Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 22, 2021

In the most financially challenging time in the history of higher education, proving the value of your technology investments is more important than ever before. It saved us 150 hours of human capital time,” says Dozier. “I million in legacy cost savings, and boosted revenue 12%. Portsmouth Modernizes Through Integration.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2016

Other times, we plan. On Giving Tuesday 2015 , The Office of University Development at University of Michigan set an example for how this kind of thoughtful planning and preparation can dramatically increase results: 1000 donors completed gifts online within the first 49 minutes. $1 1 million was raised by 10:03 a.m. Advanced Planning.

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Twenty Hats

JULY 13, 2021

With that the request for more information before making a final decision began a very different path about when and how we might make my cicada-proof dream a 2021 reality. It is during that development time when you need to speak up with your need and strategy. “ in Consumer-Community Services from Michigan State University.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

At times those voices were passionately personal, at others they were mandates delivered through data. Time Spent Filling Out the Form (<1 percent). Total Number of Part-Time Workers. Total Number of Full-Time Workers. Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021. We reflected. We adapted.

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Kindful

APRIL 28, 2021

While few are missing the stress of hoping the caterer brings the right appetizers, the right video plays at the right time, and the board chair stays within their allotted speech length, losing a big chunk of expected revenue due to a cancelled or postponed event brought about a different kind of stress.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For example, take a nonprofit like Friendship Circle of Michigan that raises money to provide adaptive bikes for families with special needs children. Come prepared with a couple of different proposed partnership ideas, like a social media contest or an event sponsorship. They might look for companies that sell bikes or athletic gear.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I bet a few different things just popped in your mind, didn’t they?) It can be tricky, though, AND time consuming if you aren’t sure where to look…and your time is valuable. That clarity will save you a ton of time and effort. Getting grant funds is REALLY exciting! For one, it’s usually a lot of money.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 17, 2011

Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes, and we in the nonprofit sector are thankful for their involvement any time we can get it. How do we best utilize different types of volunteers? Over 3,500 households in Arizona, Indiana, and Michigan were asked about their giving and volunteer behavior. no significant difference.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2020

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. Now should be no different. First published on Ozy.com. A massive expansion of service is required to meet today’s challenges.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

They accept applications at any time. Areas served: Mexico, Haiti, US (priority: Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New Orleans). There are no deadlines or specific grantmaking cycles. Whole Kids Foundation. Areas served: US. The Barney Family Foundation. Areas served: Boston, Hartford, New York City, Providence, Washington, D.C.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2009

Last week I was in Michigan to do a training for Chapter Leaders of EPIP. We were are all leaving Detroit at different times and the taxi to the airport wasn't exactly cheap. This let everyone organize into small groups and get to the airport without having to spend a lot of money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

Evaluation and Learning sessions help grantmakers and their partners better use evaluation to foster learning and make real-time improvements in their work. Vicki Rosenberg, Vice President Education, Communications and External Relations, Council of Michigan Foundations. Tom Kelly, Associate Director for Evaluation, The Annie E.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2017

You might be wondering what exactly it is and how it makes a difference in the world. It’s a simple way to show support and bring awareness, and often times sparks a meaningful conversation about why your profile picture has a colored filter on it. Ah, slacktivism. Luckily, we’ve researched those questions so you don’t have to.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Pacific time. How to create harmony around different cultural approaches to work. His best selling Accomplishing More in Less Time, Less Effort, and Less Stress workshop enables business professionals to better cope with information overload and competing priorities. Pacific time on the October 25th episode of Nonprofits Live.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

The Ambassadors are senior NetSquared leaders who offer their support to other organizers in their country or region, allowing us to serve members in different time zones and in languages other than English. Detroit, Michigan: Office 365 Setup Event — FREE Email for Your Domain! Communications Networking Lunch.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

Just think of all the different organizations raising money to end cancer… you see my point. Again, you see a landing page that features the different fundraising options available to supporters. They used the “March Madness” time frame to insert a sense of urgency around the campaign. [Source: Pew Research Center ].

