Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

This is a curated podcast list is composed of a variety of podcasts concerning technology, management in the nonprofit sector, grant writing, fundraising, and many cause issues ranging from mitigation of climate change to human rights. We hope that you enjoy this summary of great nonprofit podcasts and please let us know if we left some off

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Podcast Hunger Nonprofit Summary 96

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In the recent report from the Blackbaud Institute, Philanthropy Through Recession: How Savvy Organizations Weather Uncertain Times , the data shows that the sector has remained relatively strong throughout. This conversation, along with dozens of sessions from bbcon 2022, is now available for free, on-demand.

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Build Strategy Blackbaud Philanthropy 74

sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid—commonly known as FAFSA®—is the form current and prospective college and career school students must fill out each year to qualify for federal financial aid, whether that be in the form of grants, loans, or work-study funds. What are the next steps?

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Student Application Education Grant 91

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

For those of you who may not know, bbcon 2021 Virtual is a FREE, exclusive, online-only event that will once again unite the social good community for three days of cutting-edge thought leadership, inspiration, virtual networking, and unforgettable experiences ! Rachel Hutchisson – Blackbaud’s Vice President of Global Social Responsibility.

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Foundation Virtual Professional Blackbaud 80

sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

At the heart of fundraising are the supporters who believe in your cause and want to place their trust, and dollars, into your organization to make a change in the world. Using the toolkit’s free Reflection worksheet, gather data on your current revenue streams, audience, donor retention rates, and more. The good news?

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Gift Develop Measure Blackbaud 81

sgEngage

JUNE 6, 2024

Several organizations I’ve worked with have had Fund and Campaign records set up backward, which caused a struggle when adding multiyear pledges and producing consistent pledge reminders. only), Address Accelerator, Online Data Review Tool, and DeceasedRecordFinder data hygiene tools from Blackbaud. Fine-tune your fund setup.

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Database Goal Campaign Phase 80

sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Blackbaud Institute’s SDG Connector offers a simplified breakdown of the 17 goals and their 169 targets. We are excited to introduce a new, FREE guide to leveraging the SDG Connector for your organization. Connect your cause to global efforts: No matter how many constituents you reach, your work benefits global sustainability.

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Impact Global Literacy Articulate 77

sgEngage

JULY 27, 2021

The Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study also highlighted that fundraisers who did participate during 2020 raised an average of 35% more than in 2019 , most notably in registration fee free and DIY events. Get creative with your event concept. Galvanise your supporters with a new challenge or reimagine a signature event.

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Ideas Fundraising Cancer Virtual 126

sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

At the heart of fundraising are the supporters who believe in your cause and want to place their trust, and dollars, into your organization to make a change in the world. Using the toolkit’s free Reflection worksheet, gather data on your current revenue streams, audience, donor retention rates, and more. The good news?

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Gift Develop Measure Blackbaud 52

sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

In a three-year comparison, the 2022 Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Benchmark Report found that organizations hosted 15% fewer events in 2022 than they did in 2020. Activity-tracked P2P fundraising events will help you achieve your goal of raising more money while giving new energy to your cause. Build the right-fit event and they will come.

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Track Activities Active Activism 99

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s not just the end-of-grant reporting that can cause problems. Free Resource Why Nonprofits Need Nonprofit Accounting Software Download now 3. If you are ready for an accounting system built for your needs as a nonprofit organization, check out Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT.

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System Grant Chart Fund 76

TechImpact

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Image courtesy of blackbaud. Here are 5 things a CRM allows your nonprofit to do, according to The Connected Cause. Free up your IT department. With a CRM, all of your systems will be better integrated, freeing up your IT department to get more done. Where is all of your constituents’ information?

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Nonprofit System Tech Blackbaud 136

sgEngage

AUGUST 24, 2023

These events leverage the popularity of wearable devices and health apps to encourage participants to sign up for and support a range of fun, trackable activities while contributing to a meaningful cause. Supporters track time spent volunteering for local causes, such as cleaning up parks or serving at food banks. The result?

