Candid

MAY 15, 2024

At the Honnold Foundation, we had been working in partnership with grassroots organizations for some time before we learned that there was a term for the kind of grantmaking we do: trust-based philanthropy (TBP). We only ask for the information we need to understand the proposal and then dive deeper via phone calls.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

may prove to be a key resource for solving some of our most pressing real-world problems," according to game designer Jane McGonigal in The Wall Street Journal. Gamers are already helping tackle real-world problems, just by playing games. This game is a fast-paced challenge to "save the bay" in five time periods.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 29, 2021

Really great stories feature one person (or animal, if you do environmental or conservation work). You need a clear problem. Another aspect of a great story is that it clearly states a problem; this is the problem your donors will help solve by giving to your cause. . You need one person. . You need a powerful solution.

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2023

While these investments may work, organizations quickly realize the time and attention needed is unsustainable and engagement is less than desired. What problems are you facing that we can help you solve? With digital content, your nonprofit only needs to make a one-time investment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Let’s do the math and make a conservative estimate. If every needed volunteer contributed just one hour each week, that time could be valued at about $16 billion annually ! Process Volunteers: Now that you have individuals or groups interested in volunteering with your organization, it’s time to get to know them. More than 10.4

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M+R

AUGUST 24, 2022

Read time: 3 minutes. Adam Williams of League of Conservation Voters (LCV) shared how they’ve used their co-op data to re-engage a huge swath of their supporters AND raise more than $200k! Did you miss our webinar about our different-kind-of-co-op, Scout Quest? Sign up for Scout Quest and get more info on the website. Have a question?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

A story that compels includes a protagonist your audience cares about, important problems that must be overcome, a solution that overcomes the problem (something to root for), and (4) an ending—hopefully a happy one. . The very best time to ask donors how they prefer to be connected with is at the time you onboard them.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The responses were clear: climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and it should be an urgent priority for us all to act. Policy Associate, The Nature Conservancy. Before her time in Sacramento she worked for environmental NGOs throughout Arizona, California, and Bolivia. Why Climate Justice?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

As a fast-growing developing country, this problem it’s quite real. A lack of government resources in the slums and low-income areas to address the problem of animal abandonment and cruelty has inspired many Brazilians to give to nonprofits that support animal welfare and wildlife conservation.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Through her work with clients like the Wildlife Conservation Society and her love of (math) problem solving, Amy has picked up a lot of wisdom + I wanted to better understand her process for approaching a social media campaign and measuring its efficacy. About Wistia. How did it do at what ?". Measuring beyond "likes".

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

It’s the perfect time to reevaluate your fundraising strategies, leaving the less effective approaches in the past, and considering the addition of (or emphasis on) some new ones. But with a limited amount of time and resources, how do you decide which strategies to implement again this year and which to leave behind? Wrapping Up.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 22, 2021

For example, you can learn how much money you need to raise to sponsor a client, fund a meal, conserve an acre, etc. If it’s your first time writing your own campaign appeal as an individual or organization, check out our Fundraising Appeal Throwdown! Focus on the following: Set up the problem. ” tweet this.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Starting a nonprofit requires a decent amount of time and energy. Before you start a new organization, it’s worth it to fully think through the problem you’re hoping to address and whether a nonprofit is the right way to solve the issue. Is it one distinct problem or multiple issues? Determine salary ranges.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 14, 2011

The world has big problems. Our Environmental team is helping to bring results-based management to the conservation and biodiversity field. We invest time in sharing how Benetech and other technology social enterprises work, and write essays and articles on how to start and run social enterprises. (To

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2016

Next, I stumbled across the Dutch office of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and though they were not expecting me, they were very welcoming and a pleasure to spend time with. As @nonprofitorgs no problem… as Heather Mansfield, nerve-racking! HagueDayTrip. Last photo of my #HagueDayTrip and it’s of me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

From 10-paragraph editorials to 2-paragraph commentaries on breaking news, when you use the ideas given here, you should have no problem publishing the required minimum of one blog post per week (less than that and your blog starts to look abandoned). Still, understand that the content your nonprofit blog publishes, the higher your ROI.

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Everyaction

JULY 2, 2018

Planned gifts are worth investing in One case study in the report is the Nature Conservancy, an environmental nonprofit which began investing heavily in a planned giving program during the early 1980s.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2014

My Ocean , is a niche social network of more than 9000 divers and this guest post by Darren Barefoot describes some powerful outcomes for ocean conservation by bringing together several strategies: niche social network, crowdsourced data mapping, and deep engagement.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 16, 2022

Examining the best nonprofit websites out there may give you an idea about whether it’s time to revamp your website or not, but we recommend also using a more empirical approach to determine if you need a new online strategy. If your audience has questions about your organization, they should be able to reach you without a problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Explores the ecosystem of data for social problem solving and the role philanthropy can play. Argues for engaging in adaptive strategy given the data rich and rapidly changing environment for solving complex social problems. The American Red Cross can’t be everywhere at the same time. Larry McGill, “ Data for Good.”

