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Open vs. Welcoming Volunteer Engagement

VQ Strategies

But just as there is a difference between being nice and being kind, there is a difference between being easy and being accessible, between being open and being welcoming. Volunteer engagement leaders who focus on creating “open” volunteer opportunities often create what I refer to as “come-one-come-all” service opportunities.

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[DATA] 11 Must-Know Stats About Nonprofit Websites

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The 2021 Open Data Project [ español , français ] seeks to gain a better understanding of how nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide use technology for digital marketing and fundraising. 1) 60% of nonprofits worldwide use WordPress as their website’s content management system. Why the Open Data Project? 6% use Wix.

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Drones, Robots, and Farmers—Prepare Your Association to Meet Fast-Moving Technology Trends

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How can leaders prepare themselves and their employees to develop effective systems for culling unproductive activities and managing the constant volatility? It opens services and activities to ongoing evaluation and adjustment. Create Space for Evolution Don’t fixate on giving every goal a finite timeline.

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Making the Case for Analytics to Secure Your Slice of the Budget Pie

Association Analytics

The apprehension to adopt a new system or modify a current one is real. Instead of just stating, “Using analytics, we can boost membership by 10%,” frame it as, “Imagine a world where 10% more people actively champion the environment, all because we understood their needs better. That’s the power of analytics.”

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Three Data-Informed Strategies for Better Member Engagement

Association Analytics

Most associations don’t have an easy way to measure member engagement across all their different systems and touch points. Providing extra education opportunities for these members also opened up a new source of non-dues revenue for the association. They then promoted that content to unengaged members with similar profiles.

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An open grant report to MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett

Candid

This will free Candid from the crush of “tech debt” we’ve accumulated over many years, across numerous disparate systems, and give us the opportunity to leap ahead as new opportunities emerge. . Thus, we are actively working to bridge gaps in affordability, awareness, capacity, and social capital. The Candid Innovation Fund.

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Lead From the Human Side of Technology

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Their responsibilities have transformed as quickly as the systems they manage. Digital platforms and processes infuse every business activity. That openness is a gateway to innovation and creative problem-solving. Technology took center stage. That dramatic entrance has changed the role of CTOs.