DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Some organizations choose to work with consultants to identify the ideal audiences to fulfill their goals. To find partners that specialize in the specific tasks you’re trying to accomplish, such as major gift fundraising or data management, check out this DNL OmniMedia guide to nonprofit consulting firms.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

While understanding audience needs is the basis of all good strategy and user experience processes, end users often get lost or deprioritized in the design phase. Personas can be tough to define and get a hold of but with the help of trained consultants, you can leverage them into valuable design tools.

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CauseVox

JULY 14, 2022

This guide will introduce you to the concept and walk you through the process of planning and executing your own capital campaign. You may also hire a consultant. Generally a capital campaign happens in two parts: a silent phase and a public phase. The Silent Phase of Your Capital Campaign.

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

Clearly define your capital campaign’s objectives first—they should be the whole reason and guiding force behind the campaign. They generally last between two and three years, sometimes longer, and consist of these phases: Pre-planning - 3-12 months: This is when you’ll establish your campaign’s objectives and goal.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

We created this guide to help you build just that. The Nonprofit Fundraising Strategic Plan Guide explores the fundraising planning process and breaks down each of the necessary elements that will allow you and your team to elevate your next campaign. Bonus: some helpful examples and templates to put this into action now. ).

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

When the board assumes the role of visionaries and strategists one layer of decision-making is removed.orgSource consultant Sharon Rice helped board members of the California IT in Education Association (CITE) make the transition from a hands-on to a leadership orientation.

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Achieve

MAY 10, 2021

Traditionally, capital campaigns are broken down into seven phases: Pre-Campaign Planning. The Quiet Phase. The Public Phase. At each of these phases, understanding exactly who your audience is and how you should connect with them will be essential, especially after a year of pandemic challenges and distractions.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

In this guide, we’ll explore six smart strategies to drive major giving success for large nonprofits: Enlist prospect research to identify major donor prospects. Effective major gift fundraising focuses on cultivating relationships with that 20% of donors, and we’re here to help guide your efforts to maximal success.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Blackbaud’s consultants have managed implementations that were started and finished within a five-day workweek, but they’ve also overseen implementations that lasted nine months or more. Lean on your implementation consultant to learn how other organizations have tackled similar challenges.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In this guide, DNL OmniMedia will cover the ins and outs of conducting a nonprofit technology assessment from start to finish through the following points: Preparing for the Assessment Conducting a Technology Assessment Step 1: Discovery Step 2: Analysis and Strategy Step 3: Documentation Step 4: Review. What are your guiding principles?

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Forum One

AUGUST 9, 2023

Here are a few guiding principles and tips to help you feel empowered and organized as you head into this pivotal process. While the bulk of the hands-on work of content migration will happen near the end of development, you should start planning for this phase as soon as the project starts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Brent Merritt is a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. The guide below covers the key steps to running a Facebook fundraising ad campaign from start to finish, including set-up, monitoring and evaluating success after completion. 1) Set up a conversion event and create a campaign.

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Classy

JULY 9, 2021

They typically have four phases of implementation: Planning: includes setting a budget, gathering volunteers, setting your goals, and researching prospective donors. Quiet phase: includes securing major donors to raise 50 to 70% of your fundraising goal. Read Next: The 4 Phases of a Modern Capital Campaign.

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Achieve

MARCH 31, 2021

At Donorly, we specialize in guiding growing nonprofits through planning campaigns, researching prospective donors, and making successful asks. This exploratory study, conducted by a third-party fundraising consultant, gauges your (and your donors’) readiness for a capital campaign. this complete capital campaign guide.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

Jean is also a freelance consultant who works on digital strategy, marketing and design for non-profits. You need to give your ads time to go through Facebook’s ‘learning phase’ : this is where Facebook finds the first 50 conversions from your ads, then builds a statistical model to find the rest of the people who will convert.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Stellar service When it comes to initial services, many AMS vendors use the same basic implementation phases: Onboarding, Discovery, Implementation, and Launch. Where the difference lies is how they approach those phases. Here are four qualities to consider as you search for your next AMS vendor: 1.Stellar They should go further.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 9, 2020

Consider if you will upgrade the AMS yourself or pay a consultant to do it for you. Consider how much the system can be configured for your requirements, and how much customization you will need to do yourself or pay the vendor or a consultant to do on your behalf. But, that is not always possible. Your requirements.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2022

As a nonprofit leader guiding your staff through changes over the last two years, you might have investigated change management. It impacts every phase of transition, from articulating a vision to easing staff through disruption and helping project team members adapt to the new status quo. Prosci Resource Center. About the Author.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

Be prepared: the research phase may take weeks or even months to complete, but it’s important groundwork to lay for an effective nonprofit rebranding effort. As a first step, consult your nonprofit’s budget and determine how much you can afford to invest in rebranding. Prepared to press go on rebranding your nonprofit?

