Nimble AMS

AUGUST 26, 2022

The Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study reports that 90% of association professionals seek to enhance engagement opportunities for their members. Before your association begins adopting new software to meet member needs, you’ll want to start with re-envisioning your member engagement strategy.

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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. It may also not align with the latest trends and best practices in philanthropy. If your organization values equity, diversity, inclusion, or innovation, does your application reflect that?

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Givinga

DECEMBER 29, 2020

As we’ve watched charitable giving become increasingly core to today’s business and consumer culture, we expect several trends will be central to corporate giving in 2021. There’s plenty of room for discussion and even debate as to whether other trends might impact the philantech space as we enter 2021. What do you think?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

General guidance for fundraisers Here is general guidance on actions fundraisers can take based on fundraising trends and best practices drawn from the report. Current budget numbers reflect your existing program commitments, not your aspirational ones. Your own careful review of the report is encouraged. Happy action planning!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

This article aims to demystify the process of adopting AI for nonprofits and show some of the advantages this technology can bring. DALLE , an image generation tool, Vision, an AI-driven image analysis tool, and Advanced Data Analysis provides the ability to upload a CSV file for AI to identify trends, create graphs, and generate reports.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

In our experience, TBP is the logical result of listening to grassroots organizations, rather than a theoretical framework that grantmakers should adopt for purely philosophical reasons. If a metric isn’t reflective of the impact they want to make, then why collect it?

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

This walkthrough isn’t just a cautionary tale—it’s a roadmap to ensuring your financial narrative remains clear, accurate, and reflective of your nonprofit’s integrity and mission. Financial statements must reflect the true nature of resources available. Let’s dive in! 5 Mistakes to Avoid 1.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 16, 2022

With 2023 fast approaching, i t’s wise to reflect on t he state of your association and overall member experience. However, not all disruption needs to remain negative. Your association can learn from past challenges to adopt innovativ e strategies and better equip your staff and members for 2023. Here’s how to get started.

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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. In this article, we're taking a closer look at what we mean by "Tech Adoption".

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Now is a good time for nonprofits to pause and reflect upon the success of their social media and nonprofit technology campaigns thus far, to determine how they can be improved, and most importantly, to invest in their future. 4) Increased Adoption of New and Improved Mobile Fundraising Apps.

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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. But don’t stop at day one. Celebrate diversity.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Check out these other sessions at bbcon, too: Imagining our Future: Reflections on AI, Equity, and a Better World Brandolon Barnett, Head of Innovation & Philanthropy , Humanitas Technologies Join us for a session that weaves a personal journey from poverty, loss, and adversity to a career at the intersection of social impact and technology.

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Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Organizations can also introduce real life examples or real life scenarios for problem solving, encouraging employees’ to think and reflect their learning right away. While online learning will continue to evolve and change, organizations looking for long -term success must focus on these trends. Data Analytics.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Try to adopt some of what they do. Reflecting on those new strands alongside the whole debate on leadership skills for the age of AI made both me and my publisher want to put out an updated edition. Identify two people whose leadership you admire and start watching them closely. What do they do especially well?

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

Today, we refer to it as the “Foundation 1000”, and it is often used to look at historical grantmaking trends. We adopted more automation in the loading, cleaning, and coding of data. Researchers can use the Foundation 1000 or another cleaned subset of data to create historical trends for these years. government agencies ii.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

As discovered in the Global Trends in Giving Report , the.org domain is by far the most trusted domain for nonprofit website and email communications. It’s for this reason that nonprofits have been slow to adopt LinkedIn Ads. Every action you take in LinkedIn Groups reflects your personal brand and the brand of your nonprofit.

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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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Literacy Advice Test Training 130

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

When you adopt an innovative AMS, staff won’t have to learn a difficult code to build member reports or dashboards. TECH TIP: When you adopt Nimble AMS, you score the exclusive tool, Nimble Create , to supercharge your next annual report. Reporting on membership is vital, as it directly reflects on the health of your association.

