sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. How the sector understands and engages in knowledge work is crucial to the success of philanthropic efforts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

It’s important to understand your traffic sources so you can attribute revenue to different ways you’re trying to find more donors. Are your conversion rates different for different audiences? They’re an industry-standard way to categorise traffic from all your different marketing initiatives. What are UTM s?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 16, 2024

Understanding the systems early on will streamline your work and boost your efficiency. Memorize board members, top partners, and primary contacts Being able to reference key individuals by their first names fosters a sense of camaraderie within the development team.

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Roles Tips Fundraising Brain 106

M+R

APRIL 5, 2023

You see, we work with a number of organizations who receive Zakat donations during Ramadan. Was the policy being fairly applied across different religions or … not? We duplicated the Zakat ads and replaced all Muslim faith references with Christian faith references. Still, our ads team felt like something didn’t add up.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

When your board can’t work to the best of their ability, it holds your entire organization back from reaching its true potential. Many of today’s nonprofits have remote or hybrid work setups, which means that directors are likely to be working in different time zones or locations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 17, 2024

More specifically, within 14 chapters, Martin explores his recommended new ways of thinking about: Competition Stakeholders Customers Strategy Data Knowledge Work Corporate Functions Planning Execution Talent Innovation Capital Investment Mergers and Acquisitions Roger L. Martin : Strategy and planning are entirely different.

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Candid

APRIL 1, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is radically changing the way organizations work. Today, our AI policy—which focuses on best practices, not specific tools—is integral to how we work and helps us use AI in a way that amplifies our mission. Given Candid’s varied technology needs, we use a variety of AI tools across different departments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2017

It includes our relationship with our physical environment and in the workplace that refers to the nonprofit’s physical office space. When nonprofits invest in creating physical spaces that inspire employees to show up for work, staff is more engaged, productive, happy, and healthy. Based on what I observed and heard, yes!

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Giving your staff and leaders a frame of reference for your current processes will empower them to find the best software for your entire association. You can work with your software vendor to use your business process map s to model a new process supported by your new software.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2020

In the nonprofit industry, we often hear the phrase “every dollar counts” or “together, we can make a big difference.” It may be time for your nonprofit to reevaluate your fundraising strategy and learn how micro-donations for nonprofits can make a significant difference. By Kaley Aposporos , Content Writer at GoFundMe Charity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

1) AI in fundraising Fundraisers’ opinions on using AI tools in their work vary. AI and fundraising automations can help fundraisers work smarter, not harder while simultaneously saving tons of time! Some of the hard work may already be done with pre-established relationships. It can be hard to break out of the 5K mentality!

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 29, 2023

You want your donors to trust your work, your impact, your stewardship of resources, and your connection to the community, and stand out in a sea of information. For reference, the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance requires organizations to spend at least 65% of total expenses on programs to be accredited.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 4, 2022

Identify characteristics of the people who attended virtual events in high numbers and determine how they are different or the same from those who attended in-person. Establishing a virtual conference with content different from your in-person event. Removing outliers is referred to as trimming. Use Your Learnings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2018

We’ll cover different examples, discuss how nonprofits can be prepared, and cover the challenges and cautions as we enter a new age of technological disruption by robots! This post looks at how some nonprofits are using bots and artificial intelligence for internal management and administration to work smarter.

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Association TV

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Within the content, there’s usually a convenient link or reference to the sponsor’s product, solution or service. Think of a Buzzfeed article – say about the differences between headaches and chronic migraines. It’s selling by suggestion. This article is written in the same tone and format as all other articles on the site.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

Make it easy – Don’t put unnecessary barriers in front of members like having different departments ask members the same question, multiple times. There are a couple of different ways you can approach the collection of data but to start you’ll want to do a data collection audit. With all these uses (and more!)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 20, 2022

Types of Drawings: You cannot run a 50/50 drawing or a drawing in which different entry donations are assigned to specific prizes (as in a basket raffle). Terminology: Be careful never to use the word “raffle” when referring to your charity sweepstakes. What Sort of Prizes Work Best?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 19, 2023

It happens to the best of us: You’re talking with friends or family members, and you use a word or phrase that you don’t say outside of work—one that no one else in the room understands. Would someone who doesn’t work at a nonprofit or in the industry know what that word means? If not, how can you better explain it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The presentation looks at how younger generations are always connected and are multi-taskers who count on the Internet as their external brain and approach problems in a different way from older generations. It raises the question (unanswered) whether this is a good or bad thing. How does this play out in your work with a nonprofit?

