The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll unveil the art of transforming individual stories into a collective force that not only resonates with your audience but also propels your cause forward. Training Your Team: Conduct training sessions for your staff and volunteers. Your next game-changing testimonial could be just a conversation away.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

1) Master the art of Plain Language. . To begin, start with five potential new CRM software: Take five product tours and consider the setup and transition process, as well as the training and customer support offered by the vendor. You will then be sent an invoice for $20 that can be paid with a credit card. How to Select a New CRM.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Whether you decide to “hand over the keys” to an AI system or use it as an assistant to support the work you do, you have to trust the model. The European Commission explains this component as follows: “AI systems should empower human beings, allowing them to make informed decisions and fostering their fundamental rights.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Organizations that build robust infrastructure—which includes sturdy information technology systems, financial systems, skills training, fundraising processes, and other essential overhead—are more likely to succeed than those that do not,” write Ann Goggins Gregory and Don Howard in the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. The firm is especially committed to working with partners involved in performing arts, the environment and conservation, education, and women. Website: [link]. Website: [link]. Graham-Pelton.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For some, it might seem more like an art than a science, as there is confusion about the process. The RFP often details the specific post-award requirements (meetings, reporting, training resources), and it is crucial to understand these expectations before entering into a legally binding agreement with the federal government.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Your work behind the scenes is to establish a structure—plans, systems and processes—by which the nonprofit may reach its advancement goals. If your organization relies on individual fundraising, you should understand your nonprofit CRM system and work it to its fullest. Organized recordkeeping is key.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 6, 2022

In this breakout session, Nimble AMS, the Ceramic Arts Network (CAN), and the American Ceramic Society (ACerS), shared how their associations reimagined the buying experience for their members and customers. USITT chose myTrailhead because it’s an easy-to-use online learning management system , perfect for any association’s needs.

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VQ Strategies

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The dedication and openness of our clients , who adapted, listened, offered solutions, pivoted from in-person trainings to virtual, asked for guidance and accepted it, made the case to leadership, and continued to be our partners in this work.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 7, 2020

Millennials (who are forecast to make up 75 percent of the workforce by 2025) expect their work systems to be as good or better than what they see in their personal apps. A modern, fully mobile, state of the art AMS will help you attract and retain a top-notch workforce. ?. Generations after them will expect even more.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2023

Not only is it incredibly costly to recruit, train, and replace new development officers, but there is an incalculable loss in “trust capital” with your donors. Offer fundraising training to development staff, senior administrators, and board members to help demystify the art and science of resource development.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Unfortunately, the division between churches often mirror the broken system they are trying to alleviate. Commit to a shared measurement system: Common metrics hold the cohort accountable and informs future action. The gospel is a verbal message of salvation demonstrated through acts of God’s love.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

If your nonprofit serves other areas, check out the other funder lists I recently wrote, including ones on Education , Arts & Culture , and Environment & Conservation. They pursue systems change through three focus areas: care coordination, family engagement, and systems and standards. The Dallas Foundation.

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Whole Whale

MAY 20, 2021

AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. The firm is especially committed to working with partners involved in performing arts, the environment and conservation, education, and women. Website: [link]. Website: [link]. Graham-Pelton.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 28, 2016

Depending on your taste, you might say this home is a work of art or a vision gone wrong. Specifically, “brandraising” is the process of developing a clear, cohesive organizational identity and communications system that supports raising money and increasing visibility. Four authors agree it simply doesn’t work.

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

Gateway to the Arts is a Pittsburgh-based organization that exposes young people to the arts through performances, classroom visits by professional artists, and integration of arts into school curriculum, all with a staff of six. In 2008, Gateway to the Arts was in need of a major overhaul. We had a non-logo.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

That’s $8 billion given to nonprofits delivered by our state-of-the-art credit card processing system directly to nonprofits’ to help further their causes. Train yourself and your team using our self-guided videos, or attend a live session with one of our fundraising professionals—for free! Reliable Fundraising Software Support.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

And yet, there is often a layer between that data and the practicality of reaching people with food insecurity, or reducing recidivism, or providing educational art programs. Check out our tip sheet for eight ways your Grant Management System can help you build strong relationships. You don’t want that and neither do your grantees.

