Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Given the rapid growth in grassroots advocacy initiatives at organizations large and small, we’ve been talking a lot in our office about the opportunities nonprofits have to drive new types of engagement through advocacy and what makes an organization effective. Of course, many nonprofits are constrained by resources.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Coming from a background in community organizing and public policy — specifically in the anti-rape movement — I understand the importance of effective messaging in advocacy campaigns. At Media Cause, we conceptualize advocacy in that same vein: It’s about shifting the balance of power. Identify Your Own Story .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

In the last few years, Microsoft has rebuilt LinkedIn working out many of the kinks and bugs that made it frustrating to use, and has launched a suite of new tools and functionality for LinkedIn Pages , Profiles , and Groups. Before experimenting, however, it’s highly recommended you take a course on how to effectively run LinkedIn Ads.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

TECH TIP: When you adopt Nimble AMS, you score the exclusive tool, Nimble Create , to supercharge your next annual report. Completed certification courses? . Enrolled in continuing education or training courses? . Worked in advocacy efforts? . Were more members involved in advocacy efforts? In volunteering? .

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Last week, we went over digital advocacy forms. percent , and 10 percent for mobile advocacy messages. Texting is a digital channel that nonprofits of all sizes can use to quickly and effectively reach supporters right where they are, across programs like advocacy , fundraising , volunteering , and membership.

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Allegiance Group

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

To do omni-channel well, you need the right tools. Of course, omni-channel performance can be challenging to communicate to leaders. A customer relationship management (CRM) platform or an eCRM for digital-only activity, both of which track donors across marketing, fundraising, and advocacy efforts. This gets overwhelming fast.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Analytic Activism is a book about how advocacy organizations can make better decisions in the digital age. I wrote the book because it seemed like something was missing from the conversation about digital advocacy and activism. Most of the research on digital advocacy is focused on the new types of speech we now see online.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

That’s the message CARE has embraced over the course of its 72-year history. Providing tools for sustainable change to populations most vulnerable to hunger, violence, and disease, CARE has earned its place in the hall of fame of nonprofits continuing to make the world a better place. Cut poverty off at its roots. Human Rights Watch.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Advocacy and Representation Membership-based nonprofits often advocate for their members’ interests—and associations are usually formed for expressly that purpose! When it comes to advocacy, the two keys are making sure that your members can offer their input and communicating the impact of your advocacy back to them.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Keys to Datamaking Success Many of the tools and techniques that we have learned about data design and collection continue to be relevant in datamaking, such as: Ask clear questions and prioritize which data points, or combinations of data points, are most relevant to answering the questions. These are opportunities for meaning making.

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EveryAction

MARCH 29, 2023

From our friends at Media Cause If you are an organization that does advocacy—particularly if you’re wondering how to grow your supporter base and build more people power to achieve your purpose—then this is the blog for you. While keeping in mind our three components, of course!)

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Two months in, I have tested many of Candid’s tools and, in the interest of helping fellow nonprofit students, I’m sharing the inside scoop on free resources that provide quality information and can support our development. . Additionally, GuideStar is a helpful tool for post-graduation job hunting. Real-time response tools .

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 20, 2022

This means putting more of your staff’s effort on those areas that will drive the greatest impact with today’s members: individual benefits such as training and certifications, and industry-focused benefits such as industry news and information, advocacy, and raising awareness. . Finding the right tools to analyze data .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Over the course of a three-year grant , Champions implement ambitious, goal-oriented projects and participate in advocacy campaigns aimed at changing local and national policies that hinder equal access to education. The tool will be instrumental in helping grantmakers to track and report on funds faster.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

On its face, evaluation seems like a neutral activity, designed to help us understand what’s happened, and to change course where needed. Co-development led to conceptualization of participation of people with disabilities in advocacy for legislative, policy and government program change as an impact—in and of itself—regardless of outcome.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2011

Engagement for advocacy vs non-advocacy organizations. Topic: Community Building, of course! This month’s chat focused mainly on sharing lessons and examples from the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , which took place in Washington, DC, last week. Using content to fuel community engagement. Hyper-local communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

The service provides early access to new Twitter tools and a variety of unique features. Including links, of course, also helps increase traffic to your website. .” For example, @WomenforWomen : It’s also recommended that your nonprofit sign up for Twitter Blue for $2.99 (USD) a month. Schedule tweets in advance.