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 21, 2023

After purchasing their software, nonprofits should look into working with a Raiser’s Edge NXT consultant. Research their past experiences and references with Raiser’s Edge. For example, consider working with a consultant who provides long-term training support to help you quickly get new employees up to speed with your software.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

I often refer to the post-World War II period, when civil and human rights movements came to the forefront, along with community-organized philanthropic organizations. It was a pivotal time when women began to exert more influence and demonstrate the different ways in which philanthropy could support the needs of all of humankind.

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Relationship Build Organization Philanthropy 52

sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

It doesn’t talk exactly how you thought it would with the different components in your tech stack. This looks different from school to school and only you know what works best for your environment. Some things were obvious, but I knew it was the behind-the-scenes magic that could really make a difference.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2022

Building Movement Project studied over 4,000 nonprofit employees and found no difference in qualifications, leadership aspirations, or skillsets between white people and people of color. This work is too important to do in a silo. We believe ABFE and Candid offer complementary skill sets and lived experience for this work.

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Candid

APRIL 8, 2024

Candid’s DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) commitment statement provides general guidelines and insights as to how the organization supports, prioritizes, and maintains an inclusive work environment that fosters a sense of belonging and trust. We incorporate equity, inclusion, and respect for diverse perspectives in all our work.

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2022

Many organizations have been working with marginalized populations for decades while the study of how language impacts culture is only in its infancy. Commonly seen when referring to professions (e.g. The Inclusivity Tool doesn’t look for curse words as they aren’t prevalent in the website copy of the audiences we work with.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Without a handbook, volunteers may feel disconnected and unsure of their role and responsibilities because once training is over, there are no materials for them to reference later. The volunteer handbook is the reference guide everyone needs so they know what they need to know and can focus on what they came to do: volunteer.

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Volunteer Create Policy Roles 119

Bloomerang

JULY 12, 2022

They can have huge egos and personalities that make it difficult to work with them. They are disruptive to board work. They’re quick to say board members are “volunteers” and that all the work should be done by staff because staff is paid to do the work. Make reference calls to other boards they’ve served on.

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Tips Policy Roles Template 128

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 content also needs to consistently tie back to your cause and the work you do.

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Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2024

By leaving a legacy gift to your nonprofit, your donors invest in your future and to continue supporting the work they cared about throughout their life. Donors who wish to make a legacy gift can work with their chosen organization to plan what’ll be donated and what the gift will be used for. What’s a legacy gift?

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

With our guide, you’ll be well prepared to create a content strategy for your site, whether you’re migrating from a different CMS or starting from scratch. Don’t be afraid to reference nonprofit WordPress guides to help, such as this one by Kanopi , as they’ll have useful advice for you. Determine your goals and audience. About page.

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

That’s why we often say that advocacy is for everyone: when decisions are being made that affect your organization’s work, mission, and vision, it just makes sense to get involved, unite your supporters, and move them to take action with you in pursuit of a specific mission-oriented goal.

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sgEngage

APRIL 25, 2024

You can then work towards making necessary adjustments and identify if the potential technology solution can play part in the process. #4 You will have a better idea of your key objectives for the new CRM that you can refer to when researching vendors and software solutions. . #3 What are your most inefficient processes?

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Fundraising Evaluation New Zealand Data 58

Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

Nonprofit professionals are constantly being challenged to be more “data-driven” in their work. This article will dissect the different types of nonprofit sector reports you may come across in your own research. You will also be able to understand how to use industry reports in your strategic planning or day-to-day work.

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Hype Research Marketing Benchmark 52

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? But, the Valentine’s Day Campaign hasn’t worked.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2022

When I refer to “digital ads” in this article, I’m referring to the three kinds of digital advertising that are easiest and most affordable: Social media advertising: e.g. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn. Every organization needs to take a slightly different approach. These two groups often require different ads.

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Digital Program Tips Nonprofit 119

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Michelle has dedicated her career to creating a more inclusive non-profit work culture as an advocate, expert in non-profit development and marketing, and mentor of BIPOC nonprofit professionals. In this work, she’s learned that our so-called ‘best practices’ are, ironically, not the best at crafting equitable, inclusive events.

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Reflection Mentoring Goal Culture 89

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

You’ll need to understand both elements and how they work together, for a successful end product. It serves as the reference point to settle disputes, avoid “ scope creep ,” and judge the usefulness of ideas. Who will help with hands-on work? Do you have a web team with staff in multiple roles and with different skill sets?

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