The NonProfit Times

MAY 29, 2024

More than half of leaders surveyed (55%) indicate that their organization uses AI in some aspect of their work Responses show 93% of nonprofit leaders say that their organization does not have any official policies either prohibiting or permitting the use of AI.

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

This vast library contains more than 34,000 freely available philanthropic resources authored by organizations in our sector—including reports, case studies, surveys, toolkits, and more. This case study illustrates the outcomes they achieved by directly engaging community members in their grant funding decision-making process.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 15, 2022

According to the Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study, 49% of individuals reported their top member benefit was their organization’s Code of Ethics. . Doing so ensures your Code of Ethics is a living document, able to adapt to meet member needs and shifting trends. Learn more top reasons members join associations .

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—has been under fire in the past few years over its lax policies on news content, data privacy, and misinformation. This has led to situations where BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ users are disproportionately affected by policies meant to address “bad” behaviors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Recently, Lake Institute paired up with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) to learn more about American Muslims’ giving practices. But before we get into that study, some basic understanding of Muslim beliefs are paramount. American Muslim Giving Trends. The Five Pillars of Islam. Click to Tweet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Digital Trends. There were 2o people in the dining party, and AppleBee’s policy is to add the 18% tip automatically to any parties over 6. The bill was divided up and Alois Bell wrote on her receipt, “I give God 10% why do you get 18%?” He went through some recent trends with social networking use.

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OneCause

JULY 7, 2022

When broken down by budget-size, the trends show impressive growth across the board: Medium-sized nonprofits with budgets of $1M – $10M were the largest growth leaders, notching a 25% year-over-year increase in their online giving revenue. The Many Risks of Poor Donor Privacy Policies. Billion raised in the United States alone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson where I learned about some of the preliminary study result he discovered. From these questions, our national study, How Strong is Your Social Net? was created.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

I n it you'll find: " Five Communications Myths that Executive Directors Believe ," from Kivi Leroux Miller, based on the 2012 Communications Trends Report. Three Case-Studies that document how three different nonprofits developed their social media policies. An Interview with representatives from the UN Global Pulse Initiative.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Candid’s Issue Lab provides access to more than 33,000 philanthropic resources, which include reports, studies, surveys, and toolkits that cover a variety of issue areas and are contributed by social sector organizations from around the world.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 18, 2022

However, it’s crucial for leaders to embrace DEI principles and empower the staff and members in their association, especially as 71% of association professionals seek to develop and improve DEI efforts, according to the Community Brands Association Trends Study. .

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Each of these industries needs to study an aspect of their output to see how it performs and decide if they need to change. The problem is that fewer organizations examine patterns and trends from their existing data. Ensure that you are asking what you want to study. Additionally, your data could be incorrect.

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

Reading financial statements, analyzing data, reviewing the Form 990 before it’s filed, approving policies related to conflicts of interest, tapping into reserves, and conducting internal audits might not light your fire. You should also discuss policies and allow ample time for questions and answers. It’s not sexy.

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sgEngage

JUNE 17, 2024

When faculty intention-to-quit studies like those above highlight burnout, anxiety, and depression as causal factors, it’s time to take action. Normalize DEIA: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility programs and policies are critical to a culture of belonging. How can you apply this to educational institutions?

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Forward-looking nonprofit organizations know that leveraging data is key to determining where a community’s unmet needs are, securing resources to address those needs, and advocating for more effective policies. Rather than competing for limited resources, we are collaborating to secure funding and bring about policy change.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

As discovered in the Global Trends in Giving Report , the.org domain is by far the most trusted domain for nonprofit website and email communications. and the best way to learn is to spend an hour or so a month studying your analytics. Gmail, Yahoo, etc. 4) Experiment with LinkedIn Ads (maybe).

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Candid

MAY 13, 2024

In our study How Philanthropic Collaboratives Measure, Evaluate, and Learn , we examined three levels of impact: grantees, systems or fields, and donors. That means they both receive grants from funders—and thus must demonstrate their unique value proposition—and seek impact through grantmaking and other supports for nonprofits and the field.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 23, 2024

Nearly half (48%) of donors cited email as their preferred giving channel ahead of social media, text messaging, direct mail, and phone calls in a study published last year by fundraising platform Neon One in Chicago. There were some concerns early on that the policy might dissuade people from signing up,” she said.

