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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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 72

Association Analytics

APRIL 4, 2022

For example, you may have wanted to ask questions like: “What if we hosted our event for free?”. Are you seeing more international attendees? For example, because the virtual events were free you probably had a higher attendee count than at your in-person events. What if we offer an online-only experience?”. Use Your Learnings.

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Hosting Virtual Analytics Associations 321

EveryAction

AUGUST 29, 2023

Nonprofits often focus on donor net worth or income, for example, which on their own provide only limited insights. Even if you know a donor’s income, a big “if” with legacy models, do you understand their expenses or true net worth? Legacy-modeled data often fails to take details like these into account.

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Data Gift Giving Children 214

John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

For nonprofits and grantmaking organizations committed to racial equity, using artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) raises important concerns. For example, there are fewer quality online materials representing the viewpoints of certain racial groups. Have frank internal conversations about priorities.

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Language Model Sound Voice 59

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 14, 2012

Every second of every day nonprofits around the world are posting status updates, tweets, and messages on social networks attached to avatars with cropped art work and/or unreadable text. Not have obvious visual defects such as copped art work and blurriness from low resolution. Survival International. Water.org.

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Avatar Examples Kiva Asia 169

Candid

MAY 7, 2024

A narrative that illustrates your nonprofit’s program impact The logic model is a classic framework for illustrating a program’s impact. For example, a food bank exists to address hunger in a community. Activities: Here you describe the daily work of the program. Inputs: What resources are required to operate your food bank?

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

One goal was to identify how the pandemic impacted their business models. 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. Ironically, it took remote work to bring organizational culture forward.

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Voice Associations Culture Environment 221

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

In the last few years, Microsoft has rebuilt LinkedIn working out many of the kinks and bugs that made it frustrating to use, and has launched a suite of new tools and functionality for LinkedIn Pages , Profiles , and Groups. That changed when LinkedIn was purchased by Microsoft in 2016 for $26.2 Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

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Linkedin Practice Social Media Sponsor 361

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

“Very few of us ever learned how to be present with another person, to ignore internal and external noise and distractions, and to connect and converse with others in useful or collaborative ways,” affirm the authors of the new book, Bridge The Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools To Transform Work Relationships From Challenging To Collaborative.

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Relationship Collaboration Challenge Work 52

.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

“During a development retreat, the board discussed various governance models and how they could shift perspective to maximize CITE’s potential,” Sharon recalled. “We Working with Sharon, we were able to create a governance plan that aligned perfectly with our life cycle stage,” CEO, Andrea Bennett, noted.

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Evaluation Government Director Facilitation 251

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future. Empathy is contagious and influences and shapes a work culture of caring.

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Leadership Organization Culture Skills 118

Whole Whale

JANUARY 17, 2024

This is a potent metaphor as LLMs (Large Language Models) are described as being trained on oceans of web and other data. So, the risk of just putting a small amount of your sensitive data in the next model is like a drop in that ocean, not a problem. ” So you’re telling me there’s a chance? Bigger is different.

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Model Doc Training Train 52

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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Examples Websites North Carolina Virtual 83

Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

A recent Salesforce survey found that more than a quarter of respondents are using AI tools at work, more than half of whom are using AI that is not approved by their organizations, including in the social sector. Similarly, we saw evidence that the model was associating “People of Latin American descent” with “Incarcerated people.”

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

AI tools are already being used by many organizations to brainstorm ideas, find efficiencies, and explore new ways of working. The good news is that many tools are incredibly user-friendly, and experimentation can be one of the best ways to learn what works for you. But if you’re just starting out, you’re not behind! Copyediting.

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Social Media Images Video Media 81

Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

Older models tended to be AMS-centric, leading to siloed data, static reports, and that trapped feeling. For example, include any details on how that KPI may impact other projects or results. Plus, some people just don’t do well with navigating crowded spreadsheets, or might never work in spreadsheets to know what they’re doing.

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Associations Challenge Data Taxonomy 319

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Today we are highlighting the work of Thom Reilly , Director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. Should nonprofits become more aggressive in adopting new business models that can add needed revenue?

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sgEngage

APRIL 25, 2024

If you are unclear about your needs, abilities, and opportunities, you will quickly find it difficult to vet vendors and evaluate CRMs, not to mention bringing internal stakeholders onboard or getting sign-off at key stages. For example, your new CRM could help you get started with using AI as part of your fundraising. #4

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Fundraising Evaluation New Zealand Data 96

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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Fundraising Analytics Analysis Nonprofit 98

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This month, we're thinking about the way we do work in museums. A few offered solid concrete suggestions that take the big idea of "advocacy" and make it concrete, like list wages on hiring requests and refusing to use unpaid interns. Work isn't prison; don't make them feel like they're doing time. 1x1 time is critical.

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Museum Work Chad Culture 67

sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. Perhaps you’ll start by reading about other models , watching webinars, or developing ideas. Leadership support is essential.

