Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

She has worked with Candid, Cornell University, the United Nations, and Vital Voices Global Partnerships, among others. Authenticity is the validation of the nonprofit’s work and legitimacy by a third party — what is sometimes referred to as “social proof.” Below are four examples: 1) Virtual Team Management.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Successful fundraising story examples. Gehlhausen and the team at Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County held an event that drove more than 300 donations and were able to upload that information quickly into their database and get back to their mission. We want to celebrate these nonprofits along with the other fundraising success stories.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 14, 2023

Nonprofits are well familiar with Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Google Business Profiles, but most do not know the basics of Bing Webmaster Tools, Microsoft Ads, and Bing Places. For example, nonprofits are not required to maintain a minimum CTR (click through rate) to stay compliant with the Ads for Social Impact Grant.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In our report, Unlocking Generosity with Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Giving ( ai4giving ), Allison Fine and I identified examples of where the algorithms and data are used to provide recommendations for philanthropic investment – whether everyday donors, program officers, or major donors. Source: GiveDirectly Facebook Page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

Does it seem like everyone you know is raving about a new tool that’s revolutionizing the way employees in all industries are doing their work? Doing this work for your fundraisers helps to grow your nonprofit’s reach and engage new potential donors through your existing fundraisers.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 3, 2020

Now is an ideal time to assess your organization’s tools and approaches for working remotely. It’s fairly common in today’s world for some or all of an organization’s staff to work from home. During times of crisis like the one the world faces today, working from home can become a requirement for many organizations.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Nonprofit organizations are always looking for ways to increase the impact of their work. Here, we share recommendations on effective feedback practices, based on research we carried out with the Irritants for Change , a group of feedback experts and nonprofit rating and information-sharing platforms.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Its compelling aim promises to empower nonprofits to share vital information about their organizations, one time, on their Candid profile, where it can be accessed and re-used by all to reduce the inefficiency and reporting burdens faced when applying for funding. nonprofits and foundations.

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Candid

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In fact, about 1,000 nonprofits are now adding demographic data to their Candid profiles every month. For example, U.S. nonprofits voluntarily share demographic data through their profile. Part 4: Working with Candid’s demographic data offers tips to researchers looking to conduct their own analyses using the data set.

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Generative AI products, such as ChatGPT, are examples of a branch of AI called machine learning, which is concerned with learning from data to surface trends and predictions. It also helps ensure people can access the robust and holistic information they need to advance their missions. Generating first drafts of grant proposals.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2024

Our aim is to provide the most robust and current data possible to facilitate the social sector’s work on the vast problems we face as a society. For example, these sources provide details on pledges made during a fast-moving crisis or staff changes at an organization. We do this in three ways: Enhance 990s. Add contributed data.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2023

For example, one customer mentioned that they can review up to 500 funder profile pages in one day using Candid’s Foundation Directory , a time-consuming and tedious exercise! This raises the question of whether we may be able to help get the information they need more quickly and efficiently.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Of course, we’ve spent the year sharing tips and tricks to get your virtual fundraising to the next level all year long, but let’s be real: few things are as helpful as seeing real examples of real nonprofits doing it right. So here it is: our favorite 7 crowdfunding and peer-to-peer website examples from 2021. Let’s take a look.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore a few key types of advocacy that help organizations drive positive change; tactics that unite and activate supporters; and technology to make this important work more effective and efficient. Later, that information can be used to target the most active and educated supporters and get them involved.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

For example, general operating support grants fund the work of the organization as a whole. These tend to be the easiest to report on, because they can usually be completed by the development team with a pre-prepared overview of what the organization is working on. In comparison, project grants are more complicated to report on.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

You want to collect the data you need to make informed decisions, support your grantees’ success, and demonstrate your impact. But you also want to respect your grantees’ time and resources and avoid asking them for information that you don’t use or that they have already provided elsewhere.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2022

By filling out your Candid nonprofit profile on GuideStar, you can ensure your digital presence is up to date and prioritize creating content to share on GivingTuesday. Update your nonprofit profile on Candid’s GuideStar. With all that traffic, it’s important to make sure your profile is up to date. Check basic information.

