did the research on venues and on which caterers we could use, but once the big picture decisions were made, we began moving forward quite quickly with the details. With these things off my plate, I focused more on the big picture items such as ticket sales and sponsorships. This is where I first began to feel overwhelmed.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

I'm not going to comment on the reasons for the millage or its merits from an arts management perspective--please check out Diane Ragsdale's excellent post for a round-up of commentary and some hard-hitting opinions about the big picture. Their recommended case statement is: A thriving arts sector creates “ripple effects” of bene?ts

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

For instance, it would be unreasonable to expect that you could personally call 7,000 donors to thank them and provide them with an organization update. The effects of both can be amplified when stories are added to the donor stewardship mix. Well, actually the picture on the front of that postcard is.

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Qgiv

MAY 31, 2022

Because I have seen, many times over, what they can do for an organization and its leaders. When done right, board retreats result in outcomes that have the power to transform an organization and make dreams come true. This is done by allowing the retreat participants time to share their dreams and big-picture ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2007

Let's begin with big picture question that Gavin raised: What purpose do folksonomies serve? I argue that while folksonomies are changing the way we interact with content, people, and organizations, they are still a long way from helping us optimize our consumption of the ever increasing amount of content and media on the Web.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Starting and growing your organization is a lot easier when you have a nonprofit business plan. There’s also a common misconception out there that because your organization is labeled a “nonprofit” it doesn’t need to operate like a business. Your organization doesn’t exist to make money.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Picture this: A prospective supporter arrives on your nonprofit’s website hoping to learn more about your cause. However, they’re met with a generic homepage that looks like it could belong to any organization. Visuals: Photos, videos, and graphics can all have a powerful effect on your visitors.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Fall In Love With Understanding Your Donors Problems It is from that point that you will be able to craft and articulate compelling narratives that convert. As nonprofit professionals, we know all the amazing work our organization is doing inside and out and we just want to share that with others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2011

Can you be an effective grassroots nonprofit organization in 21st century without a robust integrated social media and mobile strategy and measurement strategy? You have to put a flag in the sand and articulate what your outcome will be, whether grand or modest. Does your organization have measurement malaise?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 26, 2021

She has been both volunteer and activist for organizations working on human rights, poverty elimination, non-violence, and cultural exchange. How can your nonprofit maintain visibility among such a vast constellation of companies, businesses, and organizations? million nonprofit organizations in the USA alone. There are 1.5

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 22, 2019

And yet, according to that April 2019 HBR study, Educating the Next Generation of Leaders , “the most difficult skills to teach, measure, or even articulate are leading, communicating, relating, and energizing groups,” all of which require collaborative learning environments, individual coaching and personalized learning plans.

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