Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

How are those fundraising organizations going to thank and steward those new donors? Take time now to get everything in order and create a plan to keep your data updated so you can maximize your fundraising for the rest of the year. Email deliverability is a real issue facing even the biggest fundraising organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

I co-lead a workshop on digital transformation, co-facilitated a master class on digital fundraising campaigns, co-hosted a learning breakfast for scholarship participants, co-designed a Big Room session on Technology for Good, and in between attended some amazing sessions. Facilitator Guide: [link]. What is your process?

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Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2020

Audiences are eager to continue supporting the causes they love in new ways, and virtual fundraising technology has made it easier than ever to update your strategies. Besides, virtual engagement is now an integral (and necessary) part of keeping up your fundraising momentum. online and virtual fundraising. like Instagram Live.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Through the execution of a range of administrative, communication, and managerial responsibilities, the development professional gains a thorough understanding of both fundraising strategies and organizational needs. While the demands of each activity may vary, the advancement is a step-by-step process. Organized recordkeeping is key.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Bloomerang Payments Best for: Nonprofits that want to leverage a secure payment processor integrated with their Bloomerang CRM and online fundraising tools. There is also a 1% fundraising platform fee on all transactions processed through Bloomerang. That’s because some fee structures work better for different-sized organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. This post is #2 in a series I’ll be publishing on virtual meeting facilitation. The first post was an overview of 9 virtual facilitation tips. Or the last photo in their phone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Last year, I added another tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic. What gave me joy? What should I let go of?

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

Develop a strategic plan , which should include staffing, activities, budget, and a fundraising plan. . Develop a fundraising plan that includes fundraising goals and fundraising methods including grants, corporate and individual donations, and in-kind contributions. . Get ready to start fundraising. .

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

How do I determine the best structure for my program? Here are some factors to consider when structuring your membership program: Your organization’s goals. Are you trying to reach a certain fundraising target? Do you have enough benefits to offer multiple tiers, or is a flat structure right for you? Dues and tiers.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started?

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Every nonprofit website should include key features to optimize fundraising, promote brand awareness, and attract volunteers. Instead, a website is a space you can utilize to increase fundraising, promote brand awareness, and find volunteers. An online website isn’t just an advertisement for your organization.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2018

Pairing your hospital marketing and fundraising teams is one of the best ways to ensure that you work smarter. Here are three quick illustrations of how you can activate this dynamic duo: Integrate messaging: Marketing and fundraising communications should share a common agenda and voice.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters As nonprofit professionals, we are all too familiar with the cycle of emergency fundraising. Follow up with a private message re-making the monthly ask to any emergency donors active on that platform.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

This structured approach works well for busy members who want to make an impact but don’t have a lot of time and like to be plugged in exactly where they are needed. Members of nonprofit Advisory Boards can contribute to fundraising in many ways. Serve as chair of a fundraising campaign or of the annual gala.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The reason is because the program is well curated – and the participants come from around the world and bring expertise and different lens to fundraising. Our session used the following structure. The New Normal: What was impact on your organization and its fundraising?

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

When people are actively involved in your campaign, more of them will give to your campaign and they will give more generously. The people who are recruited to serve on the Lead Gift Committee should be people who know the community well, people who are truly committed to the project, and people who aren’t afraid of fundraising.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

After the session, she asked to reuse the game locally and I asked her to just let me know how it went: I recently facilitated a day long meeting with a group of 7 different community media centers in California. They are: productions, youth media/education, fundraising, and technology. We had our fundraising meeting on March 25.

