Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

When you hear the words “Nonprofit Board Meeting,” what comes to mind? If you are like most nonprofit leaders, the thought of a Board meeting creates feelings of dread, the blahs, the “let’s get it over withs”, the “I don’t have time for this” mindset, or the “I don’t know why we even bothers”. How do you feel? In one word, “UGH.”

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Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

While not a representative sample of institutional funders, it’s one of best avenues for detailed exploration and benchmarking of salaries. While these new CEOs represent a relatively small sample (15), their organizations vary in size, both in terms of dollars granted and total staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

And if understanding nonprofit performance matters so much to foundations, just how much help are they offering to nonprofits to assess performance? The report offers a couple of key findings: Nonprofits very much want to be able to understand their performance and are taking steps to do so.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

Your nonprofit is growing, reaching more people and changing more lives, and it’s time to think about hiring staff for your nonprofit. Check out our guide on When and How to Pay Yourself a Nonprofit Salary to get yourself on a path to getting paid. Founders of nonprofits often want their first hire to be a fundraiser.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 16, 2018

A new year means new resolutions, and for nonprofits that often falls into the category of better fundraising practices. If you’re a nonprofit professional you know what it’s like to drown in excel spreadsheets tracking your supporters, donations, major gifts prospects, and almost anything else. But it doesn’t have to be.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2011

The average churn rate in 2010 for nonprofits in our research sample was 14%. To whet your appetite for the full report, here's a great peek at the charts regarding Facebook page churn: You can download the complete Facebook eBenchmarks Extra from, where else, our Facebook page!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

The very first step in installing and implementing QuickBooks for your nonprofit organization has nothing to do with software or computers and everything to do with communication and understanding - and the good news is "communication and understanding" are normally among a nonprofit's strengths. Development Director.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

This is the final blog of my six-part (four-post) series on configuring QuickBooks for use in a nonprofit organization. See my site for a sample QuickBooks Implementation Questionnaire you can use for this purpose. My second blog post dealt with setting up the Chart of Accounts in a nonprofit environment.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2012

In this edition of TechSoup's Nonprofits Live, our guests spoke about why they employ user-generated content and how they tap into their communities for it. We welcomed the following experts: Amy Sample Ward , Membership Director of the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN). Collaboration Tools Chart for Libraries.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

One of the most important lessons a nonprofit practitioner can learn in their career is that budgets are moral documents. You want to take your nonprofit to the next level? By anticipating some level of donor churn, your nonprofit can anticipate fundraising shortfalls and pivot accordingly. What does that mean? Let’s do it!”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Consider these two sample audiences: “Canadian women” or “18 to 30-year-old women in BC or Alberta who live in cities with more than 100,000 people” Of course, most NGOs can’t afford to hire the kind of market researchers you’d need to produce a sophisticated work-up of who your core audience is.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

For one nonprofit we work with, individual donors who give between $1,000–$99,000 make up less than 1% of the overall donor base, but they contribute an amount that is equal to the entire small donor program. Sample impact report from Oxfam America. . . Samples from LCV’s advertising to mid-level and major donors. . .

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

This is the third blog of my series on configuring QuickBooks for use in a nonprofit organization. My second blog dealt with setting up the chart of accounts in a nonprofit environment. The "Customer/Jobs" utility should be used to keep track of your nonprofit's funding sources. Elder Day Care. Soup Kitchen.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

My conversations so far for February are all focused on the role of nonprofits online. The first thing I asked about was his view of the new role of nonprofit organizations in the social media or technology revolution that is well underway. How do nonprofits participate online differently than individuals? I asked Prof.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Even though the majority of the attendees representing big brands, companies, and start-ups, the nonprofit technology contingency still had a strong showing with many socially good focused sessions on the agenda, the Beacon Lounge, and plenty of extracurricular events. Personal and Professional Identity: Social Media Policies for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2016

Check out our resources on great nonprofit storytelling and learn more. QuickBooks for Nonprofits. Mark McCallick is our ever-popular writer on how your organization can use Intuit QuickBooks Nonprofit Edition. Read more › Step 2: Setting Up the Chart of Accounts. Read more › 9. Read more › 6.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2009

Alfred Sloan used ROI in the 1920's at General Motors Source: Wikipedia I'm in the process of writing about and prepping several workshops for nonprofits about Social Media and ROI, known as "Return on Investment." ROI processes, particularly as part of the budgeting process , are familiar to many nonprofits. Do you agree?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Denise McMahan is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub, and is the founder and publisher of CausePlanet.org where nonprofit leaders devour Page to Practice™ book summaries, author interviews and sticky applications from the must-read books they recommend. _. Essential Nonprofit Library Featured Fundraising' To Sell Is Human.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

Two recent reports share data about the actual role celebrity connection plays in nonprofit fundraising and both say the same thing: forget celebrities. But, on the top of the chart: a compelling cause. Then, why do we keep thinking celebrities are so important to raising money? The data says we should move on.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

A volunteer handbook is an essential piece of a successful volunteer program at a nonprofit. If YOU were volunteering at your nonprofit, what would you want to know? Be sure to customize this for your nonprofit and only include what is relevant to your organization. Go over procedures in documenting interactions.

