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. 3) Time Management & Expense Reporting. Recommendation ? Recommendation ?

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

We’re pleased to report that since the program’s launch in 2016, more than 7.7 The organization and its members work at the international, national, and local levels to realize the vision of a world in which women’s rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2022

In 2001, the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO) released a set of recommendations called the Charleston Principles to supplement fundraising laws that had not kept pace with technology. It is simple enough to know where you are soliciting in person, sending a letter, or submitting a grant application. About the Author.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2020

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. Thankfully, this pandemic will likely inspire a new wave of national service. posted by Jaime Ernesto Uzeta, CEO, Public Allies.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Those conversations led to the Washington Area Women’s Foundation ’s (WAWF) report Thrive As They Lead: Advancing the Infrastructure to Support Black Women Leaders in the D.C. While the report focuses on one region, the factors behind this attrition have implications for the entire sector. What has been the impact on nonprofit leaders?

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VQ Strategies

MAY 17, 2023

Just today, the Initiative has released Activating the Power of Strategic Volunteer Engagement for a Better World: A Conversation Starter for Funders and Nonprofit Leaders. Within these pages, you will find resources and practical steps to bolster your collective efforts in cultivating stronger communities.

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The topic was Recognition, wisely timed to inspire new ideas in advance of the upcoming spring National Volunteer Week. While this was timed in anticipation of April’s National Volunteer Week, the table-by-table report outs revealed clear agreement across all discussions that recognition is, in fact, a year-round activity.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

leadership soapbox here to say that a digital culture uses objective data to measure and evaluate all of its activities. CITE folded the evaluation process into their ongoing activities. A 2019 survey by the American Hospital Association found that 90% of healthcare boards conduct board self-assessments, but only 60% do so annually.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  You need to activate your base and to move the needle on your issue.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2024

This strategic pivot meant that we had to make the difficult choice to stop actively seeking programmatic support that had, until that point, made up a chunk of our contributed revenue. One such initiative is Demographics via Candid , a national campaign to address the surge of interest in nonprofit demographic data.

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sgEngage

JUNE 6, 2024

Review reporting. Work closely with administrators to identify reports that need to be run and the metrics to track during the campaign, which will inform your fund setup and gift entry process. Agree on a report format and frequency so everyone knows what they need to report on and how often. Fine-tune your fund setup.

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VisionLink

APRIL 9, 2020

In the face of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic, National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster (NVOAD), Visionlink’s Disaster Technologies Division and Sterling Volunteers are partnering in a public-private pro bono effort to help state governments and non-profit agencies mobilize the desire of Americans to provide help from a safe distance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Must-Read: WWF’s Living Planet Report 2016. Source: United Nations Population Fund. In the coming decades as wealth rises in Asia, so will philanthropy and with it a second wave of online activism and giving. Source: 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report. Must-Read: Diversity in Giving Report. billion by 2050.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Not surprisingly, there is a gap between the utilization of online fundraising tools and social media by NGOs in high-income nations and those in developing nations. Attendees will gain insight by learning benchmarks for success based on NGOs active online across six continents.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 17, 2014

Thanks to a partnership with Salsa Labs , Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech for Good was able to report live from the FUSE Conference on August 6-7 in Annandale, VA. Over 250 nonprofits were in attendance represented by staff mostly from the Millennial Generation who actively contributed to the conference hashtag: #FUSEcon2014.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In 2001, the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO) released a set of recommendations called the Charleston Principles to supplement fundraising laws that had not kept pace with technology. It is simple enough to know where you are soliciting in person, sending a letter, or submitting a grant application. 2) Social Media .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. Nonprofits tend to mostly tweet content about the sad state of affairs – international, national, state, and local.

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BoardAssist

AUGUST 19, 2014

Turning to Strategy after the Audit: A Calendar of Activities. To help nonprofits make that shift, FMA staff huddled together and distilled our collective experience into a streamlined and easily accessible calendar for keeping track of your critical fiscal management activities throughout the year. Great advice Andrew!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 23, 2020

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe Charity – an easy-to-use platform that helps nonprofits raise money by offering robust fundraising features , such as custom branding, registration and ticketing, advanced data reporting, and customizable donate buttons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Organization: National Wildlife Federation. There are definitely tools that I spend less time with, but that’s because I may not have found our audiences very active on them or I may just be spending time on other sites. For National Wildlife Federation’s Twitter, I have two incredibly amazing helpers: Kristin Johnson and Kevin Coyle.

