Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2021

The challenges of designing and deploying robust, efficient and cost-effective systems and processes, configured to your unique needs with strong governance, adoption and lifecycle management are daunting even for the largest organizations. It’s rare that a tool or technology you need to adopt only touches one area of your nonprofit. .

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

These include disparities in funding allocation, lack of representation and diversity among leadership, and a tendency to prioritize short-term outcomes over long-term systemic change. This may involve conducting equity audits , adopting anti-racist policies and practices, and actively working to dismantle barriers to access and opportunity.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Using Generative AI To Drive Your Fundraising Outcomes Allison Fine, President, Every.org Beth Kanter, Author, Trainer, and Nonprofit Innovator Carrie Cobb, Chief Data Officer, Blackbaud Artificial intelligence promises new models of fundraising, using machine learning to drive better outcomes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

Nonprofits use CRMs to manage their donor relationships, to segment supporters by interest areas, streamline donor communication, automate fundraising, and report on outcomes to the board, donors, and community. Does the platform allow for staff adoption and collaboration between teams (i.e. 5) Outcomes and Analytics.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 17, 2024

Strategy is important because lists of sensible initiatives won’t compel customers to take the actions, we wish them to, which is why most plans don’t produce the outcomes that are desired. Don’t let your models own you in this way; you need to dump models that don’t work and adopt models that do.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Next, define the outcomes you hope to achieve. The outcomes you can achieve tend to fall into four buckets that benefit your organization. This will drive adoption of being a data-driven organization. Culture shift – getting company-wide adoption of anything new can be challenging. Is it at your fingertips?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 22, 2019

To learn more about cryptocurrency fundraising and how your nonprofit can accept cryptocurrency donations, visit The Giving Block – a start-up of composed of cryptocurrency early adopters and change-makers. The Giving Block. 2) Marketing and Awareness. Cryptocurrency donations are becoming increasingly common.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 27, 2022

When it comes to adopting innovative technology to advance your organization’s goals, it’s crucial to understand your role in the process. TECH TIP: When you consider the best technology for your association, ensure you adopt a modern association management software (AMS) , like Nimble AMS, rather than a legacy platform. Seek feedback.

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Bonterra

MARCH 13, 2024

Up to 3X your fundraising outcomes by optimizing the rich feature set included in your platform. Health checks on email deliverability to boost the outcomes of all your outreach efforts. Remove administrative burden so that you can focus on your mission and supporters, not technology.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 23, 2022

Automations using Zapier can help your organization increase its fundraising efforts and outcomes by streamlining the flow of data between CauseVox and other apps your organization is using.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Communicate outcomes. Grantors increasingly view themselves as investors and, as a result, place greater emphasis on outcomes reporting. Adopt a robust fund accounting system. When you are putting together your grant applications and reporting, you want to emphasize achieving the desired outcomes.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

With AI showing up as a wonder tool in nearly every platform we use, it’s no surprise that every industry, every business unit is suddenly racing to adopt AI. With AI, you first define some outcome, some question you want answered. What outcome are you trying to predict? Should you optimize for precision or recall?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 4, 2024

Year-over-year strategic planning includes changes in operations, processes, initiatives, measurement of impact and outcomes, and the need to find new ways to connect with stakeholders. Define, measure, and evaluate your organization’s outcome strategies all in one place.

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fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

When we deliver a Fonteva implementation project, we also deliver plans for change management, communication, training and development, to help ensure that resistance to adoption doesn’t undermine your investment. On the technical side, data architecture is key to implementing Fonteva effectively.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

Culture of Innovation: Characteristics and Benefits As you may have experienced, nonprofits often struggle with innovation or are slower at adopting more modern approaches and tools. Some are naturally early adopters while some may lack enthusiasm, know-how or resources to even get started, and the rest fall somewhere in between.

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Nucleus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Among other uses, it was adopted in 2015 by the ASAE Foundation for an industry-wide research project. At Gravitate, Andrew has seen that there are often individual staff members within associations that are hesitant to adopt new methods until they see for themselves that the new process or new tool provides a better way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 3, 2024

It provides tools for streamlining the application process, managing submissions, and tracking outcomes. It provides tools for managing grants, streamlining workflows, and tracking outcomes, with customizable features and integration options. They provide insights into grant opportunities, assess eligibility, and track performance.

