Qgiv

JUNE 13, 2023

million nonprofit boards in the U.S. When your nonprofit’s board does not accurately represent the community you serve, how can you have an accurate pulse on what your community needs? Or even the effectiveness of your programs? Your board’s diversity (or lack thereof) can impact your nonprofit in many ways.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

It may make sense to hire someone to give you that help, especially if that person has the skills you need and can work remotely. What you need is a nonprofit virtual assistant or VA. Don’t assume a nonprofit virtual assistant is limited to basic clerical work like data entry and responding to emails. Nor should you.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

If your fundraising team is stressed and stretched too thin, you’re not alone. The impact of burnout is particularly significant for nonprofit organizations. The impact of burnout is particularly significant for nonprofit organizations. Many nonprofits are way ahead of the game. Burnout is widespread.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

My last full-time, Monday-through-Friday job was as an outreach director for a small international development organization in San Francisco. If your expectations of social media are minimal, then only having a Facebook Page is enough. A good social media manager has an advanced communications and online fundraising skill set.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

We are witnessing the rise of a new generation of donors and nonprofit employees. What must your organization do now to position your mission to thrive, not just survive, once the threat from the current pandemic has been vanquished? This is a question I broached in “ What Will a Post-COVID Nonprofit Economy Reveal ? ”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2017

As we describe it in our book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion that occurs when we feel overwhelmed by too many demands, too few resources, and too little recovery time. Building Your Resilience Skills To Manage Workplace Stress. Others do not.”.

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Blue Fox

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Why one of 2020’s hottest nonprofit trends will continue to be the rise of the virtual CFO. If you’ve ever met one, your mental picture of a traditional CFO is likely one of a middle-aged white guy wearing glasses, khakis, and a button down shirt hunched over a computer with paperwork all over his desk. Sorry, Bob.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Volunteers are the backbone of any nonprofit organization. They take care of your facility, give tours of your museum, welcome attendees to your annual gala, and pass out medals at fundraising races. Clearly, volunteers are essential to your nonprofit’s ability to move its mission forward.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

One of the best ways to do that is to attend occasional nonprofit conferences. We rounded up a few of our favorite nonprofit fundraising conferences and included our impressions of each one. We hope this will help you choose the conference that’s the best fit for you and your passions! . They’re the best!

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Qgiv

JUNE 30, 2021

Human resources (HR) is an essential aspect of any organization, as they are instrumental in recruiting, screening, hiring, training, and paying employees. HR professionals keep track of benefits, wages, and help manage employee complaints; their importance is far-reaching. . Then, you might have a lawsuit on your hands.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd! The hot button issue was capacity, skills, and lack of resources. The people with skills are out there.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Branding is vital to your nonprofit’s success. It’s what people think about when they think of your organization. It impacts everything including your ability to recruit board members and raise money. Sometimes multiple nonprofits are serving the same population with variant programs.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

Social media is an important channel of communication for connecting with your donors and supporters. With social media, you can connect with your donors in real time and give them information about the work you’re doing and a peek behind the curtain at the people that make your mission a success. Set SMART goals.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

She has over 15 years of development and marketing experience. She has completed specialized fundraising training through AFP International, The Virginia Fundraising Institute, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Shenandoah Virginia Chapter, and is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE).

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Qgiv

JUNE 24, 2021

When it comes time to make a splash with your big fundraising event, you want to attract as many potential donors as possible. After all, every dollar your organization takes in goes to support your mission! That’s why it’s important to promote your event to not only your existing supporters, but also to new folks.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 15, 2020

10 Tips To Improve Your Nonprofits Youtube Channel. An effective Youtube channel can help you spread your nonprofit’s message and increase donations. . Your nonprofits digital marketing efforts should definitely include Youtube as it’s potential to increase outreach and donations is huge.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

When bright orange pumpkins start popping up on front porches and fake gravestones litter your neighbors’ front yards, it’s safe to say the Halloween season has truly begun. And as a nonprofit organization, the start of October also means you’re entering the last quarter of the year and the beginning of the year-end fundraising season.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 27, 2022

Picture this: you’re scrolling through a nonprofit’s website, feeling inspired by the organization’s mission. As you browse their homepage, you’re wondering how you can show your support. You likely rely on your digital communication channels to stay in touch with supporters and engage them in your activities.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2016

Welcome to a new ASU Lodestar Center Blog series, “Get to Know the Lodestar Center!” Meet the folks who are here to help you and your nonprofit succeed! She joins us just in time to start a new school year and meet a new group of wonderful nonprofit students! How would you describe yourself in 5-10 words?

