Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Communicate more effectively with your board and stakeholders: Offer a clear, quantifiable view of your organization’s fundraising activities to boards and potential fundraisers, building trust and accountability. While this post focuses on donor reports, see this link to learn more about reports on volunteer activities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

As a long-time trainer, professor, and teacher, I feel strongly that interactive learning activities – going beyond the death by Powerpoint Lecture – is the key to retention and application for participants. Your room set up can support your instructional activities that engage participants or get in the way.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

If your nonprofit does advocacy, you know that with this work, there are almost always consistent patterns of crisis management leading to later periods of denouement and down time. MESG Marketing Mary Getz, principal and founder Yes, it’s true—when an issue is breaking there is a flurry of activity. Here’s what they said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

Before I left for Finland, I read Timothy Walker’s Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms. In Finland, classroom time incorporates “brain breaks” after 50 minutes when one’s natural focus and energy begins to wane. When they take vacations, they vacate!

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Qgiv

JULY 25, 2022

You’ll need an active and passionate donor base to ensure that your campaign gets shared online to reach a wider audience. It’s time to check out peer-to-peer fundraising on Qgiv’s platform. For schools and classrooms, DonorsChoose is the best crowdfunding option. Best Peer-to-Peer Alternative. DonorsChoose. DonorPerfect.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

The very best time to ask donors how they prefer to be connected with is at the time you onboard them. Music Lessons and Activities for Your Digital Classroom. Top 10 Ways to Help Your Child Readjust to Classroom Learning. This year, commit to customizing and offering options (email, direct mail, text, etc.).

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Jen currently serves at the executive director of Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center , a nonprofit located in National City, California, on an 8-acre outdoor classroom which inspires youth and adults to be healthy and active through organic gardening, environmental stewardship and nutrition education.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Consider playing an ice breaker game , introducing everyone, and showing the family your “virtual” classroom. . You can consider spicing up the virtual with a Bitmoji virtual classroom , which can be fun and relatively easy to make. Virtual Scavenger Hunt or Virtual Field Trip! Virtual Scavenger Hunt or Virtual Field Trip!

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Consider playing an ice breaker game , introducing everyone, and showing the family your “virtual” classroom. . You can consider spicing up the virtual with a Bitmoji virtual classroom , which can be fun and relatively easy to make. Virtual Scavenger Hunt or Virtual Field Trip! Virtual Scavenger Hunt or Virtual Field Trip!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

The university now uses the collaboration tool to host classroom discussions, develop new courses, and support students — both on campus and online. Faculty are engaging with students in real time using channels , which allows a continuous feedback loop to fine-tune courses throughout the semester.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 29, 2022

From classrooms to districts to state houses across America, they are reimagining education to realize the day when every child has an equal opportunity to learn, lead, thrive, and co-create a future filled with possibility. This influx of data is used to make sure the correct calls to action are sent at the most ideal times.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2019

Faculty engage her both inside and outside the classroom by providing feedback on assignments, encouraging her to step outside her comfort zone to acquire new skills, recommending extracurricular activities , and checking in on the progress she’s making towards her goals. The result? B ut years later , they righted the ir wrongs.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 28, 2021

More importantly, apprentices are hired as full-time employees whereas interns are often unpaid, or at best part-time or temporary employees. And don’t forget the opportunity cost of going to school full time. Salesforce is a perfect example of a platform that’s powering business, but is very rarely taught in college classrooms.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Pierre, the Client Success Manager at Greater Giving, Matt Gibson, the Premier Accounts Manager, and John Chase, Senior Manager of Client Success discussed strategies for success in this educational webinar for anyone heading back to the classroom this fall. You could close it earlier or the next day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The photo was my classroom. Another part of the workshop, makes time for participants to begin to write a self-care plan for themselves, discussing the types of activities or habits they want to embrace. This past week they opened up the campus to nonprofits and I was lucky enough to be part of the faculty to teach a workshop.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change. Some things to consider include: What resources (technology, space, materials, time, finances, etc.)

