Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 4, 2023

Ensuring your nonprofit’s technology is in working order should be one of the top items on your checklist. It is a key piece of your organization’s strategy and should support your mission and goals. There is a wide variety of CRM solutions available, many of which are specialized to help different types of organizations.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

Each week, I interview association and nonprofit CEOs, Presidents and Executive Directors about the things their organization is doing to increase membership, generate revenue, and ultimately thrive. What do successful organizations all have in common? Technology powers successful organizations. Then, they act.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

And seemingly overnight, organizations that once regarded digital transformation as a long-term project were implementing, onboarding, and investing in technology that could keep them connected to their supporters and keep their missions going. There is no going back, digital advocacy has to be a part of what we do moving forward.”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2019

By Maria De La Guardia , design director and brand strategist at Bureau for Good , a design agency that helps nonprofits explain why they matter across digital and print media. Organizations are always changing. Successful organizations carry out a periodic environmental scan as part of their strategic communications efforts.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Nancy’s Story “Working with public institutions was especially important during the early days,” Nancy recalled. “We We leveraged our connections during COVID by organizing a weekly call to convene the key players. There was no working partnership with industry and public health. More likely to achieve their goals.

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M+R

MAY 17, 2022

Donald was one of the original (Ralph) “Nader’s Raiders,” tasked with traveling the country and turning college student energy into student advocacy groups. Donald went on to lead New York’s PIRG (NYPIRG) into a powerhouse of an advocacy organization and organized one of the largest protests of the 1970s with 100,000 people on the mall in DC.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 4, 2018

During my Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management (MNLM) studies, I gained an appreciation for volunteers and an interest in how volunteers can engage in advocacy. The terms advocacy and lobbying are generally used interchangeably to describe how nonprofits influence legislation and public policy. Who is Your Target Audience?

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

During our time at the conference, we had the pleasure of celebrating the 60 years the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) has been a premier organization dedicated to member-based organizations and association professionals. Here are four of our conversation takeaways we hope will benefit your organization: 1.

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Forum One

AUGUST 29, 2023

Steven has stepped into his new role as Vice President, following his previous role as Forum One’s Managing Director of Digital Marketing. Steven brings a problem-solving approach to all his work, and excels in collaborative iteration with clients. “A We’re excited to work collaboratively. Steven hold a B.A.

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Candid

AUGUST 6, 2021

To that end, the ten-year initiative will coordinate donor resources to build international networks in the independent moving image ecosystem that foster deeper collaborations between civic leaders and content creators — funding aligned organizations, research, and creative content appearing across traditional and digital platforms.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 21, 2021

By: Stu Manewith, Director of Thought Leadership and Advocacy at Omatic Software. According to Salesforce.org’s Nonprofit Trends Report (3rd Edition), 71% of organizations surveyed had to accelerate their move to digital programs or events last year due to the pandemic. And 2020 didn’t help. The 3 Cs of Nonprofit Data Integrity.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Today, we’re introducing our first Salesforce.org Impact Labs cohort on zero hunger and their work on U.S Our latest Impact Lab cohort on climate justice built an open-source tool for climate community-based organizations to access grant funding more seamlessly with the Grants Content Kit. Food Insecurity. Melanie Calhoun.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Advisory committees let your nonprofit work with others who want to see you succeed. As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. Alternately, you might be thinking about building an advisory committee around advocacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2012

Funding Services AND Advocacy: The Smart Choice for Grantmakers – guest post by Aaron Dorfman, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Some grantmakers shy away from funding advocacy, preferring instead to fund direct services. NFP described an advocacy approach that incorporated both grass-tops and bottom-up advocacy.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Still, many foundations shy away from working together, assuming it will require considerable time and a loss of independence. . 2) Offering Networking and Education .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

After all, crafting a compelling message is hard work! Consider searching social media for posts about your organization and interacting with the people who’ve posted them. You may find that there are other organizations seeking to achieve similar goals that you can tackle together or connections they can introduce you to.

