Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

It can easily be an overwhelming or off-putting prospect if you don’t put in the effort to inform your donors, build trust, and foster engagement with your planned giving program over time. You can’t build trust in a new program if you can’t speak to it effectively. Instead, keep the focus on legacy-building. Avoid jargon.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The other day I attended an information session for a new initiative centered around increasing diversity in design. It was created and hosted by one of the largest design firms in the world, and because of their reputation and great PR team, the call was filled with designers, architects, and executives all ready to join the cause.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

Within Media Cause’s Creative, Brand, and Design team, one of our favorite things to do— besides creating incredible work for our clients—is sharing inspirational and educational resources with each other: articles, POVs, webinars, classes, books, case studies, blogs, tutorials, cheese. This is key to building relevant brands.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

At Cornershop Creative, we partner with nonprofit organizations to develop web solutions and build dynamic, easy-to-maintain websites. Nonprofits with well-designed, highly functional websites will have a definite advantage when it comes to reaching, engaging, and retaining more donors in years to come. Let’s get started.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

The nature of capital campaign committee structures. One of the strategies that make capital campaigns successful is that they are designed to involve many volunteers over the life of the campaign through ad-hoc committees. Capital campaign committees are designed to have a beginning, middle, and end.

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Forum One

APRIL 30, 2024

The following is a comprehensive guide to help organizations looking to build a conversational AI that is enhanced by the use of RAG, including considerations for planning, design, and technology stack. Choose the Right Approach There are many options for designing and developing a RAG-enhanced conversational AI solution.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2014

I recently published the last post in my series about the nonprofit web design process and thought it would be helpful to have a final summary for the entire series. Stakeholder Discovery : How we structure stakeholder meetings, what topics we discuss and some tips for leading discovery conversations. User Research.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

We structured this conference based on feedback from.orgCommunity’s fall Solutions Day participants. From the beginning of her tenure at ENA, Nancy has made building a positive culture a priority. When the group reimagined their office space, incorporating elements of culture into the new design was a priority.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 24, 2021

When you started researching to build your nonprofit’s first website, what did you encounter? Web Hosting?”), development fees that were well out of your young nonprofit’s budget and a lengthy process. At DNL OmniMedia, we work with nonprofit organizations to custom-build a site that meets their unique needs. Let’s get started.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

What are these controllable factors, and how can you build stronger practices and habits to foster increased retention? The performance review process itself should also be straightforward and transparent. Assess your goals and incentive structures. Understand the broader concept of talent strategy.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2023

Input from current and potential users of Candid’s tools is crucial to building products for a more efficient and effective social sector. When done well, UX research allows us to design in anticipation of our users’ needs rather than reactively correcting issues as they emerge. We do this through a program called Follow Me Home (FMH).

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Qgiv

AUGUST 2, 2022

In this article, we’ll show you how to build, train, steward, and replace your committee when it’s time. The structure the committee provides also makes succession planning easier in the long run. The structure the committee provides also makes succession planning easier in the long run. Determine the positions you need.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

Designing a desktop menu is one way; it’s one aspect of navigation that informs a website’s overall structure. Your site has a flat structure where audiences don’t need to spend a lot of time on lower levels. You’re looking for something easy to build and maintain. Your site has a flat structure.

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fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Fonteva’s breadth of functionality gives your organization the capability to manage every aspect of the membership experience, from core elements like processing renewals to simplifying complex business processes like dual membership programs.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

So how do we stay motivated and engaged throughout the process?” Building awareness is only one piece of calling in and calling out. Is there a process where one can provide upward feedback? Is there a process to ensure everyone has access and opportunity for their voice to be heard?

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AccelEvents

JULY 16, 2021

During the Type 1 audit, businesses are evaluated on their hiring and data management systems, and the SOC 2 auditors determine if their design meets the trust principles. We interviewed our CEO Jon Kazarian, Cloud Architect Julian Severino, and Director of Talent Carrie Matthews to learn more about the process and the goal behind it. . “At

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to participate in a brainstorming meeting at a foundation that was developing a strategy for its digital platforms (web, social, mobile, etc). The process was facilitated byPeter Maher, founder and CEO, of Luma Institute. What is Human Centered Design? It also put us into a different mindset.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

They help you gather information, assess needs, measure outcomes, and build relationships with your grantees. Reviewing and amending your questions can also help you get better and more consistent answers, which can make your review process easier and more effective. As a grantmaker, questions are your tools.

