Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Managing Your Donors. 7 Foundational Steps To Planning Your Best Giving Tuesday. From registering your nonprofit with Giving Tuesday to working with your team to get ready for the big day, this blog post covers 7 steps you should take to make the most of this giving opportunity. In 2020, nonprofits raised $2.47

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 25, 2024

Not every type of content will resonate with every type of audience. Share upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, organization updates, etc., While email newsletters have been around almost since the dawn of email itself, they’re currently seeing a resurgence in popularity. What’s the Point of a Member Newsletter?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We’ll cover: Text-to-give: FAQs Pros and cons of text-to-give How to set up text-to-give Best practices for an effective text-to-donate campaign 7 top text-to-give platforms Text-to-give: FAQs What is text-to-give and how does it work? Mobile communication is becoming a central part of nonprofit fundraising and advocacy.

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2024

Explore the different kinds of tax-exempt organizations in the United States with this comprehensive guide , covering the exact types of nonprofits and their classifications. There are thousands of nonprofit organizations in the world covering innumerable causes. But how exactly do you start a nonprofit? Who will your nonprofit serve?

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AccelEvents

JULY 21, 2021

Virtual and in-person events and meetings are a great way to connect with your loyal customers, make new ones, and grow your brand. Virtual and in-person events and meetings are a great way to connect with your loyal customers, make new ones, and grow your brand. Event customization / white label. Accelevents.

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sgEngage

JUNE 15, 2023

So, how then do you get off that expense management merry-go-round? Let’s dive into a few ways Purchase Cards offer increased control and streamline your expense management. With any type of credit or purchasing card, there’s still a small percentage of risk involved.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 14, 2021

Plan your next event – Predictive analytics in AI can help you plan your next event by leveraging historical engagement data to make predictions about your next conference or event. Your members expect the same type of experience with your association that they now get from for-profit companies. Read the story.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 16, 2021

Event budgeting can be a hassle. When planning an event budget, there is a lot that event planners must consider. In addition to necessities like venue costs and the event staff, you’ll also want to allow for unexpected expenses, emergency funds, and hidden fees that crop up. .

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Not integrating your software. According to Double the Donation’s list of prospect research software , this process uses tools like your donor database to identify potential donors who have the financial ability and personal interest to support your nonprofit. . Operating without a clear marketing strategy. Neglecting site design.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Your nonprofit should have a clear strategy for managing memorial donations and building relationships with donors and the family of the deceased. Managing memorial donations requires sensitivity and thoughtfulness. Follow these tips to better manage tribute and memorial contributions: 1. What are memorial donations?

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Spoken conversations, written letters, and in-person events were crucial for spreading the word. It has also allowed nonprofits to communicate more with different types of campaigns that tell a different story based on the conversion you want. Types of Nonprofit Email Marketing Campaigns. Let’s get started.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

Do you type your signer’s signature? Here’s what one reader of my Clairification blog recently wrote in response to a post I authored on The Real Skinny on Nonprofit Donor Thank You’s : One day in conversation with a donor, the subject of my notes came up. Today, I want to offer you some “secret sauce.”. Ready for the secret sauce?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2023

Bloomerang Bloomerang is the best all-around nonprofit fundraising resource because you get a donor management platform, online giving tool, marketing platform, and reporting resource, all in one system. Manage all online campaigns from one convenient system to monitor fundraising progress and donor engagement.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2021

If you want to host a successful auction, a lot of it comes down to the planning, resources, and charity auction software that you use. Your charity auction software is one of the most important investments that you’ll make. Your charity auction software is one of the most important investments that you’ll make.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 24, 2021

Few roles have changed more dramatically since the pandemic than that of the event marketer. With events shifting from in-person to virtual and now to hybrid formats, the way attendees experience and interact with event content has also changed. . The Shift in Events. The Changing Role of the Event Marketer.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

Silent auctions are a classic go-to fundraising event—and for good reason. And, this type of fundraiser can be applied to all types of organizations and their audiences! This type of fundraising event can support a multitude of campaigns, acting as an additional revenue source. Let’s dive in!

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Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

360MatchPro by Double the Donation , the leading provider of matching gift automation software, integrates with the best school and university fundraising platforms. This allows your institution to raise more and take advantage of the $4-7 billion in matching gift revenue left unclaimed each year. Don’t have 360MatchPro yet?

