Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

Just like last year, common solutions to this year’s problems emerge in the form of fundraising trends. We’ve been paying attention to these developing trends, and have compiled them here for you. Communication via text carries a sense of informality compared to other communication strategies, like email. Let’s get started!

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here ! We are short 100 signatures to reach our goal—act now!”

Advocacy 207

Advocacy Nonprofit Training Train 207

Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

labor unions based on Candid’s data and discuss trends and opportunities for future research. Most unions are fairly small, and detailed financial information is often not available for these organizations. Trends in unions’ engagement with philanthropy. Unions by the numbers. Financial data. billion in assets, $26.3

Trend 106

Trend Files Local Review 106

The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Gallup ) 50% of Americans under age 30 have some or a lot of trust in the information they get from social media, just under the 56% who say the same about news outlets. ( Members are increasingly distrustful of government and jaded about advocacy, leading to less engagement in advocacy and government affairs.

Associations 130

Associations Industry Government Education 130

Nimble AMS

JANUARY 15, 2024

According to Community Brands Association Trends research, 84% of association professionals see building trust as a top priority. But how can your association boost member trust and solidify your industry reputation? In the latest Community Brands Association Trends Study , building trust is still a top priority for association members.

Technology 132

Technology Associations Application System 132

Media Cause

MAY 30, 2023

Want to learn the latest fashion trends? What about staying informed on politics and how to make your voice heard? TikTok has emerged as a powerful platform for advocacy and social justice, enabling individuals and organizations to build large followings and drive meaningful change. Go on TikTok. Go on TikTok. Also, TikTok.

Impact 72

Impact Strategy Advocacy Remix 72

EveryAction

JULY 21, 2016

What are some trends you’ve observed in the ways nonprofits are (and aren’t) using technology to engage supporters? ". What pieces of functionality (advocacy, email, events, etc.) We appreciate that the EveryAction team pays close attention to social media trends within our industry and used that insight to enhance their tool set.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend. Here are common trends and examples of areas where local news coverage has waned: Rural areas: Many local newspapers and broadcast stations in rural areas have closed or reduced their coverage due to declining readership and advertising revenue.

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Journal Local News Fund 89

Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

The annual M+R Benchmarks Report has arrived again, shining a light on trends that are shaping nonprofits’ digital programs. Having shared and discussed this year’s Benchmarks Report with many of our partners, here’s twelve key trends that have resonated strongly within the EveryAction community.

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Benchmark Digital Trend Report 62

EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Check out our last installment here !

Communication 130

Communication Practice Program Instruction 130

Bloomerang

JUNE 22, 2023

By dedicating just 120 hours per year, board members can make a substantial difference in the organization’s growth, advocacy, fundraising efforts, and overall success. Board members should allocate ten hours per year for regular board meetings, where they actively participate in discussions, provide input, and make informed decisions.

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Difference Influence Demonstration Nonprofit 96

EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Last week, we went over digital advocacy forms. Texting is a unique channel because it’s immediate; it’s useful for sharing information and links to websites; and most of us carry it around with us in our pockets. percent , and 10 percent for mobile advocacy messages. This week’s sixth and final topic: mobile messaging.

Mobile 130

Mobile Digital Fundraising Advocacy 130

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, the Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits webinar highlights current trends in using social media for fundraising, advocacy, and storytelling. 37%: Our organization has concerns about the contact information of Facebook donors not being provided.

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Social Media Stats Data Media 335

Nimble AMS

JUNE 15, 2022

According to the Community Brands Association Trends Study , members in their mid and late careers rank insightful industry information as their top association priority. Find the publications, research journals, and websites that inform your members’ professional activity and development. Read what your members are reading.

Voice 99

Voice Culture Leadership Create 99

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

When your records are in one space, you prevent data silos and the risk that your information is outdated. Instead, they’ ll quickly gain access to the information they need with a few click s of a button. Worked in advocacy efforts? . Were more members involved in advocacy efforts? In volunteering? .

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Report Tips Associations Advocacy 107

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. The concept of ‘data-driven’ nonprofits is still as valid as ever.

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Integration System Los Angeles Picture 120

sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

You can start by sharing information and agreeing to work on something for a few short weeks or months. While some work in formal partnerships, many more engage in informal ones where they align funding or work on a project together for a limited time. 6) Funding or Engaging in Advocacy . 2) Offering Networking and Education

Collaboration 92

Collaboration Foundation Local Philanthropy 92

Nimble AMS

JANUARY 20, 2022

These ideas from a recent association trends study can help you prepare your organization for whatever comes next. While I don’t have a crystal ball, I do have some association trends data that can help. Here are five ideas from the association trends study to help you prepare your association for 2022 and beyond: 1.

