Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

By Jen Frazier , President at Firefly Partners – a women-owned, LGBTQ+ certified, and minority-owned digital marketing agency that develops accessible online experiences that empower progressive organizations to thrive. However, this is not a universal rule. The end of the year is a critical time for nonprofit fundraising.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

We’ve said it before and said it again —there’s no reason to delay the switch from Universal Analytics (UA), the tool 99% of our partners use as default. Google changed it to Universal Analytics after they acquired it in 2005.) We often find organizations want to back up and keep everything. Which visits lead to engagement?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

How do you get your appeals in front of your Facebook audience despite the significant decline in organic reach and the resulting reduction in engagement caused by changes to the News Feed algorithm? If needed, you can confirm with your developer the correct URL to use.) Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) measures ROI.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2023

For every $100 foundations give to an Ivy League school, how many dollars do you think foundations give to a historically Black college and university (HBCU)? Despite being historically underfunded, these institutions have been essential in educating Black people, developing leaders, and addressing inequality.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

As leaders of nonprofits, we have the power to create the perfect formula for innovation within our organizations. It all starts with your organization’s mission statement. It all starts with your organization’s mission statement. Every new hire is an opportunity to build the organization of your dreams.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

Basic data sets allow organizations to take action—such as communicating with members or soliciting donors. Your organization’s aggregated or synthesized data is more like a complex carbohydrate that provides fuel for sustained activity. How often has your organization struggled with answering, “How are we doing?” That’s okay!

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M+R

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Note: The purpose of this document is to both outline new Google Analytics 4 (GA4) functionality and develop a set of M+R recommendations. Universal Analytics (a.k.a. GA4 standardizes a lot of Universal Analytics (UA) features into something that is more consistent feature to feature; Events are a lot different in the new GA4.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

With the recent pandemic, civil unrest and racism conversations front and center, nonprofit organizations are working overtime to serve communities deeply affected by these issues. On top of it all is the reality that the diversity needle has not moved much in board of directors’ positions at nonprofit organizations.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

Changing Higher Ed Episode 43: Raising Money for Universities during COVID with Scott Roberts and Tim Hill . Higher education fundraising is even more critical as colleges and universities navigate the unexpected and unpredictable financial situation caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic. Staying on Message.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This was a considerable commitment, but many in the sector saw a need to measure the impact and effectiveness of such funding—specifically, whether the funds were going to nonprofits led by communities of color or to more traditional, white-led institutions. The best way to answer these questions is to measure and analyze consistent data.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Kania and Kramer developed the methodology to correct the practice of isolated intervention, choosing instead diverse partnerships aligned around shared goals. Collective Impact is a helpful framework to organize churches to affect change in their cities. God loves cities. Communicate continuously: Avoid proclivity toward competition.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In October 2022, Google announced they would replace their Universal Analytics (UA) with their next-generation measurement solution Google Analytics 4 (GA4) , on July 1st, 2023. Google Analytics 4 and Universal Analytics aren’t the same platform. How they collect and display data isn’t the same.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

For our book, forming a reading group with professional peers would be especially helpful, inside or outside the organization in which you work. But we leave them out of our book because they are neither timeless nor universal. Question : How does spending 12 weeks using the book compare to the length of time to earn an MBA degree?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

As a nonprofit management student, preparing to enter this field can be challenging because it’s still developing. The University of San Francisco was the first school to offer a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration less than 40 years ago, and the first School of Philanthropy was created just nine years ago at Indiana University.

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Meaningful data is a tremendous asset to advocates, policymakers, and mission-driven organizations. Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories. Know your audience.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

These experts will come together to research, participate in a collaborative design sprint, test ideas with the community, and ultimately work with Salesforce pro bono volunteers to develop and launch a solution that will be free to all. For the last 20+ years, she has worked in management with and for nonprofit organizations.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Here’s what I think we need: Allies from workforce development , job readiness , and college readiness programs. An organization that is able to place, mentor, and coach candidates in entry level data services positions at local nonprofit organizations. Examples include Bunker Hill Community College and Tech Foundry.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

All of this work ultimately informed the redesign of the Support Children’s Colorado Foundation site which now helps the organization to understand the organization better and see the value of digital philanthropy. To achieve this, March of Dimes and Forum One worked together to develop Compass by March of Dimes.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

We’ve written previously about the release of Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and the impending retirement of Universal Analytics (UA) on July 1, 2023. UA has been a reliable benchmarking tool for more than a decade, and many organizations have comfortably adopted strategies and reports that deliver data to inform their broader digital strategy.

