Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

They are certain to be compelled by your cause. With that in mind, let’s look at the 5 steps (and criteria) you can use to find the best tool for you and your nonprofit. The good news is that the longer the contract, the better the rate. The bad news is that you may get stuck with something you don’t like.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

This is a curated podcast list is composed of a variety of podcasts concerning technology, management in the nonprofit sector, grant writing, fundraising, and many cause issues ranging from mitigation of climate change to human rights.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The good news is there is an invisible string connecting all the positive experiences above, so measuring your event’s success , reach , and therefore, growth can be a domino effect. One of the key challenges in executing massive events is delivering important news and event updates to a large and growing supporter-base. Entertained?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2021

The good news is that once you embrace digital donor engagement tools, most of the grunt work – like donation forms and gift acknowledgements – is done for you through automation. Giving comes more easily when the cause is close to home. So out with the old, and in with the new. Start crowdfunding with birthday fundraisers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Experiment and keep in mind that those who use Twitter regularly tend to love Twitter. Use hashtags strategically to mention important causes, campaigns, and events, but hashtag spamming to try to increase your reach doesn’t work and has a negative effect on engagement. Positive news about your mission and programs.

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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. Explore Media Cause experts’ top five communication tips to consider as you roll out your advocacy , fundraising , and engagement strategies during an election year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

That said, the number of businesses fighting for their attention in their inboxes and on their news feeds may have left them feeling a bit fatigued. By liking and engaging with their posts, you’ll make them feel seen and more likely to continue to promote your cause and support your mission. 4) Find new, creative ways to show impact.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 23, 2024

But first, let’s understand more about what it is, what causes it, and how it feels to be a fatigued donor. They may feel desensitized to causes they normally love and even feel numb to requests from their favorite charity. Now, here’s the good news: It’s easier to prevent donors from lapsing than to find new ones.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Occasionally, funders may explain that your cause falls outside of their grantmaking focus areas. By building a relationship , you’re ensuring that when the next grant cycle comes up, you’ll be top of mind. This could be an opportunity to find (or even be personally introduced to) other funders to support your cause.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

If your membership numbers are marching into the red, you and your team are probably focused on trying to identify the cause of the bleeding. Trust isn’t a challenge that is currently top of mind for association leaders. Is technology tying your audience in knots? Perhaps it’s content that’s missing the mark. Could the issue be trust?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe ––a free fundraising platform for charities, people, and the causes you care about. If you’d like to go above and beyond, adding videos to your fundraiser can connect potential donors to your cause in a way that photos can’t. Help Me Feed Hungry Kids! 3) Create a catchy fundraiser title.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A nonprofit CEO reader writes: “My inbox and mailbox are flooded with fundraising appeals from causes using the words ‘terrifying,’ ‘alarming,’ ‘emergency.’ “Yes, Worse, studies show that we’re more likely to perceive negative news as truthful. This might be why bad news seems to garner more attention.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2018

It is one of a growing number of “ digital diseases ” that can cause painful physical symptoms as well as mental health issues that ultimately make you less productive, depressed, and sick. Turn Off the Damn Screen and Go For A Walk: Sitting in front of a screen for too long can cause eye strain, neck problems, and other pain.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 5, 2018

The message was clear: to survive in business in the 21st century businesses must strive to connect cause, meaning and purpose. Additional data from multiple sources supports this new business imperative: 81% of millennials expect their favorite brands to make a public declaration of corporate citizenship.

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Volunteer Hub

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Keep in mind that a corporate partnership should be a mutually beneficial opportunity, it is not a one-sided relationship. The good news is, businesses are recognizing the value of corporate volunteer initiatives, and more than 50% of corporate volunteer programs include skill-based volunteerism. Cause marketing.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

Be mindful not to overweigh activities that have limited opportunities for participation (i.e. Be mindful not to overweigh activities that have limited opportunities for participation (i.e. Doing so could cause issues with understanding what’s most important to your members in the current moment.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 16, 2024

That brings a glimmer of good news. In addition, fundraisers continue to be more mindful about reaching out to diverse audiences. By using inclusive creative materials and expanding communication channels, they’ve been able to draw more new donors to their organizations. Lean into the election year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

The list created by Sean Kosofsky of Mind the Gap Consulting can be used by an executive director, board chair, or any individual board member to consider their contribution to your organization’s financial health. Help disseminate news releases or produce news events to get coverage. 50 helps us feed one child for a week.”).

