Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Time tracking doesn’t have to be fancy. Keeping a task list can save you time and clear your mind. Time-block your week with an online calendar. And if you share your online calendar with your team, they can see when you’re busy or help you set appointments. The real benefit of using a calendar is block scheduling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

He recommends reading The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr to better understand the impact of chronic information overload, followed by his best advice about being purposeful with your attention online. Michaela Monahan, Big Duck blog, discusses the technique of tracking your time. Mindfulness'

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

These are all key signs that a team is burning out and needs some support to get back on track. The most common signs of employee burnout we’ve seen are: Brain fog that causes forgetfulness of something a person has done before or randomly forgetting to complete tasks. Be mindful not to put the concept of overworking on a pedestal.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

Donor databases like Little Green Light , Bloomerang , and Kindful do so much more than just track donations. Be sure to add all these folks you’re meeting to your donor database and track your interactions. Schedule Keep a work calendar and update it so it’s always current. Below are a few ways you can do all of that.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Likely Questions Anticipate questions that will come up in people’s minds. January 2016 Anthony visited LACC for the first time where brain cancer was confirmed and he met with Dr. Marootian. He didn't know he'd be diagnosed with brain cancer just five months later. Test them out to see what works.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And it represents the highest year of giving on record since the Giving Institute began tracking this data more than 60 years ago. And when you are kicking off your fiscal year or your calendar year, set those expectations high so people know what they can do to be helpful. It’s how my brain works.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Thanks, Mother Nature, and thanks, brains, right? So negativity bias can tend to feed into fear, which is another perfectly normal function of your brain. It’s simply your brain doing its job. Fear is hardwired into our brain, and everyone feels it whether they like to admit it or not. Wish me luck, everybody.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

But there are still opportunities, and there is some changes that funders have made to be mindful of those things during COVID. So definitely, that’s been top of mind and something that I’ve seen quite frequently. . So before I go into ARPA, are there any questions, Steven, that I should be mindful of?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Thanks, Mother Nature, and thanks, brains, right? So negativity bias can tend to feed into fear, which is another perfectly normal function of your brain. It’s simply your brain doing its job. Fear is hardwired into our brain, and everyone feels it whether they like to admit it or not. Wish me luck, everybody.

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you’ve got event fundraising on the brain, you’ve come to the right post. Keep in mind that the type of event you choose to host will also influence the kind of venue you select. Keep the following questions in mind as you consult your calendar: Are we planning far enough in advance?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey’s going to talk a little bit about getting inside the minds of donors. But if you can get inside a donor’s mind, I think that is the secret to reducing your attrition, which means increasing the number of people who renew and give you gifts year after year. . We’re going to do a little intro. . no, no, no.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The final months of the calendar year bring out the best in all of us. As you review these best practices, remember to keep your donors’ needs top of mind. Early preparation will also allow you to prepare your core campaign tools, such as: Your donation form Social media calendars Email series. Optimize your donation form.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

Well, your database, I’ve said this, your database is like your brain, right? Like your fundraising brain. So just keep that in mind. And appeals can be very specific things like your fall appeal, your calendar year-end appeal. I mean, do I have to stress why do we need this case for consistent, clean data?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

And so this car salesperson strategy always has our objective top of mind, even when we’re asking the funder questions about them. So another way I think about this is like it’s opening up so many tabs in our brain. ” And then start bucketing that time on your calendar. We feel really inauthentic.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

And so this car salesperson strategy always has our objective top of mind, even when we’re asking the funder questions about them. So another way I think about this is like it’s opening up so many tabs in our brain. And then start bucketing that time on your calendar. My brain just doesn’t work that way.” Think about it.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 28, 2011

Actually I’ve found that in most cases people would rather you say no and then change your mind to yes then the other way around." Apparently, it takes 21 days of repetitive activity for your brain to accept new behavior as a habit. Outlook tasks allows you to set deadlines for each task, mark priorities, and keep track of progress.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Stops you in your tracks, all starts with data. . Adult brains don’t learn new things that easily. They all know they’re being tracked. Those meetings will stick around on their calendar. So if you have beneficiaries, and you’re tracking program recipients, you might want to see some data there.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

I’d love to know, what is your role at your organization right now, and what comes to mind when you think about strategic planning? I guess I’m on the right track.” So we actually draw our strategic plans, our impact strategies, as mind maps. You can really imagine eight weeks well in your human brain. .

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

I think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . million organization, $900,000 of that is philanthropy, and you’re at the end of your calendar year and so far you’re at about $790,000. Do you track the results of making personal connections with your donors? . And you track the results.

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