Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Can you clearly articulate the issue you’re hoping to solve? Develop a conflict of interest policy A conflict of interest is any circumstance where an individual’s personal relationships or financial situation could influence their ability to make unbiased decisions on behalf of your nonprofit.

Nonprofit 83

Nonprofit Files Policy Software 83

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity. Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity or to commission independent study and provides training and professional development for staff. Celebrates successes by sharing measurement data across the organization.

Culture 115

Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And I’m a Senior Vice President at CCS Fundraising, which is a global fundraising consulting firm that works with nonprofit organizations. And that’s really what I do in my role as a fundraising consultant through capital campaigns. And then unpacking some case studies that can articulate some of these strategies in action.

Leadership 62

Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 62

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Clearly articulated benefits statement that looks at tangible and intangible. Inquiries for consulting. Helps me prepare for trainings/consulting Program Ideas. Can we calculate it if we haven't done anything yet? Return on Investment is a much broader concept that doing math. Defined Audience. Tangible Benefits.

ROI 50

ROI Social Media Slides NTEN 50

Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2017

Most often, nonprofits hire fundraising consultants to conduct the study itself. Fundraising consultants can interview organizational stakeholders without bias. Still, some nonprofits argue that hiring a consultant is too expensive and instead opt to conduct an in-house study. Cultivate donors by making genuine connections.

Studies 27

Studies Practice Game Change 27

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Artist as Problem Explorer Mark Allen (director of Machine Project) and I have talked about this issue several times, and Mark articulates it beautifully. When I was working as a design consultant and he as an artist, we'd often note the fundamental differences in our approaches via this issue. Take the lowly ping pong table.

Artist 39

Artist Museum Project Public 39

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

And then, for the past 10 years, I’ve been working with countless organizations as a consultant. And then you also need to be able to articulate that, without fundraising or without a steady income from which to draw upon, you could cease to exist. So let’s begin with what motivated me to do today’s session.

Video 131

Video Giving Gift Donor 131

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

Y’all don’t know this about Steve, but he has backed every harebrained scheme I’ve ever had since day one and continues to encourage me as a professional and thereby encouraging all of the communities that I influence as professionals in our sector to just show up and be ourselves and do the darn thing and do the best work we can.

Management 91

Management Work Video Slides 91

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

And a little shout out to our colleague Tina Cincotti who’s a lovely consultant based in Boston, Tina created this. There are some great books on neuroscience I highly recommend you read from Daniel Kahneman to Robert Sapolsky to figure out how this affects, Robert Cialdini’s book on “Influence” as well. .

Money 108

Money Question Raise Video 108

Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

A lot of the work we do at Big Duck is about helping organizations articulate their voice. Or maybe even policy makers who have influence over government, you know, budgets, you know, for the CDC or things like that. And that’s where that brandraising piece, Steven talked about earlier, comes in. Who could you engage with?

Build 124

Build Video New York City Communication 124

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

John Haydon draws upon Jonah Berger’s STEPPS to share the 6 Human Factors that Influence Virality. Being a good communicator involves more than just good articulation; it’s about understanding your audience. Ideas and stories were going viral long before the web. So what does it take to create something contagious?

Story 54

Story Nonprofit Social Media Content 54

Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

She’s currently serving as a temporary ED right now for an organization near and dear to her heart when she’s not doing consulting as well. Peer influence is key. And I had meetings with them, and I asked them to leverage their peer influence. She’s got a master’s in nonprofit management.

Professional 57

Professional Video St. Louis Group 57

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 2, 2024

Foundations are important societal gatekeepers with influence. That is, when nonprofits pursue social change agenda in partnership with the communities, their funding partners must continue to articulate value for (and fund) this racial equity and racial justice work. Nonprofits rely on more than just their funding support.

Action 52

Action North Carolina Grant Nonprofit 52