Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In 2023, Candid completed our first external SOC 2 audit, a collaborative effort across our administrative teams. In this blog, I’ll share lessons learned from our SOC 2 audit to help you build a culture of nonprofit compliance. In fact, our SOC 2 efforts helped Candid identify process gaps and develop plans to address them.

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sgEngage

APRIL 4, 2024

But what if your organization could engage in a more thoughtful and systematic practice to build your organizations’ financial capacity without making this tradeoff? Building your organization’s financial capacity involves investing in solid financial systems, but also engaging in more strategic board governance and leadership.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I’ve told these stories before, but I’m referring to them again because they highlight advice that can help associations find stability when chaos threatens. And, through those stories, to develop relationships with the media and elected officials in that market. This exchange of ideas is a powerful partnership for everyone involved.

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

Taking the right approach can go a long way to helping your team ease into this new style of operating. Integration” is a word that I use frequently when I’m helping clients with digital initiatives. To become a digital business everyone in the organization must use their IT tools to collaborate. It’s a choice.”

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

Six Best Practices for a Stronger Audit Relationship Now, however, nonprofits and auditing firms are more likely to share and leverage their diverse experiences to better collaborate with one another. Maybe the organization needs additional help understanding new accounting guidance that is effective and the impacts on its financial records.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Increase Collaboration and Engagement for Students, Faculty, and Staff. Education institutions across the globe are using Slack to enhance engagement and collaboration. ASU found that a significant population of its community were already using Slack, making it an ideal choice for a new collaboration tool. In the 2020 U.S.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 17, 2023

We’re pleased to be seeing a growing focus on products and product strategy among government agencies and nonprofit organizations, developing products and approaches that advance progress in health, the environment, and beyond. With this shared objective, products across sectors play an essential role in addressing needs and driving progress.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Helping others to rise can be even more rewarding. Often, these relationships develop informally. According to Forbes, 75% of CEOs attribute their success to help from a mentor and 84% of US Fortune 500 companies offer mentoring programs. Turn the focus away from individual success and toward team building.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Funder collaboration need not be burdensome, nor does it require perfect alignment. These informal collaborations usually consist of two to six foundations but can encompass a dozen or more.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 5, 2023

Recently, there has been a rise in for-profit organizations building “community” as part of their business strategy. Many of these new “associations” began as a byproduct of an individual building their personal brand with the help of easy collaboration tools like Slack. Social learning. Level up onboarding.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

As a result, IT leaders are called on to share their wisdom with the rest of us, and they are challenged to help us collaborate in ways that are unfamiliar and sometimes uncomfortable. Although leadership courses may be part of more recent IT management degrees, relationship building is a skill that requires commitment and practice.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

But a healthy chapter program requires strong, ongoing collaboration between your association’s headquarters and chapters. Develop relationships. The foundation of successful collaboration is a strong relationship. Strong collaboration requires more than just ad hoc communications. Spend time with your chapter leaders.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

Now, you might think that is counterintuitive — why would you want to help your competition?! They also know first-hand the pain, money, and time that is wasted, and the impact and outcomes that are reduced or even lost when nonprofits and schools don’t get the help they need. Well, that is the beauty of this ecosystem.

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Classy

MAY 7, 2021

The Collaborative: Virtual Sessions , hosted by Classy , is an online conference designed exclusively for nonprofit and social sector professionals. For the second year in a row, the Collaborative: Virtual Sessions is completely free, and completely virtual. 10 Reasons to Attend the Collaborative: Virtual Sessions. Technology .

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.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

A new threat is building in the wake of every previous challenge. But, it also means using the disruption to identify opportunities for innovation and growth and applying lessons learned to develop future initiatives. Those clients hadn’t gone live yet, and they needed our help. Then, my customers started calling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It not only helps raise awareness about your cause but also enables you to connect with a wider audience and attract potential donors and volunteers. Develop a content calendar that outlines when and what type of content you’ll post. Invest in creating visually appealing graphics and videos that showcase your work.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

You can build more collaborative teams. The avenues for finding this help are more plentiful than ever. Encourage them to help break down silos by showing all employees how to become better brand ambassadors. Scan the Landscape Internal collaboration is important, but it is only the beginning.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Mayberry, former linebacker for the Chicago Bears and now keynote speaker and global expert in leadership development, culture change, and organizational performance, took the lessons he learned on the field and in the locker room straight to the boardroom. Those characteristics include: A strong commitment to excellence.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Step 3: Create – Once IAEE determined the need, they were able to develop content for those members, starting with an educational series of six webinars. Step 4: Communicate – Once new content is developed for specific membership segments, your association needs to tell those members about it!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Mayberry, former linebacker for the Chicago Bears and now keynote speaker and global expert in leadership development, culture change, and organizational performance, took the lessons he learned on the field and in the locker room straight to the boardroom. Those characteristics include: A strong commitment to excellence.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Develop an interactive onboarding chatbot to help new members navigate the offerings. Build a mentorship program with ChatGPT as a matching assistant. Develop a chatbot that recommends relevant resources, such as whitepapers, webinars, or online courses, based on a member’s current needs and interests.

