Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Your fundraising plan should include a detailed activities calendar showing all the various ways you plan to generate funds during the year. Remember that in the early months of your nonprofit, you are essentially “training” your supporters about what they can expect from you. Because if the plan isn’t in writing, it isn’t real.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

The list of headaches and hassles you’ll encounter is pretty much endless: Renting a venue, hiring a caterer, soliciting silent auction items, signing up and training volunteer event staff, etc. Art Show and Auction Host a low-cost art exhibition and auction, showcasing local artists’ work and selling pieces to raise funds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I have different color codes for different types of work that also correspond with color codes on my google calendar and my hard drive/google drive files. I also write a list of work habits that I want to maintain or modify. Year in Review.

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JUNE 17, 2022

One way to track those is by setting up a grant calendar. The Visibility Impact Fund seeks to support and empower bi+ specific organizations, programming, and training to impact bi+ visibility and well-being. With that in mind, I wanted to share a list of funding and grant resources available for nonprofits serving that community.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

When communicating program pricing externally, use three main access points : A quarterly calendar . That means staff working the counter should be fully trained and comfortable before June 1 st. In a perfect world, no one should be going through the training process during the summer months. Your website. Printed brochures.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 16, 2011

They provide homeless teens with professional skills training and therapeutic experiences. They also ensure that thousands of homeless and abandoned animals get the socialization and training they deserve. June 1-22: My Juicy Blogging E-course: The Art and Play of Blogging for Artists, Writers, Creative Entrepreneurs and Do-Gooders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

A quick glance at your calendar shows that you spent hours in meetings, answering emails, or working on shared documents but you can’t remember why. Clearly define workflow for online collaboration platforms and training. Learn the Art of Saying No Effectively. Sound familiar? Establish Look Ahead Team Rituals .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Giving up, a little August 6, 2007 As you might know, I migrated from using a MacBook Pro laptop as my primary desktop, to eating my own dogfood, as it were, and using Ubuntu Linux as my primary desktop.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What are learning platforms? Many organizations provide trainings, courses, and varied sorts of learning activities to their constituents. I’m honored and happy to be contributing blog posts there.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2014

Melbourne, Australia: The art of storytelling: how to create content that connects with your audience. If you’re holding regular events gathering the #nptech community let me know and I’ll include you in the next community calendar! September 2. Naples, FL: Digital Storytelling Workshop. Vancouver, Canada: $ocial Media?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 9, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Linux ready for the desktop? Now the ugly: If you are used to integration between your email, calendar and addressbook, there is only one option (Novell Evolution) and it is not very good.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Train and Equip Your Team on a Shoestring Budget. Mukono, Uganda: Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School 1. Ottawa, Ontario.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 3, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #1: Thunderbird January 3, 2008 Before the holidays, I promised that I’d do 100 posts this year on free and open source tools. So, I’m starting with Mozilla Thunderbird.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reaping the Benefit of Open Platforms September 6, 2007 One of the cool things about free and open source software is that often (not always, but often) they provide an open platform for add-ons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For example, if you join a modern art museum, there is a good chance you won’t have to pay admission to other modern art museums. Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. Swag or merch: calendars, printables, planners, notebooks. It was super cool.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

I’ve managed campaigns ranging from about $5 million to over a billion dollars in health care, education, arts and culture, and advocacy sectors. And when you are kicking off your fiscal year or your calendar year, set those expectations high so people know what they can do to be helpful. Here’s our event calendar.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Treading Lightly | The Delicate Art of Internal Communications. Third Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

The art of writing good teaser headlines is critical to getting more interaction. Editorial calendar provides the structure so you don’t have to randomly find content, but keep it flexible so you can post breaking or timely news related to your organization or the issues it tracks which gets more attention and interaction.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The year is quickly coming to an end, but there is still plenty of time to pack in free professional development training to help you be more successful as you finish out 2019 and start looking at 2020. The last two months of the calendar year might just be the most important part of the year for your non-profit. Hosted by: Blackbaud.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time.

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MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time.

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.orgSource

JUNE 12, 2023

Automations like scheduled social promotions, email campaigns, and critical calendar reminders are digital conveniences that free space for more important assignments. Unfortunately, the head-spinning pace of innovations means that state-of-the-art becomes obsolete in a New York minute. Are collaboration tools working effectively?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My wish for Web 2.5 land are either using iCal, or integrating with Google Calendar (my present calendaring software). Luckily, it seems that most of the project manager type apps in web 2.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 9, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Frustrations March 9, 2008 As some of you who follow me on Twitter know, I ran into frustrations a few days ago with WPA. The problems I “solved&# by offloading the functions onto the web.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 25, 2023

These features allow organizations to create event calendars, plan event logistics, and manage event timelines. An intuitive interface can save you time and reduce training requirements for your team. Training and Support: Evaluate the availability of training materials, documentation, and customer support.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

If you consider a major donor someone who gives $5,000 in a calendar year and group him or her as part of the "Founders Club," you should not have to run queries, hack custom fields and create complex codes to translate this into your software. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Philosophy from Wheaton College.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Integrated Fundraising Campaign or Program Honorable Mention: Human Rights Campaign Winner: Defenders of Wildlife Each year, Defenders sends out Calendars. With a simple and compelling concept, they asked their supporters what calendar would like. This year they did something a little different.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2009

“Dear New Activist - Read this, but don’t do anything”), the more you train your list not to respond. And I definitely agree with the recommendation of cross-media integration as well as working fundraising into your advocacy communications calendar. 60) Search « How Sticky is Facebook?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 5, 2014

There is an art and science to mobile and social media. Create an editorial calendar that allows for flexibility while at same time allocates a minimal number of required content creation and distribution. Offer training through webinars. Overview of Mobile for Good. All online communications are now mobile and social.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

For example, our 1stfans Twitter Art Feed is currently featuring Mary Temple, who is making this really great calendar of portraits of people in the news. There's been a lot of debate in the social media world about the exclusive content, especially the Twitter Art Feed, people saying that we are selling something that should be free.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

For performing arts organizations, an event like this will be right in their wheelhouse—although they’re not the same as the normal performances that your group puts on. Marketing for nonprofits is both an art and a science. Here are some best practices you can follow when finding and training volunteers for your event.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

These days I spend my time doing fundraising, teaching, training, and coaching with my own firm, Productive Fundraising. So love to teach and train and share the knowledge I have to take other organizations to the next level. Don’t take the time for training. Arts organizations. I have a deep love for the arts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

It helps me to understand the questions, concerns, and everyday context of many nonprofits that want to embrace emerging media like social or mobile and to design and build peer exchange programs or Train-the-Trainers programs. With training and support, this can be mitigated. Editorial calendar or inventory.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. Users simply take a photo with their iPhone and add special editing and art effects with one tap.

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Care2

JULY 11, 2007

But I’m here to tell you that mastering interactive calendars or sending photos on cell phones isn’t rocket science. the Liberty Hill Foundation has been supporting efforts to train high school students in organizing. Plus, in our society, it’s tough to collaborate. We reward winners, not team players.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

If you are designing and leading any type of training, take into account the current context for your participants. Awareness or Attention Training – How to keep your focus, especially when you are working on online. Organize tasks and Guard Your Calendar. Zentangle Pens and Pencils. Artist Tiles.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

And in 2001, I joined a training company and worked for them for five years and then set out on my own in 2007. million organization, $900,000 of that is philanthropy, and you’re at the end of your calendar year and so far you’re at about $790,000. So Free Arts Minnesota, I gave them $100 gift.

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