CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

We sat down with Diane Remin, the Founder and President of MajorDonors.com , to discuss techniques on making an ask and how major gift work has transitioned online as a result of the pandemic. Technique 1: Ask Donor For A Specific Amount of Money. Technique 2: The Clueless Close. The second technique is the clueless close.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While we are definitely not experts (every day we discover something new), we wanted to share what we have learned over the past year doing social media video. Having a library of pre-made videos is helpful for the days when planned content falls through. We’re excited to keep exploring video and what it can do to help more nonprofits.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

After helping hundreds of organizations prep their own sites for year-end fundraising, we have a few key recommendations: Use integrated tools whenever possible. Nonprofits with well-designed, highly functional websites will have a definite advantage when it comes to reaching, engaging, and retaining more donors in years to come.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

The # PACE Process for Early Career Success book is designed to help readers unlock the mindset, traits, and techniques needed to P lan, A pply for, C ommit to, and E xplore an ideal career path.” His playbook, guide and techniques incorporate real life examples, research, and a little tough love.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2016

I did make time to attend different sessions and walk through the exhibit hall, but one of the most exciting things I saw was the “ Gamestorm: Take on the Refugee Crisis ” organized by colleague Brian Reich for USA for UNHCR , the agency that helps and protects refugees and people displaced by violence, conflict and persecution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? This is the focus of a session called “ The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques, ” that I’m co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. What is Brainstorming? .

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Only recently has a definition of content marketing been widely accepted. Not only to prove the effectiveness or the role of content marketing, but to look at traditional marketing techniques, and their antiquatedness. Think of all the people you’ve helped in your community. Image courtesy of lmsShortSales.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 3, 2020

Use that to help you frame your content ? Buying an email list is definitely not the best way to develop a loving, dedicated base. Building an Email List – What are the Best Techniques? treat them like friends that you’re updating on your life. . How to Nurture Your Email Lists. Here are some of the best ones you can use.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 1, 2015

To help with your donor data management planning, we have created a Donor Data Management Dictionary to help you make sense of all the data jargon as it applies to the nonprofit organization’s business needs. Is more data jargon giving you a headache? Data science – [DAY-tuh SAHY-uhns], nouns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I have also attended and facilitated meetings with a graphic recorder, most recently at the Nonprofit Technology Conference , and know the power of how “drawing on the wall” can help spark group insights and learning. Here’s an interview with Rachel about the techniques and a blog post the tools.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

While acquisition is definitely a worthwhile goal, a sensible fundraising specialist will tell you that another top priority of any given fundraising project should be retaining the dedicated supporters that you already have. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

It helps them relax. In that chapter, I discuss several tools to help you legitimately enhance the emotional content of your story, and several techniques to make sure that emotion doesn’t become unfairly manipulative. And I think that’s definitely true. It causes buyers to put down their defenses.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

These meetings help us put fiscal responsibility center stage alongside mission success, and your board members will appreciate this level of care. Study good grant writing techniques and apply what you learn to as many as you can. Personal calls and regular thank you letters help your donors connect with your cause.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In this new book, the authors offer practical strategies and techniques to become an authentic leader and reveal how you can navigate your own path to success. So, you can imagine how delighted I was to read George’s and Zach Clayton’s new book, True North, Emerging Leader Edition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Here are six tips that will help you deliver highly successful technology training workshops by using effective evaluation techniques. However, if you were doing a 6 month peer learning program, you would definitely want to look at the four levels of outcomes and measurement them. Use Learning Theory. Formative Evaluation.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The idea more is to see what is working for others to see if it is something that can be replicated without appearing you are simply copying their techniques. This information is vital because it helps you to craft messages that reach out to individuals in a more personal manner. Everyone is working towards a noble cause.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

It helps them relax. In that chapter, I discuss several tools to help you legitimately enhance the emotional content of your story, and several techniques to make sure that emotion doesn’t become unfairly manipulative. And I think that’s definitely true. It causes buyers to put down their defenses.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 6, 2020

If this is your very first silent auction, our more comprehensive silent auction planning guide might be a helpful next resource to share with your team. Tent cards are the classic choice and are definitely worth using, but remove any room for mix-ups by including a digital catalog, as well. . Start of the auction. End of bidding.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The bonus is that it mashes up a variety of spammer techniques, starting with a list of 3-letter words running from "act" to "dry". Even though this sandwich may help you get to that day much faster, you''ll definitely be smiling. Another newbie spammer playing with a toy? Nothing unusual there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

