Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

With all these options, we wanted to look back and highlight some of the Issue Lab community’s most popular publications in 2022, featuring a wide array of topics ranging from education to participatory grantmaking and beyond. Expanding Equity: Inclusion & Belonging Guidebook , by the W.K.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2021

This nonprofit culture strategy post is part 3 in a 3-part series. There are three pillars of transformation required of philanthropically-funded nonprofits that want to thrive in the post-disruption, post-COVID economy. Let’s move now to the third and final pillar: nonprofit culture strategy. . Read part 1 and part 2.

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

The backbone of sustainability for nonprofits often falls on the generosity of donors! Your supporters help make the work you do possible, allowing you to change the world. To keep your donors engaged with your mission, it’s important to make them feel appreciated. Why should nonprofits host donor appreciation events?

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Since its inception in 2014, Murad has acted as Creative Director and Chief Technologist to help nonprofits spread their vision online through engaging design, intuitive software, and strategic communication. On top of that, your website looks like it can belong to any organization and they’re not sure whether it is trustworthy.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Intro from Kari: When the Case Foundation was first discussing with partners what they wanted to get out of the Summit, they talked about how to bridge the generational divide. David Smith and Michael Weiser, National Conference on Citizenship.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. Unicorns Unite: How nonprofits and foundations can build EPIC Partnerships. Empowering Communities: Participatory Grantmakers Say We Must Go beyond Feedback. The state of grant seeking.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. . After all, an average customer retention rate for for-profit businesses range from 54% to 84% , which is well above the nonprofit average of 43%. .

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

If your nonprofit organization hosts a peer-to-peer event with thousands of happy participants and supporters, but you don’t have a plan to convert those bikers, gamers, walkers, golfers, dancers, scavenger hunters, or pub crawlers into monthly donors, you’re missing out on the point of putting on an awesome P2P event.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Somewhere between Zoom meetings in your pajama bottoms and virtual holiday celebrations, a certain quarantine hobby may have snuck its way into your kitchen this past year. What if I told you that this process—the process of gathering, combining, growing, and enjoying—doesn’t just belong in your kitchen?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I work in and support nonprofit organizations, and my focus on communities isn’t to suggest that organizations are “bad” or aren’t making a difference.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 22, 2020

“The way we run nonprofits is actually undermining the causes we love and our profound yearning to change the world.”. These words belong to Dan Pallotta, an American entrepreneur, author, and humanitarian activist, who, in his Ted Talk, reiterates that a nonprofit should be run like a business. What is your nonprofit’s mission?

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Bonterra

AUGUST 15, 2022

Innovative Technology We invest in intuitive technology to make your work easier, more efficient, and more effective. Strategic Partnerships We work alongside you every step of the way to understand the unique needs of your social good organization and help you thrive.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2021

When you’re determining who to cultivate for your major donor portfolio, do you simply look at everyone who gave more than $1,000 (or whatever your major gift amount is) and dump them all into your portfolio for the year? Today I want to help you avoid my mistake by teaching you what I’ve learned. Tier your donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. He offers courses, consulting, and coaching to transform your organization and your leadership. Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Use the list to augment or inform your own strategy.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Our staff interacts with our community in different ways, here''s why Michael Nealis, Content Manager, loves our community My favorite thing about the NTEN community is the sense of belonging that it brings with it. We’re a pretty close community, and we all have a lot to learn from each other.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Community Organizer 2.0 – "Why do people participate in Twitter chats? I don't really recommend firing your marketing manager.

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Achieve

AUGUST 28, 2016

The following blog first appeared on. If you’ve followed me on this blog or through my series of articles here, you’re familiar with my take on the need to move potential supporters from mere interest to deep engagement with your cause over time. In many cases, nonprofits that have lost the attention of John and Jane Q.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 31, 2022

In this blog post, we’ll compare performance, creative approach, strategies, tactics, and process. 2022 year-end is quickly approaching, so it’s prime time to ensure your nonprofit has a plan in place to maximize returns! Why do people give so much money to charity during End-of-Year (November – December)?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. Participants were a mix of CEOs and senior staff. This blog post is a summary of my notes from the day. Lots of chatter beyond the Reddit community.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2016

