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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

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But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. Philanthropy loves “new” things.

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Best Practices for a Stress-Free Fund Accounting System Implementation

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Coalescing every member of your organization around the same goals and expectations can help you avoid several common roadblocks before they get in the way of your implementation. For most organizations, the ideal implementation timeline is around 90 days, split more or less evenly among three phases: Preparation and planning (days 1–30).

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3 Tips for Keeping Gift Officers Motivated

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As you work to implement your fundraising vision, its likely gift officers play a vital role. It is good to establish goals that are basic expectations and stretch goals. Managers should also make sure officers know how the manager is willing to support the officers on the way to their goal. It isn’t a one-time fix.

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Top Tips for Creating Powerful Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Email Communications

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Articulate your goals. . Start by articulating your virtual campaign, in-person and/or hybrid event goals so you can then create your email communications plan to support those goals. Here are some things to think about: What is the primary purpose (goal) of the campaign? Personalizes a fundraising goal.

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Change Management: 3 Steps to Make Change a Reality at Your Nonprofit

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Create a statement that paints a picture of a future state — the goal or outcome of the project. This will help explain why your organization is doing the project in the first place, why you’re doing it now, and keeps everyone moving towards the same goals. Can keep people accountable for their roles in the project.

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Bridging Social Technologies and Sustainable Development: Social Squared

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The focus of the conference was on the role of technology/connectivity to drive social change. He then quotes Marc Benioff, the founder of Salesforce.com, who has described this phase of the IT revolution with the acronym SOCIAL: “ S , he says, is for speed — everything is now happening faster. conference (Rio+2.0: A is for alignment.

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

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Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. So we have three key goals for our conversation this afternoon or morning depending on where you are. Elizabeth: Yes.