BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Three Year-End Annual Fundraising Tips You Haven’t Thought About. Here are three simple, no-brainer tips that will boost your fundraising return – raising more revenue than ever. Year-End Fundraising Tip #1: Hold a Thankathon Before You Solicit Your Donors. Year-End Fundraising Tip #2. Not many people!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

I've been thinking about how to best incorporate the back channel or in this case Twitter. Two recent blogs, " How To Present While People Are Twittering " and " Trends in Leadership Conferences " are the most recent blog posts packed with advice. Olivia Mitchell 's guest post on Pistachio Consulting offers some good tips: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

In this post, I’m sharing my slides , resources , and practical engagement tips with a higher purpose. Here’s a brief summary of the tip with a link to the full post with more tips. In a recent interview, John Hadyon reinforced this timeless piece of Facebook engagement advice. Images work for engagement.

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BoardAssist

JANUARY 27, 2015

For advice on what you can be doing to take advantage of this communications opportunity, as well as your IRS Form 990 generally, we turned to regular BoardAssist guest blogger and finance pro Paul Konigstein. Six Important Tips For Your IRS Form 990. The post Six Important Tips For Your IRS Form 990 appeared first on BoardAssist.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2021

While I always recommend you let donors know you are not in the business of offering professional legal or financial advice, and they should consult with their own advisors, this doesn’t mean you can’t inform people about changes in the law.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2009

Slide 44: Some good time management tips for using the social web purposefully. Steve has some good tips on how to use LinkedIn. . Here's my advice (and a request) to Steve: If you do this again, I would recommend checking out Dan Schawbel 's book "ME 2.0". Avoid posting or acting on behalf of the YMCA. DON’T READ EVERYTHING.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

Or as my mentor and teacher Hank Rosso said years ago: “ Fundraising is the gentle art of teaching the joy of giving.”. By practicing the gentle art of fundraising. My first piece of advice is this: . I have some favorite tips that will work for nonprofits of any shape and size. People Yearn to Express their Love .

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Connection Cafe

JULY 11, 2017

Make the most out of your crowdfunding by using available resources and advice. Of course, you may need to adjust these tips to better suit your specific crowdfunding campaign, but this will be a solid basis to form your campaign. Those are our 5 pro-tips when it comes to crowdfunding campaigns. Involve your supporters.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 7, 2014

Dzauya Nkuchwayo is an Arts & Culture Consultant with more than 10 years’ experience within The Raiser’s Edge. But for Arts & Cultural organizations, we’ve got our performances and programs to think of as well. How did this camp program help enhance your art skills/confidence/desire to perform? Donor fatigue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

Blogger relations (not to be confused with blogger relationships like I'm describing above) that is blogger outreach came up as a topic in a workshop I did on social media and the arts earlier this week. Kevin Bondelli has more advice. There's lots of great advice about blogger relations and outreach.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Handwriting is quickly becoming a lost art form. Not only does a hand-written thank you note make a strong impression upon the receiver, but it also makes you a better social media manager because it’s a practice in creative arts – and as all we know, the best social media managers are creative artists. 4) Read more books.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 2, 2012

Need practical advice on using digital video, social media, or presentation tools at your organization? Presentations : Tips and resources for engaging presentations and one really cool (non-presentation!) Image: Computer art project ( Ken Fager ). Social media : See how your organization can get started with social media.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

When asked what nonprofit organizations can do to build relationships with media, the panelists provided sage advice. For more advice no this, also consider these newsjacking tips from Media Cause. #3 Your nonprofit can stand out and cultivate relationships needed to cut through the noise by follow tips 1 and 2. #4

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Allegiance Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

If so, you’ll want to read our tips for better writing effective fundraising letters. When considering long vs. short giving appeals, “Write for the skimmer” is the best copywriting advice anyone can give you. Are you charged with writing the fundraising appeals for your nonprofit? How long should an appeal letter be?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Also, include tip sheet that provides these tool is good for xyz, but not good for abc. Right now the cards have questions and this group was asking for experiential advice on the cards. Cards: Some really good suggestions about having a sub header on the cards that describes an outcome.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2008

Michelle Murrain who writes the Zen of the Art of Technology Blog is known for her astute observations about nonprofit technology strategic and technical issues. What's your advice? Has anyone closed up their group and moved to a Fan Page? What are the pros/cons of groups versus Fan Pages?

