fusionSpan

MAY 19, 2024

The implication is that those at the forefront of digital transformation have compounding advantages – the more digital transformation they have already undertaken, the quicker they can continue to evolve and adopt new technologies, such as AI , as they arrive. The technologies must support your organizational goals, they can’t drive them.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes The Art of the Ask: Crafting a Winning Major Gifts Strategy In the world of nonprofit fundraising, major gifts stand as a cornerstone, providing substantial financial support that can significantly impact an organization’s ability to serve its mission. Major Gift Fundraising Phases and Strategies 1.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Throughout countless different phases and stages of life as a human being, we know that things will always be changing. Or, perhaps you are aware of a new/different process or product that you believe will move your organization forward, even if the way things are isn’t horrible. Phase 1: Prepare your Approach.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2023

Adopt a culture that values feedback. The initial idea on paper may not capture nuances of day-to-day work rhythms, or it may collide with current processes or services. Signals any needs to make future adjustments during planning phases. Adopt a culture that supports flexibility. Adopt a culture of accountability.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 10, 2020

Or, it might mean you’ll need to have a conversation with the board about changing policies and bylaws to adopt a new process. Work in phases. The best way to tackle this while keeping costs down is to work in phases and focus first on a subset of needs. A phased implementation will have you doing that much sooner.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2022

On top of that, be prepared for some change anxiety or frustration at convoluted legacy data and processes, which can make a system change appear even more daunting than it actually is. For an in-depth look at creating a successful process, watch Blackbaud’s webinar “Organize a Software Implementation Your Users Will Love” on demand.

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fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Fonteva’s breadth of functionality gives your organization the capability to manage every aspect of the membership experience, from core elements like processing renewals to simplifying complex business processes like dual membership programs. On the technical side, data architecture is key to implementing Fonteva effectively.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2022

The initial process of defining the organizational strategies and goals that the CRM will help deliver is essential. Nonprofits have always strived to manage constituent relationships throughout their lifecycle, from their first event to becoming a monthly supporter and beyond. So what is a CRM strategy?

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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. This solution includes a template, which will save organizations time and effort when setting up online portals.

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Forum One

APRIL 30, 2024

A robust discovery phase is recommended to understand both user and organizational requirements prior to selecting a particular approach, solution, vendor, or model. This includes setting up feedback loops from user interactions and vetting and testing models with internal stakeholders before wider release or adoption by the public.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Because this process can be so extensive, it’s best to partner with a team of experienced marketing experts when launching a new direct mail program. Direct mail fundraising, sometimes called direct mail solicitation or direct marketing, is the process of mailing requests for support to existing and prospective donors.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 28, 2023

Conducting a skills and interest assessment helps identify the strengths each board member can bring to the fundraising process. Sincerely, [Your Name] “ Providing Training and Support Providing board members with proper training and support enhances their fundraising capabilities and confidence.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The nonprofit fundraising calendar tends to go through phases of ups and downs. By getting to know your supporters better, you can understand how they’re using your website and how you can improve their experience. Facilitate this information-gathering process by enhancing your site’s user experience (UX). Let’s dive in!

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

What makes Drupal different and special from proprietary content management systems that also serve “enterprise” organizations is that it is supported by a community of ~1.4 Prior to Drupal 8, “major version upgrade” usually meant a long tedious process. Support timelines. million members. That changed with Drupal 8.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

What makes Drupal different and special from proprietary content management systems that also serve “enterprise” organizations is that it is supported by a community of ~1.4 Prior to Drupal 8, “major version upgrade” usually meant a long tedious process. Support timelines. million members. That changed with Drupal 8.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2022

When narratives are reframed, a context is created to help generate widespread support. Part of the process is to determine the people you will need to reach. Internal monitoring will be an ongoing process to identify narratives that have been used and to measure how well the narrative is moving in the public space in various channels.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Here’s how Solis views the three phases of where we’ve been and where we’re headed: BC = Before COVID. Now the only thing normal about the phase we’re in is everyone is in this same transitional space, focused on politics, new social behaviors, and the associated socioeconomics. Think back to how different things were.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. 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.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 16, 2021

It also gives administrators the ability to automate their processes using point-and-click style tools like flow. Your nonprofit can harness the experience of thousands of nonprofits using NPSP while maintaining the flexibility to customize processes for your unique needs. Do you really need all that data? Customization is Critical.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The objective of this second phase was to develop UVM’s use of the Salesforce platform for their Office of the Vice President of Research (OVPR) and to UVM Extension , an outreach unit helping to improve the quality of life of Vermonters through research-based educational programs and practical information.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

