Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

Those first three elements make up the communication arm of my practice. What made you decide to write a theory of practice? What made you decide to write a theory of practice? The client is quite knowledgeable about their organization, mission, and goals for a project, but often not knowledgeable about technology.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

The art of writing letters, and writing in general, has fallen by the way­side. When we do write, our sentences are chock-full of acronyms and errors, and our penman­ship is atrocious. Writing is a skill learned early in life, and most of us disliked writing and grammar classes as much as we disliked eating vegetables.

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Tips Nonprofit Sample Skills 92

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

He talks about three examples which have become classic – free/open source software, SETI@Home , and Wikipedia. The important point is that Wikipedia requires not only mechanical cooperation among people, but a commitment to a particular style of writing and describing concepts that is far from intuitive or natural to people.

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Chapter Network Open Source Wikipedia 100

CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Once we hit November and we’ve gotten through Halloween, Daylight Savings Time, and the first frost, it’s officially the holiday season – and for nonprofits, that means it’s also time for year-end giving campaigns. Nonprofits receive 50% of their annual donations between October and December. Why is year-end giving such a big deal?

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Guide Giving Campaign Social Media 73

Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

In addition to offering easy-to-use fundraising tools, we’ve also come up with these tips for supercharging your fundraising efforts: Use your data. Look for grants. Ready to increase your fundraising potential by following these tips? 20+ Tips to Get More Donations. We also have some good news for you. Get creative!

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Donation Tips Donor Sponsor 52

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Benefits of a donor database Features to look for in a donor database How to find the right donor database How to budget for your donor database 3 tips to make the most of your donor database 7 top donor database solutions to consider Carefully read through each step before making this important investment decision for your nonprofit.

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Database Donor Guide Software 80

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

If you don’t know Funding for Good, their principal, Mandy Pearce, has been on our webinar series many, many times over the last few years, recommended Marie as her top expert. We are here to talk about reporting impact, specifically creating tools and some good processes to do that for your donors. We would love for you to do that.

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Report Measure Impact Process 78

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Rachel Sacks, MPH will help demystify all five phases of the grants lifecycle: identifying well-aligned prospects, cultivating funder relationships, preparing compelling submissions, maintaining grants through stewarding and reporting, and submitting renewals. We are here to talk about “Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle.”

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Grant Lesson Tips Video 74

Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

If you want to get your answer questioned or your question answered, just a insider tip there. You all are about to hear from one of the top higher ed fundraisers ever in my opinion. Full Transcript: Steven: Okay, Valerie. I’ve got 2:30 Eastern. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started officially?

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Relationship Donor Build Video 84

Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

But, most importantly, use the chat bot. or the chat box, I should say, on your Zoom screen. We’re going to save some time for Q&A. So don’t be shy, we’d love to hear from you. There’s also a Q&A box. Use either/or, it’s cool. We’ll see them. We’d love for these to be interactive. Always fun.

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Build Video New York City Communication 121

Get Fully Funded

MAY 31, 2022

And hopefully, if you’ve built your fundraising skill using the tips we share, you know how to add an idea to help close the gap in your budget. Hopefully your budget goal includes wiggle room to handle uncertainties. If you’re new or just fresh out of inspiration, here are some of my favorite fundraising ideas to get back on track.

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Goal Money Raise Fundraising 126