Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Many nonprofits incorporate GivingTuesday into their year-end drives, and our webinar will show you how to quickly set up a campaign to achieve GivingTuesday success. Here are the key factors for your ultimate GivingTuesday success 1. Welcome to the work needing to be done, and that work is donor engagement. Or do both!

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 29, 2023

Once you’ve consulted this data, it’s time to dive into preparing for this year’s silent auction. Using web design best practices , craft a dedicated landing page that offers comprehensive event information, registration instructions, and clear call to actions (CTAs) that direct visitors to sign up. Let’s get started!

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

It was moderately successful, but we knew we could do more, especially for our business and nonprofit clients. So we thoughts, “How can we make this work for your galas?” We include detailed instructions on what to do with each item after it arrives and then how to prepare and serve it.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

Work with your post office to send your appeal with a nonprofit discount? It seems like it should be simple. You’re just mailing a letter asking for a donation, right? But there are dozens of ways it can go wrong. And SO many questions that need answering before you start. Should you use a mailhouse? Who should write the letter?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Your team can discuss your messaging and design , communication cadence, and even assign responsibilities. To make your multi-channel marketing efforts successful, it’s important to implement a campaign calendar. Multi-channel marketing is the practice of using multiple channels to reach your target audiences.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This guide will explain how the process works and ways to optimize your campaigns to raise more from this channel. This guide will explain how the process works and ways to optimize your campaigns to raise more from this channel. Plus, text messaging subscriber list size grew by 11%. Supporters text the keyword to your phone number.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

Having a successful volunteer management strategy will help you increase your volunteer retention rate, which ultimately creates more efficient volunteer staff. With any kind of work, management has a huge effect on staffing, and your supporters are less likely to offer their help if you seem disorganized. Saves time and money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

A good facilitator knows how to shift or tweak the lesson plan in real time if it isn’t working as planned. A good facilitator knows how to shift or tweak the lesson plan in real time if it isn’t working as planned. Pivots can make the difference between a successful session and disaster. Photo by Trav Williams.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar for Social Media and Nonprofits, I’ve been working with grantees on a variety of capacity building projects – from coaching to workshops to peer trainings. Some of their challenges – working with affiliates or showing ROI. I learned a lot !

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Qgiv

AUGUST 23, 2022

The key to success with email marketing is segmentation. So, you’re planning a silent auction. You’re booking the evening’s entertainment, connecting with sponsors, and collecting all of your auction baskets and items. You’re almost ready for your big night, but first, you have to announce your auction to your supporters. Email marketing.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

Through that work, we’ve seen the common questions that associations face when it comes to hiring an eLearning consultant— and now, we’re here to answer them: What is an eLearning consultant? To start off, an eLearning consultant is an individual who provides advice and guidance to help organizations create successful eLearning programs.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

She is passionate about creating engaging content, writing, and graphic design to help viewers easily retain information. You can find her work at www.initlive.com or on Linkedin and Twitter. Prepare participants with a peer-to-peer fundraising guide. Use social media to connect with potential participants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

I have a couple of New Year’s rituals that help prepare me for a new year. Facilitator for Learning Network: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world and here in the US. Rituals and routines have many benefits for your personal effectiveness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. This is important for both online and offline instructional delivery. What are the best practices?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I'm preparing for a Social Media workshop next month called " Making Sense of and Success with Social Media " where the audience will be consultants who work with nonprofits in other areas (not technology). I have a chance to reflect now on the data I've collected and think about the instructional design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I also have New Year’s rituals that help me prepare for a new year. During January, I review my work routines, systems, and rituals to redesign or tweak them to improve productivity. Rituals and routines have many benefits for your personal effectiveness. Happy New Year ! How about you? I did it!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

I always enjoy the opportunity to present on social fundraising because while the tools come and go, the principles for success don’t change. I illustrated each principle with examples of nonprofit social fundraising campaigns that highlight a particular practice. How To Marry Social Media with Fundraising.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

Create a work environment where everyone can thrive. Think about your personal daily work routine and all the tasks and goals that fall by the wayside because one person can only do so much. Your nonprofit is growing, reaching more people and changing more lives, and it’s time to think about hiring staff for your nonprofit.

