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. Here are methods for approaching user engagement that build and rely on trust: Surveys and Feedback Forms Listen to the crowd! Watch the webinar.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 26, 2023

Proven Strategies and Best Practices for Nonprofits to Increase Fundraising Event Revenue Our recent survey showed that there are a variety of effective methods to generate event revenue for your cause, including sponsorship, ticket sales, live and silent auctions, raffles, fund-a-need, text-to-donate, and peer-to-peer fundraising.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 8, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore why post-event follow-up matters and provide you with effective strategies to do it right. This data helps identify the most effective fundraising methods and areas for improvement in future events. You can choose to email or text message guests with a follow-up message and link to a video or survey.

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Candid

MAY 1, 2024

In addition, our user experience team conducts extensive research—surveys, interviews, usability tests, and data analysis on specific areas where we know there is a need. Depending on the feature being released, we use a variety of methods to learn whether the solution is successful. appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 23, 2024

A great way to do this is with a survey that asks them about themselves, their background, and the ways they would feel most fulfilled and valued. Volunteer Recruitment Strategies Equip leadership with knowledge of effective recruitment methods and resources.

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sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

According to the AFP’s 2022 Payments Cost Benefit Survey , most finance professionals spend at least one hour a week on each of these tasks: reconciling payments, processing ACH payments, and processing checks. The post Improve Efficiency and Mitigate Risk with AP Automation for Nonprofits first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Candid

DECEMBER 6, 2023

It also offers suggestions on when researchers and evaluators may want to choose one method to access the data over the other. Additionally, the manual’s third section describes response attrition in the data set, details changes to the race/ethnicity categories in the survey, and explains some key limitations of the data.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 15, 2022

First, let’s go over the basics of the main methods your organization can use as a part of your marketing plan. Preferred method of communication. For a more direct approach, you can also survey supporters about the effectiveness of your strategies. Core Nonprofit Marketing Channels. When they donate. How much they donate.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

We're very pleased to share the results of our TechSoup content survey. We surveyed the TechSoup community to learn more about the TechSoup resources they're currently using, the topics they'd like to learn about, and how TechSoup can best help them learn about nonprofit and library technology. Over 2,000 people responded.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 18, 2022

One simple method to ensure you avoid common DEI mistakes at your association is to create a volunteer group for DEI initiatives. To assist with your recruitment efforts , survey your members and be sure to include questions addressing basic demographic data.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

According to The Council of Nonprofits 2023 Nonprofit Workforce Survey , almost three quarters of nonprofits that completed the survey have current openings at their organization. The post Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Include donation buttons or text links at the end of blog posts or articles. Gone are the days when organizations relied solely on traditional methods to find and engage donors. The post 3 Proven Ways to Find and Convert New Donors first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. Don’t forget about your website footer.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Populating a profile with information from a web-based donation form, supporter survey, mobile app, Facebook’s open graph, and text message subscriptions or donations can help you build unique profiles and really understand your audience. Adhere to preferred contact methods.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 27, 2016

Based upon the survey results of 2,780 NGOs from Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America, the data gleaned from the online survey is unprecedented and provides valuable insight into the global NGO sector and its use of online technology. 46% regularly publish a blog. Two percent use.NET.

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Greater Giving

JULY 20, 2022

In 2021, we found that the majority of nonprofits used social media campaigns to connect and engage with their donors (73% of those surveyed). Multi-channel marketing means spreading the word about a specific event or campaign through many different methods of communication. Donor Engagement Through New Communication Channels.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2012

Throughout the day, I'll be living blogging sessions from MCON12, a virtual conference to help leaders engage the Millennial generation. The survey had 6,522 Millennials complete the survey from January 1 - January 31, 2012. The majority of survey respondents donate to charity: this year 75% gave to nonprofits.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Donor management software, CRMs, social media, blogs, and the general population’s new found comfort with giving online all contribute to the increased emphasis that’s placed on fundraising technology. Tactics such as blogging and sharing video content increase the effectiveness further.

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Socialbrite

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Showcasing donors appropriately on your website, such as through “donor spotlight” blog posts or engaging videos, is another way to retain them. As shown by the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy’s 2021 Fundraising Effectiveness Survey , just 18.6% Consider allowing less traditional donation methods.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

Adding Gen Z’s perspective to the picture To put today’s expert advice to the test, we created a short survey that asked Gen Z about their use of social media as it relates to philanthropy. Instagram was the most selected method for nonprofits to contact Gen Z, followed by email and text message.

