Nimble AMS

JUNE 22, 2023

It’s time for your organization to purchase new association management software (AMS). Gaining board approval for new AMS tech requires you to make a strong business case. Creating a business case requires you to review your organizational goals and challenges and the potential benefits a new software solution can provide.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

Audit firms have now, however, transitioned to long-term partners, particularly for nonprofits contemplating transformative system or operational changes. The Audit Relationship: Then and Now Change management has not historically been an area where nonprofits consulted their auditor.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 15, 2022

And while it’s great for specific uses in day-to-day operations like transactional, process renewals or course payments, it can’t help you answer complex questions (see our previous blog, Your AMS Wasn’t Designed for That ). An analytics platform, like Acumen , will help you find things to make business decisions. Data Integration.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Learn more about the ways you need to adjust your SEO strategy to be prepared for SGE. When making something (video, blog post, article) ask yourself if this is something that would also be interesting and useful a year from now. Guest blogging can be a great way to build up backlinks to your content while also reaching new audiences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

This program promotes efficient water use in homes and businesses throughout the country by offering a simple way to make purchasing decisions that conserve water without sacrificing quality or product performance. Feature your landing page on the right bar of your blog. Add an opt-in form to your website and blog. Email #3 ?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Whether you are thinking about applying for your first grant or your organization manages several grants each year, it’s important to have clear processes to meet those mandates and avoid straying outside your mission. Learn the requirements. Learn the language and history. In managing grant funding , communication is key.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. Tip 1: Carve out 30 minutes to review the dashboards and customized reports in your fund accounting system. Do they give you the information you need?

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Association Analytics

JULY 22, 2021

Management : Is someone in your organization assigned to manage data hygiene? Revenue Potential: Identify the fields that are important to what drives revenue, things like renewals, event registration, and enrollment in learning programs. You also need to manage your data properly. Lots of challenges, right?

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 6, 2021

When you’re looking for new software to manage your association, consider the se benefits of using an AMS that’s automatically updated. . On this blog, you’ll often see us mention association management software (AMS) in which all clients are using the same version of the product. That’s how modern AMS systems work.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

This year, we are co-locating Blackbaud’s K–12 User Conference so education professionals can learn from thousands of other change-makers at the premier technology conference focused on social impact. While AI offers exciting opportunities for personalized learning and efficiency, it is crucial to approach these technologies responsibly.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

From managing members to organizing events, there’s no shortage of work to do. Whether you’re looking for tools for accounting, event management, fundraising or something else in your operation, we’ve got you covered. Association Management Resources. Professional associations have a lot on their plate.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Data is everywhere—in every filing cabinet and software system—making it more critical than ever for schools and nonprofits to manage it properly and use that data to make more informed decisions. We also discussed how to incorporate existing and third-party tools to help with data management and problem-solving.

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sgEngage

JUNE 15, 2023

These hurdles are a few of the challenges facing school business offices and nonprofit organizations doing their best to evaluate and keep track of employee purchases day-to-day. Zeroing in on an easier way to get a handle on expenditures can be a game changer for any business office. Is this sounding like your month-end scramble?

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Media Cause

APRIL 15, 2024

This blog is the third in our series on MarTech for nonprofits. If you want a refresher on what MarTech is, check out the first blog here. If you want to know why every nonprofit organization should have a MarTech stack, read the second blog here. Where do we go to learn about our website’s performance?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 15, 2024

During our webinar with Blackbaud Product Manager Brenda Noiseux , she shared the feedback she heard when interviewing grant writers as part of our update to the Blackbaud Grantmaking application portal. And it also helps your grants managers from having to answer the same question over and over.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Learn how to better manage your volunteers. 12% Discounts to local businesses. Keeping volunteers coming back is important, as we detailed in a blog post from last week, but sometimes, it’s the intangibles that’s what get people interested in volunteering in the first place. Learn how to better manage your volunteers.

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

We are also partnering with grants management system vendors to ensure smooth integrations are available. We look forward to expanding our network of partners working together to lessen the administrative burden on nonprofits and get back to the business of doing good. Partnering to advance equitable funding practices.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In addition to getting to catch up with friends, partners, and colleagues, bbcon 2023 is packed with learning opportunities specific to finance. That makes you a vital part of any change management conversation, but you may not always be asked to the table. They need information that helps them make data-driven decisions.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

This tool is a game-changer in elevating the advancement, recruitment and admissions, student success, communication, and other critical business capabilities of your institution. Just like any technology, realizing success on the Salesforce platform takes careful maintenance, dedication to change management, and intentional roadmap planning.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

Certainly, Shine is a book for entrepreneurs, however, it is bound to benefit any business leader. The 10 Disciplines teach you how they can lay a foundation that creates space in your busy life for you to consistently and optimally perform and achieve your inner peace. “I Manage it well. Embracing that you are driven.