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Everyaction

JULY 2, 2018

This extensive report offers analysis of generational wealth data, in-depth case studies of multiple nonprofits’ planned giving efforts, and detailed instructions on how to approach planned giving conversations with your donors. Here are 10 of the biggest findings. Chronicle of Philanthropy has termed the “windfall years.”

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 26, 2023

Step 4) Prepare Your Website for the Google Grant Application. How do Google Grants work? Applying for the Google Ad Grant can help you reach new heights with your digital marketing. The program allows nonprofits like yours to tap into paid advertising for free. We’re here to simplify the process for you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2010

They do not frame them as success or failure but as learning. So, I designed and have been testing a training program that embraces thoughtful do-it-yourself social media experiments and a peer learning process for sharing the learning. I also was honored to work side-by-side with esteemed colleagues Shiree Teng and Cheryl Contee.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

During the first week of January , I use the quiet time for three New Year’s rituals that help me prepare for the year ahead and identify professional growth areas. I also include my list of work/life habits that I want to maintain or modify. I’ve used these rituals for over a decade and found them helpful.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The premise is that governing well is essential for strong nonprofits working efficiently and effectively to address critical needs in our communities. Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. It's finally here! Nonprofit Management.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Note: This is the seventh in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. Quote from Kristina Halvorson) It’s an essential step in the Web Design process that’s often overlooked or skimped upon. I wrote a post about how to create a content inventory several years ago in case you need some instruction.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2017

As an educational consultant, I offer nonprofits instruction on best practices around their technology. And while I’m usually able to offer some general guidance, nonprofit website design best practices have never been my area of expertise. Here are 6 questions and answers from the experts on nonprofit website design best practices: 1.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

In particular, peer-to-peer fundraising has found great success when it comes to pivoting to virtual, as its engagements already happen primarily online. A supply drive works great for nonprofit organizations that need supplies like food donations , office supplies, and more! million peer-to-peer volunteers raised over $1.3

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

After much deliberation and preparation of a well-crafted message, I finally landed on a variety of topics, which will be delivered in a persuasive tone as if produced in a debate forum. ” The next two topics will be on “Successful Implementation of an LMS.” Learning and Development: The Presidential Debate Edition.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

This exhibition represents a few big shifts for us: We used a more participatory design process. That meant months of tracking down leads for people with interesting collections and working with them to develop an approach to showcasing their objects that was cohesive while honoring the diversity of their experiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

I did my first presentation about the Internet when I started working with Arts Wire in 1993. Arts Wire was patterned after the Well and was designed as an online conversation community for artists and arts organizations. You need to be prepared or be creative! Today, I did a Webinar called " 10 Steps To Extension 2.0

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Qgiv

MAY 16, 2022

For example, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provides grants to nonprofits that do work in the areas of education, health, global development, and global health. For example, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provides grants to nonprofits that do work in the areas of education, health, global development, and global health.

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Qgiv

APRIL 8, 2024

With the right fundraising software to design effective donation pages and a solid marketing plan, you can host a special giving day for your organization that’ll inspire your supporters to give. Analyze your organization’s past fundraising efforts to understand what worked well and areas for improvement.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Individuals impacted by the criminal legal system also benefit from access to educational programs that prepare them for workforce re-entry while qualifying them for well-paying jobs. People of color already face several levels of discrimination during the hiring process and at work; having a criminal record compounds this discrimination.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

Some organizations prefer to prepare these documents at the beginning of each fiscal year, and some create them as individual campaigns come up. And when you have more revenue to work with, your organization’s capacity to accomplish your mission is increased. To successfully market your nonprofit, you need to have a strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. Streamline: The literal definition is to design in a form that offers the least resistance to fluid flow. There are many things in my life and work that I need to streamline, and an important skill to facilitate this is learn how to say no. Whiteboard: Why Less is More in Design.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Traditional Events Traditional year-end fundraising events, such as galas, are meant to celebrate your hard work, reflect on your impact, and thank your donors and sponsors. Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes END-OF-YEAR EVENT FUNDRAISING The final quarter of the year unfolds with a blend of reflection and anticipation.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Traditional year-end fundraising events, such as galas, are meant to celebrate your hard work, reflect on your impact, and thank your donors and sponsors. Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes END-OF-YEAR EVENT FUNDRAISING IN 2021. We’re sharing ideas and resources on event fundraising for 2021. . Traditional Events. GALA CAMPAIGN TEMPLATE.

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