Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2016

My colleagues, all experts, practitioners, and instigators share a passion for inspiring others to build great organizations for greater societal impact and increasing the expectation and adoption of high performance in the field. GuideStar Platinum: Measuring Nonprofit Performance at Scale by Jacob Harold. Social change is hard.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

This may involve conducting equity audits , adopting anti-racist policies and practices, and actively working to dismantle barriers to access and opportunity. Adopt Agile and Adaptable Strategies: The future of grantmaking equity demands flexibility and adaptability in response to changing social, economic, and political landscapes.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the events industry has spent the better part of this year adjusting their plans and adopting a virtual event format. . To help you get started, we’ve put together this short guide to security measures for hybrid events: Security Considerations Event Planners Need to Keep in Mind. Video surveillance.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

Organizations that rely on donations and grants for funding are being forced to look at their revenue portfolios and determine whether their revenue streams will be sustainable in the foreseeable future. Evaluate budgets, performance measurements, and conclusions from the business plan annually and make adjustments as needed.

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

Candid saw an opportunity to relieve this data-request burden while also providing a standardized benchmark measurement for the entire sector: enter Demographics via Candid. With broad adoption, this practice will reduce inefficiencies, cut down on duplicate information requests, and give nonprofits time back to devote to their missions.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. This means that they may have more options and choices when it comes to applying for grants. Does it ask for information that helps you measure your progress, evaluate your impact, or learn from your failures?

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2023

Eight cybersecurity strategies Following are eight cybersecurity measures nonprofit web managers can adopt to help protect their websites and stay ahead of new threats. Grant users permission to read, write or execute only the files or resources necessary to do their jobs. Limit user access.

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

DOCN is leveraging Candid’s grants data reporting program to help funders avoid reporting on their grants in multiple places. DOCN has also had to face these barriers to adoption head on. However, collecting and sharing demographic data poses a learning curve for many organizations.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. Who decides what is measured?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Empathy I have had the honor of being both a grant researcher/writer/steward and a re-grantor. I have felt the frustration of completing horribly constructed online grant applications and experienced the exhilaration of being awarded significant funds. What would be possible if a grant application had some wiggle room?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 4, 2024

The Salesforce nonprofit grantmaking solution, foundationConnect, was created over 15 years ago on the belief that we could support better collaboration among stakeholders in the grants management process. Define, measure, and evaluate your organization’s outcome strategies all in one place.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Like it or not, grants are a necessity for nearly all nonprofits to stay alive and do good work. One tip I could have used early on was to plan and design the grant project before writing up a query letter or proposal. To help you focus on why your grant project is needed in your community, answer these questions: a. Objectives.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Below are the most common types of research needs people use the 990 to find: Grants data and patterns of giving. Demographics data—what do grant recipient and grant descriptions reveal about who benefits from the foundation’s grants? Tell Your Story Through Your Grant Descriptions. In 2017, Martha S. and Marion L.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

In a sector that is so risk-averse—afraid of change, reluctant to explore new ideas, and adopt new practices—why do we rely on super risky problem-solving skills? The Funder’s Role in Risk Funders—by which I mean donors, foundations, impact investors, and government agencies that grant financial support—disincentivize risk in a few ways.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

In our experience, TBP is the logical result of listening to grassroots organizations, rather than a theoretical framework that grantmakers should adopt for purely philosophical reasons. By collaborating on what we measure, we make sure that the information helps all stakeholders and tells the story of both expected and emergent impacts.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 22, 2022

UA has been a reliable benchmarking tool for more than a decade, and many organizations have comfortably adopted strategies and reports that deliver data to inform their broader digital strategy. While daunting, there are clear steps for any organization to adopt. You can run it concurrently with UA until UA is retired.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent). Miscellaneous (3 percent).

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

In positive news, EGA’s report found that environmental grantees are showing higher adoption rates for 10 out of the 14 equity strategies ii outlined in Candid’s demographic data survey, compared to nonprofits across all subject areas. It also allows them to measure their progress toward their 30% equitable funding goal.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Strategic Goals and Objectives: Specific and measurable targets the nonprofit aims to achieve. Evaluation and Impact Measurement: Methods for assessing the effectiveness and impact of nonprofit programs. They’re exposed to TikTok often; they see how many commercial brands have adopted it in their marketing.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

At this meeting, you’ll approve the bylaws, adopt the conflict-of-interest policy, elect directors, appoint officers, and approve resolutions such as opening the organization’s bank account. Develop outcomes-monitoring plans to measure performance. . Thinking they can immediately get grants .

