The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

In the context of this column, growth is not about structured acquisition of new knowledge or skills but focused on learning to apply knowledge in unexpected ways and stretching boundaries of comfort. Much like the Socratic method, when we have discussions and conversations, new ideas emerge and our understanding is deepened and magnified.

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sgEngage

JUNE 3, 2024

Youth Advisory Board : An advisory board allows for a less structured option to keep ties with younger prospective donors on an episodic basis. Regardless of which pipeline or structure you consider, establish how your junior board will differ from/enhance the work of your board of directors.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Once Candid collects data from these sources, we clean, code, structure, and enhance the data to make it more accessible and useful. However, these methods are used to enhance other data sources and methods, not completely replace them. Myth 2: Candid’s newer data is 100% web-scraped and auto-coded.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2024

This applies to a multitude of characteristics including personality, work habits, reporting structure and much else. There have never been so many different communication methods available. Here are 10 mindsets and recommendations for when a donor prospect doesn’t respond to your ask Accept that everyone is different from you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The facilitation methods are participatory. Each method provides step-by-ste instructions, examples, templates, and additional reading links. The toolkit includes easy methods for any team that wants to improve collaboration and creativity.

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Media Cause

MARCH 20, 2024

5 Cost-Effectiveness Digital marketing tools can be more cost-effective than traditional marketing methods, providing a better return on investment. For nonprofits, the benefits of a well-structured MarTech stack—from enhanced outreach and engagement to data-driven decision-making and cost-effectiveness—are undeniable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

There are dozens of ways to attract new members for your association, however one of the most effective methods is using social media. Features include client management, online payment processing, email tracking and marketing, ticketing, accounting, SMS, point-of-sale, and much more – with a flexible, affordable pricing structure.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

One tried-and-true method that has stood the test of time is the brick fundraiser. Identifying an Engraved Brick Supplier Before setting your pricing structure, it’s imperative to find a reliable brick engraver or supplier. Direct Mail: Traditional methods like direct mail still hold value.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Clear goals and a detailed timeline will give the necessary direction and structure to your advocacy campaign. In general, use this structure for best results: Map out a story arc. Follow this method of storytelling to draw on these emotions and keep supporters invested in helping accomplish your goal. Introduce your characters.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This article will discuss several key points to help you make an informed decision, covering topics such as open-source vs. closed-source platforms, software costs, licensing methods, and more. Licensing Methods The licensing model of a CMS plays a pivotal role in long-term costs. Both methods have their pros and cons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Once your website is designed and structured according to this technique, it becomes easier to update it when those needs change by asking these questions: Which tasks don’t apply anymore? This method is good if the announcement or call-to-action will be around for a while. Is this a temporary or permanent change? Use design patterns.

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Candid

APRIL 6, 2022

Meme: MEASURE works to use data and education to mobilize communities to fight structural racism and eliminate social disparities. The CARE (Community, Advocacy, Resilience, Evidence) model is a method for working in active partnership with communities to develop solutions to complex social problems.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

How do I determine the best structure for my program? Here are some factors to consider when structuring your membership program: Your organization’s goals. Develop new methods of donor outreach? Do you have enough benefits to offer multiple tiers, or is a flat structure right for you? Attract new members or donors?

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

In addition to bringing issues into the open, you need to build a mechanism in which there is a consistent opportunity for calling in/calling out behaviors: Are there structural and procedural processes in place in which to have these feedback conversations? The method that best sustains communication in this space is two-sided.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

Here are some ways to practice that effort: Active Listening Sessions I encourage structured listening sessions where team members take turns sharing their thoughts and concerns, while others actively listen without interruption. This fosters a culture of open communication and empathy within the team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2017

A reflective process, whether it is a structured process for individuals or groups, can give us insights about what worked and what could be improved. This is a structured way to capture the lessons learned from any project, with the intent of improving future performance. A structured process has a number of benefits.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

From traditional fundraising methods like membership drives and community events to embracing crowdfunding or corporate partnerships , your plan should include a variety of revenue sources that go beyond simply collecting membership dues. Start by outlining your organizational structures. Don’t stop there!

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 18, 2023

This evaluation can help fine-tune program structures, training methods, and task assignments. Evaluate Program Effectiveness: Volunteer Engagement Surveys allow nonprofits to assess the effectiveness of their volunteer programs and identify areas of strength and weakness.

