Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Improve internal information systems.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 27, 2021

Launching a new association management software (AMS) system is an exciting time for your organization. A new AMS system offers the opportunity for your association to operate more efficiently, drive more revenue, and deliver a better member experience. Take small steps to continually improve your organization’s use of the AMS system.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

Are you taking advantage of this important information, or are you still creating events, products, and activities based on what’s always been done? It’s important to note that engagement scoring should not act as a grading system for either your members or your internal departments. a webinar for executive-level members).

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Most associations don’t have an easy way to measure member engagement across all their different systems and touch points. On the flip side of the Double Down strategy, IAEE was also able to identify activities and projects the team was spending time on that didn’t offer much return on investment.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 5, 2022

Work towards fewer software systems and streamline your tech stack with a solution that provides seamless connectivity across modules that power your core activities. NonprofitCore helps utilize your staff, time, money, and other resources more effectively with streamlined and automatic workflows.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Monday Learning Lab : We're offering a learning lab on Monday, "Active Referrals Going Beyond Closed Loop." We'll focus on why active referrals are different than closed loop, and why this needs to be a part of your overall coordinated care strategies. Not to mention the most advanced disaster relief systems available.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 23, 2023

One streamlined system to manage your core activities.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 11, 2021

But in a fundraising organization, Finance is heavily dependent on Development systems to furnish accurate, unambiguous fundraising data to the general ledger, so that correct annual and monthly financial reporting can be produced. How fundraising revenue is recognized and recorded. Revenue Recognition.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Update Assigned Tasks One major pitfall to avoid during periods of staff turnover at your grantmaking organization is leaving ongoing activities or requests assigned to people who no longer work there. Action items not assigned to an active team member can lead to phone calls, meetings, and other crucial tasks not being completed.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

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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.orgSource

APRIL 22, 2024

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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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

Their responsibilities have transformed as quickly as the systems they manage. Digital platforms and processes infuse every business activity. Technology took center stage. That dramatic entrance has changed the role of CTOs.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Also, if you’ve activated invoices as a payment method for recurring gifts, you can now turn off the invoice email series. The post System Update: Late November 2021 appeared first on Qgiv Blog. And speaking of receipt tags, you can now include the %Employer% tag in Event receipts.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

. “Smaller nonprofits are looking for automation and consistency when it comes to a database, but many don’t have the resources to maintain their current database system,” Graham explained, adding that Foundations are in need of a system that can grow with their data. A good system is one that makes maintenance easy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. The leader as member -- You serve as part of the team, taking full responsibility for the success of the team and actively participate in the team's activities. You also monitor progress and ensure integrity in the team's operating processes.

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VisionLink

MAY 8, 2023

We look forward to another engaging conference with the National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster (NVOAD) , in St. For nearly 20 years, Visionlink 's Community Operating System® or, CommunityOS™ , has been at the core of major humanitarian aid efforts across more than 300 relief and recovery events in the US and its territories.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

In this post, we explore how these agents of change are fostering freedom and independence through activism and social impact, turning the ideals of liberty and pursuit of happiness into realities for those who are often forgotten.

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2021

To learn more about activating invoices for your organization, check out our help desk! The post System Update: Mid-July 2021 appeared first on Qgiv Blog. Features and Enhancements. If you’re using invoices, the %PaymentType% receipt tag now displays as “Invoice – No charge” for donors who select the invoice payment option.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Fund accounting systems with grant management can help you from beginning to end if you are a grant-funded organization—or want to be. Here are three ways that your fund accounting system can support your grant management needs. The more manual data entry you do, the more errors can creep into your accounting system.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Now, in the late 2010’s, we’re on the verge of yet another seismic shift that will have a profound impact upon online communications and fundraising – the rise of digital payment systems. Digital payment systems are in their early days and there are hundreds of others in use that are not listed below. Android Pay.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 7, 2024

You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. The leader as member -- You serve as part of the team, taking full responsibility for the success of the team and actively participate in the team's activities. You also monitor progress and ensure integrity in the team's operating processes.

