TechImpact

APRIL 2, 2014

Ultimately, if we want to substantially grow and strengthen our nonprofits, and solve problems on a state wide, national, or even global scale, it is imperative that these questions be answered. The post Advice That Could Lead To A Better Nonprofit appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

Which leads to the question: You’ve been laid off. My personal biggest piece of advice: Get in touch with your network. 2) Know the answers to these three questions: What are your strengths? Be prepared to ask questions about the organization’s mission and where they’re headed. But don’t take it from me.

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Boards need to be regularly refreshed , plus it’s important to have a place where promising volunteers and donors can be lifted up to leadership roles. Designate a volunteer leader. How do we find new board members to recruit?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 1, 2021

When you are able to talk to someone directly about a story, you can ask questions the help you gather key facts, details, and emotions to tell a compelling story. To get information that helps you tell a great non-profit story, you’ll need great storytelling interview questions. I hope that they inspire you! There you have it.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 9, 2018

A thriving volunteer program can help maximize your organization’s impact. By evaluating your existing volunteer program and renewing your focus on recruitment and retention, you can build a thriving and sustainable volunteer program that will propel your work forward. Evaluating Your Existing Volunteer Program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

Another example includes using AI to optimize volunteer engagement by aligning opportunities with individual skills and interests. She pointed out there was a wide range of use cases for staff as well as volunteers. Devi’s advice: understand the best use case for your organization and how you and your staff work best with the AI.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Being more introverted versus extroverted, the author's advice and teachings would have helped me during new jobs and after promotions, when relocating to new cities, when joining new clubs and organizations, and whenever I became a member of a new team. Ask questions. Learn and remember names. Seek out and start new relationships.

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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. NEDA employees and approximately 200 volunteers could barely keep up with demand.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Many nonprofits work in tandem with volunteers to move their mission forward and keep expenses down. Engaging volunteers helps get the word out about your mission, since most volunteers share their passion with their personal and professional networks. Recruit Like Your Mission Depends on It.

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Twenty Hats

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

For CVA Krista Gilmore, the point of volunteer management is to cultivate volunteer leaders. That was the advice I received 25 years ago from an experienced volunteer director. I was new to a children’s ministry position and had little experience managing volunteers. Give away the good stuff.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

But without an effective volunteer recruitment strategy, finding participants for peer-to-peer fundraisers can be challenging. You may also have an additional group of passionate supporters who can help your P2P efforts succeed: your volunteers! Cheer on your volunteers to help them reach their goals.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., board; committees; executive staff; direct service volunteers). Ask your volunteers to bring these lists to you. These include lists of volunteers, users of services, members, ticket buyers and so forth. Let us know in the comments.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The next question, of course, is how? I’m going to assume that the question that started you down this path is, “How do I get current donors to increase their gifts?” Based on your answers to these questions, we can break your list into segments and create donor personas. In other words, you create donor journeys. .

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It’s not surprising if volunteers are reluctant to scrutinize themselves in the mirror. As I’ve said before, without trust, you may have volunteers but you don’t have a team. But no matter how perfectly you design the instrument, answering a series of questions will not provide the level of introspection that inspires real change.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Everyone who participated was an experienced risk manager and offered advice for how association leaders could help themselves and their volunteers to become more comfortable with uncertainty. Sig VanDamme, Co-founder at Gojectory, who has been an entrepreneur since he was old enough to mow lawns and shovel snow, had this advice.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 7, 2015

Case in point: one area of data management where many non-profits fall woefully short is in the organization of volunteer assets. And yet a huge majority—93 percent—report that “the most important functionality lets staff track volunteer activities and the number of hours worked.”

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Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., — Opportunity about to be missed Dear Opportunity about to be missed, You’ve actually named the problem in the way you’ve framed your question. With how many staff, volunteers, and locations. When your survival was in question.

