Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

At a minimum, a team with a poor leader is unproductive like this one: With the right leadership, a nonprofit can grow quickly, fulfilling its mission and meeting a community need or eliminating a problem. They inspire people, they solve problems, and they build teams. One look at the budget and I would glaze over.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

You’re part of the problem. In fact, you may BE the problem. Shape the Conversation . Once you have a good handle on the subject matter, consider how you might want to shape a conversation on the topic with your key stakeholders. Feel free to share this checklist with them to kick start the conversation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Presented as an actionable playbook and in a very conversational style, Mayberry writes in his book about the confusion and negative misconceptions about culture and explores the five roadblocks to cultural excellence. Additionally, Mayberry explains that culture is NOT things such as: The flexibility to work three days per week.

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Culture Classes Build Lesson 69

Whole Whale

APRIL 13, 2022

In your initial conversations about the aesthetic you’re after, does the agency staff communicate in language that you can understand? Are they able to articulate back to you what you’re after? You want to avoid an agency where every problem looks like the perfect nail for their hammer. Do they outsource design? Technology.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

One of the biggest problems nonprofits face is improving their low donor retention rate. Once you have those numbers, clearly articulate your goals and identify what you need to meet your goals. You may boost your average donation size or conversation rates by a remarkable percentage. . Let’s say you’re a food bank.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Presented as an actionable playbook and in a very conversational style, Mayberry writes in his book about the confusion and negative misconceptions about culture and explores the five roadblocks to cultural excellence. Additionally, Mayberry explains that culture is NOT things such as: The flexibility to work three days per week.

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Culture Build Impact Lesson 87

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

MARCH 5, 2006

In my last post , I was pondering the problems in the communication process between users and technology assitance providers - problems that are so pervasive they have given rise to a whole series of internet jokes. Only after they are articulated will the techy become responsible for providing a solution.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2017

It is time to experiment with new ways of solving social or environmental problems. Of course, this means looking at that problem from a fresh perspective and not being afraid to consider a new approach, even though it may be unpopular. And, if you can engage the grantmaker in a conversation, then by all means do so.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 1, 2011

This portion was an internally focused effort based on conversations with our team. Writing them down has been powerful for us: these truths articulate who we are and how we do things at Benetech. We solve social problems that otherwise would not be solved. We came up with the following truths as part of that process.

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Forj

APRIL 7, 2017

Tagoras has given the learning business community a framework to help associations identify problem areas, and create solutions to move toward a forward-thinking and innovative business environment and culture. “ ” ( Leading Learning Podcast ) . ” (Leading Learning Podcast).

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Before you start a new organization, it’s worth it to fully think through the problem you’re hoping to address and whether a nonprofit is the right way to solve the issue. Before taking the steps to start a nonprofit, ask yourself these questions: What need or problem will the nonprofit address?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2023

Presented as an actionable playbook and in a very conversational style, Mayberry writes in his book about the confusion and negative misconceptions about culture and explores the five roadblocks to cultural excellence. Additionally, Mayberry explains that culture is NOT things such as: The flexibility to work three days per week.

Culture 52

Culture Build Impact Lesson 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

Presented as an actionable playbook and in a very conversational style, Mayberry writes in his book about the confusion and negative misconceptions about culture and explores the five roadblocks to cultural excellence. Additionally, Mayberry explains that culture is NOT things such as: The flexibility to work three days per week.

Culture 52

Culture Classes Build Lesson 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The workshop used design-thinking based on Luma methodology to help participants develop a communications strategy for measuring impact. The process took participants through an assessment of the problems facing them, collective brainstorming, and prototyping. The hot button issue was capacity, skills, and lack of resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2009

Jason Falls shares in a post about measuring engagement, " The problem with trying to determine ROI for social media is you are trying to put numeric quantities around human interactions and conversations, which are not quantifiable.". And, as stubborn as it sounds Mr. CEO, you don’t get money out of a conversation.".

