Tech Soup

JUNE 28, 2010

If you're attending National Council on Volunteering and Service , be sure to come to my session on Technology Planning for Nonprofits at 2:30 p.m. After the session, I'll update this blog post with my slides as well as some notes from the session, so be sure to check back here. on Tuesday.

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DonorPerfect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

When it’s time to plan for the future, what happens if your nonprofit’s data doesn’t make sense? The task of reconciling fundraising and accounting data in two separate places can produce numbers that don’t quite add up.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

This week, our friends at Cornershop Creative are dropping in to talk about the best ways for nonprofits of all sizes to improve their website performance, increase user engagement, and ultimately boost digital fundraising. Make full use of your blog content. Make full use of your blog content. Let’s get started.

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DonorPerfect

JUNE 6, 2023

As a fundraiser, you already know the importance of relationships in your overall strategy, particularly for major giving, legacy and planned giving, board management, and volunteer coordination. Have you thought about how you can leverage these already positive relationships to acquire new donors?

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DonorPerfect

OCTOBER 17, 2022

It might be too early to start dreaming about twinkly lights, hot cocoa, and warm, fuzzy socks – but it’s definitely not too early to start thinking about your year-end fundraising plan! Among DonorPerfect partners, over a third of all giving happens in the last three months of the year, so it pays to plan Read More ».

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

By applying these helpful ways to measure and optimize nonprofit performance, you can drive positive change for your organization. Ideally, all nonprofit goals should have numerical measurements that are referred to as key performance indicators (KPIs). That’s where technology can make a real impact.

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DonorPerfect

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Contributed by Mallory Erickson Many new nonprofit organizations start out on the wrong foot by focusing on obtaining donations without the long-term plan of retaining donors. Securing a healthy relationship with donors who are willing to donate from year to year and quarter to quarter is pivotal in the success of any nonprofit.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As technology advances, the fundraising landscape becomes more and more focused on digital solutions to reach wider audiences. However, these convenient fundraising options come with a risk many in the nonprofit world aren’t very familiar with—cybersecurity. What is cybersecurity for nonprofits?

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Candid

MARCH 5, 2024

Fundraising can be an ongoing challenge for any nonprofit organization, but for newly established ones, it can be a daunting hurdle. nonprofits while also setting up and launching programs. They’re more comfortable partnering with nonprofits that have a substantial track record of success, which takes time to establish.

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DonorPerfect

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The final few months of the year represent a season of giving and generosity, including deadlines for charitable giving tax incentives, creating perfect conditions for nonprofits to raise a lot of funding in a relatively short amount of time. The post Have you started your year-end fundraising plan? But when just Read More ».

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Here are 4 tips to help you plan a successful massive fundraising event. Your data also has the potential to help you better understand how to reward and recognize top fundraisers and volunteers and plan your daily work. Have a Robust Communications Plan. What does “mission accomplished” look like, exactly? Focus on Experience.

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DonorPerfect

OCTOBER 23, 2023

When nonprofits are faced with fundraising emergencies that relate to their mission – whether it’s a financial crisis, natural disaster, political decision, or local tragedy – they have much to consider before springing into action. How can your fundraising team speed up the strategic planning phase to act quickly?

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

Each week, I interview association and nonprofit CEOs, Presidents and Executive Directors about the things their organization is doing to increase membership, generate revenue, and ultimately thrive. Associations Thrive came out of a marketing planning meeting I held with my team at the beginning of Summer 2022.

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Candid

AUGUST 23, 2023

A successful nonprofit strategy is all about getting critical resource decisions right to achieve organizational goals. It sounds straightforward, yet many nonprofit organizations struggle with the strategic planning process, especially when not knowing why, where, or how to start.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Technology impacts many areas of your nonprofit’s operations, from donor management to fundraising, accounting, marketing, and more. It’s crucial to approach new purchases, investments, customizations, and other technology-driven projects with a conscious strategy. At DNL OmniMedia, we specialize in Digital Nonprofit Leadership.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As technology evolves, there are new ways nonprofits like yours can take advantage of advancements to save time and raise more money. At the forefront of these new technologies is artificial intelligence (AI). AI for nonprofits can be a real game changer in the fundraising landscape. Other chatbot AI.

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DonorPerfect

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Nonprofit teams are masters of multitasking, managing a wide range of responsibilities from event planning to fundraising asks to program management and supporter communications. They find a way to get things done with whatever resources are available, often in creative ways!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2022

I’ve got some very exciting news, my new book, The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Automated World , co-authored with Allison Fine, launches on Wednesday, March 9th. The Smart Nonprofit (Hardcover). The Smart Nonprofit (Kindle). The Smart Nonprofit by Beth Kanter and Allison Fine vital and timely book.

