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Effective Nonprofit Communications Starts With ‘Why’

NonProfit PRO

The communications teams at the most successful nonprofits are laser focused on showing people how their work transforms lives — and they can clearly articulate their vision.

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Place Matters: How Collective Impact and Place-Based Investment Can Empower Communities to Lead

NonProfit PRO

The place-based approach gives communities and funders the authority to identify their own greatest assets and needs, and to articulate their own priorities. In philanthropy, a top-down approach and lack of lived experience has often led to funder-driven decision-making that lacks authentic community expertise and inclusion.

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Four Steps to Align Data with Your Mission and Goals

Association Analytics

SMART is an acronym people use to remember the five aspects of a well-articulated goal: SMART goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time bound. However, articulating the best leading indicators for a goal is not as easy as articulating KPIs. Formulate SMART Goals. It may feel like a bit of guesswork at first.

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Seeking a Sponsor for Your Nonprofit Event or Program: A Q&A With Mariah Monique

Bloomerang

proposal letters and pitch decks) to articulate the vision of an event in a way that makes the sponsor’s decision easier to make. A sponsorship deck is a tool that is used to articulate to a potential sponsor who your organization is, who your audience is, what your event is about, and how they can be a part of what you are doing.

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Give Joy!

.orgSource

We work with submitters on their pitches to help them consolidate their thoughts, articulate their propositions, and have the courage to defend their idea in front of the entire company. The concepts can range from technology tools to work environment and process improvement, but the request must be specific.

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Don't Let Association Data Myths Hold Back Your Analytics

Association Analytics

Again, it’s better to have organizational experience with data analysis and develop an understanding of your most relevant data-related processes before undertaking a significant project to fully articulate a data governance policy across all areas of your business. Myth 3: We Need a Data Strategy Before We Begin Analysis. Just Get Started.

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Luck Is Not a Strategy: The Process of Effectively Securing Grants

Tech Soup Blog

It took me another 20 years before I realized the importance of actually establishing a fully realized grantseeking program built on clearly articulated goals and objectives, as well as the importance of creating a specific strategy around each and every project that required funding.

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Assessing Risk: A Quick and Intuitive Framework

Forum One

You might think, if we are so frequently wrong about how risky things are and how confident we can be in our assessment, then why articulate risk at all? Here is a quick example of a few risks articulated using this framework, explained in greater detail below. Articulating impacts of delays when they are considered.

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Are You Ready For the Giving Tuesday Movement?

VisionLink

Our customers will use countless and ‘countful’ volumes of CommunityOS™ data and program resources to articulate the impact of their humanitarian programs across housing, hunger and health services, to name a few. This digital-storytelling becomes critically important when compelling strangers to give dollars toward your work.

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Webinar: The One Thing You Forget to Talk About when Fundraising

DipJar

How to articulate your money story. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to reduce “talking about money” discomfort and how to powerfully include your money story in any and all fundraising communication. More to learn: Why we shy away from talking about money and what to do about it. What is a money story.

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Bloomerang Accelerates Nonprofits’ Ability to Keep Fundraising and Financial Operations in Harmony

Bloomerang

Earlier this year, Bloomerang was named a “ Best Place to Work in Indiana ” in 2022, and launched a new brand identity to better articulate the value and services offered to the nonprofit community. .” This joint solution supports Bloomerang’s vision to deliver the donor relationship management and fundraising platform of the future.

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Nonprofit Board Retreats: 5 Reasons Why I Love Them — and You Can Too!

Qgiv

During the retreat, the board and other key leaders work together to articulate a shared vision for the future of the organization. Next, the board will articulate what the organization needs to look like three years from now if their shared vision for the future will eventually be achieved. Clear Path Forward.

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Bloomerang Named a Leader in the G2 Spring 2022 Mid-Market Grid® Report for Fundraising

Bloomerang

Earlier this year, Bloomerang was named a “ Best Place to Work in Indiana ” in 2022, and launched a new brand identity to better articulate the value and services offered to the nonprofit community. These awards are named in the midst of an exciting phase of growth for the company.