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 26, 2013

And now, in the past month, Michigan''s Attorney General and State Senate have blocked the emergency manager of Detroit from seizing the DIA''s collection to pay off the city''s debt. But this argument for the public value of the art is tough to uphold in a time of severe challenges.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 29, 2014

A modern marketing geek, crossfitter, Michigan State alum and tex-mex obsessed. It doesn’t have to be super complicated – it can simply be A/B testing of subject lines , using graphics or not, or even trying sends on different days of the week to your constituency database. Math and science were my least favorite subjects in school.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2017

From time to time, we love to feature the great work of people and organizations that we admire. The organization provides hot meals four times per week, clothing, warm showers, and hygiene items. That works for some, but at Corazon Ministries, we realize that every person has a different need, challenge, or starting place.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 5, 2011

Wilson (2000) also argues that contextual or community effects, such as urban and rural differences, cities, regions, and neighborhood characteristics influence volunteering behavior as well. Looking for a different kind of nonprofit conference? times more likely to volunteer than Hispanic immigrants. We've got it. Kang, H., &

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 25, 2011

How many times have your constituents emailed you about forgetting their password? If people are signed into your site, then you can offer them different content based on who they are or what they are interested in ( see my post from last week about segmenting - the principles can apply to content on your website as well).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

" We'll also cover the Internet slowdown protest, Instagram's new Hyperlapse app to make easy time-lapse videos, and the first-ever charity TV shopping channel. With over 2 million actions taken of different types, this #internetslowdown campaign was pretty effective online organizing. million emails were sent to Congress.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

A few times a year, I share something outside of the tech enterprise field on the Beneblog. I especially remember the time he came home after seeing the Xerox Star at one of Harvester’s engineering labs. The last year wasn’t easy on Dad, in and out of different hospitals and rehab facilities. Fruchterman, Sr.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan’s Giving Tuesday giving day donation page. Encourage them to give up that habit for a certain time (could be a month or even longer, like the entirety of Lent). You could challenge your congregants to climb a flight of stairs 20 times then donate to your church. Themed giving days.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

It’s vital to explain why their fundraising participation matters and how their volunteer work and donations will go towards making a positive difference in their communities. To make things easier for your supporters, set up an online registration form where they can pay ahead of time. Straw Draw. Handmade holiday card sales.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

To coordinate a successful event, you can expect to dedicate a full-time employee for at least several months. The Michigan Humane Society’s Mega March , one of the top five largest dog walks in the country, has increased fundraising by 47 percent in the first four years of hosting the event.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Last week, I attended a workshop on Creating a Vision of Greatness at ZingTrain , the training arm of Zingerman's Deli, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. What's different about your life, your work? Don't take your pen off the paper until the time is up. Something tells me this is not the business visioning workshop I anticipated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

" There was an acknowledgment from a panelist about the tensions between the need to look at results and the need for experimentation and pressures of timing. Funded a project to work with state of Michigan - requirement for high school graduation is that all students have an online learning experience. MacArthur Foundation.

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NTEN

MAY 13, 2011

By Chris Bernard, Idealware When [NTEN Member] Andy Wolber worked for NPower Michigan—first as a consultant, then later as executive director—the organization had a geographically spread-out board of 10-15 members. It’s not real time, but you can use it that way.” They were relatively tech-savvy,” he said.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2019 Creating Change Conference convenes in Detroit, Michigan January 23-27, 2019. Nonprofit organizations have moved well past the time when technology and data were treated as standalone entities. Whether you have a staff of one or 100, you will find benefit in taking time away to attend.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan’s Giving Tuesday giving day donation page. Encourage them to give up that habit for a certain time (could be a month or even longer, like the entirety of Lent). You could challenge your congregants to climb a flight of stairs 20 times then donate to your church. Themed giving days.

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NTEN

MARCH 4, 2011

That's how many different laptops there were on display at my local Best Buy (not counting the Pommes de Cher ). At precisely the wrong time, it will run out of juice. Performance makes the difference. Forty-two," I muttered. I should have known. Their drawbacks are many. For starters, it's a laptop.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

The millage will provide about $23M per year for ten years to support operations, during which time the DIA hopes to raise $400M to enhance its endowment and replace the operating income from the millage. This perspective was rampant in Michigan. Every time a visitor talks about enjoying the museum, I smile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

History: Simply being around a long time has some cachet and may mean you have access to historical wisdom, knowledge, and records. Donors could be featured in your email newsletter 1x or multiple times. Mentions at different times and places during any festivals you host. It is seen as wasteful overhead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2006

Is this how Npower Michigan is using delicious ? Internal Organizational Collaboration/Resource Sharing - within the walls of one organization that different offices locations and/or distributed staff or volunteers in terms of time or location. Throwing seeds out? Organizational Level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

A good point made based on research was: " Social networking Web sites are relevant to people at different times in their lives." from Michigan State who is doing research on how younger people are using social networks. The article include some quotes from Nicole Ellison, Ph.D

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2006

I grew up just outside of Detroit Michigan, daughter of a police officer and nurse. During that time, I discovered this group of English majors who had started their own Internet Company. Time management becomes quite the problem when you have 2 different worlds to keep track of. t enough hours in the day.

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