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Candid

MAY 13, 2024

In a 2022 survey, nearly 70% of respondents cited building measurement, evaluation, and learning capabilities as a critical area in which they would like to invest. A collaborative may seek a particular mix of grantees designed to maximize the impact it seeks. Tracking feedback across the portfolio to improve grantee support.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Note: This is the seventh in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. Quote from Kristina Halvorson) It’s an essential step in the Web Design process that’s often overlooked or skimped upon. See the end of this post for a linked index of other posts in the series. Deliverables. What’s Next.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Note: This is the ninth in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. It’s best to get buy-in on wireframes first so we can truly focus on creative look and feel during the visual design phase of the project. These are the basic wireframes you’ll need to provide for the visual design to commence.

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Forum One

AUGUST 9, 2023

Of the many tasks you will tackle in the course of launching a new website , one of the most important ones is content migration : the process of populating your new website with the content that is going to tell your story. Once the website is built—the scaffolding, structure, and design—your content is what brings it to life.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Consider using Google Analytics dashboards for nonprofits to help simplify the process of gathering data and drawing meaningful conclusions. If your site doesn’t have a responsive design (meaning it displays well on computers, phones, and tablets), it’s time for an upgrade. So how do you tell if your website works on different devices?

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

However, you also know these cycles of boom and bust aren’t always efficient or effective at building a truly successful program—instead, retaining advocates year-round and between campaigns is what will help you build more power and make a deeper impact in alignment with your long-term vision and goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

But this is more than a simple report on a highly successful leadership program that takes a systems approach to serving an underserved community, it is the authors playbook of how to design and implement a program, including facilitation recipes for designing meetings. This section includes templates for meeting processes.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Designed to assist and support an organization (and most commonly hospitals, museums, libraries, and arts organizations), these groups historically focus on raising funds, sometimes manage the volunteer corps, and nearly always maintain their own governance system. And they are following these four steps: Building the Case.

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Candid

MAY 7, 2021

Foundation staff participating in the discussion called out “a need to assess readiness for change—willingness, ability, and facilitative conditions—among individuals, teams and organizations” and a “fluidity required to engage in the continual evolution of process, understanding and adoption.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training.

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2022

build effective presentation skills. When you can identify who you’re speaking to, what their perspective is, and the knowledge level they bring to the table, you can design your presentations to be more appealing and relevant. Many experts recommend grabbing a pen and paper to sketch out your presentation’s format and structure.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This powerful visual proof can help build trust and encourage new and returning supporters to further their involvement with your organization. Whether you want to show off your Instagram feed on your homepage or embed a Twitter post into your next blog article, an intuitive website builder can make this process a breeze.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 9, 2013

Note: This is the first in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. No matter how big or small the design project, Stakeholder Discovery is always the first step. To transfer information from the client team to the design team. Meeting Structure. Branding and design assets. Visual Design.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. Building Sales Ops. Sales Operations Process. Process and Performance. Optimization and Implementation of Sales Process.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

Personal And Organizational Productivity AI excels in structuring documents where the content is noncontroversial and exists all over the Internet. First communicate the intended structure, tone, and audience of the item you’re producing. Well-structured prompts will help you get the most out of any generative AI tool you are using.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Remember, the most effective nonprofit websites prioritize donors’ preferences and motivations in their design and structure. People are more naturally drawn to images with faces , and including images of your mission in action helps build credibility and trust among supporters. Simplify the donation process.

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Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

We’ll outline the role each area of a nonprofit’s organizational structure plays in a successful fundraising strategy and the value that each user from different areas of your nonprofit can gain by getting involved. Breaking Down Your Nonprofit Staff Structure for Fundraising Success. Marketing and Design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Building Capacity for Social Change 2.0 Consequently, traditional frameworks and tools focused on organizational branding, production models, capacity-building, and competitive strategy don’t work as well in this new paradigm. just strategy, or just process facilitation, or just fundraising). Guest Post by Heather Grant-McLeod.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Two reports have been released on the topic of capacity building: “ Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening Effectiveness Together ,” from GrantCraft, a service of the Foundation Center and “ Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity ” from GEOfunders. This post summarizes gems from both reports. 2: Culture Change. .”

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