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AccelEvents

JULY 16, 2021

So what does this mean for our customers and business partners? . The SOC 2 certification was developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as a way of evaluating that a company follows the criteria for managing customer data based on principles of trust. . What is SOC 2 Certification?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Homkes’ book is a timely, comprehensive, and essential read for business leaders looking to take the next step toward ensuring high growth for their companies. Survive, Reset, Thrive (SRT) is a practical and innovative interconnected three-mode approach : Survive : Stabilizing your business when a shot hits. Taking proactive measures.

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

As an organization that hires vendors to help with aspects of your day-to-day management, vendor selection is another way to be intentional about equity. With applications that feed directly into the grants management system, funders can easily run reports to see if they are meeting their goals for a diverse set of grantees.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 25, 2020

You might know that it’s time for a new association management software (AMS) system for your organization. Of course, like many businesses these days, your association might be dealing with changes in processes. Are your organization’s current tools and practices adequate to protect your data and systems?

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Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

Many organizations use disparate systems, CRM, online giving, volunteer management, email marketing, wealth screening, website tracking, the list goes on. If those systems don’t communicate, or place data into the same data warehouse, your organization can’t track donor/constituent engagement and behavior. This is two-fold.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 10, 2021

While this information might not come as a surprise, there is a clear path forward for your technology strategy as it relates to managing your constituents. As LCRM is already built on the Salesforce platform, your organization will be transitioning to a system that is familiar and flexible with your previous technology investments.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Celia Astheimer, a CRM Consultant at Tech Impact, helps nonprofits find sustainable solutions for managing their growing supporter database. Imputing information on a specific donor, volunteer, or affiliated business is the first step to creating a matrix of interactions and a database of useful information. How old are they?

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sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2024

Your “low-coders” or “citizen developers” can use technology to optimize the unique business processes they already know intimately. I’m a product manager, so I have the privilege of being on a team producing software every day. Unlike low-code, it’s a complicated process.

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sgEngage

JUNE 15, 2023

The Importance of Organizational Culture in Risk Management As you update your internal controls to address any new risks, take into account your organizational culture. Once risks are agreed upon and prioritized, it’s important to have members of your senior management act as sponsors to provide guidance and resources during check-ins.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

When the deadline falls on a weekend or legal holiday, the deadline is the next business day. Mistake #7: Losing Track of Important Documentation Like tax documentation you would save for your personal tax filing, your tax-exempt organization should have a process for managing the documentation for your 990 filing.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This kind of knowledge is called business intelligence. Business intelligence vs. donor intelligence Donor intelligence Nonprofits have an advantage over for-profit companies thanks to prospect research services, also referred to as “donor intelligence.” Or maybe it might help to find out you don’t have such tools and resources.

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Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

We then kicked off a conversation with early Demographics via Candid partners Satonya Fair of PEAK Grantmaking , Grant Elliot of Foundant Technologies , Dawn Stone of Center for Nonprofit Management , and Michael Wright of Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to discuss their first-hand experiences collaborating with Candid on this initiative.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 9, 2020

Here are three things I would want to know before buying a new association management system. In my experience working with many associations, as organizations look for their next association management software (AMS) , that’s one of the first questions they ask. Multiple factors go into the cost of a new AMS system.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 26, 2022

We’ve previously discussed the Salesforce talent gap in this blog , but I want to take a step back and identify the friction between potential employees and employers. Employers, on the other hand, are looking for proven success managing the platform. We know that the Salesforce ecosystem is growing at an incredible rate, with over 9.3M

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Database are extremely useful in simplifying business operations, communication, and workflow for both the for-profit sector and nonprofit sector. Nonprofits and charities use databases to manage donor, volunteer, and B2B profiles and aggregate data. Tech CRM data database management donors volunteers' Conduct audits.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

In Nick Sonnenberg’s new book, Come Up For Air , (available February 7, 2023), you’ll learn about his CPR Business Efficiency Framework , which stands for: C ommunication P lanning R esources This framework focuses on eliminating the pain points most teams experience by optimizing these three operation areas foundational to every organization. “In

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2020

But stumbling and even falling is the best way to learn from mistakes and is critical to achieving goals,” says Bill Wooditch , author of the book, Fail More: Embrace, Learn, And, Adapt to Failure As A Way To Success. “We It’s a part of business, and it’s a part of life,” explains Wooditch. Clearly articulate lessons learned.

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