The NonProfit Times

MAY 28, 2024

Understand Grant Guidelines and Restrictions Before diving into the budgeting process, it’s essential for nonprofits to thoroughly review the grant guidelines and restrictions provided by the funding organization.

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Grant Fund Tips Tampa 115

Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

As engagement in DEI work deepens, it becomes clear that well-intentioned pledges of commitment to incorporate core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion are not enough. Your team may be thinking, “equity work is hard. Although I don’t have all the answers, I can share what has worked in my experience.

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Activities Active Activism Organization 97

Achieve

AUGUST 20, 2021

Without an agenda or with one that’s poorly organized, your board will drift off-topic, fumble through different topics, and waste time on items that are best handled outside of meetings. . or focusing on refining your budget for the upcoming year, an agenda will help everyone stay focused on creating better outcomes for the organization.

Evaluation 96

Evaluation Product Indiana Industry 96

VisionLink

AUGUST 31, 2023

Visionlink builds integrated software solutions, with expert consultation and implementation services, to transform people-serving organizations. Our Community Operating System™ is used by large and small nonprofits, 211’s, elder care agencies, state, county, and federal agencies, disaster relief organizations, and many others.

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Team Colorado Disaster Evaluation 130

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As a small nonprofit organizer, you want to do more good work. So, instead, think of it as information that will help you better know the people who engage with your organization. The better you know them, the more good work your nonprofit can do. Identify advocates Review reports to find your most active participants.

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Chapter Registration Data Education 278

sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Receiving requests for funding can be both a crucial and frustrating part of being a grantmaking organization. You want applications from organizations that align to your mission, but the frequency of the requests can easily bog down your processes if you aren’t careful. Will several teams review the requests?

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Grant Process Management Technology 104

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

When you are considering an update, it’s also a good time to take the temperature of trust in your organization. Twenty-twenty may have been too early to acknowledge that the shifts in how we view work and life are permanent and that those perceptions would continue evolving as the virus receded.

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Voice Associations Culture Environment 221

sgEngage

MAY 6, 2024

Here are a few simple steps to help you create a solid budget that helps your organization allocate resources effectively and makes your budgeting process easier. Always Start with the Mission in Mind Any good budgeting process should start with your organization’s mission and strategic plan.

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Build Time Review Fund 100

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin approaching these difficult conversations. In a Harvard Business Review Article , authors Robert S. Both directors and employees should know which policies the organization has in place and how they are enforced. Hundreds of ideas are generated.

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Conversation Challenge Evaluation Associations 221

EveryAction

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

from our friend Maureen Wallbeoff Lisa pinged me the other day—she’s the development director for a social justice organization. It’s a great opportunity to get everyone inside your organization on the same page about your requirements , goals, and timeline. I recommend organizations include these four key pieces of information.

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Process Proposal Nonprofit Software 194

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Using the ADDIE for designing your workshop, you arrive at the “E” or evaluation. There are two different methods to evaluate your training. If you think of your training as making a soup, your participant survey is like the food critic’s review of the soup. Formative Evaluation.

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Evaluation Training Train Tips 128

sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

In recent years, relationships between nonprofit organizations and their auditors have seen positive change. Your auditor’s year-end work will remain critical to ensure the financial integrity of your nonprofit’s books and records and compliance with ever-changing regulations.

Relationship 102

Relationship Practice Build Evaluation 102

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.

Knowledge 73

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 73

.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I am still evaluating the lessons learned. Nancy’s Story “Working with public institutions was especially important during the early days,” Nancy recalled. “We We leveraged our connections during COVID by organizing a weekly call to convene the key players. There was no working partnership with industry and public health.

Milwaukee 221

Milwaukee Wisconsin Collaboration Associations 221

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Though recommendations from third parties may help you narrow down the wide selection of nonprofit CRMs available, only you and your team know what’s best for your organization. Check out the following breakdown of offerings you may want to consider when evaluating fundraising solutions. 3) Support. Know you’re not alone.

Software 292

Software Fundraising Training Train 292

DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

At this point, the question isn’t whether to use tech but whether your tech stack is configured in a way that positions your organization for success. A nonprofit technology assessment is an evaluation of the digital maturity of your organization. That’s where a nonprofit technology assessment comes into play.

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Evaluation Tech Technology Consultant 52

sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In this blog post, we will share some insights and best practices from our recent webinar, Change Up Your Questions: Exploring and Shaping What You Ask Grantees and How You Ask Them , where Marshall Ginn of Capital Philanthropy discussed how to evaluate and improve your application questions. What am I looking for with this question?

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Application Review Evaluation Reflection 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? I followed the developmental evaluation thread most closely. Here are my notes.

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Evaluation Generation Method Slides 97

sgEngage

JUNE 6, 2024

When evaluating your school’s readiness for a capital campaign, database readiness might not be at the top of the list for your campaign consultants or administration. We work hard to transform basic input into high-quality data. Review reporting. But you and I know it’s critical to maintain a robust and up-to-date CRM.

