Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

When you’re working with limited resources it can be a struggle to both get new people in the door and then keep them there once you do. Yet, today’s consumers are no stranger to the membership model. Once you invest in some of these strategies, it’s important to track what works to engage with potential members.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

They’ve tried what they know to raise money, but it just isn’t working. Or it kind of works but not at the level they need it to. It’s not easy to figure out what works in fundraising when you have little to no experience raising big bucks. The way you’re trying to raise money doesn’t work, no matter how hard you try.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

Either way, we’d guess it looked quite different from the eLearning assessment types we’re going to discuss today. Through that work, we’ve seen firsthand the various types of assessments that can be included in an eLearning course. What are the different types of online assessment?

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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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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

With analytics, the benefits sell themselves: Reducing manual work Optimizing processes Growing revenue Having consistent, trusted data Increasing engagement Driving your association’s mission For example, consider an association dedicated to promoting literacy. Consider the different departments in your association.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 5, 2019

“Well, from grants of course!” Grants work very well for some organizations, but for the rest of us you’ll need to raise money in other ways that aren’t as sexy: grassroots fundraising, major gifts appeals, incessantly nagging your friends and family. They’re helping me think differently! Not so much.

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Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

The term encompasses a wide range of tools and practices that can support an equally wide range of work and strategies. At this sea-change moment, we’re working with organizations to set holistic AI strategies and governance as part of their core organizational strategies, not just digital strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

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. Empathy is contagious and influences and shapes a work culture of caring.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Nancy’s Story “Working with public institutions was especially important during the early days,” Nancy recalled. “We There was no working partnership with industry and public health. Seek Lasting Value Of course, there are all kinds of partnerships. Sponsorships are the model that we’re all most familiar with.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

They go by many different names – volunteer councils, auxiliaries, “friends” groups, and more – but regardless of their varied titles, such groups share a great deal. Of course, there are auxiliaries that are adaptable, responsive, and truly collaborative. But there are also many that are, well, less so. A Path to Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2017

When nonprofits invest in creating physical spaces that inspire employees to show up for work, staff is more engaged, productive, happy, and healthy. The seating includes a variety of chairs and couches and the room can be configured in different ways depending on the type of meeting. Based on what I observed and heard, yes!

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Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

Cynicism towards work: feeling negative, irritable, or jaded towards your colleagues or clients, or a loss of belief in your work or organization. Lack of accomplishment: struggling to be effective or efficient at work, noticing lower productivity or capability, or feeling low on morale and coping skills. Decrease demands.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

And that information can almost always be broken down into its underlying data: the literal and figurative bits and bytes that catalog our lives, the work we do, and the world around us. Our environment is telling us how important our data is by how hard we work to protect it. Why pay attention to data? Data is valuable!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

I love teaching (and learning) and it was a pleasure to work with students, nonprofits, and faculty. I also learned a lot working along side Nancy Smyth , Dean of the School of Social Work. During the graduate course in evaluation and research methods, I gave an interactive lecture and lead discussion.

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Technique Training Train Learning 127

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Today we are highlighting the work of Thom Reilly , Director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. The Great Recession and its aftermath have forced nonprofits to seek out new and different ways to address their challenges. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Although the most popular accounting software products- like QuickBooks and SAP- handle the needs of businesses in many industries, nonprofits have a unique business model and accounting standards and require different features and functionality from accounting software. How are Nonprofit’s Financial Goals Different?

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 21, 2021

There are six different tracks that you can choose from for the Education Summit, including Increase Recruitment & Admissions, Student Experience, Advancement, Digital Transformation, Institution Operations, and Marketing. Discover how the MIT Sloan Executive Education program is paving the way for innovative, new models across education.

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Achieve

AUGUST 3, 2011

are just 3 examples that approach this micro-donating concept in very different ways. Knowing that their donation was going to make a difference regardless of size was a recurring theme in the 2011 Achieve and JGA Millennial Donor Study. LoveDrop does not follow an ordinary business model either. Vonate.org. LoveDrop.us.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

I can see there might be an issue with the optics of this situation, but also know companies set up foundations to advance initiatives and work they align with and care about. This comes from the “tin cup” model of fundraising, where we come from a place of begging. The Human Resources Department has different business objectives.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

That core consists of working through and with other people to create value while using financial concepts and metrics to maximize the value created for all company stakeholders. Model cooperative behavior. Call attention to and recognize cooperative behavior.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I'm a huge fan of work and the way she thinks - especially after she road the Scare House ride on the Santa Cruz boardwalk with me and did a brilliant reflection on its design. One colleague suggests that users should be able to contribute original work. Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum.