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Participatory Model Leadership Application 117

Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

For example, looking at trends in the higher education sector, 23 out of 43 Australian universities have appointed a new vice chancellor in the last two years. Business Model Innovation. Universities are learning from other industries and accelerating business model innovation, with a focus on hybrid learning and teaching.

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Education Global Trend Student 98

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Among other things, it requires new models of collaboration, which is why several leading organizations recently came together to rethink core assumptions about how to address global hunger, with the audacious goal of ending chronic hunger in our lifetimes. The approach just might serve as a model for other issues, as well.

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Collaboration Challenge Hunger Kenya 76

sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

The initial wave of generative-AI examples in the art, music, and written composition spaces has generated a lot of interest within the technology sector. Your charitable organization has probably fielded questions from curious supporters and internal audiences on the ways it might be leveraged. ChatGPT is a probabilistic model.

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Model Italy Test Generation 74

The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

This way of thinking is reflected in your actions and demeanor, modeling behavior for those around you. Cultivate curiosity and resolve to stay informed about trends impacting your work. As a leader, you both set an example through your own actions and by influencing organizational culture and policies.

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Structure Exercise Challenge Skills 105

CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

I’m referring to ChatGPT , a revolutionary language model developed by OpenAI that’s changing the game in every industry. It’s the second chatbot to ever pass the Turing Test , the current standard for measuring sophisticated AI models. Here’s an example for a targeted email campaign. Well, there’s a solution.

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Language Generation Nonprofit Social Media 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

I was really excited to discover research on artificial intelligence that intersects with my work on nonprofit workplace wellbeing ( The Happy Healthy Nonprofit ). Organizations should recognize that AI, like other technology, could exacerbate the blurring of work/life boundaries by pushing workers to remain constantly ‘on’.

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Homeless Research Global System 163

Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

With the public launch of Google’s Bard chatbot which uses their LLM and search data as of May 2022 the clock has started on how the largest search engine will be shifting user behavior ( Bard FAQ on how it works ). This next example shows this same search result with Perplexity.ai , one of the more advanced chat-first search solutions.

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Search Grant Organization Voice 52

Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

Jump to something more interesting: A Visual Example of Chat-First Search How to create an AI Chat-first search traffic risk audit? Don’t Blindly Adopt this Tech A Visual Example of Chat-First Search Sometimes a picture (of a search result) is worth a thousand words, so let’s show exactly what we are seeing in a chat-first search.

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Search Grant Organization Voice 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Doing everything , lacking the discipline to say no, and trying to be all things to all customers, both internally and externally. Organization Fitness : Ability to create the appropriate business structure, evolve the business model, develop talent while planning for succession, and innovate. A company is only as good as its people.

Leadership 91

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 91

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Predictive analytics: BWF defines predictive analytics as the process of assessing your nonprofit’s data to make predictions and model future donor behavior. By analyzing historical data, AI models can anticipate future donor behavior and identify potentially valuable fundraising opportunities.

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Team Tips Fundraising Training 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

” It is the work flow documented and visualized that answers the question, “What if we get a negative comment? Then, you might ready for the nitty gritty of putting one together internally or with the help of an outside consultant. Does your organization have a social media work flow? Flow control. Tag and flag.

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Social Media Taxonomy Work Media 105

The MatrixFiles

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Little tweaks like this can make a big difference, and good designers should be able to do this work fairly quickly. Due to the new data model in GA4, you won’t be able to move your data from UA to GA4 and data between UA and GA4 won’t be comparable. Refresh the most visited page on your website. People who use screen readers (e.g.,

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PDF Analytics Search Template 130

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2021

Teamwork makes the dream work, so set aside time early on to get internal alignment on your fundraising strategies. For example, you can use what you know about your donor base to add suggested donation sizes to campaigns. Subscription-based payments have become common across sectors—think Netflix or Spotify, as examples.

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Action Fundraising Nonprofit Gift 291

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Author: Seema Rao This month we’re talking about work. Not the work we do, but the ways we do that work. or 38 hours of work a week, most of us put in way more. The whole issue of wages gets at the heart of the faulty systems of capitalism, the culture of women’s work, and museums as privilege-concentrating institutions.

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Museum Work Chad Structure 29

Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Another complication of continuing UA was that it works through cookies. GA4 is designed to be far less reliant on cookies, using AI and data modeling to help fill the gaps in data caused by privacy restrictions. The biggest change in GA4 is the shift from a model based on sessions and pageviews to a model based on events.

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FAQ Organization Analytics Google 58

Blue Fox

APRIL 13, 2022

We are so honored that she not only accepted the invitation to serve but has been a force for driving those conversations and programs both internally and externally, as well as a financial supporter of our Professional Equity Sponsorship program for underserved business partners.” It is also crazy hard work.

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Environment Professional Business Facilitation 78