Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2013

Earlier this year, I was fascinated to read the account of a participatory project at the Morrison County Historical Society in Minnesota, in which community members were invited to write essays about “what’s it like” to have various life experiences in the County. How did this project get started? How did this project get started?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

These are the people who are actively and increasingly contributing to your organization. They have a history of giving, but you need to reengage them. This group has no real investment in your organization and is only driven to engage based on the cause, project, or event that may interest them.

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Donor Effective Fundraising Map 305

Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Writing a proposal for a project grant can feel like a daunting task, but with the right guidance, it doesn’t need to be a bewildering endeavor. In this blog, we will share the key elements of a typical project proposal and best practices for how to approach drafting each section to help you secure the grant you seek.

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Candid

JULY 14, 2022

To address these inequities, our goal at Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA) is to boost reservation-based programs and projects that address immediate needs and long-term solutions. The funding also helped cover the cost of PPE and other supplies that kept youth active and mentally healthy. But this did not emerge overnight.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Product-focused websites actively deliver on the organization’s mission: the functionality to match volunteers to workdays for a service-oriented nonprofit, for example, may live on the organization’s website, but like a product, it’s delivering on a specific focus that target populations can use directly.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This hunch should be based on a history of conversations between yourself and the prospect, during which he or she has indicated support for the organization. The prospect should also know that you are getting ready to make an ask, and be familiar with the project or program for which you are seeking support.

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Qgiv

MAY 1, 2023

This is a month dedicated to celebrating the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and their many contributions and achievements throughout history. May is set aside every year to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Asian and Pacific Americans to American history and modern society.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2011

When Cancer Council SA (that’s South Australia, not South Africa) started the Ambassador Project as an experiment in revitalizing volunteerism and community fundraising , jumping in to the social media pond was not even on the agenda. Enter the Ambassador Project. Developed by the community for the community. The social media pond.

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

As the home of organizations that draw on decades of history, it’s not surprising that we love the security of time-honored strategies. We began this project because, as early adopters of digital solutions, we could see that technology was creating waves and that a rogue tsunami was not out of the question.

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2022

Highlighting the impact of donor gifts on your organization’s activities. Send messages that describe how you used donations, whether it was to purchase supplies for your animal shelter or to fund a children’s garden expansion project. . Give your supporters a variety of activities that strengthen their bond to your cause. .

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

They often benefit from nonprofit-related activities and are inclined to give back , but they have busy lives in which their families’ needs may take precedence over donating to or getting involved with your organization. Design educational resources and creative projects for kids. Prioritize parents in your marketing efforts.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

The workforce included a blend of long-term employees with a rich company, product/service and customer history; employees who had been at the company for five to seven years; and then new hires with a fresh perspective and keen sense of new technologies and techniques. Sometimes it was through company organized volunteer projects.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

nationwide digital inclusion project called Connect2Compete. We thought it'd be a good time check in with the new CEO of the project, Brian Vahaly, to see how it's going. One thing hobbling the project has been that it took place well after the flurry of U.S. How the Project Got Going. What Is Connect2Compete ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Imagine sitting around a conference table planning an upcoming project that involves user-generated content. A third argues that the project won’t be truly participatory unless users get to define what content is sought in the first place. Rick wanted a better way to describe what kinds of projects led to different community outcomes.

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sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2024

For example, a senior care nonprofit can use unrestricted donations to purchase supplies for activities, cover an increase in transportation costs, or hire a memory care specialist to help them expand their services. Creating a culture of transparency starts with clear tracking by individual program, fund, or project.

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Achieve

JANUARY 22, 2024

This way, you can carefully tailor donation appeals and donor recognition activities to your mid-level donors’ involvement, preferences, and interests in your organization. Use your CRM to take a deep dive into donors’ giving histories and look at the average amounts they’ve given to your organization. Let’s begin.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Aligning your staff with a narrow set of goals for the community will guide many aspects of the process, from the way you promote it to the community activities you organize. When members establish deep roots in your online community, they are more likely to actively participate during meetings, attend conferences, and more.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

They allow your nonprofit to remain in operation and tackle major projects such as renovations or establishing new programs. Your development director leads your fundraising team, which includes your major gifts activities. Look at each supporter’s giving history and identify trends. Development director. Major gifts officer.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

The workforce included a blend of long-term employees with a rich company, product/service and customer history; employees who had been at the company for five to seven years; and then new hires with a fresh perspective and keen sense of new technologies and techniques. Sometimes it was through company organized volunteer projects.