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2013

Energy Conservation Is a Requirement in Africa. Computers are a centerpiece of the school, but they needed super-energy-efficient technology to conserve the scarce electricity. Grace Ministries has wisely arranged for computer tech-support locally in case of major technical problems. It is located in a rural town called Mbya.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2009

The problem is that there so many hashtags floating around on Twitter, that’s it tough to keep track of which hashtags work best and reach the most individuals. Example Tweet: #FollowFriday || Wildlife Conservation || @ WildlifeTrust @ WildlifeRescue @ JaneGoodallInst @ gorilladoctors @ polarbearsintl @ seaturtle. A final note.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 6, 2012

Angela Yu, Changed by Design Celebration and exposure of designers' ideas for solving the world's problems. Jennifer Errick, Park Advocate , a blog of the National Parks Conservation Association The NPCA's mission is to protect and enhance America's National Parks for present and future generations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

From 10-paragraph editorials to 2-paragraph commentaries on breaking news, when you use the ideas given here, you should have no problem publishing the required minimum of one blog post per week (less than that and your blog starts to look abandoned). If you start using QR codes, write a blog post explaining how you will use them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2013

Last week, I went to the Personal Democracy Forum conference for the first time, and I came away brimming with new ideas for my work. But what was a grantmaker who works on ocean conservation doing at a conference of software engineers and open government advocates? But if you only have time for the hard questions, start at 6:30.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2012

an international charity (which is 1000 times the size of the nonprofit in question) uses it. Nonprofits will continue to think that technology alone will solve their problems – create clean data, produce accurate reports, fix broken business processes – without their having to make investments in the people who manage and use the technology.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 8, 2009

According to Mark Rovner and Alia McKee of Sea Change Strategies who led the recent webinar Procrastinator’s Guide to Year-End Fundraising with Kathryn Powers of Conservation International and moderated by Eric Rardin of Care2 and Rebecca Higman of Network of Good, this tactic has been helping organizations raise a lot of money.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2018

Deena Shakir from Google Ventures shared the following stat: smartphones are one million times more powerful than NASA’s computing power when we went to the moon in 1969. Consider these areas, and how incorporating some of these ways of thinking into your organization can inspire innovative solutions to old problems or challenges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

What if a funder got real-time input from its grantees and other partners to develop its investment strategy? We spent a lot of time identifying grantees and other funders, but also people who be “thought catalysts” or subject matter experts in “21 st Century advocacy” to bring into the room. New Technology for New Power Movements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

Fulton’s talk was timely. KONY2012 has prompted countless reporters, bloggers, and talking heads to comment on the changing ways in which we are becoming aware of social problems and the organizations that are tackling them. It is an exciting time. The Internet is getting physical and charitable.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. When problems emerge, you have to think of new and creative ways to deal with them. This was a time of increased social activism and political reform.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2009

The problem that often arises is where to fit that kind of content into your existing web site architecture. ” Conservation International has a “home” for their latest and greatest content. This means devising a strategy of retiring this content after a time when it may not be urgent or timely any longer.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2018

Grants that are Hyper Issue-Focused with Holistic Approaches to Problem Solving. Foundations have consistently remained conservative in their grant and operational spending since the financial market crash of 2008 and have been looking to do more with their limited resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Microsoft researchers are collaborating with the academic community on environmental problems, such as aggregation and visualization of complex scientific data from many sources. Or the Web site Microsoft Hohm that lets people calculate their energy footprint and get tips on conservation. "Our philanthropy has to ignite action.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

From 10-paragraph editorials to 2-paragraph commentaries on breaking news, when you use the ideas given here, you should have no problem publishing the required minimum of one blog post per week (less than that and your blog starts to look abandoned). If you start using QR codes, write a blog post explaining how you will use them.

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Care2

JUNE 22, 2012

You need a backup plan in place for those times when your work is interrupted. There’s never a convenient time for all four of your after school teachers to get sick at the same time, but you’ll have many fewer angry and frustrated parents on your hands if your program has substitute educators on call.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

It allows anyone to produce decent first drafts in a fraction of the time as before, regardless of the level of expertise. “Fundwriter frees up time and energy for me.” She’s had time to work on the proposal she had been waiting to write for months. i.e., “first time donation”).

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