EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

When advocacy campaigns are quiet, consider some other engaging advocacy content that can be written and approved in advance to ensure advocates are still opening and clicking your messages: Flash poll: Create a one-question poll that is irresistible to advocates, such as “Which of the following should be a higher priority?

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2009

Tena is the Director of the Milford Public Library in Iowa and she uses Doodle to schedule her meetings remotely. Save time, money, and the environment ," she also discusses how they poll their board members and other constituents using SurveyMonkey. In her blog post called " Schedule, organize, plan!

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2021

Consider polling your attendees after the event to see if they have any suggestions for improvement or feedback they would like to give. Author information Madison Gonzalez Advancement Director at Morning Light, Inc. She is also the Advancement Director at Morning Light, Inc.,

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 20, 2021

In-session polls. That was ‘make or break’ for us because when we have multiple sessions happening concurrently we cannot risk the common tech issues with live-streaming,” said Stephanie Baiocchi, director of community & events at IMPACT. Integrated live-streaming without the need for a 3rd party video platform integration.

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Achieve

MAY 24, 2024

Use gamification tools: Send polls or quizzes that test supporters’ knowledge of your mission to keep them tapped into your organization and eager to learn more. This also helps to demonstrate how donations are used to spark real change in the issue area you work in.

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NetWits

MAY 10, 2011

The one question that keeps event directors and development officers awake at night. Only 45% of people polled in the survey personalize their fundraising page. How do you get your supporters to raise more money for your cause? It’s the age old question isn’t it? It’s called a personal fundraising page for a reason. It’s personal.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2021

Julieta Mendez Senior Director of Network Engagement. But after many sessions, I realize that using chat, virtual polls, and virtual breakout rooms can be just as engaging and involving as an in-person class. It forced us to think about our programs in truly 21st-century terms given the virtual reality we are facing—pun intended.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

You might need to plan some polls or interactivity about every 10 minutes to help keep people engaged. Board Meeting Doesn’t Have to Mean “Bored Meeting” A happy Board of Directors is a productive Board of Directors! For more ideas about virtual Board meetings, check out this guide from Boardable.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Make things exciting by asking your volunteers to submit their own mask designs and send out a poll to decide the winning design. LinkedIn endorsements Have your volunteer manager or executive director endorse volunteers on LinkedIn. Remember to use a durable material that doesn’t cause irritations and vary your size options.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 20, 2021

In-session polls. That was ‘make or break’ for us because when we have multiple sessions happening concurrently we cannot risk the common tech issues with live-streaming,” said Stephanie Baiocchi, director of community & events at IMPACT. Integrated live-streaming without the need for a 3rd party video platform integration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

So I installed this app and set up a poll “Do you think polls increase engagement? Yes or No?&# Of the 43 people who took the poll, 89% said yes. This is a fairly small staff, with limited resources. So, sometimes, the simple approaches work better. A Couple of Useful Tools To Streamline Workflow.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

In addition to your nonprofit’s official profiles, pages, and accounts on social media, it’s highly recommended that at least one member of your executive team, preferably the CEO/executive director, be regularly active on LinkedIn.

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2007

The polls close at midnight on Halloween. Deborah Bain Deborah Bain is Director of Communications and Marketing for Ploughshares Fund , San Francisco, CA. What’s in your peace platform? Post a Comment | by Share Article in Online Fundraising Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2019

A poll of the general public done by Grey Matter Research and Consulting found that 61 percent of adults surveyed felt that charities should only spend between 10 and 29 cents of every dollar on overhead. This type of strategy requires greater flexibility at all levels of an organization, from the board of directors to the part-time interns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Today, I had the pleasure of doing a mini-workshop at the Director's Institute for the California Child Care Resource and Referral Network in Sacramento. My co-presenter was the talented Bryce Skolfield , Director of Communications and Public Policy at the Children's Council of San Francisco.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

Text Poll App from MobileCause. Here’s a summary of the highlights of the conversation: Before I dive into the content, I had the pleasure of experimenting with a text polling app to find out the composition of the audience and their experience with the panel topic. I’m at the Innogive 2011 Conference today.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Most directors are not accustomed to attaching a firm price tag to their organization's activities, preferring to adopt an attitude of "donate what you can." Determine your "pricing" strategy. Conduct a survey. In many ways, the fundraising response acts as a vote on the credibility and image of your entire organization.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 24, 2007

As a first start, I have a new poll. poll=2] { 1 trackback } Roundup for November 2007 « Nonprofit Blog Exchange 07.09.10 I’ll be blogging on that as I go through it, for sure. I hope you’ll take it! at 12:09 pm { 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 11.10.07