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Rewriting your mission statement to more accurately represent your work can help you build deeper and lasting connections with supporters because they can see the explicit impact you have on your cause. You are also more likely to attract dedicated donors to your cause because they know immediately where you focus your work.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

“In recent days, Causes has left MySpace and IdeaBlob has shutdown. In reaction to the Causes announcement, Economist bureau chief Matthew Bishop tweeted “Who knew it was on MySpace?” to which New York Times reporter Stephanie Strom tweeted back “No kidding.”. Read more about Causes leaving MySpace here.).

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

With busy schedules focused on impacting causes and the pandemic adding new challenges, it’s easy to get too close to the bark of the tree and miss opportunities to enhance your tools, resources, and best practices to help advance your cause. Organization names, logos, and tag lines matter. Removing Barriers To Giving.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Let’s start with the good news: The number of dollars raised increased by 6.2%! . Report : With those numbers in mind, use your donor database to pull reports that segment those groups of donors. Key takeaways to keep in mind when fundraising. Key insight #1: There was an increase in the number of dollars raised.

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TechImpact

APRIL 1, 2014

Image courtesy of The Cause Project. Or did you know that the highly trafficked social media outlet has recently launched a new platform, called the Volunteer Marketplace that helps match nonprofits with talented volunteers? Encourage your current supporters to add a “volunteers and causes” to their profile. Build awareness.

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2012

As Frank Barry wrote in his post , choose a photo that keeps your brand in mind, but also shows off your culture, history, mission, and values.). Share links to breaking news (ideally with your take on it), articles highlighting your nonprofit, or media about your cause. Here are some highlights with a few extra resources.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2018

In a Facebook post dated January 11th, Mark Zuckerberg shared a completely new direction for the News Feed to make sure the “time we all spend on Facebook is time well spent.”. So his new goal for the News Feed is to create more meaningful conversations between “friends, family and groups”.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

All this innovation birthed a new type of website – one that’s not driven by a specific non-profit, but is focused on individual people and their online networks. 2) Causes – [link]. One of the key’s to the success of Causes is their Create a Cause Wish for Charity concept. 4) Razoo – [link].

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 4, 2021

Not only is a solid social media presence good for your organization, but participating in social media is paramount in keeping up with the way people are progressively interacting with news, causes, and their communities. Keep in mind what platforms fit your audience. billion users.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The good news is that great stories are all around you. There are some universal elements to any compelling story, whether they’re in books, the news, articles, blogs, or movies. Fatima is doing very poorly in school because she has no energy, and she is not consuming enough calories to keep her mind sharp.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2022

It’s also likely not news to you that people are discouraged and that so many of us are wondering whether it’s worth it to work toward and hope for a better future. The next tweets give some context for the news he’s about the share. That the work you do as nonprofit professionals is important but ultimately futile? That’s not all.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs. Breaking news works well on all social media (especially if it is good news), but it performs exceptionally well on LinkedIn. For example, the International Fund for Animal Welfare shared the good news that zero rhinos were poached in 2020.

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M+R

JANUARY 24, 2022

It’s how we connect on the deeply personal, emotional, human level that inspires people to support the causes that change the world. Relationship to your cause or organization. as a donor, a monthly supporter, a volunteer, an activist, or someone completely new) makes creative more relevant. Cultural consumption. Timeliness.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 5, 2018

The message was clear: to survive in business in the 21st century businesses must strive to connect cause, meaning and purpose. Additional data from multiple sources supports this new business imperative: 81% of millennials expect their favorite brands to make a public declaration of corporate citizenship.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 20, 2021

You and your staff have worked tirelessly to keep your organization afloat through 2020 and 2021, fundraising for your cause and maintaining good relationships with donors. . With that in mind, now is the perfect time for you and your team to review what’s required to operate in different states. . Charitable solicitation registration.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

As the pandemic continues and the 24-hour news cycle brings nonstop trauma to our attention, we’re all at risk of compassion fatigue, especially those of us whose job it is to help others! Practice Mindfulness. Mindfulness is simply being fully present and engaged in the moment. Check it out below. Giving makes people feel good.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Every day, Millennials like me are turning to social media on their mobile devices, tablets, and desktops for information on the latest tools, news, resources, gadgets and opportunities to make our lives easier and better. That’s millions of us becoming more established in our careers with greater means to give generously to causes.

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Kindful

APRIL 8, 2021

But if you’re like most nonprofit organizations, you don’t have a whole lot of extra staff or time to devote to chasing news anchors and movie stars to help you get your mission in the public eye. Think about who best embodies the struggle/solution and emotion your cause stands for. Think of how you would approach meeting someone new.

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sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2022

A well-run advocacy campaign can spread your nonprofit’s message, give your organization another way to engage supporters, and further your cause by rallying your supporters to influence legislation. . Many grassroots advocacy campaigns start with groups of concerned individuals coming together over a common cause. Calls to action.

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