Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The result is a refreshed site that gives a more complete picture of past funding and allows for stronger comparisons over time. . We began tracking grants and pledges based on press releases and public announcements to tell a real-time story. . recent racial equity funding story, so we made?a

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 15, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Celebrating National Nonprofit Day: Honoring Leaders of Change August 17th isn’t just another day on the calendar; it’s National Nonprofit Day, a day to honor and recognize the monumental contributions of nonprofit organizations across the nation. Take, for instance, the story of Mission K9 Rescue.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Take a look at your target audience’s time zone and reference research on engagement rates based on publishing times. For example, recent studies have found that an effective time to post on Instagram is Mondays from 10 a.m. Studies show that successful social media brands tend to post around 3-5 times a week.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

We want to ensure you’re prepared to share your nonprofit’s story and successfully navigate this worldwide giving event! Developing robust and meaningful relationships with donors naturally increases donor retention and giving levels over time. Share your story. Pitch your local press. About #GivingTuesday.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

It goes without saying, but calendar year-end is a critical time for many nonprofit organizations. Personalization alongside a donor’s individual case for support can entirely change conversations around year-end giving. Reach out to LYBUNT donors in November and December – a good story can always prompt someone to give again!

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Classy

MAY 17, 2021

As the largest fundraising day of the year only continues to grow, now is the time for your organization to begin mapping out its strategy to make the most out of your December. Uses a large gift to encourage additional gifts in a time-based initiative, essentially doubling the impact of a corporation’s contribution. Don’t memorize.

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Media Cause

JULY 11, 2023

Imagine having the power to communicate your cause, connect with donors, and mobilize your community, all while saving time and resources. Moreover, automating your email marketing translates to time saved, which can be strategically invested in other crucial areas like fundraising and community building. Why Automated Email Marketing?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Yet, in a time of so much uncertainty and such great need, many struggle to respond. In a sector that often lacks data, this survey illustrates real-time financial and operational trends. The results improve grantmaking practices, help shape conversations on the needs of the social sector, and provide a rich source of data.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

There are advantages to writing both short and long-form posts: Short-form posts of around 300-500 words can be read quickly from a mobile device and they help deliver timely or urgent messages to your audience. You could write longer posts to share a beneficiary’s story or explain a complex issue relevant to your mission.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Once we hit November and we’ve gotten through Halloween, Daylight Savings Time, and the first frost, it’s officially the holiday season – and for nonprofits, that means it’s also time for year-end giving campaigns. The reason is twofold: first, it makes sense to align with the holiday season, a time of generosity and giving back.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 21, 2021

Follow Cloud for Good, Salesforce, and other speakers on LinkedIn or Twitter to keep the conversation going. We’ll have resources and experts staffed, so stop by with any questions, for great conversations, or just to say hello. Recruitment & Admissions Lifecycle on Salesforce: The UAB Story.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Read time: 5 minutes. This is no time for any organization—no matter the issue(s) on which they work—to simply go it alone. Consider holding weekly check-in calls where stakeholders can trade intel and coordinate, and think about other virtual channels that make it as easy as possible to share thinking in real time, like Slack.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 4, 2023

Full of specific examples of challenges and solutions from fields as diverse as nonprofits, school boards, healthcare, and the corporate world, When Everyone Leads , offers a proven, actionable approach for any company, organization, or community to navigate through its most pressing challenges. It is hopeful and forward-looking.

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 18, 2021

Yet, there’s much more to the story. I have repeatedly heard from colleagues at homeless shelters, food pantries, and senior centers that they simply cannot accommodate more than 5-8 volunteers in their kitchen at a time or have more volunteers than they have clients to support on any given day.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 20, 2022

Our commitment to the community and students of Davos, to climate action education, and to driving the conversation around stakeholder economy globally is stronger than ever. Despite the event being virtual, Davos Codes is going ahead as planned. Davos Codes at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland in 2019.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2013

Crowdfunding starts with a compelling story. Your story is the foundation of your crowdfunding campaign. You want to create a story that is emotive and drives people to take action. Stories are important because they bring you more awareness and in turn, more donations. These stories make us want to help others.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Full of specific examples of challenges and solutions from fields as diverse as nonprofits, school boards, healthcare, and the corporate world, When Everyone Leads , offers a proven, actionable approach for any company, organization, or community to navigate through its most pressing challenges. It is hopeful and forward-looking.

