Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

This is the eighth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. LinkedIn Pages.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Despite positive progress, inequality is still pervasive throughout our institutions and systems, and nonprofit technology is not exempt. And, as the NTEN Equity Guide for Nonprofit Technology highlights, “…technology does not and cannot succeed without an organizational culture that supports it”. Reflect On Feedback.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Volunteers are a lifeline for many nonprofits. million volunteers are currently needed to support nonprofits (VolunteerMatch). The challenge that many nonprofits experience is that volunteers start out excited, but the excitement soon fades, and so does their participation. More than 10.4 Select the Right Tools. Let’s get to it!

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

In this article, we unpack the lessons learned from a nonprofit’s chatbot project to dispense mental health advice that went wrong, and how nonprofits can reduce the risks when adopting ChatGPT and other generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At Candid, we recognize that nonprofit leaders and fundraising professionals, particularly those working at small or under-resourced organizations, need access to the nonprofit training and resources that equip them to do good. Courses are not only offered in a “live,” real-time format. Introduction to Proposal Writing.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Offer continuous learning opportunities to deepen your board members’ understanding of nonprofit governance best practices and emerging trends. Adopt technologies that simplify collaboration and enhance communication , like board portals or other real-time tools. Promote continuous learning. But don’t stop at day one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2011

.&# It begins with a technology trigger, followed by the peak of inflated expectations and punditry. And, of course, all the funny comics showing the demise of Twitter and Facebook anything else that stands in Google + way to getting more adoption or increasing it stock value. I usually try to set up a small learning project.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

By Stasia Hural , Digital Marketing Lead at Keela – a complete software solution for nonprofits looking to grow revenue, centralize and manage data, and deepen donor engagement. Using AI isn’t just a passing trend; it’s essential for nonprofits looking to make a bigger impact. It lets nonprofits sift through lots of data.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 9, 2021

We’ve all heard the sentiment that making mistakes and failing is acceptable as long as we learn from what didn’t go right. Although we are aware that mistakes are necessary for learning and progression, we are still afraid of admitting our failures. Yet organizations that do it well are extraordinarily rare.” .

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

A tech-savvy team is essential for nonprofit organizations that want to thrive in the digital age. Digital Marketing, Outreach, & Fundraising Tech Skills Map — an interactive diagram of digital competencies for nonprofit roles (free but requires you to provide contact info).

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 20, 2022

When you started your organization, you drafted a set of nonprofit bylaws which are the rules spelling out how your new venture would operate and how your Board would govern it. Maybe you just celebrated your nonprofit’s second or third birthday. Or maybe your nonprofit has been around for years. Now, you are not so new anymore.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

At the Honnold Foundation, we had been working in partnership with grassroots organizations for some time before we learned that there was a term for the kind of grantmaking we do: trust-based philanthropy (TBP). If a metric isn’t reflective of the impact they want to make, then why collect it?

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

Defining ‘community service’ broadly Based on surveys and focus groups, Leveraging the Potential of Youth Service found that young people ages 18 to 25 defined “community service” broadly, beyond volunteering with a nonprofit organization. This, in turn, helps them learn “how to navigate pathways” through complicated systems, explained Dugan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Note from Beth: At last year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky enough to join a “birds of a feather” lunch table. The topic was bullet journaling and the table host was nonprofit tech colleague Ma’ayan Alexander. Migration: a way to reschedule tasks following reflection and a reassessment of them.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If your application has not changed in more than three years, it may not reflect your current goals, strategies, or priorities. Growth of funding opportunities: There are more sources of funding available for nonprofits, such as peer-to-peer fundraising, crowdfunding, corporate giving, and donor-advised funds.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 19, 2022

Nonprofits lead in addressing some of the world’s biggest challenges—and in recent years, their work has never been more essential. When the pandemic limited in-person access to critical services, many nonprofits were forced to adopt digital channels to support constituents, accelerating a trend of the past decade.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

At that moment, my nonprofit heart was born. And as a teenager who volunteered for Special Olympics and adopted the beagle next door when his owner abandoned him, I suspected the part of me that shook my fist — or wagged my finger — at all things stupid and unfair made me no better than anyone else. Bush, Ph.D.,

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2022

Process automation can be scary for nonprofits because it can feel like you are giving up some control. With a clear understanding of what business process automation means to your nonprofit, you can identify ways to save time on your fund accounting management and increase efficiency across your organization. The average U.S.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

