Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

By Annisa Wanat , an independent consultant who works to strengthen the capacity of mission-driven organizations to achieve their goals more strategically by providing customized solutions in leadership, management, and communications. Each of these roles has one thing in common – documents. 3) Conserve Resources.

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 1, 2023

A good orientation and training program will provide volunteers with a positive experience and first impression of your organization. Besides creating a positive first impression, orientation and training is an opportunity get to know volunteers , create relationships, communicate your mission, set expectations, and provide resources.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

Find a mentor. Similarly, Cendana’s advice to those interested in pursuing executive leadership roles is to find an executive director who is willing to mentor you. Mentors can make introductions for you and give you key insights that would take you years to learn on your own. And it’s true!

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 2, 2021

An ambassador program is a fundraising and/or outreach program in which a nonprofit recruits ambassadors to represent their organization, lead peer-to-peer fundraising initiatives, and generate greater awareness for your nonprofit. . Ambassadors can play a big role in increasing visibility and revenue. Create a mentor program. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2021

The authors present a fascinating look at how to breakdown the bureaucracy within your organization and unleash the power and true abilities of the human beings in your organization – making your organization more bold, entrepreneurial and as nimble as change itself. Our organizations aren’t. Human beings are creative.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As Hispanic Heritage Month unfolds, there’s a renewed urgency and opportunity for organizations to delve deeper, recognizing and celebrating the profound impact of Latino narratives on our shared American story. These events can help educate participants about the Latino community’s role in shaping the nation.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 5, 2023

Volunteering is an essential component of many nonprofit organizations, and it plays a crucial role in achieving their missions. According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, a research center of the Urban Institute, approximately two-thirds of nonprofit organizations in the United States utilize volunteers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

Available starting August 18, 2020, the authors present a fascinating look at how to breakdown the bureaucracy within your organization and unleash the power and true abilities of the human beings in your organization – making your organization more bold, entrepreneurial and as nimble as change itself. Our organizations aren’t.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This blog aims to examine these challenges and offer all nonprofits leaders methods to increase diversity and BIPOC participation in their organizations. However, BIPOC-led organizations are at a statistical disadvantage when it comes to securing funding, particularly from philanthropic sources.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Provide thorough training The first step to providing an enriching volunteer experience is making sure your new supporters know the ins and outs of their roles and your organization. Pair your new supporters with veteran volunteers who can answer questions, review best practices to succeed in their roles, and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

ImpactRising.org helps to make standards of practice explicit, so that social sector organizations like nonprofits, NGOs and foundations don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Dan was the sole anonymous donor for the program, which brushed off my indignity and furnished me with a new laptop, a mentor, and monthly checks for books, food and travel.

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VQ Strategies

DECEMBER 14, 2020

At the start of 2020, we at VQ Volunteer Strategies were training and coaching four different cohorts of organizations. We thought it would be helpful to look at what the successful organizations all shared so that we might be able to apply those lessons more broadly to our sector’s work in 2021 and to our personal work plans.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Most nonprofit organizations in the U.S. These important team members give their time, talents, and resources, unmotivated by financial compensation or contractual obligations. For most nonprofit organizations, volunteers serve in capacities that are vitally important to the organization’s impact. Be organized.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 19, 2022

Is your association staff satisfied in their current roles? You’ll learn if they are satisfied in their current role and what steps your organization can take to improve the situation. For example, some organizations offer simple staff surveys every few weeks, while others offer a longer survey twice a year.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Attitude plays a huge role in determining how successful solicitors will be. Everyone in the organization has something they can teach us, particularly those on the front lines of delivering programs and services. Never forget that all donors — no matter how wealthy — have to make hard decisions about how to allocate finite resources.

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VQ Strategies

MARCH 2, 2023

If so, you may want to check out the resources and suggestions I shared: When working to persuade others to embrace volunteer engagement, check out this tool kit on being a good internal partner with colleagues. It includes a step by step process to increase your influence and build meaningful partnerships with staff across the organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 22, 2020

The lifeline of all mission-driven organizations is the volunteer. It is clear that the manner in which an organization provides goods, services and outreach can be determined by human capital. Not being able to fully deliver these services can be attributed to the constraints on budget, staff and lack of resources.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

So what happens when your investment doesn’t pay off and your organization isn’t as effective as it should be? If this sounds like your organization, you’re likely struggling with employee engagement. Essentially, employees who are involved in their work and your organization are more engaged than employees who are indifferent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2015

