EveryAction

AUGUST 30, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Talk to us to learn more about how our platform and partner ecosystem can help you power your purpose!

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes From Stories to Support: The Nonprofit’s Guide to Acquiring and Using Testimonials Imagine harnessing the power of authentic stories to attract new supporters, boost credibility, and inspire people to rally behind your nonprofit’s cause. Steps to Gather and Utilize Testimonials 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

AI has allowed brands to pump out lifeless (yet still SEO optimised) content in quick succession with minimal human input. Highlight authentic stories: Share real-life examples of the impact your nonprofit has made. Give them names that reflect the content and your keywords. So, what kind of content is that, exactly? .”

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

The categories that are represented should reflect qualities that directors bring to the board as well as characteristics that will enhance the organization’s growth and development. Preparing a board matrix is a learning experience. Preparing this document is a learning experience. Celebrate Success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The idea is not only for participants to acquire the skills and knowledge to host a successful giving day, but for them share and transform practices together. ” Here’s a methodology for doing an After Action Review, but it boils down to: Capture the lesson learned (big or small).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2021

“I’ve spent almost the last 15 years researching why we are so bad at learning and what we can do about it,” states Bradley R. And that’s primarily what prompted him to write his book, Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive. Reflection and relaxation. We rush to answers instead of asking questions.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Your logo, tagline, colors, and fonts should all be consistent and reflect your brand identity. Your branding should be reflected in all your communications, from your website and social media pages to your print materials and events. Tell your impact story. Measure and track your success. Research your competition.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Abilities rooted in a deep understanding of human behavior remain essential for success in business and life. In 2002, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills identified a set of qualities they consider most important for learning in the digital era. Welcome people who can contribute unique stories and experiences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2021

As a partner to thousands of nonprofits, Classy spends a lot of time learning about what makes each of them successful. That’s why we sought to uncover trends among successful nonprofits on the platform and what they do differently early on. A successful nonprofit dedicates time early on to master the details.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to measuring performance, but every successful fundraising team should have the ability to assess and refine its data. Measuring and optimizing staff-related KPIs ensures employees are being rewarded and challenged, which ultimately drives the success of your organization.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 21, 2023

Drawn from her own rags to riches story, Win when They Say You Won’t: Break Through Barriers and Keep Leveling Up Your Success , is Jones’ highly reflective, deeply personal, inspiring guide and playbook to help readers achieve the career of their dreams with a winning mindset. Learn all you can from everyone you can.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Our members were privileged to hear their reflections on a unique time in their organizations’ history and how the pandemic’s impact reshaped their future. Their stories explored the value that credibility brings to every relationship and the most stressful situations. We’re continuing to learn and adapt. Our plan isn’t perfect.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

From a very young age, it is through stories that we learn about ourselves, those around us, and the world in which we live. Digital storytelling enables nonprofits to tell their stories across multiple media, potentially in multiple languages, and to reach unknown readers and viewers through the power of tagging and amplification.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. Read on to learn how Feeding America and The Global FoodBanking Network have recently stewarded their corporate donors on social media.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 5, 2021

Taking a Digital 360 approach has helped Cloud for Good connect UAB’s data in one location and establish clear success metrics to ensure continued growth based on clear data. . You May Also Enjoy: Success Story: Creating Equity in Education With Teach For America + Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Written by Blake Becker.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

A Culture of Learning – Guest post by Teri Behrens. The opening plenary was both fun and informative – an improv company “performed” the results of GEO’s latest research on the relationship between grantmaking practices and grantee success. What are foundations willing to STOP doing in order to make time for learning?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

But, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) frameworks and approaches may not be as objective as they seem. Consider: Who defines objectives and “success”? For whom is monitoring, evaluation, and learning being done? Where does the learning go? Who decides what is measured? Who manages the monitoring and evaluation?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Fortunately, according to Dr. Kandi Wiens , author of the new book, Burnout Immunity , you can learn how to build immunity to burnout. Those specific EI behaviors include: They believe that each new stressor offers an experience to learn, expand, and evolve. They can handle the discomfort of learning curves and uncertainty.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

When you adopt an innovative AMS, staff won’t have to learn a difficult code to build member reports or dashboards. Ask if any will submit a story or picture to showcase their success. Reporting on membership is vital, as it directly reflects on the health of your association. The state of membership. Download now.

