ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Organizations should also articulate the particular characteristics and leadership traits needed for different types of crises within their plans. Organizations need to use the time now to regroup and learn from the unpredictability faced last year.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

In the panel Rethinking Strategy: The Intersection of Impact, Brand, and Business Model, three experts defined these terms and illustrated their use for effective nonprofit communications. Model Behavior. Jeanne Bell kicked off her discussion of business models by describing a challenging shift in the nonprofit landscape.

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Forj

AUGUST 17, 2021

In episode 7 of the Managing eLearning Podcast , Jon & Matt sit down with Celisa Steele Co-Founder & Managing Director for Tagoras to discuss the Learning Business Maturity Model , which articulates the characteristics of a mature market-facing learning business or line of business, as well as the stages that typically precede full maturity.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

Membership programs take many forms: flat fee models with standardized benefits, tiered models with varying benefits by tier, and something in between. Knowing which membership model is right for your organization depends not only on your organization’s mission but also its budget and donor base.

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2022

It’s the foundation that enables you to articulate your organization’s mission and channel the inspiring stories of those whom you’ve helped. Enter the nonprofit marketing funnel: a useful model for visualizing your audience’s various levels of involvement and where they are on their journey. Analyze your “Donate” page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

This way of working requires a different, more participatory leadership model and mindset that Allison Fine and I first wrote about in The Networked Nonprofit and others have written about called “networked leadership.” New power is behind some of the most impactful movements (and business models) of the decade.

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VQ Strategies

MARCH 2, 2023

Is it impactful and can you (and the volunteers) articulate the difference they will make by engaging in this way? Checking Progress – What time have staff partners set aside to check the volunteers’ progress? Ongoing Feedback – What time have staff set aside to provide feedback (positive or negative)?

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sgEngage

JUNE 16, 2021

New donors deserve their rightful consideration, yet I would encourage fundraising professionals to not forget the modest, sporadic, or one-time past donors who responded by stepping up their giving. More so, new sustaining donors are sending a clear signal that they value the work you are doing during extraordinary times – and beyond!

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sgEngage

AUGUST 25, 2023

When you invest so much time and energy into taking your mission to the next level, the campaign must be tailored to your unique needs and goals to generate meaningful returns. Capital Campaign Models: 4 Categories Many nonprofits think of capital campaigns as major initiatives only used to fund the construction of new buildings.

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2021

Since these campaigns can be such time- and resource-intensive projects, it pays to give the entire process plenty of upfront thought. These studies are meant to safeguard your time, energy, and resources, showing you early if the key players you’ll rely on during the campaign are interested and up to the task. .

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

They’re responsible for planning, organizing, and directing a group so that goals are reached in a timely fashion. The downside is that the team can flounder if the leader lets everything be decided by the group, especially in times of crisis when decisions need to be made quickly. Public speaking (and sharing your vision).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

This week I attended a session with David La Piana , author and long-time nonprofit consultant, hosted by the Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness Program. David gave a talk about his new book, The Nonprofit Business Plan , and mini-workshop about what makes a good business plan from a funder’s point of view.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

But, honestly, this time of year seems harder, especially when fundraising goals are bearing down. Choose a time every day to write in a gratitude journal. If you feel mired in stress and anxiety, you might have a tough time with this exercise. Next time that happens, write down the negative thought. Gratitude journal.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2021

We were able to quickly develop a partnership with United Way, engage with our donors, and get the process for the joint response fund up and running in a timely and efficient manner. A: Technology, and the data-to-decision model we are trying to build, are essential to our success.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2020

This is truly an unprecedented time. Doctors, nurses , and the teams working on the front lines have gone through extraordinary measures to save lives and protect their communities through challenging times. . Disruption to the normal business model, for many, impacts cash flow and reduces revenue.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2010

Like many people in the arts, I'm interested in new models that help people combine mission-driven work with an entrepreneurial spirit. to better articulate what you are really trying to do with your project concept. A company in which employees are co-owners might translate well to a coop model. Finally, we looked at assets.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

If you are looking to strengthen you Public Narrative model, you may want to look to your organization’s community for examples of Story of Self. Map Out Your Campaign Narrative— One of the best uses of your time as you prep for year-end giving is to map out your campaign narrative. 30 Minute Storytelling Workouts.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2019

But as much as fundraising is a calling, it’s also a career that requires business development, sales, client retention, and articulable value propositions. But the provider-client model is potentially valuable to fundraisers, too. Demonstrate (and articulate!) Treating Donors Like Customers (But Not in a Bad Way).