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NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2011

Steve Heye, Web Project Manager, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Smaller nonprofits may feel like sophisticated technology is out of reach; it requires more budget, more staff, and more expertise than they think they have. In fact, small nonprofits have many advantages over their larger counterparts. That assumption is wrong.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2013

This post summarizes the sessions I facilitated or participated in related to “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” which included a book signing, panel discussion in the Beacon Lounge , and a workshop with co-author KD Paine. KD says don’t use pie charts, plot your data over time.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

The topic asked: What do you think the role of nonprofit organizations is in the changing world of social media? This month, we asked: What do you think the role of nonprofit organizations is in the changing world of social media? How do nonprofits participate online differently than individuals? What about the book giveaway?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

Nonprofit Finance Fund. As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit. nonprofit practice. Earlier this year, Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) received 4,600 responses to our annual 2012 State of the Sector Survey. Percent of Nonprofit Respondents Engaging More Closely With their Board, 2009 - 2012.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2013

These include charts, financial reports, and a gallery to help you manage reports, KPIs, and other data. Salesforce CRM is a popular CRM service in both the business and nonprofit world. all platforms) is a social CRM service designed for small businesses, but can easily be adopted by nonprofits. TechSoup Donor Partners.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

Nonprofits must closely consider how fundraising channels work in relation to one another versus as competing initiatives." " Official Google Blog: Bringing tech knowledge to nonprofits through the HandsOn Tech Corps – "Community service has always been important to us.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2009

Speaking of rocking NTEN women, Amy Sample Ward is trying to help out new member-from-down-under Eddie Harran take advantage of his 09NTC scholarship by spreading the word about his ChipIn campaign to raise money for his air-fare. You can see video from the session here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2008

Last week, we explored questions about how nonprofits go about planning their social media efforts and various resources are summarized here. The original worksheet was developed from recommendations from the Spin Project and the " Smart Chart " developed by Spitfire Strategies.) I found 3 really good planning templates.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 31, 2012

—– Last month, a pop song rose up the charts and quickly became number one on both the iTunes and Billboard Top 100 lists. That’s right, a widely recognized nonprofit organization has created a parody so that it can propagate a meme. 3 Guidelines for Nonprofits. Why meme at all?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2009

If you like charts for understanding trending and relationships, this is a great one! The Current Nonprofit Landscape: "We are all in this together" - Are you a nonprofit or foundation in Portland/Oregon? "It The goal is for funders and nonprofits to explore strategies and share solutions for the future.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

" Download the 2009 Data Ecosystem Survey Report | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network – NTEN just released a report on the data ecosystem in nonprofit organizations – it's free for members, but $50 for non-NTEN members. "The The future of the nonprofit sector depends on it."

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2010

They're charting a path forward for us all." " film music | mobygratis.com – Are you looking for music to use for free in your nonprofit's video? Should nonprofits take a more serious look at FourSquare and explore ways to leverage it?" And they're winning. Well, here's your source!

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Women Who Tech Telesummit , bringing together over 600 women (and men) from for-profit and nonprofit organizations and technology start, connecting developers and techies with those new to the field, igniting conversations and long-term collaborations. Community Mapping. Your goal: why do you engage with them.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

It’s so easy to use, and has so much potential for the nonprofit sector, that I couldn’t wait any longer to show it to you! First, overall: And when you click on “What does this chart mean?&# Qriously for Nonprofits. I think there are so many potential applications for Qriously in the nonprofit sector!

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

One of the best ways to stay in touch with your donors on a consistent basis is through a nonprofit email newsletter. Purpose of your nonprofit email newsletter Your email newsletter has a specific purpose. The right nonprofit email newsletter format. Random doesn’t cut it. Neither does boring. It’s meant to.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

" Where does Social Media belong on the Org Chart? The Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide | Idealware – "Social media can be useful to your organization… but how useful? Freeman about what community organizing looks like in the 21st century." Interested to hear how organizations are dealing with this issue!

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