The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes From Stories to Support: The Nonprofit’s Guide to Acquiring and Using Testimonials Imagine harnessing the power of authentic stories to attract new supporters, boost credibility, and inspire people to rally behind your nonprofit’s cause.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 20, 2014

While listening to Kimberly Wilson''s Tranquility du Jour podcast interview with fundraising and philanthropic consultant, Lauren Brownstein on Saturday, the quote above really resonated with me. Maybe that''s because I usually donate to a cause because 1. Lack of arts in the schools. someone I know asked me to give, 2.

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OneCause

MARCH 14, 2023

These events bring in big time donations, and can have a huge impact on furthering the organization’s cause. The right people were targeted and attendees are excited and tuned in, ready to engage with your nonprofit cause and fundraising. But they can also consume resources. In fact, it’s just getting started!

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2023

These committed donors provide the support you need to spread awareness about your cause, generate excitement about your events, recruit volunteers, and of course, fund your mission. Vaguely knowing they’re contributing to a good cause alone isn’t enough for the majority of supporters. Create a video. Demonstrate impact.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

No one in my family has ever worked at a nonprofit, and we definitely don’t have a tradition of giving to causes in our family.) I co-founded a nonprofit called “The Moon Balloon Project” and worked for arts in healthcare nonprofits. I realized that I could help make people aware of these situations overseas by writing about them.

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Qgiv

JULY 22, 2021

It is an art and a science, Lou says. Lou: Most importantly, you want to make sure that you’ve done a good job with your research to identify those individuals that would have a strong affinity to your cause and propensity for giving at a major gift level. They have strong affinity to the cause and a strong propensity for giving.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

When you focus on what makes a donor feel good, you create more long-term donor relationships, bringing them together in a community around your cause. These generations, especially Gen Z, center their identities with the impact they are making on the world and are advocates for the causes they support. The outcome?

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

This will help you understand the types of supporters that are most likely to be interested in your cause and guide your efforts in targeting the right audience. Gather new data directly from your target audience This can be collected through methods such as surveys, interviews, and focus groups.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Interviewing and deciding Choosing the right vendor is more art than science. What is your firm’s history with our cause and technology stack? Filter out the junk and only share the top proposals with the team. We recommend creating an excel doc to track the bids and give grades across desired criteria for each vendor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

I’ve been busy interviewing people who work for nonprofits for my next book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit : Strategies for Impact without Burnout, with Aliza Sherman. I’ve really enjoyed interviewing individuals about the self-care practices they can do for themselves to improve work life balance and their own well-being.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

In the case of social and political upheaval, these might include coming together with others to advocate, share music and art, create and offer support (sometimes virtually). Do this via survey, focus group, or one-to-one interviews. Which causes have you supported over the past 12 months ? Ask your supporters directly.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

"You have to actually spend two hours every day on it, and it was really hard junior year 'cause I had SATs, and all that kind of stuff. It would grow and people would care about the cause." - Aneesha Raghunathan Last fall I got a message through Facebook from Aneesha Raghunathan, the 18-year-old founder of Hope Line Fashions.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 21, 2009

After months of outreach, community building and of course, video submissions, judges selected "Art from the Streets," a documentary directed by Layton Blaylock, as the winner from a field of 140 international entries at Lights. because we want to help nonprofits and cause-driven organizations gain visibility through film and video.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Kimberly has authored two books: Hip Tranquil Chick: A Guide to Life On and Off the Yoga Mat , and Tranquilista: Mastering the Art of Enlightened Work and Mindful Play. Below is an edited transcript of my November 3rd interview with Kimberly for the Big Vision Podcast. W hat else will people find in your new book?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2012

My colleague, Devon Smith , pointed to a cool application called “ Art Finder ” that helps people discover their friends’ interests in fine arts. Debra says the benefits to nonprofits are: Timeline apps afford an opportunity for nonprofits to promote causes, activities and mission.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 23, 2018

Putnam is looking to find the cause of the strange disappearance of social capital and civic engagement in America. This is done by empathetic listening, one-on-one interviews with current, former, and prospective members to gain an understanding about how the organization can meet their needs.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 13, 2008

Ari Derfel Late last month I interviewed Ari Derfel, CEO and co-owner of Back to Earth, Inc. Below is an edited transcript of our interview for the Big Vision Podcast. The next day, some TV station, ABC or CBS, was interviewing me and they said, "Read some of your blog comments live for the camera." He wrote some mean comment.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

