Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Development audit after development audit of small- to mid-sized organizations reveals that while donor retention remains a critical issue there is also another issue that is equally important. You need to develop a vehicle that will capture their interest and engage them in your organization.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In recent years, that model is being challenged. Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking offers this definition: “Participatory grantmaking cedes decision-making power about funding–including the strategy and criteria behind those decisions–to the very communities that funders seek to serve.”.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

To date, over 54,000 organizations have shared some data about how their staff and/or board identify by race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and/or disability status. i We anticipate a steady increase in organizations sharing demographic information as a result of our recently launched Demographics via Candid campaign.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

The 4Cs or critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication complement technology and will serve any organization well in competitive markets. Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see. To prepare for an uncertain future, begin building competence in areas where people remain the experts.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

In the panel Rethinking Strategy: The Intersection of Impact, Brand, and Business Model, three experts defined these terms and illustrated their use for effective nonprofit communications. Jara Dean-Coffey discussed impact, with a focus on how organizations should be evaluative , rather than simply doing evaluation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2009

As someone who spent half her career working for and with arts organizations this news makes me sad: A report yesterday from the USAToday that quotes Bob Lynch , the President of Americans for the Arts estimating that 10,000 arts organizations will close this year, 10% of the total number.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Like science labs, nonprofit organizations produce public-facing content under the guidance of authoritative experts. Hosted projects are ones in which an organization turns over a portion of its facilities and/or resources to present programs developed and implemented entirely by users. No one model is better than the others.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2021

You might be surprised how small steps can lead to such significant results, but you’ll definitely feel inspired with clear action items to take starting as soon as today. Help your teammates understand the tools available to them so they can maximize their roles within your organization. Online Fundraising for the Modern Nonprofit.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2015

What is a Content Model? Content Modeling is a hot topic in the Information Architecture community these days. A content model is a document defining the structure of each content type within a CMS , or Content Management System. Why do I need a Content Model? Content Model Success Story.

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Forj

AUGUST 17, 2021

In episode 7 of the Managing eLearning Podcast , Jon & Matt sit down with Celisa Steele Co-Founder & Managing Director for Tagoras to discuss the Learning Business Maturity Model , which articulates the characteristics of a mature market-facing learning business or line of business, as well as the stages that typically precede full maturity.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2023

Yet, by definition, true movements are more than a catchy phrase to solicit donations or promote an event. Movements take collective effort and transcend the organization that inspired them. Their development was shepherded by one of the largest, most global organizations out there. And, their impacts last.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. Leaders can see the path forward for the organization. They can help the organization set and achieve goals.

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Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

The power of data for creating social change Data and analytics have long been used to improve the quality of products and services, optimize efficiency in production and distribution, and fundamentally shape business models. For example, Dawn shared how her organization offers nonprofits practical resources and tools to help to get started.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 28, 2021

Salesforce is a platform that can transform the way an organization conducts business. To make the transition to using Salesforce as seamless as possible, it’s always helpful to learn tips from other organizations in their use of Salesforce. However, it is important to remember that the software is a tool.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It can be difficult to measure the impact of your work, particularly when you are unclear about what impact means to your organization. For the purposes of illustration, let’s choose a very simple example: your organization is building a new platform to increase donations and—ultimately—improve the quality of the work your organization does.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 13, 2015

Let’s talk about some ways you can run your organization like a business while still maintaining that nonprofit image. When starting a nonprofit organization, it’s important to first determine if there’s a need for your mission. Some notable businesses operating under the B Corp model include Ben & Jerry’s and Warby Parker.