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Database Goal Campaign Phase 80

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Last spring at the “ Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations ” meeting convened by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, practitioners from social media, measurement, evaluation, programs, communication, and philanthropy worked on a synthesis of these disciplines to address measurement. Technology!

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Evaluation Generation Change Measure 114

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Keep reading this Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits to learn what makes accounting for nonprofits unique and get tips on choosing the best accounting software for your organization. Churches and faith-based organizations also fall under the category of nonprofits. How are Nonprofit’s Financial Goals Different?

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Software Guide Award Grant 288

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2023

From this pivotal position, a middle manager’s job is to bring out the best in their people, and in that way bring out the best in their organizations. And, only those managers can craft the types of tailored—as opposed to one-size-fits-all—working arrangements that will aid in both recruitment and retention.”

Management 52

Management Work Authoring Leadership 52

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

You see, your nonprofit’s Board is ultimately responsible for your organization, interfacing between your organization and the community. In other words, your Board should help you see problems before they occur, they should evaluate how well things are working, and they should help you find new and better solutions.

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Roles Director Evaluation Government 116

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Use Ability To Tame the Unknown To say that predicting the future of work will be challenging is a gross understatement. Organizations are realizing that people are the only asset that doesn’t depreciate. Skill building is a foundational strategy for retaining talent and attracting bright new employees to your organization.

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Team Time Skills Professional 221

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 4, 2023

Ensuring your nonprofit’s technology is in working order should be one of the top items on your checklist. It is a key piece of your organization’s strategy and should support your mission and goals. There is a wide variety of CRM solutions available, many of which are specialized to help different types of organizations.

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Organization Consultant Application Integration 64

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

With the year half way over, this is the perfect time to evaluate your progress so far. While you’re looking at incoming revenue and comparing it to the prior year, take some time to review your expenses as well. Note: While you’re reviewing incoming revenue, if you don’t already, take a look at in-kind donations as well!

Goal 299

Goal Fundraising Pledge ROI 299

Candid

MAY 15, 2024

At the Honnold Foundation, we had been working in partnership with grassroots organizations for some time before we learned that there was a term for the kind of grantmaking we do: trust-based philanthropy (TBP). We realize that some of the most impactful work is being done by organizations HF might not know about.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Proposal Application Metrics 52

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

Grantmaking foundations have the financial resources that nonprofit organizations need to accomplish their work. Nonprofit organizations are doing the work essential to further the grantmaking foundation’s mission. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Grantmaking practices are important to grantmaking foundations.

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Adopt Foundation Practice Support 52

NTEN

JANUARY 25, 2022

2021 was an eventful year at NTEN as we continued to promote, work towards, and model equitable practices internally and externally. This evaluation process involves all three equity committees, including board, community, and staff. 2021 review highlights. 2021 review highlights. 2021 review highlights.

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Community NTC Sponsor NTEN 88

sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

Changing a core piece of software at your grantmaking organization is no picnic. If it’s time for you to start looking for a new grant management system, use this opportunity to evaluate your processes, figure out what needs to change, and find a solution that can growth with your organization.

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Grant System Foundation Management 81

VQ Strategies

JUNE 4, 2022

As we were reviewing the agenda for a scheduled coaching call last week, a client shared a recent event in which a volunteer spoke rudely and inappropriately to a client. The volunteer’s behavior was counter to the expectations shared in training, not to mention the values of respect and inclusion that the organization embraces.

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Evaluation Volunteer Training Train 95

sgEngage

AUGUST 19, 2022

But as your organization grows and changes, you also need to update your financial direction. In addition to reviewing and updating your nonprofit operating budget each year, your financial team should also regularly evaluate your process for creating that document. That includes both the budget and the process for creating it.

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Process Create Review Stream 95

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

We focused on principles for community building and community organizing, as well as examples of both short-term and long-term engagement. Principles of Community Organizing. Here are the five core principles as we see them from our work: 1. Here are the slides! Would love to hear if you have examples or tips to share!

Community 253

Community Build Organization Case Study 253

sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

I led a group of fellow volunteers who evaluated applications from diverse organizations. The winning organizations were consistently exhibiting interesting characteristics, but we weren’t asking questions targeted at those characteristics. When was the last time your application was given a solid review?

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Question Application Reflection Philanthropy 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Does your work at a nonprofit include facilitating meetings or trainings? Osborn, an advertising executive, invented the latter process of “organized ideation” in the 1930’s and popularized the technique in several books he authored called “ Your Creative Power ” and “ Applied Imagination.”

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Facilitation Work Chart Technique 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

This book should be on the holiday reading list for any nonprofit leaders and their boards (and their donors) who want their organizations to thrive and magnify impact. These principles once applied can help organizations sustain their work because they will be able to attract and leverage funding. Source: Engine of Impact.

Leadership 92

Leadership Impact Review Chapter 92

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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Fundraising Mail Law Donation 332