sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. How the sector understands and engages in knowledge work is crucial to the success of philanthropic efforts.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Companies everywhere recognize the power these programs hold, so pay attention to employee giving as you craft your CSR strategy, regardless of whether you work for a nonprofit or company. Take Coca-Cola for example. To get in on the action, nonprofits can take the following steps: Conduct internal matching gift training.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

These innovative tools are revolutionising tasks by saving hundreds of hours of manual work through aiding in campaign creation, categorising and drafting email responses, assisting with content creation, and even automating donation processes to personalise and enhance the donor experience. This brings us to our next point.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

Popular AI tools like ChatGPT and Bard are continuously learning how to work faster and more efficiently, which can stir up a lot of feelings in us humans. LLMs are meant to produce conversational human language responses. The key to determining which tools to work with depends on your goals.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

In our effort to highlight brilliant changemakers, we sat down with Cylinda Nickel at Compassion Services International to dive deeper into their global fundraising initiatives – particularly their work for Ukraine- and hear about her top fundraising tips. About Compassion Services International.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

“Very few of us ever learned how to be present with another person, to ignore internal and external noise and distractions, and to connect and converse with others in useful or collaborative ways,” affirm the authors of the new book, Bridge The Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools To Transform Work Relationships From Challenging To Collaborative.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

” For example, @WomenforWomen : It’s also recommended that your nonprofit sign up for Twitter Blue for $2.99 (USD) a month. It’s OK to not include links in conversational tweets and replies, but even then sharing links to resources or call-to-actions (CTAs) is often appropriate and useful, especially in Twitter Threads.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 17, 2021

Today brings a timely and compelling book, Choosing Courage , by Jim Detert , where he shares how to increase the chance of accomplishing something positive when acting with courage at work, while decreasing negative personal consequences. Set an example as a leader for taking courageous action yourself. Choose battles.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

I am absolutely loving the conversations I’m having with my guests, some of whom are clients, while many are not. Here’s what we’ve learned so far: Successful organizations have chief executives that work cooperatively with their Board. For example, CASE updated its technology to become a more nimble association. Then, they act.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It also depends on your previous conversations or donor surveys. A gift can work to your advantage, but it can also work against you. They focused on small gifts — pens, coffee mugs, or tote bags for example — offered as thank-you gifts to solicit charitable donations. What gifts works? Not necessarily.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

Build internal trust first: A soccer lesson I wasn’t an amazing soccer player, but I did enjoy playing on soccer teams throughout my childhood. I think that the most powerful design technique is to engage in active listening and empathy-building exercises with your internal stakeholders. But how do you build trust like a team?

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

While there are many considerations for beginning (or expanding on) a grantmaker’s DEI journey, all organizations must prioritize the commitment from their leadership, their internal processes, and their grantmaking practices. Ideally, they will serve as public champions of these efforts and put in the hard work of turning inward.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

They started WAKE after working together for 15 years designing and leading global programs at the intersection of technology, civil society and women’s empowerment. For example, if they speak English really well, they were asked to put 3 dots on their name tags, two dots for okay, and one dot for just a few words or not at all.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

One of the biggest issues that has come out of the blog posts and the conversations in the comments is the idea of data. That example? Greenpeace International on facebook. This is an example in providing options, and not assuming a 3rd party platform connection is all that’s wanted.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

Let me give you an example. Are your conversion rates different for different audiences? You can use the data to identify the channel donors came through, for example, or get a sense of which campaigns and messages are performing best. Example: utm_source=facebook. Example: utm_medium=cpc, utm_medium=email.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2018

It is an array of technology that includes: robots, chat bots, artificial intelligence, machine learning, conversational interfaces, smart devices, drones, self-driving cars and others which are increasingly becoming the interface between organizations and humans. The Age of Automation has arrived. But it requires careful thought.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Launch the Conversation Sometimes an outside facilitator can move the group forward more quickly. Discussions about best practices, strategic planning sessions, or board development exercises can launch conversations about how and when to evaluate the board’s performance. “We An annual survey is a good start.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Joan Garry and I had the joy of collaborating on this article together based on a conversation we had recently. From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

