Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

People are talking about artificial intelligence—AI is everywhere. Those thoughts are also a source of existential dread, even for people working at a tech company like Eventgroove! One person (me) handles the bulk of our copy and content projects. On social media and the news. At the dog park. At the office. Even at happy hour.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Create a personalized chatbot to interact with members, answer questions, and offer customized recommendations. Eliza was a natural language processing program created to explore the dynamics of conversation between humans and machines. For example, the HubSpot bot is free with the platform, uses natural language, and sets up quickly.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2023

Whether you’re running a marathon to raise money for mental health or you are a nonprofit considering hosting a peer-to-peer birthday fundraiser , building an effective personal fundraising page is the first step towards creating positive change in the world. What is Peer-To-Peer Fundraising?

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 18, 2023

You’ll recognize these examples. Anchoring bias makes people rely too heavily on the first bit of information they receive. Machine Learning, predictive modeling, and natural language processing are a few of the ways AI makes data more meaningful. Analytics can be personalized for individual customers or users.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

When you turn to another person for relationship advice, whether that’s a trusted friend or therapist, you often start by discussing what’s bothering you. But when it comes to a troubling relationship with your data, can you turn to those same people? Probably not, right? Sound familiar? Set up your KPI and metrics! credits offered).

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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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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

To do that, you have to connect with them emotionally through a story, a photo, and hero language that makes them feel special and important, like they personally stepped in and made a difference through their gift. Here is an example: We recently met S., Personalize your thank-you. A perfect thank-you letter does both.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Fifteen percent of association boards are made up of people of color. Three percent of association CEOs are people of color. People are fearful of change. A professional DEI training program can help people identify blind spots and biases while maintaining a safe and supportive atmosphere. Equity is good for business.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Rather than creating something completely different, use your brand values, personality, and key messages as a guide first, allowing donors to better understand and recognize you amid the crowded end-of-year fundraising space. Prioritize audience analysis both when thinking about fundraising tactics and also in fundraising language as well.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

But quick technological advancements can be overwhelming, causing many people to feel uncertain about where to begin. This will create a great first draft, but it’s important to personalize the content by adding stories from your community or sharing updates on the progress made towards achieving your mission.

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Forum One

JULY 20, 2022

The event brought people together in the museum’s Heritage Hall for an evening dinner, panel discussion, and table discussions about social justice issues affecting the African American community. In-person, participants mingled over cocktails, then sat together at tables and shared food served family style.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

The Campaign Workshop Joe Fuld, president Often campaigns make assumptions that people on the team—volunteers, donors, etc.—understand Make sure your ask is clear and to the point: Trade complex language for simple phrasing and remove jargon in order to make sure supporters understand your call to action. Don’t assume! Don’t lose hope!

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Declining membership numbers are a symptom of a disconnect between what your people need and what you deliver. The days when board members holed up in a conference room and mapped the organization’s future based on anecdotal evidence, political expediency, and personal experience should be over.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

Online channels (email, social media, website, donation forms, and texting) encourage real-time interactions, personalized messaging, and taps into tech-savvy younger donors. Traditional methods, like direct mail, are still important for reaching older or less tech-oriented supporters.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

How Big Tech Harms Social Justice and Equity For many nonprofits, social media platforms are vital communication tools with which to organize people and provide them with services and information. For example, shortly after Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, the company’s entire accessibility staff was laid off.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

” For example, @WomenforWomen : It’s also recommended that your nonprofit sign up for Twitter Blue for $2.99 (USD) a month. Write tweets in clear, concise language. Embrace a writing style known as plain language which is becoming an increasingly important skill for social media managers. Schedule tweets in advance.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock. Those that are published don’t actually reach many of the people who might want to read them because of affordability. It made me who I am. I’m a big fan of the printed book and always have been.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Here’s what the email should include: A description of your campaign and goals A clear ask of your supporters, whether that’s setting up a peer-to-peer fundraising page or writing a love letter to a theater A deadline for the action Language that shows these supporters they’re special and have been hand-picked. The Time Is Running Out Email.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. If you’re watching the recording, hope you’re having a good day because we are here to talk about some creative ways that people are contributing to the community. It’s very personal to me. . Thanks for being here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

I have personally found this use case extremely helpful to have a one-click summary of really long threads transformed into actionable steps w/ links to source email.) These examples of micro productivity examples can applied easily to working. 65% are using it to clean-up their Monday morning inboxes. (I

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OneCause

AUGUST 2, 2023

Aside from your nonprofit’s own staff, participants are the people who have the most power to make (or break) your peer-to-peer fundraising program. For example, consider where they live. People can be put off by a long registration process. For example, let them know what types of email communications you’ll be sending them.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

When you receive a gift by check, you should print and mail a personalized letter of appreciation that serves as the receipt. Many people use that since it’s already there. Use a real person’s name, typically your Executive Director or the person in charge of acknowledging gifts. Personalized salutation.

