VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Reflecting on the anniversary of 9/11 this year, we honor those working in the Towers, the first responders and all of their families and friends—and all Americans who woke up to a changed nation. The team at Visionlink has a direct connection to this attack, for in its aftermath we began our work around the concept of coordinated care.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. Other participatory grantmakers have developed new MEL tools to better reflect a power shift to grantee perspective on impact.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Pride Month is a great time to celebrate and reflect on the work activists and nonprofit organizations are doing to support the LGBTQ+ community. They welcome inquiries from organizations delivering HIV programs that have an immediate and lasting impact on the LGBTQ+ community. Areas served: Worldwide. Urgent Action Fund.

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NTEN

JANUARY 25, 2022

While our complete evaluation is quite long, we’ve summarized reflections and commitments for 2022 from every area of our commitments in practice. We hired two new staff in 2021 and engaged the new staff and their managers in reflection about the onboarding and hiring process. Staff, board, and volunteers. 2021 review highlights.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Layer one, internal assessment, is an exercise in rigorous self-reflection. The Intersector Toolkit provides frameworks that reflect phases of the relationship and support conceptual design, monitoring program elements, and ongoing measurement of milestones or goals. Layer two begins with the implementation process.

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Achieve

JANUARY 22, 2024

With a solid technology foundation and plan, your nonprofit can develop a robust mid-level giving program and ensure your organization’s long-term stability. Let’s take a closer look at the ways your organization can identify your mid-level donors to optimize your mid-level giving program: Leverage your CRM to pinpoint mid-level donors.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

These include your donation page, email sign-ups, advocacy forms, and any other features that generate or collect engagement data from site visitors. Here’s how this type of strategy might work for your organization: Post new digital content to your blog, like a post about how your recent project or program benefited the community.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 16, 2021

Harold Grinspoon Foundation is a collection of programs with the mission of making Jewish life and the Jewish community more connected. Most innovation happens when you least expect it,” Jordan reflected. How would the many active programs and initiatives of the organization need to adjust to the new challenges? “Our

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Candid

JUNE 5, 2023

The PCS is meant to reflect the work of the sector; it’s important to us that the sector has a chance to shape it. program support, general support, advocacy); transaction type (e.g., cash grants, program-related investments); and organization type.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

1 While all of these are useful tools for program development and planning, there is another strategy that provides consistent access to community input while also routinely building a supportive foundation from diverse, innovative ideas: the creation of strong advisory committees.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 26, 2011

When I think back on my time with ASU Lodestar Center's Public Allies Arizona program, many different memories and candid moments pop into my mind. That sweatshirt is a reflection of my experiences in a lot of ways, and I think it's a symbol that unites a lot of us in the nonprofit sector, beyond Public Allies. Great and hard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2017

In January 2017, as the MobLab moved to expand its mission to serve the broader global progressive movement and become a stand alone entity, they commissioned the report to address these two questions: What would a globally connected, thriving capacity-building ecosystem for modern advocacy and campaigning look like?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

These philanthroteens lead workshops on advocacy, communications and learned about their peers in developing countries. What programs do you know that help connect young girls to global women’s rights issues using technology and social media? Is your nonprofit working with “philanthroteens?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2022

It is not a time to reflect, it is a time to act. 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. Earth Day reminds each and every one of us of our responsibility to the planet.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

million young people and currently supports more than 250 programs in over 50 countries and territories. I’ve been fortunate to travel around the world and experience the transformational work of the programs we support. Since 2000, the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation has used the power of sport to change the lives of over 6.5

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

You might identify a new area of need or a more efficient way to make an impact, but if you pivot your programs and donors don’t understand why, you risk losing their trust. Do you offer any new programs? How have your programs improved their lives? What Are Your Programs and Services?

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 16, 2022

Your website doesn’t reflect your current brand. All advocacy campaigns, social media links, and other engagement opportunities should be relevant and available for your audience to get involved with directly on your website. Your website doesn’t reflect your current brand. Your site doesn’t engage your audience. Typography.

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

That’s why we’ve compiled a list of five recurring giving programs with unique incentives to inspire your creative thinking. To elevate their recurring giving program, the team launched “Haymakers Harriers,” a subscription-based running community, to incentivize their supporters to get involved. . Recognition on the program page .