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Twenty Hats

MARCH 9, 2021

When the pandemic hit, this volunteer manager created volunteer roles that were a win-win for staff and volunteers. We are still living in the midst of a pandemic while trying to navigate engaging volunteers in a meaningful way. In addition, I made sure to ask staff about their expectations of a volunteer.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

I’ve summarized advice from our contributors to offer practical ideas for beginning to integrate the Association 4.0 Sig VanDamme, the Founder of NimbleUser, GoJectory, and VA2A, offered this advice to bring the board along on those speculative ventures: Preparing a board to manage risk is a sales process. Association 4.0:

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

Beyond personal enthusiasm and professional recognition, volunteer leaders don’t have many concrete incentives to excel. Ideally, one of these meetings will be a welcome from the executive director, which includes his or her unique advice and views on board service. Volunteers join the board because they are inspired by your mission.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., They may seek volunteer opportunities your organization can offer. Let the foundation know you are also in conversation with marketing regarding event sponsorship or with human resources regarding volunteer opportunities.

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VQ Strategies

MARCH 22, 2022

With the 2022 Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service confirmed as a hybrid event — with the onsite location confirmed at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort — I can’t help but think of this blog we shared back in 2016. They are made of terra cotta.”

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what to do after a donor says “no” to a meeting. Or perhaps there’s a volunteer committee or activity that may interest them. This ask is premature.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Here are questions you can ask yourself and your team to go through a similar exercise. Not having clarity on the answers to these questions can easily tack on several days to a week to your thank you letter’s journey. Where do checks go first?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 29, 2021

They cancel down core ideas and are remarkably useful aids to recall advice. It might be even useful to locate a volunteer with a background in sales or data analysis and see if you can get them to come on board as the one person in your organization who can go through the feedback and present the results. L isten and ask questions.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

shared this valuable advice. Don’t forget volunteers. Questions can cover the seven areas listed in the goals section above. Provide a mix of multiple-choice and open-ended questions allowing for individualized responses. My colleague, Joanna Pineda, CEO and Chief Troublemaker at Matrix International Inc.,

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on the best fundraising strategy for new nonprofits. . Dear Unsure, Your question is epic, and can’t be answered quickly. Have a question for our Fundraising Coach?

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

For example, a nonprofit looking to hire a volunteer manager might list 2-5 years of leadership experience in addition to a certain amount of hours spent volunteering and an undergraduate degree. Conduct an initial interview with a predefined set of questions and criteria. Associated responsibilities. Preferred skills.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

For example, a nonprofit looking to hire a volunteer manager might list 2-5 years of leadership experience in addition to a certain amount of hours spent volunteering and an undergraduate degree. Conduct an initial interview with a predefined set of questions and criteria. Associated responsibilities. Preferred skills.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

Show donors you’re invested in getting to know them personally by asking questions about their hobbies, families, professions, and connections to your nonprofit’s mission. Keep supporters on the page by: Reducing unnecessary questions. However, asking too many questions increases the chances that supporters will abandon your page.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The next time a major donor prospect says no to you, or to someone at your organization, take the time to think through the following questions to see what you can learn and how you should follow up with this prospect: Did You Properly Cultivate the Prospect? Hopefully not often, but they do happen. All is not lost.

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Twenty Hats

JULY 13, 2021

At home or at the office, you can transform a “no” decision to a “yes” by following this advice. I think volunteer directors, managers and coordinators see things that are necessary and incredibly impactful for our programs. Be empowered, be strategic, be an advocate for your volunteers! I was panicked.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 18, 2021

These conversations are an opportunity to ask for something often overlooked in donor relationship building— advice. When we ask donors for their feedback and advice, we are signaling that we trust them and value their opinion. Pre-feasibility conversations are a great way to begin building a pipeline of campaign volunteers.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit leader who needs advice on who the best prospects are to ask for legacy gifts. 250,000 from a career teacher who was a long-time volunteer; never a cash donor. $1 — Charity Clairity.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice how to create an effective year-end fundraising appeal: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m planning ahead to prepare this year’s annual fundraising appeal, and could use a little help getting started.

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BoardAssist

OCTOBER 6, 2014

We all know how critically important volunteers are to the mission of any nonprofit, but we do a good job of making sure our volunteers know how much they matter to us? How To Keep Your Volunteers Coming Back, And Why That Matters. Volunteers are the life blood of many nonprofit organizations. Thanks Tech Impact!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2022

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on where to seek endowment funding for their local historic charity. . Have a question for our Fundraising Coach? Please submit your question here.

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