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 22, 2020

The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) aims to enrich society by sharing powerful ideas and encouraging people to donate. We’ve mentioned in our Tips to improve your youtube channel article how well presented the RSPCA Youtube channel is, but we couldn’t resist mentioning again.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2010

On Friday, I facilitated the final face-to-face workshop for the Social Media Lab for 25 arts organizations inspired by Thomas Edison’s approach. It was sponsored by the Hewlett Foundation, Wallace Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Grants for the Arts, and the Koret Foundation. Joe Goode Twitter Presentation.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

This is particularly good for performing arts nonprofits who put on performances. With these donor appreciation tips, you’re ready to rock your donor love efforts this Valentine’s Day. Sometimes a good party or performance is the best way to show donors they’re appreciated. That’s why it’s important to host donor appreciation events.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

I co-founded a nonprofit called “The Moon Balloon Project” and worked for arts in healthcare nonprofits. I realized that I could help make people aware of these situations overseas by writing about them. When I returned to America I began my career as a nonprofit consultant.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

What advice would you offer to Cambodian bloggers? and provide some practical tips to a non native English speaking audience. Here's Step 2: Conversation Read someone's blog post and start a conversation: Advice: Before you leave a comment, ask yourself: What did they say well? Details Are Sketchy - Street Art.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2011

Recently, I bumped into Patricia Martin who just completed a fascinating report on Millennials online engagement with arts organizations and we had a conversation about this topic and the findings from her report. Not surprisingly, their advice leaned heavily on social media. Money is tight, but information is elastic.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Ever wanted to discover the art of transmedia? Victoria, Canada: The Art of Transmedia Storytelling: Creating Story Worlds Across Platforms. Victoria, Canada: The Art of Transmedia Storytelling: Creating Story Worlds Across Platforms. Washington, DC: Top Five Tips - Leveraging Technology for Social Good. Upcoming Events.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

It’s more like an art form, one that you can learn with practice and by understanding the real purpose of a donation receipt. The Winning Formula for a Flawless Donation Receipt As important as it is to create the right online donation receipt, it is an art form you can master through practice and following our formula.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Pacific time, Sam Chenkin from npCloud will join us to share his tips, best practices, and advice on how to assess whether to move and what to move to the cloud at your organization. In our free webinar, Assessing the Cloud for Nonprofits and Libraries next Thursday, December 6 at 11 a.m.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2014

That’s right – we’ve rallied 13 nonprofit thought leaders to share their best fundraising strategies, tips and ideas with YOU. I have no doubt that you’ll improve your fundraising efforts and boost acquisition rates if you take the advice each of these professionals are sharing. Find Scott On Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2011

Last month, Zoetica launched “ Leveraging Social Media: Becoming A Networked Arts Nonprofit ,” a peer learning project to build capacity for arts organizations in using social media effectively with a one-day masterclass. Here’s a wiki on custom landing tabs and more advice here. Small Nonprofits Can Do This Too!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Ami’s one and only board is called “ Really want these ” and instead of Louboutins, iPhone cases and nail art she’s dying to try, Ami’s pinned images include plain rice, faucets for clean drinking water, and chalk for school. What are your 2-3 tips or advice for ngos about using pinterest? It links to a donation landing page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2015

Li has worked extensively with leadership level executives in this digital transformation and the book distill hers advice to help them develop digital skills and strategies. Her advice boils down to three steps: listen, share, and engage. The chapter includes some tips on how to set up personal dashboards using various tools.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Listen in to hear her talk about peer-to-peer fundraising strategies, educating fundraisers, and tips for stewarding donors after GivingTuesday. Advice for organizations planning out their GivingTuesday strategy now. Topics Discussed in This Episode: Why peer-to-peer fundraising is a good strategy for this GivingTuesday.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

Blackbaud guest bloggers share expert fundraising tips and simple steps for creating a Facebook page that rocks. Learn how to become a social organization with tips from Yammer 's director of community. arts organization , and a Canadian wildlife organization to better fulfill their missions. From the TechSoup Community.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

As a bonus tip, it is more important than ever to remember that your team is made of humans and this is an extremely difficult time for humans. and author of, The Art of Being Indispensable at Work. Topping the list: hire the best people, not just the best people geographically convenient. Take advantage.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Guest writer Joshua Porter contributed the article in 2007, but his advice is as fresh and pertinent as ever. These tips aren't only about design: they're about keeping people at the center of your nonprofit's projects, not technology. Design is not Art. Technology serves humans. The experience belongs to the user. read more.

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BoardAssist

JULY 22, 2014

Always ready with great fundraising advice, guest blogger Gail Perry has terrific guidance for us in her guest post this week below. Thanks Gail for these terrific tips. Ask for advice. I’ve talked a lot about Advice Visits here , here and here. Listening is a lost art! Just say you want to pick their brain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2008

Last week I taught a social media workshop for artists and arts nonprofits and did some research on different arts organizations using social media effectively. I also asked her advice about getting a social media strategy started in a museum. Hat Tip Jordan V at Convio ) Photo by Aur2899. did Shelley have a dog.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Just a quick note for those of you who've been thinking about taking my Juicy Blogging E-Course: The Art and Play of Blogging September 21-October 12th. Here are a few testimonials from students: “There is both an ‘art and science’ of blogging. Here are a few testimonials from students: “There is both an ‘art and science’ of blogging.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 26, 2016

That’s why I loved the advice of Portland Children’s Museum, that decided it was time to streamline their membership program, reduce the number of levels, and make the benefits more consistent. So take some tips from the experts: the membership managers at children’s museums. In every way possible, keep your member benefits simple.

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