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

They can help drive a culture of adoption , which allows leadership to focus on change management activities to ensure you succeed with significant tech shifts. They may even have used similar systems in past roles or managed a large tech implementation at some point in their career. Try one (or both!)

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

Grantmaking equity lies at the heart of philanthropy’s mission to create positive social change and address systemic injustices. These include disparities in funding allocation, lack of representation and diversity among leadership, and a tendency to prioritize short-term outcomes over long-term systemic change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

My colleagues, Heather McLeod Grant and Adene Sacks, have just published a new workbook called “ Leading Systems Change.” That’s why I’ve keep a good list of meeting facilitation playbooks such as Leading Systems Change handy for inspiration. This section includes templates for meeting processes.

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sgEngage

MAY 3, 2024

A fund accounting system with a segmented chart of accounts enables you to build systemic controls into each specific grant to ensure any booked financial activity is compliant with available budgets and contract restrictions. Let the system do the work so you can make more impact.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2022

They are also pivoting their mission, and driving systems change through new programs that fund climate action , and by integrating sustainability principles horizontally across all other existing programs. . As funders increase their focus on driving systems change, a key question emerges: What does this mean for grantees?

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 30, 2024

Heller Consulting, launched 1996 and headquartered in Bay Area of California, touts expertise in systems design and implementation and will be added to RKD Group’s existing fundraising and marketing solutions. The plan is to help nonprofits design, orchestrate and activate data and technology. He referred to it as data governance.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 8, 2017

With BuddyPress you can build member profiles, create user groups and activity streams and set up notification alerts and dedicated messaging. The post The Buddy System: Going Social with Your WordPress Site appeared first on Byte Technology’s Web Design Insights Blog.

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EveryAction

MARCH 8, 2023

Ask if they’re capturing and maintaining data in places such as spreadsheets or email inboxes to make sure you migrate all necessary information into your new software system. Keep in mind that while it’s important to prepare your data for migration to new software, data hygiene is not a one-and-done activity. Do a data clean-up.

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sgEngage

MAY 2, 2024

Modern award management software consolidates all awards in one system and facilitates communication by enabling both text and email. When all available awards are centralized, the system can auto-match students to scholarships and alert them of awards for which they may be eligible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2008

(Hat tip: Jessica Dheere, Project Director, Social Media Exchange, Beirut) for pointing to this excellent resource - A DigiActive Introduction to Facebook Activism. It comes from Digiactive , a five-month-old site devoted to digital activism and was written by Dan Schultz , a student at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For each of us, our online security depends on passwords, and like much of human activity--during the rush of day-to-day effort, we often take short cuts to accomplish tasks the easy way. The complexity leads to behaviors (copying it down on a sticky note), that makes for less secure systems.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2020

By Alan Tyson , CEO of DATABASICS – a software product that enables nonprofits to report, approve, and track employee hours, activities, and spending from anywhere, something that is especially important in an increasingly decentralized environment. Recommendation ? DATABASICS. 4) Internal Communications Tools.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

We believe that technology systems intended to be used in fragile environments must be “protective by design,” and seek from the outset to minimize the risk of harm. The first step is to clearly understand why the system, application, or data collection ought to exist in the first place. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 31, 2021

1) 60% of nonprofits worldwide use WordPress as their website’s content management system. 9) 37% actively implement a year-round search engine optimization (SEO) strategy. 1) 60% of nonprofits worldwide use WordPress as their website’s content management system. 6% use Wix. 5% use Squarespace. 6% use Wix.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2009

While he didn't touch on it in-depth, I'm sure they have a system or framework for measuring what is working and what isn't working along the way, in real time and especially for their use of social media. In other words, I'm curious what their process or system is for " listen, learn, and adapt."

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Bloomerang

JUNE 12, 2023

If a donor makes an update in the portal, it is communicated back to your donor management system, and online gifts and donation activity entered in Bloomerang is reflected in the portal. Save time Empowers donors with a personalized portal to manage their recurring or one-time giving – no staff time required.

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