NetWits

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

They’re doing a virtual book tour exploring concepts from Open Community : a little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web. Why did you write Open Community? So, what is “Open Community?”. Connecting with and supporting your Open Community is really important, because if you don’t, someone else will.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, explains the new roles like this, “An integrated strategic plan gives everyone in the organization a voice, especially the professionals from marketing and membership. Branding depends on creating multiple messages that speak with one powerful voice across the association.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We’re open and honest about initiatives that didn’t work. It’s not a coincidence that trust is a frequent topic of these conversations. Everyone must have a voice. It becomes the staff’s job to bring that vision to life. The board trusts me to implement, and I trust them to be fiduciary and strategic guides.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Provide the tools Offer folks training to increase their skills so they can hold conversations about DEI. Those in positions of power can invite traditionally excluded people to the table, but to sustain meaningful dialogue, everyone must have some skills to hold these important and often difficult conversations.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

By the end of 2014, 66% of emails were opened on a mobile device. Designing your emails to be mobile responsive or mobile first will help them make the most impact when opened by your supporters. Keep your tone conversational and personal. Make your emails mobile-friendly. Provide quality content.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 9, 2024

But that’s okay: by being vulnerable and open to change, you can transform your organization into one that mirrors your constituents and better serves your mission. You want to ensure all voices from the communities you serve are reflected throughout your organization, especially on your board. First, diversity is about representation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The goals of the DEI Open Source Commons team center around leveling the playing field for everyone in tech by increasing diversity and inclusion at Salesforce community events, in addition to creating and modeling a toolkit that groups can use towards their own diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. “I

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Wouldn’t life be easier if people opened and read your fundraising emails? Maybe you check your open rate and see that only 25% of your audience bothered to open the email you spent hours writing. Maybe you check your open rate and see that only 25% of your audience bothered to open the email you spent hours writing.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Interoperability Made Real: Open Referral’s Data Standard for Resource Directories Visionlink is dedicated to data standards and data exchange as a necessary part of supporting successful communities. We are excited to formally support Open Referral’s standardized protocols for resource data exchange.

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Media Cause

JULY 29, 2022

Being creative means thinking outside of the box and allowing your imagination to have a voice. Creative problem solving is a great way to think of new ideas that can open your eyes to many possibilities you may have never seen. If you have an open mind for trying new things, your creativity will expand and grow.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

Having a conversation with your community of stakeholders is an essential activity for nonprofits. In our session on Community Voice at NTEN’s 2011 Nonprofit Techology Conference, Arthur provided a case study of the LikeMinded program and how it was built based on engagement with the community. Conversation. Technology.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 3, 2014

Let’s Talk About Succession Planning: Getting the Conversation Started. Starting the Conversation about Succession Planning. For this reason, it can be useful to purposefully link succession planning conversations to strategic planning. The hard part is getting the conversation started. It’s All About Conversations.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

This fosters a culture of open communication and empathy within the team. While I was at the Philadelphia Museum of Art working on a website redesign, we recognized the need to be transparent with our internal audiences and started hosting a series of monthly open forum presentations called “Website Wednesdays.”

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Candid

JULY 18, 2023

Whether these megadonors are on your radar, their voices are shaping broader conversations in the philanthropic sector about what and who gets funded, as well as how that funding materializes. That’s potentially a lot of philanthropy. Most recently, MacKenzie Scott , whose unprecedented giving of a reported $5.82

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It should sound like a conversation (not like a thank-you script a robot might write). Some examples: the person who made the most calls, the person who left the most voice mails, or the person who had the longest call. Texts have a 98% open rate. Your voice mail or email? Thank you for helping homebound seniors.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 29, 2021

Pride is not just a celebration of LGBTQ+ voices, culture, and experiences — it also creates visibility for under-represented groups and encourages us all to be our authentic selves. It means taking positive action to improve the lives of the LGBTQ+ community and using your voice to boost theirs. Listen and Educate Yourself.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 27, 2021

You really do want to prioritize face-to-face (or at least ear-to-voice) visits with major donor prospects. If you don’t, leave a message reiterating the dates and adding you’re completely open to other times that are most convenient for them. Ideally, this will open the door to a conversation about finally setting up that meeting. .

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

It’s easy to feel like you’re the voice of your organization, and it’s tempting to try to talk like you are that organization. When posting on social media, skip the formalities and embrace your unique voice and tone. How many of them actually invite you to have a conversation with them? Encouraging conversations.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

With the ability to continuously learn and adapt to new information, ChatGPT can remember past conversations and constantly iterate based on user prompts. Use natural language: Use conversational language that is similar to how you would speak or write. It can also reject inappropriate prompts and admit its mistakes. Be specific!

