Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2019

By Rafia Khader , Program Manager at the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving and Managing Editor of the Journal of Muslim Philanthropy & Civil Society. Recently, Lake Institute paired up with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) to learn more about American Muslims’ giving practices.

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Giving United States Fundraising New Zealand 262

Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

More recently, Lawrence Mishel and Jori Kandra from the Economic Policy Institute placed the 2020 figure at 351:1. While not a representative sample of institutional funders, it’s one of best avenues for detailed exploration and benchmarking of salaries. those on the S&P 500). In 2022, 1,003 grantmakers participated in the survey.

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Ratio Survey Sample Report 106

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Use transformational leadership traits such as being a role model for the use of new technology, survey organization staff to identify training needs, familiarize themselves with the tools they are already using, and get comfortable with and create policies and procedures that include the use of technology. Gain staff buy-in.

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Impact Technology Arizona Channel 52

Media Cause

AUGUST 15, 2022

If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you understand the power and potential of policy change. If you have a policy, thought-leadership, or government relations team, you know that true societal shifts and those monumental changes we want require advocacy. Mobilizing Your Base and Engaging Supporters For the Moment—and the Long Haul.

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Support Advocacy Policy Hints 52

Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Standardization around portfolio tracking, donor interactions, documenting proposals, and next steps is critical to the health and sustainability of any fundraising program. Are annual giving and sustainer donor programs a priority? Responsibilities : Who will be responsible for updating and maintaining the policies?

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Database Track Donor Management 52

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. If you are addressing a shift in power, having a framework to help you figure out where you want to go, set benchmarks, and understand best practices can help with desired changes.

Participatory 82

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 82

Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Through an internal compensation review, as well an external one to benchmark against market rates, we are actively evaluating our current salary structures to ensure that they are equitable across the organization. A staff-wide survey last year revealed some key priorities, including: An equity review of compensation. Staff manager training.

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Survey Evaluation Accessibility Practice 58

Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

It serves as the digital face of your organization and is the main source of knowledge about the programs and issues you work on. This global ecosystem serves as the digital brand and voice of your organization, as well as the main source of knowledge about the programs and issues you work on, and the audience you are reaching.

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Websites Change Management Digital Government 61

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2012

Harkin’s work, especially his efforts to guarantee that every child has the opportunity to pursue quality education, infuses everything we at Benetech do through our Literacy Program to transform the lives and outcomes of individuals with disabilities. million to 6 million by 2015.

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Hosting San Francisco Law Education 140

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Currently, nonprofit organizations are measuring effectiveness in a variety of ways including benchmarking, organizational effectiveness evaluations, key performance indicators, and outcome based evaluation. Nonprofit organizations should identify evaluation methods to assess their programs and organization effectiveness on an ongoing basis.

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Practice Effective Impact Evaluation 40

Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Leads the innovative efforts at National University for military, veteran, and military family educational degree programs . Bush Presidential Center Stand-To Veterans Leadership Program Scholar . Chief Equity and Programs Officer. World Food Program USA. Nonprofit Leaders. Abby Maxman. President and CEO. Oxfam America.

Award 57

Award Leadership Cleveland Hunger 57

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

Director of Programs and Policy answered a few questions about how they used learning and pivoting to get better results. LCF was inspired by the potential impact of this policy and wanted to ensure that all Latino families that could, would take advantage of this new policy. Or would you learn, pivot, and improve?

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Results Foundation Community Learning 112

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Gosh, has it been nine years now since I started TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) program? We've hit something of a benchmark in this successful program: we've distributed a little over 50,000 refurbished devices through RCI — including laptops, monitors, servers, and tablets. We Thank You.

Milwaukee 61

Milwaukee Library Tennessee Green 61

Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

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) I hope the data is useful to everyone.

Convio 31

Convio Benchmark Studies Social Media 31

Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Through the Google Ad Grants program , nonprofits everywhere can leverage pay-per-click (PPC) marketing for free. Best of all, there are professional Google Grants managers out there to help you navigate the program and make the most compelling ads possible. We recommend you reach out to their team for all your Google Grants needs!

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Grant Google Management Guide 52

Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Organizations like the YMCA or The Boys and Girls Clubs of America offer free after-school programs in technology. Nonprofits are certainly working with public schools in the form of after school programs, mentorships, and internships. And public libraries also provide after-school programs and summer programs.

Digital 66

Digital Literacy Community Build 66

Care2

MAY 14, 2009

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) Don’t be too alarmed though.

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Social Media Studies Advocacy 28

Care2

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Save your press releases for the media, and your “talking points” for policy makers. Segment As I mentioned in Five Fundraising Tips to Add to your Checklist , querying and segmenting your online membership may not be a ton of fun, but it’s vital to the success of your online fundraising program.

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Studies Online Fundraising Nonprofit 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2011

Networked nonprofits are experts at using new media (social media, mobile, and other emerging technologies) to spread their missions, design and scale programs, communicate with stakeholders, or inspire behavior change. For some, the first action step is to develop a basic communications strategy or program plan.

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Social Media Practice Media Social 101

NTEN

MAY 18, 2015

It's that time again to start the process of gathering session proposals from the NTEN Community to help inform the program for the 2016 Nonprofit Technology Conference (16NTC) in San Jose, California on March 23-25.

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San Jose Open Proposal Illinois 36

BoardAssist

MAY 16, 2017

It’s important to have benchmark energy metrics so your organization can set attainable efficiency goals. The college district is also in the process of developing a report card tool that can measure energy performance and policy compliance over time.

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Museum Metrics Nonprofit New York 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

I’ve developed a maturity of social media practice model called “ Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly.&# I have used this to design peer learning programs, develop curriculum, and work one-on-one with organizations – here in the US and in places around the world. Ask: What Area Practice Do We Want To Improve?

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Measure Social Media Media Social 98

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.

Library 55

Library San Francisco Public Digital 55

Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

The session, "Turning E-Waste into Green," focused on how policy decisions handling e-waste can improve the economy. For the past few years, TechSoup for Libraries has been part of the Edge Initiative , an effort to create benchmarks and tools that support continuous improvement and drive investment toward public access technology.

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Global Action Library Contest 55

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

” TechSoup’s Coleridge likens analytics to a roadmap that guides where an organization wants to go with benchmarks that mark the progression to a goal. SAP’s Crystal Report and Business Objects programs are examples of analytics tools organizations might consider using. Five Reports Every Nonprofit Should Know.

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Analytics Data Analysis Chart 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2006

The e-Nonprofit Benchmarks Study looks at the effectiveness of major American nonprofit organization using the Internet to raise money and influence public policy. It is described as "a tool that nonprofits can use to measure and compare their online performance to other organizations' online programs."

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Seattle Benchmark Influence Policy 50

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Support: There’s no one readily available to help answer your questions or fix something if you have an issue with the program. Top feature: PayPal allows donors to choose specific programs or projects to donate to , giving a greater sense of flexibility and control over the giving process.

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Software Free Tools Adobe 84

Forum One

AUGUST 4, 2008

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. In this case.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

APRIL 29, 2008

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. In this case.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. In this case.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Care2

JUNE 15, 2011

In this webinar, fundraising experts from Union of Concerned Scientists, Blackbaud and Care2 will analyze the most significant results of the newly released 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmark Report. This report analyzes data from some of the biggest national nonprofits in the U.S.

Channel 58

Channel Fundraising Blackbaud Advocacy 58

Forum One

MARCH 11, 2008

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. In this case.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

MARCH 4, 2008

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. In this case.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. In this case.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. In this case.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. In this case.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

AUGUST 29, 2008

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others. In this case.

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Influence Social Media Internet Experiment 52