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Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

To overcome these challenges, Candid, in coalition with a growing number of partners , set out to build a demographic data-led movement to meaningfully and measurably advance equity in the social sector. For example, Dawn shared how her organization offers nonprofits practical resources and tools to help to get started.

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BoardAssist

JULY 8, 2014

Collaboration is the most important ingredient in developing your nonprofit’s budget. Hopefully this post will help you as you work through your nonprofit’s financial needs. Not surprisingly, the answer to “What is the best way to build a budget?” How to build your Nonprofit’s Budget.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 15, 2021

From their website : “Our process is designed to help leaders and organizations who want to proactively understand and address racism, both in their organization and in the community where the organization is working. From their website : “We work across spheres to develop the practices, policies, and beliefs of professional communities.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The human talent component of fundraising is vital to a successful development office. Professional development officers are relationship builders. Blackbaud’s research, however, shows the average time from the first solicitation to a donor’s first gift is four years, yet the average development officer’s term is only 18–24 months.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Helping members identify challenges and opportunities before they become mainstream is a goal for.orgCommunity. Our job at WRA was to help restaurant operators navigate that patchwork of regulations, extensions, and changes. Publishing that information helped to build confidence in the industry. “We

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2022

It’s like he doesn’t even care about helping my team do our job. For some reason, neither of them had ever sat down and talked through their shared business processes and technology in the spirit of collaboration and partnership. The Benefits of Working Collaboratively. Three Ways to Start Bridge-Building.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 29, 2024

Curiosity, transparency, diversity, vulnerability, and collaboration. Similarly, as grantmakers, you need to help your grantees find new ways as well. Instead of providing direct answers to their problems, how are you helping them solve their own conundrums? Constant curiosity also helps you think through what comes after “best.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. This helps them to continue to drive awareness and support for the anti-hunger movement. More recently, Subaru helped donate 100 million additional meals.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

This week, our 2021 virtual nonprofit conference, the Collaborative: Virtual Sessions , opened with a conversation around trading perfectionism for an opportunity to show up as our authentic selves. Register to Experience the Collaborative: Virtual Sessions. Unique Fundraising Tips From the Collaborative.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Formed as a response to the work our community was already doing, the program provides a framework to support nonprofit and education professionals looking to volunteer their ideas, skills, and expertise to build innovative solutions and share them with the broader Salesforce.org community. says Barbara Christensen, Salesforce MVP.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Lionheart Astro helps nonprofit, educational, and philanthropic organizations reach their full potential. When you’re working to make the world a better place, it helps to have a champion — but not just any champion. Lionheart Astro helps nonprofit, educational, and philanthropic organizations reach their full potential.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

You’ll drive better engagement and create a collaborative environment. Smart software helps you use your most precious resources more effectively. The lack of information is where genuine interest builds, which helps you develop deeper relationships. Bloomerang’s core aim aligns well to this complicated task.

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Forum One

JUNE 29, 2022

This is why cross-functional collaboration is key to a successful digital strategy. Without the development team, the communications team may not know where donors are receiving information. Identify an executive sponsor who can be your champion throughout the process of developing and socializing a digital strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Implement and Test : Develop and implement your ChatGPT-powered initiatives. The following prompt and instructions can help you develop it. Share any available data or context that can help ChatGPT generate insights. The following prompt and instructions can help you develop it. Output as a table.”

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 4, 2023

We’re here to help you learn how to leverage Lightning Web Components when building your association’s web pages. Your association can leverage Nimble AMS and Experience C loud to build a branded and customized web page. These components can be used across multiple projects, enhancing efficiency and reducing development time.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

The need for collaboration amongst a diverse array of community members has become a recognized focus within the nonprofit sector. Diversity is essential because it provides us with insights from multiple perspectives and helps to ensure that we do not ostracize essential, but less highlighted needs. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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