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Neon CRM

MAY 9, 2023

With a CRM, you can connect all of your tools, like your email clients, fundraising software, and pay portals. It’s the hub that helps you manage your donors’ activities. Fundraising Software: Fundraising software facilitates donations, fundraising events, and other online fundraising activities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

By Kevin Santiago , Marketing Director at Paybee – an all-in-one charity fundraising platform that specializes in virtual, hybrid, and in-person fundraising events. Nonprofit fundraising changed drastically in 2020 with a shift toward virtual galas and a need to raise money online.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Nonprofit database segmentation allows you to structure your data to support reporting, personalization, and overall engagement. Making fundraising more efficient: Sending and tracking thousands of emails to a broad group of possible donors isn’t the most efficient way to manage your campaigns. It builds on what you know.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The After Action Review is a reflective practice that can be used for anything, but I find it especially valuable for social media pilots and experiments. The After Action Review (AAR) is a structured way to capture the lessons learned from any project, with the intent of improving future performance. The process is simple.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

And you’re far from the only one; studies report that 85% of employees are not engaged or actively disengaged at work. Fortunately, there are many formal and informal changes you can implement into your organization’s structure to keep your employees motivated. Create employee engagement programs. We’ll go over some ideas later!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

I've been experimenting with online fundraising in an age of social media since 2006. Last week, I wrote about Twestival , the most recent example of fundraising on Twitter and a networked fundraiser of a scale we haven't seen before. It is evolving from individuals leveraging their personal networks to groundswells.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Let’s face it: consistent funding is the lifeblood of nonprofit work – without it, we cannot create the impact we want in our communities; and from individual giving to foundation grants and everything in between, there are so many different ways to go about fundraising.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2015

Points of Light, the organization that established this program in 1974, notes, "National Volunteer Week is about taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change – discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to make a difference."

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The goal of this technology is to help companies structure valuable CSR programs to support the causes that are important to the business and its employees. It will help them participate in volunteer programs, sustainability initiatives, and other CSR activities. Who Uses CSR Software? Compliance tracking.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 15, 2014

Last month we turned to fundraising guru and guest blogger Gail Perry for advice on how to make your board members a little less BORED. Look for ways to structure real discussions among board members that will elicit commitment and leadership. Then the board chair can facilitate the full group discussion afterwards.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants. Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Fundraising & Grants/ @CASEAdvance. Fundraising& Grants.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 24, 2015

Structure yourself for success. In an operating environment that is characterized by constant change, this is a wake-up call: Boards need to get outside of their comfort zones and provide stronger external leadership — especially in fundraising and advocacy — that enables their organizations to adapt and adjust to change.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

If you are ready to turn your board around and increase their comfort level with fundraising, Sabrina Walker Hernandez will show you how! We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. You are worth it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2008

Much of my connection has been facilitated by online technology so it was great to participate - finally - face-to-face. The World Cafe is structured as a 501-c3, but it is really a network. tools that facilitate this. How is this activity best guided? We talked a lot about gift economies, storytelling, and some web2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

Ivan Boothe pointed me over to a blog post by Lina with an intriguing tweet " Transmedia activism with a co-creation network." She offers some examples of this approach from the activism field. I am wondering if or how this concept can be applied to the marketing/fundraising goals ? very insightful.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2020

Facilitating online donations, sign-ups, pledges, and more. Hopefully, your year-end fundraising efforts have gone off without a hitch, but the best (and busiest) campaigns tend to reveal gaps or outdated parts of your toolkit. Your organization’s website should be fulfilling a few vital functions: Communicating your mission and work.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Organizations can start small, perhaps focusing on a few emerging leaders, and build structured leadership development systems over time. The opportunities were divided amongst six categories which include team leadership and management, communications, external relations, fundraising, finance and business economics, and project management.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

API stands for Application Program Interface, and has become known for, in large part, facilitating the Web 2.0 Focus on the word “interface”, which means facilitating communication between two different applications. One way of conceptualizing this is using blocks to make a structure. What are APIs? So what is an API, really?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 31, 2023

These tools may include: Donor management software: To keep track of supporters, donations, and fundraising efforts. Event management tools: To organize and promote events, from church services to fundraisers. Volunteer management systems: To manage and coordinate volunteers for various activities and events.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

I've written about different structures for participatory processes (especially in museums), and recently, I've been interested in how we can apply these structures to the design of public space. He's explicit about different project structures and their implications, listing five levels of participation and three of non-participation.

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