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Candid

JUNE 15, 2022

We will be spending $9M of your grant over three years to build a state-of-the-art technology platform that brings together key features of our flagship products such as Foundation Directory, GuideStar/Charity Check, Seals of Transparency, 990 Finder, Philanthropy News Digest, Candid Learning, Foundation Maps, and more.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 27, 2012

Idealware’s Consumer’s Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems reviewed 30 systems, the majority of which don’t come from Convio or Blackbaud. On the recent NTEN community call someone asked the panel to name 5 vendors (other than Blackbaud and Convio) to whom we’d send a CRM system RFP for a $100 million nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Point System: I need to rethink the point system based on the changes I've made the social media framework, especially some of the assumptions about social content. I need to revise the scoring system so it encourages the best social media strategic thinking. Tags: remix scholar training materials.

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Qgiv

MAY 23, 2022

Many nonprofits either don’t have the resources – or don’t see the importance of investing resources – in having good systems to support donor tracking and communication. A donor database that integrates with your email communication system and online giving system is better yet.

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Forum One

JULY 22, 2021

With thousands of content creators and over 80,000 pages of content, the EPA needs a robust, intuitive system for publishing content to advance its mission of protecting the environment. National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). To keep the migration train going, NEH will be moving its EDSITEment!

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Volunteer Hub

APRIL 30, 2021

The nonprofit organization achieves this mission by providing students with programs focused on sustainability, stress reduction, nutrition, financial aid, refugee support, and the arts. “There are so many features that VolunteerHub provides our volunteer program that our previous volunteer management solution didn’t offer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2006

In two weeks, several hundred arts leaders from around the country will gather on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University to discuss the role of technology in the arts field at the Technology in the Arts Conference. Tell me a little bit about how you got into arts management? Was that your progression? Actually, I???m

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

The initial wave of generative-AI examples in the art, music, and written composition spaces has generated a lot of interest within the technology sector. ChatGPT’s real value lies in its ability to reduce uncertainty in ways that introduce system-wide change, prompting creativity as we reimagine old ways of doing things.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Retention saves money by reducing recruiting and training costs and increases income by eliminating relationship disruptions, thus shortening the time between first solicitation and first gift. Officer Training and Retention Lead to Big Results. Training and retaining top officers are crucial to successful fundraising.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

Gamification can create a more meaningful experience for the customer, volunteer, or donor, just as it already does when people use their GPS systems, sensors for fitness, and even communicating with friends. Having the right players is key when designing the user experience, and for the future of a gamification system in the social sector.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

AI systems are composed of modules that can be independently developed and replaced. Humans are influenced by biases and emotions, while AI systems are objective. AI’s bias may not have emotional origins, yet there is both evidence and fear that human prejudices are inherent in AI systems. Make appropriate training available.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 8, 2022

Crypto was formed to create a decentralized, universal form of currency that could be traded and logged on a transparent proof system rather than controlled by governments. . According to Forbes , a non-fungible token, or “NFT,” is “a digital asset that represents real-world assets like art, music, in-game items and videos.”

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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? Nonprofits have become intimately familiar with Content Management Systems (CMS). Nonprofits have become intimately familiar with Content Management Systems (CMS).

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Global Giving

MAY 22, 2018

Always use systems in a professional manner and with good judgment. Many professionals recommend changing passwords every 90 days, or more frequently for systems with sensitive data. Systems like Google Drive, Box, or DropBox provide convenient, secure solutions for backup and file sharing.

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sgEngage

APRIL 28, 2022

Provide good training. When they do succeed, they will return to volunteer again. – Mark Guncheon, development IT analyst at Bon Secours Health System . . Resource volunteers well, so they have the necessary stories and insights to share the vision. – Matt Warren, database and events officer at BMS World Mission . .

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Also, don’t miss out on my lists for Education and Arts & Culture funders. They provide access and opportunities in education, housing, mentorship, health care, environment, and the arts. It brings together foundations and funds that are primarily dedicated to support or have a significant program to support those organizations.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

How did Cambridge Community Television get involved with social media and social media trainings? Since 1988, CCTV has provided Cambridge residents with access to media production equipment, training, facilities, and cable television channels to accomplish this goal. How did the social media training for seniors program develop?

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 24, 2011

This post features an interview with Sarah Schultz, a museum staffer at one of the institutions Light profiled in the book (the Walker Art Center). That said, the fact that we work with contemporary artists can also create a lot of stress in our institutional systems. It's inherent in what we do.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

All the required learning and compliance training at the tip of your workforce’s fingertips. If your organization currently excludes mobile learnings and you are interested in its value going forward; be sure to tune into the Gyrus Systems Blog, as we will continue to explore this captivating topic. Mobile Learning Infographic.

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