Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

One of the most pervasive problems in the nonprofit sector is getting your board to be more engaged , and more specifically, to increase board fundraising. Use the power of a story to highlight the organization’s accomplishments I am a huge believer that board members don’t need to be subject matter experts to be good fundraisers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 14, 2009

Here's the text of my speech: [long post alert] Social Enterprise: Not Business as Usual! We’ve got a lot of problems. The challenges of today’s world demand innovation because we can’t afford — business as usual. We’re joining together to talk about the new face of business. Social enterprise — not business as usual.

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

This series features seven quick guides to support your professional success, including How to Find New Donors and Get Them to Give Again and How to Run a Strategic Planning Retreat. Get a refreshing take on finding fulfillment and success in your work by listening to this popular title. Read this Philanthropy News Digest book review.)

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Bloomerang

JUNE 12, 2021

Even a simple walk outside for half an hour can reset the day and give you the break you need to take in your problems with a clear head. So many of our fears, whether in approaching new board members, donation levels, or the success of events, can be overcome through action. The hard part is doing it. Take Control.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

For insights into what will make your organization standout and ring above the buzz, we’ve connected with members of our Blackbaud Champions community who shared tried and true practices that will maximize the success of your year-end fundraising campaigns. Identify the problem and optimize for maximized results. Is there drop off?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 20, 2022

According to the most recent Edelman Trust Barometer , business is the most trusted institution in 18 countries, and the only institution to be seen both as competent and ethical. Davos Codes gives young students a platform to campaign for a more sustainable future.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The podcast, which is done in collaboration with iHeartRadio, is hosted by bestselling author Baratunde Thurston and spotlights leaders across the nonprofit, for-profit, and education sectors in their work to tackle some of the biggest problems facing the world. Education Cloud is Going From Experiences to Lifelong Relationships.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Stories are powerful. It’s incredibly important for nonprofits to tell stories about their organization and the people they serve. Telling a good story can also give your donors confidence that your nonprofit is making an impact and that their donations are used effectively. What is Nonprofit Storytelling?

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

Prior to her role at NYPR, McGruder spent 17 years at Viacom in senior leadership positions at both MTV and BET Networks, including as SVP of programming at BET and SVP of business operations and strategy at MTV. She holds a BA from Howard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. The Vision to Supporting Impact at Scale .

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

In this guide, we’ll review the importance of year-end giving and the best strategies to use to plan a successful campaign. 10 steps to plan a successful year-end giving campaign. 10 steps to plan a successful year-end giving campaign. Follow these steps to tell a complete story : Select a protagonist. Define the problem.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 29, 2023

Lots of nonprofits draw a line in the sand about a particular issue and speak frankly about it. Find out why your successes are happening so you can repeat them purposefully. You’ll spend a ton of time being very busy, but you’ll never reach your fundraising goals. You must stay in a state of curiosity about your activities.

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3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 2, 2014

The conversations about the ALS Association’s astounding success with the Ice Bucket Challenge continue. Let me offer one piece of advice: let’s not get distracted by the story and instead focus on the epilogue – the Ice Bucket Epilogue: it’s about the data. How will the ALSA ever repeat that success?

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 4, 2014

End of story. Even the occasional parsing is a solvable problem – typically, where some old text field was used to store a variety of different data points that now have a data field home in your new CRM. Roughly 80% of your legacy CRM donor data will migrate with few problems. Need to merge multiple databases?

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 13, 2021

This change would leave many of our donors (without email addresses) in the dark when it comes to news and feel-good stories about the organization. It also includes a business reply envelope. Here’s why: Donor retention continues to be the biggest problem in nonprofit fundraising. The stories can be tightened up.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Like the stickers are for food delivery, the trust as a service model is a great opportunity for most businesses today. Historically, the trust as a service model has been used to grow businesses, get new customers, and set industry service/safety standards. In a world increasingly marked by scams and fraud, trust is priceless.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 9, 2016

It’s a daunting task to have to stop and think about the future when your days are already super busy with the work you do for your organization’s clients and beneficiaries. Your supporters want to believe your plan will get more people like them to support your cause or issue. Philanthropy News Digest.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 27, 2021

