Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Here’s a familiar scene: your nonprofit organization just won its first big grant, and you’re ecstatic. But before receiving funds, you need to show you’re legally registered, governed by a board, and have solid financial management policies. It would have been easy for our core team to come up with policies ourselves.

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NCE Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I was fortunate enough to serve on a committee of AFP International that brought together some social media gurus to hash out guidelines that nonprofit organizations can use to craft their own social media policies. With the release of these guidelines I wanted to share 7 reasons why you should have a social media policy.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 31, 2023

This year, hundreds of a ssociation professionals gathered on Capitol Hill to share how their organization s contributed to the US economy. The group a lso worked to gather support for various economic development policies. Advocacy is an integral part of the work of any association. Enhance your website.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 8, 2024

During our three-day event, you’ll hear powerful stories and gain interactive product training to enhance your organization’s efficiency and amplify your mission. Learn why your association should attend Xperience 2024—read our blog for five key reasons. Don’t miss out on Xperience 2024, in Las Vegas, on September 23-26. Register now.

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NCE Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Mashable has a nice story about why you should have a Social Media Policy at your agency. Having a policy in place that delineates who may or may not post on behalf of your agency that addresses this is vital. The Social Media Governance website has 82 examples of social media policies in place at corporations.

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AccelEvents

JULY 16, 2021

In the first quarter of 2021, Accelevents became certified to be a SOC 2 Type 1 compliant organization. It is important for any organization to have solidified, iterable processes they can use to best serve their customers.”. There are general guidelines, but every organization is different!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2010

The other day, Matt Sharp shared this link to a social media policy generator called the Social Media Policy Tool. It asks you 12 questions mostly having to do with control and then spits out the biolerplate for your policy. Here's the social media policy I created for Beth's Blog. Social Media Policies.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Why LGBTQ+ advocacy is always-on from here on It’s more important than ever for LGBTQ+ organizations to effectively advocate on behalf of LGBTQ+ people. Key types of advocacy Issue awareness Before organizations can create advocates for their cause, they need to make people aware of the issues they’re trying to solve.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

An acceptable usage policy (AUP) is a set of rules applied by the. The AUP is an integral part of security policies for businesses, universities, schools, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and website. Mainly, because they protect you and your organization from: Spyware. What sanctions will be applied if the policy is breached.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

Over the past decade, organizations like Sierra Club , Greenpeace , and 350.org By deepening their commitments to sustainability, organizations across sectors have the opportunity to enact more sustainable business practices and set an example for peer organizations. From nonprofits like 350.org

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or social networking policies." But, if an organization simply cuts and pastes a social media policy without the internal culture change, it won't be effective. Internet Use Policy.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

And salaries in many nonprofit organizations can’t compete with the for-profit sector. According to The Council of Nonprofits 2023 Nonprofit Workforce Survey , almost three quarters of nonprofits that completed the survey have current openings at their organization.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

By embracing these principles of equity, fostering collaboration, and committing to meaningful action, philanthropic organizations can continue to be powerful catalysts for positive change. Philanthropic organizations can embrace experimentation, innovation, and learning to identify what works best in advancing equity goals.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2020

You may think this is an odd beginning for a public policy blog, so please bear with me. And yes, public policy at the local, state, and federal levels can and will impact your ability to achieve your organization’s mission and day-to-day activities. Taking stock allows us to set new priorities and forge new paths.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

Grantmaking foundations have the financial resources that nonprofit organizations need to accomplish their work. Nonprofit organizations are doing the work essential to further the grantmaking foundation’s mission. Set clear policies. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Grantmaking practices are important to grantmaking foundations.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

According to a 2020 Edelman study , 89% of decision-makers surveyed believe that thought leadership improves their perceptions of an organization — yet only 17% of them rate the quality of the information they read as very good or excellent. They will be representing your organization. Look outward.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In June 2007, Apple launched the iPhone, and in subsequent years we saw the rise of apps as a competing method to websites for how people interact with organizations. For organizations using both apps and websites, there were challenges in seeing how the data interacts—are web visitors the same people using the app?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I work in and support nonprofit organizations, and my focus on communities isn’t to suggest that organizations are “bad” or aren’t making a difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

When I was in Minnesota, one of the questions I got was about blogging and social networking policies. Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. Do any nonprofits have a formal blogging policy?

