sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

These technologies can do everything from poetry to code to digital art to research to essay writing. No AIs were used, consulted, or harmed in generating this summary of our bbcon session. It seemed just another Tuesday—just Apple’s version of a mobile phone that not everyone had or even wanted. See you at #bbcon.

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Generation Education Blackbaud Model 102

Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

Development officers, executive directors, event planners, consultants, and emerging leaders came together to discuss fundraising trends, donor retention, DEI (diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace) strategies, and so much more. Following this trend, Meta has introduced Meta Verified. per month on the website.

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Social Media Trend Storyboard Montana 52

Tech Soup

JANUARY 23, 2012

Despite Challenges, Arts Organizations Remain Optimistic. And it gets particularly interesting when you start looking at the responses from arts, culture, and humanities groups. Are arts organizations just optimistic or do these results foretell a trend? State Grants Still Go to Arts and Humanities.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

An important part of being an effective fundraiser is staying up to date on current fundraising trends , industry best practices, and donor preferences. Storytelling is an art and a science, and this conference is a valuable opportunity to share ideas with your fellow fundraisers. They’re the best!

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Conference Fundraising Storytelling Nonprofit 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 21, 2021

According to Salesforce.org’s Nonprofit Trends Report (3rd Edition), 71% of organizations surveyed had to accelerate their move to digital programs or events last year due to the pandemic. Prior to that, Stu worked for 13 years at Blackbaud as a consultant, solution architect, and practice manager. And 2020 didn’t help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2018

In 2015, a group of nonprofit leaders, funders, consultants, and researchers passionate about the need to foster high performance in nonprofit organizations collaboratively developed The Performance Imperative: A Framework for Social-Sector Excellence (PI). Karen Walker , Senior Research Fellow, Child Trends.

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BoardAssist

JULY 8, 2014

The homeless shelter budgets expenses by analyzing historical trends and relying on expert predictions of future trends. Paul Konigstein is a Senior Consultant at Accounting Management Solutions , helping nonprofits improve their finance, accounting, and governance.

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Collaboration Build Homeless New York 85

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 9, 2013

Twitter is a microblogging platform, Kayla McKinney previously discussed the trend of microgiving , and now there’s microvolunteering. Should you hire consultants or part-time staff? Consultants are expensive. Invest in this new micro trend and see the macro impact it can have on your organization. Volunteers are free.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

Despite these trends, research on philanthropy across diverse communities is limited and many questions remain unknown, including what motivates the giving practices of diverse donors, where they give, and what specific tools and techniques donors of color are utilizing to enhance their giving. About the Author.

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Strategy Fundraising Philanthropy Nonprofit 82

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Paine Consulting Services. Twenty years ago, I was privileged to serve as a senior consultant and trainer with the newly created Center for Corporate Community Relations at Boston College (now the Center for Corporate Citizenship). posted by Herb Paine , President. Like this article? Get another!

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Social Model Government Philanthropy 85

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

I've been thinking about how to best incorporate the back channel or in this case Twitter. Two recent blogs, " How To Present While People Are Twittering " and " Trends in Leadership Conferences " are the most recent blog posts packed with advice. Olivia Mitchell 's guest post on Pistachio Consulting offers some good tips: 1.

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Reflection Conference Resource Arts 69

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 27, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, May 27, 2011 Research Friday: Social Media is all around us - How do we embrace the trend? Two weeks ago, I introduced readers to La Pianas "Convergence: How Five Trends Will Reshape the Social Sector." [1] This week, Ill discuss the second trend, entitled "Technological Advances Abound." They want to connect.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Michelle Murrain, Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Blog. It is a very small liberal arts college in Vermont, where everyone knows everyone's name. Like many of us out there, you work as an independent consultant - so you are paid for your expertise and knowledge. Here's my interview: 1. Aye, what a question.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Sharing peer trends and results quarterly with the whole team can also drive performance throughout the year. Fundraiser Performance Management includes predictive models, peer benchmarks, and year-round consulting to improve fundraising results. Officer Training and Retention Lead to Big Results.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 26, 2019

5 Foundation Trends for 2019: Conquering the Unknown with the Help of Data by Annie Rhodes, formerly with Blackbaud Foundation Solutions. From partnerships and data to cybersecurity to hyperfocus on specific problems, read through five trends predicted for 2019 and decide which will continue into 2020.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As the art critic John Berger said in his book Ways of Seeing , “We only see what we look at. This can range from them being consulted to owning the results. A way that can be more fair, improve the institution of philanthropy, and deliver a shared and flexible understanding of impact. To look is an act of choice.”