Snapchat is making a concerted effort to increase its viability as a marketing and digital payment processing tool for brands and for those nonprofits that have the time and resources, early adoption would be a good bet. Learn the basics through Snapchat Support. Do not make snap judgments about Snapchat. Get ready!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Many of your supporters are becoming overwhelmed with tweets, status updates, emails, texts, and print and broadcast media and because of that it’s getting more difficult for your “Thank You” message to stand out from all the noise. Subscribe to receive text alerts from the early adopters in the nonprofit sector.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. Supporting households in the wake of the pandemic and amidst rising food prices is essential to ensuring healthy lives for families in the U.S. and supporting small farmers in remote areas globally.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

The Nonprofit Fundraising Strategic Plan Guide explores the fundraising planning process and breaks down each of the necessary elements that will allow you and your team to elevate your next campaign. Understanding your supporter base. What about our organization, its leadership, its mission, its supporters, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

As Jeremiah points out, we are entering the next phase where robots, drones, bots, AI, and self-driving cars will have widespread adoption. Bots needs to be designed increase engagement, support and inspire offline action. And after that technology will be merged or implanted in humans.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2016

The Vendor (or vendors) – who provide products or services in support of the head-office, the affiliates or both. A complex, integrated constituent management platform usually handles constituent data, constituent relationships and core transactional processing, including revenue processing. Project feature phasing.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

You move tasks from the idea phase to various stages of in-progress and finally to completion. It is so much easier to start out with tools and processes than to wait for your nonprofit to grow to the point that everything is unwieldy and then try to get a chaotic environment under control. And, it’s free!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2013

The recently published study from Center for Effective Philanthropy, called “ Room for Improvement ” looked at foundation’s support of performance assessment. There is a lot of pressure for nonprofits to “demonstrate impact” and performance assessment is one method. The book Lean Analytics focuses on the measure stage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

Already that morning, keynotes had give some powerful adoption statistics. Geoff Livingston gave an overview of mobile trends , mentioning that the adoption rate of mobile phones and tablets are higher than Twitter now and mobile is now part of our lives. Don’t chase “me too&# iPhone apps.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2014

The Atlanta-based tech support nonprofit TechBridge , has developed a new online crowdfunding website called the TechBridge Nonprofit Exchange for U.S. TechBridge started the Exchange after their success with their Adopt-a-Nonprofit program in which corporations underwrite nonprofit tech projects. About TechBridge.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

By including them in the early phases of a giving day, they will feel invested in your strategy. Doing this legwork early helps you build a great base of support and is a method to create excitement on the big day. Solution: You’ve just had an enormous outpouring of enthusiasm and support. What to Remember.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2019

A growing number of organizations are instituting junior boards to outsource next gen engagement to a group of young, mission-oriented, loyal supporters with networks and influence to leverage. These approaches offer more flexibility to the supporter and relieve the expectation of a monetary contribution.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Do you know how much your technology processes are costing you? Make sure you understand how this change will ultimately support the organization’s mission. . Just like building a house, your project (and related costs) consists of three phases: design, build, and maintenance. First, there is a design and planning phase.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2020

Nonprofit Megaphone is Google Certified and supports over 300 nonprofit clients. Driving in-person actions such as adopting an animal . The process varies slightly depending on which country you are applying in, and the full list of eligible geographic locations is available on Google’s website. What is the Google Grant?

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Forum One

AUGUST 15, 2010

This technology selection and implementation phase can be daunting and complex. If you're going to do something sophisticated, like integrating your grants management system with your grantee community, be sure you have very solid management support, a healthy budget, and a very patient stakeholder group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

This post was based on a post developed by Rob Paterson three weeks ago, as we seek to design a pilot project in support of an important multi-constituent project Rob is helping to guide. People take the ideas and start to do things with the idea – this phase is crucial in a new paradigm. For the Environment: An Inconvenient Truth.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 26, 2011

Motivations for adopting an integrated marketing philosophy vary. A supportive culture fosters integrated marketing success. Integrated strategy and processes are essential – many seek outside help. Integrated strategy and processes are essential – many seek outside help. The process of proving ROI is complex.

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