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2014

In your initial conversations about the aesthetic you’re after, does the agency staff communicate in language that you can understand? Are they able to articulate back to you what you’re after? You want to avoid an agency where every problem looks like the perfect nail for their hammer. Technology.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 29, 2012

It only takes an oversight or a small error to blow up into a problem that could have been avoided with some basic facts. Whether the staff is asked on a plane, in an elevator or on a panel, he or she should be able to articulate in 30 to 60 seconds what their charity does. Not everything translates from for-profit to nonprofit.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 19, 2017

And while the conversation around nonprofit branding is gaining momentum, many nonprofit leaders continue to hold a narrow perspective on what it means to build and leverage a strong, needle-moving brand. The problem with that view, or brand model, is that it’s no longer enough, especially in today’s competitive giving environment.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

There was a lot of energy in the room, some very intense conversations and some great ideas were built. Based on a lot of experimentation (and a lot of failures), a whole lot of conversations and some amazing questions from people, here are some things that seem to contribute to getting creativity introduced and to having it stick.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

Last Friday I spent almost two and a half hours in a wide-ranging conversation with Maria Pallante of the Copyright Office (and two other folks whose full names I didn't write down). I came away with a much better understanding of the issues they are exploring and certainly did my part to articulate why I support the positions we have.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

While we have articulated our main goal and identified our stakeholders, we are still actively exploring what kind of investment we can make and what various benchmarks mean to us and more importantly what we should do with the numbers we collect. Starting Conversations. How did your organization apply it to social media measurement?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Not all nonprofits are born with the spreadsheet gene. And it isn’t simply a technical problem that can be solved through training or purchasing analytics software. Non-profits know this is true, but the problem is investing in the resources needed to become a data-driven non-profits.&#.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

I don't think I said much; in fact, I was a mere passenger in the conversation as I found myself hanging on his every word. Truth be told, my eyes had to adjust at first and I found myself unashamedly spinning around in my chair and soaking up this truly unique experience. A Highlight at the Recent Clinton Global Initiative Meeting.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

An older woman of color noted that a lot of the problems that open source developers were solving weren’t problems that communities faced. This was the most diverse crowd I’ve ever talked with or been in for an open source conversation. That speaks volumes to me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

Dave Webb said "I have always had a problem forcing something that is organic by nature into a mechanical straightjacket. pdf) starts the conversation and attempt to address a method to quantify influence. 4) Conversational Collaboration Win-win initiatives that open a dialogue toward reaching a broader goal.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

And we can all benefit from a strategic way to approach problems and decisions," he adds. But if you have established a strong organizational culture and have clearly articulated the vision and strategies of the organization then there''s nothing to fear. To take command, you must prepare, analyze, decide and act.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

Donor retention is an on-going conversation in our sector and any time it comes up, people start to panic. But what are we actually changing in order to fix the problem? You see, one of the key problems – especially for annual giving portfolios – is that there are lots of donors.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2010

This question is a byproduct of the reality that most participatory projects have poorly articulated value. If you don't have a sense of an outcome--whether that be internal research, community conversation, or something else--you can't decide how or whether contributions should be documented or archived.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 22, 2010

You can join the conversation in the blog comments, or on the Museum 2.0 When I was reading Clay Shirky's essay, the thoughts running through my head were that Mailman was bad , it had problems , I should think about how to fix it. What this allowed, finally, was precise and generalizable conversation and learning.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2005

This had led to a number of very interesting conversations. No problem!" The process involves trying to articulate the goals of each aspect of your program as measurable objectives, and then carrying out these assessments. This is Outcome Tracking. Most software lets me keep track of my outputs, but not my outcomes" she says.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2015

.'” Community foundations also are using “impact investing” that aims to address social and environmental problems by making alternative investments such as loans to nonprofits or allocations to socially responsible investments. ” Subscribe to the Index for monthly updates!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

We are recording the calls so those that face electricity/connectivity problems can download it as a podcast and listen to the recordings later – and view slides/ notes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2007

Shooting to edit, particularly conversations. I don't know if this a problem with moviemaker or whether I'm doing it correctly. Some techniques that I learned about that I want to put into practice in future work: Capturing secondary audio with an external mic and recorder and then synching them during the editing process.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

So the question here is, you know, when you look at your workflow, how much of your time is spent actually having these face-to-face conversations with your donors? . The volunteer did not ask for money, but they had a nice pleasant half-hour conversation. . Are you hiding and avoiding them? . If not, chat will work for this.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I'd always joked that my dream job was to design pinball machines--a technical problem wrapped in creativity and pleasure. I had this dream that I would write about a topic they cared about, send them an email about it, and maybe the conversation would go somewhere. Find a starting point for conversation. Share your ideas.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Activities: As part of overviewing your issue areas, it’s also important to address how you’re working to solve these problems. Link to intuitive landing pages: If your CTA landing pages aren’t in good shape, you’ll likely struggle to drive conversions. Make sure your landing pages are user-friendly and well-designed.

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Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

And so when we think of that step one, that goal setting, the goal setting is not the problem. Our goals are really easy to articulate.” But now, here’s the problem. But the problem was, he had never done that before. Our sector is led from visionaries who are pushing people to. We want to scale.”

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