ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on nonprofits nationwide. Experts are not sure when it will be safe to hold large gatherings again, which hinders nonprofits that rely on an events-based structure to generate donations. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Several organizations across the U.S. How to start a social enterprise.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 12, 2023

It might be time to adopt modern association management software (AMS). Not all AMS platforms are built the same. Here’s how Nimble AMS can empower your medical professionals and advance your impact in healthcare: Member management. Efficiently track and organize complex membership structures and boost member engagement.

Associations 158

Associations Massachusetts Cancer ROI 158

.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. Does your governance structure help or hinder your progress towards goals? Prioritize two to three large goals and use everyone’s support in executing them.

Advice 170

Advice Course Associations Change 170

Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

Adopt an AI strategy There’s no denying it: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is happening. The term encompasses a wide range of tools and practices that can support an equally wide range of work and strategies. Generations young and old are looking for tangible connections and real-world impact.

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Digital Attitude Government Model 92

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

And with today’s rapid pace of change, confident learning has become critical to adapting, adopting, and feeling connected to the world we inhabit. Unfortunately, “thinking about it” has little applied impact. For many it’s simply reading and writing, which is the way most of our schools are structured.

Learning 90

Learning Change Strategy Journal 90

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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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. Assessment and Adoption of Sales Methodologies. Selection of Key Sales Metrics to Adopt. Technology Adoption and Optimization.

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Synchronous Structure Metrics Knowledge Base 145

Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing is one of the key components of getting your organization seen by potential supporters! While many may think of marketing as a for-profit pursuit, it’s also the backbone for nonprofits connecting with supporters and spreading awareness about your mission.

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Marketing Guide Nonprofit Channel 52

Candid

MAY 7, 2021

Foundation staff participating in the discussion called out “a need to assess readiness for change—willingness, ability, and facilitative conditions—among individuals, teams and organizations” and a “fluidity required to engage in the continual evolution of process, understanding and adoption.”

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Evaluation Practice Report PDF 98

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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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Our members were privileged to hear their reflections on a unique time in their organizations’ history and how the pandemic’s impact reshaped their future. To support our constituents, we created ‘Ready to Serve Safely,’ a website listing restaurants that were going above and beyond to provide safe dining. How are you doing?

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Milwaukee Story Share Wisconsin 221

NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

If you've been keeping up with this blog series about applications of our annual Nonprofit Tech Staffing & Investments research, you've noticed that we refer to "Tech Adoption" when gauging the impact of staffing levels or investments on an organization. What is Tech Adoption? "We

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As a result, you’ll be able to grow your supporter touchpoints and encourage them to stay tapped into your nonprofit around the clock. What better way to show off your nonprofit’s impactful work than with your engaging social media content?

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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. Of course, this is how any organization wants to treat its stakeholders – but these requirements are nearly impossible to manage at scale without software designed to support these needs.

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Software Question Law Data 72

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

This is why data warehouses can have such a significant impact on nonprofits. It’s important to note that every nonprofit’s data warehousing needs and use cases will vary depending on everything from their cause to supporter base size to strategic goals and more. Monitor program impact.

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Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Even the most comprehensive AMS can fail to make the right impact if you don’t get executive alignment and buy-in across your organization. Support portal Get focused help for your tickets and find the right answer fast with our dedicated support portal.

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Service Management System Tech 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

with support from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Organizations need to have structures and policies to support and enhance an individuals work/life balance and enable healthy technology use habits including a right to disconnect from the workplace.

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Homeless Research Global System 163

Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Remember, the most effective nonprofit websites prioritize donors’ preferences and motivations in their design and structure. By getting to know your supporters better, you can understand how they’re using your website and how you can improve their experience. Offer a few donation increments for supporters to choose from.

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Websites Donation Images Mobile 97

Blue Fox

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Would a tax professional provide a level of support that you need? More about Blue Fox: In addition to tax services , Blue Fox provides social impact organizations (nonprofits and social enterprises) with back-office solutions including accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, HR, tax preparation, and financial coaching. Do you fit the bill?

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Professional Life Structure Newsletter 78

Forum One

APRIL 6, 2023

This could include customer support, flight attendants, pilot; gate agent, or other travelers. These are all the systems, policies, and structures that influence the customer journey. Q2: How I can get service design adopted internally? In our example, it could be the booking website, the check-in kiosk, or the plane.

