Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Advisory committees let your nonprofit work with others who want to see you succeed. As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

If your association is struggling to launch a strong diversity initiative, these activities will help you get closer to that goal. Define what diversity, equity, and inclusion mean for your organization Connect that meaning to your mission Describe your goals Outline how your stakeholders contribute to a workplace that reflects those values.

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Associations Reflection Leadership Training 221

Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2024

When it comes to working with boards, things can get confusing, making it hard for everyone to work together. Unmasking the myths Myth 1: “Too much process and structure make us feel too much like a business.” But the truth is, being organized and efficient is crucial for us to achieve our goals.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 9, 2018

In this article, we’re going to share: Why nonprofits are investing in mobile giving to reach their fundraising goals. It’s no secret then that nonprofits are shifting their fundraising strategies towards online campaigns to meet their financial and marketing goals. Make-A-Wish Colorado: Silent Auctions And Raffles.

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

Does your governance structure help or hinder your progress towards goals? Prioritize two to three large goals and use everyone’s support in executing them. Don’t try to accomplish 50 different initiatives that can create a land grab for resources. This creates focus and helps leaders stay engaged with their work.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Helping members identify challenges and opportunities before they become mainstream is a goal for.orgCommunity. Our goal was to support our members however we could,” Nancy recalled. “We Our members were working 10 to 15 hours each day, and they were witnessing terrible sights and experiencing untenable situations.

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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! How urgently?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 27, 2024

Right at the fingertips of so many organizations moving the good work forward, and yet there is still not a greater prioritization of engaging women donors. Because this work is so incredibly important to me, each year, I update my own personal best practices for inclusive philanthropy.

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Philanthropy Strategy Fundraising Indiana 84

Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing refers to all of the different strategies your organization uses across the various channels of communication to spread awareness about your cause and gain new supporters for your mission. Nonprofit marketing goals often focus around building recognition, fostering community, and increasing your funds raised.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Read time: 2 minutes Elections present a myriad of challenges — the proliferation of misinformation, the widening gulfs of affective polarization and fragmentation, the rise of conflict entrepreneurs, and the weaponizing of difference all contribute to an atmosphere of deep discomfort and uncertainty. Register here.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

It’s about making sure that your questions align with your organizational values and your goals for the grantmaking program. How to Change Up Your Questions Changing up your questions can mean different things, depending on your context and needs. Can this question be interpreted in a different way?

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M+R

MARCH 1, 2024

Elections present a myriad of challenges — the proliferation of misinformation, the widening gulfs of affective polarization and fragmentation, the rise of conflict entrepreneurs, and the weaponizing of difference all contribute to an atmosphere of deep discomfort and uncertainty. Register here.

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Conversation California Press Structure 52

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Reflect and analyze Review your results from GivingTuesday , including the total amount raised, donor demographics, and the success of your different approaches and social media channels. Refine your approach for next year by learning from what worked and what didn’t. Remind them of your initial GivingTuesday goals.

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Network for Good

MAY 7, 2021

Then, track those different groups. It’ll help you find out the impact different variables have on your goals for email engagement. Compare your present performance to your past performance, and then looking for outliers to inform how you structure your communications going forward. How many people open each email?

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Activities Active Activism email 105

Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

As we step into 2024, I know that our mission-driven partners are trying to achieve big goals while navigating an ever-shifting digital landscape. The term encompasses a wide range of tools and practices that can support an equally wide range of work and strategies. A new year brings new possibilities, and also new challenges.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Today brings a must-read book for anyone who makes presentations at work, a club, a non-profit, or to any group of individuals the reader wants to persuade to take action. Don’t rely on your visual aids to do all the work. The answers will be different depending on if you’re coming from the perspective of the Presenter or the Listener.

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PowerPoint Blended New York Industry 83

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Many organizations take a step back at the end of the year to set their strategic goals, define their annual budget and inspire their team with a vision for the future year. February is the perfect time to reinforce, reestablish, and recommit to those big goals you dreamed about as the ball was dropping on New Year’s Eve.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

He and his team work with nonprofits across the U.S. Their work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, CNN and AdWeek and Doug is a guest lecturer at Stanford University on the power of storytelling for nonprofit organizations. How you tell that story will elicit different emotions in the viewer.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

Your plan will: Keep you focused on what works and stop you from chasing every shiny new idea. That approach to grant writing doesn’t work, by the way. With a plan, you’ll: Be more productive because you’ll be working on tasks that move you toward your goals. What worked? Set an Impact Goal. What didn’t?