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sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Four Donor Management Benefits Beyond fostering a positive environment for donors, adopting an effective donor management system offers several additional benefits for organizations of every size. It’s impossible to improve something that can’t be measured.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) introduces guidelines on how nonprofits should handle grants and contracts, and these updates help nonprofits report their finances accurately and in a standard manner. How to Avoid: Organizations should consider adopting the Unified Chart of Accounts for Nonprofits (UCOA).

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Candid

JUNE 2, 2021

Last month, over 1,300 grants professionals gathered virtually for PEAK2021. At a conference packed with grants managers, talk of data and data systems were abundant and layered. But for this to work best, it requires broad adoption and participation. That’s even more relevant this year!

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Adopting a conflict of interest policy. Grant application requirements. Some grantmakers accept tax returns or other financial statements as proof that your organization will handle funding responsibly if you win their grant. However, others might specifically ask for an audit report. Human resources professionals.

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TechImpact

JUNE 4, 2014

adopting this mindset, however, is often times more difficult than most imagine. Try taking these three measures to better understand your volunteers: Communicate openly: Sit down with your volunteers and get to know them better. Encourage feedback: Get as much feedback from your volunteers as possible.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Of the surveyed nonprofit employees, roles included responsibility for programs, fundraising, grants management, technology, HR/office, or marketing. Challenges remain, however: 87% of respondents agree that it’s important to take measures to ensure gender and racial diversity across all levels of the organization.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Robust CSR software helps alleviate the struggles of managing your company’s philanthropic initiatives and measuring impact, so you can focus on driving employee participation and making bigger waves with your efforts. They track employee participation and measure the impact of these programs.

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Kindful

MAY 12, 2021

If you want to pay to get on Google, read more about the Google Ad Grant. You’ll measure success by keyword visibility. You’ll measure your SEO success primarily by organic users. Take an animal adoption agency for example. What kind of questions or phrases would you search for if you were thinking of adopting a dog?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2021

These organizations are structured to grant the power of governance to the board of directors and power of Executive Director management. Start-up organizations often adopt a “working board” model due to limited funds or the desire to generate community buy-in with a 100% volunteer-led mission. Hire a Qualified Executive Director.

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sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2023

This opens great opportunities for social impact organizations to raise or grant more funds and advance their missions. Discover what industry control frameworks your supplier leverages to protect your solutions; find out what their software roadmap is for compliance; and discuss how best to adopt innovation and security improvements.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Financial Management Luminary Session Panel Discussion: Using Your Voice in a Sea of Change *don’t miss* Your finance team touches all aspects of your organization—grant programs, fundraising goals, vendor management. Improving Business Process with Process Maps : Is it really an improvement if you can’t measure the impact?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2020

By Grant Hensel , CEO of Nonprofit Megaphone – an agency that specializes in Google Grant management for nonprofits. What is the Google Grant? The Google Ad Grant is one of the most powerful, yet under-appreciated tools in nearly every nonprofit’s marketing toolbox. Example Use Cases: Google Grant Case Studies.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Perhaps most importantly, technology has sped up the dissemination and adoption of emerging types of giving such as crowdfunding. As the importance of corporate giving continues to increase and drive advancements in philantech , we’ll continue to see the impact and adoption of corporate giving increase into 2019 and beyond.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

Allow you to time your appeals for the best results and spread your grant writing throughout the year, instead of cranking out a year’s worth of grants in the fall when you’re also planning your year-end campaign. That approach to grant writing doesn’t work, by the way. Engage your Board. When you strive, you thrive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Under 45 and giving micro-amounts is pretty much matching with our own analysis, but at Donadora we don’t measure political views of our community, so I can’t answer on this point. It’s a highly recognized organisation that traditionally gets funded through institutional grants. are quickly replacing TV.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

Trends become trends for a reason, so if you haven’t already, you’ll want to adopt some of these strategies for your nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. Exploring volunteer grant programs: Another corporate social responsibility program to promote is volunteer grants. Appealing to younger donors. Revisiting corporate partnerships.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

A few key things to keep in mind: AI measures probabilistic outcomes in response to a question to determine what data it should show. Get the design or presentation of prediction solutions wrong and you can impact user trust and adoption. Basically: answer A is 56% likely; B is 23% likely, etc. ChatGPT is a probabilistic model.

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