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Navigating the nonprofit RFP process

EveryAction

As I told Lisa, you’re responsible for crafting a clear vision of your project, articulating why it’s a priority , and defining your requirements.

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Artificial Intelligence: The Hotdog Conundrum

sgEngage

AI and machine learning predictions are—essentially—a collection of algebraic equations that articulate the most probable outcome to a very specific question. Articulate how removing the uncertainty would be valuable for the organization. What impact on the organization would you see as a result of less uncertainty in this area?

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Why Journey Mapping is so Important to Creating Amazing Member Journeys

The MatrixFiles

This journey took some time to articulate and make easy: Individual is with a member company but doesn’t already have a password. Here’s a simple sign-up journey: Member is already logged in, goes to the sign-up form, presses the Subscribe button next to the newsletters of her choice, and gets a thank you pop-up.

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3 Smart Branding Strategies for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Since its inception, the new brand has attracted 30 new families to the synagogue and coalesced the existing members around the clearly articulated, distinguishing features of the community. See more at cbsteaneck.org and on Facebook @CBSTeaneck. ALYN Hospital. Wheels of Love Branding and Recruitment.

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Another New eToolkit: Engaging Volunteer Leaders

VQ Strategies

Effectively advocating for volunteer leadership requires not only an ability to articulate the benefits of engaging volunteer leaders but also understanding what gets in people’s way of delegating and being able to reduce the barriers to delegation.

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Bloomerang Delivers A More Holistic Approach To Fundraising On The Go With Data Fundraisers Can Trust

Bloomerang

Earlier this year, Bloomerang was named a “ Best Place to Work in Indiana ” in 2022, and launched a new brand identity to better articulate the value and services offered to the nonprofit community. This latest release supports Bloomerang’s vision to deliver the donor management and fundraising platform of the future.

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[Part 1] Make A Case For Your Nonprofit’s CRM

TechImpact

Additionally, it can be sometimes difficult to articulate exactly how a CRM can do all these great things we just outlined. Identify those individuals and be able to articulate how that specific employee will benefit. The short answer is there exist some misconceptions about CRM technology and what it can be used for.

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Bloomerang Appoints Tammy Hammond and Steve Byrnes to the Executive Leadership Team

Bloomerang

Bloomerang has also been named a “ Best Place to Work in Indiana ” in 2022, and has launched a new brand identity to better articulate the value and services offered to the nonprofit community. Learn more about career opportunities at Bloomerang.

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How to Write an Effective Nonprofit Mission Statement

Get Fully Funded

Consider Your Organization’s Goals Your mission statement should succinctly articulate what your nonprofit aims to accomplish. Futuring can be used in a variety of ways, but progressive organizations can use it to better articulate the ultimate purpose behind their actions to outsiders.

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Three Unassuming Twenty Hats Posts that Volunteer Managers Need to Read

Twenty Hats

On the other hand, I feel like the existing posts do a good job of articulating my volunteer engagement philosophy: that quality volunteer engagement cannot occur without motivated, dedicated, and well-trained volunteer managers. All that’s to say that I reflected more than usual on what to convey with this post.

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One Minute Mentoring

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. Some of the best advice I ever received came from tidbits during casual conversations with my mentors," he adds. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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Fundraising Videos Your Nonprofit Should Be Utilizing

Kindful

Do people in your community know who you are, but have trouble articulating what your mission is? For this type of video, you should interview people within your organization who can properly articulate what it is you do. Extended client testimonial video. Story and mission video.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] If You’re New To Fundraising, Where’s The Best Place To Start?

Bloomerang

This means you’ve got (1) a constituency who cares about your mission, vision and values; (2) a relevant case for support with clearly articulated needs and goals; (3) commitment from all stakeholders; (4) a communications mechanism, and (5) processes in place to steward your resources. Human Resources.

