ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

With the recent pandemic, civil unrest and racism conversations front and center, nonprofit organizations are working overtime to serve communities deeply affected by these issues. Yet, many nonprofit boards do not reflect the communities in which those same organizations are serving. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community.

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People Community Video Podcast 79

Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This was a considerable commitment, but many in the sector saw a need to measure the impact and effectiveness of such funding—specifically, whether the funds were going to nonprofits led by communities of color or to more traditional, white-led institutions. of philanthropic funding going to support AAPI communities.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Today, we’re going to be discussing steps you can take to put these strategies in place. Use Social Media to Create an Online Community The average internet user spends roughly 151 minutes (that’s over two and a half hours) online every day. What is a Membership Engagement Strategy?

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

Companies that operate globally will need to approach social justice as it relates to the needs of their employees and communities around the world. That survey established a critical baseline that we can use to benchmark our progress in the future. As well, this year we published our first ESG results to the financial community.

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Government Social Blackbaud Companies 98

Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. TechSoup for Libraries has profiled some public libraries that are striving to make their communities digitally inclusive. More Resources.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

Since legacy and planned gifts can be a more technical type of support, it’s often beneficial to share educational materials on the topic, provide access to or recommend donors consult with financial advisors, and conduct personalized discussions on their options. Consider hosting a capital campaign.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The data collected is usually owned by the grantmaker, not questioned, and not shared back with the grantee or any larger community. For issues with this, check out Vu Le’s 2015 post “ Weaponized data: How the obsession with data has been hurting marginalized communities.” Consider: Who defines objectives and “success”?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

In this article we’ll discuss video engagement for social media, what it is and why it’s important. We studied 778 nonprofit organizations’ video posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram from January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019 to establish benchmarks, identify trends, and uncover insights. Why does social sharing matter anyways?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 3, 2021

The social good community continues to respond to the hardships and impacts of the pandemic and social justice issues. Many CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) professionals have shifted their employee and community engagement strategies as the world shifted to virtual and socially distanced work. Join us for an upcoming webinar.

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Disaster Social North America Companies 96

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

Last year in the midst of the pandemic, I saw an empty space that truly needed to be addressed within the nonprofit community, so I created a new community called WOC: Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy. DEI Benchmarking. Personalize communications based on identity to attract diversity in donors and teams.

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Strategy Fundraising Philanthropy Nonprofit 82

CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

Usually, $10,000 is a common benchmark (but splitting that into two payments of $5,000 over two years could still be considered a major gift.). We sat down with Diane Remin, the Founder and President of MajorDonors.com , to discuss techniques on making an ask and how major gift work has transitioned online as a result of the pandemic.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

"We hope that free Wi-Fi will be a resource that the city and other local groups will be able to use in their efforts to bridge the digital divide and make their community stronger," said Veronica Bell, a senior manager for public policy and government relations at Google, in a statement. Powering Communities with Tech.

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Non Profit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Clarifying the specific role of the foundation, the statement continues, “We host Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, created, edited, and verified by volunteers around the world, as well as many other vital community projects.”. The website also highlights a plan to “ increase contributor diversity. ”.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In a recent Blackbaud webinar , we discussed four critical elements of managing and retaining development officers: consistency, clarity, accountability, and solidarity. While bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly meetings may focus on goal progress, year-end discussions should focus on each officer’s growth.

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

You’re ready to take your nonprofit to the next level, scale up its capacity, and make an even bigger impact in your community. You start discussing your goals with donors, but they don’t understand why you’re asking for such large gifts. It might be time for a capital campaign. What should you do instead?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

As with most other communities, the magic number when you no longer need to actively promote your group and it grows on its own hovers around the 5,000-member benchmark. If your group is overrun by spammers for a month or more, or if discussions go silent, then your group loses all credibility and members will begin to leave en masse.

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Achieve

MARCH 31, 2021

For instance, organizations might be experiencing: Surges of support from their community. For example, think about a local food bank that’s experienced a surge of community support but is trying to serve an unprecedented number of constituents using resources that can’t handle the increased scale. Sponsors and community partners are.