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Global Giving

APRIL 25, 2020

While machine learning is increasingly used by companies across the private sector, few nonprofits have integrated this kind of technology into their operations to date. To do this, we use a process called machine learning that allows us to “teach” computers how to tackle these tasks. What kinds of problems can machine learning solve?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Reflect and analyze Review your results from GivingTuesday , including the total amount raised, donor demographics, and the success of your different approaches and social media channels. Refine your approach for next year by learning from what worked and what didn’t. Take these steps to have a stellar post-GivingTuesday: 1.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Learn more and get in touch at CornershopCreative.com ! Check out our last installment here !

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

Our book will help you strike a crucial balance between those inner and outer worlds while taking your success to new heights.” I have helped tens of thousands of entrepreneurs achieve significant business success by using a disciplined and practical approach to operating their businesses. Doing them is harder.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

If you’ve been part of the Salesforce community for a while, you’ve certainly heard of Trailhead — the fun way to learn about all things Salesforce. Road-Tested Tips for Designing a Learning Program. First, some tips for your learning program based on our experience. You may have even earned some badges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Needless to say, I learned a lot and wanted to capture some of it here as well as the Tweet transcript. Participants reflected on their style strength and how it has helped them be successful in different situations. They also had a chance to interact with peers with different styles to learn more.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

The latest resource from the Blackbaud Institute, Development Plan Toolkit: Your Three-Step Guide to Strategic Fundraising offers a pathway to reaching and retaining major donors: Step 1: Reflect on successes and opportunities. Tools for Success. Step 2: Identify specific, realistic goals. Goals may be dollar-based—e.g.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

A few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey. 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. Content Delivery Is Not Learning.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes 6 Tips for Writing A Winning Crowdfunding Story. An incoherent pitch that lacks focus can reflect poorly on the leaders of a nonprofit. This guide will help you write a winning nonprofit crowdfunding story that’ll help you raise enough funds for your organization.

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

Successful nonprofits know that humans respond to stories. The right story catches our attention and makes us more willing to listen to the hard numbers and details that ultimately convince us to take action. Storytelling matters in grant writing for two key reasons: Stories help you stand out. Stories make things real.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

We tell stories. Stories are the most effective form of communication available because they immediately engage the reader on an emotional level and in a way that is interesting to them. Our neural activity increases 5X when listening to a story. 6 steps to telling your nonprofit’s stories. Act one – Set Up.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Your stories are your strength, and with the intuitive design editor, you can creatively weave compelling narratives that resonate with your audience. Create custom, stand alone pages to tell your story in more detail. Flexible Layouts Your nonprofit is unique, and your fundraising page should reflect that.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

How the sector understands and engages in knowledge work is crucial to the success of philanthropic efforts. Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The development team learned and grew a lot over the last year, and now they’ve done it again: their second virtual event, the 2021 Reflection Benefit, was a week-long festival of activities that inspired incredible generosity and reached new audiences everywhere. Their big gambit? Maximize Exposure! Dougy Center.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Many organizations jump into fundraising without having key areas of their fundraising ecosystem maximized and later wonder why campaigns and initiatives were not as successful as they had hoped. Your brand and your impact story are what supporters get passionate about. Branding & Storytelling. Branding & Storytelling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The networking conference was an opportunity for participants from different countries to share their lessons learned and network with one another. For example, you can hear the story about how the above Tunisian NGO went from “crawling” to “running” over the course of the program. Design for Flexibility.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Preparing for a successful nonprofit audit requires partnership between Program and Finance to manage risk and program results. For a refresh on the steps and internal controls that need to be established, you can read my previous blogs here: How Finance Can Partner with Program for Audit Success.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It’s long been documented that the most successful nonprofits have (1) a board that plays a critical role in their fundraising and (2) built a strong collaborative partnership between the board and leadership staff. I suggest you have this letter come from your CEO and the Chief Development Officer. Please let us know.

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