Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 3, 2011

In my time working on web development for nonprofit organizations, I’ve seen more RFPs than I can even begin to count. A mistake I see very often in RFPs is an imbalance in what is articulated in the RFP, and the kind of work that is required to pull off what’s needed. I’ve even written a few. Then there is the ugly.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

His messages were articulate, optimistic, technically sound, sometimes funny, and always courteous. They worked on projects with many other Bookshare volunteers at the same time. This true story was written by two Bookshare volunteers, Evan Reese and Lissi Deren.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

But, honestly, this time of year seems harder, especially when fundraising goals are bearing down. That sounds great, right? Choose a time every day to write in a gratitude journal. If you feel mired in stress and anxiety, you might have a tough time with this exercise. Your own personal gratitude practice. That’s okay.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

They all sound as if they are doing the same thing. It was part of every full time staff person’s job description. However, at one time the large organization was small too. Building a reputation takes time. Can your board members and donors articulate your unique value proposition?

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 18, 2021

They tell someone what your company/organization sounds like, what you look like, and where you’re headed. In the post, I highlighted how brand guidelines help you build sustained support, stick to a budget, and make it easier for anyone at the organization to create essential content before you have the budget to hire a full-time designer.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Then ask if they would have time to talk more with you so you can get to know them. Once you make an appointment, it’s time to prepare and you definitely want to be ready! If their answers are brief and they seem disengaged, thank them for their time and let them go. Start With Gratitude. Avoid fawning over the donor.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

This may sound like a no-brainer,but, the digital world is full of larger than life personalities and sometimes these personalities clash. From the first time you meet, try to get a sense of whether you speak the same language. The truth is, the simpler a digital project sounds, the more complex it is likely to be.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 6, 2015

You spend a ton of time crafting a plan for the organization so that you can begin and gathering baseline numbers, while also setting up tracking systems. Now that you need information and help from them (which translates into time out of their busy days), no one is responding! Sound familiar? Pretty soon, you stop caring also.

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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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NTEN

MAY 7, 2009

Here are some of the highlights: If you aren't articulating how IT relates to your mission, expect leadership to cut deep. You need to articulate how IT relates to mission, over and over again. This prompted @jasonricci (CIO at the Energy Foundation ) to reply: IT shouldn't have to "articulate" anything.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 2, 2013

We just posted a part-time position at my museum for a Community Engagement/Marketing Associate. This is a big step for us, not because we haven't had a dedicated marketing person for a long time, but more because I wasn't sure we would ever want or need one. For a long time, I thought this was the best approach.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2015

Quick, you only have a few seconds—be sure you know how to talk about your nonprofit in the time it takes to ride a few floors. Especially if you’re trying to drum up support (financial or otherwise), you want to be able to easily articulate your nonprofit’s vision and goals without stumbling over your words or tripping over your thoughts.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 12, 2020

It’s our time to shine. Consider too that it’s not easy to articulate this value for those who are in it.you just do it, because you’re awesome at it. Sounds dramatic, I know. You’ve taken the time out of your head-spinning busy days to respond in a Basecamp, Twitter, or Facebook thread about a timely technical topic.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

Articulating your business goals will make it easier to keep your "eye on the prize" when times get rough. By articulating how diversity will help you achieve your business goals, you will ensure that everyone in the organization understands the rationale for your new hiring decisions and outreach activities. And they will.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

#npTech2016: “We start focusing on the total customer experience” In 2016, MacLaughlin’s assertion that our sector will stop “thinking about UX but the whole experience” might sound squirrely for a UXer like me to embrace. But Steve’s right and it’s relevant to all of us.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

#npTech2016: “We’ll start focusing on the total customer experience” In 2016, MacLaughlin’s assertion that our sector will stop “thinking about UX but the whole experience” might sound squirrely for a UXer like me to embrace. But Steve’s right and it’s relevant to all of us.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Planning a safe event—especially if it’s your first time steering the ship—can feel dizzying. Since most nonprofits rely on events as part of their income strategy each year, it’s critical that you take the time to set yourself up for success and do your best to prepare for incidents that could negatively impact your mission.

