sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2022

As a nonprofit technology consultant, I spend a lot of time talking with people about their systems, staffing, and business processes. She’s the CFO for a mid-sized cause-and-cure nonprofit organization and it sounded like she runs a tight ship. He makes it next to impossible to keep track of our revenue!”. Why is this so hard?”

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

If you track current events, Sharon advised, you are aware of the erosion of public confidence across a spectrum of institutions. Sharon observed that a decline in confidence surrounding nonprofits can be traced back to 1995 when United Way CEO, William Aramony , was convicted of fraud and financial mismanagement.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In this phase, you will plan, act, track, and adapt. This will help to keep your team on track, and keep them from getting overwhelmed. When you have too many new projects going on, it is easy to lose track of who is doing what, what resources are being spent, and whether a certain change is successful. Phase 2: Manage Change.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

As you quickly grow and engage your audience , it can be easy to lose track of your campaign plan. 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. What can you learn from campaigns of the past?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Paula knew that helping Amy de-stress was step one of getting things back on track. The story above is about how your brain works. Your brain has a part called the Prefrontal Cortex, or “PFC” (remember “Paula Front-and-Center”?). Why this matters for those of us in the nonprofit world. The Brain Break.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but mental health in the nonprofit workplace is a topic that calls for an honest conversation all year long. We’re bringing that honest conversation right to you with some new voices with a passion for nonprofit culture and employee wellness. . Expert Advice to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 9, 2015

Indeed, if one were to track all the time in a workday spent glued to our incoming messages and bowing to the attention they require, the resulting accumulation of hours would no doubt seem ridiculously exhaustive. It’s not how many messages are in your inbox, it’s how much of your own brain is in that inbox. That’s it.”.

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

For nonprofits, this means millennials are a key demographic to craft fundraising campaigns around. . Many millennials share little in common other than a familiarity with the internet, but, thankfully, your direct mail campaigns can also address and make the most of each supporters’ unique relationship with your nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2016

I just published this piece guest blog post over at MarketsforGood about how nonprofit data nerds can use data to set some new goals for 2017 to become healthier – Enjoy. The passion that many nonprofit data nerds feel for our work is a double-edged sword. Start with getting enough sleep.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The last year has seen a lot of nonprofits dipping their toes into online fundraising for the first time. The name comes from the “dura” matter in the brain, which is where spinal leaks happen. CauseVox is a digital fundraising platform for nonprofits that helps you raise more with less effort through our fundraising software.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas just finished up on January 10 th so we thought we’d call out some of the products and trends that we hope are fun and interesting to nonprofit techies. Sensoria makes a smart fitness bra that allows wearers to track their heart rate. Your Bed Can Watch Over You.

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2014

If you register for NTEN’s first-ever Leading Change Summit this September (#14LCS), you’ll be asked to choose one of three tracks— Digital Strategy , The Future of Technology , or Impact Leadership —and you’ll spend quite a bit of time with your track-mates at the Summit. You can follow Deepa on Twitter at @Deepa_K.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 22, 2021

This will do wonders for your mind and will get your brain out of relaxing mode and into work mode (even if your desk is within arm’s reach of your bed). If your company uses a project management tool to track work and review that work every X number of weeks or month (our favorite is Asana ), there is no place to hide. Visit Campus.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 2, 2019

Nonprofit Hub hosts Cause Camp , a national nonprofit conference, every spring. It’s easy to go through the one-track content and then retreat to your hotel room to kick your feet up. The post How to Make the Most of Your Conference Experiences appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. Do all the things.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The first Nonprofit Blog Carnival of 2015 is on the theme is personal productivity. If you’re like most nonprofit folks, you’ve probably made a few New Year’s resolutions, including being more effective at your job. How are nonprofits folks strengthening their personal productivity muscles in 2015?

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2014

I was invited by Nancy Schwartz to participate in this month’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival: The Word Behind the Work. Stay tuned to Nancy’s blog for a round-up of all nonprofit blog contributors on this month’s important topic. Then with a less crowded brain, I can sit down and start tackling tasks on my list.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

As a nonprofit accountant, I hear this question asked often. It's a good thing if you have a knowledgeable accountant on the payroll who knows the ins and outs of nonprofit financial tracking. My brain is not designed for numbers. Avery, CPA , ASU Lodestar Center. NMI Instructor /. Chief Financial Officer. Good question.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 14, 2017

When you assist others, your body releases dopamine in the brain, which has a positive effect on how you feel. Reward Volunteers is a free, easy way to track the time you spend volunteering. Nonprofits can also create accounts, list opportunities, schedule volunteers and track their hours. Gives a good example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2010

For the past few years whenever I doing a training or speak about nonprofits and social media and more recently when we’ve presented about the book, The Networked Nonprofit , someone always raises this concern: “Social media is a time suck.&#. Source: Valdis Krebs. This can be useful to find potential collaborators.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 12, 2016