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VisionLink

MAY 8, 2012

Pleased to report that Ray, Rene, Joanne, and I are attending the annual conference of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) here in Norfolk, Virginia. This is the 20th annual conference, and befitting the theme, Mountains to Sea , VisionLink is proud to release its 50 State VOAD Community project.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

law with the 1935 National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Once a union is recognized or a union election is certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the union can negotiate contracts on behalf of the employees it represents (known as collective bargaining). . Unions are both local and national. Unions are diverse.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2021

Determine your total number of active donors in the last 7-10 years . Find those who’ve been most loyal over time – 20% of active donors should fall into this category (i.e., The national average bequest is $78,630 . Let’s assume you have 2,500 active donors in the last 7-10 years . What does this look like in practice?

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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. Yet, we must ask ourselves, are these precious principles accessible to all, equally?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 21, 2023

Let’s take a look at some possibilities: (1) Start a memorial fund with an existing nonprofit, (2) Contribute time and expertise to a program at an existing nonprofit; (3) Work with a fiscal agent, (4) Start a local chapter of a national nonprofit, and (5) Start your own nonprofit. Here you can find a fiscal sponsor directory.

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Candid

MAY 19, 2021

According to the same Kaiser Family Foundation report, forty-seven percent of women have reported symptoms of anxiety and/or depressive disorder compared to 38 percent of men in December 2020. Engage in activities that provide meaning : Partake in activities that make you feel happy, productive, and challenge your creativity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The full report was published this week and Rory and Mary Trudel agreed to do a guest post summarizing what they learned. National Study Reveals: Digital and Social Media Are Delivering for Arts Organizations , Guest Post by Mary Trudel and Rory MacPherson. From these questions, our national study, How Strong is Your Social Net?

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The National Shelter System is being used to help manage dozens of shelters in Florida--and states north, as Dorian continues along its predicted track. NVOAD is deploying a new situational reporting module for some states from Visionlink, to better coordinate the activities of partner agencies.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2021

Make friends with your local media: TV (don’t forget programs on local PBS stations), newspapers (both daily and weekly), and radio (a local station, affiliated with a national outlet can be a conduit to a national story). A story on the local NPR station could lead to a national spot. Tell a riveting story.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Check out our last installment here !

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2021

By: Sara Leutzinger, National Director, External Communications & Content Strategy for Boys & Girls Club of America. Before Salesforce, each Club had its own way of managing administrative work like registration and reporting, which varied in sophistication level and ranged from paper notebooks to spreadsheets to cloud software.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

This week is National Volunteer Week ! Debra Askanase, Director of Outreach, National Brain Tumor Society. Lauren Hasey Maher, Program Manager, National Center for Family Philanthropy. Veda Banerjee, Director of Communications, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Annie Lynsen, Marketing Director, Small Act.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Dill acknowledged that the association had many of its highest rankings in recent years in that 2021 report. National Council of Nonprofits Chief Operating Officer Rick Cohen pointed to several external factors. When people feel their day is spent on mission-related activities, they’re going to be more satisfied in those roles.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Individual pledge commitments or reports on pledged revenue by date, campaign, or program can be tracked easily. They have a nifty website integration feature that allows you to quantify constituents’ browsing activity on your website. Their focus on streamlining data, reporting, and administrative processes is second to none.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2020

In 2001, the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO) released a set of recommendations called the Charleston Principles to supplement fundraising laws that had not kept pace with technology. It is simple enough to know where you are soliciting in person, sending a letter or submitting a grant application. Giving Days.

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NTEN

APRIL 27, 2012

Flickr: NTEN: Nonprofit Technology We're still catching our breath from the NTC earlier this month, but the nonprofit technology community is as active as ever this week! The results of the survey are compiled in a new report which highlights fundraising and constituent engagement as the biggest hurdle for the nonprofit sector.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

On June 1, programmers, activists, and civic leaders participated in the first ever National Day of Civic Hacking (NDoCH) across 83 U.S. Interestingly, the hackathons varied in terms of their activities and the challenges. Image 1: National Day of Civic Hacking, IntelFreePress. San Francisco Day of Civic Hacking.

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