The problem is even more acute for nonprofits, which typically experience stricter budgets and more mission-related limits on what they can do when they market. Nevertheless, great marketing is possible for nonprofits. Partner with your community. Create, maintain, and remind about your nonprofit's value.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Both of these organizations have been able to figure out how to bring people together across ages, cultures, etc. Wendy : First, there's this idea that Millennials want to go their own way and be outside institutions. There's also the selfish factor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Note from Beth: While many of us focus our attention on FB pages, Facebook groups can be a good platform for nonprofits to use for informal peer learning groups, getting feedback from your post passionate fans , or to cultivate and support a brand ambassadors group. Include bragging rights – what makes these members unique?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Over on the NetSquared blog , we've been running a great series of posts by Bari Samad about ways that nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries can leverage the power of human capital. It's a great resource, full of ideas and common sense we've picked up from the nonprofit community over the years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2005

I'm continuing with this informal research of the nonprofit blogosphere by pretending to be Terry Gross and conducting "Bloggerviews." " In previous weeks, I interviewed nonprofits who have jumped into the blogosphere trenches feet first. The photo above is one of two places where you will find Marnie blogging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Over the summer, Holly Minch , who is an expert at helping nonprofits and philanthropies unlock the potential of strategic communications for social change, suggested that I facilitate a workshop on social media strategy with a group of nonprofit and philanthropy communications folks. . And where are the tensions?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

At bbcon 2015, some of the top minds in the nonprofit industry came together to present Big Idea sessions. In this monthly blog series, top Big Idea presenters will recap the topics they presented on so you can use their insight to build your next Big Idea. Empathy is a special kind of connection that we form with other people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Post, Post It Passion Exercise from Youth Noise, Youth Summit Blogging and New (to me) Blogs Blogging 101 Community Blogging describes how to avoid the slow hard agonizing death of a blog: Make it a team effort. and color schemes for your blog. Edge4Dev blog aims to help. mean for you?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Jacobwith will show you five powerful and simple “must do’s” to cut through year-end fundraising noise, help increase your Giving Tuesday success, and increase donor retention. Just want to let everyone know that we are recording this session and we’ll be sending out the recording and the slides later on today. Steven: All right.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

If you’re a nonprofit emailer and you take a look at your email list, you’re likely going to find somewhere between half and two-thirds of your subscribers have an email address with Google (@gmail.com) or Yahoo (@yahoo.com, @aol.com, @verizon.com, and all those regional variants). So yeah… this is important. Take a deep breath.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

I'm very interested in the whole notion of open content and creative commons licensing in the nonprofit space. What is your background? That's how I found my way into advocating for nonprofit technology and encouraging others to activism over technological legislation. Many nonprofit want to "protect" their content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." This particular Carnival raises the question of how to decide which online social media tools to use and ramp up your skills using it. I've pointed to a lot of resources in my blog.).

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Neon CRM

JUNE 27, 2023

billion people worldwide use social media in 2023. It’s where people go to connect with friends, creators, and causes. This presents a huge opportunity for nonprofit organizations—that’s a lot of potential supporters to connect with! Why Should Nonprofits Invest in Social Media? It’s estimated that 4.9

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Social Media Strategy Create Media 87

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

You want to get rid of all that burnout if we can. And just a couple of quick housekeeping items, I just want to let y’all know that we are recording the session. But most importantly, please do use that chat box on your webinar screen, on the Zoom screen. And if this is your first Bloomerang webinar, welcome.

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Management Work Video Slides 87

Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Want to bring your fundraising to the next level? Small churches play a big role in their community. Here are 31 fun, unique fundraising ideas that will support your programs without exhausting your members. They’re home base for all kinds of community gatherings and events! Enlist in Boot Camp.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Yesterday, I had the huge honor and pleasure to present the keynote at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ‘ NPTech Conference, eStrategy in an iWorld. It was a terrific conference, with people from all areas of the state and all areas of the sector. If you have other questions, or other ideas, please share them! Analog Paradigm.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 8, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! We welcome your comments and feedback. Women prefer to remain anonymous.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 14, 2024

When mapping out your nonprofit fundraising plan, it’s best to play to your fundraising strengths. Masterful at telling stories that bring people to happy tears? Is social media where you connect with people? On top of all that, what are your organization’s fundraising strengths?

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