Candid

AUGUST 2, 2023

As extreme weather makes front-page headlines year-round, each news cycle brings fresh evidence that we are living in unprecedented times. Foundation funding for climate-related grantmaking increased 25% between 2020 and 2021. Climate change funding is increasing dramatically.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

headlining our first-ever Nonprofit Summit. But we’re thrilled to announce a third Summit headliner: Amal Clooney. Speakers represent globally-recognized organizations, like Gavi , International Justice Mission , Unicef, Teach for America, CDC Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society, and more. Jane Goodall, and Leslie Odom, Jr.’s

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

That said, organic reach has been dropping slightly for LinkedIn Pages over the last year and will likely continue to do so, but the recent growth in its popularity, the demographics of its users, and the ability to connect with donors and engage corporate sponsors and foundations have made LinkedIn a must-use social network for nonprofits.

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Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

Reading the headlines it seems that the government has stepped in to help the nonprofits sector survive. The Community Foundation Public Awareness Initiative. Offering a state-by-state guide to community foundation grant programs. Rebuilding the financial base: resource opportunities for post-pandemic grants. based nonprofits.

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See3

AUGUST 15, 2014

Here are some of our favorite headlines from this week. cause marketing Nonprofits social media Video youtube als foundation andreesen horowitz buzzfeed buzzfeed motion pictures ice bucket challenge justin timberlake mark zuckerberg ze frank' This puts Buzzfeed's value at $850 million. A big chunk of […].

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

At a foundational level we know our current physical health can drastically impact our desire and ability to engage. It needs to be at the foundation of our efforts to drive holistic employee engagement. 2023 was a year that saw tremendous ESG backlash in the headlines.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

When building strong foundations with your donors, offer them the chance to be more active in sharing their ideas or to be a part of feedback drives. Remember the importance of the headline. Have a well established core headline. A good headline gets more donors to read the story. Give donors a chance to contribute.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Mary spoke privately to a small group of social sector leaders at the Skoll Foundation offices. The headline goal of the Paris Agreement is to ensure that global temperature rise by 2100 is no more than two degree Celsius (3.6 I want to share just two insights from Mary that made a big impression on me. degrees Fahrenheit).

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

2) A medical foundation exceeded their fundraising goals and averaged over $1,000 per gift when they personalized their email appeal by: Thanking people for last year’s gift (in the headline and first paragraph). How much the event raised that year. Including last year’s gift amount. Including how last year’s donations were used.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 25, 2022

Focus on one CTA: Donate Cryptocurrency Remember that we want to keep the important info at the top of the page (in the first screen seen) to share with the highest number of user Use the headline as a donate CTA with reference to the value proposition of donating cryptocurrency, like children.org .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

If you read today’s headlines, you might feel overwhelmed with everything that is going on in the world. Beyond the news headlines, there are great stories of people who are making a positive difference for peace. I know I do. Hiba Qasas continued with: “We believe that peace is more than political peace.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

These basic LinkedIn Profile tips for nonprofit professionals serve as a foundation for when and if your nonprofit is ready to utilize LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages. Customize Your Headline. By default, LinkedIn uses the title of your current position as your “Professional Headline.”

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Those who tuned in to the virtual event were treated to conversations with some incredible headliners, and heard nonprofit customers share their technology impact stories. . Salesforce.org’s second annual Nonprofit Summit, held earlier this month, attracted over 6,500 attendees from 100 countries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2018

Funded by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, our research was recently published in “ The New Normal: Capacity Building During a Time of Disruption.” To them, institutional philanthropy seems calibrated for an era that no longer exists, and foundations seem largely insulated from the disruption facing the sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2013

Friends, those news headlines are real, and it means that something wild and crazy is happening online. Visit the National Kidney Foundation ( [link] ) online. Pasadena mom uses social media to find organ donor for daughter. Kwirti Dwivedi finds a kidney for ailing mom via social media. Want to learn more about organ donation?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

These basic LinkedIn Profile tips for nonprofit professionals serve as a foundation for when and if your nonprofit is ready to utilize LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages. Customize Your Headline. By default, LinkedIn uses the title of your current position as your “Professional Headline.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 27, 2010

The Schwab Foundation arranges for the social entrepreneurs to stay in the Schatzalp mountain hotel. A few of the more experienced SEs join the Foundation staff in helping the new attendees get the maximum value out of the conference. Although this is my sixth time to Davos for the WEF, the train trip never fails to enchant me.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Everyday sexism made visible: What we wish editors of tabloid headlines would think of when they report about women. Mozilla and the Ford foundation are kicking off a fellowship to encourage nonprofit work among younger techies. What people in various countries are thinking when they think of corporations. A new transparent reality!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

You’ll find it sprinkled throughout your social media feed and making headlines at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. When the company found that factory workers lacked access to clean drinking water, it partnered with Planet Water Foundation to install purified water towers in several worker communities.