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Qgiv

MAY 1, 2023

Food is a common ground that families and friends can gather over, and every culture has their own flavor profiles and traditional recipes that are a reflection of the geographic area they come from and their histories. Donate to support their programs here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2012

This concept was second place winner of the Microsoft Imagine Cup Grants program (which is part of Microsoft’s YouthSpark Initiative that encourages young entrepreneurs and philanthropists. Lacking space to set up the remove video conferencing station, they took over a supply closet.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

We so often focus on learning from innovative online campaigns that we miss out on opportunities to integrate offline cause communities and grassroots advocacy. Building buzz and press for an advocacy action. Recruiting applicants to a fellowship program. Diverse Goals. Raising funds. Creating meaningful volunteer opportunities.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2011

Our conversation made me reflect on the museums that most inspire me from a public service perspective--institutions with missions that stretch far beyond their walls. But how many institutions are really aggressively transforming their work away from service to a narrow band of audiences to community-wide advocacy work?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover the 9 basic steps of setting up a recurring donation program, from finding a platform and setting up your payment gateway to creating your donation page and launching your campaign. The Benefits of Recurring Donations Here are six of the most important ways a recurring giving program can benefit your nonprofit.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Operations & Leadership Programs Nonprofit Membership Models: The What, Why, and How 10 min read Read Now 3. Develop a Public Relations Plan Advocacy is about being the voice of change. Your strategy should also detail initiatives for leadership development, mentorship programs, and succession planning. Don’t stop there!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They do however face unique challenges, which are numerous and varied, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of the nonprofit sector as a whole. For example, the National Council of Nonprofits offers a range of resources, including information on board diversity and inclusion , as well as leadership development programs.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning. Learning, we do naturally.

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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. We’re thrilled they’ve joined the board!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

I am here in Romania for a conference hosted by the Soros Foundation as part of their pilot advocacy through blogging program. I leave Romania early in the morning and I'm probably too tired to be writing something called a reflection, but I better do it now or risk loosing it. This afternoon we played the Social Media Game.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

The events can also effectively raise funds through ticket sales, sponsorships, and donations for organizations that provide services and advocacy to advance AAPIs. The theme should clearly reflect the purpose of honoring and highlighting AAPI cultures. Craft fundraising efforts that truly speak to the soul of your mission.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

To create a future free from hunger, we need bold, transformative action backed by robust funding that is multi-year, flexible, and reflects predictive data about the state of malnutrition months and years from now. Hunger is not inevitable. Leaders discuss hunger reduction strategies at Together Against Hunger.

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M+R

MAY 31, 2022

Pre-MPP, we all agreed that open rate generally reflected the rate at which people were interacting with an email. 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. So what happened to open rates?

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Qgiv

JUNE 13, 2023

Or even the effectiveness of your programs? Boards that reflect the diversity of their community are more likely to have an accurate gauge on the issues impacting your community—combatting the effects of group think and helping your nonprofit develop strong programs that are highly effective. About the Author Christal M.

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 20, 2022

One way to address these challenges is to focus on the return on member value from your programs. Revisit your professional education and certification programs and find new ways to offer a variety of learning options to address members’ schedules, educational and certification needs, and learning preferences. . Ensure your board:

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Givinga

JANUARY 26, 2021

We’ve seen many examples of companies searching for and implementing new ways to give over the last year, and here are some of our insights that reflect what we’ve learned about how to respond to a pandemic, how COVID-19 led to innovation, and how companies can adapt and prepare. The impact of immediate relief. Matching drives participation.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2012

Guest post by Bill Connors , author of Fundraising with The Raiser’s Edge: A Non-Technical Guide. >> Join his free webinar on 4/17/12 @ 2pm ET - Making a major impact with your major gifts program. >> Join us on 4/17/12 @ 2pm ET for a FREE webinar on Making a major impact with a major gifts program.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

grant funding, advocacy, project delivery)? The “current state” responses above reflect the complexity and history of the social good sector. Program benchmarking is, in many cases, in its infancy. Finance, HR, Programs, IT) were available, that would remove a key roadblock. children, environment, housing)? Fundraising.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2020

My favorite chapters are: Know Your People Tell Stories Create a Culture of Advocacy Build Loyalty and Engagement from the Middle Bring People Together Ask “What If?” I’ve found great success in developing programs like our year-long Leadership Academy for middle managers or our six-month program called Employee 100 for front-line staff.

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