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

In this blog, we’ll outline our top three strategies to elevate your impact this year, along with ways to make small, easy changes that lead to large, impactful results. There are massive benefits to using AI, but a policy that shapes how your team uses it is an important starting point.

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Candid

MAY 8, 2024

Three key factors include a lack of strong work-family policies, occupational segregation, and gender discrimination. Challenging gender norms The United States remains the only industrialized economy without a national paid leave policy that would enable employees to take time off from work to care for loved ones without sacrificing income.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—has been under fire in the past few years over its lax policies on news content, data privacy, and misinformation. This has led to situations where BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ users are disproportionately affected by policies meant to address “bad” behaviors.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 12, 2023

While there are risks of accepting in-kind donations, those risks can be offset by creating firm policies and guidelines surrounding the in-kind donations your nonprofit will accept. Learn more about in-kind donations and how they can help your organization! In-kind donations are any non-cash donation made to your organization.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2024

To help close this racial wealth gap, my organization, Living Cities, has made increasing homeownership across demographic groups a top priority. This is how community land trusts work: A nonprofit organization buys a plot of land or a set of homes and sells them to community members at below-market rates.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 21, 2023

Your organization does much to advocate for industry issues—petitioning local and federal level politicians to generate support for association-backed programs. Read our blog to discover how to advance your advocacy program’s efforts and better engage your member advocates online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2011

What’s In A Social Media Policy? The tone and philosophy in a social media policy depends on the risk appetite of the organization. As this was explained in the discussion on Facebook , organizations with a stronger risk appetite/tolerance for their activities might have a more “permissive&# social media policy.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 9, 2024

But that’s okay: by being vulnerable and open to change, you can transform your organization into one that mirrors your constituents and better serves your mission. You want to ensure all voices from the communities you serve are reflected throughout your organization, especially on your board. First, diversity is about representation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized! Some common metrics to monitor are website traffic, blog traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, online dollars raised, volunteers, and event attendees. Create a Simple Media Policy. Learn Basic HTML.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Are you looking for a way to provide your organization with a sustainable, long-term fundraising solution? While endowments may be more commonly used in larger organizations, smaller organizations can benefit from endowments as well. Discover how a nonprofit endowment fund can help your nonprofit! Quasi-endowments.

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

This vast library contains more than 34,000 freely available philanthropic resources authored by organizations in our sector—including reports, case studies, surveys, toolkits, and more. It outlines 10 core principles for philanthropy serving organizations (PSOs) to enhance their impact and contribute to broader systems change.

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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. Develop top-notch policies and procedures. Resist the urge to only meet the minimum requirements of multiple funders.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2021

The authors present a fascinating look at how to breakdown the bureaucracy within your organization and unleash the power and true abilities of the human beings in your organization – making your organization more bold, entrepreneurial and as nimble as change itself. Our organizations aren’t. Human beings are creative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 15, 2014

According to Twiplomacy study of how International Organizations use Twitter, Helen Clark of UNDP is one of the most conversational heads of international organizations on Twitter. Tweet behind the scene pictures, no handshakes please pic.twitter.com/SJB3MXDmGR #TwitterTips — Twiplomacy (@Twiplomacy) January 1, 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2013

One of the basic tenets of my first book with Alison Fine, “ The Networked Nonprofit ,” was that everyone in the organization participates in social media from the executive director on down – not just the “social media person.” Social media response chart loosely based on the AirForce Blog Response Framework.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 23, 2024

Donors will add a political donation to their overall philanthropic giving; they won’t replace a gift to your organization. Changes in Advertising Policies One important effect of political fundraising to note is its impact on advertising policies, particularly on social media platforms. Get in touch with us today.

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Candid

APRIL 23, 2024

Donors establish their own funds at a sponsoring organization (such as a community foundation) and can recommend grants from those funds at any time. Endowed DAFs are set up as permanent funds with a principal balance that remains in place; grants are made from the income generated by the invested assets, subject to a spending policy.

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M+R

APRIL 5, 2023

It is a core religious practice, and nowadays many Muslims make Zakat donations to eligible organizations. You see, we work with a number of organizations who receive Zakat donations during Ramadan. We get it: this policy is intended to prevent hate speech. Was the policy being fairly applied across different religions or … not?

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