The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

Each week, I interview association and nonprofit CEOs, Presidents and Executive Directors about the things their organization is doing to increase membership, generate revenue, and ultimately thrive. For example, Lindsay Currie of CUR has a Board that practices anticipatory planning and has an innovation fund.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2018

I recently interviewed Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink, Head of Product Impact, who designed the challenged to learn more. I’ve been leading this work at Google.org for five years and was previously at The Bridgespan Group where I helped nonprofits and foundations address strategic questions.

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EveryAction

MAY 23, 2016

As someone who has jumped from the corporate world to the nonprofit sector and back again, I’ve learned a lot about the nuances of both, especially in terms of the all-important first interview. No matter the reason, if you want to work at a nonprofit, it’s important to be able to sell yourself in an interview.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising apps are helpful tools that drive your nonprofit’s fundraising campaigns by empowering you to pull in more donations, and there are hundreds to choose from. For example, a donor might use a mobile bidding app at your annual gala auction to bid on your nonprofit’s best prizes. Individual tasks.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Consider investing in email marketing and choose an email service to help with this process. For example, you can ask members what benefits they currently use and what benefits they would like to see as part of your membership program in the future. It helps start the relationship on the right foot and makes members feel welcome.

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Forum One

APRIL 11, 2023

For example, it can result in improvements to a grant application process, which returns much stronger applications that ultimately create a bigger impact for your organization. This is just one example of how the Chicago Public Library incorporates service design into its work. Your internal processes aren’t efficient.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Abilities : Your competencies that help you integrate your knowledge, skills, and experiences so you can respond to situations in the most effective way possible. Developing XQ helps people become better leaders. With powerful personal narratives, Kaplan reveals how XQ can be leveraged to help anyone to : Become a better leader.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Below are three examples from three different nonprofits: 1) e-Newsletter opt-in on the Marshall Project blog. Below are three examples from three different nonprofits: 1) e-Newsletter opt-in on the Marshall Project blog. In the example below, the Rainforest Alliance published a guest post about sustainable tourism. .”

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2024

It can boost productivity and help your team allocate its resources effectively. For example, your campaigns should reduce the number of unqualified leads your development team has to sift through. Data will help your nonprofit qualify major donor prospects. What role should marketing play in your major gift strategy?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

She helps brands grow engagement and build relationships with their audience. Invite online supporters to participate in your campaign because it gives them a sense of purpose, responsibility and helps them feel empowered. From virtual concerts, live performances and interviews with medical experts, St.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

So, how do we help our audiences find the information they need? Interviews, usability testing, card sorting, and reviewing analytics can give you a better understanding of your audience’s needs and behaviors. Navigation and menu. Two words often used interchangeably. Navigation is what people do.” Content: What content (e.g.,

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

Good preparation up front helps to ensure good results. You’ll create tools to help narrow the field to the best match for you. This will help you discern what you really need in a consultant, how you will evaluate their suitability up front, and how you will hold them and yourself accountable throughout the project.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

Initially, we conducted listening sessions and interviews with nonprofits and philanthropic institutions to learn about some of the best and worst practices in grantmaking to grassroots organizations, ensuring that we gathered a range of perspectives. If a metric isn’t reflective of the impact they want to make, then why collect it?

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Forum One

MAY 28, 2024

Organized by the International Awards Association (IAA) , the awards recognize and honor the outstanding performance, talent, and effort of the best digital and creative professionals worldwide. million annual visits and helps protect more than 20 endangered and threatened species.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times , for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times. Interview Experts.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

With the help of impactful testimonials, you can turn compelling narratives into a driving force for your mission. They help potential partners, supporters, and beneficiaries see the tangible outcomes of your work. Consider using surveys, direct interviews, or informal conversations to initiate this process.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

We’ve been through the RFP game countless times and have managed to learn a few things that we wanted to share in an attempt to help you through this frequently convoluted process. Here are the best examples, templates, and tips about the nonprofit RFP process. Scroll down to find RFP templates and examples.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

If your nonprofit has yet to start a blog or already blogs but struggles with ideas for fresh content, then hopefully the 11 blog content ideas listed below will help. Often tied to breaking news stories or internal developments at your organization, a blog post calling for action is often well received. Interview Experts.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 18, 2021

So, Learning security practices in top universities like the Stanford cybersecurity course comes with many advantages that include personalized mentorship, a comprehensive curriculum, etc and helps you to build a great Cybersecurity career. Cybersecurity Interview Questions. Eliminate internal and external fraud.