High retention leads to better outcomes all around as the organization saves money and develops stronger performers internally. Of course, many diverse factors contribute to retention or conversely, turnover, and the past several years have been rocky in this regard. Source new internally- or externally-facing ideas for improvements.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This month, we're thinking about the way we do work in museums. A few offered solid concrete suggestions that take the big idea of "advocacy" and make it concrete, like list wages on hiring requests and refusing to use unpaid interns. Work isn't prison; don't make them feel like they're doing time. 1x1 time is critical.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As we wrote in The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Age of AI , when used responsibly , AI can help nonprofit staff reduce the countless hours they spend doing labor-intensive and often energy-draining tasks—so they can focus instead on mission-critical work. This is called “co-botting” or “co-piloting” with AI.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Note from Beth: Social networks allow to connect with people from outside of our community and it is easy to have your conversation get lost in translation. Does that mean your social media is international? For example, there are many differences between US and UK English. Hands up who’s got a Twitter follower from Japan?

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John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

For example, there are fewer quality online materials representing the viewpoints of certain racial groups. Examples in Practice Let’s say your nonprofit wants to use an LLM to help field questions on your website’s chatbot. Have frank internal conversations about priorities. Humans must apply an equity lens.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

You can read the post and join the conversation over there – it’s also copied below. —– It’s not a surprise to any of us that social media is changing the way our organizations work, not just communicate. Joining the conversation really means conversations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

The International Society for Third Sector Research published a recent paper that summarizes why nonprofit leaders must use technology to connect with stakeholders in the emerging digital, civil society. For example, Barack Obama reaches over 100 million people with each tweet. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. million alumni.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

Cultivate curiosity and resolve to stay informed about trends impacting your work. Meaningful, substantive conversations are one of the most effective ways to learn and grow. Much like the Socratic method, when we have discussions and conversations, new ideas emerge and our understanding is deepened and magnified.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

You’ll need to understand both elements and how they work together, for a successful end product. Who will help with hands-on work? The vendor will craft the system and recommendations according to your internal constraints and capabilities. Recommended resource: Writing a web redesign Scope of Work. Target audiences.

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

Chat-first search, where people use conversation interfaces like chatbots to find information, is poised to overtake traditional search engine usage sooner than you might expect. Jump to something more interesting: A Visual Example of Chat-First Search How to create an AI Chat-first search traffic risk audit?

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

Your next game-changing testimonial could be just a conversation away. They serve as powerful tools for building trust and authenticity, showcasing real-life impacts of your organization’s work. They help potential partners, supporters, and beneficiaries see the tangible outcomes of your work.

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

Chat-first search, where people use conversation interfaces like chatbots to find information, is poised to overtake traditional search engine usage sooner than you might expect. Jump to something more interesting: A Visual Example of Chat-First Search How to create an AI Chat-first search traffic risk audit?

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Forum One

APRIL 11, 2023

For example, it can result in improvements to a grant application process, which returns much stronger applications that ultimately create a bigger impact for your organization. This is just one example of how the Chicago Public Library incorporates service design into its work. Your internal processes aren’t efficient.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Doing everything , lacking the discipline to say no, and trying to be all things to all customers, both internally and externally. Conducting meetings that take conversations down rabbit holes that cause widespread frustration amongst the members of your group. A company is only as good as its people. Horwath : Killing meetings.

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2022

As a nonprofit professional or leader, your days are full of conversations. Public speaking and presentation skills can help you craft better written and verbal communications, whether you’re engaging with your team internally or connecting with an external audience. . Internal benefits. Improving internal communication. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

The conversation has shifted from blog comments to social media. Below are three examples from three different nonprofits: 1) e-Newsletter opt-in on the Marshall Project blog. Below are three examples from three different nonprofits: 1) e-Newsletter opt-in on the Marshall Project blog. 3) Maximize your blog’s sidebar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2021

Teamwork makes the dream work, so set aside time early on to get internal alignment on your fundraising strategies. For example, you can use what you know about your donor base to add suggested donation sizes to campaigns. Subscription-based payments have become common across sectors—think Netflix or Spotify, as examples.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

She is also the Founder and CEO of Liz Ngonzi Transforms , a boutique international consulting firm that provides consulting, executive coaching, and training services that enable social sector leaders and entrepreneurs to increase their impact and reach their potential. Below are four examples: 1) Virtual Team Management.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

We have some really incredible nonprofit customers, and we’re excited to hand the virtual stage over for some of them to share valuable insights into their work and how they use Nonprofit Cloud to do it. In our Thought Leadership Spotlight, we’ll be hosting a conversation about organizational resilience and embracing a digital-first future.

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