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

It was daring and controversial and aimed to destigmatize mental health issues and encourage open conversations. While the campaign generated some controversy, it succeeded in its primary goal of sparking conversations about mental health.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Note from Beth: I’m taking part in the virtual book tour Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer are doing to explore concepts from Open Community: a little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web. I read an early draft of the book and think it is a very important idea for those of us in the nonprofit community embrace.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 4, 2012

Now is the time to act and give your cause the voice it needs. Using Hootsuite will allow you to publish to all of your social channels from one dashboard, as well as monitor any mentions, tags, or conversations that are relevant to your organization. Open the floor for discussion about important and current topics.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2023

So, it begins… your year-end-campaign message writing session: You stare at the blank page, open last year’s materials for inspiration, type a few sentences… delete them. You open LinkedIn to see if any other organizations you respect have shared new messages (“Am I already late to the game?”)

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EveryAction

AUGUST 25, 2022

But no matter how your nonprofit is doing good in our world, there will always be ways your work and mission are affected by legislation, policies, and local and national events, which means there will always be reasons to make your voice heard. Key takeaways.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 15, 2024

For example, if you launch a campaign to spread awareness of your hair salon right after you open, you might link to a page that details all of the services you offer in each of your emails and social media posts. For example, if your goal is to increase sales, you’ll need to track the campaign’s conversion rate.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 8, 2021

An added benefit of email marketing strategies is that you can analyze performance and optimize those conversations in real-time. From there, identify and align variables like stories, voices, ask ladders, donation form appeals, and aesthetics that align best with each segment of your target audience. Uplift Voices in Your Community.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

When MySpace and Friendster first came on the scene opening the door to Web 2, nonprofits couldn’t fathom that one day they would be hiring for “Social Media Managers”. When MySpace and Friendster first came on the scene opening the door to Web 2, nonprofits couldn’t fathom that one day they would be hiring for “Social Media Managers”.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

We love SMS because it boasts a 99% open rate, and users are more likely to respond. These are generally shared short or long codes that use keywords to organize conversations of multiple organizations that use the platform. An open API that allows you to build SMS into your app or product. Well, free-ish. Twilio.org.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

NTEN is taking part in the virtual book tour Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer are doing to explore concepts from Open Community: a little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web. Why did you write Open Community? So, what is “Open Community?”. How does Open Community affect NPTech? What’s next?

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Boards that are professionally, demographically, and ideologically diverse are more likely to be open to risk tolerance. Giving employees voice and recognition are a high priority. They’re allowing the members to drive the conversation. Joanna Pineda, founder, CEO, and Chief Troublemaker at Matrix Group International, Inc.

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NTEN

MARCH 29, 2012

Use the NTC Open Salons to make your own sessions on the fly. The NTC Open Salons will be your opportunity to talk techie with your peers in ad-hoc, participant-driven sessions not represented on the regular NTC Agenda. Open Salons will take place on Tuesday 1:30 - 3:00pm, Wednesday and Thursday 3:30 - 5:00pm.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 23, 2024

Updates three years ago to Apple’s data privacy policies allowing users to limit tracking of email open rates have further complicated efforts to measure audience engagement. Among those are clickthrough rates, response and conversion rates, and opt-out and unsubscribe rates. Fundraisers have other metrics available.

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Neon CRM

MAY 22, 2023

In fact, matching gift emails sent in the first 24 hours after a donation result in 2-3 times higher than the average nonprofit email open rate ! It’s what often makes or breaks your outreach, playing a significant role in the recipient’s decision to open or ignore your email.

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Classy

AUGUST 18, 2021

DEI: Classy Communities are open spaces that foster inclusion, belonging, and advocacy. They allow and encourage vulnerable conversations (both live and over Slack) and have been invaluable to maintaining real connections in a remote environment. We also turn to Classy Communities for input and insight on key DEI initiatives. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

If you want your text to be effective, you must edit and add your own ‘voice’ and perspective. Include statistics and fun facts where possible, and include a question at the end that would inspire conversation.” Otherwise, ChatGPT will fill in its own copy!

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

To affect real change, each of us, from event organizers to team members, needs to be proactive and open to a range of voices, experiences, and perspectives. To help you create a more open, diverse, and inclusive virtual event, we’ve put together this list of tips and best practices. Diversify Your Directors or Staff.

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sgEngage

MARCH 14, 2023

Available in a research preview, it has quickly gained popularity for its ease of use and conversational interface. For more established organizations, it may be worth surveying your donors to ask if they would be open to occasionally receiving AI communications. No one can advocate for your mission like you can.

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