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.orgSource

JULY 29, 2023

The news is filled with examples of CEOs who either denied wrongdoing or pointed the finger at someone else. Here are a few famous examples: Ken Lay , Enron—To hide massive losses due to inattention and neglect, he fraudulently inflated the company’s value. You don’t need to over-share or offer superfluous information.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2019

Complete all three courses, pass a short knowledge check, and you will earn a certificate and badge to add to your resume and LinkedIn profile. In this eight-minute video, Whole Whale provides 48 examples of fundraising campaigns that really work. It may seem like you’re taking focus away from “real” work.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Here are a few creative ideas for how to do so: Many DAF managers (including the ones listed above) use Candid profiles to evaluate nonprofits in order to recommend their individual donors fund them. They’ll search Candid’s nonprofit profiles using search tools to help them identify and compare nonprofits based on their geography (e.g.,

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2022

When my sister first started working with a nonprofit museum, she had a lot to learn about the fundraising process for the organization. At one of the first auction events she worked, she was reprimanded for showing a donor a seat a the far end of the room. Some of these features include: Donor profiles. Constituent timeline.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 24, 2023

Plus, supporters know when certain changes must be made to their donor profile. For example, if a supporter knows their credit card is about to expire, they can make the update in their profile far faster than your team could. Self-service tools can include more than just editable profiles. Reporting templates.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2024

— How to Work with Anonymous? Dear How to Work with Anonymous, You’ve begun with a widely-held, yet largely untrue, assumption. For example, 66% of gifts to Fidelity Charitable in 2021 were non-cash donations. Provide comprehensive up-to-date information to Guidestar-Candid. This is BIG.

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

By asking the right questions , clearly advocating for your organization’s needs, and building a clear roadmap , you can make sure your board understands your situation and supports your ultimate goal of helping your teams work more efficiently and effectively through technology. Let’s dive in. Focus on improving your operations.

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Greater Giving

JULY 18, 2023

You collect information at every turn, whether someone fills out your donation form, registers for an event, interacts with you on social media, or browses your website. However, it can be easy to get lost if you don’t know which information is helpful to your nonprofit. In your CRM, you might notice gaps in supporters’ profiles.

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Association Analytics

JULY 27, 2021

As you start this process, make sure to be deliberate, careful and comprehensive in gathering the information. Ways to ask: Get members to update their profiles, send an email to gather their feedback, or collect information at in-person events like what sessions they attend. This will only work if taxonomy and tags are uniform.

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Bonterra

APRIL 13, 2024

Grants management software Unify giving and grantmaking Build strategic nonprofit partnerships that drive more social impact with less work for your teams. Learn more How it works See how our grants management software can help corporate funders build and strengthen nonprofit partnerships for more strategic funding and maximum social impact.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

A nonprofit CRM helps you keep all this information organized and easily accessible. Once you have information about your supporters’ interests, engagement histories, and past interactions with your organization, you can reach out to them with more personalized messages that speak to their motivations.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2021

Here’s the long and short of it: if you want to share personal information, make a Facebook page. You can hire freelancers to do social media work at a variety of price points. This is also called your personal profile, and it’s where you share photos, status updates, videos, etc. What is a Facebook Business Page?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Once you’ve identified what worked best for you in the past years–like GivingTuesday, appeal letters , email campaigns , peer-to-peer fundraising , events, major gifts, etc.–you you can use these insights to inform your year-end giving plan and create a goal for each tactic. Want an extra online boost for your nonprofit?

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

That’s Social SEO at work. Here are a few examples of these social signals in the output of search: When a user is searching for “branded content” on Google, the SERPs can show recent social posts. Social media profiles consistently secure prominent positions in search results. Does Social SEO matter for your Nonprofit?

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Staff working long hours responding to multiple crises have little time and energy for data collection and dissemination. For example, about 75% of Candid’s grants data is sourced from Forms 990). These funders share information about their grant-making on a quarterly or annual basis, often before filing tax returns with the IRS.

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Neon CRM

MAY 10, 2023

There are a million and one data management best practices that nonprofit organizations can follow—but if you actually tried to put a million and one practices to work all at the same time, things would get confusing fast. Many nonprofits approach informational events in a sort of one-sided way. Good thing you don’t have to!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 30, 2023

Fortunately, history shows, and Nailing It reveals, inspiring examples of successful people who experienced delayed progress in their 20s, forced to take circuitous paths to their life callings, even overcoming tragic starts. Question: Among the 25 iconic individuals profiled, what were the couple common themes that made them all awesome?

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2019

For many consumers, this begs the questions, ‘what type of information are companies gathering about me?’, It will allow Americans to demand information on what personal data has been collected on them and request that that data be deleted. How Does the CCPA Work? Academic and employment information.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Just like identifying an ideal donor profile is useful for fundraising, your social media presence should cater to your defined target audience. Once you’ve gathered this information, you should be able to answer common questions like: Where should you post? Use your logo as your profile picture. When should you post?

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Inform supporters about their role in workplace giving. Though these are some of the most-offered examples of workplace giving, the possibilities are endless⁠—and can vary significantly from one employer to the next. However, one piece you may or may not have tracked is your donors’ employment information. Use social media.

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