I designed a 90-minute workshop focused on “Human-Centered Social Media Strategy” which teaches how to apply a simple design-thinking technique, creating personas, as the basis of your digital strategy. Write a target audience definition. Then it was time for a simple exercise. And, I only had 15 minutes to set it up.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Now, as we get started fundraising in 2021, it’s never been more important to have a fundraising plan that designed to help you make up for lost funds and meet your goals in today’s context. Most of all your fundraising plan helps you prioritize. Prioritize Using a Fundraising Plan. Fundraising Goals.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

If you’re an event planner and need to market your event, you might want to take advantage of some free marketing techniques that can really help promote your event. . You’ll have help with this software, but you won’t need to hire a social media marketer to do all this work for you. Marketing Your Event on a Budget!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

That alone, I don’t know how you do that and then all your other awesome, you know, fundraising and client work, but it definitely has helped out a lot of organizations raise over $1 billion, and is just a delight to listen to. How can I help? – [Steven] That was really cool. Perhaps you’re offering empathy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

One of the topics was “How to understand social networks through social network analysis and mapping techniques.&# I thought I’d expand on it here. The definition of links or how you’re connected is defined however you want in social network analysis. Mailana can help you identify people who are influencers.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

We all grew up learning that it wasn’t polite to talk about money and it definitely wasn’t right to ask your friends and family for handouts. It’s the great irony of fundraising – we love to help but we don’t like to ask for help. Okay, here’s one more technique that can work. See how that works?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. We are working very closely with V.S.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Blencoe : I wrote the book because I felt there was a need for a book about management techniques that was short and interesting to read but also had depth. I think the management techniques that are discussed in the book are extremely important for several reasons. Blencoe : I definitely love to write.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 23, 2013

Blencoe : I wrote the book because I felt there was a need for a book about management techniques that was short and interesting to read but also had depth. I think the management techniques that are discussed in the book are extremely important for several reasons. Blencoe : I definitely love to write.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

The definition of an influencer is a trusted individual who embodies your nonprofit’s brand values and has a social media presence consisting of an engaged audience that can persuade other people to support your nonprofit’s programs. Lee Odom recommends a few techniques for finding influencers based on keyword research in this post.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 12, 2012

Through our multigenerational research and case studies with clients, and other testing, we have pretty definitive proof that individuals expect us to speak to them in a coordinated fashion in each of the channels they prefer. ” If you have a chance to attend SXSW Interactive , I definitely encourage it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2015

One of the skills we are addressing is self-management. If you saw the movie Inside Out, it is a wonderful illustration of the definition of self-management. Leadership is all about forming good habits, and writing it down helps you change and commit to the habits. Self-Management Skills.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

It helps them relax. In that chapter, I discuss several tools to help you legitimately enhance the emotional content of your story, and several techniques to make sure that emotion doesn’t become unfairly manipulative. And I think that’s definitely true. It causes buyers to put down their defenses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2011

Edgerank is algorithm that measures content on Facebook – and since it is a mathematical equation – definitions can get geeky and complex. It was particularly high this week because I’ve been a/b testing different engagement techniques and some of them seem to be working! Mari Smith translates into simple English.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 11, 2023

No matter how much marketing techniques evolve, that equation doesn’t change. Helping their clients use cutting-edge marketing tools to better target, segment, and automate communications is HighRoad’s current focus. In the coming years, AI promises to help us support members in ways that deliver increasing meaning and impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

You definitely want to be “Live Tweeting” during the event and encouraging participants to do the same. It is also a good technique to easily capture the digital artifacts from the event to prepare the after story. Here’s some tips and best practices for live tweeting.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Instead, these workshops and courses offered faculty members opportunities to learn about the latest adult education research, tips and techniques to make their jobs more efficient, and how to find/use additional resources in their courses. Looking for nonprofit professional development opportunities?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2014

I recently published the last post in my series about the nonprofit web design process and thought it would be helpful to have a final summary for the entire series. Surveys and Interviews : Which research technique to choose, how to recruit participants and what questions to ask. User Research.

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