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

In our 2020 Navigating the Unknown Report , we found that over 50% of nonprofits pivoted to virtual events last year. And, we know a lot more about how to host virtual events and engage an online audience than we did last year. This includes online fundraisers, virtual events, and even text fundraising campaigns.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

For many of you, this is your fiscal year-end. That means you need to make sure you don’t lose any of those donors you took such pains to acquire last year. It also means tying up loose ends to assure you don’t leave money on the table. 8 Fiscal Year-End Donor Retention Action Strategies + Practical Tips. Don’t let them!

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Effective data management is key to understanding your constituency and building better fundraising and engagement strategies. But before you can capitalize on the information stored in your CRM or other nonprofit software, you need to know exactly what analytics to track in the first place. 4 Types of Data Analytics.

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Qgiv

JULY 22, 2021

Doing the right type of research on your prospects is the key to successful fundraising. Doing the right type of research on your prospects is the key to successful fundraising. JoAnn: So essentially you start by analyzing a group of donors — say all the donors in your database — with prospect research software like iWave?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Yes, it is open source, and I applaud Google for releasing open source software. However, there was an initial brou-haha about the EULA , which initially suggested that everything you type into the browser belongs to Google (talk about All Your Base Belong to Us!) Otherwise, fuggetaboutit. { I am going to have to stop using Chrome.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 7, 2007

March 7, 2007 Next Monday, I’m hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. The topic is “Nonprofit Data Management: from slips of paper to CRM&# As you all know, I’ve been thinking about data management issues for years, and it would be great for people to share their ideas and knowledge.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #7: Firefox January 31, 2008 This almost feels like cheating, talking about Firefox. And yes, it would be cheating to make that a separate blog entry!)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

First, there’s the blogging issue. I keep 2 blogs of my own, and contribute actively to one community blog (at nosi.net ) and could, potentially, contribute to quite a number of others. I don’t get paid to blog, so I don’t really want to spend my time doing that. Hint to NTEN : Affinity Group Planets!)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 9, 2007

August 9, 2007 It’s been 7 weeks of using Ubuntu 7.04 (better known as Feisty Fawn) as my primary desktop. 90% of the software I want to install I just install by saying “apt-get install name_of_package&#. In general, installation and configuration of software has become much easier. I love apt-get/aptitude.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It’s definitely possible to run a modern nonprofit event without employing any event management software—but it’s not easy. But if you’re a nonprofit that is holding events regularly or is looking to take your events fundraising game to the next level, finding an event management solution is a must.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

I’ve been helping a client hire a temporary project manager, and so in the interview process one of the questions I ask is how people keep up with change in the field. I’m a fantastic book learner, which means I’m a great blog/twitter learner, too. In some ways, I have been blessed with the gift of osmosis.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

If you’ve read this blog for a while, you’ve heard my various sagas around using Linux on the desktop. I have had varied problems , from issues of software integration, video problems, wireless issues … The list is getting very long. And, guess what? I’m giving up. It should be easy to plug in a new monitor.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Gender, Race and Open Source June 29, 2007 My session on Free and Open Source software and the US Social Forum went great yesterday. And aren’t those different that the issues other groups of people face?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

" Software uses metaphors all the time as well. And we all know how organizations end up reworking their procedures and way of doing things when a new large software implementation happens. So doesn’t the metaphor used for that software matter, then, in a nonprofit setting? It’s inevitable.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants October 30, 2006 This Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants has given me a chance to read some blogs I don’t usually get to read, since I’m so often focused in the tech field.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

That sort of information could be a newsletter sign up, a contact form that should be responded to, an online donation or an event registration. That sort of information could be a newsletter sign up, a contact form that should be responded to, an online donation or an event registration. What’s involved in this?

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

If that sounds familiar, then what your nonprofit lacks is a sound donor management strategy. Sure, donor management starts with donor acquisition, but that’s only the first step in a very long journey. What is Donor Management? What is Donor Management? Effective donor management is crucial for nonprofits.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2007

The second book, called “ Elements of Persuasion &# is a book that was sent to me for free – someone thought that I might want to review it on my blog. The second book, called “ Elements of Persuasion &# is a book that was sent to me for free – someone thought that I might want to review it on my blog.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

After years of staging events, you may feel like there’s nothing you haven’t covered, from art auctions to wine tastings to trivia nights. We’ve broken it down into traditional , seasonal , virtual , scholastic , kid-focused , and grown-ups-only events. Coming up with fresh fundraising ideas for nonprofits isn’t always easy.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is for volunteers, webmasters and administrators of associations, clubs, charities, communities and other groups. This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support.

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