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Candid

JULY 20, 2022

To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. Throughout the pandemic, the nonprofit sector played a critical role in alleviating stresses across a range of needs.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Over the course of my career, I’ve sat on nonprofit advocacy, fundraising, and communications teams—all in an overall digital engagement capacity. It might surprise you, but as Media Cause’s Director of Advocacy, I’m on board with a fundraising-centric approach to nonprofit strategy and journey building.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

Infusing Social Into Social Justice Organizations – Guest Post by Daniel Jae-Won Lee, Executive Director of the Levi Strauss Foundation. As courageous citizens connected with each other to express dissent and organize public actions, social media tools spurred activism and social change in unprecedented ways.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Do you have an idea for an organization that will bring good to the world and serve a charitable purpose? million registered nonprofits in the United States, making these charitable organizations a staple of modern society. This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. In the U.S.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Allison Quintanilla Plattsmier , CFRE, CNP, CNC, Executive Director of the Jordan Thomas Foundation and Owner of AQP Consulting. The ability to track and monitor those relationships should be the #1 priority for organizations seeking to expand their donor base or increase their revenue. 2) Bloomerang :: bloomerang.co.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

A few years ago, a nonprofit executive was bragging to me about a fundraising breakthrough he had when he had gotten a new $5,000 donation from a local foundation and how much effort he, his board, his development director, and others spent wooing and making their case for the contribution. Advocacy is always controversial.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Among other things, it requires new models of collaboration, which is why several leading organizations recently came together to rethink core assumptions about how to address global hunger, with the audacious goal of ending chronic hunger in our lifetimes. Think Big and Work Together Start by challenging your assumptions on the issue.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2021

Public policy at all levels of government has the ability to threaten the work of all nonprofits (National Council of Nonprofits, 2019). Engaging with both allows nonprofits to address the immediate needs of their beneficiaries, while advocating works to reform the larger system to benefit them. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Care2

APRIL 15, 2013

Major congratulations to Jamie Biggar of Leadnow ( www.leadnow.ca ) for winning the 2013 Care2 Impact Prize for his outstanding impact on online advocacy and fundraising. Biggar has provided vision, rallied many partner organizations, and injected creative strategic direction. Leadnow combines online and face-to-face organizing.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

A total of 115 people from nonprofits, corporations, and advocacy groups joined us for a day of discussion, collaboration, and inspiration. It was a passionate group that was excited to work together to find new ways to combine expertise and resources to challenge the status quo and work toward a better future.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Donnalee Sarda, LPC , Executive Director. Responsibilities fell to the board of directors and executive directors to do something to save their organizations. Executive directors, along with their bookkeepers, heard the clock ticking and felt the impact first. Are you willing to work longer hours?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

With one shift in our understanding about data, we can reclaim a sense of wonder, creative agency, and value in our data work: Recognizing that information does not equal data and data does not equal knowledge. In working with a nonprofit intermediary, we brought together a knowledge team that met monthly over the course of nine months.

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DipJar

AUGUST 9, 2022

Knowing our technology is working to support so many meaningful missions is really satisfying. The library – or partner organizations – ran upwards of 400 programs each year. The library’s physical art gallery was converted to a digital one that continued to present the work of area artists.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Consider this 3-day experience a tremendous gift to yourself and your organization to access and connect with the leading minds in nonprofit technology around the world. It’s important to understand how the content is organized so you can easily find the best sessions geared to your job role. Picking your session as a “nonprofit”.

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

After years of meetings, dialogue, presentations, advocacy, (and yes, maybe even some proverbial hair-pulling in frustration), today was the launch of the Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement and the release of landmark research about how organizational leaders and funders view and prioritize volunteer engagement. Nearly half (46.8

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2022

At Salesforce.org, we are proud to see how much of our community — whether it’s our employees, our partners, or the nonprofits we support — is jumping in through funding, advocacy, or volunteering. Integrating our customer process into Salesforce has been a big step forward for our programs,” said Tom Knox, Valley CAN’s executive director.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 24, 2023

Make sure they’ve heard it before you launch your next fundraising or advocacy campaign. Thanking people who support your organization with their time or money is non-negotiable. The emails and ads work together to keep becoming a member top of mind and give them more chances to take action. Email A: Support Organization XYZ!

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. It is our hope, as funders, that financially resourcing a movement, an organization, or an individual can lead to positive change. But is this the right question?

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Volunteer Hub

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

We had an opportunity to interview Habitat’s Mimi Mitchell, Director of Community/Volunteer Engagement. Mimi says: I have been with habitat for over 5 years and am currently serving as the director of volunteer engagement. How many volunteers does your organization recruit each year? Here is what she had to say.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Matt’s past work includes fundraising for the University of the Arts, Ursinus College, University of Cincinnati and the Boy Scouts of America. They bring a fresh perspective to your organization. The staff, as led by the executive director (president, CEO…) implements that policy: the tactical three-foot view. They bring energy.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

Uplifting historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) Shaw University, located in Raleigh, NC, was the first HBCU organized in the South and is the birthplace of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). She and my great-grandfather worked as sharecroppers while raising eight children. Panelist Dr. Steven E.

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