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.orgSource

MAY 14, 2024

At.orgCommunity’s March 13 Leadership ColLAB, the group discussed how to use technology to put HEART into our relationships with our members, staff, and constituents. Leverage technology to break new ground and set new benchmarks for what your organization can achieve. The HEART framework turns attention back to community building.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

As we look toward next year, our panel of nonprofit leaders will discuss what has fundamentally changed. Join this customer panel to learn how the “reimagined peer-to-peer fundraising event” achieves fundraising success by marrying grassroots community building with smart digital marketing to create new, more engaging experiences.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Every year NTEN uses a community-driven process to develop the agenda. It starts with a six-week period to gather session proposals from the community, followed by two weeks of voting — which just started this week! We’ll share benchmarks from other nonprofits you can use to evaluate your own communication.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

We also identify a monthly theme to discuss in more in depth. We want to distinguish the salon from the informal knowledge sharing that happens daily on the web or behind pay walls by offering a regular synthesis of the stories, knowledge, tips, resources, and wisdom shared in real time in the salon. Many feel the same as Craig Newmark.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2011

New Report: 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study | NTEN – "A high unsubscribe rate is bad, right? Not necessarily, according to the 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study, just released at the 2011 NTC by M+R and NTEN. As it turns out, a high unsubscribe rate correlates directly with high fundraising results.

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Blue Fox

DECEMBER 1, 2019

And if your funds are used for an unexpected occurrence, will you still have the ability to deliver services in your community? We can help assess your financial position today and provide some benchmarks to help you make decisions as you set up your operating reserves for tomorrow. First off: do you have an operating reserves policy?

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Policy Sample Nonprofit Review 78

Care2

DECEMBER 30, 2012

According to the 2012 Nonprofit benchmark Social Network Benchmarking Report, 98% of nonprofits didn’t raise a dime on Facebook, which is second most trafficked site on the web in the U.S. As you have probably experienced yourself, raising money for your nonprofit campaign on social media is like pulling teeth.

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Social Media Raise Money Media 78

Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

For example, Tyson Foods supplies grants for organizations that give back to their community, such as nonprofits that help provide food access. Continuation grants necessitate clear communication between your organization and your funder about the use of the grant. The Ford Foundation granted $1.07

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

In our last post, Karl Hedstrom and Jessica Holliday discussed the overall website redesign process. We recognize that NTEN''s current home page could use some improvement.and we have heard as much from the NTEN Community. Engage with NTEN''s online communities? Find the latest report on nonprofit benchmarking?

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Givinga

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Unlike traditional employee incentive programs that simply offer a monetary bonus, gift card, or product rewards, CR incentive programs are connected to positive community impact. Employees get more involved with your company while also furthering your impact on the community. How Employee Incentive Programs Affect Profits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Note From Beth: Back in 2011, I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson and Jai Sen from Sen Associates where I learned about research study they were conducting about social media use in the arts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Yesterday, I shared the “ Good, Bad, and Ugly ” about the Facebook Donate button and the discussion was prompted further insights that I’m capturing here. After spending a few years building a community, now nonprofits are experiencing a decrease in organic reach as Facebook changes its algorithm to focus on paid content.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 9, 2016

The Mobile Frontier: Create Frictionless Content and Help Members Engage : "Engagement -- it’s that golden word everyone talks about and one important sign of a healthy community. Part of creating member engagement -- discussions, content creation, connections -- is removing all the barriers you can. via Blog this'

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Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2013

Over time, we’ve isolated certain benchmarks that provide clues to the health of an event. Common peer-to-peer benchmarks include the following: Repeat attendance. Industry benchmark reports identify how events similar to yours perform in the key performance categories. Start by using benchmark reports as a guide.

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Analytics Benchmark Fundraising Metrics 40

NTEN

MAY 10, 2010

Need to build community? Your input in the discussion would be most welcome. Remember those halcyon days of yore when the phrase "social networking" was suffused with golden light? New fundraising campaing? Try Causes! Let's create a Ning site! No budget for a web site redesign? Start a Facebook Page instead! webinar here.

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Social Network Network Ning Social 67

Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Tip: Before looking at the different components you’ll share with the rest of the staff for this case statement, assemble your fundraising team to discuss internal project expectations. Where are the milestones in our history that best display our track record of success and/or history of serving our community? Data source: Giving USA.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2020

Every organization will now have 2020 swings to navigate, so benchmarking important metrics like donor retention or variances by fundraising channel pre-2020 and post-2020 will be critical to understanding long-term donor impact. These events can cause a metric like retention or new donor acquisition to swing up and down.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

A well-executed fund-a-need appeal creates an opportunity for attendees to spend time with one another while discussing their favorite causes and ways they can help. What are the specific benchmarks for success that indicate success, and when will they be achieved? How will this “seed” amount benefit your organization?

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