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5 Steps to Prepare for a Successful Nonprofit Website Redesign

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Prior to soliciting proposals from vendors in a formal request for proposals (RFP), you can have informal conversations with them in a request for information or RFI process where you articulate your needs and invite them to provide feedback and express interest in your project.

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Bloomerang Appoints Tommy Vacek As Chief Technology Officer

Bloomerang

Earlier this year, Bloomerang was named a “ Best Place to Work in Indiana ” in 2022, and launched a new brand identity to better articulate the value and services offered to the nonprofit community. Tommy joins Bloomerang in the midst of an exciting phase of growth for the company.

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What is donor communication?

Roundtree

If your organization has trouble articulating its purpose and providing clear calls to action, donor relationships will suffer. They have time and expertise that can accelerate the growth of your organization. . Every relationship requires the ability to understand the desires and needs of the other person.

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Why defining BIPOC-led is harder than you think

Candid

However, I also think it is essential for organizations (and researchers) to carefully consider their BIPOC-led definitions and articulate the rationale for them. In short, there may not be a one-size-fits-all definition of BIPOC-led that is “correct” for every situation, and I think that’s ok.

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Future-proofing your association with 108 ideaspace and Nimble AMS

Nimble AMS

And with our decades of experience, we offer key insights and nuisances into the workings of Canadian associations and can articulate them into an industry-ready association management software RFP. We are experts at helping associations identify technology approaches, which readies the organization for its future state.

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Dear VQ… How can I inspire our team to plan for volunteers?

VQ Strategies

Is it impactful and can you (and the volunteers) articulate the difference they will make by engaging in this way? When talking to staff about setting volunteers up for success, consider sharing these six building blocks to success: Strategic Roles – Is the position well thought out and appropriately designed?

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Meet The First Talent For Good Cohort

Cloud 4 Good

Selected applicants were asked to create a Playground in Trailhead and to clearly articulate the impact a platform like Salesforce can have for Cloud for Good clients.

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The 3 Questions To Ask When Selecting A Cloud

TechImpact

If the provider you are meeting with cannot intelligently articulate to you the security of your network, it might be time to look elsewhere. Finally, a cloud provider should be able to understand and articulate vulnerabilities that are associated with the level of access their own employees have to your nonprofit’s data.

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The Surprising Gift of Doubt—Using Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional Leader You Were Meant To Be

Top Nonprofits

She has spent almost thirty years working in the nonprofit world helping organizations understand and articulate their value so they can ask for and receive what they want, need and deserve. Pitman, CSP helps leaders more effectively lead their teams with less stress.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly RFPs

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

A mistake I see very often in RFPs is an imbalance in what is articulated in the RFP, and the kind of work that is required to pull off what’s needed. Here is, in my estimation, the good, bad, and ugly in the realm of RFPs. I’ll start with the bad. Even an hour or two of their time will save you money and headaches.

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Leveraging the SDGs to Maximize Your Impact

sgEngage

Once you understand your part in this matrix of good, you can better tell your story and articulate your value in grant writing. Each step you take to maximize your impact creates a ripple that carries through to create global change.

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Loss and Grief in Volunteer Engagement

VQ Strategies

When I think of the six people who mentioned to me in the last week that they have been struggling with loss and grief, it’s hard not to consider the many others who are also struggling, but weren’t brave enough, comfortable enough, or simply able to articulate that. I suspect that there are many others.

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Nonprofit Illustrations: Understanding the Design Process

Media Cause

Making sure that our visions align is crucial, and success depends heavily on communication: asking the right questions from the start and helping whoever the request is coming from to articulate their needs when they might lack the creative language to do so feasibly.

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How To Write The Best Year-End Fundraising Appeal

CauseVox

In the below example, Meat Fight clearly articulates the projects their funds will support. In Dorcas Ministries Season of Thanksgiving Appeal, the nonprofit clearly articulates in detail how donations will impact the organization in the coming year. What do donations to this initiative support, specifically? Call To Action.