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Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

sgEngage

Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

Often, the central issue is a specific policy or a cultural phenomenon that the organization seeks to promote or eliminate. For example, a local nonprofit working on educational issues may raise awareness about specific school board policies with the aim of making them more inclusive.

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How to generate advocacy calls from your supporters to elected officials

EveryAction

Whether your organization advocates for policy change on the national, state, or local level, mobilizing your supporters to place advocacy calls to their legislators is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal—and with support from the right technology, it can also be one of the most convenient. Building an advocacy campaign?

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[ASK AN EXPERT] What to Do When You’re Notified About A Legacy Gift

Bloomerang

For example, the form would ask about the designation, contacts/background of the donor, timelines to expect funds (for future planning purposes), etc. . I prefer to do this via a phone call, as this is more direct and personal and helps with establishing rapport. — Organizational Forms.

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Best Practices for Protecting Your Organization from Cyber Security Threats

sgEngage

If you have a phone these days, it’s likely you’re using multi-factor authentication to access it. Phones now use biometrics – your thumb or your face – to validate you are who you say you are in addition to your passcode. Be Vigilant: If you receive an email, phone call or text message that feels odd, it probably is.

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How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework

Tech Soup

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. The processing power of our mobile phones roughly doubles every 18 months as does storage capacity, as do Internet speeds with the advent of faster 4G and 4G LTE mobile networks.

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New Email Tests Improve Clicks, Slow Exiting

The NonProfit Times

Nearly half (48%) of donors cited email as their preferred giving channel ahead of social media, text messaging, direct mail, and phone calls in a study published last year by fundraising platform Neon One in Chicago. Regularly emailing unengaged contacts might lead to a “no harm, no foul” scenario of them tuning out appeals.

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