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Candid

MARCH 7, 2024

In fact, another trend in the nonprofit sector (and elsewhere) is burnout. Technology facilitates our ability to work from home. Plan out flexible work hours. To prevent this when working from home, plan out your workweek and share your schedule with colleagues. Use technology to your advantage.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 11, 2024

Strategic Fundraising Calendar: Mapping Out a Successful Year for Your Nonprofit In the dynamic world of nonprofit fundraising, success often hinges on meticulous planning and execution. To navigate the ever-evolving landscape, nonprofit professionals need a roadmap that ensures sustained success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

As with all new major technological changes (we’re looking at you, electricity and the internet), we must adapt and adopt. There are many ways your nonprofit can test the AI waters , h owever, in this post, we’re focusing on how you can use AI to improve your organization’s written content. Until I tried it.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

In recent years, relationships between nonprofit organizations and their auditors have seen positive change. Auditors are viewed less by nonprofits as once-a-year visitors and more as year-round trusted advisors. Nonprofits would sometimes modify or overhaul their systems and controls without engaging their auditors.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 3, 2023

Three Key Insights from Nonprofits on Fundraising Events in 2023 Are you planning a fundraising event in 2023? If so, you’ll want to know what the nonprofit world is thinking. The results of a recent survey of 250 nonprofits are in, and the insights are revealing. Here are three key takeaways from the survey: 1.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing is one of the key components of getting your organization seen by potential supporters! While many may think of marketing as a for-profit pursuit, it’s also the backbone for nonprofits connecting with supporters and spreading awareness about your mission. For-profit marketing is heavily focused on making a profit.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Here’s a familiar scene: your nonprofit organization just won its first big grant, and you’re ecstatic. We’ve had our own share of nonprofit compliance undertakings over the years. For background, SOC 2 is a framework for organizations offering information and technology services (e.g., At Candid, we can relate.

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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.

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DonorPerfect

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Nonprofits, have no fear. SKIP TO YOUR SPECIFIC NEED: PART 1: End-of-year campaign planning in 5 steps PART 2: End-of-year Read More ». The post End-of-Year Fundraising Tasks Summarized & Simplified appeared first on Nonprofit Technology & Fundraising Blogs. Your End-of-Year cheat sheet is here.

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DonorPerfect

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Imagine what your organization could accomplish in 2022 if you began each initiative with clean, streamlined donor records that record donations from your online forms and update automatically, an arsenal of canned reports to track key metrics, and a solid plan to prioritize each donor segment individually.

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

As these technologies mature, so do their applications. In this blog, I will first explain how Candid currently harnesses the power of AI technologies in our data and tools. Powering Candid’s search technology with machine learning helps people quickly find information on potential funders and grants.

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Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

2022 was a year of growth for many nonprofits across the country. While many have embraced the “new normal” as we move past the pandemic, there continue to be underlying challenges for nonprofits trying to raise money in 2023. Despite organizations utilizing fundraising best practices , many challenges for nonprofits remain.

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Candid

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The annual report has long been considered a must-have for nonprofit compliance and donor stewardship. This summer, we asked a simple question on Facebook: Does a nonprofit need to produce an annual report? We revamped our editorial direction to make use of content written and already published on our blog that year.

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DonorPerfect

MARCH 25, 2021

Are you planning a virtual charity event, like an online gala, generosity party, or concert? The post How to Host a Virtual Fundraising Event (with Checklist for Nonprofits) appeared first on Nonprofit Technology & Fundraising Blogs. This post was contributed by Givecloud. Read Read More ».

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DonorPerfect

MARCH 21, 2023

Establishing a community of loyal donors can offer nonprofits security and stability, allowing for longer-term budgeting and strategic planning. What motivates some donors to stick around, and why do others stop supporting your mission after a gift or two?

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DonorPerfect

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Get Set for Giving Tuesday: Learn from ideas + experiences With Giving Tuesday around the corner, there’s no time like the present to plan your approach. The post End the Year on a High Note: Expert Guidance for Giving Tuesday appeared first on Nonprofit Technology & Fundraising Blogs.

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Candid

AUGUST 10, 2023

While the tech sector pours in tens of billions in a race for dominance and future profits, how should nonprofits and philanthropists be thinking about our role? Before we get completely swept up, let’s not forget the previous technology hype cycles that have come and gone. This equally applies to technology.

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DonorPerfect

MAY 2, 2023

Having worked for several nonprofit organizations, she was all too familiar with cultivating donor relationships and stewarding planned givers through events, direct mail, and more. What Read More » The post Employee Voices on “Culture Excellence” at DonorPerfect appeared first on Nonprofit Technology & Fundraising Blogs.

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

In this article, we unpack the lessons learned from a nonprofit’s chatbot project to dispense mental health advice that went wrong, and how nonprofits can reduce the risks when adopting ChatGPT and other generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies.

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