What comes to mind when you think of “ nonprofit psychology?”). We took a deep dive and came out with some findings and theories that can be applied to the nonprofit world. As a nonprofit, you spend at least some of your time as a teacher, educating people about a problem and what your organization does to solve it.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 28, 2014

Don’t fret, these five tips will show you how to improve your nonprofit website in no time! Well, it’s true, but conTEXT is queen, and is often the case, she’s the real brains of the operation. Keep track of searchable terms that you want to rank and show up in search engines. Featured Nonprofit Web Design'

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

But to do that, you need to figure out how to grow your nonprofit. You’ve got so much to do as you launch your nonprofit. And about a hundred other things necessary to get your fledgling nonprofit up and running. There are two main things you must master now to grow your nonprofit quickly: systems and work habits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

My presentation will focus on personal productivity in an age of distraction, tools, skills, and best practices that staff members of nonprofits – large and small need. We all know that with so much content out there, it is eating our brains and memory , relying more on “google it.” Read more here ). I set a Fi.tt

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

But if you want to fully fund your nonprofit, you simply must have a plan. I guarantee you that every nonprofit you see raising big bucks has a plan. Nonprofits that struggle live this life every day of the year. Find a tracking tool that works for you and use it. I’ve been there. You can’t wing your way to success.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

In fact, we’re doing so well in that respect that I get to engage more and more in new opportunities to advance our nonprofit mission—but less in writing my updates. We’re also pulling our Silicon Valley brain trust into these new Labs projects by creating a new kind of nonprofit advisory board, the Benetech Labs Partners.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2015

I’m facilitating a peer learning project on practical networked leadership skills for emerging nonprofit leaders. As we all know, living in a networked world creates opportunities for abundance. Some workplace cultures in nonprofits encourage this approach. Is this part of your nonprofit’s work culture?

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 28, 2014

Don’t fret, these five tips will show you how to improve your nonprofit website in no time! Well, it’s true, but conTEXT is queen, and is often the case, she’s the real brains of the operation. Keep track of searchable terms that you want to rank and show up in search engines. Featured Nonprofit Web Design'

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 11, 2009

When it comes to “nptech&# or nonprofit technology, there are more blogs and organizations and resources than any one person can find, let alone keep track of! What’s in my brain, can be in yours! I’m no exception. So, my response is simple: I want to share my RSS reader with you. So, why did I do this?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The November Nonprofit Blog Carnival is about the theme of how nonprofits can move from a scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset. Covey notes that these views of life have been deeply scripted within us, suggesting this mindset goes beyond the nonprofit workplace. Flickr Photo by TheeErin. Scarcity captures the mind.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. Couple that with the rising cost of donor acquisition and you’ve got an incredibly difficult environment for fundraisers (and their nonprofits) to succeed. But we can and SHOULD change this!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 3, 2016

Boards are the brain trusts of nonprofit organizations, responsible for providing leadership, oversight, expertise, guidance, accountability, vision, fundraising and an invaluable connection to community. So, how can diversity help nonprofit boards better accomplish their mission? Let that sink in a moment. percent of the U.S.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

While read-a-thons are a great fundraising idea for nonprofits of all kinds, they’re the perfect fundraiser for schools, libraries, and education nonprofit organizations. Not only does reading exercise the brain and improve concentration, but it also helps children develop more advanced language skills and engage their imagination.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

I look forward to the NTEN NTC (Nonprofit Technology Network's conference) every year. I'm on a panel with Farra Trompeter (@farra) and Danielle Brigida (@starfocus) and we'll be talking about walking the line between who you are as a person, and who you are as a nonprofit employee. I love it.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Savvy nonprofiteers know it's about much more than that. Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation -- one of our amazing panelists for the upcoming presentation at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , "Let's Go Stalking! Without them, you're just reading content or broadcasting, and that's not nearly as insightful.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

To recognize the tireless work of volunteers that support the nonprofit sector, we’ll be publishing a blog post every day this week to celebrate their contributions. Their service is invaluable to helping us develop and improve our offerings to the nonprofit community. Debra Askanase, Director of Outreach, National Brain Tumor Society.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

I look forward to the NTEN NTC (Nonprofit Technology Network's conference) every year. I'm on a panel with Farra Trompeter (@farra) and Danielle Brigida (@starfocus) and we'll be talking about walking the line between who you are as a person, and who you are as a nonprofit employee. 11NTCbrand). 11NTCSocialCRM).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

NTEN offered a fantastic Webinar today featuring Randi Zuckerberg, Director of Marketing at Facebook and Adam (didn't get his last name) from the DC Office on the emerging best practices for nonprofits who want to set up Facebook Fan Pages. Lexicon on Facebook lets you track words and phrases. Here's the description. Q&A Nuggets.

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