The Statement of Activities—commonly referred to as an SOA—is one of four essential financial statements for nonprofit organizations. This statement is crucial for demonstrating how effectively your nonprofit manages its resources. As the leader of a nonprofit, you must stay on top of updated standards or hire an accountant who does.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

posted by Syeda Hussaini Spring 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. Diversity and inclusion are not new terms for the nonprofit sector. Unfortunately, in the nonprofit boardroom, this change has yet to be reflected. According to the Impact of Diversity study , nonprofit boards are 78.6%

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

With the rise of smartphones, it seems like everyone’s constantly on social media, making it the perfect marketing tool for your nonprofit! Social media for nonprofits is one of the best ways for organizations to reach out, engage with the community, and promote the work they do. What is a good social media strategy for nonprofits?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2014

Before the American Library Association’s Annual Conference , I had the privilege of taking a tour of the shoe retailer’s main office to see what libraries and nonprofits could learn from the company. Pursue growth and learning. culture training staff nonprofits libraries' Embrace and drive change.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

They demand the online giving experience to be nearly instantaneous, easy, secure, personalized, mobile-friendly, and reflective of your brand and mission. If your nonprofit organization is eager to harness the full potential of your digital fundraising efforts and give your donors what they expect, it’s good to have a guide.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector. Most nonprofit Thank You’s are still long, text-intensive messages which more often than not these days feel cumbersome and overwhelming to supporters.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Did you also know that 49% of nonprofit employees expect cost cuts this year and 54% of nonprofit leaders have implemented changes to organizational goals and activities? . Now more than ever, it’s vital for nonprofits to diversify their funding sources. Why grants are important to nonprofits. Let’s dig in!

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Did you also know that 49% of nonprofit employees expect cost cuts this year and 54% of nonprofit leaders have implemented changes to organizational goals and activities? . Now more than ever, it’s vital for nonprofits to diversify their funding sources. Why grants are important to nonprofits. Let’s dig in!

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VQ Strategies

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The end of the calendar year is traditionally a time of reflection – looking back on the year’s achievements, challenges, joys, and losses. While 2020 is no different in that regard, our reflections are paired with an urgent desire to put this difficult year behind us.

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Media Cause

APRIL 15, 2024

This blog is the third in our series on MarTech for nonprofits. If you want to know why every nonprofit organization should have a MarTech stack, read the second blog here. MarTech Ssacks, or Marketing Technology stacks, provide nonprofit teams with a vital way to create efficient and effective marketing efforts.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Adaptive learning models can empower teachers to customize instruction for each student’s needs, and students can even personalize a digital tutoring experience. Imagine a coach using an AI to generate a detailed analysis of your best athletes’ movements to help other students learn, model, and improve their own techniques.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2022

It is not a time to reflect, it is a time to act. At Salesforce.org, we are proud to see how much of our community — whether it’s our employees, our partners, or the nonprofits we support — is jumping in through funding, advocacy, or volunteering. No one individual, company, government agency, or nonprofit can go it alone.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 5, 2022

posted by Vicki MacFarlane Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. While the COVID-19 pandemic may be unprecedented, it is not the only disruption nonprofit leadership will face. Strategically adopting organizational resilience principles will lead to prepared, capable and more sustainable organizations.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2019

I left private legal practice for nonprofit fundraising to get away from the less relational aspects of the service provider-client relationship. Steep billing rates, adversarial positions, and dense subject matter hindered my ability to be really great at my job, so I turned to more mission-driven work in the nonprofit sector.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2014

Before the American Library Association’s Annual Conference , I had the privilege of taking a tour of the shoe retailer’s main office to see what libraries and nonprofits could learn from the company. Pursue growth and learning. culture training staff nonprofits libraries' Embrace and drive change.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

For any nonprofit with UA, you will need to set up a new GA4 property and start collecting data from scratch. Out with the old, in with the new If your nonprofit currently has a Universal Analytics property, the first thing you should do is create a new Google Analytics 4 property (if you haven’t already).

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Social networks and social media has busted out of the marketing communications and fundraising silos and changing the way nonprofits deliver programs, manage, and even govern. This session will take a look about these trends and how nonprofits can equipment themselves to be networked nonprofits. What is the Networked Nonprofit?

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

In recent years, relationships between nonprofit organizations and their auditors have seen positive change. Auditors are viewed less by nonprofits as once-a-year visitors and more as year-round trusted advisors. Nonprofits would sometimes modify or overhaul their systems and controls without engaging their auditors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Last week, I had the pleasure of facilitating a Networked Nonprofit and Social Media workshop at the Independent Sector Annual Conference “ Forging A Stronger Future Together &# in Atlanta. In many cases, the slow to change eventually adopt or they no longer remain relevant to their constituents, donors, or loose their edge.

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