NEWS Below is a roundup of blog posts and podcast interviews I've published since my last Have Fun Do Good Link Love (where did the month go?): 4 Steps for Selling Your Art: Interview with Alyson B. Change.org is hiring bloggers. Blog Action Day is October 15th. This year's theme is climate change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Stay tuned for a video interview I did with him while in Vegas. But even more fun was this video interview with the good folks at the Gifts In Kind International who I ran into in the lobby and they pulled out their copy of the book and shared a few thoughts about they’re applying the ideas. Independent Sector in Atlanta.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 6, 2011

They can raise money, recruit volunteers, or spread awareness about their cause. Some options include videos, podcasts, interviews, polls, insightful status updates, and more. While Facebook ads can help you promote your cause, the best thing you can do is to link to your page through your website and other communications.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

GivingTuesday is an excellent opportunity to use storytelling to draw in new and existing donors and supporters of your cause, on December 2 and beyond. You can drive social media to your blog as well, where you can post more substantial content within your updates , such as interviews, photo galleries, Q&As, and more.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. In order to try to replace some of that revenue, we built a state of the art Web 2.0, Kjerstin Erickson is one of those people "shiny" people who lights up a room. Is that how it works?

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Achieve

AUGUST 19, 2015

Giving your hard-earned dollars to a worthy cause is a great thing. Perhaps a friend or family member is asking you to donate to a cause. Without you, caring for the elderly, bringing arts to a community, reviving neighborhoods or whatever the mission is wouldn’t happen. Have you made a donation before? A Donor-Friendly Website.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

For as long as nonprofits have been around it has always been vital for these organizations to convey the messages of their causes and missions, to tell their stories. Modern technology provides us all with new opportunities for storytelling, including new ways to approach the ever-important visual element.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. As you can tell, the interview is pretty long. LWB had to teach their members how to sign-up for Facebook and donate to their cause. How did they do it?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. As you can tell, the interview is pretty long. LWB had to teach their members how to sign-up for Facebook and donate to their cause. How did they do it?

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

You did have to interview for your job, didn’t you? Media Cause has thrown together a list of 6 steps nonprofits can take to cut through the noise and grab the attention of donors. The Art And Science Of Retaining Digital Donors. The need to disassociate ourselves from sales could actually be hurting us in the long-run.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

You did have to interview for your job, didn’t you? Media Cause has thrown together a list of 6 steps nonprofits can take to cut through the noise and grab the attention of donors. The Art And Science Of Retaining Digital Donors. The need to disassociate ourselves from sales could actually be hurting us in the long-run.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

This caused an angry uproar on nonprofit blogs and Twitter from nonprofits saying there were plenty examples of nonprofits using social media effectively! Seth quickly reached out to me via Roxy Allen suggested that I do an interview.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 7, 2009

It is a bit barren at the moment 'cause I just set it up and am moving folks over from my old Have Fun * Do Good Facebook group. If you have suggestions for people I should interview, let me know. I use the Facebook Twitter application so my tweets also show up in my news feed on.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

With so many apps coming out all the time it’s easy to miss the ones built for social good and hard to keep up on useful apps that nonprofits and causes can use to do their work. ArtClix from the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. ArtClix from the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. MoMa by the Museum of Modern Art.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

So many of your school guests will be able to connect through crafts, whether the craft is ultra silly or more high-end art! You can “walk”, “run” or “whatever” that distance; no matter what, you know that your attendees are out there being active, while also raising money for a good cause. .

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

So many of your school guests will be able to connect through crafts, whether the craft is ultra silly or more high-end art! You can “walk”, “run” or “whatever” that distance; no matter what, you know that your attendees are out there being active, while also raising money for a good cause. .

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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. They can be a video interview with the donor about the mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

TechSoup publishes Soha El-Borno excellent post " Promote Your Cause on Facebook in Six Easy Steps " and do check out her interview with Carie Lewis from the Human Society about their work on Facebook. Non-Profit Tech Blog lets us know that project agape (Facebook causes) now at 2.5 million users.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

charity: water , a nonprofit that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations, is leading the way when it comes to redefining nonprofit marketing; they are exceptional at inbound marketing, focusing on creating powerful content to inspire people to join their cause. Tap Into the Power of Social Proof.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

They offer a chance to dress up, get together with others, and have a good time — while also raising money for a good cause. Participants may improve their painting abilities, try their hand at some knitting, or do whatever other sort of art they like without having to leave the comfort of their own home. 7) Shopping.

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