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NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2013

The first group was a group of 32 professionals who work or volunteer for nonprofit organizations through the Foundation Center located at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. The second group was a group of 18 graduate students in a Nonprofit Communications course at Point Park University. How do you measure success using social media?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

Even the leaders who are eager to reimagine the way their organizations work aren’t sure how to determine how far they’ve progressed on their path to transformation — and how much more lies ahead. While some organizations have sprinted ahead in their transformation journeys, others are in the early stages.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

Next Thursday, we''re holding a webinar that will dive into the key findings from the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study – to indicate where your organization''s performance stacks up in relation to your peers, as well as what you can be doing better to speed your journey to online success. How Do You Measure Up?

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Learning and Development: The Presidential Debate Edition. Systems are capable of not only organizing Instructor-Led Training (ILT), but they now house E-Learnings, Gamification, Mobile Learnings, and alternative learning objects. What can we do to make our training and development offerings exciting?

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 28, 2017

As organizations serving public interests, nonprofits answer to the voices of multiple stakeholders. The complex accountability relationships facing nonprofit organizations include responsibilities to donors, clients, community partners, staff members and volunteers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Make a one-time or monthly financial contribution to the organization. Give in-kind support to the organization in a way that actually helps. This could be done annually or just one time.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Making fundraising decisions based on that data is a little trickier, especially if you are not sure what to measure, why, and what to do with the results. Measuring for success at each stage. Need the nuts and bolts to make the greatest impact for your organization? 18, at 11:45 a.m. Capitalizing on only the relevant data.

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Candid

MARCH 21, 2023

The United Nations also issued an appeal for an additional $1 billion in aid, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development pledged €1.5 million in grants to local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Turkey. billion in emergency funds. billion ($1.6 billion) to Turkey. million) in Syria.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

There’s going to be a few instances where the misfit is so obvious that it’s clear a new role is necessary—inside or outside your organization. What specific, measurable results will occur once that training is complete? He has a BS from Juniata College and an MA in Philanthropy and Development from St. Step 5: Reevaluate.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 29, 2020

While it might seem contrary to the type of organizations nonprofits are, they must earn some money to fund the good work they hope will be sustainable community solutions. As your enterprise is founded and starts to grow, you’ll need to be able to measure your success. Measuring social impact is a bit more difficult.

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Volunteer Hub

JANUARY 23, 2023

In fact, over 36% of volunteer coordinators leave an organization before reaching two years of employment. Investing in volunteer management software is one of the best ways that your organization can setup a new volunteer coordinator for success. Running reports and measuring data. Training new volunteers.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

If it doesn’t, then your organization won’t last. Start by developing personalized communication strategies that resonate with your members. Develop a Public Relations Plan Advocacy is about being the voice of change. That strategy will be constantly evolving and adapting to new facts and circumstances. Don’t stop there!

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

Organized by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA) , this year’s 28th annual awards includes over 6,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world. Truman Foundation staff selected Forum One to redesign and develop the new Truman.gov.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 24, 2021

Currently, every app impacted by Apple’s update is going to have to come up with their own solution to these new data privacy measures. This is a good opportunity to define and align on goals , or what user actions are the most valuable to your organization. How will iOS14.5 impact advertising on Facebook? No More Breakdowns.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

According to Huiquan Zhou and Shihua Ye, “The rapid development of information technology has boosted nonprofit organizations’ ability to reach out to a larger and more diverse audience… in a fast and affordable way.” Outreach to donors online requires an organization, no matter the size, to utilize some form of technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. We started off with an affinity clustering of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improving their organization’s practice of measuring impact and communicating about it.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

The Vega Awards acknowledge those who create and continually expand the digital universe. Since 2017, Forum One has served as a long-term digital transformation and support partner to the Alliance for Justice , a national coalition of advocacy organizations dedicated to ensuring equal justice in a diverse society. The ALS Association.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

Her goal is to see more nonprofits become true “sustainable social benefit organizations”– those that help people be the change they want to see in their communities and the world. They saw organizations using best practices in ways that weren’t producing results, and decided to do something about it.

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