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

For example, a report is the weekly number of new members who joined your association. Some examples to consider: What are the main drivers of member retention? Some people think that their data needs to be perfect to get started. You will be shifting the way people think and operate. That isn’t the case at all.

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Association Analytics

JULY 22, 2021

Example: email should be close to 100%, other fields like interests aren’t as important to capture initially. Keep monitoring the growth with metrics (for example, decreased number of duplicates, increase in completion rate of certain fields.). Use tactics that are fun or provide a value for people to share their information with you.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

To save money, time, and effort while putting together your annual report, we’ve compiled nonprofit annual report examples to help give your organization inspiration and a comprehensive guide to get you started. It’s a clear and simple way to show their accomplishments while keeping the focus on the people keeping their programs alive.

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2022

A new year brings a commitment to change and improvement for many people. One final bit of context: we recognize that language is subject to regional differences as well, meaning that even though we are sticking to English here, there are still undoubtedly many English words that we might have missed or not addressed. Devastated.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to recognize and steward tribute donors: Dear Charity Clairity, Our small organization has been around for many years, but we have only just recently begun receiving donations “in memory of a loved one in lieu of flowers” for example.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 17, 2024

2024 People: We can just use the free GPT tools to create and edit our documents. 2003 People: We can just upload all these party pictures to Facebook for fun. 1990 People: The ocean is huge and can just swallow all this plastic. But what if that drop is actually plastic polluting the person, topic or brand you work with?

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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It can reach a larger number of people in a shorter amount of time than in-person training. For example, are there tasks that need to be completed in a certain order for your organization? For the work-from-home example, this could be a simulation that walks through how to design the perfect home workspace.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It’s incredibly important for nonprofits to tell stories about their organization and the people they serve. Nonprofit storytelling refers to narratives an organization shares (often called “impact stories”) as a way to illustrate its mission and connect with supporters on a personal, emotional level. Stories are powerful.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

So, let’s look at what it means to give people a great experience as you build the donor relationship. Think about it: People only stay in relationships that they’re getting something out of. If you ask, ask, and ask some more without giving people a reason to feel good about giving, you will lose donors. They want to help.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 25, 2024

For example, let’s say that your auction event attracts an audience of individuals drawn to trips and travel. Use Attention-Grabbing Language To make your headlines and auction item descriptions more tempting, use words that: Convey appeal (excellent, popular, quality, etc.) Indicate comparison (competitive, superior, ultimate, etc.)

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

AI image generators can create realistic images of people or things that don’t exist. This is a great way to stand out on social media and get more people to engage with your posts. By creating images that evoke emotion, you can make your materials more impactful and persuade people to donate to your cause. Public image: [link].

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

You’re asking people to help you feed hungry families or save animals or provide scholarships for at-risk youth. Look, fundraising is about connecting people who care with work that matters to them. Getting into this mindset accomplishes a few things: It takes away any jitters about asking for donations because it isn’t personal.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 27, 2021

As in-person events have had to shift to virtual events this year, the silver lining has been that they’ve opened up the opportunity for events to be more accessible to more people, where travel, time, and related expenses aren’t a barrier to participation. For example, does it include live captioning? Use plain language.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 27, 2024

For example, regarding the importance of staying humble, Jacobs writes, “Coming out on top when your company is under attack feels thrilling in the moment. The belief that other people must hold the same opinions as you do. Only one person talks at a time. No side conversations. Disagree, but disagree respectfully.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The first part of the book identifies eight common triggers that undermine our ability to connect with people whole history and values may be different from our own. Helgesen defines a culture of belonging is one in which the largest possible percentage of people: Feel ownership in the organization, viewing it as “we,” and “they.”

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