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Report Tips Associations Advocacy 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2019

Now to recap some thoughts about what we presented and insights generated upon reflection. Marcelo explained how the ecosystem is evolving, pointing out big trends like the rise of Millennials and Gen-Z, highlighting one of the most inspiring social changemakers like Greta. And, also to Marcele Iniarra for his creativity.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2018

We have seen a number of trends emerge this past year, but I believe that by understanding the following five major trends, your foundation can go into 2018 on-track and prepared for industry changes. Foundations are now investing in diversity to ensure that their organizations reflect the organizations that they are serving.

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

Service provides pathways to social connection [and] purpose and reflects their vision of the world as it could be, not as they are experiencing it today,” said Cilente Skendall. In an unpredictable environment, youth need to gain a sense of control, to know that they are making a difference in the world.

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Service Community Environment Empowerment 109

sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

Let’s explore how these two factors impact higher education and the potential strategies institutions can adopt. Ensure your marketing, website, and social media appeal to a broad audience and reflect an ever-changing student population. At a time when as many as one in three bachelor’s degree recipients in the U.S.

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Education Student Award University 82

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

You cannot have empowerment without participation: empowerment is not something we ‘do’ to other people, but is itself a participatory process that engages people in reflection and inquiry to understand the power they have, and to take action for change as they define it.”

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Candid

JUNE 16, 2022

Invest in, support, and learn from intermediary organizations, many of which can help you adopt participatory approaches to grantmaking. . Takeaways and discussion questions conclude each section, providing a useful tool for facilitating dialogues for reflection and learning. Though it sounded cynical and harsh, it also rang true.

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Guidelines Participatory Case Study Philanthropy 99

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 19, 2022

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. The research reflects insights from a survey of 800 employees of nonprofit organizations and 1,500 nonprofit program participants across the U.S.

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Digital Report San Francisco Children 59

sgEngage

JANUARY 24, 2024

The continuously high re-enrollment numbers at Donna Klein Jewish Academy (DKJA) reflect our efforts to provide the best possible experience for students and families. Yet, until recently, they also meant our staff spent extensive time and energy calling families to track down re-enrollment contracts each year.

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Student Policy Retention Education 77

Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

DOCN has also had to face these barriers to adoption head on. Listen to Dosunmu reflect on what they are up against when appealing to new funders entering the field. Examples of these obstacles include the overwhelming scale of the problem and desires to address the issue only through technical solutions.

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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. Subscribe to receive text alerts from the early adopters in the nonprofit sector. Pay attention to Internet TV trend and consider launching your own TV station.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Giving Days organized by local communities are being adopted by many more communities than ever before and a stronger understanding how these efforts can help build the capacity of nonprofits to embrace social media and online giving, engage more donors, and raise awareness of charity giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

Expert new media managers have the ability to anticipate the impact of emerging trends in mobile and social media. But it’s only a creative new media manager who keeps current with emerging trends in mobile and social media that can launch campaigns that stand out above all others. Creative Thinking. Good Writing Skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2015

helps readers craft a volunteer program that reflects the organization’s mission and approaches daily management needs with an eye toward the future. Utilize new tools and trends including social media, microvolunteering, virtual volunteering, and hackathons.

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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? Most really good proposals and reports often better reflect an organization’s capacity to hire a great grant writer or marketing expert than their ability to do great work.

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Problem Skills Proposal Grant 79

The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Now, that we have 10 years of data to inform our opinions, we’re taking another look at the now established trend of Giving Tuesday fundraising. Growth is slowing despite significant adoption by the nonprofit community and is now less than 10%. First off, can we agree that headline was pretty harsh? The verdict?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

This session will take a look about these trends and how nonprofits can equipment themselves to be networked nonprofits. Staff started to see the value in social media and it led to adoption of tools. Step 3: Reflection – where the greatest learning is. Reflection. —— [link]. Simplicity.

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Network Nonprofit Guidelines Social Media 173

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

It is really bizarre, but this afternoon I've been struggling with the notion about the connection between individual adoption and organizational adoption of social media tools like Facebook or others. Corporate types resist the adoption of these technologies, and then, subsequently embrace them. re excited about next!???

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

We can learn through reflection and come to deeper understandings. 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. Learning, we do naturally.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 71

NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

As the NTEN Community overall consists of a greater number of non-members than members, we are pleased to see this balance reflected this year in response rates. Key Findings from the 2013 Survey 20% of the overall NTEN Community considers their organizations to be at the “Innovating” level on the Technology Adoption Spectrum.

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