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Intersector Toolkit provides frameworks that reflect phases of the relationship and support conceptual design, monitoring program elements, and ongoing measurement of milestones or goals. Layer two begins with the implementation process. Recommendations. Clarity of purpose. Internal assessment.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In this guide, we’ll review the basics of corporate philanthropy so that your nonprofit can start earning more through this lucrative funding source. Patagonia also has a robust corporate social responsibility program that promotes equitable labor practices and sustainability throughout every production phase.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 24, 2021

This guide is here to help you create a strong foundation for your first web build project, setting you up for success a few years down the line when you’re reading to work with a consultant like Team DNL. These services are often out of range for new nonprofits building a site for the first time.

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Global Giving

JULY 25, 2017

This Framework is applicable for all stakeholders: nonprofits, pro bono consultants (volunteers), funders, and companies. The key is that it’s in phases: Discover, Design, Implement, and Maintain. In the Discover phase, Andrew served on his first surgical trip and observed that Surgicorps used paper patient records.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Here’s a summary of a few of the top ideas: AgriTextBot Info Hub: A tool for farmers that responds to localized questions and provides up-to-date, real-time information on topics from market pricing to weather indicators and farming support, through a guided conversation and accessible via a feature phone. Senior Consultant, Slalom.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. We’ll cover: Starting a Nonprofit: Basic FAQs How to Start a Nonprofit in 12 Steps No matter what type of nonprofit you’re looking to start, this guide will provide you with the common steps that all organizations need to follow.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Lead Gift Committees often meet at least every month during the Quiet Phase of the campaign , and sometimes more often. Want a few capable people to select your consultant or oversee the feasibility study ? Need people to test and refine your public phase marketing plans and online fundraising tools? About Author.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The needs assessment is a learning and listening phase. Consider hiring a consultant to help you establish a fundraising plan that will help you make sure you can cover your costs. Consider working with a branding consultant to get this just right. As a service provider, you are not in the shoes of the people who need your help.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

In this guide, we’ll explore six tips to help your team build a successful workplace giving strategy that maximizes your impact and engages individual donors and corporate partners alike. Consult lists of top matching gift and volunteer grant companies and look for any overlap with your donors’ employers.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Normally that seems like something they would do during the startup phase of the nonprofit, but missions can change over time. Determine the Organization’s Mission and Purpose Your Board is responsible for determining the mission of the organization. Find more information about nonprofit Boards at boardsource.org.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

Summary: Out with the old: In with the new: We're still in the honeymoon phase, just thrilled the new look is finally "out there" and is well-received. At the 2008 conference, I attended a session presented by Farra Trompeter of Big Duck Consulting. Overall, the experience has been positive. She got it.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

bbcon 2016 , the conference where technology and social good meet, featured a session from Alan Levine, a senior consultant at Barker & Scott Consulting. As the Principal Consultant for Arts & Cultural organizations at Blackbaud, I am often asked – What makes a successful implementation of new technology in a nonprofit?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Nonprofit feasibility studies are a key part of the planning phase and for your next campaign you want to know that your team is getting all you can out of the process. Try out some of our favorite strategies when planning your next big campaign: Hire a great consultant to conduct your nonprofit feasibility study. Even better?

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Robert Weiner

MAY 4, 2010

I received the following email from Keith Heller , a database consultant who works with Raiser's Edge and Common Ground clients: We’ve been involved with responding to many RFPs over the years and I have a general inquiry that is in your bailiwick. Techsoup article: Nine Tips for Navigating the RFP Research Phase.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

This guide will cover an overview of what a nonprofit digital strategy is and how you can plan one for your organization. If you reach the end of this guide and determine that you could use some additional help getting started, consider partnering with a nonprofit marketing consultant. Phase 2: The Planning Stage.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2018

Check out Averill Fundraising Solutions’ helpful guide to learn more about planning your capital campaign and setting fundraising goals. Your nonprofit consultant. Consider an external nonprofit consultant to guide your team through the capital campaign process. Ready to set your capital campaign into motion?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. As my work morphed to align with the needs of the organization and strategy, I decided to craft a knowledge mission statement to help guide the work as it shifted. Philanthropy loves “new” things.

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John Kenyon

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

It’s estimated that they spent over $40,000 on repairs and had $65,000 in lost revenue during the attack and recovery phases. Nonprofit technology professionals like myself and others can guide your organization through a security audit to assess where you are most vulnerable. The legal costs will continue. Cyber Defense.

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