Bloomerang

JANUARY 4, 2022

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on best practices around sharing tax information with donors. Suggest tax-beneficial giving alternatives when speaking with major donor prospects. Dear Charity Clairity, .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Cabral, MA, CFRE, MFIA , founder of Development Consulting Services , which serves both fundraising professionals and executive directors new to fundraising, wanting to excel in their fundraising role, or advance in their career. The question is, do most fundraisers know their website analytics ? By Robin L.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question come from a nonprofit employee who want advice on which year to count gifts that are made on or before December 31, but not received until January: . Please consult your own professional advisors!

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A recent Harvard Business School study compared two groups of consultants—one using AI tools and the other not—performing the same workplace tasks such as writing, analysis, and strategy. Putting humans first There is an alternative approach: a human-first AI adoption strategy. Here are the core elements: Redefining “productivity.”

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked? No AIs were used, consulted, or harmed in generating this summary of our bbcon session.

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2021

We’ll make our case and explain an alternative approach below, but first, let’s start with the fundamentals. During these interviews, you (or a consultant) will ask questions to gauge your stakeholders’ thoughts and opinions on your campaign’s objectives, initial fundraising goal, potential concerns, and the campaign’s overall feasibility.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 6, 2021

The July event, “The Future of Hybrid Events” was one of the most popular episodes of the series, where Melinda Burdette of MPI (Meeting Professionals International) shared her insights with Kate Patay (Patay Consulting) on the pressing topic of hybrid events and their effectiveness to scale event growth. . Patay Consulting.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

The reactionary funding of Black leaders and communities raises a critical question: what is possible when we build sustainable funding ecosystems that affirm the genius of Black leaders and sufficiently resource them to develop and deploy world-changing solutions? The power to build a just and equitable world belongs to all of us.

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DipJar

AUGUST 12, 2021

If your team runs into technical trouble, reach out to a web consultant to get the problem resolved as soon as possible. . Supporters should have no questions about if or how they can donate, and you can help them out by making links to your donation page as accessible and visible as possible. . Color contrast. Use engaging images.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 28, 2014

Good data governance addresses data quality issues ranging from how you control your data input processes to questions such as ‘How long will you store old records?’ The less work that you can complete through the import tool, the more work you will have to address alternatively. It’s your piece of mind.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

Kantor, PhD Today, the authors share these additional insights with us: Question: Do you truly believe hybrid workplaces are here to stay and that in five years or so, most employees won’t be back in offices and no longer working from home? Question: What are the few most important benefits for a company that has a hybrid workplace?

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

At Web Courseworks, we specialize in both learning management systems (LMSs) equipped with assessment authoring tools and providing consulting services to help professional, medical, and trade associations create top-tier eLearning experiences for their members. Open-Ended Questions. Multiple-Choice and Multiple Response.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Here is the first critical question to ask before you do anything else: WHY will your nonprofit exist? Sit down and write out the answers to these questions. As you consider these questions, here are two important exercises that will help you clarify your vision and goals: 1. This will help you gain clarity of mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

To find the right product for your needs, the best place to begin is with requirements to help you evaluate alternatives. This creates several issues for the organization such as the timing of the audit, financial presentation, and the response to a number of due diligence questions typically required by board members or the auditors.

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Bloomerang

MAY 29, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who wants advice on best practices around recording and recognizing in-kind donors. . Alternatively, you can list these donors in your general individual or business donor categories with an asterisk.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

This solution was designed by industry experts and consultants who are familiar with nonprofit challenges and how technology can address those roadblocks. This can quickly run up the cost, unlike alternatives that come with all the donor management features you need already built into the system. Consider implementation consulting.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 18, 2022

In order to maximize their donation potential, nonprofits could embrace creative, diverse fundraising alternatives to monetary contributions. The big question is, how much can your nonprofit spend on fundraising? Membership growth consulting. Donor outreach consulting. Web design. Fundraising coordination. Event managing.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 13, 2021

In this phase, we start by questioning and seeing what gives us pivotal knowledge. Unlike the processes of many agencies and consultants that serve the nonprofit community, the IDEAS process is not about “boiler-plate” or “off-the-shelf” solutions. Reframe the competitive alternative. Quality staff?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Alternatively, for-profit organizations can generally choose how they want to distribute work across their team and whether they want to see certain projects through or wrap them up before completion. Do you need help refining your HR priorities and goals with the help of a consultant?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

