M+R

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Keep these trends and tactics in mind as you start to pencil in plans for the coming end of year (and no, it is never too early to start). The good news is, we don’t have a weekend 12/31 deadline for the next few years — but it still might be worth rethinking the December calendar.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Visiting with clients and colleagues in person was a highlight of the year. The motivation to build stronger relationships, both remote and in-person, resonated across the association community. The September 29 conference was a meeting of minds and a journey to discovery. But, before we welcome a new year, let’s toast 2022!

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

This looks different from school to school and only you know what works best for your environment. There were a million scenarios and questions going through my head related to COVID-19, teaching remotely/hyflex/in person, reviewing assessment strategies, evaluating digital learning tools, maintaining student connection and community, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

BoardSite’s features are designed specifically with nonprofits in mind. When your board can’t work to the best of their ability, it holds your entire organization back from reaching its true potential. They are likely to be juggling a variety of professional obligations in addition to family life and other interests outside of work.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Understanding your nonprofit audiences—their hearts and minds, wallets and worlds—is critical to successfully communicating in an election year. It’s more important than ever to share your mission in a way that is real, relevant, and sensitive to what’s going on within your organization’s environment and the impact of your work.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

When we flip the calendar to a new year, many of us become gripped by the desire to build some new habits. Make sure your tax letter is followed with a sincere, personalized thank you. Then stay at the top of their minds by liking and commenting on their posts, or even sharing their posts with your network. Drink more water!

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Classy

JUNE 17, 2021

If personal wellness was not at the forefront of everyone’s minds before, the year 2020 made it an unavoidable priority. Our journey and work toward becoming B Corp Certified solidified Classy’s accountability to put our people first. Finding balance is key and we work to provide that flexibility at Classy.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

A funder’s personal and meaningful connections with nonprofits play a pivotal role in guiding their giving decisions. Boost your visibility using your Candid nonprofit profile link Give funders a transparent glimpse into your nonprofit’s mission-driven work and outcomes using the shareable link to your Candid profile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2021

And, that means work for home is going to be the norm for most of 2021. One of the downsides about virtual work from home is that you are sitting most of the day. If you are working from home, it makes a lot of sense to slot mini-workouts throughout the day – and it is efficient.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

So, let’s get you working on a plan because that’s how you change things. Carve out some time free of distractions to draft a plan that will carry you through the year, one that will give you the confidence to make the Asks and work the strategies to raise money all year long. When you get to 1,000, start working on the next 1,000.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I love connecting with nonprofit technology colleagues who are also promoting work/life balance and how to avoid digital distractions. Meet my colleague, Meico Marquette Whitlock, who is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie. I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A funder’s personal and meaningful connection with a nonprofit can guide their giving decisions. By building a relationship , you’re ensuring that when the next grant cycle comes up, you’ll be top of mind. Make sure to personalize all your communications and interact with their content in a genuine way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

When you’re able to set the stage with analytics and donor attributes – like their wealth rating, public giving records, and personal interests – you can strengthen your understanding of each donor segment, and position your asks to speak to specific audiences. This guide is meant to help you prepare for each season in your fundraising year.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

The first step may be to change the way you work. If you want to be more productive and get more done without working 24/7, you have to change your habits. We all have our own way of doing things, but sometimes our work outgrows our organization methods. Do you constantly lecture yourself to work smarter? That’s right.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2014

I was invited by Nancy Schwartz to participate in this month’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival: The Word Behind the Work. It’s much easier to be mindful and focused when you’re on a yoga mat than when you’re behind your desk with a daunting to-do list, overflowing inbox, and a day full of meetings. If not, what do I need to do instead?

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing content also needs to consistently tie back to your cause and the work you do. Increases volunteer engagement through public recognition of their work. Event and campaign marketing Events and fundraising campaigns provide a vital in-person marketing opportunity for your organization.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Your fundraising plan should include a detailed activities calendar showing all the various ways you plan to generate funds during the year. In short, they can see what worked and what didn’t, and use that to decide what to do in the coming year. Then you figured out that you needed funds to pay for the good work.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2014

A few easy-to-implement ideas for improving your work day. I feel squeamish admitting this (erm, publicly, no less…), given that I work for a tech organization. And because I suspect that I am not a lone wolf in this tech world, allow me to share My Three Biggest Tech Grievances with My Work Day: Email insanity.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 11, 2023

He likely didn’t have grassroots campaigns in mind when he uttered those words, but Twain’s advice is spot-on for grassroots advocacy practitioners as they make a plan to engage the new Congress. This means your organization has significant work to do to prepare for the new Congress. Even the incumbents are in new districts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The first Nonprofit Blog Carnival of 2015 is on the theme is personal productivity. We are living and working in a world that is connected and where sacred space and deep thinking, essential ingredients to online personal productivity and well-being, is almost becoming extinct. What is personal productivity?

