Media Cause

JUNE 7, 2023

In this piece, our goal is to share AI best practices for nonprofit organizations when utilizing them for content and search engine optimization (SEO) strategies. AI Best Practices: Things Nonprofits Should Be Aware Of While AI can be beneficial, knowing it’s an aid, not a replacement for critical thinking, is important.

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Candid

MAY 13, 2024

The practices of this relatively new form of philanthropy are still evolving. They are keenly aware that they need to avoid harmful philanthropic measurement practices that overburden grantees, eat up grantee resources, focus on compliance rather than learning, or privilege the concerns of donors over those of grantees.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

These best practices serve as a foundation for upgrading your website to be compatible with the Social Web and are then elaborated upon in the upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Online Fundraising and e-Newsletters. Also, Defenders of Wildlife is listed as an “Example of Excellence” in the book.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. General guidance for fundraisers Here is general guidance on actions fundraisers can take based on fundraising trends and best practices drawn from the report. Your own careful review of the report is encouraged.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 21, 2021

While many may be tempted to deny this occurrence, nonprofit leaders can use this as an opportunity to champion the charge against inequality and lead by example within their own organizations. Whether we like it or not, many traditional fundraising practices create an inner circle of supporters. Guide Your Staff. Lead From the Top.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In this blog post, we will share some insights and best practices from our recent webinar, Change Up Your Questions: Exploring and Shaping What You Ask Grantees and How You Ask Them , where Marshall Ginn of Capital Philanthropy discussed how to evaluate and improve your application questions. If you want examples, ask for examples.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

It is that example of rising to the occasion and people coming together that has helped shape my ardent belief in our collective power and what guides us at the Ms. This critical research informs many of our current practices. Foundation.

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Candid

APRIL 1, 2024

Today, our AI policy—which focuses on best practices, not specific tools—is integral to how we work and helps us use AI in a way that amplifies our mission. It provides a structure that specifies what tools can be used, who makes those decisions, what acceptable inputs are, and how staff will interpret and apply the AI-generated outputs.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

For example, Lindsay Currie of CUR has a Board that practices anticipatory planning and has an innovation fund. These are organizations that are not going back to their pre-pandemic structures and offerings. For example, CASE updated its strategic plan and created a new career journey framework during the pandemic.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

What are these controllable factors, and how can you build stronger practices and habits to foster increased retention? Let’s get back to the basics with a refresh on fundamental employee retention best practices. But while not every contributing factor to retention will be within your control as a manager, many thankfully are.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

Let me give you an example. The folks at Reforge say ‘attribution is the practice of understanding how you assign credit to marketing initiatives’. You can use the data to identify the channel donors came through, for example, or get a sense of which campaigns and messages are performing best. Example: utm_source=facebook.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

This is the first in a four-part blog series, Building Trust and Credibility Through Design, based on a webinar led by Forum One’s Vice President of Design. And practice, practice, practice! For example, a quick “Crazy 8s” exercise only takes a few minutes and allows everyone a safe and open space to ideate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

For example, I have a daily reflection ritual of walking a few miles a day to think away from screens. My New Year’s Reflection Rituals Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. That is twenty years!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

It’s important to understand both the tasks that someone needs to do on a site—for example, donate, find resources—and the mindset they are in when visiting your site. In the examples below, some websites chose to ask their visitors what they need. In the examples below, some websites chose to ask their visitors what they need.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. Professionals tasked with a knowledge role often organize what feels like chaos—to create structure and focus attention on the most important information.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2023

For example, one customer mentioned that they can review up to 500 funder profile pages in one day using Candid’s Foundation Directory , a time-consuming and tedious exercise! FMH is a practice developed by the software company Intuit through which all Candid staff can have one-on-one conversations with our users.

