Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Engaging next-gen donors at events using contactless payments Fundraising events play a key role in nonprofit fundraising efforts. The post Adopting Modern Payment Methods To Engage And Keep A New Generation Of Donors appeared first on Bloomerang. A significant number of attendees are often Millennials and Gen Z supporters.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Revelio Labs’ 2023 report on the state of DEI and the impact of last year’s layoffs, found that DEI-focused roles “experienced a nearly 40% churn rate at companies engaged in layoffs, as compared to about 24% for non-DEI roles.” Many groups have adopted DEI as a strategic priority. Adopt a pay equity policy.

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.orgSource

MARCH 20, 2023

Digital transformation involves adopting a vision that continues to expand along with business and market possibilities. There was still some skepticism around the urgency to adopt digital business systems. However, their meanings are poles apart in terms of scale and impact. Those statistics were not surprising in 2017.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 28, 2023

In the latest Community Brands Association Trends Research Study , a group of association IT leaders were surveyed to determine technology’s role in delivering a superior staff and member experience. To ensure a successful digital transformation and AMS adoption at your association, try offering technology training.

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Associations Adopt Training Train 135

Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

How do young people today see their role in making the world a better place, and what are the implications for the social sector? Dugan and Cilente Skendall noted that, while community impact is difficult to measure, the sector needs to follow these young people’s lead in valuing reciprocity as it works to center communities.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In a culture that supports innovation, everyone feels encouraged and confident to brainstorm, introduce new ideas, ask questions, and start conversations in order to identify opportunities for enhanced impact. Ultimately, you will be able to strengthen the impact your mission has on the people and communities you serve.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 27, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Boost Your Nonprofit’s Impact: 10 Power-Packed Summer Fundraising Ideas for 2023 As the mercury rises, so should your nonprofit’s impact! Communicate the impact of donations, emphasizing how funds will directly support your organization’s mission. Happy fundraising!

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sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2023

No matter the scale of your organization, an effective data governance framework is necessary to communicate your impact clearly to grantmakers and donors alike. They each play a role as collectors of information and stewards of data security. This is what will enable you to achieve your outcomes and measure your impact.

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.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

Be a Skeptic Resilience asks you to identify possibilities, but it also requires adopting flexible approaches to strategy and viewing your future projections with a dose of skepticism. What factors are driving uncertainty and how impactful could they be? What are the potential short, mid, and long-term impacts?

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Milwaukee Wisconsin Associations Lesson 221

EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

Depending on the size, reach, and impact anticipated from a technology change, engaging the board of directors is often critical to your success. They can help drive a culture of adoption , which allows leadership to focus on change management activities to ensure you succeed with significant tech shifts.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Your association can mobilize your volunteer group in to a high-energy team, helping your o rganization accomplish various tasks and freeing up staff to attend to more specialized roles. But did you know that you can also empower your association volunteers to boost member engagement? Online community. Your members want to connect!

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Associations Volunteer Mentoring Industry 133

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 3, 2020

Implementing strategic engagement initiatives designed to leverage the assets of volunteers expands a nonprofit’s ability to maximize its social impact. An investment must be made to develop a program that is run by paid staff and adopts key volunteer management practices. Engage volunteers as advocates. Conclusion.

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Volunteer Impact Strategy Arizona 69

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked? We didn’t ask.

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Generation Education Blackbaud Model 96

Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

It outlines 10 core principles for philanthropy serving organizations (PSOs) to enhance their impact and contribute to broader systems change. To build trust and prioritize community voices, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Community Fund adopted a participatory grantmaking practice in 2021 and 2022.

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Volunteer Hub

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Donner Sang Compter Lebanon has quickly adopted VolunteerHub, as its volunteer management solution of choice, and is using the software to pump hope and compassion within the community. To DSC’s delight, the software was quickly learned and adopted. Thus, a key driver of DSC was conceived.

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Lebanon Adopt Volunteer Software 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Volunteers can have an enormous impact on reaching your goals. Be sure to share your training process and volunteer expectations to help your volunteers understand their role. Not every nonprofit has a person whose sole role is coordinating or managing volunteers. No one wants to feel unprepared to lost in a project or task.

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Candid

AUGUST 10, 2023

While the tech sector pours in tens of billions in a race for dominance and future profits, how should nonprofits and philanthropists be thinking about our role? There’s a crucial role the social sector can play to get in front of the potential downsides of technology. Will low-income countries be left further behind?