Associations 78

Associations Studies Trend Data 78

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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Analytics Advocacy Chapter Environment 31

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. . It provides free information on nonprofits’ missions, visions, values, programs, leadership, and finances.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

This critical research informs many of our current practices. Prioritizing women- and people of color-led grassroots organizations At the Ms. Foundation, we trust those who are closest to the issues affecting their communities.

Relationship 78

Relationship Build Organization Philanthropy 78

Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 21, 2021

A recent association trends study by Community Brands shows that only half of association professionals feel their organization is technologically prepared for the future. ASAE Demo Days is the perfect opportunity to learn about select products and services for associations. .

Associations 125

Associations Integration Virtual System 125

Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

This has been a dominant trend in the past eight years of our analysis. Enable advocacy and community organizing efforts. These funds supported advocacy action at the state and federal levels and helped the group follow up on demands and claims due to a massive oil spill off the Brazilian Northeast coast. .

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Disaster Puerto Rico Palau Lesson 73

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Online Advocacy :: Another technology that launched in the late 90′s was the ability to sign online petitions and send emails to members of Congress. At this time online supporters were not yet with grappling information overload on the level that they are today and it was still a best practice to feature as much content as possible.

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Websites Design History Online 248

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For professional associations, these resources can help your members stay informed and up-to-date in their field. Advocacy and Representation Membership-based nonprofits often advocate for their members’ interests—and associations are usually formed for expressly that purpose! Let’s get at it!

Benefit 52

Benefit Associations Nonprofit Grant 52

Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

Recruitment challenges have been listed as one of the upcoming trends to look out for in 2024. Gather post-interview feedback from interview conductors to make an informed decision. Throughout this process keep your candidates informed and updated as you move through these stages. Provide relevant training and resources.

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Strategy Interview Skills Retention 52

Pamela Grow

MARCH 14, 2024

Recruitment challenges have been listed as one of the upcoming trends to look out for in 2024. Gather post-interview feedback from interview conductors to make an informed decision. Throughout this process keep your candidates informed and updated as you move through these stages. Provide relevant training and resources.

Strategy 52

Strategy Interview Skills Retention 52

Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

We focused on two main goals in making this expanded data and information on Candid’s racial equity page freely available. service delivery, research, advocacy). a big push to collect this information from press releases, news sources, and funder websites?and arts, education, health) or use any number of approaches (e.g.,

Fund 106

Fund Pledge Grant Map 106

Network for Good

MAY 4, 2021

And while we may often think, “our donors are getting so much information thrown at them” or, “maybe we should go a little quieter and not have as much content out there,” we’ve seen from past examples that organizations that kept communicating and kept fundraising through crises were the ones that did best. Tip #5: Analyze Trends.

Social Media 59

Social Media Tips Media Social 59

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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Research Volunteer Fund Advocacy 40

Care2

MARCH 23, 2022

The Digital Strategy Summit (March 28-April 1) is five days of online content bringing you and your team the latest trends in digital strategies for nonprofits, charitable campaigns, and advocacy movements. We asked four featured experts to tell us what to expect from their sessions.

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Digital Strategy Learning Online 41

Network for Good

MAY 4, 2021

And while we may often think, “our donors are getting so much information thrown at them” or, “maybe we should go a little quieter and not have as much content out there,” we’ve seen from past examples that organizations that kept communicating and kept fundraising through crises were the ones that did best. Tip #5: Analyze Trends.

Social Media 52

Social Media Tips Media Social 52

Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

How Big Tech Harms Social Justice and Equity For many nonprofits, social media platforms are vital communication tools with which to organize people and provide them with services and information. For example, i n 2022, actor Elliot Page’s deadname was allowed to trend on Twitter for 45 minutes before being removed.

Social Media 92

Social Media Media Strategy Social 92

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Who owns the information collected? We define success, we decide what to measure, we collect the information, we own the data, and we don’t share the learning from the process. Who manages the monitoring and evaluation? For whom is monitoring, evaluation, and learning being done? Where does the learning go?

Participatory 82

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 82

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

As a critical element of your brand, your mission statement needs to represent your organization’s ethos but also be informative, succinct, and moving to your supporter base. If you don’t already have this information, consider conducting a donor survey. Who Do You Serve? Be explicit about who you serve. Simple, clear, and concise.

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Examples Language Iowa Nonprofit 95

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis. Learning can be formal or informal, designed or serendipitous, individual or collective.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 67

Candid

JUNE 5, 2023

Without it, people would be left to dig through a mountain of data to try to find the information that’s relevant to them. program support, general support, advocacy); transaction type (e.g., , or the style, size, color, and other categories we use to find what we’re looking for when online shopping.

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