Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. If your nonprofit has yet to start a blog or already blogs but struggles with ideas for fresh content, then hopefully the 11 blog content ideas listed below will help. That said, mix it up!

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2024

We also know that most nonprofits don’t have funds available to divert from their programs and services to further invest in fundraising. Nonprofit knowledge base : Browse through short, actionable articles that address immediate questions on key nonprofit concepts and topics. foundations have websites.

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sgEngage

JULY 22, 2022

Instead of biting off more than you can chew, try starting with just one part of your website first: your blog! This post will help you get started by providing you with four tips for optimizing your nonprofit blog for SEO: Create new blog content on the regular. Create new blog content on the regular. No problem!

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In this six-part blog series, we’re highlighting key digital features your organization can start implementing now to boost fundraising this fall. This week’s sixth and final topic: mobile messaging. One common priority for many advocacy program managers is rapid response—and what’s more rapid than texting? Volunteering.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2015

Your nonprofit could have a wide variety of excellent blog content , but if your blog’s design doesn’t make a positive first impression, then few will read it – much less share it with their followers on social networks. Mercy Corps Blog. Defenders of Wildlife Blog. Next City Blog. but not today.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. If your nonprofit has yet to start a blog or already blogs but struggles with ideas for fresh content, then hopefully the 11 blog content ideas listed below will help. That said, mix it up!

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

While it’s important to create educational emails that inform your supporters about your organization’s mission and relevant topics, you should also send promotional emails intended to drive website traffic. Make sure to include clear calls to action that link to relevant pages you’d like to highlight. Explain the benefits of joining.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 8, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore three ways keyword research can benefit your nonprofit and help you achieve your mission more effectively. This ensures that when potential donors, volunteers, or beneficiaries search for relevant information or services, your nonprofit’s website appears at the top of the search results.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 1, 2023

Without a website, you’re missing out on reaching potential donors, volunteers, and beneficiaries. Stay Connected with Your Tribe Your website can double as a newsroom carrying the latest updates, blog posts, event calendars, and social media links.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

That way, you can keep current donors and volunteers excited about the mission, inspire new people to support your work, and invest more into other areas of your organization. It’ll allow you to develop a strong, reliable pipeline of volunteers and donors who are motivated to help your mission succeed.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Plan for when you’ll begin to contact volunteers, when you’ll reach out to the broader public, and when you want to accomplish your goal. If you recruited more volunteers than anticipated, you may choose to leverage that support to make a greater impact throughout the duration of your campaign. Rely on established relationships.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

If you volunteer at a nonprofit, let your volunteer manager know how much you appreciate them. Include details on how a nonprofit has shaped your life, share photos of yourself volunteering, encourage others to get involved, and more! The post 5 Ways You Can Celebrate National Nonprofit Day appeared first on Qgiv Blog.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

With an ever-changing landscape of fundraising, economic conditions, and tactics for expanding mission-related programming, finding time for IRS tax reporting and filing 990 Series returns can be beyond challenging. Tax compliance can be an intimidating topic, so in this article, we’ll be re-framing the process. and others.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

To help your organization create a powerful nonprofit mission statement that follows best practices, we’re covering the following topics: What Is a Nonprofit Mission Statement? Do you offer any new programs? All right, let’s get started. What Is a Nonprofit Mission Statement? Have you narrowed or expanded your mission?

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

As a nonprofit or educational institution, you know firsthand the importance of fundraising to support your mission programming. Still, it can be challenging to navigate the complexities of workplace giving without a solid foundation of knowledge on the topic. Understand typical workplace giving programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic. Writing and Blogging: I’ve been writing Beth’s blog since 2004 and on this updated wordpress blog since 2010. This past year, I found myself writing less on this blog. That’s a long time.