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The first-of-its-kind quantitative study on strategic volunteerism, “The State of Volunteer Engagement: Insights from Nonprofit Leaders and Funders” was conducted by Dr. Nathan Dietz and Dr. Robert T. from the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy.

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

The City Health Dashboard provides a case study in data storytelling that is unique to their platform but provides universal lessons for any organization looking to use data to reach audiences or influence action. Develop a strategy for data storytelling. Know your audience. Tell your own stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The 135-page report is organized by five key consumer trends that will influence giving, summarizes a lot of key data, research and trends. . Women are at the forefront of the AI debate, making up 57 percent of the workforce expected to be displaced by automation, according to the World Economic Forum.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 25, 2022

But no matter how your nonprofit is doing good in our world, there will always be ways your work and mission are affected by legislation, policies, and local and national events, which means there will always be reasons to make your voice heard. What are some trends around nonprofit digital advocacy? Key takeaways.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Another way to establish consistency is to standardize processes and policies regardless of the team manager. Sharing peer trends and results quarterly with the whole team can also drive performance throughout the year. Become their trusted resource, coach, and advocate. Get back to the human element of what the team does.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

While studies show that workers with bachelor’s degrees have higher lifetime earnings and lower poverty rates than those without, technology has changed the workforce. provides federal incentives and policy support to encourage workforce development. For example, the U.S. Leverage student and alum relationships.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 16, 2017

One study has found that 47 percent of US jobs are at high risk of automation (Frey and Osborne, 2013). Job losses could amplify current trends of income inequality by automating many middle income jobs. Advocating for smart policies. Nonprofits may also want to consider exploring advocacy for more far-reaching policy changes.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 31, 2021

Despite the need to address this gap, PhotoDNA and related tools are currently facing attacks from both tech sector policies (like expanded adoption of end-to-end encryption ) and government regulation (such as the European Union’s ePrivacy Directive ). This upward trend has continued, as the CyberTipline received nearly 21.8

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

” Dave analyzes trends and technologies to predict what is next on the horizon. ” Scoble did not discuss the privacy implications when there is a human at the other end of this aggregated data and what the ethics policies should be. Books Research Studies'

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2017

For the past forty or so years, to ‘prove’ the value of the arts, arts leaders, funders and subsequently policy makers have focused on measuring the instrumental effects of art on society and the economy, neglecting the intrinsic value of art (McCarthy, Ondaatje, Zakaras, & Brooks, 2004). Cultural Trends Vol. 3-4, Ppg 223-233.

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NTEN

MARCH 12, 2013

One running theme that echoes behind any new technology tool introduced to the public, or new trend identified for nonprofit operations, or new idea brought up by your staff is the concept of “risk and reward.” Case-Study from Metropolitan Chicago YMCA on using data to drive efficiency and measure impact.

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Achieve

JANUARY 3, 2018

Over the past year we have witnessed not only a change in administration and therefore policy, but there too has been a shift in the ways in which individuals engage in social issues and causes—many of which have been impacted by the new administration and associated policies. Will policy be created to support this movement?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2014

She points a few trends making our individual AND organizational memories shorter. But informal knowledge is the information we learn when we create that formal knowledge and is not always captured. This idea and practice is further described in a paper and MIT study that asks “ Are You Feeding or Starving Organizational Memory? ”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

What are some examples of technology and nonprofit case studies that supports health, fitness, and wellness in the nonprofit workplace? Have a formal policy about sending after hours emails. Some organizations have explicit policies such as “no email between 7pm-7am. Take a trend-line view.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Dunham+Company and Next After joined forces to study several NPOs’ online fundraising processes. To see the how NPOs scored overall and view the results of this study, you can download the online fundraising scorecard. The study showed that most nonprofits aren’t emailing their constituents enough. Want just the highlights?

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) I hope the data is useful to everyone.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Functional Allocation Time Study (internal) : Many organizations classify all of their employees’ salaries to overhead, and many donors view employee salaries as overhead. Therefore, conducting these time studies will help organizations better allocate their employees’ time based on the work they do in a typical work-week.

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Achieve

AUGUST 10, 2014

In my graduate work in Philanthropic Studies and Nonprofit Management at IUPUI, we often discuss demands by today’s funders and donors for nonprofit accountability, transparency, performance, and return on investment. Financial data, giving trends, more, with state/county breakdowns. by Melissa Wall. Stanford Social Innovation Review.

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Care2

MAY 8, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Reader Comments (3) I definitely agree.

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