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Generation Hype Gartner Benefit 98

Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

During the Week of Learning in October 2021, Jessica Hauser, executive director at DBG Detroit , and Makeda Keegan, president of Amplify , came together to discuss equity within nonprofit organizations and the role that technology plays in organizational dynamics. Slowing progress can be hard, but it’s critical to making inclusive changes.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

As equity emerges as the lynchpin of decades of investment for generations of impact, Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is clear on its role to facilitate the shift from discussion to tangible action and offers deep data to affect the course of racial equity as a relevant lens for environmental philanthropy.

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Effective Demographics Philanthropy United States 104

TechImpact

JUNE 9, 2014

Building a team of role players in any project is an important step to success. Training, upgrades, user adoption, and staff time are all hidden costs of any tech adoption. The post Your Nonprofit’s Checklist For A Seamless Cloud Migration appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 9, 2020

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the set of 17 global goals adopted by 193 U.N. member states to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and protect our planet, provide a common roadmap for organizations to measure impact. The role that companies and other social good organizations play with achieving the SDGs.

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DipJar

JUNE 24, 2021

Beginning in April and continuing through the summer, thousands of community cats have litters that are taken in, cared for, and ultimately adopted. In the case of kitten season, FODAS funding provides support for mothers and their kittens, taking care of orphaned kittens, purchasing incubators, and the fostering/adoption process.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

ASU became the first university to adopt Slack campus-wide, launching it across five campuses and more than 200,000 users, including students, faculty, and administrators. ASU became the first university to adopt Slack campus-wide, launching it across five campuses and more than 200,000 users, including students, faculty, and administrators.

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

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. Set clear expectations and roles from the beginning. Better yet, set the example of being agile, innovative and forward-thinking—don’t wait to respond to change.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Education Foundation of Lake County realized this when they adopted Bloomerang. Here, CRM systems play a crucial role. Efficient communication: CRM solutions with integrated communication tools enable personalized and impactful donor outreach. Data-driven strategies : Knowledgeable fundraising is effective fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

This is accountable impact. Listen in get an inside look at the 2019 Blackbaud Accountable Impact Study and to hear these experts discuss challenges and best practices around adopting a culture of accountable impact to drive support for your mission. Listen Now: Resources: 2019 Blackbaud Accountable Impact Study.

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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. No organization is immune to this risk, and combatting it comes down to committed partnership between your employees, your suppliers, and your constituents – with each playing their role to stay secure together.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2019

Fundraisers may find additional success by adopting the following professional service principles. Playing the Role of Trusted Advisor. Fundraisers can adopt the above tips, among others, and everybody can build lasting, authentic, and mutually beneficial connections with their respective customers.

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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. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. A way that can be more fair, improve the institution of philanthropy, and deliver a shared and flexible understanding of impact.

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 84

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 8, 2024

Furthermore, gender- and race-based biases continue to shape how many view women’s roles and relegate women to lower pay and less financial security. There are unique strategies funders can adopt to tackle the pay gap. As a result, many women are steered into sectors where they are likely to be paid less.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This report explores the question: What are the cultural shifts impacting the future of giving, and what are the critical implications and opportunities for individuals and organization now and in the future? Marginalized communities will be disproportionately affected by the adoption of AI, an imbalance that calls out for giving.

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Retention Giving Donor Collaboration 96

Whole Whale

APRIL 28, 2023

By understanding each board member’s background, expertise, and passions, you can tailor fundraising roles and activities to engage them meaningfully and ensure their efforts align with their strengths. Is there anything else you would like to share about your skills or interests that may be relevant to your role on the board?

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Whole Whale

MAY 17, 2023

In fact, they’re pushing towards a future where AI can help us make our organizations more effective, more efficient, and more impactful. They’re concerned that the nonprofit sector isn’t taking AI adoption seriously enough, and you know what? Your role in making the world a better place is irreplaceable.

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Adopt Generation Picture Reflection 52

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

His idea was to bring attention to the positive impact philanthropy has on society and to encourage people to become more involved in charitable activities. The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) played a significant role in promoting and organizing National Philanthropy Day activities. What is philanthropy?

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Celebrate National Philanthropy Time 82

Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Highlight and communicate the impact that each individual volunteer contribution is having on the organization. Promote volunteers to new roles that leverage their skills and abilities. Offer volunteers the opportunity to fill leadership roles. Get the community involved in an “adopt-a-volunteer” program.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2012

By teaming with IT, and driving the adoption of these next generation tools, HR could upgrade its role in Enterprise 2.0. There’s just one problem: HR must first shed its old-school role of communications cop. “We Three Steps for Upgrading HR’s Role in Enterprise 2.0 Call me crazy, but. Why not HR?

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