We hear stories of courage and strength that inspire us to action and ultimately help change the narrative around who refugees truly are: they are people from around the world, from different walks of life; different backgrounds, races, religions, and cultures. . The issues are far more complex than that. Support for education.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Many people all over the world face different challenges and problems. These issues include climate-related disasters, diseases, poverty, and other problems that present major roadblocks to peace and prosperity. Get a free Demo Volunteerism has a long and storied history, in both the United States and the world as a whole.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Many of the tools organizations work closely with were built by different teams with different business models. Digging into each analytics platform individually to pull your information to try to tell a cohesive story can be frustrating. Some common challenges amongst organizations include: Not knowing where to start.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Watch her recent webinar, 6 Types of Stories You Should Be Telling on Social Media. This is true for businesses, it’s true for nonprofits, it’s true for entrepreneurs, it’s true for basically anyone that’s trying to get someone to take an action. If you have a great post or a great story, you can share it lots of different ways.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 22, 2024

A good case could be made for calling it the skill set’s most important business asset. Empathy is what helps identify members’ needs and provide products and services that contribute to their well-being and professional success. Innovation and problem solving Utilize emotional drivers to achieve a deeper understanding of member needs.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

For your nonprofit, this means the holiday season opens the door to opportunities for fundraising success— and there’s no better way to kick off this successful year-end fundraising push than to participate in Giving Tuesday ! As awareness for this movement has grown, so has its success. People are busy around the holidays.

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.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

They understand that when you commit to making your team successful, they will live up to your expectations. My colleague, Sandy Marsico, Founder and CEO of Sandstorm Design, tells this story about how she established trust in her organization. It was a successful bargain. Trust is a complex issue. No one is left behind.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2013

Last month, during the Nonprofit Technology Conference plenary session on placing little bets and learning from failure , we issued a challenge to 1,000 nonprofits in the audience. Place a little bet & or share your #failure story… you could win a Surface! 13ntcbets ow.ly/k24ok.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Find more pictures and stories from #101010 and 350.org TapIt is a great example, though, of a successful approach: take a small action, the benefits are real and tangible, and soon your behavior has changed (and you have hopefully also encouraged others around you to do the same)! 350 action in Oman Dive Center. Hulhumale Maldives.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 19, 2008

Jim Patell of Stanford's Business School (and the d.school there) gave his pitch for similar principles in his extreme design for affordability class: it was cool to see an academic approach so grounded in reality and making a difference! Still, the problem looked very similar to the one Benetech often sees in the human rights field.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

They represent gray areas which may not be true today, but their tomorrow is an unwritten story. Wikipedia offers this one : Intelligence has been defined as the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2015

The effects of waste accumulation often hurt the poorest members of society , and lead to serious health and environmental problems. Founded just four years ago, C3 has used the power of art to touch the lives of more than 250,000 people, while also teaching about the importance of getting creative about the issue of waste in America.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

By hosting a volunteer program, your organization can enable students, city officials, business owners, and other community members to get involved with a cause that aligns with their values and helps people in need, strengthening community ties in your area. Collaborate with local businesses. Make sure to personalize this follow-up.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Consider the issues with printed books. I believe it is a combination of copyright exceptions and business model innovations. It creates an opportunity to have public benefit being balanced with business interests. The second group of enablers of the brighter future are business model innovations.

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

Because grants usually come from larger entities, the amount of money your nonprofit receives is generally higher than donations you would get from an individual or small business. Tell your nonprofit’s story. When writing a grant proposal, take the opportunity to tell the story of your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

I used a brief pre-survey where I was able to collect information about success stories, challenges, and current social media usage. I incorporated examples from people in the room and then asked them talk about it. As the facilitator, you have design questions so they illicit stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

kantersea 1 Define success. 3 know what success/failure look like. janemeseck says stories are gold but hard to collect. Funders must lead on transparency issue by admitting their own failures, saying its ok, and sticking by grantees. problem #KanterSEA — Emma Lewzey (@EmmaLewzey) February 12, 2013. Can cost more.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 29, 2017

One of the first things I notice about nonprofit websites is that many fail to produce a feeling of urgency around the issue, provoke an emotional reaction in the customer, establish the organization's capability to cover the matter and inspire the visitor to take immediate actions and accept contributions throughout the site.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 15, 2014

If your board meetings are regarded as an unpleasant obligation, it’s time to bring a fresh perspective: board meetings are an opportunity to exchange ideas, resolve issues and deepen commitment. Let the board create its own order of business by consensus at the beginning of the meeting. 1) Focus the agenda on results.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Enhanced technology has made giving simple and convenient, so why aren’t you booming with success and increasing your donors and donations year over year? Many leaders and colleagues may still view CSR programs as extra or separate, important work in this day and time, but not truly connected to the business strategy. Sounds like you?

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Throughout the pandemic, I fielded calls from colleagues asking for advice on a range of issues. Although technology problems were urgent and frequently mission critical. The most challenging problems centered around culture. As the tech problems subsided, people became better at communicating through the small screen.

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