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

A Clearly Defined Project. Your strategic plan should point to the need for the main component of your project. It should also help guide you to identifying other related pieces that will deepen your organization’s impact on the community once your project is complete. A History of Previous Support.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 22, 2012

Imagine you've just been tasked with developing an innovative, future-thinking national museum for your country's history. Blueprint is the story of a group of people who tried to create a Dutch Museum of National History (INNL). The root of my frustration with the book is not that the project never came to fruition.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 27, 2021

The workforce included a blend of long-term employees with a rich company, product/service and customer history; employees who had been at the company for five to seven years; and then new hires with a fresh perspective and keen sense of new technologies and techniques. Sometimes it was through company organized volunteer projects.

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Culture Effective Blended Companies 52

Museum 2.0

APRIL 14, 2011

As of May 2, I will be the executive director of the Museum of Art & History at McPherson Center in Santa Cruz, CA (here's the press release ). Because of the increased workload I expect in the months to come, as well as the likely possibility that we will start a Museum of Art & History blog, I'm lowering my Museum 2.0

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 24, 2021

Bryan Stevenson (BS): It’s important that we have a new consciousness about the problems created by our history. The activism we saw in 2020 was a powerful way of expressing our need to do better in this country, and across the globe. When we teach history in the United States, we often skip the parts that are not so wonderful.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

People at the heart of issues know the histories, the networks, the actors, the previous failures, and more. Inclusive and accessible practices for equitable participation in activities. This guide offers more information about the history of the practice and shares examples of how grantmakers do this work, with some useful tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Kindful places a heavy focus on data, giving the user access to donors’ giving history, wealth details, and rating for likelihood to give. One of its best features is an interactive dashboard that features retention rates, improvement suggestions, and projections at the forefront.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2023

Over the next decade, women are projected to inherit an even greater share of wealth–possibly a majority of the $30 trillion in financial assets Baby Boomers will transfer to younger generations. the #MeToo movement in Asia , reproductive rights activism in Honduras , and the ongoing fight for women’s equality in Iran.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Its mission is strongly aligned with our own at our SocialCoding4Good project: build awareness of technology serving humanity, engage technical volunteers to contribute their time and talents to design and develop it, and foster cross-sector collaboration to amplify its impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Last week I presented a session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference called “ Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact ,” with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice. I presented and facilitated a small group activity on rituals.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2022

Qgiv provides non-profits with branded donation pages, mobile and text giving capabilities, plus options for on-site donation at events or other activities. DonorsChoose is a cool platform for classrooms where teachers post a project and people commit to giving. Projects less than $400 have the best chance of being funded.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

During the session, Dawn Frisby Byers (PA Humanities) stated that Black women’s stories are often pushed aside, downplayed, or just flat out ignored; and yet, she said, “we are the keepers of history, traditions, and hope.” There were many activities lined up that were centered around Black joy.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

By leveraging an AI solution, you can determine each donor’s: Likelihood of giving again Predicted next donation amount Projects or programs they prefer to give to Giving capacity Likelihood of becoming a major or planned donor This data will help you craft outreach that meets each supporter’s unique needs.

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Tools Donor Fundraising Survey 86

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Sadly, many current change efforts that try to incorporate knowledge work for social good end up with disjointed or burdensome lists of isolated activities that really aren’t very engaging or valuable. It is about actively making meaning in interaction with a social context. Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2014

Two years ago, we mounted one of our most successful participatory exhibits ever at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History: Memory Jars. Better yet, the graduate student who led this project, Anna Greco, documented the whole project and did in-depth analysis of the visitor contributions. What was it?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2019

The Bitcoin blockchain, for example, is supported by roughly 10,000 nodes hosting its freely downloadable database software, and it has never been hacked during its ten-year history. The Bitgive Foundation’s bitcoin donation tracking System, GiveTrack , which shows donation activities and project impact in real time, is just one example.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 19, 2023

2) Capital campaign A capital campaign refers to a wide-scale effort that a nonprofit’s team embarks upon in order to invest a large amount of capital into a project or other area of need. That’s as simple as saying something like this: “We’re hosting a capital campaign, which is our largest fundraising event in the history of our nonprofit.

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

You need numbers and projections to make a compelling argument, but lean too far in this direction and you risk over-abstracting your pitch. Always take the time to research the funder providing the grant, its mission, past funded projects, and other partners. Stories make things real. Is the tone nihilistic or optimistic?

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