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Poll your supporters so you can identify and segment personas, allowing you to better target your messaging on #GivingTuesday and all year long. How to plan for #GivingTuesday throughout the year: Solidify your brand (and not just your logo) – Make sure you are communicating your mission, values, vision and impact in an authentic way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

It is from the recent workshop that NTEN and NPower in Charlotte, NC to help participants understand the power of data to drive decision-making for nonprofits. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2015

On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. Sam Chenkin — Director of Operations, Tech Impact. Patrick Callihan — Executive Director of Tech Impact. Image 1: NTEN.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2010

Pacific time and hear from Allen Gunn, Executive Director of Aspiration , who will offer a balanced perspective, assess both the pros and cons of Twitter, and help you understand how best to use it. Attend this free webinar next Tuesday, March 16, 11:00 a.m. Register today to secure your place! Tools Web 2.0

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2016

In Philadelphia, many polling places are difficult to find, hidden deep in the recesses of schools, churches, and community centers. The required paper signage identifying polling places must only be posted by the entrance of each location, which means they are often located on side streets out-of-view for anyone on the sidewalks.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 9, 2014

If you are an environmental advocacy organization, do you have the ability to conduct online polling? Patrick Callihan is the Executive Director for Tech Impact , a nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure that all nonprofits can use technology to better serve our world. You get the idea.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 12, 2017

You can tackle those little questions you might have with your supervisor by sending him a direct message or you can find a meeting time that works for all board members by creating an event or poll in a channel. It’s easy to use and has many uses…if your organization is not already on Slack, I’d suggest you hop on board.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Knight Foundation ; Sharon Pian Chan, Director of Journalist Initiatives, the Seattle Times ; and Joe Neel, Deputy Supervising Editor, NPR. Neel also suggested, “Use data that comes out of a poll and use it to build a series on a subject, such as the social determinants of health.” and James L.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Bronson and Merryman also reported that, "A recent IBM poll of 1,500 CEOs identified creativity as the No. One of the reasons I stopped working as the program director for an arts education nonprofit five years ago was because I was so frustrated with the public school system we worked in. 1 'leadership competency' of the future."

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

By David Farnes, Executive Director, Mobile Giving Foundation Canada , and Vice President, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Associatio n and Jim Manis, Chairman and CEO, Mobile Giving Foundation. Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011. or www.mobilegiving.ca (Canada) today.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Do a survey, do a poll, do a Facebook Live, call people on the phone, do a focus group. Take your phone and do an executive director’s report! Give people a Friday note from the desk of the executive director.” Also you can ask your audience! I work with my clients all the time on this. I’m like, “ Make a video !

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Moderated by NTEN membership director, former NetSquared organizer, and friend of TechSoup Amy Sample Ward , "Rethinking Movement Buildling" brought together three luminaries from organizations whose stock-in-trade are movements to promote social change. The Role of Organizations in Movement Building.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 4, 2008

There’s a poll on mashable.com , where the sentiment is most certainly heavily in favor of Facebook opening up the social graph. I think people are finally realizing that the current state of affairs – where we can pump data into Facebook and other social networks, but not get data out of them, is untenable. 2 admin 01.04.08

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2011

We understand that executive directors may not have the time to attend webinars or conferences about technology. More importantly, the subscribers are exactly who we designed the publication for: executive directors, board members, and non-technical leadership staff at nonprofits. As a bonus, most of these subscribers are new to NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2008

The featured speakers: Nora Paul , Director of the Institute for New Media Studies Gary Kebbel , Director of Journalism Program - John F. technologies using an audience poll comparing the TAG audience to an earlier study by conducted by Eric Matteson and Nora Barnes covering web 2.0 and James L.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Knowledge: Subject matter expertise, research, polling, case studies. Observe your community research as it happens (polling, focus groups, town halls). For example, time with the founders, or executive director or board chair, or the keynote in the photo booth. Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

He is Deputy Director for the Contemporary Jewish Museum , and an expert in using social media in a museum setting. We were welcomed by directors of two partner organizations, Connie Wolf, Director and CEO for the Contemporary Jewish Museum and Brad Erikson, Executive Director, Theatre Bay Area.

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Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2015

According to Public Good Director of Partnership Development Josh Culley-Foster, the service is designed to be as intuitive and easy to use as possible by both charities and donors. It was at a time when President Obama's poll numbers were very low, and his chances of re-election very slim. Learning from the 2012 Obama Campaign.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 16, 2014

Natasha Golinsky is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and is the Founder of Next Level Nonprofits —an online training company dedicated to equipping new nonprofit Executive Directors with the skills and support they need to enjoy successful, sustainable and satisfying careers. _. Scour Your Budget for Wasted Money.

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