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Track Activities Active Activism 71

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

The presenters included Geoff Livingston , my business partner at Zoetica as well as Claire Williams Diaz , Social Innovation at Twitter; Noah Everett, Founder of TwitPic; Matthew Mahan, Vice President of Impact at Causes; and Ramya Raghavan, Nonprofit and Activism, Manager at YouTube.

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Blackbaud Conference Reflection Atlanta 93

sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

To take advantage of these powerful giving trends, preparation is key to ensure your organization secures meaningful results when competing with organizations across cause areas that are making a similar appeal. Always be testing and make sure your online experience is free of hiccups for your visitors. Is there drop off? If so, where?

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Fundraising Donor Celebrate Chicago 109

Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

And they give it all aways for free (except standard credit card fees or 3rd party costs like Stripe). Their founders cover the overhead cost to keep the Forever Free Pledge going, and as such they’ve been able to share the wealth with the Malala Fund, Girl Scouts, StoryCorps, and March for Our Lives. For Basics.

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Platform Donation Paypal Integration 98

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The year is quickly coming to an end, but there is still plenty of time to pack in free professional development training to help you be more successful as you finish out 2019 and start looking at 2020. Hosted by: Blackbaud. Google Ad Grants 101 – Grow Your Nonprofit’s Online Presence With $10K/Month in Free Ads. Not so much.

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Free Disaster Blackbaud Social 26

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 5, 2013

—– When was the last time you were approached by a stranger in the store asking for you to donate to a cause they cared about? You can download the ebook, check out the various topics, and much more from: https://www.blackbaud.com/npexperts. Well, sure – it does happen.

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eBook Social Media Campaign Media 276

NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

In our 2011 Online Giving Report we’ve combined findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multi-year giving data, which allows us to pull out a very rich set of insights. >> Download the Complete 2011 Online Giving Report for FREE Today. Online giving up 13% year-over-year *.

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Trend Online Giving Blackbaud 268

NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

The session will feature: Matthew Mahan , vice president of impact at Causes. Matt must be thinking about how Causes has raised over $27 M for nonprofits around the world. Frank Barry , Internet Evangelist at Blackbaud. Feel free to comment on my pic in the comments …). Incredible!). How you can participate.

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Question DC Blackbaud Social Media 116

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

For a recent webinar, Blackbaud experts invited panelists from nonprofit consulting firm Cause and Solution, Inc. You’re beginning to remove some manual processes and call on technology to drive efficiency, freeing up staff to focus on organizational priorities. Better: Putting Tech to Work for You.

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Tech Fund Nonprofit System 83

NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

Do you ever find your self thinking … “ How can I empower my nonprofit supporters to raise money for a cause they love ”? We’ll be sharing details live in a free webinar on July 14 th @ 2011 at 1:00 ET. Mobilize your volunteers to share your cause with their friends and family using a team structure.

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Raise Money Teen Online 139

NetWits

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Click Here to Sign-Up and get 5 FREE Event Fundraising Whitepapers! The majority of this year’s participants joined your event because they felt a personal connection to the cause. Kathryn Hall is an internet solutions consultant at Blackbaud. Click here to sign-up and get your 5 FREE whitepapers! Create an “Experience”.

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Fundraising Team Blackbaud Chicago 186

sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

How Automation Can Help You Retain Fundraisers Automating business processes saves time and resources so your team can focus on support for your cause and the more challenging elements of the job, instead of the repetitive, monotonous tasks that sap energy and so much of a fundraiser’s time. Not sure if it’s right for you?

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Knowledge Worker Fundraising Gift Gartner 66

NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

#1 Thing You Need to Know about This Post: 5 non-profit groups will attend the 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival for free if they submit their innovative ideas by Sunday, October 31. Envision new technology that would help your cause reach its goals. Check out a few of Blackbaud’s Interviews at SXSW 2010.

