ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 25, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Surety bonds are issued by banks or insurance companies to guarantee that an obligation will be met.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

As Jake Player of the large IT asset recovery company Arrow Value Recovery says, “there is a direct correlation between sales in the new PC market and the growth of the used PC market.” Impact of the New PC Market on the Used PC Market. The used computer market essentially starts with new computers.

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Gartner Marketing Laptop Trend 50

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

As Jake Player of the large IT asset recovery company, TechTurn, says “there is a direct correlation between the growth of the new PC market and the growth of the used PC market.” How Does This Impact the Used Computer Market? The used computer market essentially starts with new computers. Nor are those rumors anything new.

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Marketing Gartner Laptop Trend 59

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Alternately, you can sponsor a trip to a local pumpkin patch with entry fees going towards your nonprofit. Maybe your nonprofit gathers volunteers to partially staff the attraction, saving the company money on salaries. You can even host two tiers: one for professional pitmasters, and another for amateur enthusiasts.

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Ideas Fundraising Movie Classes 98

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

A typical Chicago Underground Library (CUL) volunteer meeting starts something like this: New volunteers arrive for orientation at 6:30pm, some a little late because they got lost in the 100-year old parish house where we occupy the lobby of a fringe theater company on the second floor. We start each official meeting with introductions.

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Chicago Library Public Culture 48

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Ask those in your inner circle, both professionally and personally. Reach out to past event donors, your Board of Directors, staff, and event committee, and consider using a service such as DonationMatch or a no-risk consignment company. Tell everyone about the upcoming event by leading with your mission. Personal touches.

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Donation Fundraising Donor Classes 52

Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2022

It’s an engaging format, and for those who don’t enjoy running 5Ks, a dance-a-thon is a great alternative to get your fundraisers moving in a fun way. If there are any dance companies or troupes in your area, you could also reach out to see if they’d be willing to perform at your fundraiser.

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Hosting Fundraising Music Sponsor 52

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It’s a lively and interactive way to raise funds—just make sure that you have some professionals on hand in case people get a little carried away or don’t stay properly hydrated. This works great for theater companies, but it can also work as a joint fundraiser between a theater and another organization. Save your spot.

Ideas 52

Ideas People Local Classes 52

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So, for example, if I provide an after-school program, I just use that a lot because I ran an after-school program for over a decade, but if I’m delivering academic programs, then I’m going to be looking at the number of students served. “We are serving X number of students right now.” And for a good reason.

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Report Measure Impact Process 80

Double the Donation

APRIL 12, 2021

Paypal Alternatives for Nonprofits: 11 Tools to Raise More. Givebutter was founded in 2016 out of a college dorm room in Washington, DC as one of the first crowdfunding platforms geared specifically towards students. Top 7 GoFundMe alternatives. Flexible integrations to thousands of web apps. Integrations Marketplace.

Platform 52

Platform Charity Fundraising Registration 52

Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

So I did what a lot of nonprofit professionals do and I gave up, which actually meant that I switched organizations thinking that it was going to be different somewhere else. All of my students did too, all of my clients did too. I was talking to a group of students and parents around test anxiety many years ago. It is wild.

Raise 86

Raise Video Map Fundraising 86

Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The Department of State should develop a Young Diplomats Program which would provide students with the opportunity to advance their understanding of the core topics and issues relevant to the foreign service. The program would run for the entire academic school year and rely on long-term engagement with students. Vote for this Idea].

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Ideas Share Disaster Government 47

Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

So I did what a lot of nonprofit professionals do and I gave up, which actually meant that I switched organizations thinking that it was going to be different somewhere else. All of my students did too, all of my clients did too. I was talking to a group of students and parents around test anxiety many years ago. It is wild.

Raise 70

Raise Map Fundraising Money 70

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2011

It's an atypical book about organizational innovation for two reasons: It focuses on non-profits and government agencies instead of for-profit companies. But overall, I found his approach effective and strongly preferable to the common alternative--an anthology of case studies devoid of connections or overriding conclusions.

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Discussion Minnesota Phoenix Structure 39

Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

So I own a company called the Development Consulting Solutions. How many of you feel like that, or cringe when your executive director goes, “Let’s just ask some of these high school students that come to after school?” Use fields provided for alternate names if you can for those nicknames. ” OMG.

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Database Donor Video Mail 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

Our conference planner told me earlier this year about Pathable a company that provides a social network site for your conference. As an alternative, we created a Cafe Press shop with many more kinds of t-shirts then we could normally provide, plus other goodies. So on to what we tried this year… (this is gonna be a long scroller).

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Social Media Media Social Flickr 81

Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

From Tesla and Amazon to Salesforce and Apple, companies are stepping up the pace of technical innovation. In fact, Nimble AMS customer, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), doubled its membership in less than 3 years, with 54,000 members in over 120 countries. Spoiler alert: It shattered.

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Associations Trend Technology Gartner 78