EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. Provide closed captioning, translation services, and materials in multiple languages.

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Advocacy Nonprofit Training Train 207

Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

There are so many big things, scary, unexpected things that changed us as individuals, families, communities, and a collective human race in 2020, that as I was trying to write this blog post, it was hard to know where to start. Turns out that this last thing in particular—reading—didn’t just change me in 2020.

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Change North Carolina America Nigeria 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

This can lighten the load on your team, enabling them to focus on what truly matters – making a difference in your community. 3) Creatively Segmenting Donors and Drafting Custom Communications ChatGPT can be helpful not only for creating segmented communications but also for identifying your segments in the first place.

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Tools Fundraising Analytics Analysis 361

NonProfit Hub

APRIL 5, 2019

Movement, language, mannerisms—it’s crucial that these fundamentals are properly taught to avoid the potentially painstaking unlearning process during adolescence. You need to have a backup plan in place. Changing the way we think. They’re helping me think differently! Just ask any parent. Who else to look to.

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Difference Grant Nonprofit Classes 73

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. But is this the right question? Consider: Who defines objectives and “success”?

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 83

.orgSource

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Confirmation bias is the tendency to place the greatest value on information that supports your pre-existing beliefs. Machine Learning, predictive modeling, and natural language processing are a few of the ways AI makes data more meaningful. How the organization’s value proposition needed to change.

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Data Studies Music Analysis 221

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Schools typically handle graduate and undergraduate student recruitment differently. If a student changes their area of interest, they shouldn’t encounter a lapse in communication or get confused by a new recruitment process. Does your website use inclusive language and depict students of various backgrounds and ages?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Learn the language and history. However, grantees sometimes run into difficulty deciphering the terminology between different funding sources. Talk to your funder, peers, and internal experts to ensure that you understand the language of grants and other funding sources. Lead the change. Seek clarity.

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Grant Process Management Tips 91

Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Here are our top recommendations for generating effective CTAs: Make sure the language reflects the intended next step: There’s nothing more frustrating than being taken to a resource that doesn’t match up with the language of the CTA. For example, CTAs like “Donate by midnight to get your donation matched!”

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Widget Guidelines Websites Nonprofit 105

Forum One

APRIL 30, 2024

High-level options include custom GPTs on top of general purpose Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT , vertical-specific out-of-the-box solutions, semi-custom vendor solutions such as Azure OpenAI , and fully custom models and applications. Safety and Reliability: AI systems should be safe and reliable.

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Conversation Guide Model Application 94

See3

MARCH 30, 2018

It can be hard for nonprofits to land on language that describes what they do. Not to put too fine a point on it, but a lot of (very talented, capable, totally world-changing) nonprofit pros spend much of their day taking meetings and sending emails. Next time someone asks you what your organization does, answer a different question.

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Difference Question Time Language 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Building Capacity for Social Change 2.0 These new collaborative initiatives pull together various players (often government, private sector and nonprofits) within an ecosystem, defined by issue and/or place, to coordinate and align their action to drive greater impact. Call this “social change 2.0”.

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Build Change Social Facilitation 112

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. Once you understand the basic elements of a good story and a few different ways to tell them, the rest is just practice, practice, practice. Your donation of $7.32

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Storytelling Fund Raise Music 139

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

To do that, you have to connect with them emotionally through a story, a photo, and hero language that makes them feel special and important, like they personally stepped in and made a difference through their gift. This is not the place to use ‘ Dear friend.’ Infuse your letter with language that acknowledges this meaning.

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Gift Donor Language Donation 119

The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Then, there are her responsibilities as a volunteer, which may look different each time she shows up. Here is a process to help you do so: Define what the learner needs to change. Or, do they need to change their mindset, such as revising their habits and lifestyle to work from home successfully? Decide how that change happens.

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Effective Learning Strategy Course 162

Forum One

MARCH 20, 2024

Composable has displaced the concept of the all-in-one DXP and allows for different pieces of a tech stack to be moved in and out over time without a complete rebuild. For instance, the front-end stack can be changed out without changing the CMS or vice-versa. Are there potential drawbacks with Composable Architecture?

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Digital Experiment Drupal API 90

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 29, 2021

The parades, marches, and other Pride events that take place in June, with the rainbow flag as uniting symbol, were born from those who fought for equality for the LGBTQ+ community since the Stonewall riots in June, 1969. Being an ally means acknowledging our differences, and supporting and respecting the diversity we each bring.

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Celebrate Voice Language Culture 113

Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

It’s not hard to see the difference. But when they receive a receipt that is no different than the one they get when they purchase a box of cat treats, it makes their gift feel transactional rather than meaningful. Or You won’t believe what a difference your gift made! What a huge missed opportunity to connect with the donor!

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Donation Online Create Gift 98

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 27, 2022

Use urgent, actionable language. Place your CTAs in strategic locations. Use urgent, actionable language. Think strategically about the different ways you want to prompt supporters to get involved in your mission. . To create a truly eye-catching CTA, you can’t just rely on using urgent, inspirational language.