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Interaction Program Blackbaud Profit 115

sgEngage

AUGUST 16, 2021

In the Blackbaud Institute’s incredible npExpert free e-book, The Great Reset: Moving Into the New Normal with Intention , Dr. Una Osili opens with some key findings from the last year of fundraising data compiled by the Lilly School of Philanthropy. This was the preeminent way of thinking 10-15 years ago, but times have changed.

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Strategy Nashville Platform Fundraising 115

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

At Blackbaud, we’re proud to be a founding partner of #GivingTuesday , the global movement dedicated to giving back. This year, Blackbaud created For Goodness Shake. The app is available for free at the App Store and Google Play. Visit their website to donate and support their cause. Have you heard of #GivingTuesday ?

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Blackbaud Search Nonprofit Causes 55

sgEngage

MARCH 3, 2023

Of course, it’s important that the charity supports a cause that’s important to you. Free Resource Making the Move to Cloud-Based Fund Accounting Software Download Now Fund Accounting Software That Drives Impact Find out how Blackbaud’s Financial Edge NXT fits your organization. Your future self will thank you.

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Tools Application Nonprofit Software 77

NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

At last year’s Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits, Allison Nassour and I presented to a full room on the topic of QR codes. Creating QR Codes is Easy and Free. QR-Stuff.com and Kaywa both create QR codes for free and have a ton of features. If you have BlackBerry Messenger 5.0, a QR code reader is native to the device!

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South Carolina Blackberry Portland Mobile 253

Volunteer Hub

MARCH 21, 2023

VolunteerHub integrates natively with many of the leading CRM solutions on the market, including all Blackbaud CRMs, and Salesforce. VolunteerHub can help you send targeted email, text messages, and social media posts promoting opportunities for volunteers to donate to your cause.

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Volunteer Management Software Database 82

sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2022

The cause . “My My family and I are riding to celebrate my niece, who is now cancer free.” . The audience is there primarily because they care about the cause. The goal is typically high visibility of the cause with many participants. “My team from work (or school or church) is riding, so I’m riding, too.” .

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email Communication Create Fundraising 78

NTEN

JULY 11, 2012

We've partnered with Blackbaud to bring you a free monthly webinar series on "An Insider Look at Nonprofit Success in Social Media". Guest speakers from Small Act and the National Wildlife Foundation will share their perspectives on how social media followers can help your organization raise more money and advocates for your cause.

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Social Media Media Ohio Social 67

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2011

2008 SXSW Panel: Pimp Your Nonprofit Cause photo by Ed Schipul. Last year was a global discussion about free agents with remote colleagues in the Middle East. Susan Gordon, Causes and Robert Rosenthal, VolunteerMatch. Chad Norman, Blackbaud. Social Media for the Non-Sexy Cause. Under the Social Good Hood.

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Comment Chad ROI Austin 101

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

We can't wait to see all the amazing work you're doing for your cause and celebrate your impact! The Blackbaud Impact Awards recognize nonprofit professionals using technology to power their passions and meet their missions. Every cause has a story. Nicole McGougan is a public relations associate at Blackbaud.

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Award Photography Blackbaud Austin 36

NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

One that's passionate about a cause and ready to be a fundraising super star! Avoid embarrassment and disappointment for everyone involved by disclosing who already generously supports your cause. Your fundraisers may be fearless in promoting your cause. Connect Them to Your Cause. Yep, that's a real person.

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Support Fundraising Sample Raise 270

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

All of this culminates in raising more money for your cause. While it’s ideal to have ambassadors who have been long-time supporters of your cause, it’s not required. This will also encourage other attendees to get involved, partly for the satisfaction of seeing their name up there, too!

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Giving Ideas Fundraising Platform 98

sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

From VIP treatment at the ride for top fundraisers to year-round multichannel marketing, the personalized approach emphasizes the BikeMS lifestyle, and the importance of each supporter’s individual role in riding, fundraising, advocating, and working to create a world free of MS. It could be tips and tricks via email.

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Donor Registration Map United Kingdom 78