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 25, 2016

Ganz’s model is popular in activism and politics, but it also has applications for peer-to-peer fundraising. A personal story is an articulation about the values, beliefs, and events in someone’s life that have lead them to give and now fundraise. These two parts of the story are usually easy for people to articulate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

I have embraced this approach myself and I make it clear to my team that I would rather not get a pre-dawn email , but instead get a more fully articulated idea after they have had time to contemplate it and strategize on how to make it effective.”. Gabriela says that senior leaders at her nonprofit model self-care.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 6, 2015

You spend a ton of time crafting a plan for the organization so that you can begin and gathering baseline numbers, while also setting up tracking systems. Now that you need information and help from them (which translates into time out of their busy days), no one is responding! But you can also make it fun!

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 29, 2012

Have them prepare a list of contacts throughout these discussions that they should spend time reaching out to via telephone or, at times, in person, to acquaint themselves with these key people. Teach or model a succinct delivery of the cause’s elevator speech. Not everything translates from for-profit to nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2010

Leaders need to learn how to cultivate their personal networks, and know when and how to manage the time required to maintain these networks. This value network, or web of formal and informal relationships that must be managed, is the third level of network a leader needs to understand and articulate.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

We thought so, so we put together a short list of items we felt could trigger meaningful conversations just in time for end-of-year reflection and 2019 planning. . Have you taken the time to clearly articulate your desired impact , and the outcomes or indicators you’ll need to monitor to see your progress toward that goal?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

How can we use graphic facilitation or graphic note taking in real time to deepen understanding of the topic being discussed? In order to do this, you need to give people a brief context and articulate the interaction rules. I also pinged people in my network from different countries. My takeaways: 1. That means I need a T.V.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Does data collection may occur from time-to-time, but not formal reporting. Monitors feedback from target audience in real time but balances with trend or survey data. Documents quantitative results against goals and value when asked by senior leadership. In the end, it comes down to leadership.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 19, 2017

The problem with that view, or brand model, is that it’s no longer enough, especially in today’s competitive giving environment. All too often nonprofits begin to second guess their investment of time, money and resources in a rebrand. What is a brand? A brand is more than your logo , a clever tagline, or trendy color palette.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2019

As first-time parents, they are the focus of most attention, almost to a fault. In the end, our organization for this model better for our visitors and our needs. We didn’t articulate where our norms overlapped and where our goals connected. We didn’t give ourselves time to create a collective language.

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Achieve

MAY 22, 2016

At times, though, others will not understand what or why you do this important work. It has now become a fun game for me to hear them articulate what I do. Like so many times before, the typical question that maybe even the parents in the room have asked you, their sons and daughters – “What do you do?”. I said, “Yep.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

Be able to articulate what you help orgs do and accomplish, not necessarily the technical products/skills? Hourly billing — it’s always in our interests to spend more time, so we could easily spend too much time. Models: Create a capped-rate, a retainer + hourly for tech support, project-based.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2014

Some organizations come to us with a very clearly articulated brand that has accompanying logos, fonts, colors, photography, copywriting and more. We like to work on mood boards in parallel with the User Research and Information Architecture phases so that the aesthetic is already defined by the time the Wireframes are complete.

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BoardAssist

MAY 19, 2015

With board members giving so much of their time and energy to their board service, many Executive Directors feel uncomfortable asking board members to financial contribute as well. Though many in the nonprofit community have used these two models for years, board candidates typically do not like the ambiguity associated with these policies.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

But the reality is that in many nonprofit organizations, different teams and departments do not have a shared mental model for a culture of philanthropy. Shifting the organization’s culture is a process, and it takes time. This activity helps you articulate why a culture of philanthropy is important, your values, and the way you work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

This process of reflection is embedded in the organization’s working style, not a random moment of inspiration after a program evaluation is completed. Everyone on staff understands that the questions are the best teachers and in an effort to sustain learning articulate questions and seek answers to those questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

And before even getting to the meat of the metrics, conceptual models, and ideas, the introduction provides a powerful case for using social media that is well articulated: For the first time in history, technology has reached a point where everyone has a voice. There's a lot to digest here.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Step #3) A – Articulate the goal(s) of a grant An A rticulate goal is the main aim that will result because of your program and will solve your problem statement. Step #4) N – Narrow your objectives Now that you have a goal articulated, you will need specific activities to ensure that the goal is achieved.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

At the time of writing this article nearly 180,000 people had collectively raised almost $29 million on charity: water’s online platform. It’s uncommon for a nonprofit to spend time developing and articulating their unique value proposition, but this is one area in which organizations should act like companies.

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