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Candid

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Getting creative and re-evaluating old peer-to-peer fundraising methods has become especially important in recent years due to declines in household giving. If you wish to collect anonymous feedback, send out surveys for your fundraisers to complete at their discretion. Is there a strategy that might be useful for other fundraisers?

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

A recent Salesforce survey found that more than a quarter of respondents are using AI tools at work, more than half of whom are using AI that is not approved by their organizations, including in the social sector. One method being used to better understand potential problems and limitations of an AI system is model cards.

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Forum One

APRIL 13, 2023

As we finish our three-blog series, we hope you have a better understanding of what service design is and why it’s important for the social sector. This phase may include audience interviews, surveys, field studies, an experience map or journey map, experience principles, or personas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The Playbook includes a few examples and methods for doing this. The Playbook offers some excellent practical tips on how to design and implement surveys and focus groups, one of the most common methods many nonprofits use to collect data. Here’s some thoughts about each section: What Data to Collect. Meaning Making.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Get feedback with volunteer surveys. If emails are a common communication method for your program, consider effective formatting for email communication. Get feedback with volunteer surveys. The content and intent of these surveys are entirely up to you. Make profiles for each volunteer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

A 2013 study in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, based on a survey of 43,000 workers, concluded that the disadvantages of noise and distraction associated with open office plans reduced productivity. We also no that workplace noise and interruptions can cause stress and even be bad for our health.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Another helpful factor to keep track of is donors’ preferred communication methods. You can determine these by analyzing metrics like email open rate and social media engagement, or you ask supporters directly in a survey. For example, supporters who are parents often like fundraisers they can participate in with their children.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Use a combination of digital outreach methods, like email and social media, and traditional outreach methods, including direct mail and in-person meetings. Send a survey to gather donor feedback. The post 6 Ways to Improve Your Year-End Donor Cultivation appeared first on Qgiv Blog. How likely are you to donate again?

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Silent Auction Ideas: Mastering Pricing and Selling Strategies In a recent survey 85% of nonprofits said they incorporate a silent auction to raise revenue at events. On the subject of items with no bids, some nonprofits use a method of seeding bids to encourage activity on less popular items.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

38% regularly publish a blog. Payment methods accepted include credit cards (78%), PayPal (50%), direct debit (42%), and digital wallets (6%). 77% agree that blogging is effective for their communications and fundraising strategy. Of those, 78% are mobile-compatible. 66% use the.ORG domain for web and email communications.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As we finish our three-blog series following the webinar, we hope you have a better understanding of what service design is and why it’s important for the social sector. This phase may include audience interviews, surveys, field studies, an experience map or journey map, experience principles, or personas. Need a primer?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

According to a recent survey by OTX , 43% of respondents say they have shared content on social media sites because it is funny. Nonprofit Humor Blog chronicles funny (fictional) stories about nonprofits. The Whiny Donor (@thewhinydonor) September 10, 2013. Or, have any favorite nonprofit humor spoofs?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

This session presents a new form of social media analysis that combines social and survey data. We’ll share the results of three demonstration projects based on social media and survey data from 6,000 respondents. What questions can you answer by combining social media and survey data?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. Thankfully the Bloomerang blog does! One size does not fit all. And that’s fine. Happy action planning!

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TechImpact

AUGUST 27, 2013

Also, remote employees might not have their own office phone, or always have access too it, making it necessary for staff to include their personal cell phone number as a method of business contact. TechSoup reports that 26% of the 2012 survey respondents were using a cloud-based file sharing service.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 9, 2024

Guests can purchase “horses” and have them race (dice or another method) to win prizes like gift cards. In our recent survey nonprofits revealed event photos are commonly used to promote on social media, market next year’s event, and share with guests as a thank you.

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2021

In this blog, I share what Candid’s data tells us about philanthropic trends for Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in general and in reaction to recent anti-Asian hate crimes specifically as well as what to look for in the future. To date, we have recorded $75 million directed explicitly toward AAPI communities in 2020.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

There is a lot of pressure for nonprofits to “demonstrate impact” and performance assessment is one method. I can’t help but wonder if their methods are similar to how VolunteerMatch measures its impact and results , although VolunteerMatch does not receive the same scale of foundation funding as nonprofits in this sample.

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