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 22, 2013

It often surprises people when I mention that education accounts for fully one-fifth of nonprofit activity , second only to human services. PowerMyLearning is a new, free online resource that has educational games, videos, and other activities for elementary, middle-school, and high school-aged students. How It Works.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 21, 2021

Having a leadership retreat specifically focused on diversity and inclusion so that leadership can gain some perspective while stepping away from the other organization activities. Of course, other activities will likely take some additional time to get started at the organization. Guide Your Staff.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 25, 2022

In the future, we will make full use of social networking services to spread the data and findings of our Climate Action Lab activity. This hasn’t just been a one-off classroom project—it’s something that the students took to heart and want to move forward, because they see the role they have to play in improving the state of the world.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2020

Spread out entrance times and limit the number of people you let in . Consider specific entrance times for ticket sales and lowering the maximum number of people you allow into your organization , at least for the first little while when you reopen. . . Expand summer c amp offerings and build in outdoor activities .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Many times, it means both the “doer” and the “decision maker.”. In addition, I do a little real-time assessment in the room by doing “raise your hand” polls or in a webinar by using the polling feature. This can help you adjust in real-time to the audience needs or what I call a real-time pivot.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

But last year, over Thanksgiving, I sat next to a man who was working on his laptop (not an activity that invites conversation), creating a presentation on elementary education and technology. To many of these folks, Bob's wired classrooms seem threatening. Do you talk to people sitting next to you on planes?

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

If you’re serious about raising money for your nonprofit, there are times when you MUST say No. Being a class Mom for your child’s classroom. Anything else that takes up your time during the business day. Your priority is building relationships with your donors and nothing else. . Serving on non-fundraising committees.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Similar to the funders in my previous post on education , the organizations listed below focus their efforts on activities inside and outside of the classroom. They accept applications at any time. In this post, I’ll share funding and grant resources for nonprofits involved in the education sector. Whole Kids Foundation.

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Qgiv

APRIL 27, 2022

Once all the set up for your raffle has been completed, it’s time to start selling tickets. When you’re selling your tickets, make sure your donors know what time your raffle drawing is being held. Once you’ve set your goals, it’s time to go out and find the prizes you’ll be giving away. Where do you get raffle items from?

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Everyaction

APRIL 25, 2018

First up, we're covering the Student Activities office - stay tuned to hear about Admissions, Alumni Engagement, and more! The Student Activities office plays a vital role on college campuses, empowering students to cultivate connections within their community and creating a sense of investment and belonging on campus.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

GlassLab ( [link] ) explores the potential for existing, commercially successful digital games to serve both as potent learning environments and real-time assessments of student learning. Don’t run to play Mario just yet though — the game has to be specially designed to fill in lapses in brain activity from the start!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2013

For a very long time faith-based 501(c)(3) charitable organizations have been in a special category and were often barred from foundation grants and corporate donations even though there has never been a strictly legal reason for this. Jay said that they support 30 PC in offices, classroom, and a school computer lab.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 23, 2021

, whether or not refreshments or food will be served, décor and furniture options and preferences, whether a stage is needed, the activities to be performed, and other health and safety guidance. Get in touch today and reach the right people at the right time with our all-in-one virtual platform solution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

She said the workshop gave her the time to get started working on it and was confident that she’d be putting it into practice immediately. Design for Different Levels of Capacity and Skills: Adapt in Real Time. This means that you can’t be in the front of the room delivering content all the time!

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AccelEvents

APRIL 23, 2021

, whether or not refreshments or food will be served, décor and furniture options and preferences, whether a stage is needed, the activities to be performed, and other health and safety guidance. Get in touch today and reach the right people at the right time with our all-in-one virtual platform solution.

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Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Today’s tech-savvy, social and mobile learners are no longer interested in traditional classroom training and demand learning techniques that blends best with their current working style and outlook. Employees with busy schedules or the ones who are always on-move have the luxury to access training resources at any time, from any place.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

Catchafire : Time-sensitive requests for short-term projects in our active, virtual volunteer pool can assist with items such as email marke ting setup to spread awareness about health and safety, consultation on remote best practices, and much more. Skills-Based Volunteering. There’s an app for that! Global Volunteer Programs.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

Finding time to sit down and read isn’t always easy in people’s busy lives. A read-a-thon is a type of peer-to-peer fundraiser where participants are challenged to read as many books as they can in a specified period of time. What is a read-a-thon fundraiser? Spread the word.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With a youth-oriented fundraiser, you can raise money for educational trips, sports equipment, classroom supplies, art supplies, musical instruments, or any other cause. To make things easier for your supporters, set up an online registration form where they can pay ahead of time. Christmas tree/wreath sales. Straw Draw.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

And, of course, you get badges for various activities. There is a scaling system for Karma points - for example supporting a classroom is five points while sending a book to a library in a developing country is 100. The design seems to encourage me to translate my Karma to donations every time I earn them.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 9, 2013

I am relatively new to the Sparked community, having only been an active member for a couple of months, but it’s the microvolunteering site that I am most familiar with. but they also encourage volunteers to change the world from their classroom, work, and more. Should you hire consultants or part-time staff?

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