Leaders at companies, global brands, nonprofits, and everyone in between are asking that important question: what is a purpose-driven company? The company still sells products with potentially questionable chemicals, sugary foods, and alcohol. The first question we ask is: what do our customers want?” Yet, purpose is a journey.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Or, nonprofits will spend several thousand dollars hiring a grantwriting consultant and experience mixed results (where they fail to secure a grant). They might even win grants but don’t fully understand exactly what their consultant has done for them. Take time out of your week to call a team meeting and asking questions.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Or, nonprofits will spend several thousand dollars hiring a grantwriting consultant and experience mixed results (where they fail to secure a grant). They might even win grants but don’t fully understand exactly what their consultant has done for them. Take time out of your week to call a team meeting and asking questions.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

Diane was named a top-25 fundraising consultant by Philanthropy Media in 2016. Alternatively, if there’s another person (like a spouse) that needs to be in on the conversation, offer to involve them. Let your donor know that you’ll be available to answer any questions they may have. I understand you want to think about it.

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Care2

MAY 30, 2014

This is an important discussion to be having right now as nonprofits struggle to raise money and find alternative revenue streams in our recovering economy. Unconference is aimed at nonprofit practitioners and consultants who work in: Online Advocacy and Outreach. Nonprofit Consulting. The Nonprofit 2.0 Grassroots Organizing.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2012

User, administrator, vendor, consultant. I’m questioning my choices and considering alternatives. I’ve been co-moderator of the group since 2009. Only requirement for membership is that you have a connection in some way to nonprofits using Salesforce. Doesn’t matter. The group is completely independent.

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BoardAssist

JULY 30, 2014

Requires that the audit committee consider alternative transactions and determine that the transaction is fair, reasonable, and in the best interest of the nonprofit as a prerequisite for approval. . Board members and nonprofits should always consult their own lawyers on legal questions. .

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 21, 2022

Skills-based support: individuals with various types of expertise can provide free consulting to help your organization improve. Ultimately, the real question isn’t “why” should you attract corporate partners, but “how”: How can you effectively attract companies? Here are two questions to help you identify this: 1.

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NTEN

JULY 11, 2011

Web Consultant and Dan Mouyard, Sr. Keep it simple: Minimize the number of questions asked in the registration form, and clearly lay out the content you want to capture. There are also CAPTCHA alternatives to consider, such as Mollom , Akismet , and Defensio. By Stuart Holland, Sr. Web Developer, TerpSys.

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BoardAssist

MAY 13, 2014

” We get asked this question almost daily at BoardAssist. For some guidance on how to answer this question and better engage your board with fundraising, we turned to fundraising pro Amy Eisenstein for advice. To answer the question, “why don’t my board members help with fundraising,” ask yourself the following questions: 1.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

Note: This article will focus on international development from my perspective working in an African country, although the questions raised are pertinent to any “developed” country or continent’s relationship to a “developing” region. I began to question everything about our desire to aid “developing” countries. As part of a.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

It's a question people are at great pains to answer, yet social welfare programs around the world are still plagued by error and abuse. MIT researchers in a recent study (PDF) looked at two alternative methods for establishing who needs assistance." What contextual factors lead to these different outcomes?

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 16, 2017

This means conducting a process of needs assessment, community stakeholder consultation and strategic planning that considers the following four factors: Re-envisioning programs to be relevant and using technology creatively. This is a particularly relevant question for educational and workforce development nonprofits.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

In spite of having a busy launch day, I got ahold of him to ask a few questions. A few years ago, Jeff and I went on a pro bono IT consulting project to Uganda to serve a Action for Children, an NGO that fights poverty by preserving families and delivering micro-finance. Interview: Rob Wu, CauseVox Founder.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

We’ll explore: Types of fundraising software to consider 7 essential fundraising software features to look for 5 steps to buy fundraising software 5 questions to ask when buying fundraising software It’s worth taking the time to research potential solutions, discuss options with your team, and deliberate before coming to a final decision.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

To understand if moving some of the organization's core systems to the cloud would be a feasible alternative, he attended a free consultation with Tech Impact's Linda Widdop at the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC). He decided to migrate his organization to Office 365.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The Salesforce AppExchange currently offers nearly 3,000 apps, and consulting firms and vendors offer dozens more that are not listed on the AppExchange. Here are a few handy questions to help guide you. How do you sort through them all to find exactly what your organization needs? Will the App Work with Your Implementation?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

But, consider the alternative: continuing to do everything yourself, with sporadic support from Board members and volunteers. Consult a pro. An HR professional can help you craft questions so that the process is fair and you don’t ask something you shouldn’t or that might be illegal. It’s a lot to take on!

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