Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Note from Beth: My long-time colleague, Teresa Crawford, Executive Director, Social Sector Accelerator, shares some thoughts about nonprofit capacity building programs based on extensive research. Her answer to the question about capacity building programs leading to better impact will surprise you.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

The resulting data can help identify where members are in their journey, which members might be falling through the cracks, what opportunities your association can take advantage of to improve membership offerings and benefits, and so much more. Creating Your Scoring Model So how should you set up your scoring model?

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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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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

At Web Courseworks , we provide professional services to help associations like yours position your learning business for success. We’ve created this guide to help you understand the various ways you can price your eLearning courses and the pros and cons of each. 5 eLearning Pricing Models for Your Courses. Developers.

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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. Sponsorships are the model that we’re all most familiar with.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

This is a time of accessible AI—anyone with an internet connection can use state-of-the-art tools to help with tasks like brainstorming ideas, generating art, and drafting documents. Similarly, we saw evidence that the model was associating “People of Latin American descent” with “Incarcerated people.”

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In Part 1, we will talk about what fundraising systems are and why they are important for development. They had one full-time development director on staff, but everyone – including the staff, the board, the volunteers, even the donors – was constantly worried about fundraising. One Seriously Stressed Out Nonprofit.

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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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.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. CEOs must be role models for their teams.

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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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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Point a Compass to the Future Regular updates on the status of governance can be a compass to help the group stay on the right path. In fast-moving digital markets, regular updates on the status of governance can be a compass to help the group stay on the right path and adjust to unexpected challenges.

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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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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

Building a non-profit website might be the most intimidating aspect of launching an organization. Building a donor-friendly website is a complex job – part marketing and part technical. Start With the Basics: Platform, Domain Name, and Site Map The first thing you need to do in building your non-profit website is choose a platform.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

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. If you had to pick one person, who would be your role model? Bloomerang’s core aim aligns well to this complicated task.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

For example, let’s say you’re building a CRM to track relationships with your donors. Whether you decide to “hand over the keys” to an AI system or use it as an assistant to support the work you do, you have to trust the model. There’s a lot to consider when building responsible AI. AI is another tool in your toolbox.

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 23, 2020

Association CIOs: Ask yourself these six important questions before building your own AMS. With an in-house developer, your association might be tempted to build a custom Association Management System (AMS). But when it’s time for a new AMS system , experience shows it’s usually better, cheaper, and faster to buy than to build.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

By Jean O’Brien , founder of Digital Charity Lab , a social enterprise that builds digital skills in non-profits and shares free learning resources. Facebook Ads are the channel that Digital Charity Lab gets asked for the most help with, by quite a distance. It will use that model to find 50,000 people who are similar to the first 50.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

We focused on principles for community building and community organizing, as well as examples of both short-term and long-term engagement. There are many proven practices and strategies for engaging with communities and building up participation, whether around an event, a campaign, or a cause. Here are the slides! Transparency.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Cabral, MA, CFRE, MFIA , founder of Development Consulting Services , which serves both fundraising professionals and executive directors new to fundraising, wanting to excel in their fundraising role, or advance in their career. Groups need to be willing to embrace them to see increasing returns on the health of their development programs.

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2024

AI tools enable major gift officers to do more with their time by minimizing administrative tasks, helping with research, and drafting communications. Ultimately, this helps major gift teams focus on what matters most—building relationships with donors and helping their organization make an impact.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Set your organization up for success by modeling authentic leadership in staff town halls, team meetings, and membership events to nurture a culture of transparency and trust across your entire organization. Build a data-driven culture at your association by bringing all staff on board by getting them investing in data hygiene.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove – a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. Google’s Bard is a generative language model from Google AI, trained on a massive dataset of text and code. On social media and the news.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 20, 2020

By Dana Bakich , founder and CEO of Positive Equation – a digital consultancy focused on equipping nonprofits with the tools and resources to build impactful digital strategies. For the example below, we’ll be building out a sample Facebook Live co-branded series. 82% prefer live video over traditional social posts. .

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Whole Whale

MARCH 30, 2023

Not everyone can afford a top-shelf branding agency when they start out, this tool might help give a starting point for creating a persona. They help nonprofits understand their target audience better and create effective fundraising campaigns. They are fictional, generalized representations of your ideal donors.

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Association Analytics

MAY 11, 2021

Most think that these steps must come before data analysis, when, in fact, they can be developed together, step-by-step. That might sound appealing, but data analysis can help you understand how to prioritize your data cleaning efforts. Schedule a demo to learn how we can help. Ready to start your data analytics journey?

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EveryAction

AUGUST 29, 2023

Even if you know a donor’s income, a big “if” with legacy models, do you understand their expenses or true net worth? Legacy-modeled data often fails to take details like these into account. Relationships are vital, and understanding what might make someone tick could help you form stronger connections and drive donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

One crucial aspect of empathetic leadership is willingness – a willingness to help employees through their personal issues, recognizing that work and personal lives are becoming more and more intertwined. You want to inspire curiosity beyond formal professional development activities. You’re laughing, but we mean it. )

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning can help your organization meet challenges effectively and take advantage of new opportunities. Nonprofit strategic planning is the process of creating a blueprint that guides an organization for a specified time period and helps accomplish its goals. Our nonprofit shouldn’t take any risks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Workplaces are tapping into the power of ritual to create a sense of community, build relationships in the workplace and reduce stress. Of course, a raise or bonus is nice, but it is the public acknowledge that helps builds community. Rituals to Build Relationships. All this can help humanize your workplace.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

For those involved with nonprofit resource development, there has been an obvious redirection of financial gifting to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) - especially BIPOC-run and BIPOC-serving agencies. Specifically lacking in research on community development are the practical steps towards diversity and equity.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 2, 2022

As you know, large events require lots of help. They may help with tasks such as distributing water bottles or helping at registration. Their support can help make or break your day-of event experience. They help your organization hit various event goals and lay the groundwork for successful future events.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Once you have the necessary feedback, you can create a vision for innovation and help your stakeholders embrace a culture of change management. Try building a communication plan to keep stakeholders up to date on any developments. Unengaged and lapsed members Want to boost your member retention numbers in 2024? Learn more

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Nucleus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

A panel of four profoundly accomplished association technologists convened to discuss how IT can help associations substantially improve the way information is made available throughout the organization and the way it is used to improve both internal processes and actual offerings to members/constituents.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Adaptive learning models can empower teachers to customize instruction for each student’s needs, and students can even personalize a digital tutoring experience. While our upcoming session at bbcon 2023 will focus on where the tools are, we also hope to help shape conversations about where generative AIs are headed.

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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. Heather agreed to write up this report to share some of the content. So what to do?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

According to Huiquan Zhou and Shihua Ye, “The rapid development of information technology has boosted nonprofit organizations’ ability to reach out to a larger and more diverse audience… in a fast and affordable way.” NLP is useful for an AI model to identify the intent of a person based on what they say or what they type.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. That’s when the movement building can begin. Focusing on those areas where your goals overlap enables you to create a common ground, share a purpose; and that’s where you can build a movement. How does movement building really look? What’s our role?

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