EveryAction

MAY 30, 2023

Virtual lobby days may be accessible to more people than in-person events; new supporters may be looking for a lower-barrier way to get involved; and virtual events can help you build the power in numbers that any organization needs for a successful advocacy effort. Before you get too far, don’t forget about a marketing plan!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2020

According to The Guardian , people are spending an average of three hours and 15 minutes on their phone per day. Nowadays, most people use the calendar on their phone to keep track of daily appointments and reminders. Many charities are dedicated to causes that are impacted by public policy. Ready to get started?

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

This is a time of accessible AI—anyone with an internet connection can use state-of-the-art tools to help with tasks like brainstorming ideas, generating art, and drafting documents. Ease of access means that with more people using these systems, the potential impact of unethical use grows.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2023

This is especially true with the advancing sophistication of recently released “creator tools,” (AI-infused tools that generate images, text, or videos). As people begin to use these creator tools in different fields and jobs, including fundraising as the example in the Chronicle piece illustrates, there are some benefits.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

Ask a generative AI model to act as your target audience (giving it as much anonymized context as possible). Generating variations on hashtags and keyword searches. There is a scary elephant in the room: efficiencies can also mean a team can do more with fewer people, but resisting change isn’t the way to approach this.

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Forum One

APRIL 30, 2024

Over the past year and a half, the rapid improvement of generative AI has created a wealth of new opportunities to deliver impact in the digital space. The introduction of Retrieval-Augmented Generation, or RAG, now allows AI applications to enhance the capabilities of machine learning models by integrating them with a retrieval component.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

They are activities that are frequently governed and controlled by policies and procedures, such as: Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin conversations about risk. Both directors and employees should know which policies the organization has in place and how they are enforced.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 10, 2020

Engaging with younger generations. The answer is Yes for the following four reasons: 1) People spend large amounts of time online. Video is the medium of choice these days, especially for younger generations. The intent is clearly stated in our policy and all information requested is optional.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 15, 2024

Despite the robust annual increases, however, the current total falls short of the 13% of GDP analysts at NITI Aayog, an Indian government public policy think tank, believe is necessary for the country to meet its commitment to achieving 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. That amount constituted 8.3%

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Among these stark divisions—arising from perceived vulnerability to the virus, both in health and economic terms—is the one between the generations. This manifestation of the “generation gap” presents a new challenge for the voluntary sector post-pandemic. Program Innovation. For example, the 2020 census shows that 49.8%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

It isn’t a horrible alien thing that punishes people and makes judgments. ” I was lucky enough to meet and interview Patton in 2009. His thinking about developmental evaluation resonated with me: Evaluation needs to be relevant and meaningful. Evaluation should not be separate from what we do.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The temptation to reduce people and groups to caricatures and strip away their humanity, to punish or humiliate those who try to bridge across differences, and to let ourselves get caught up in the win-at-all-costs mentality is real. The stakes are high, and the path to victory often seems strewn with the wreckage of ethical compromise.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

We would focus on promoting research and elevating awareness about the benefits of postsecondary education in prison and the need for incarcerated people to access Pell Grants, all while trying to change state policies to provide more financial support and generate momentum for federal action.

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Candid

APRIL 29, 2024

The duty of care ensures that the board of directors provides oversight to responsibly manage the organization’s assets, including its people and financial resources. In other organizations, staff assume a more dominant role in setting strategy and policy, marginalizing the board’s ability to provide strategic direction and oversight.

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M+R

MARCH 1, 2024

The temptation to reduce people and groups to caricatures and strip away their humanity, to punish or humiliate those who try to bridge across differences, and to let ourselves get caught up in the win-at-all-costs mentality is real. The stakes are high, and the path to victory often seems strewn with the wreckage of ethical compromise.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2019

Have there been demographic, economic, or policy changes that affect your messages and offerings? We found an exponential growth in the use of technology by low-income people,” executive director Linda Bopp says. Having talented people in-house allows us to pivot and move quickly based on our metrics,” Melissa says.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

One of the more effective ways to generate traffic to your blog is to tap into the news cycle. People are much more responsive and likely to share your blog post if its subject matter is related to a current news story. Online news outlets and magazines publish these sorts of posts regularly because they generate buzz.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 18, 2022

Diversity is often defined as qualities or traits that make people unique. In the manual you’ll also want to include your association’s mission statement, goals and long-term plans, a directory of staff and volunteers, a list of Board of Directors and other committees, the reimbursement policy, and the termination policy. .