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Design Service FAQ Interaction 80

Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Your organization’s social media strategy should be a carefully structured plan with SMART goals, posting frequency, key dates (like an awareness month tied to your mission), and content guidelines for posts. Building an online community allows your organization to engage with your supporters on a personal level. Engagement.

Social Media 52

Social Media Media Guide Social 52

sgEngage

OCTOBER 20, 2023

How a school takes payments also significantly impacts timeliness. However, before a business officer offers flexibility, it’s essential to have rules that define the terms of tuition payment and processing and have school leadership fully support those policies. Understanding the need for flexibility. Providing late fees for a reason.

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Time Blackbaud Policy Structure 81

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

The social justice organization supported Black and Indigenous people through grantmaking with an annual budget between $2 million and $3 million. The pressure to respond when demand spikes in the communities you serve can be great—but these powerful opportunities to make an impact are the reason nonprofits exist. Inadequate Processes.

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Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 83

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Calculating indirect costs can assist organizations in accounting for the full cost of impactful programs. Colleen spends about 25% of her time supporting the senior programs, 50% supporting the afterschool programs, and then 25% working on fundraising efforts to support the community center. operating costs).

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Rate Question Government Fund 83

Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Blackbaud recently announced the end of support of a few applications hosted in their Citrix environments, including Crystal Reports (CT). While data and analytics are important year-round, the end of support for Crystal Reports for Blackbaud is rapidly approaching the December 15 th shut-off date. trillion to $15.4

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Blackbaud Report Chart Analytics 94

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.

Participatory 82

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 82

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

My New Year’s Reflection Rituals Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. (There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”)

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Reflection Professional Facilitation San Jose 73

Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This waste adds to the overhead for a nonprofit, distracting from the impact sought by their mission and adding to their unfunded operational costs. Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent). Alternative Supports (<1 percent). How has COVID-19 Impacted Your Work (<1 percent).

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Grant Analysis Application Contact 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

If your video connects powerfully with your supporters they’ll like, comment on and share the video with their friends. In this article we’ll focus on just one of those key findings: how emotion impacts social sharing. Now consider all of the different ways you could tell that story, including narrative voice, structure and imagery.

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Video Share Social Social Media 312

Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Direct mail fundraising, sometimes called direct mail solicitation or direct marketing, is the process of mailing requests for support to existing and prospective donors. Direct mail gives your supporters a physical object to connect them to your organization, making it a highly personal way to reach out.

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Mail Fundraising Nonprofit Channel 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Our goal at Salesforce.org in delivering our own nonprofit trends report each year is to better understand: the role nonprofits have in serving their communities, what’s shifting within the nonprofit space, mental health and wellbeing, and how technology supports an organization’s ability to fund and run their missions across departments.

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Trend Report United Kingdom Australia 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2009

Photo by Sifter Last week, I had a fantastic conversation with the folks at EDF Innovation Exchange about transparency and social media adoption. If we overbuild, it will require more resources to support and be that much harder to deconstruct. O ( open architecture is best): We try to build forms (i.e.,

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Social Media Adopt Share Media 95

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

However, in the push towards impact, philanthropy has adopted a laundry list of activities—landscape scans, focus groups, case studies, logic models—to help in figuring out what is important to know to “do good” better. How does making the distinction between knowledge work and datamaking support grantmakers?

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 67

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Formed as a response to the work our community was already doing, the program provides a framework to support nonprofit and education professionals looking to volunteer their ideas, skills, and expertise to build innovative solutions and share them with the broader Salesforce.org community.

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Education Collaboration Open Source Module 73

Nimble AMS

APRIL 29, 2022

To financially support your event , try finding a company to sponsor the conference or meeting. A diverse and inclusive SME group will help your association develop learning content to engage all members and positively impact your community. . If you haven’t already, adopt a job board on your association website.

Associations 118

Associations Strategy Sponsor Industry 118

sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

The impact of burnout is particularly significant for nonprofit organizations. A recent study by the Chronicle of Philanthropy found that long hours and limited staff support has almost half of fundraisers eyeing the door, with 28% planning to leave the profession altogether. Automation can improve accuracy and standardization.

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Knowledge Worker Fundraising Gift Gartner 62

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 14, 2019

Budgetary constraints shaped by charity watchdog organizations also impose limits that encourage decreasing administrative costs in order to increase program costs, which may impact nonprofits from devoting funds to human resources management. Build a Supportive Structure. Approach Human Resources Strategically.

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