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M+R

MAY 31, 2022

To add to the confusion, different email tools are handling this change in different ways. Tracking how many people wanted to know more (clicks) or were inspired to act (advocacy actions, survey submissions, or donations) have always been better metrics of success. Of course, this could change over time.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

It takes a strategic approach, strong advocacy, and collaboration to secure the funding that ensures your organization can continue its valuable work. The ED sets the course, defining the mission, vision, and long-term goals for the nonprofit. Use online fundraising tools. Your relationship with the board is critical.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2017

The subject matter, of course, the effective use of digital and networks that is holistic and that incorporates on culture change, innovation, and collaboration skills. I’m not sure where to go for tools to train my team, and it seems like the people at the top who should know these things aren’t sure either,” one practitioner summarized.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

Your strengths and weaknesses are the internal factors that your nonprofit deals with, including staffing considerations, marketing plans , and the software tools you use to run your organization. You may identify opportunities to continue influencing the government through grassroots organizing and advocacy work.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

And with the advent of numerous SMS tools, so too comes the advent of free mass texting for nonprofits. That said, there are plenty of tools that nonprofits can use that are either free or budget-friendly. Our favorite free (and cheap) mass texting tools for nonprofits. Free and low-cost mass texting tools. Give by Cell.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Reports of the death of email are, of course rampant, for the past, oh, 10 years or so. I was having lunch with a friend this week, who runs a small advocacy organization in Canada, that relies heavily on the use of email lists. It’s a very powerful tool, and combined with other drupal modules, there is a lot you can do with it.

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NetWits

MARCH 26, 2013

Enter a little tool I call the Digital Roadmap. On your property, you might also have outbuildings, guesthouses, or community spaces that you control (in the digital world, these are your specialized properties like micro-, affiliate, advocacy, peer-to-peer, or campaign sites). Of course we’re planning for how these channels intersect.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

On average, young people are more active in advocacy for social causes than their older counterparts. And of course, make sure their values align with your mission. AI-powered tools can simplify, streamline, and enable data management that your nonprofit relies on to manage donor relationships. Predicting outcomes.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2018

Each organization is different, of course, and not all the options will be a good fit for your group and its mission, so think of this list as a starting point. Of course, you don’t need a conference call to have a party! Of course, 2018 is an election year, so you may want to encourage your supporters to vote.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Across America, Hispanic and Latino organizations are leading the way in every realm, including advocacy, education, healthcare, and social services. Their work focuses on building a pipeline meant to serve and empower our community, consisting of three parts: civic engagement, issue advocacy, and leadership development.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

As such, we’ve turned to the strategic questions and priority areas of our Real-Time Strategic Plan many times during the pandemic to help guide our thinking and decisions about our programs, our conference, and our advocacy efforts. Leon Wilson, Chief of Digital Innovation and Chief Information Officer The Cleveland Foundation.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

It examines the tech you use and how effectively you use those tools. You also gain a full picture of the software your team is currently working with, which can inform your fundraising, advocacy, stewardship, and technology-related efforts going forward. Of course, the results of each nonprofit’s technology assessment are unique.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

." Interactive: How America Gives – How America Gives – The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas – The Chronicle of Philanthropy has launched a great new tool: an interactive map of giving data in the US.

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Neon CRM

MAY 12, 2023

Your membership management software should have some marketing and communications tools—like mail merge—that will help you keep communications personal but accurate. Last year, your generous donation of [$$$] helped fund a number of efforts toward [Cause or Initiative], including: Successful advocacy initiative.

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Qgiv

JUNE 25, 2021

Text messaging is an unbelievably powerful tool—but you have to know how to do it right! But the minute you switch from your thumbs to another service (like Qgiv’s outbound messaging tool!), You spread the word, of course! Advocates: if your organization is involved in advocacy, policy change, politics, etc., We can help!

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

But we want to give nonprofits with limited resources access to quality tools and training that will allow them to build a house social network even if they don’t have a big budget or a social networking guru on staff. Every org is different and must build its community to work toward its own goals and mission.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Benetech will of course continue the software and technology development that is the primary focus of our Human Rights Program. Our goal is to empower human rights and social justice groups to leverage their information assets for maximum impact: For current and near-term advocacy and for larger scale truth telling when the time is right.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Work smarter, not harder, with automated tools. It makes sense to use all of the fundraising tools available to you—including social media fundraising. While it’s hard to replicate this feeling across the distance (and through virtual fundraising tools alone), groups on social media remove some of that. The rest is history!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

." It’s About Impact NOT Influence – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – "Do you think your organization has clout or Klout? Or are social media ranking tools an example of more kool-aid mix being added to the overflowing punch bowl? ." Accidentally, of course.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

.” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals. Hold weekly interdepartmental meetings.

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