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BoardAssist

AUGUST 23, 2016

Your generous contribution will bring the magic of art to. … . Don’t say: Your gift will help us continue our contribution of great art to this community. Your gift will help bring great art to our very own community. Show your donor directly how and why their gift will make a difference. Remove the “us:”.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

In light of that trend and all the recent travel upheaval due to COVID – 19, with increasing restrictions being placed on companies and their global workforce, we wanted to address creative alternatives to traditional volunteer events. . In the span of one year, from 2016 to 2017, remote work grew 7.9%.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2014

Arts and culture – Giving for impact. Conservation-oriented environmental groups have focused their fundraising on getting donors more involved in “places that matter,” and showing them the impact of their gifts, said Doug Barker, co-founder and principal at Barker & Scott Consulting.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Some trends we are seeing include: Celebrating acts of kindness – Employees are finding creative and inspiring ways of giving back in their communities. IG employees and Consultants broke all previous records with their generous participation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

They can throw hope wildly at each emerging trend in a philanthropic whack-a-mole game. Jim Coutre is a Partner at The Philanthropic Initiative , an ally and consultant to individuals, foundations and corporations looking to advance both the art and science of their philanthropy in pursuit of deep social impact.

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Effective Seattle Attitude Game 94

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

A couple of years ago, outreach, training, and fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding , posted some great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries. Finding the right funders that match your mission, your specific project, and your geographic locale is quite an art. I have updated Stephanie’s pieces a bit.

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Foundation Research Grant Database 60

Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

An important part of being an effective fundraiser is staying up to date on current fundraising trends , industry best practices, and donor preferences. Storytelling is an art and a science, and this conference is a valuable opportunity to share ideas with your fellow fundraisers. They’re the best! There’s something for everyone!

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Conference Fundraising NTC Storytelling 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

and author of, The Art of Being Indispensable at Work. As leaders, we must continually find ways to lift ourselves out of the day-to-day and keep an eye towards macro-economic trends, possible disruptions towards supply chains, changes in customer behavior, and employee morale. and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise.

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Authoring Leadership Environment Team 75

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Example: “Datamaking” as engagement I recently worked with an arts and culture intermediary nonprofit that focused on capacity development, network building, and connecting local nonprofits to state agencies and grants. This understanding led me to an approach for “datamaking” that I utilize with groups.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 73

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2012

She has worked in healthcare, politics and government, and technology for more than 20 years and appreciates working with nonprofit fundraisers and philanthropy consultants who use NOZA philanthropy data every day. Check out the new npENGAGE blog for more information, tips, and trends about analytics, prospect research, and more.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

and author of, The Art of Being Indispensable at Work. As leaders, we must continually find ways to lift ourselves out of the day-to-day and keep an eye towards macro-economic trends, possible disruptions towards supply chains, changes in customer behavior, and employee morale. and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise.

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Leadership Authoring Environment Team 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2020

and author of, The Art of Being Indispensable at Work. As leaders, we must continually find ways to lift ourselves out of the day-to-day and keep an eye towards macro-economic trends, possible disruptions towards supply chains, changes in customer behavior, and employee morale. and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise.

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Leadership Authoring Environment Team 52

Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2011

Last week, we profiled Gateway to the Arts' recent overhaul of its website as part of our Sharpen Your Website campaign. One-Pager was an experiment by library consulting firm INFLUX to see what a library website would look like stripped down to its bare essentials. Enter One-Pager. Photo: Katherine , CC license

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Design Web Library Module 44

BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Instead, donors want to help the kids, feed the hungry, make art, cure diseases, save the world. Gail Perry , MBA, CFRE, is an international fundraising consultant, trend-spotter, speaker, trainer and thought leader. Who wants to pay to keep the lights on or to maintain the buildings? Not many people! But.easier said than done!

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Tips Fundraising Gift Raise 51

Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Consultant Social Media Myspace Advocacy 31

BoardAssist

JULY 22, 2014

Listening is a lost art! Gail Perry , MBA, CFRE, is an international fundraising consultant, trend-spotter, speaker, trainer and thought leader. You can never go wrong by asking your donor what she thinks of this strategy, or that event, or this publication, or even your entire fundraising approach. Listen, listen, listen.

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Donor North Carolina Advice University 61

BoardAssist

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Analyze the numbers for them and summarize trends with a brief narrative or visual, dashboard-style presentation. Paul Konigstein is a senior consultant at CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) and has over 25 years of experience assisting local, national, and international nonprofit organizations.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 2, 2012

Today is my one-year anniversary as the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. A year ago, I put my consultant hat on the shelf and decided to jump into museum management (a sentence I NEVER would have imagined writing five years ago). Conflating financial trends with financial position.

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Museum Director Participatory Culture 55

Care2

JULY 10, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Social Media Trend Advocacy Online 34

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology WeAreMedia Project August 13, 2008 Yet another great NTEN project is happening, spearheaded by Beth Kanter, to develop a Social Media toolkit for Nonprofits.

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