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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The session is designed to answer three questions: Why does collaborative technology overload lead to loss of nonprofit workplace productivity and what are the best practices to avoid it? What is Collaborative Overload? While there are many positive aspects to increased collaboration, there is also downside.

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Myth Busters: Why Donors Shouldn’t Rely on the Overhead Ratio

NonProfit Hub

Rottenness is not a very useful criteria for picking where to eat, but GuideStar President and CEO Jacob Harold said this scenario happens every time a person chooses to rely upon a nonprofit’s overhead ratio to make a donation. Obviously we want to avoid rotten food, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only thing you think about when picking.

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Collaboration for Funders: Understanding the Challenges

Forum One

This is part two of a series on online collaboration for grantmakers. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community. Email is the killer collaboration app. An online collaboration community's biggest competitor is the email inbox of every member. We'll cover that topic next time.

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Employee Giving Strategies to Boost Year-End Impact

sgEngage

One potent but underutilized tool at your disposal during this time is employee giving⁠ —a form of corporate philanthropy that directly engages a company’s staff. Employee matching gift programs Program overview: Employee matching gifts are a powerful tool for nonprofits, driving individual and corporate revenue alike.

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Statement of Activities: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

sgEngage

Use financial management software with analytical tools. How to Avoid: Narratives should succinctly highlight achievements, financial strategies, and future plans in layman’s terms, while dashboards provide a visual summary of trends, ratios, and key indicators at a glance.

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Leveraging Your Board for Nonprofit Fundraising: 10 Creative Strategies and Tips for Success

The Modern Nonprofit

If employees or retirees who serve on a nonprofit board make contributions, they could receive higher matching ratios or limits on their matching gifts. Encourage board members to share their experiences and learnings from events with the rest of the board, fostering a collaborative approach to ambassadorship.

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Sales Operations Demystified: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How To Do It Right

Wild Apricot

Through strategically implemented training, software tools and engagement techniques, sales ops leaders enable sales reps to focus more on selling in order to drive business results. . Selection of Enablement Software and other Technology Tools. Maintenance of Communication and Collaboration Channels. Operations. Automation.