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Achieve

MARCH 1, 2024

For example, an individual in the nonprofit event planning industry might create a podcast on event-planning best practices, helping to build their audience and potential clientele. You might also consider the interview format, where you invite a new expert to appear on each episode.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

For example, if they speak English really well, they were asked to put 3 dots on their name tags, two dots for okay, and one dot for just a few words or not at all. I coached this participant, with the help of the translator on getting her brand page set up! This helps the interpreters prep. Here is what they shared: 1.)

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sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2021

Here are some examples: User Interviews. Examples of questions include: How did you come to be involved with our organization? Data obtained from user interviews can be used to develop Audience Personas , to help guide design and content creation for your website/emails and to get ideas for improving events.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

To effectively advance your cause and push your fundraising goals forward, your nonprofit needs a strong internal infrastructure and team. Involving your board members in nonprofit strategic planning can help. This initial reflection will help your nonprofit identify your strengths and weaknesses and determine how you can grow.

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Candid

MAY 5, 2021

While any loss of able employees is a tragedy, this does mean that if your nonprofit is hiring, there is a significant pool of qualified candidates to interview. To help your nonprofit find candidates who can help you achieve your mission, we’ll discuss how you should: Create a detailed job description.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The best CEOs kept all six plates spinning at all times, even if the external and internal environment meant that some needed to be spun faster or slower than others,” explain the authors. Viewed through this lens, we hope any leader will find it helpful. Take the mindset of “be bold”, for example.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

The International Society for Third Sector Research published a recent paper that summarizes why nonprofit leaders must use technology to connect with stakeholders in the emerging digital, civil society. For example, Barack Obama reaches over 100 million people with each tweet. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. million alumni.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2011

She set up a private Facebook Group to facilitate our support for the campaign. A few weeks ago, she reported back to the group some of the results of our work with some insights based on Google Analytics charts. Shonali kindly agreed to an interview to share this story more broadly. Why important? Click Image to see larger version.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 28, 2021

Authors Warren Shiver and Michael Perla use their own experiences transforming sales organizations, the lessons they learned from a host of interviewed sales professionals, and original, quantitative research to show readers how to transform and modernize a sales force -- including ones that are typically intrinsically resistant to change.

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sgEngage

JUNE 13, 2022

Central to Candid’s approach to data protection, and to that of the funders I spoke with, are concerns about the risks to people (versus risks to property or organizational reputation, for example). For example, the funder asks about data management in their grant application and during check-in calls. For example, is data encrypted?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Authors Warren Shiver and Michael Perla use their own experiences transforming sales organizations, the lessons they learned from a host of interviewed sales professionals, and original, quantitative research to show readers how to transform and modernize a sales force -- including ones that are typically intrinsically resistant to change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

So, in that spirit, we’re providing a round-up of short readings, resources and tools that may help you as you consider different facets of the “social” element of ESG. Tackling Social Justice Issues on Diversity and Inclusion : Interview with Michael Moore, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at Blackbaud.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

The best CEOs kept all six plates spinning at all times, even if the external and internal environment meant that some needed to be spun faster or slower than others,” explain the authors. Viewed through this lens, we hope any leader will find it helpful. Take the mindset of “be bold”, for example.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 14, 2017

An open dialogue about risks helps us move together as an organization to prioritize our time and resources so that we’re taking care of mundane responsibilities as well as our mission work. The Big 7: Internal Controls that Don’t Control You. However, the tools to manage internal controls have evolved.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

For example, a nonprofit offering services to the formerly incarcerated may analyze recidivism rates and tweak its programs to offer improved counseling and intervention solutions. At this stage, it can also be helpful to encourage input from your constituents, staff, and board members. Constituent-Reported Improvements.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 9, 2020

And most significant, it’s based on academic research and more than 100 interviews/case studies with senior management, business leaders and category experts from a wide spectrum of applicable fields who have lived through change or analyzed the phenomenon. Overcome financial, cultural, and psychological barriers to change.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

The best CEOs kept all six plates spinning at all times, even if the external and internal environment meant that some needed to be spun faster or slower than others,” explain the authors. Viewed through this lens, we hope any leader will find it helpful. Take the mindset of “be bold”, for example.

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