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sgEngage

JUNE 23, 2022

Understandable: Your website content should be structured in a way that’s easy to understand, in a logical and chronological order. Robust and Easily Interpreted: The back-end code of your website should be structured clearly and logically to ensure that browsers and assistive devices can easily navigate it. Clean up forms.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Centering all individuals in one method streamlines the process. In doing so, the Nimble AMS team can easily adapt the solution to meet nearly every membership structure. For example, when reporting on donations, all donations would be listed in one report regardless of whether they came from an organization or an individual.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Nonprofits encompass organizations of all sizes, varied organizational structures, unique missions, and a limitless range of fundraising priorities. No matter if your organization is large or small, learning to use data effectively is your most powerful method to improve prospect identification for major giving.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Author Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez explains that to fully harness project management and to live into the idea that projects can inspire positive change – it is time for companies and leaders to break out of outdated structures and lean into a fresh, modern approach to project management. Hence, his new book.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2022

The 4th edition of the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Trends Report highlighted the positive impact nonprofits have experienced from investment in new payment methods, technologies, and skills. Of nonprofits who added payment methods and donation options, the majority saw a positive impact. Many tried new things….but

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Whole Whale

MARCH 27, 2023

The next step is to store this in your company’s cloud storage (Microsoft 360 or Google Drive) in a structured manner. When exporting historical information from Universal Analytics, it’s important to establish a consistent file naming structure to ensure that your data is organized and easy to work with.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 6, 2020

In doing so, the Nimble AMS team can easily adapt the solution to meet nearly every membership structure. Continuous delivery is a method in which software developers keep producing valuable software code in short cycles so it can be reliably released to customers at any time. You need a full Salesforce sandbox.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

We used some Human Centered Design techniques from their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book. It was the most stimulating web platform strategy session that I have ever experienced! Understanding: Methods for Analyzing Challenges and Opportunities. Making: Methods for Envisioning Future Possibilities.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 29, 2022

Are you looking for tried and true methods to maximize your association revenue? Your association already has a set membership structure relevant to your members’ needs. Try out these four proven revenue boosters ?at at your association: . Offer more events to boost association non-dues revenue. and auto-renewal options.

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M+R

DECEMBER 9, 2022

and sign_up , which allows you to provide a signup method. If your organization contains more than one internal structure (i.e. Recommended Events are useful and should be implemented, but they require additional context to be used. Recommended events can be found here. Include a quantity of 1.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Then, as the donation amount gets higher, so does the method of recognition. An organization could segment their donor data to follow that structure, narrowing the criteria as a donor gives more. Of course, these methods will all depend on your nonprofit’s specific donor base and your resources.

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Forum One

JANUARY 13, 2022

One method that can be particularly effective is to meet with key stakeholders in each of your organization’s departments ahead of creating a digital plan to understand from an elementary level what their team’s objectives are for the year ahead. This is, however, no longer the case.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2011

I like to use a combined method. I may start with numbers, but the process of collecting anecdotal information or stories in a structured way from your audience/stakeholders can help you generate insights about what those numbers actually mean. First, with discipline and structure. The above shows the methods.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Each content migration method comes with pros and cons, and provides more or less opportunity to make changes to your site’s structure. Important to note: this automated method preserves the content types and field configurations exactly as you have them in Drupal 7, so you cannot make content model updates.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 5, 2020

The sector remains staggeringly white in its leadership structure and fundraising tactics. The monolithic representation at the top of the nonprofit structure bleeds into representation among fundraising professionals.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Volunteer tasks can range from simple to complex depending on how you wish to engage volunteers and how your organization is structured. This means your first step may be building out your committee structure or re-evaluating it, especially if you’re interested in using volunteers to help you with event or campaign management.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Like other successful entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs have the will and skill set to get things done and the traditional public charity structure and requirements may seem like burdensome barriers to moving forward. Alternative Structure. Burden or Opportunity?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The session was an introduction to design thinking methods and to generate ideas for instructional modules for networked leadership development. The design challenge was: How do we come up with concrete tools, frameworks and methods for helping people better understand and adopt network systems leadership? It was followed by this: 4.

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