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 19, 2022

Do your mission and values align with your current strategic goals? Are you on track to surpass your annual goals? Like those innovative giants from Silicon Valley, your association can strive to do things differently. Eliminate low-value work at your association by adopting innovative technology. Be a trailblazer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

We are only about one month into the world’s largest work from home experiment. A few tips include: use the phone instead, switch to asynchronous modes of working, or use a few camera tricks. Participants can be placed into the rooms automatically (randomly) or you can manually assign people to different groups.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

The nature of capital campaign committee structures. Every meeting hosted as part of your capital campaign will look different depending on where you are at in the process, which specific committee is meeting, and what they’re aiming to accomplish. This builds a standard structure into the process from the start.

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Campaign Structure Phase Review 98

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

It’s important to note that every nonprofit’s data warehousing needs and use cases will vary depending on everything from their cause to supporter base size to strategic goals and more. Looking at this data together will give you a better understanding of what works in your programs and what could be improved.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Step 1: Understand story structure. Effective stories are told in a three-act structure. All well-crafted stories fit a three-act story structure. Since childhood, we have been taught to expect a certain structure for stories to follow. Step 3: Communicate the conflict, goals, and successes. See the difference?

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Storytelling Guide Structure Audience 110

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 12, 2022

Even though motivation and passion are high amongst employees entering the nonprofit sector, there seems to be high burnout and a desire to leave nonprofit work behind all together after a short amount of time. Structured recognition programs are critical for employee engagement. Onboarding process. Recognition.

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Strategy Arizona Phoenix Structure 98

sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

However, our recent Status of Fundraising research found an interesting link between income performance and innovating and trying new or different kinds of fundraising activity – it was one of the main drivers of income growth. Collaboration: Working collaboratively is the only way to combine ideas and perspectives.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The amount will of course be different for every organization, but it’s still a standard expectation for board members to be engaged and push the campaign forward in whatever ways they’re able, including making a gift. These options are likely to yield different results. Providing structure and encouragement improves the results.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

If your nonprofit does advocacy, you know that with this work, there are almost always consistent patterns of crisis management leading to later periods of denouement and down time. So, working with our community to define our short-term campaign goals as well as our long-term vision is critical. Advocacy is a long-term calling.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

The book is structured into 15 insightful chapters, each focusing on a unique aspect of power and influence. My goal was to provide a comprehensive playbook, drawing from real-world examples, to empower professionals at any career stage to build influence, lead effectively and use power responsibly. Share the lessons with your team.

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Influence Build Lesson Chapter 73

Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

You see, raising money for bricks and mortar is different than fundraising for ongoing operations. You need a different approach so you can successfully raise the money you need, which is probably more than you’ve ever attempted before. Capital campaigns are a great reason to talk about the work your nonprofit does.

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Campaign Phase Guide Gift 75

Bloomerang

APRIL 13, 2021

Start to put some structure to your ideas. Remember the goals and intentions you have for your message. Punctuation, spelling, sentence structure. Now it’s time to share your work! Chances are good you already determined which platform you want to share your work on. Shorter works serve better on social media. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Using rituals as part of our professional work is one strategy that can help. Rituals leverage our brains’ ability to run on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted by other things, such as potentially contracting a deadly disease. I use my self-care plan to formalize my intention to avoid work burnout.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

If it’s already in process or in the mail, excellent work! I have a fundraising letter template that works. What difference will their money make? Set goals for your fundraising appeal. At a minimum, consider these goals: The largest number of gifts possible (exactly how many would that be for your nonprofit?).

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

That’s because some fee structures work better for different-sized organizations. Small nonprofit with fewer transactions: A pay-as-you-go or flat-rate model works best for these organizations. Carefully assess your nonprofit’s needs and compare fee structures to find the right fit for your fundraising efforts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

While you don’t need to be at a charity: water level for your nonprofit marketing, having an effective and easy-to-use website is an important step to achieving your goals. Mobile visitors are coming whether you’re ready or not, but they won’t stay long or complete important goals if your site isn’t made to adapt to their device.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Step 1: Identify the goals and purpose of the community. Aligning your staff with a narrow set of goals for the community will guide many aspects of the process, from the way you promote it to the community activities you organize. Some common goals that an online community can help you reach include: Developing members’ skills.

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Associations Community Create Online 52

Forum One

APRIL 6, 2023

There are lots of different pieces that go into the whole process, from engaging with services, digital tools, people, and places. This is how it differs from products. These are all the systems, policies, and structures that influence the customer journey. For our example, it’s the plane ride itself.

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