Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

I don’t think we want homeless shelters, food pantries, mental health organizations, etc., Secondly, I certainly saw that over the five years I was the IT Director at the Coalition for the Homeless that our clients were increasingly interested in initiating and maintaining electronic communications with our case workers.

Stats 100

Stats Web Statistics NTEN 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

As both a lesson and as a metric, failure is potentially productive at every level of socialmarkets - from the repeated return of one homeless person to shelter, to the repeated attempts to attach a value like SROI to such a story." Michele Martin points to a new feature in google news that can spark conversations.

Nptech 50

Nptech Language Summary Advocacy 50

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Then there are sticky situations, like when a gift comes from an organization or an individual, but the organization or individual has been in the news under scandalous circumstances. For example, a computer or a printer for your office, a musical instrument if you work with children, or a bed if you help homeless people move into homes.

Gift 119

Gift Donation Policy Nonprofit 119

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Ask donors to contribute to your food pantry so you can feed 100 new families going through tough times. Or to help you eliminate your waiting list so every homeless person can get medical care. Pitch a story to your local news. Share success stories, news about your cause, content your donors will be interested in.

Strategy 119

Strategy Business Fundraising Campaign 119

Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

If you’re looking for an in-depth review of engagement strategies specifically for your Giving Tuesday campaign, learn more with Bloomerang’s video on the matter. . The good news for your organization is that selling these masks has in turn become a lucrative fundraising strategy! These are just some of the highlights.

Campaign 102

Campaign Ideas Giving Tips 102

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So, if you have to leave early, you just want to review the content later on, share with a friend or a colleague, don’t worry, we will get all that good stuff in your hands later on today. But just saying, “We helped 20 people who are homeless,” does not provide context.

Report 84

Report Measure Process Impact 84

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

For several years now, January 1st not only means the beginning of the New Year, but also an opportunity to look at trends in year-end fundraising emails from nonprofit organizations. Back in 2011, I started collecting all the emails that nonprofits sent me during the month of December and reviewed what was in my inbox. Only days left.

email 20

email Fundraising Gift Children 20

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Maybe you read about them on the news or hear about them on NPR whatever you listen to. Or maybe you’re new to this, and you’ve never actually looked for grants at all. . We also have a third of you reading about things, or hearing about them on the news, having board members randomly throw grant suggestions at you.

Grant 78

Grant Lesson Tips Video 78

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2014

This is the 2013 edition of my annual review of year-end email subject lines that started in 2011 and continued in 2012. Steven – Review Your 2013 Donations. Help your local homeless shelter, arts programs, and animal rescue–all at the same time. News from __ – December 2013. Important News.

email 46

email South Carolina Fundraising Gift 46

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2015

The 2014 edition of my annual review of year-end fundraising email subject lines. Be sure to give the 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 reviews a look too. For 2014, I reviewed 445 email messages sent to me from 74 different nonprofit organizations between December 1st and 31st, 2014. Fwd: Steven – Review Your 2014 Donations.

email 20

email South Carolina Fundraising Gift 20

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Kari: But the good news is, if you are using Bloomerang, you will have a lot of these, or if you’re not, you can start tagging things so that you can. So they sent us this letter that they wanted us to review, and it was. So really quickly, we’re just going to review, and then we’re going to open it up to questions.

Donor 64

Donor Disaster Gift Puerto Rico 64

DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

News and blog content. Project Open Hand accomplishes that, and goes a step further by organizing their news, blog, and press releases in an eye-catching (on-theme!) Look at how Project Open Hand’s News & Blog page keeps content organized and appealing through bright colors and creative imagery. Nonprofit Website Overview.

Websites 52

Websites Organization Nonprofit Site 52