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BoardAssist

MAY 20, 2014

Does your organization have a sound, carefully managed and board-approved Investment Policy Statement? 8) Are the roles and responsibilities of the board trustees, investment committee members and staff properly articulated? Risk/return tradeoffs must be made to insure that funds are available when needed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2005

given the amount of time it has taken me to just master the basics of vlogging, let alone integrate into my work flow) I think that of all the nonprofit organizations, arts organizations could probably do a spectacular job of vlogging - especially the Walker. (I It is a cheap microphone, so it sounds flat. Download walkerproject_0001.wmv.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

I came away with a much better understanding of the issues they are exploring and certainly did my part to articulate why I support the positions we have. We believe that print disabled people should be able to buy accessible books at the same time and at the same price as nondisabled people. Long post alert!]

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2016

Sounds great in theory, but what, you're probably thinking, does it look like in practice? Again, sounds exciting, but how does it actually work? The ideas and narrative are laid out in a well-articulated strategic brief. Then they need to support and apply that strategy to the area they are responsible for.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

There’s a reason the holiday season is called the most wonderful time of the year! Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. Read on to learn more!

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

While we spend plenty of time talking with parents and adults about what makes a place "family-friendly," there's no substitute for kids' unique perspectives. Lots of trust involved Adults serve as listeners, observers and sounding boards (i.e. One of the key constituencies for this plaza are families.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2005

He spends a lot of time researching the Web to find ideas for stories and then will has a formal list of questions he uses that he makes available in advance. He spends a lot of time tweaking the interviews. He also told me it takes time to edit and he has gotten to a point where he can edit 20 minutes in an hour. (I

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Being busy or even spending volumes of time on something aren’t equivalent to doing something well. Elizabeth) Women are particularly prone to feeling guilty about taking time to care for themselves, perhaps because it feels at odds with societal expectations of women as caregivers. Other times, I enjoyed doing research at night.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

The end of a conference is often a time of great enthusiasm quickly followed by a gaping maw of inability to act on that enthusiasm back at work. Or maybe education staff are not willing to engage real-time visitors in dialogue around controversial issues. You can see or download my slides and you can watch the video of the talk.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2019

Seemingly without thought, cymbal hand and kazoo mouth sounded in time with keyboard hand and horn foot. Everything ordered, everything in time, everything easy. I hope to hear you articulate your thoughts in comments or on social. As a field, we spend a whole lot of time evaluating patron’s experiences (hopefully).

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Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

We’re going to leave some time at the end for Q&A. Steven: take any more time for you. So as Steven said, I’m a long-time friend of Bloomerang. And so if we’re just meeting for the first time today, I’m in Chicagoland, like Steven said. And then we have to let those boundaries direct our time.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

Sounds good, but what do they actually do? Take the time to get it right and involve your stakeholders in the process. Here is a strategy for writing a mission statement for the first time or revising the mission statement you already have. The vision statement expresses the overall goal of your nonprofit.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

Now that the dust has cleared and the kids are banging on the exhibits (and showing us what we have to change next), I have the time to step back and share some of the lessons learned from this experience. If good ideas are easy to come by, why not let other people contribute them and focus our time on the hard work of execution?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And we’re going to save time at the end for Q&A. So I don’t want to take any time away from, Jesse. I’ll reference this a couple more times throughout. We saw a nonprofit in cancer care raising, you know, almost three times more at their annual event because they did these four simple steps.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

I know, it’s a busy time of year. We’re going to save some time for Q&A at the end. I know both of you are super busy you’re speaking at conferences, and doing webinars, and workshops all the time, so it’s really a treat to have you. . ” I love this topic. And thanks for joining.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

Yes, strategies that are going to help build some long time relationships with those big time givers. We’re going to save time for Q&A at the end. Has also shared a lot of her knowledge, not just on this webinar series, but she’s been really gracious with her time in contributing to our blog.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 29, 2021

We react positively when we find a website with strong, well-structured design, but it can be difficult to articulate what made the design strong. Nonprofit websites have grappled with this problem for some time and have come to a few useful solutions, such as: Blog. Classes, webinars, and presentations.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2010

After nearly three years of monkeying around in Facebook in a not so very organized way -- does that sound familiar? -- we're finally able to say we've gotten close to a secret sauce. One of the main stats we track to articulate the value of our social media presence is site traffic. First, we had a Facebook Group.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Artist as Problem Solver vs. Artist as Problem Explorer Mark Allen (director of Machine Project) and I have talked about this issue several times, and Mark articulates it beautifully. At the time when you entered the lobby at the Hammer, the only person there to talk to was the guard. Mark: Right.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

We’re going to save some time for Q&A. We’ll save some time for questions but, most importantly, we would love to hear from you. But do reach out because we’ll have some time for your questions at the end. We’re going to leave time for that. But, most importantly, use the chat bot.

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