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BoardAssist

APRIL 10, 2018

Struggling with how to engage the fabulous new board members that your nonprofit has recently recruited? Here with all the answers in this week’s guest blog post is Randy Hawthorne from Nonprofit Hub. Five Great Ways to Get Your New Board Members on Board. How do they most want to help further your cause?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. With the recent scarcity of grant funding, excellent program evaluation practices are becoming a distinguishing element of effective and grant-competitive nonprofit organizations.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, education is essential to keep knowledge and skills up to date. Whether you're educating yourself or your staff, or teaching others technical skills, we can help you stay up-to-date on the latest technology, fundraising tools, or development strategies.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 24, 2015

Earlier this year BoardSource asked nonprofit CEOs to rate their boards. How to Get Beyond B-Minus: The State of Nonprofit Boards Today. While there is lots of good news to share, the bottom line is that nonprofit leaders give nonprofit boards a “B minus” grade in overall performance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

All that sitting is not good for your health. What have you cut from your schedule?” ” It isn’t about making the time or thinking about physical activity or movement as a separate exercise time, but something that is integrated into your life — including work time. I made a commitment to change.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 16, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes Our Recommended Partners We’re often asked what services and tools we recommend, so we’re publishing a roundup of some of our favorite resources for nonprofits. The list is far from exhaustive – please comment to add your own!

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

What happens when your nonprofit uses an A.I. because this tool has transformed my life as a nonprofit fundraiser, and I believe it will do the same for you… Have you ever been faced with writing something and wished that you had an assistant to do the work for you? was the nonprofit. Fundwriter.ai Fundwriter.ai

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And if this is your first Bloomerang webinar, just want to say a special welcome to all you first-timers. I don’t know how you find the time to do this, Elizabeth, in addition to your full-time job which is a lot, but you’re also an instructor at the University of Pennsylvania. I’m so excited for you all to be here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

The goal is to encourage nonprofits to make New Year's resolutions to that help them more efficiently and effectively move people to support their organizations. I'm drilling down into the concept of " streamline " to brainstorm 52 ideas to help make your organization's social media strategy and use more effective and efficient.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

What if a funder got real-time input from its grantees and other partners to develop its investment strategy? What if they used a design thinking process to not only get feedback from grantees but as a way to develop a more agile way of working? Why Use One?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

This is the seventh post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

You found you had a knack for technology and you became your org's go-to person for computer problems. One day you woke up to the fact that tech-related work had taken over much of your job -- and you liked it. But at what point can you call yourself a technology professional? By now, you're at least an accidental techie.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Writing is a skill learned early in life, and most of us disliked writing and grammar classes as much as we disliked eating vegetables. Good writing, and I mean good writing, should be a top priority at your nonprofit because good writing is a tool of tremendous power, influence, and leverage.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! We welcome your comments and feedback.

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See3

MARCH 18, 2008

Ideal candidate will have excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills; experience in project management; ability to prioritize/multi-task; BS/MS in engineering, environmental science, chemistry, biology, or related area; 5-10 yrs. National travel required. experience in water-related field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

Presentation Slides on flickr Blog post here. Phillip Smith has a thoughtful post called " Social tech meets the Social Innovation Generation " The Nonprofit Eye blog writes about leadership challenges in the nonprofit sector. Heather at Aspiration is doing some research on blogging and professional development.

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See3

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

But there are 78 million boomers — roughly three times the number of teenagers — and most of them are Internet users who learned computer skills in the workplace. Citing these sources and adding your professional perspective is so helpful. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Technology impacts many areas of your nonprofit’s operations, from donor management to fundraising, accounting, marketing, and more. A nonprofit technology plan gives your team this foundational infrastructure, allowing you to approach any technology overhauls with a clear strategy in place. Let’s get started.

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