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Blue Fox

JULY 14, 2020

Tech Thoughts From Our CEO, Chantal When I started Blue Fox, I was delighted at the prospect of working from home and running a virtual, tech-based company. But even with all our tech tools and infrastructure, we've still had to adapt to new and different needs, internally and externally, during the last 6 months.

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Technology Change Organization Newsletter 78

Media Cause

MARCH 4, 2022

But as the “the new normal” went from weeks to months, and every workday was spent at home with my kids running around screaming (AKA distance learning), I found myself falling back on techniques I knew would work—well-worn grooves, in an effort to stay sane and manage the mental and emotional load. . How might we improve distance learning?

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Exercise Classes Brain Design 52

Nimble AMS

JANUARY 20, 2022

Results from the study suggest that association professionals (Pros) are working harder than they were a year ago, with time and member engagement being the biggest challenges to achieving organizational priorities. Value – The study shows that lapsed members’ priorities are slightly different from those of current members.

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Associations Studies Trend Data 78

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This course teaches attendees how to automate certain functions in their Nimble AMS system at the Administrator level. In the course, the Nimble AMS instructor uses the strength of the Salesforce platform (upon which Nimble AMS is built) to teach attendees a mix of advanced Salesforce Administrator-level functions as applied to Nimble AMS.

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Training Train Technology Classes 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Three Models. Who in our organization is going to do the work? Of course, these options are not mutually exclusive. Here’s a great example of mixing the first two. No matter where I’m speaking or teaching workshops, the same questions come up … How much time does it take to do social media effectively?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Many organizations I’ve worked with have an entire advancement team supporting their fundraising efforts. A lot of leaders I work with are in the mindset of “the sum of parts drives the whole mission.” However, embracing risk is the great disruptor (in a good way, of course). This is where fundraising teams go wrong.

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Candid

MAY 5, 2021

Build an inclusive work environment . Keep in mind that to even get candidates to apply, you need to build the kind of environment in which your model employees would want to work. As you build out your hiring process, keep an eye on the kind of work culture you’re building. . Survey current employees .

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Strategy Nonprofit Skills Environment 119

TechImpact

MARCH 31, 2014

Combining beautiful images, with built-in editing software, and of course the use of hashtags, nonprofits have a new way of visually sharing their mission with the world in just a clicks. Maybe it is the work you do in exotic locations, or even just when you campaign downtown. There are many different types of. Think visual.

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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 Sponsor, Sponsor, Sponsor!

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2022

Hui Li states that there are distinct differences between planned and unplanned leadership successions : “A smooth and successful transition contributes to organizational performance and sustainability, whereas a failed attempt causes resource deficits, power resistance, identity crises, or even organizational death.” Validate your work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

It’s hard juggling parenting with work and you need to acknowledge it. We’ve modeled them as part of the session and it allowed us to brainstorm in smaller teams on how to be more engaging in our meetings from now on. Show & Tell: Remote Work Tips for Collaboration and Generosity (via Edith Asibey & Jamie Lonie).

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

During her tenure, she played a critical role charting NYPR’s path forward in the midst of an evolving media landscape, setting the course for the organization’s digital content and local news, talk, and cultural programming. I view it as an extension of my work at the Ford Foundation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

In the last few years, Microsoft has rebuilt LinkedIn working out many of the kinks and bugs that made it frustrating to use, and has launched a suite of new tools and functionality for LinkedIn Pages , Profiles , and Groups. Before experimenting, however, it’s highly recommended you take a course on how to effectively run LinkedIn Ads.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Last week, I got to BoardSource at 8 am just so I could hear Marnie Webb and Rebecca Masisak, CO-CEOs of TechSoup Global share their lessons learned in developing, weaving, and stewarding two very different types of networks. They had vastly different ways in which they approached partnering. The presentation is here.

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Global Difference Network Develop 95

Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

Gen N began to emerge, shaped by constraints like mask-wearing, abrupt work from home transitions, and lifestyle and health traumas wrought by the pandemic. And the difference between “iteration” and “innovation.” And how did this work out? What did you keep doing, but differently? Did you raise more money or less?

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Nonprofit Digital Virtual International 135

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

When your mission is effecting positive change it’s sometimes easy to overlook that at its heart a nonprofit is still a business model, with all the same ways of failing. Pro Tip : Try to establish where your skills, hard work, and dedication can be best applied. Recognize that you’re a small business. Here are some tips:

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