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Candid

MAY 20, 2021

For many organizations, the need for major fundraising initiatives has become abundantly clear over the course of the pandemic. However, looking back over the past year and to the road ahead, some organizations may still be asking themselves, “Does fundraising make sense right now? It’s definitely do-able.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

I am a huge proponent of [supporting] general operating, and we will continue to model that,” Im says. Other grants will likely go to intermediary organizations that support local news, either by making grants themselves or providing support like training, legal support, and technical infrastructure.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

They know they can’t really share everything that happens behind the curtain (and believe me, there is so much that never reaches beyond the walls of most organizations) because they will risk the loss of funding. Nonprofits show and share what worked, usually with tidy stories and charts.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 25, 2023

If you’re a small organization you can do this for each donor individually. You won’t always be able to keep donors here, depending on what else is going on in the world and their lives, but they definitely won’t stay here on their own. The old adage “It’s the thought that counts” definitely applies.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In a recent discussion that included Adriana Jiménez , PEAK’s former board co-chair, she spoke about how some nonprofits have chosen to be small or nontraditional because it’s the best model for them to advance their mission. There is no monolith of funders or social-sector organizations. Risk models were not designed for our sector.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Essentially, digital disruption occurs when new technologies cause business- and industry-shaking changes at a pace and magnitude that upset the established way of doing things such interacting with each other, altering time-tested business models and, in general, just aggravating the way we think (and have always thought). Think ahead.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

There are definitely times when community building and even campaigning or organizing feels just like that! Community Managers ensure successful engagement and participation on a new platform by facilitating discussion, modeling behavior, and supporting leadership development. In Defense of Community Managers. What do you think?

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

In the social sector, the questions that often emerge are: Which organizations are addressing the crisis? As the largest source of data on philanthropic and nonprofit organizations, Candid fields many of these questions. . based organization, Candid’s data collection relies heavily on sources written in English.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In the process, I was exposed to a number of organizations whose boards struggled with a variety of issues. Such processes, if they even exist, are often too informal and lack clear expectations of what it means to be accountable for a nonprofit organization’s success. Reality 1: Most boards live by the rule of thirds.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As your organization looks to upgrade to Drupal 9, here are the biggest ticket items to consider along the way. Is there any functionality or content that exists on the site which you definitely don’t need anymore? You cannot adjust your content model or implement new features from later versions of Drupal.

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2021

As many organizations begin eyeing the post-COVID fundraising landscape, many may find themselves in need of increased capacity to better serve their communities and drive their missions forward. . It consists of a series of interviews with your nonprofit’s leaders, key partners, major donors, and other organization stakeholders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2017

In addition to the countless lunches, coffees, roundtables, focus groups and other opportunities for feedback and discussion I engaged in I also dug into the evidence on the impacts of capacity building on organizations. Answering these two questions is important to us at the Accelerator. But this was left as an unexamined assumption.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 14, 2023

Organizations that rely on donations to continue serving their communities or participants, whether they are nonprofits, schools, or sports teams, must focus on providing high-quality donor experiences. But how can you make sure the act of donating is both easy for donors and maximizes results for your organization?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

It’s possible that changes for the donor or the organization dictate a realignment. If you have predictive modeling results , that is the best place to start (and if you don’t, put it on the wish list for next year!). Knowing the prospects with both the capacity and likelihood to make a major gift to your organization is gold.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. More people working in or with grantmaking organizations now have some term related to knowledge work in their titles or job descriptions.

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Forum One

APRIL 20, 2021

As your organization looks to upgrade to Drupal 8 or 9, here are the biggest ticket items to consider along the way. Is there any functionality or content that exists on the site which you definitely don’t need anymore? You cannot adjust your content model or implement new features from later versions of Drupal.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Nonprofit organizations, local and federal governments, campaigners and even businesses are trying to innovate at the speed of communities. Communities As A Model. What’s so unique about communities that let them innovate rapidly and differently than organizations? Libraries can and should be doing the same.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

I believe it is a combination of copyright exceptions and business model innovations. The second group of enablers of the brighter future are business model innovations. Technology advances have created the opportunity for many of us to experiment with one or more of these models.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Only recently has a definition of content marketing been widely accepted. Before, content marketing was a loose collection of ideas, thoughts and conjectures about the way consumers MIGHT respond to a new marketing models. Image courtesy of lmsShortSales. The marketing and advertising purists balked.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 3, 2016

Our nonprofit organization operates Bookshare , the largest online library in the world that focuses on the needs of people with these disabilities. Here are the three changes of note: Clarifying the definition of a disability that qualifies. The creation of Bookshare was made possible because of an enlightened copyright law exception.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

.” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals. Click to see larger version.

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