Bloomerang

MARCH 17, 2023

After a fundraising career of making solicitations for three different institutions of higher education and now serving as a trainer/consultant for a wide range of nonprofits, I’d like to share several fundraising lessons on what to do after your major gift ask is turned down.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

There is plenty of advice out there, and most leaders have the management skills to retool organizational structures for better communication and greater agility. Consider Temporary Support Another option is to contract temporary support. Take a lesson from QVC. You can build more collaborative teams.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Philanthropy plays a crucial role in helping communities prepare for and respond to global disasters and supports the long-term recovery that individuals and communities face after disasters. Support underfunded areas of the disaster lifecycle. Support underfunded areas of the disaster lifecycle.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Trye Nichols prompted vocal support for social justice throughout the business community. Based on my anecdotal experience, most associations support the idea that a diverse leadership and workforce contributes to their success. Five percent of association CEOs are women.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Designed to assist and support an organization (and most commonly hospitals, museums, libraries, and arts organizations), these groups historically focus on raising funds, sometimes manage the volunteer corps, and nearly always maintain their own governance system. Lessons from the Field. A Path to Change.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

To make it easier, we’ve organized the components of a nonprofit business plan into three categories based on your responsibilities: Board Support and Guidance Vision and Values Alignment Financial and Resource Planning Executive Summary: A brief overview of the nonprofit’s mission, goals, and strategies.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

To provide customized support, an AI must be configured and trained to assist in your particular project. They are good for handling straightforward and structured interactions and are easy to build and maintain, making them an appropriate choice for beginners or initiatives with well-defined processes. There are two types of chatbots.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

To support our constituents, we created ‘Ready to Serve Safely,’ a website listing restaurants that were going above and beyond to provide safe dining. During 2020, Kristine and her staff contacted every association member to offer support and an opportunity to share their concerns. But COVID reinforced that lesson.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

From recruiting, developing and sustaining Black teachers for schools, BTP works to develop recruitment strategies, create support structures and even conduct research to ensure long term sustainability for Black teachers. One of their key campaigns, called Fair & Safe, supports communities of color to end mass incarceration.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Step 1: Understand story structure. Effective stories are told in a three-act structure. All well-crafted stories fit a three-act story structure. Since childhood, we have been taught to expect a certain structure for stories to follow. What lessons were learned or what circumstances were shifted?

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In a culture that supports innovation, everyone feels encouraged and confident to brainstorm, introduce new ideas, ask questions, and start conversations in order to identify opportunities for enhanced impact. If failure is treated as a mistake rather than a lesson, your team won’t feel comfortable to innovate.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2023

The first lesson I learned while working in the healthcare industry was this: Expect change. Every year there was guaranteed to be a policy or procedural change that required change management , which led to the second lesson I learned: Figure out how to make the change last. Adopt a culture that supports flexibility.

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Forj

MAY 13, 2021

At this point, you can incorporate the lessons learned from 2020’s pivot to virtual events to plan a thoughtful experience for your members. 6 Virtual Conferences Lessons Learned for 2021. 6 Virtual Conference Lessons Learned for 2021. Prioritize accessibility for all attendees.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2023

1 lesson; 3 lessons, is this restricted or unrestricted?) for that 2-hour learning period; lesson preparation time; supplies, etc. That’s why it makes sense to “frame” an appeal according to areas of your mission you know resonate with supporters. Why would a donor ever want to stop?! How to find out? Send a donor survey.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2024

Meet with everyone on your staff involved with the fundraising campaign to review your campaign goals, discuss the campaign results, and talk through lessons learned. Here are some things to consider: If your last campaign wasn’t as successful as you’d like, consider changing the next campaign’s timing, messaging, theme, or structure.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

Despite the clear and present need for a significant shift in how the field supports Black leaders, long-term commitments to funding Black leaders and communities are episodic at best. . Between 2012 and 2020, the Fellowship supported 90 leaders working across 40 U.S. Listen and respond to Black leaders.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Lessons Learned from Two Decades in Philanthropy. What Does It Look Like to Support Women of Color to Lead? General Operating Support and Relinquishing the Illusion of Control. Abigail Echo-Hawk on the art and science of ‘decolonizing data’ Allison Bauer Discusses Philanthropy Today & Nonprofit Support.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

Build internal trust first: A soccer lesson I wasn’t an amazing soccer player, but I did enjoy playing on soccer teams throughout my childhood. Audience Interviews Pick a few core supporters and schedule interviews with them to delve deeper into their experiences and perceptions. They can even be done virtually!