This book is one of the central resources for the emerging leadership development project I’m currently working on. According to the book, on-the-job learning is successful when: -Staff member has worked with the organization for more than 3 months. Trained mentors who can support on the job learning. Agreed upon plan.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

Your board can do much more than approve budgetary plans and make high-level decisions about your nonprofit’s direction; in fact, board members can play a substantial role in every aspect of your organization. You might be wondering how you can encourage board members to stay invested in your nonprofit’s success. Let’s begin.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Last week, in honor of Labor Day, we shared an introduction to unions, including six things people might not know about the role of unions in the social sector. The IRS recognizes 45,387 501(c)(5) entities, which include both unions and agriculture/horticultural organizations. Unions by the numbers. billion in assets, $26.3

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Define your volunteer roles. Set goals for your volunteer program. Train volunteers.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

This means that a donor may have two or even three different people from the same organization soliciting them before they finally make a gift. Become their trusted resource, coach, and advocate. All officers should have similar experiences across the organization and be aligned on how the work gets done.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. The first step is to identify the person who will get your organization excited about and ready for this new approach.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

Among the thousands of nonprofits that use CauseVox, we’re always amazed at the impact each organization makes everyday. As a graduate of Indiana Bible College, she spent two decades working at a ministry and mentoring missionary kids before transitioning to her current role. Provide Resources For Donors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2022

Human capital should be viewed as the most important resource and be supported as such. New York University professor Paul Light writes, “(Nonprofit) Employees are members of a first-rate workforce often employed in second-rate organizations with third-rate equipment.” Human resource investment. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The authors present a fascinating look at how to breakdown the bureaucracy within your organization and unleash the power and true abilities of the human beings in your organization – making your organization more bold, entrepreneurial and as nimble as change itself. Our organizations aren’t. Human beings are creative.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2022

Here are some benefits you can expect to see from proactive change management: Decreased resistance – By communicating regularly with all stakeholders and providing them with tools and resources to work through change, everyone involved and impacted is more likely to participate actively in project planning. Easy to communicate.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2021

For decades, the perception of executive pay at nonprofit organizations has been the image of a grossly underpaid executive director OR a scandalously overpaid CEO. Limited resources, social pressures, and board biases may contribute to lower compensation. Heart work has value. Focus on people-first. Change the metrics of success.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history. Then, we’ll review how your organization can promote volunteerism in your community and manage volunteers effectively. Volunteerism definition Volunteerism is the act of contributing free labor to conduct community service or support a nonprofit organization.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

I had an exceptionally knowledgeable mentor who ran an office engaged in multiple types of fundraising activities: endowment (major gifts), special project fundraising (grant writing), annual fund (with a corporate slant), membership, database administration, special events, and volunteer management. My mind was a sponge.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

PD is crucial to keeping the right people working for your organization. When staff are happy and feel good with not only the work they are doing, but know that they are appreciated and are shown that their work matters, the likelihood of them sticking around in their role is much higher. First, it helps with staff retention rates.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 3, 2020

Whether it be packing food boxes, mentoring youth, or assisting with general office work, volunteers contribute valuable time and energy to help organizations succeed. With sound infrastructure and staff support, organizations can begin to design engagement strategies that build upon basic management practices.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

In the past year, we’ve seen a swell of financial and human resource commitments toward DEI from all industries — but meaningful and data-backed progress is lacking. For nonprofit fundraisers, the lack of diversity in donor bases, fundraising teams, and leadership at the top leaves organizations without a clear path to achieve equity.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Glenn Stein, a community organizer who wound up as “the guy in charge of computers” before founding Byte Back, started the organization in collaboration with his friend Barbara Altman. Glenn Stein became became the go-to guy for computer setup and issues while he was working as a community organizer. Background.

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Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

Sarah : 1) Learn what you can about the organization. Be prepared to ask questions about the organization’s mission and where they’re headed. Reach out to someone who either has already worked at that organization or has some other connections to the people who might be on the hiring panel. 2) Tap your network.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When welcoming a new staff member into your organization, the onboarding process plays a pivotal role in shaping their future at your association. Take Advantage of Existing Resources Does your AMS provider offer a Support Center or other help resources? Become the association you were meant to be through MatrixMaxx!

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