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Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

For example, a growth or decrease in individual giving might be vitally important to your nonprofit but totally irrelevant to others (like those primarily funded by government sources.) I’m often invited to speak with organizations about the latest fundraising and nonprofit trends.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Through the years, I’ve featured four books on my blog by Robert L. The book is structured into 15 insightful chapters, each focusing on a unique aspect of power and influence. With purpose, adaptability, genuine communication and leading by example, you can build influence with integrity. Dilenschneider.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As a result, they’ll be eager to learn about your organization’s mission and what this actually looks like in practice. Whether you want to show off your Instagram feed on your homepage or embed a Twitter post into your next blog article, an intuitive website builder can make this process a breeze.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Still, we did not want, for example, an enrollment clerk to be able to change information upon which a business officer relied. We still needed to create a consistent policy or practice for sharing data throughout the school. We asked ourselves: “What if there’s a better way to structure our resources?” We took two steps: 1.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

The nature of capital campaign committee structures. This builds a standard structure into the process from the start. To ensure everyone is on the same wavelength and ready to contribute, be sure to take these best practices into account: Start your meetings by getting people talking and focused.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Check out the blog post, Making a Case for Calculating Your Nonprofit’s Indirect Costs. For example, some direct costs associated with an afterschool program at a local community center include food for snacks, supplies for arts and crafts, sports equipment for outdoor activities, and the costs of the staff members providing the programs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Organization Fitness : Ability to create the appropriate business structure, evolve the business model, develop talent while planning for succession, and innovate. The best leaders practice the concept of servant leadership by ensuring their people are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and tools to effectively perform their functions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Good stories are authentic, emotional, and use dramatic structures. Some of those structures include: – Three-Act Structure is a classic approach to organizing your story for emotional impact. But there other structures – for example see the below drawing of the RadioLab story structure.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 6, 2021

But while some donors are happy to give monthly for an unspecified length of time, others prefer more structured giving. In this post, you’ll learn what a giving plan is and how it differs from other recurring donation structures. And I’ll share some best practices when setting up a giving plan. What is a Giving Plan?

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

As a best practice, use a constituent relationship manager (CRM) such as those included in EveryAction’s guide to picking a nonprofit CRM to help organize and monitor your campaign’s success. Clear goals and a detailed timeline will give the necessary direction and structure to your advocacy campaign. What policies have they supported?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The Partnership on AI’s “ Framework for Promoting Workforce Wellbeing in the AI-Integrated Workplace ” provides a framework and practices to guide employers, workers, and other stakeholders towards promoting workforce wellbeing as AI becomes integrated into the workplace. To understand the ethical dilemmas, see these scenarios.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Remember, the most effective nonprofit websites prioritize donors’ preferences and motivations in their design and structure. This might involve browsing your event calendar, reading your blog, donating through your online giving page, or using your contact form to get in touch. Inspiring calls to action. Mobile-friendly formatting.

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Candid

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Its website lists sponsors that subscribe to the industry’s best practices. Some charge per transaction (for example your project pays them every time they process a bill) others have a flat fee (usually between 8% and 25% of a project’s revenue). You should know the sponsor’s fee structure and included services. Know the costs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2011

Structurally, a social media policy has two sections: (1) Guidelines: This section should be one or pages that summarizes how your organization can be more effective at using social media. It should lay out parameters around organizational and personal use. See Ford Social Media Guidelines for an example. (2)

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. And, the focus of MEL is generally on evaluating grantee projects or organizations, rather than on the grantmaker and its practices. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned.

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Qgiv

MAY 6, 2021

But while some donors are happy to give monthly for an unspecified length of time, others prefer more structured giving. In this post, you’ll learn what a monthly giving program is and how it differs from other recurring donation structures. And I’ll share some best practices when setting up a giving plan. Need some inspiration?

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sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2023

For example, UK charities miss out on nearly £600 million in unclaimed Gift Aid every year. Future : You don’t need a blog post to tell you that lost trust and lost revenue both create big risks for your organization. Money: Noncompliance can result in regulatory audits and fines, which cost you both time and money.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In this blog post, we'll review the research results, discuss implications, and identify the soul-searching needed to move forward in new alignment with our values. Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent). Organizational Budgeting, Revenue Practices, and Forecasts (20 percent). Want to see more?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

This is the first post in a year-long blog and webinar series called 101 Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Below are 10 website design best practices specifically for the nonprofit sector. Feeding America is an excellent example of a website with well-structured and simple navigation.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In fact, storytelling encompasses blog writing, advertising, and stewardship efforts. Here’s how you can structure your nonprofit’s narrative: Beginning: Talk about the history of your nonprofit and the issue that you are trying to solve. You can also use your blog page as a valuable storytelling resource.

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