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

It can attract a lot of support, with donors and volunteers lining up to help. When you confidently share about your vision and why it matters, you’ll attract supporters. When a leader can’t express their passion or vision, they struggle to garner the support they need. Then give them the support they need to get it done.

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M+R

JUNE 5, 2023

If radical anti-family forces have their way, this UN sponsored program is likely to become an all-out assault on our traditional family structure. In an influencer campaign, a teacher looking for lesson planning tips might decide she does need a union after all. But now you are. And Carter’s up for reelection next week.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 12, 2022

Now, before I lose you to the in-the-weeds grammar lesson, let me tell you why this distinction is important. Much of the work that non-profits are doing is not necessarily relatable to the average community member or supporter. However, and this is a big however, at its foundation “storytelling” is a verb.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

The Funder’s Role in Risk Funders—by which I mean donors, foundations, impact investors, and government agencies that grant financial support—disincentivize risk in a few ways. I was working with a coalition of organizations from one community that was working on a shared mission of supporting families. Please help now.”

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Forum One

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Lessons from an Amazing Hike. With this natural beauty all around and the company of my nearly 18-year-old son, the scene above is not an ideal one for drifting to work thoughts, but I couldn’t ignore the lessons this amazing hike held for navigating in digital spaces. Canyonlands offers lessons. Thoughtful Paths are Key.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Instead, interactive tools, customization, and smart strategy allow nonprofits to go far beyond this to involve supporters in meaningful actions online that accomplish their mission. These experiences offer lessons for organizations of any size to re-imagine what it means to build community online.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The Live Enterprise model is different because it allows good agile principles to be practiced at scale in a large company, not sacrificing the structure and scale needed to be successful while still being flexible and adaptable. The key is the work and the job to be done, and then the resources can be fluid to support that.

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Media Cause

JULY 20, 2022

These are just a few of the questions that will help paint a picture for us paid search professionals here at Media Cause who want to help support your nonprofit with Google Ad Grants. Do you have a functioning website with informational landing pages? . What is Google Ad Grants? What are Keywords? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The After Action Review is a reflective practice that can be used for anything, but I find it especially valuable for social media pilots and experiments. The After Action Review (AAR) is a structured way to capture the lessons learned from any project, with the intent of improving future performance.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

For new nonprofits, learning lessons the hard way is a luxury they can ill afford. They will have good advice about ways to structure your nonprofit finances responsibly. Develop deep relationships with your unique supporter base. Study good grant writing techniques and apply what you learn to as many as you can.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Last week, I got to BoardSource at 8 am just so I could hear Marnie Webb and Rebecca Masisak, CO-CEOs of TechSoup Global share their lessons learned in developing, weaving, and stewarding two very different types of networks. It required more structure, planning because of the risk associated with failure. Photo by Idea Constructor.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Optimize existing strategies: Fine-tune your existing fundraising strategies by incorporating lessons learned from your evaluation. Develop a story that highlights your nonprofit’s impact and the importance of ongoing support from donors. Engage With Stakeholders Transparency is key to rallying support for your mid-year campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Marnie Webb has been thinking about how the nonprofit sector might be different if organizations believed in abundance and re-thought their organizational structures and how they delivered programs as a result. If we thinking that way, what are the organizational structures that we have to build?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Instead, interactive tools, customization, and smart strategy allow nonprofits to go far beyond this to involve supporters in meaningful actions online that accomplish their mission. These experiences offer lessons for organizations of any size to re-imagine what it means to build community online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2017

For decades, even centuries, our view of leadership has been defined by top-down, hierarchical structures. From an emerging leader’s perspective, the kind of leadership development that supports these collaborative structures calls for a blending of both hard and soft skills. Today, this view is fundamentally changing.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2012

The fact that Mary Kay representatives tend to be enthusiastic evangelists for the company is not just a happy coincidence; it's the result of a corporate structure, philosophy, and leadership style that has been developed specifically for that reason. There are lessons for nonprofit organizations that can be learned from Mary Kay.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

For example, some foundations or organizations don’t support faith or religion-based organizations, said Gillian Doucet Campbell, Director of Stewardship and Development for the Anglican Diocese of Niagara in Ontario, Canada. However, raising funds for these organizations can present unique challenges. Moving out of the Pandemic.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Suzy : I know many people think the boomers like structure in the work place, we are concerned with making money – but we were the age of Aquarius! When you take on a job in a nonprofit, you’re normally doing a lot more than you signed for without a lot of structure. And that’s an important lesson to learn.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Structural change – this include teams, departments, and job structure. Being adaptable in the workplace is an entire lesson and topic within itself and includes many things. If not, make sure the hand off is thorough, well informed, and supported. Strategic Change – this involves changes to the policies and processes.

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