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Classy

MAY 25, 2021

On Classy, you can effortlessly maintain brand consistency by enabling domain-masking, plugging in photos or video, customizing your messaging, and elevating your email receipts with a unique headline, background image, and thank you note. Foundation utilized Classy to elevate their donation form. Check out how the Eat.Learn.Play.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

You don’t have to get testimonials from celebrities (although each day it seems that more and more celebrities are publicizing their devotion to social causes ); start by collecting short statements from your most loyal donors (both individuals and companies or foundations, if possible) and put them on your website.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 13, 2021

Strong donor retention is the foundation of your loyal giving, your monthly giving, your mid-level giving, and your major gift program. For instance, a headline like Helping Families in Need becomes: Helping Families Through Crisis. I predict that as many nonprofits see greater success with digital, they’ll abandon print.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2013

While the concert's headliners might get most of the press attention, the Bridge School itself is doing amazing work through assistive technology. Previous guests include the Mira Scholars Foundation and She Is Safe. In order to do global-reaching work, the organization relies on a strong technology foundation.

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M+R

JUNE 22, 2021

For nonprofit digital ads, the unmistakable headline of M+R’s annual Benchmarks Study has been continued growth. Small-dollar donors are often the solid foundation, the activists, the heart of the movement. July 8, 2–3pm ET: “2021 M+R Benchmarks: Implications for Ads” with The Nonprofit Alliance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2014

After spending a year facilitating a peer learning community of Knight Foundation grantees hosting giving days, one of the most factors for success for local no nonprofits participating is having about 6-9 months timeframe to develop a plan. NetworkforGood to the rescue! Click to Download. This can really boost your efforts.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 26, 2016

When you take away all the bells and whistles, you end up with the foundation of your blog: the content. Captivate with headlines. Headlines are another great way to split up your content. Now that you’ve got a foundation for building your blog, you can add a few bells and whistles to help it go the extra mile.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

These three components form the foundation of an email ask that is relevant, clear, and compelling. Take 30 minutes to write out what the headlines will be, any additional copy, and create a list of graphic needs. If you notice one of these pieces missing, take a few minutes to think about how you would improve the email.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

Today some Packard Foundation staff who have been thinking about network effectiveness, plus our visiting scholar Beth Kanter, got to chat with evaluation expert Michael Quinn Patton about evaluating networks. Our Evaluation Director Gale Berkowitz invited Michael to spend a day at the Foundation while he was out on the West Coast.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

These best practices serve as a foundation for upgrading your website to be compatible with the Social Web and are then elaborated upon in the upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Online Fundraising and e-Newsletters. Use bold for headlines. Repetition is key. Format Text for Easy Reading. Write for Web 2.0!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to participate in a brainstorming meeting at a foundation that was developing a strategy for its digital platforms (web, social, mobile, etc). The process was facilitated byPeter Maher, founder and CEO, of Luma Institute.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Weber Shandwick released the results of a survey of 200 nonprofit and foundation executives to explore how their organizations (range of budgets) are using social media and the value they derive from these efforts. The headline is: Social Network and Mid-Size Nonprofits: What's The Use?

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

As time went on, I discovered even more options, including: Movie Maker Video Toolbox Adobe Spark Video FilmoraGo Headliner. That’s just what Georgetown Hospital Foundation did for the COVID-19 Response Fund : . Georgetown Hospital Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund. See which ones works best for you!

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GivingTuesday 2023 by the Numbers Most leading headlines focus on the overall total dollars raised on GivingTuesday. As nonprofits continue to navigate a challenging economic climate, GivingTuesday continues to play a unique role that is special to the nonprofit sector.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 17, 2008

at 2:06 pm On a totally unrelated note, Michelle, after two non-stop weeks of my husband watching Battlestar Gallactica, I laughed out loud when I saw your headline! Bless the Salesforce Foundation and their endless adaptability! But the whole CRM field just got more interesting. { 2 Jake Brewer 06.19.08 I’ll be coming back.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

The art of writing good teaser headlines is critical to getting more interaction. Measure Networked Nonprofit. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Post a variety of different media types, photographs and visuals get attention, shorter status updates, and curated links. See my Facebook Best Practices curriculum for more advice.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

" It might sound harsh, but it will challenge you to come up with a click-worthy subject/headline and an introduction that will draw a journalist in. Study the press releases and media centers from big corporations, foundations, or other media-savvy organizations. My favorite tip? "Remember that nobody cares."

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Prashant Pandit and Pooja Jayna of the NASSCOM Foundation (TechSoup's Indian partner organization ) discuss the hurdles that NGOs must overcome for cloud adoption to become a reality. Week 3: Security in the Cloud. A View of the Cloud from India Most NGOs in India are small and highly dependent on volunteers.

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