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

With employees working all over the country, or world, at different times of day and juggling competing priorities, effective project communication is not only helpful but necessary, creating cohesion and efficiency internally and with partner teams. Try to keep discussions to relevant project conversations.

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

Check out our specially curated reading list of 16 free nonprofit books perfect for any summertime occasion: If you’re short on time… Is your calendar booked solid with fun plans between Memorial Day and Labor Day? Get a refreshing take on finding fulfillment and success in your work by listening to this popular title.

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

These tools help you see how your campaigns are doing in real-time, so you can optimize your marketing budget by spending your money on what’s working best. By defining your members’ preferences and interests, you’ll be able to target them more personally and at just the right time in their member journey. Analyze Performance.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

If your work involves one of these issues (or one of the many others on the docket!), Convene a working group of regular coalition partners to coordinate efforts and keep in touch. This is no time for any organization—no matter the issue(s) on which they work—to simply go it alone. Get in the media mix.

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DipJar

JANUARY 5, 2022

While some organizations thrive with their long-established holiday events (like a New Year’s Eve Ball) – in most cases – these holiday fundraising events do not work. Psychologically, people are more concerned about their personal finances just before and just after they have paid their taxes. Avoid National Holidays.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

“When you’re working alone or as part of a small team, tasks big and small mount up fast. There’s no miracle cure, but a little time spent choosing tools that work for you and setting up some simple automations will pay dividends over time. It’s like ergonomics for the mind. Do share what works for you!

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

It’s also helpful to have in case you’re working with external writers, and in general, can help guide your company toward consistency. If you work to maintain a National Park, for example, you may want to develop resources about how to get around or prepare for a visit. This is where a content calendar (and project plan!)

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

GivingTuesday Donor Retention Makes Financial Sense… While you work on your plan to attract new donors on GivingTuesday, spend some time thinking about how you’ll retain them after the big day. With that in mind, let’s take a look at seven different steps you can take to retain your GivingTuesday donors. Here’s why.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar, it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan—and stick to it. Make sure that you have strong communication plans set up for the last two months of the year, even if you are working from home. I hear you all yelling at your computers. Ah, but it’s not.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

When you work in MarTech, you have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across many departments and specialties and help the entire organization achieve its goals, as well as with many different clients to help their missions and campaigns prosper. Simply put, MarTech is marketing! New Tools Come Out Every Day; How Do You Keep Up?

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

can work together to create more effective campaigns than either can alone. . While it can’t compete with virtual marketing’s speed and efficiency, direct mail’s personalization, tangibility, and ability to create multiple touchpoints continue to be valuable benefits. Personalization. Personalization. Guides like.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

For example, if you work for a food bank, a clear, magnetic vision might be to end hunger in your community. If you work for an animal shelter, how about becoming no kill? It takes some work to create a hooky elevator speech and the result is well worth it. Detailed activity calendar. Notice there’s no jargon.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

To ensure your campaign’s success and reach diverse audiences , tap into the reach and brand visibility of like-minded businesses through a corporate partnership. For instance, you may have a board member who works at a reputable local company and is willing to facilitate an introduction to the business’s chief philanthropy officer.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Here’s something to keep in mind when planning your communications strategy: 12% of giving happens in the last week of the calendar year. . Your email should feel personal. One way to personalize it is to have it come from an employee or board member. . People miss a lot of emails. Another ask or two.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Or offer to have a staff person call them or meet with them. Invite them to meet with the staff person in charge of this project. If you don’t make a specific request, your donor has to work too hard to figure out what will make you happy. I’m probably not the right person. My calendar is busy. NO = Why me?

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

But keep in mind that there is a right and wrong way to do marketing. . 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. . Create a content calendar.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

A Personalized Approach : Your own system permits you to develop and maintain your unique branding and voice, building genuine connections with your audience. Donors will appreciate the convenience of automated donations, while your organization enjoys the steady stream of funds that support your vital work. in a calendar quarter.

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