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Action Guide Language Test 64

The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

From cultural showcases that dazzle to educational initiatives that deepen understanding, discover how your next event can be a cornerstone of celebration and a powerful catalyst for change. Try to get calendar listings and stories placed with mainstream news sources. Your dedication and passion are what make all the difference.

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Celebrate Education Fundraising Culture 59

EveryAction

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Revamping or customizing your sustainer appeals can help you reach potential donors of many different ages. Consider adjusting your content to attract a younger audience: is the language being used up-to-date and inclusive?

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Program Donor Gift Fundraising 130

sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

An intangible feeling of change that arises each time we enter a new year. For others , the feelings are a bit more fleeting, providing only temporary change before slipping away in the face of familiar patterns and habits. The most natural place to start is with connection. A new year, a new me. At our core we are all human.

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Philanthropy Measure Influence Trend 73

Forum One

JANUARY 5, 2023

I wear a couple of different hats. Establishing these kinds of plans requires a deep understanding of stakeholder and audience needs/barriers, as well as each aspect of the complex ecosystem that’s needed to support the changes proposed. What sets Forum One apart from other places you’ve worked? So…what do you do?

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Director Service Seattle Collaboration 67

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 29, 2023

When we raise money to change lives, we are helping to release folks from something onerous. We make a difference. Let’s mutiny against common, boring practices of ho-hum fundraising so we can create an environment of philanthropy that’s fun for us to work in, fun for donors to participate in, and changes more lives than ever before.

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Help Fundraising Goal Money 111

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

If you, like many, find asking for money hard or distasteful, let’s reframe it, because when you come from a place of negativity, you’ll actually repel donations. Changing the world. What if you aren’t asking for money but asking someone to join you in changing lives? It’s true. Meeting a pressing need.

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Donation Time Money Gift 122

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Your generosity will make a difference in our community by allowing us to continue in our work. Remember that every donation makes a difference, regardless of size. Place Your Donor at the Center: Your donor is the hero of your narrative. Show them how their contribution makes a difference. Sincerely, Argh!

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Template Results Fundraising Storytelling 52

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The most reliable way for nonprofits to increase digital engagement is to test different techniques and messages with your own audience to determine what they respond to best, and follow the results. If you’re ready to start improving your digital program through testing, here are five places to get started.

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Test Digital Headline Language 84

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

Those things may be important, but only as a means to the real goal of helping make the world a better place. It shows donors that their actions are making a difference. Your story is what you say about the lives you change and why it’s important. Your story is about how your nonprofit changes lives. Example #1.

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Storytelling Examples Donation Story 124

The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

Three small words can make ALL the difference in your fundraising appeals. You is one of the five most powerful words in the English language. You is at the top of his list of the 5 Most Powerful Words in the English Language. Your donors want to know that they make a difference when they give. Have you heard?

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Giving Brain Language Database 105

Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

After more than a year of avoiding public places or large group gatherings, some guests may feel awkward or out of practice attending a live fundraiser again. If you plan to hold part of your event in person, be prepared to change gears if those guidelines and recommendations change during the planning process!

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Personal Ideas Registration Guidelines 98

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2023

Keep branding consistent Strong, consistent branding is the key to improving awareness for your organization, and consistency only gets more important as you branch out to different media channels. Messaging: The language you use in these messages is just as important as visuals for signaling your organization’s branding.

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Mail Integration Digital Strategy 75

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It occurs when there is only the appearance of diversity, representation, or inclusion, and no effort is made to create substantial, systemic change. Use your nonprofit’s stories to show donors the change they can help create. Show the difference. From problem to solution. From goal to result.

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Storytelling Guide Nonprofit Story 52

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

You see, many donor prospects will check out your nonprofit online before they donate to see who you are, what you do, and how you make a difference. Your website is no different. Make it clear that it’s the donors and volunteers who make the difference in fulfilling your nonprofit’s mission. That’s a problem.

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Websites Giving Donation Nonprofit 89

M+R

MARCH 14, 2024

Museums can have a hard time soliciting smaller dollar annual gifts tied to mission, rather than a new exhibit, and this is a great place to turn the focus to why donor support matters. We’re going to look at two very different Giving Days to show what works! And to unite departments across your organization.

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Giving Museum New York City Boston 95

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2016

If you give us a logic model or a theory of change format, we work hard to not only embrace your words but to put them in the right rows and columns. At the level of language, there is not. The big idea as I see it is to speak the language of results together. Financial investors share a language built on differentiation.

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Language Foundation Proposal Nonprofit 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Last week, I got to BoardSource at 8 am just so I could hear Marnie Webb and Rebecca Masisak, CO-CEOs of TechSoup Global share their lessons learned in developing, weaving, and stewarding two very different types of networks. They had vastly different ways in which they approached partnering. The presentation is here.

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Global Difference Network Develop 95

The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

The post-emergency phase sees many organizations grappling with a decline in donations, a critical period where strategic donor engagement can make a difference. Preparation is key To effectively retain emergency donors, you must have a solid foundation in place. This creates a more meaningful ask. This builds a connection.

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