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The PGA’s junior admission policy states: “ As part of the Championship’s mission to grow interest and participation in the game of golf, juniors 17 years of age and younger will be admitted into the Championship grounds for FREE when accompanied by a ticketed adult. . They want to encourage interest from the younger generation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Make a “ stretch gift ” that is very generous and is outside your normal giving pattern. Pay for the admission or ticket fee for people who you think should attend your nonprofit’s events with the hope they’ll donate on-site or in the future. People who feel connected to the organization are more likely to stay involved.

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M+R

MAY 17, 2022

The result was the Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs), based on the premise that you can not only train generations of college students about activism but win campaigns along the way. Many of M+R’s early staff were part of this entirely novel idea. When we say that M+R has its roots in organizing, we mean it.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 15, 2024

Here are four ways you can make your funding program better for the people who will be completing it. They are typically pulling information from different parts of the organization and trying to chase down information from other busy people. As funders, you know what information you need to make a decision.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 15, 2021

It represents people who are making measurable differences in communities and those whose lives are being changed. . based, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to developing evidence-based insights that improve decision making, strengthen communities, and improve people’s lives. .

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Candid

JULY 2, 2021

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership. Ford Foundation press release 06/30/2021.

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Forum One

AUGUST 9, 2023

Some key things to consider early on include establishing your content goals and policies: What content will be most impactful on your new website? What’s your content retention policy? How many people on the content team need to look at each piece of content? What’s the review and approval process?

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2014

It’s been well over a year since Yahoo’s controversial non-telecommuting policy, which created a firestorm of reaction. It generated a robust public debate, and a good deal of it sided with Yahoo against telecommuting. It concludes by saying that “most people like to have some combination of home and office work.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2019

In the wake of some of the most stressful times for nonprofits and activists that I work with, many are seeking out ways to reduce burnout, practice self-care and build empathetic relationships and supportive policies in the workplace. Remote work is also becoming more popular, along with a desire to improve virtual meeting skills.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

There are plenty of books, articles, and research papers (see, e.g., here , here , and here for just a few) on the topic of how people learn, but the reality is there’s a continuum. Most people have plenty of room to practice and strengthen new learning behaviors. Experiments are an important part of how people change.

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Forum One

APRIL 25, 2023

Convenience This can mean many different things for different employees, just as it does for the customer, but it may include offering flexible work hours; supporting a bring-your-own-device policy; providing concierge services and office perks; and prioritizing quality of work over the quantity of hours logged.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Today, people of color and low-income communities are more likely to be impacted by natural disasters, live close to hazardous waste, and die of environmental causes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The report also explores the impact of gender, generation, and ideology upon giving and volunteerism. In fact, the generations are almost identical in their giving preferences with one exception: Direct mail is popular with Baby Boomers (19%), less popular with Gen Xers (11%) and the least popular with Millennials (10%).

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sgEngage

JUNE 12, 2023

Once this state of the system is achieved users can search for the exact record they need, know where to document the variety of details they are researching, and trust the reports they are generating. For a museum, there could be hundreds of people walking through the front entrance each day. Who gets to be a constituent? Potentially.

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DipJar

APRIL 20, 2021

Since 2018, DipJar has been an integral part of the Center’s fundraising efforts, generating nearly $400,000 dollars through more than 26,000 “dips.” All four core pillars work together to inform policies, initiatives, and programming to help improve the health of sea turtles and the ocean.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

According to The World Health Organization , of the 1 billion people around the world currently experiencing a mental disorder, more than 80% are without any form of quality, affordable care. Foundation for Autism is to help people and families affected by autism live life to the fullest. Areas served: US. Autism Speaks.

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Kindful

OCTOBER 1, 2021

According to The World Health Organization , of the 1 billion people around the world currently experiencing a mental disorder, more than 80% are without any form of quality, affordable care. Foundation for Autism is to help people and families affected by autism live life to the fullest. Areas served: US. Autism Speaks.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

Founded by the United Nations , WHD advocates for the "safety and security of humanitarian aid workers, and for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises.". WRC advocates for programs and policies that create opportunity and drive change for these communities. Women's Refugee Commission. Human Rights Watch.

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