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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. Read more of Kevin’s story in our Book “ Association 4.0: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation. ”

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

To build trust and prioritize community voices, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Community Fund adopted a participatory grantmaking practice in 2021 and 2022. This case study illustrates the outcomes they achieved by directly engaging community members in their grant funding decision-making process.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

Data from early adopters illustrates the tangible benefits of a seamless checkout process. The future of online giving is bright, and by leveraging these strategies, organizations can enhance their fundraising efforts, forge lasting donor relationships, and drive better outcomes for their causes. Want to know more?

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Global Giving

APRIL 27, 2018

Regardless of whether or not Ginger is the right animal for you, chances are she will be adopted. Thanks to the great work by facilities like the Austin Animal Center, half of these animals (the majority of which are cats and dogs) are adopted. So what makes an animal more likely to be adopted? Each year, approximately 6.5

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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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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2019

Fundraisers may find additional success by adopting the following professional service principles. Fundraisers can adopt the above tips, among others, and everybody can build lasting, authentic, and mutually beneficial connections with their respective customers. Treating Donors Like Customers (But Not in a Bad Way).

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

When we haven’t lived both lives, we can sometimes create and adopt narratives of how philanthropy and nonprofits work, and how the staff within them operate. Vulnerability Empathetic connections can transform your relationships and outcomes. When we work in separation and disconnection, empathy divides can become empathy canyons.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2021

When analyzing the data in the Tracker baseline DEI policies and commitments – such as equal employment opportunity and anti-harassment policies – are adopted by nearly 100% of the largest employers. Companies need to move from the incremental to the transformational.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2014

Evidence Planning: Helps define outcomes for a project. Collect input from others. Know the people I’m working with. Generate new ideas. Test and improve. Sustain and implement. A few tools that caught my eye: 1. Learning Loop: Develops a clear plan based on what has been done before. Thinking Hats: To generate new ideas.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Education Foundation of Lake County realized this when they adopted Bloomerang. As the Education Foundation of Lake County demonstrated, integrating these tools facilitates more personalized, data-driven fundraising efforts that resonate with donors and achieve better outcomes.

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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. How might you more fully adopt writing as a learning strategy for yourself? Actually, it has to do with everything. If you don’t learn new things, you slowly wither. It can be daunting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The results of two new research studies about nonprofits and adoption of social media were released this week. It’s time to set realistic outcomes, look for strategic efficiencies, and define and share best practices. The results of two new research studies about nonprofits and adoption of social media were released this week.

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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. Like many other activities in participatory philanthropy, this approach considers the process to be as important as the outcomes. We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. But is this the right question?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 4, 2014

Adopting an open source philosophy has proven to be quite effective for us at Benetech in our work furthering technology-for-good. Being transparent leads to the best possible outcomes from our work and helps us further our mission goals. The open source methodology also helps stimulate innovation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

They also know first-hand the pain, money, and time that is wasted, and the impact and outcomes that are reduced or even lost when nonprofits and schools don’t get the help they need. Adopt Radical Empathy with Terri Givens. Driving Equitable Outcomes. Well, that is the beauty of this ecosystem.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

It is one thing to adopt certain principles for how you will navigate change personally, but things get even more complicated and interesting when you are navigating change management as a unit, group, family, or organization. Phase 3: Sustain Outcomes. In this phase, you will review performance, metrics, and outcomes.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Measure Impact: Link fundraising successes to specific projects or programs, showcasing the tangible outcomes made possible through donor support. Ease of use: A game changer Ease of use significantly affects the adoption and effectiveness of a CRM. The ability to schedule reports has saved as much as two hours in a day.

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Global Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Their approach can be adopted in other communities dealing with contaminated rivers. They partnered with DataRobot to better understand the drivers of patient outcomes and improve treatment guidelines. Kiva applies the power of AI to make financial support accessible. The World Bank estimates that 1.7

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 1, 2023

As technology develops, many industry leaders hope it will continue to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and offer better patient outcomes. Adopting cloud-computing CRM platforms like Blackbaud or Salesforce can help decrease administrative burdens significantly while helping organizations stay ahead.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 11, 2012

Leap of Reason: Managing to Outcomes in an Era of Scarcity is Mario Morino's call to action for nonprofit leaders and funders. The way to meet these challenges, according to Morino, is for all the players in the social sector to adopt a framework of " Managing to Outcomes ". Why is that a good idea? What do you think?

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