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Bonterra

AUGUST 15, 2022

Find your product Supporter Engagement Unite volunteers, advocates, and voters with integrated tools designed to inspire and ignite action. Find your product Program Management Modernize the way your organization serves and drives greater outcomes in your community.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Through carefully curated programs hosted by trained volunteer facilitators at various schools and community centers, they’re able to create a curriculum that features courses on common issues many girls face. Some of these age-appropriate courses tackle topics such as conflict management, college and career planning, and body image.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Before social media, “Influencer Marketing,” was a matter of finding a celebrity who had an affinity for your organization’s brand or programs and the goal was to get them to talk about it with their audiences. And that can be a powerful if their networks are relevant to your nonprofit’s mission and programs.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

I led a group of fellow volunteers who evaluated applications from diverse organizations. Our review discussions became more interesting, and the impact of the entire program was strengthened. Those questions can be in an application, in conversations with program officers, or during the deliberation meetings with your board.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Along with this came a reckoning with the reality that nonprofit outreach and programming were, in many cases, not aligned with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Perhaps you are spreading the word about a new program that your supporter base is likely unaware of. Special events are certainly in this “ripe for change” category.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Every nonprofit website should include key features to optimize fundraising, promote brand awareness, and attract volunteers. Instead, a website is a space you can utilize to increase fundraising, promote brand awareness, and find volunteers. An online website isn’t just an advertisement for your organization.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

Gerardo helped Benetech dramatically increase our capacity to benefit larger populations by scaling our services, revamping our innovation process, and establishing a thriving network of industry partners and volunteers. Gerardo has publically shared many of his presentations on these and other topics, which are available via SlideShare.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

One of the biggest concerns nonprofits express to me about launching or maintaining their blog, is lack of staff time to update their blog with compelling posts. For nonprofits that are short on staff resources, could empowering your volunteers to regularly guest blog (weekly or bi-weekly) be a solution? Offer Stipends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic. Writing and Blogging: I’ve kept a regular publishing schedule for Beth’s Blog, something that I’ve done since 2003! I wrote guest posts for many nonprofit publications and blogs. What about you?

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

These powerful programs contain nearly everything you need for managing your members, accounts, events and organization as a whole. You can think of your AMS as a foundational program, and it often links with supporting platforms such as advanced event management or marketing tools. Data Analytics and Reporting Tools.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

This post originally appeared on the NTEN blog – you can also read the full post and join the conversation on the NTEN.org website. You get my point; before we even start to layer on information from the wider sector or filters to subdivide topics and categories, we have A LOT of information to work with.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 5, 2021

Use that checkbox for event registrations, volunteer signup forms, and mailing list signup forms. For those individuals who are interested in the programs you offer or events you host, create text update lists for these topics of interest. To do this, create a unique keyword for each program. Incentivize signing up.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 5, 2022

A good fundraising plan should start with an analysis of development activities, either a formal audit or an informal survey of the current state of your program. Start with those closest to your organization – your loyal donors, board, staff, volunteers, and potentially recipients of service. How about your existing donor base?

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade, since the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report began collecting data. They don’t care if the touch comes from marketing, fundraising, or programs. Rewarding consumers through a loyalty program is a foundational way to show appreciation.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Do you have volunteers, interns, or adjunct staff? Instead of listing “blog posts,” instead, list what those blog posts are about: maybe job openings, volunteer opportunities, news about your work, examples of your services or people you have helped. New grants or new programs. . >> Get this template!

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Media Cause

JULY 7, 2022

It’s no secret that your nonprofit can benefit from more donations, volunteers, and people who are passionate about your mission. They might also search for a phrase like “how to help save endangered animals” and knowing this, you can create blog posts or donation pages to answer their question! The Four Kinds of Search Intent.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Blog Action Day is today, October 15, and the international community of bloggers is blogging about this year’s theme, The Power of We. Valuing partnership over going alone is one of the Seven Benetech Truths that I shared in a recent blog post. Here’s to the Power of We, and Happy Blog Action Day to all!

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TechImpact

JANUARY 2, 2014

Image courtesy of Cloud Computing Topics. From lost and stolen devices to malware and other malicious third-party programs, having data stored locally on a machine that was provided by the employee or volunteer could be dangerous. Data security is on the minds of every nonprofit executive around the world.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

You can check out programs like the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Talk Away the Dark or attend a training by the American Association of Suicidology. Make mental health an open topic with your friends and family, and regularly check in with the people you love. Donate to support their mission here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I've been looking at the examples the folks have shared in the WeAreMedia Module 3: Sharing Your Story Social Media Style , particularly blogs and thinking about questions, strategies, and frameworks that one might think about before getting into the nitty gritty of the tool itself.  Who will write for the blog?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

For the sake of brevity, let’s say that you did everything we covered in our first article, “ 10 Tips for Onboarding All Types of Volunteers.” It’s very important that your volunteers know that you’re happy they’re taking time out of their busy schedules to help your organization achieve its mission. Treat your volunteers like VIPs!

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