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

It’s easy to push your marketing efforts to the wayside in order to focus on other, more pressing matters. . That’s why far too many organizations operate without a clear marketing strategy: making a good one is time-consuming. . However, if you don’t take time to plan, you’ll reduce the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2013

But getting into the habit of regular tweeting, Facebooking, or experimenting with new tools like Instagram is another story. Maybe you are muttering to yourself ”Who can find the time to do social media?” It’s not that you don’t think it is a good idea.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 23, 2018

Present stories of impact. You need to focus on decreasing the time it takes and get it down to as few clicks as possible. This will increase your conversion percentage as well. Many times, website owners want to blast their homepage and side bars with a ton of different options. Add videos to show what’s going on.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of April 8th).

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Be Mindful of Your Participants’ Time. Supporters of your nonprofit have busy schedules, so you want to ensure your event offers them value that is worth their investment of time. . Our event this year was four days, which, in retrospect, is a lot of time to ask people to dedicate. Spend Time in Pre-Production.

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Classy

MAY 5, 2021

How passion and devotion for good causes become memory and identity , published by Civil society press. During similar global crises, humanity responded with generosity, donating money or time to help others. The story of Notre Dame and the spectacular response it generated is a good illustration of the dilemmas donors face.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Greater emphasis is being placed on creating content, building brand equity and generating positive press. It’s a two-way conversation you have between you and your donors. Be social and engage in two-way conversations! Yet, many nonprofits have never taken the time to create a brand positioning statement.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 25, 2020

“Humanitarian crises, natural disasters, disease outbreaks – the needs today as pressing as ever,” stated Martha C. White in a TIME Magazine article in 2018. At that time, COVID-19 was not on the tip of everyone’s tongue. So now is the time to talk with them. You don’t need this story to run a campaign.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 23, 2018

Present stories of impact. You need to focus on decreasing the time it takes and get it down to as few clicks as possible. This will increase your conversion percentage as well. Many times, website owners want to blast their homepage and side bars with a ton of different options. Add videos to show what’s going on.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Fund in collaboration with CompassPoint published “ Fundraising Bright Spots ,” a report that shared success stories of how several nonprofits integrated their fundraising differently into the work of the organization. It was part of every full time staff person’s job description. Building a reputation takes time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

John Bell of the 360 Digital Influence Blog says " It's Time for Measurement of Social Media " which looks at the ROI and identifies some success metrics. The Age of Conversation is a new book being put together by 100 authors. " Tell stories, stop sending crappy press releases. Hat tip to Paul Hyland.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The report is troubling because the nonprofit community has been doing online fundraising for years and there are established best practices for optimizing conversions. Also give people several options to contribute money – one time giving, monthly giving, etc. 79% did not personalize emails with with a name like "Hi Allyson.".

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NTEN

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Recently, I had a conversation with Annaliese of NTEN , and a couple of Community TechKnowledge (CTK) staff members. Armed with the back story (“ Deborah is stumped by the specific question, but sees the big picture and always succeeds in wheedling useful information out of her more knowledgeable friends” ), we started recording.

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Achieve

JUNE 11, 2020

“We have so much going on right now – how can we even find time to fundraise?” . These are all direct quotes from actual conversations I’ve had with nonprofit friends and clients over the past few weeks. Make no mistake, current times are challenging. Now is also a great time for a “thank-a-thon” in lieu of fundraising. .

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 18, 2009

I've got the book to cheer you up-- AWEARNESS: Inspiring Stories about How to Make a Difference by Kenneth Cole. At the end of each section is a list of organizations related to each cause area, and ideas for how to give your time, expertise, dollars, and stuff to support the cause. It's my favorite read so far this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

I asked Kivi to share her process: I was on the Washington Post site reading something else when I saw the AP story. Nancy and I tossed around the idea of doing some kind of joint post about the story, her on the branding, me probably on how Planned Parenthood grabbed the moment, to publish on Thursday since Nancy was busy all day Wednesday.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

Roots of Change is a fairly small nonprofit, while Danielle’s job is full time, she estimates that only 15% of her time is allocated for social media. She juggles tweeting and Facebook with other communications tasks such as managing the web site and other communications channels.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

With a membership drive, you can get your active members involved and draw in new members at the same time! Make a plan for how you’ll use social media, website materials (such as banners), press releases, and email campaigns to maximize your reach and visibility. Now, let’s cover what it takes to make your membership drive a success.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

The Benetech Human Rights Program (HRP) is hard at work to ensure that technology and science best meet the needs of human rights defenders in these critical times. We’re honored to support the process towards justice and accountability at this critical time in Guatemala’s history.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Road trips are an excellent platform for causes to tell important stories, engage volunteers, and fundraise in an innovative way. Building buzz and press for an advocacy action. Facilitating face-time and team building for your regional staff. Boaz ran his trip as a free agent story teller. Diverse Goals. Raising funds.

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